No Spoilers When I started Lupin III I never expected it to have such an incredible legacy lasting from the notreceivedverywell pilot in the late 60s to the 2017 movie/special with staffing from Redline and Michiko to Hatchin. But this 2015 season is unique and interesting to the point of completely validating Lupins legacy with incredible amounts of originality mixed with creative writing and a high budget for animation and music. The main thing that sets this series apart from the rest of the Lupin that aired on TV is the consistency of setting characters and plotlines. Originally Lupin was completely episodic. Sometimes the gang was in Japan other times in America. This week its a cruise ship or were on the beach or were gambling in the red light district et cetera. No travel times no name drops no consistency. Which is perfectly fine it made for a fresh experience every single time. However what consistency of setting allows is a better flow from episode to episode. My example that Ill use for why this works is a set of three episodes from this series. They have a connected plot and the most youll ever see from an arc is 3 episodes. The first episode is Lupin working to save an imprisoned Rebecca new mainstay character who has discovered part of a government conspiracy. The second episode is Lupin solving an encrypted book which sheds light on that conspiracy which ends in him being discovered by the government. That flows perfectly into a jailbreak episode which fans of Lupin: Part 1 will be very familiar with The reason I appreciate this arc is that each episode provides a completely unique experience while requiring honestly no exposition beyond that first episode. You know where they are you know what the dilemma is no time is wasted. The season is in Italy you know the cast. It makes everything very easy to absorb and enjoy. The 2 new mainstay characters are also very much welcome which is insane considering that the appeal of most of Lupin is the specific cast. Sometimes you have Lupin sometimes Lupin and Jigen sometimes Goemon Fujiko Zenigata and so on. But Part 4 adds two new cast members Rebecca Rossellini and Nix. Rebecca is a young and incredibly rich woman who has the secret double life as an adrenaline junkie and Nix is a hesitant secret agent who loves his family above all else. No spoilers but they are both wellwritten characters within the season and do not feel out of place in the established universe. I actually ended up loving Nix even more so than Rebecca. I really shouldnt even have to talk about the animation and music. Lets put it this way: it is EXACTLY what Lupin deserves Yuji Ohno is at it again with the music composition and this has probably the best soundtrack Ive ever heard in anime. I skipped the OP maybe once and the ED made for good reflection every single episode. Even the BGM is catchy and popped into my head afterwards more than once. The animation is flowing bright and expressive leaving practically nothing to the imagination and helping maintain focus. Important characters have wacky cartoonish designs that you can never forget. Fujiko Rebecca and Lupin have lovely colors to their outfits that are just so stylish and lovable. Not much to say about the story Its standard Lupin fare. Crime misunderstandings and everyones favorite gentleman thief is all youll get and all youll need. It takes inspiration from every part of Lupin from the 70s Part 1 to the more recent Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna series. Some parts are mature and violent some are childish and absurd but its all wrapped up so nicely in a visual and aural masterpiece that I never really cared whether it got philosophical or defied reality. Its just what it needs to be and thats a good time. 8/10.