Lupin III, Book 7

Rating:
Summary: Execrable; if you're expecting the Cagliostro, be warned.
Review: The protagonist of this first comic--the one you might remember fondly from the vastly superior anime--gleefully rapes women (who are always sultry spies or vapid bubble-heads, and who always come around to their passionate nature afterwards,) uses toilet humor without ever evoking humour, and acts without valour or wit. The themes which threatened to wear thin in the Anime at times (such as the cliche'd everpresence of the perpetually and uncomically incompetent detective) are tedious before you've even trudged half the way through the amateurish artwork and uninspired writing. If you find yourself unmoved by my words, I urge you to visit a bookstore and read a few of the pages at random. Then, if you find you actually want to endure this tripe, my copy--among others--will be available used from this page. At a dollar, you'll still be paying too much.

Rating:
Summary: It's Lupin at it's best.
Review: The stories of Lupin take place during the late 60's and early 70's, at a time when Japan was trying to find itself after the dark days of the War. So it's a humorous manga filled with laughter and just pure fun.