I just finished watching the fansub of Episode 2 of the new Lupin series, and I just wanna start by saying...

"MMMMMM-HMHMHMHMHMMMMMMM!!!~" ^^

This was SOOOOOOOO satisfying!!!
As a HUGE Jigen fangirl, you don't even KNOW how much this episode pleased me.
And the fact that this episode was MUCH less raunchy than the first episode was very nice and made the episode that much more enjoyable.

Spoilers ahead, by the way. You have been warned.

Anyway, I really wasn't expecting Jigen to be such a romantic in this series. I really was expecting him to be more of the "cold-blooded killer" type character. A literal misogynist who would never even THINK about falling in love.

But I was very pleasantly surprised. And this was one of those cases where the girl had actually fallen in love with HIM, which I always love to see, even though they always end in tragedy. Which this one did.

And on top of that, the tragedy was the result of the girl stabbing Jigen in the back. Though as it turned out, it was all just an elaborate act set up so that Jigen would kill her. (Oh yeah. Forgot to mention that the girl was strangely suicidal...)

So in essence, we get BOTH of the "Jigen romance" scenarios in ONE go. Fantastic!

Also, he got laid. P:
Not sure if I should be ashamed or not by the fact that this pleases me so very very much... But it does. So there.
Thankfully it happens between scenes and not all up in your face, so there's a nice plus.
Can anyone tell me if this has EVER happened in anime form? I don't think it has.
Usually Jigen's relationships meet with a tragic end before they ever GET to that point.
This could very well be the first time Jigen has ever actually gotten laid in an anime.
Again, I'm not sure if I should be ashamed that I like this so much.

Just everything about this episode left me feeling VERY good about the rest of the series. Now that I know how Jigen is going to be handled, (and that not every episode is going to be "OMG BOOBIES!!!") I think there's a distinct possibility that I might actually be able to watch through the whole series.

ESPECIALLY THE EPISODES WITH JIGEN IN THEM!!!

MMMMMMMMMM!!!!~ ^_^

Addendum: Also!!! I am even further in love with this new art style because of the way Jigen's face is drawn.
I've always preferred "long pointy nose" Jigen over the smaller nose style they've been going with in the recent specials.
AND THEY HAVE HIS HAIR BRUSHED BACK WHEN HIS HAT IS REMOVED AND NOT IN A STUPID NIKE SHWOOP HAIRSTYLE!!!
YES!!! THEY'RE DOING IT RIGHT!!!

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