Hey there! We've got a new episode of Sideburns & Cigarettes out today, so I'll start a thread here to keep up with all of our episodes moving forward!
We've got a very special one to kick off this thread too! We reviewed the newest crossover film "Lupin III vs. Cat's Eye" with not one, but two special guests. Our co-host in Switzerland, joining us for his very first full episode, Guillaume, and none other than the lovely fellow behind Lupin Central himself, Lee Sparkes!! It was such a delight to have both of them on the show, and we had a blast covering this new movie.
NEW EPISODE! Usually we don't get another episode out this soon, but this has been sitting on the backburner for a bit. We're almost back to covering Part 1, but before that, we've got some more catching up to do! In this episode, we cover episodes 5 through 9 of Lupin's first TV outing. It's our longest episode to date, and personally, one of my favorite discussions we've had about Part 1 so far.
Been incredibly busy as of late and not as active in here as I'd like to be. Hoping that will change in the coming days, and I almost forgot to mention we have a NEW EPISODE!
After a whole year since I last said we'd be be returning to Part 1 on the podcast, we're finally back. Our episode-by-episode coverage resumes with our review of Episode 10, "Target the Cash Counterfeiter!". Join us as we talk baked bean bullets, the Practice of Cagliostro, parallels to Soviet counterfeiting, the Wet Bandits, the inevitability of time, and much more!
I'm so happy to finally be back to talking about Part 1. Now that we're covering individual episodes, you'll be hearing us a bit more frequently! Hope you enjoy it!
We're back with another Part 1 review! In this episode, we discuss Episode 11 "When the Seventh Bridge Falls"! Join us as we talk gun cocking (with teeth), asshole Lupin/sweet Lupin, the fingernail stick, Tony Oliver THE GOAT, Miyazaki/Takahata's influence, the Old Salty look, and much more!
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Life has been a bit all over the place as of late but I finally remembered to post our newest episode here. We're now around the halfway mark of Part 1 (well, as halfway you can get in an odd number of episodes) with our review of Part 1, Episode 12: "Who Had the Last Laugh?"
Join us as we talk Lupin being a gremlin, squeaky snow, boring villains, village bombing, badass Fujiko, klutzy Jigen, tiger skin boxers, and much more! Hope you enjoy it!
Life has continued to be a bit busy for me recently, and I've completely neglected posting here. I wanna try to remedy that, not just for the podcast announcements, but also in general. Figured a catch-up post for the podcast would be kinda fun. So, here's what we've been up to since June of last year lmao.
Friend of the show and general all-around cool personh Saph joined us to discuss Lupin's first face-off with Mamo...but not that Mamo (Mamoh?) in Part 1, Episode 13, "Beware the Time Machine!" SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean.
Lauren (The Abbey Roadie), talented artist, designer of our banner art, and dear friend of the show, returned to talk the emerald-hunting shenanigans of Part 1, Episode 14,"The Emerald's Secret." SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean.
Our man in Switzerland, Guillaume, gave us a brief minisode on the role sex has played in the Lupin III franchise over the years, for better, and worse, in A Few Sideburns More: Sex and Lupin the Third.CONTENT WARNING:
This minisode contains discussion of sexual violence
Returning guest, creator of Lupin Central, and absolutely sweetheart Lee Sparkes joined us for a review of Jigen's big, live-action movie in Daisuke Jigen: A Review of "Jigen Daisuke." SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean.
Our co-host, The Amazing Chris Godbey™, was unable to join us due to a bacherlor par--er, no longer with us during said review of "Jigen Daisuke." So, we called upon him from the afterlife to get his thoughts in A Few Sideburns More: The Summoning of Chris Godbey. SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean.
Austin, Bill, and Sully from the Third Impact Anime Podcast (one of the single best anime podcasts out there imo) were kind enough to join us for The Third (Impact) Annual Sideburns & Cigarettes Holiday Special. In which we discuss the birth of Jesus Christ...and his vampiric twin sister, of course! SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean.
We revisited one of our favorite recent Lupin series for its one year anniversary (give or take a month) in Lupin Zero: One Year Later. SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean.
Most recently, we discussed the Saturday morning cartoon hijinks and trials of our man Zenigata in Part 1, Episode 15, "Let's Catch Lupin and Go to Europe." SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean.
As you can see, we've been up to quite a lot! We've plenty more on the way as well! In fact, our review of Part 1, Episode 16, "Operation: Jewelry Snatch" will be here on Monday, Mar. 4th!
Another big update is we now have an official Discord server! It's open to any and all Lupin fans who are 18 and over. If you're a fan of the pod or just want to discuss Lupin with us and plenty of other awesome fans, feel free to join! We also have a few more streams planned for sometime this year (I promise, we're trying to find the time lol). If you'd like to join, just send me a DM!
Like I said, I hope to be a little more active here. This is such a lovely little place and it's so nice to have another Lupin forum on the web. See y'all around!
We're back with another new episode! Join us as we discuss The Great Hoover Heist of 1972 in Part 1, Episode 16, "Operation Jewelry Snatch."
Poor Lupin can't catch a break. Gaslit by Fujiko to perform a brazen heist at an upscale jewelry store only for her to double-cross him. Beaver, the store's less-than-upstanding owner, intends get even with both of them. To make matters even worse, Zenigata is out to nab every party involved. Is there any way for Lupin to come out on top?
Good lord it's been a hot minute since I last posted here lmao. Well, we've been up to a lot as of late so here's a big Podcast Catch-Up!
It was all fun and games for Lupin, Jigen, and Fujiko before the seductive Ginko slapped a time bomb on each of them. With 24 hours to collect a ¥3 billion ransom, the trio scramble together a quick heist to save their lives. Mint guards, Zenigata, and surprise condominiums be damned! Chris Dell'Isola (Aficionados Chris) joins us once again to discuss Part 1, Episode 17:"Lupin, Caught in a Trap!"
A group of greedy elites arrange a faux beauty contest as cover to hold an illegal art auction. The only problem? Lupin and the gang have also set their sights on the ill-gotten goods, and they'll tear down the whole charade to get them. TabbieWolf joins us to discuss Part 1, Episode 18: "Keep an Eye on the Beauty Contest!"
We look back at the life and career of the late Eiko Masuyama. The original voice of Fujiko Mine, Cutey Honey, Midori Hayakawa, Bakabon's Mama, and so many others, who passed away this year on May 20th at the age of 88.
In an effort to finally end a generational rivalry, pompous asshole Inspector Ganimard III attempts to destroy Lupin with science and logic. Take a wild guess how that goes for him. Join us as we discuss Part 1, Episode 19, "Which Third-Generation Will Win?!"
Lupin tries to investigate an imposter and finds a village of meek peasants...who immediately try to kill him with boulders. Just what is it are they trying to hide? Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' as we talk Part 1, Episode 20, "Catch the Phony Lupin!"
Rie is whisked away from her seemingly quiet life by the mischievous Lupin III. As they hop from vehicle to vehicle in a seemingly endless chase, Rie has to ask some hard questions. Why has Lupin "rescued" her? Is her Uncle Ken exactly who he says he is? Is this maybe the most important episode of Lupin ever released? Luci joins us to discuss Part 1, Episode 21, "Rescue the Shrewish Girl!"
On February 9th, 2020, we began our coverage of Lupin III: Part I. Today, we finally close the book on our journey with Lupin's first TV outing with our review of Episode 23: "The Big Golden Showdown!"
It's all coming to a head. The entirety of Tokyo is scrambling to claim ownership of a recently-discovered stash of gold, Zenigata is putting his badge on the line to capture the Lupin gang once and for all, and Lupin might just put his life on the line to pull the most brazen heist yet.
Join us as we discuss the episode, look back at Part I as a whole, and collectively rank all twenty-three episodes of the series.
It's been a long road covering this series. We're grateful for every listener who's been along for the ride. Whether you've been here from the start or joined along the way, thank you. Here's to more great adventures ahead!
I recently listened to your Lupin Starter's Kit and your coverage of my fave part 1 eps (5 and 7) while drawing and loved what you all had to say - as someone who's relatively new to the franchise it's a great way to get multiple perspectives on it, especially on a topic as broad and subjective as "where to start"! I love that all Lupin fans have different ideas of what's a good starting point (couldn't agree more on part 1 ep 4) and that they can all coexist - there's always gonna be new people to introduce to the show, after all
Congrats on wrapping up part 1!!! I look forward to catching up
Getting involved in the whole Reaction Industrial Complex thing isn't usually our bag, but we made an exception for the new Lupin The IIIRD The Movie: The Immortal Bloodline trailer. Sometimes you just gotta talk about 30 seconds of new footage for 90 minutes, y'know? You can give it a listen on SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podbean!
In other news, our very own co-host The Amazing Chris Godbey!™ has updated his (already fantastic) artwork for the podcast! All of our episodes have been fitted with the snazzy, new look. Keep your eye out for more variations in the episodes to come...
Lastly, The Great Lupin Movie/Special/OVA Tournament is imminent. On Friday, April 25th at 8pm EST, we're pitting 46 titles against each other across 5 rounds. The battle will be legendary. Just which Lupintic caper will steal the top spot?
We'll be hosting the stream on our Discord server, which you can join right here!(Must be 18+ to enter)
I always intend to post updates here more frequently lmao. Well, all the same, here's another Podcast Catch-Up!
September 1st, 2024 marked the 5th anniversary of Sideburns & Cigarettes, and we hosted a livestream on our Discord to celebrate. All of the audio from that stream, for a number of reasons, was lost lmao. Several monthslater, we re-recorded the contents of that stream: The First Quinquennial Edgar Awards! Or, in this case, The (Belated, Condensed) First Quinquennial Edgar Awards. A fun little program we'll hold every five years where we hand out awards of varying sincerity to all of the Lupin media we've covered so far. SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean.
As mentioned on our last post, we also streamed The Great Lupin Movie/Special/OVA Tournament in our Discord server a few months ago. Thankfully, that audio was not lost and we edited it into an episode of the show. Hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording it! SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean.
Most recently, our incredible co-host Emma came up with the brilliant idea to shine a spotlight on each member of the Lupin gang between every mainline series we cover. Each character will be chosen at random, and our first subject was none other than everyone's favorite modern-day samurai, Goemon Ishikawa! What do we love about it him? What would we like to see more of? We answer those questions and many more on our Goemon Ishikawa: Character Spotlight!SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean.
I'll be back this Wednesday to give y'all a pretty big and very fun update in regard to the show. In fact, we'll be inviting you take part in it...
What are your favorite Part II episodes? Which ones do you think deserve a spotlight? Even if you're not a regular listener of the show, we'd love to have your input!
Have you brushed up on your psychokinesis lately? Does psychokinesis actually have anything to do with this delightfully zany movie? Find the answer as we finally tackle the 1974 film, "Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy." Both the very first theatrical and live-action film adaptation of Monkey Punch's original manga!
Have you brushed up on your psychokinesis lately? Does psychokinesis actually have anything to do with this delightfully zany movie? Find the answer as we finally tackle the 1974 film, "Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy." Both the very first theatrical and live-action film adaptation of Monkey Punch's original manga!
Gonna check out the podcast today, and if I like it will try to contribute to the poll. The trouble with Part 2 is just how MANY episodes there are... eyes glazing over now. Oh, I know, I'll probably think about the weird reversal episodes and try to recommend those. Like the San Francisco episode (?) in which Lupin ends up chasing Zenigata instead of the other way around.
Our coverage of The Top 50(ish) Episodes of Lupin III: Part II begins NEXT WEEK with the very first episode of the series, "Lupin the Third's Gallant Appearance" (or "The Return of Lupin the 3rd").
Still kind of hard to believe we've actually made it to Part II. Couldn't be more excited!
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We're now around the halfway mark of Part 1 (well, as halfway you can get in an odd number of episodes) with our review of Part 1, Episode 12: "Who Had the Last Laugh?"
