The iconic manga and anime character makes the leap to 3D CG-animation with this safe but entertaining romp.

Chances are, if you are a casual anime fan, you still probably know Lupin III. The character initially appeared in the late 1960s in a series of comic books by Kazuhiko Katō, who created Lupin under the penname Monkey Punch, and then in an extremely popular anime series that began in 1971 and was largely overseen by future Studio Ghibli founders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. The character, a swarthy gentleman thief who gets into comically oversized adventures, has since been adapted into countless animated films (including 1979’s hugely influential The Castle of Cagliostro, which served as Miyazaki’s …

The iconic manga and anime character makes the leap to 3D CG-animation with this safe but entertaining romp.