Lupin III (2015)

Lupin the 3rd Part IV: Italian Adventure has completely solidified this particular brand of Lupin as my favorite within this sprawling franchise, striking a perfect balance amongst thrilling action set pieces, endearing character writing, and wacky cartoon hijinks. Even if no challenge is too difficult for the world’s greatest thief, the show does an excellent job at convincing you he’s in a real jam and constantly keeping you on your toes in regards to how he’ll weasel his way out of any given predicament. The supporting cast are just as solid, though very much in their typical roles for the most part, but I must ... give a big hat’s off for this entry being very proactive with both giving Fujiko something to do and enough agency to move the plot with her own actions, rather than being conjoined to whatever Lupin is doing.
Apart from the main crew, Rebecca has easily cemented her legacy in Lupin lore as his not-quite wife with her thrill-seeking nature and genuinely charming personality, and her billionaire antics fit nicely into the cartoony world of this story while also forming an incredibly compelling, if immensely complicated, relationship with our titular thief in how they approach their craft. It also can’t be understated how cool this show looks. Whether it’s the beautiful Italian countryside or a high-impact car chase that’s actually hand-drawn and not filled with mediocre CG car models, there is plenty of eye candy to feast on as each adventure plays out. It is still an episodic series and not all of the episodes are winners, but the misses are more than drowned out by hit after hit, making this a perfect spot for newcomers to jump into the fun.

This is my first ever Lupin's anime.
- The story is easy to digest and I should say very light. You can watch the anime without watching the previous series.
What can I say about it is that I can enjoy the anime. Every episode is exploring the characters, with different story. Watching is feel like watching something like Samurai Champloo or Cowboy Beebop, which consist of seperate story for every episode.
- The art and sound are actually not very unique, just basic, but not very bad also.
- The characters are well-explored through every different episode.
Overall, I think this is a good anime to just ... spend your time without hassle to binge watching all episodes at once. You can just watch it and forget it, and still give a bit of impression in your heart.

What starts off as a promising first episode with Lupin getting married to a Italian heiress Rebecca Rossellini.

Ends up being a really lackluster series. The second and third episodes are so boring! After that the episodes are good to average but they never reach the potential of being great or Excellent. The plots are uninspired. I got tired that there was always a twist in the episodes. The show thinks it's clever but it's not. When I got to the last half of the show I just stop caring and want to finish the show. The tone is too serious there's barely any humor. ... It's like they were influenced by the serious tone from The Woman called Fujiko Mine. But even the Fujiko Mine series had it's moments of humor. There's barely any action and when there is action It's done lazy. Other then some stand out moments in the fighting animation with Nix. The Villain doesn't become the villain until the last two episodes

There's nothing exciting about part 4. It's a dull part for the franchise. For a franchise that's is known for its goofy gags, violence and adult themes this is so tame. After watching This I don't see any Lupin series passing part 4.