a5c7b9f00b After trying to pull off a heist, Lupin encounters a group of killers called the Tarantulas. One of them so happen to have his long lost special Wather P38, he once own. Lupin decides to investigate by going to the Tarantulas' hideaway on a well protected island in the Brimudal Triangle. With the help of his friends Jigen, Goemon, and Fujiko. Lupin has no fear. But he doesn't know that it won't be so easy to escape the island with the gold the Assassins smuggled.
Lupin infiltrates the Tarantulas, an elite gang of assassins from a secret island base, over an incident from his past.
This Lupin the 3rd TV movie is different than the other ones.<br/><br/>It has more violence and the plot to it is more dark. Still has some humor in it but not a whole lot.<br/><br/>Lupin has to face the most dangerous group of Assassins ever. Who are trained/savaged killers. Lupin also tries to find his lost famous Wather P38 he use to own.<br/><br/>The animation is very smooth and well done.<br/><br/>Character designs are different than the previous TV movies character designs.<br/><br/>This may very well be the most violent Lupin the 3rd anime ever.<br/><br/>It's still worth seeing. I give it an 8/10
Walther P-38 (Island of Assassins) is a damn good Lupin III adventure.<br/><br/>A man commits a heinous crime using a Walther P-38 pistol much like the one Lupin has, along with a spooky group of assassins with spider tattoos. This leads Lupin and the gang to the foggy island of assassins.<br/><br/>This is the most serious Lupin special, and also the most violent. It's an intriguing change of pace for Lupin, where he has a serious score to settle from his past. The less known about the plot going in the better, there are some nice twists.<br/><br/>Lupin naturally takes a liking to a female assassin on the island, she turns out to be one of the better guest leading ladies. The scenes between Lupin and her are pretty touching.<br/><br/>The Lupin gang is here as well, with Jigen there to help his partner, Fujiko with a couple nice scenes, and of course Goemon with some great fighting. For the most part they're separate from Lupin in this one, as he is doing his own personal thing, but they do get some decent screen time.<br/><br/>This has a comparatively more serious art style, and is pretty dark looking. The soundtrack by Yuji Ohno is also pretty intense. There's still some good comedy in this though, being Lupin, and Inspector Zenigata provides quite a few of those laughs.<br/><br/>A really good thriller, I recommend giving this one a watch, Lupin fan or not.