Major Spoilers for Lupin III: Part IV ahead. You have been warned. 220https://media3.giphy.com/media/vuHlWF8ww2vS0/giphy.gif Be aware that this isnt necessarily a review or at least not one in the most basic definition. Its more of my collected thoughts on this show than a fullfledged encomium that analyzes the show right down to the little things. I am by no means a professional reviewer. So with that in mind my review for Lupin III 2015 or Lupin III: Part IV. Lupin III: Part IV sees the Lupin III and friends Jigen Goemon and Fujiko returning to TV with a whole series after three whole decades at the time it was released. Almost all of their escapades are now set in Italy and San Marino with new characters. The most prominent of them being Rebecca Rossellini who has married Lupin III although it was just a sham to get another treasure. Ill admit Rebecca wasnt my favorite character in the show. I didnt care for her at first as she just seemed overly cocky and smug. But as the show progressed I started to grow with her more. Shes not perfect but she isnt too bad either. Though a new character than I did like more than I thought I would was Nyx an agent for the MI6. I didnt care for him either but as learned more about him the more interesting he seemed. Though unfortunately he wasnt as developed as Rebecca. Which is a shame since he had a lot of untapped potential I believe. I wish there was some sort of side story OVA that explains his relationship with the MI6 and his abilities but alas. Speaking of the characters all of the main characters were great in this. Lupin Jigen Goemon Fujiko and Zenigata were all great. Their English VAs are great too. The Geneon cast is superb..Each character has a time to shine with at least one or two episodes centered towards one of them. Though I think Goemon was thrown under the bus. He doesnt really do much in the show and doesnt appear as much. Aside from that the main cast were fun to watch. The series main baddie is Leonardo Da Vinci or at least a clone of him. Da Vincis was no Mamo or Count Cagliostro but he was still a decent and memorable villain. Though i think the only reason he is memorable is because hes a clone of friggin Leonardo Da Vinci. As I watched this series I picked up a theme of sorts and I didnt realize it until the 17th or 18th if you watched the Toonami airings episode The Murdering Marionette. Lupin and the rest are trapped in a labyrinth by Lord Greco a man with a god complex and a lot of followers on his side. They are challenged to escape in one piece with all the odds literally betted against them as Greco is believed to win. Theres one more thing. One person in the crew was hypnotized to follow Grecos orders and kill all of them as his marionette. The four immediately start suspecting each other and getting into petty arguments. Fujiko and Lupin go down first and second. Jigen and Goemon kill each other both of them suspecting the other as the marionette. Grecos marionette was revealed to be Lupin and is ordered by Greco to kill himself last. A brainwashed Lupin points his gun to his head. As all hope fades it was revealed that... Its all an act. Lupin was never hypnotized and everyone is still alive to Grecos shock. Lupin explains how he did to Greco and the four escape safely. Even when all the odds were betted against them. So what was that theme I was talking about? I believe the one of the main themes of this show and the possibly the whole franchise itself is going against the impossible and winning. It happens a lot within this show specifically. Jigen is about to be shot to death by a bunch of cronies surrounding him but yet he gets away unscathed. A close partner of Goemons has a bomb in their heart that cannot be removed or deactivated but yet he is able to stop it. It seems like Fujiko was just burnt alive by a magician but she makes it out okay. Lupin was just thrown in a maximum security prison in a island with only Zenigata watching over him but he escapes. That theme evens plays towards the very end of the series when Lupin saves Rebecca from Da Vinci even when Da Vinci says saving her was impossible. Lupin and the rest have the ability to overcome the impossible. Sure there are times when they make a mistake or slip up but in the end. They win. I may have made this review more dramatic and pretentious than it ever needed to be. And what I said can apply to a whole lot of other media too. Its just the way I see this anime. I think Ive made this review long enough Ill try to wrap it up. In short Lupin III: Part IV is a fun and exciting romp in the Lupin franchise reminiscent of different parts in the series. If you by some chance want to get into Lupin. It wouldnt hurt to start here. Though I prefer youd start with Cagliostro and Part 2. Part IV is just another piece of Lupin goodness worth checking out.