Episode
Lupin the 3rd: The Fire Is Not Suitable for a Diamond
Overview
Lupin and company are sneaking inside a room with a vault in it. After breaking into the vault, they all begin to steal thousands of wonderful diamonds. But a fire breaks loose in the room, and they narrowly escape with only one diamond but without Fujiko. Lupin immediately investigates the incident and soon finds that the diamonds are all fakes and part of a plan to make the cost of the diamonds rise. What Lupin doesn't know is that the owner is telling Zenigata that Lupin burned the diamonds to increase their value. Lupin will not let this go unanswered. What will Lupin do? Where did Fujiko run off to?
Details
- Series
- Lupin the 3rd
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 22
- Air date
- 1984-12-22
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
The Fire Is Not Suitable for a Diamond is Episode 22 in Part III of Lupin the 3rd. It aired on 1984-12-22. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 21: Farewell, Golden Legend
An ancient japanese piece of art is being excavated when Lupin and Jigen pop onto the scene. Apparently, the "Golden Legend" has a dazzling pearl where its eye is, and Lupin wants it. After learning more about the "Golden Legend", they kidnap one of the archeologists, and Lupin and company find themselves on a wild adventure with Zenigata on their tail... and maybe someone else too.
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