Arsène Lupin (French pronunciation: ʁsɛn lypɛ̃ is a fictional

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and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer

Maurice Leblanc Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc (; ; 11 December 1864 – 6 November 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French c ...

. The character was first introduced in a series of

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serialized in the magazine ''

Je sais tout ''Je sais tout'' (meaning ''I Know All'' in English) was a French magazine established by Pierre Lafitte in 1905. It was noted for featuring the works of Maurice Leblanc, in particular the adventures of Arsène Lupin, which was first published i ...

''. The first story, "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin", was published on 15 July 1905. Lupin was featured in 17 novels and 39

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s by Leblanc, with the novellas or short stories collected into book form for a total of 24 books. The number becomes 25 if the 1923 novel ''The Secret Tomb'' is counted: Lupin does not appear in it, but the main character Dorothée solves one of Arsène Lupin's four fabulous secrets. The character has also appeared in a number of books by other writers as well as numerous film, television, stage play, and comic book adaptations. Five authorized sequels were written in the 1970s by the celebrated mystery writing team of

Boileau-Narcejac Boileau-Narcejac is the pen name used by the prolific French crime-writing duo of Pierre Boileau (28 April 1906 – 16 January 1989) and Pierre Ayraud, aka Thomas Narcejac (3 July 1908 – 7 June 1998). Their successful collaboration produced 43 n ...

Antecedents

Arsène Lupin is a literary descendant of Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail's fictional character Rocambole, whose adventures were published from 1857 to 1870. Like Rocambole, Lupin is often a force for good while operating on the wrong side of the law. Lupin shares similarities with E. W. Hornung's gentleman thief

A. J. Raffles Arthur J. Raffles (usually called A. J. Raffles) is a fictional character created in 1898 by E. W. Hornung, brother-in-law of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Raffles is, in many ways, an inversion of Holmeshe is a "gentle ...

, whose stories were published from 1898 to 1909. Both Raffles and Lupin have inspired later characters such as

Louis Joseph Vance Louis Joseph Vance (September 19, 1879 – December 16, 1933) was an American novelist, screenwriter and film producer. He created the popular character Michael Lanyard, a criminal-turned-detective known as The Lone Wolf. Biography Louis J ...

's The Lone Wolf (created in 1914) and

Leslie Charteris Leslie Charteris (born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, 12 May 1907 – 15 April 1993), was a British-Chinese author of adventure fiction, as well as a screenwriter.The Saint'' (created in 1928).

Fantasy elements

Several Arsène Lupin novels contain some fantasy elements: a

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'god-stone' that cures people and causes

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s is the object of an epic battle in ''L’Île aux trente cercueils''; the secret of the

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, a mineral water source hidden beneath a lake in the Auvergne, is the goal sought by the protagonists in ''La Demoiselle aux yeux verts''; finally, in ''La Comtesse de Cagliostro'', Lupin's arch-enemy and lover is none other than Joséphine Balsamo, the alleged granddaughter of

Cagliostro Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (, ; 2 June 1743 – 26 August 1795) was the alias of the Italian occultist Giuseppe Balsamo (; in French usually referred to as Joseph Balsamo). Cagliostro was an Italian adventurer and self-styled magician. ...

himself.

Arsène Lupin and Sherlock Holmes

Leblanc introduced

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

to Lupin in the short story "Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late" in ''

'' No. 17, 15 June 1906. In it, an aged Holmes meets a young Lupin for the first time. After legal objections from Doyle, the name was changed to "Herlock Sholmes" when the story was collected in book form in Volume 1. Sholmes returned in two more stories collected in Volume 2, "Arsène Lupin contre Herlock Sholmes", and then in a guest-starring role in the battle for the secret of the Hollow Needle in ''L'Aiguille creuse''. ''Arsène Lupin contre Herlock Sholmes'' was published in the United States in 1910 under the title "The Blonde Lady" which used the name "Holmlock Shears" for Sherlock Holmes, and "Wilson" for Watson. It is also stated in this book that Arsene Lupin is a

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for "hygiene" reasons though he is not averse to eating meat to avoid being eccentric or stand-out when in company while on the job. In ''813'', Lupin manages to solve a riddle that Herlock Sholmes was unable to figure out. Sherlock Holmes, this time with his real name and accompanied by familiar characters such as

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and

Lestrade Detective Inspector G. Lestrade, or Mr. Lestrade ( or ), is a fictional character appearing in several of the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle. Lestrade's first appearance was in the first Sherlock Holmes story, the novel '' ...

(all

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protection having long expired), also confronted Arsène Lupin in the 2008 PC 3D adventure game ''

Sherlock Holmes Versus Arsène Lupin ''Sherlock Holmes Versus Arsène Lupin'' (released in North America, the United Kingdom and Australia as ''Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis'') is an adventure game developed by Frogwares. The fourth game in the ''Sherlock Holmes'' series, it was released ...

''. In this game Holmes (and occasionally others) are attempting to stop Lupin from stealing five valuable British items. Lupin wants to steal the items in order to humiliate Britain, but he also admires Holmes and thus challenges him to try to stop him. In a novella "The Prisoner of the Tower, or A Short But Beautiful Journey of Three Wise Men" by

Boris Akunin Boris Akunin (russian: Борис Акунин) is the pen name of Grigori Chkhartishvili (russian: Григорий Шалвович Чхартишвили, Grigory Shalvovich Chkhartishvili; ka, გრიგორი ჩხარტიშვ ...

published in 2008 in Russia as the conclusion of "Jade Rosary Beads" book, Sherlock Holmes and

Erast Fandorin Erast Petrovich Fandorin (russian: Эраст Петрович Фандорин) is a fictional 19th-century Russian detective and the hero of a series of Russian historical detective novels by Boris Akunin. The first Fandorin novel (''The Winte ...

oppose Arsène Lupin on December 31, 1899. Due to long-standing copyright issues related to the character of

with the estate of

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for '' A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Ho ...

, the name "Herlock Sholmes" was used for the character of the same name in the international release of '' The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles'' in honour of Leblanc, with the characters of John and Iris Watson having their surnames changed to "Wilson". In the pastiche "Larsen Hupin dans les pas de Charles Kolms" (2021), the detective investigates at the same time as the gentleman thief.

Bibliography

# ''

Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar ''Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar'' (french: Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleur) is the first collection of stories by Maurice Leblanc recounting the adventures of Arsène Lupin, released on 10 June 1907. It contains the first nine stories dep ...

'' (''Arsène Lupin, gentleman cambrioleur'', 1907 coll., 9 novellas) (AKA: ''Exploits of Arsène Lupin'', ''Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin'') # '' Arsène Lupin vs. Herlock Sholmes'' (''Arsène Lupin contre Herlock Sholmès'', 1908 coll., 2 stories) (AKA: ''The Blonde Lady'') # '' The Hollow Needle'' (''L'Aiguille creuse'', 1909, novel) # '' 813'' ('' 813'', 1910, novel) # '' The Crystal Stopper'' (''Le Bouchon de cristal'', 1912, novel) # '' The Confessions of Arsène Lupin'' ('' Les Confidences d'Arsène Lupin'', 1913 coll., 9 novellas) # ''

The Teeth of The Tiger ''The Teeth of the Tiger'' is a thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 11, 2003. Set in a post-9/11 world, it is the first book to feature The Campus, a covert intelligence agency created by President Jack Ryan before the ...

'' ('' Les Dents du tigre'', 1914, novel) Published in English in 1914, but remained unpublished in French until 1920. # '' The Shell Shard'' ('' L'Éclat d'obus'', 1916, novel) (AKA: ''Woman of Mystery'') Not originally part of the Arsène Lupin series, Lupin was written into the story in the 1923 edition. # '' The Golden Triangle'' ('' Le Triangle d'or'', 1918, novel) (AKA: ''The Return of Arsène Lupin'') # ''

The Island of Thirty Coffins The Secret of Sarek (L'Île aux trente cercueils / The Island of Thirty Coffins) is a French novel by Maurice Leblanc, 1919, also known for the film version as a mini-series in 1979 starring Claude Jade as Véronique. The action begins in Fran ...

'' (''L’Île aux trente cercueils'', 1919, novel) (AKA: ''The Secret of Sarek'') # '' The Eight Strokes of The Clock'' ('' Les Huit Coups de l'horloge'', 1922 coll., 8 novellas) # '' The Secret Tomb'' ('' Dorothée, Danseuse de Corde'', 1923. The main character Dorothée solves one of Arsène Lupin's four fabulous secrets. # '' The Countess of Cagliostro'' ('' La Comtesse de Cagliostro'', 1924, novel) (AKA: ''Memoirs of Arsène Lupin'') Published in English in 1925. # '' The Overcoat of Arsène Lupin'' (''Le Pardessus d'Arsène Lupin'', published in English in 1926) Novella first published in 1924 in France as ''La Dent d'Hercule Petitgris''. Altered into a Lupin story and published in English as ''The Overcoat of Arsène Lupin'' in 1926 in ''

The Popular Magazine ''The Popular Magazine'' was an early American literary magazine that ran for 612 issues from November 1903 to October 1931. It featured short fiction, novellas, serialized larger works, and even entire short novels. The magazine's subject matter ...

'' # '' The Damsel With Green Eyes'' ('' La Demoiselle aux yeux verts'', 1927, novel) (AKA: ''The Girl With the Green Eyes'', ''Arsène Lupin, Super Sleuth'') # '' A Tragedy In The Forest Of Morgues'' ('' L'Homme à la peau de bique'', 1927, novella) (AKA: ''The Man with the Goatskin'') # '' The Barnett & Co. Agency'' ('' L'Agence Barnett et Cie.'', 1928 coll., 8 novellas) (AKA: ''Jim Barnett Intervenes'', ''Arsène Lupin Intervenes'') The English edition includes ''The Bridge That Broke'' story, which was unpublished in France at the time. # '' The Mysterious Mansion'' (''La Demeure mystérieuse'', 1929, novel) (AKA: ''The Melamare Mystery'') # '' The Emerald Cabochon'' ('' Le Cabochon d'émeraude'' (1930, novella) # '' The Mystery of The Green Ruby'' ('' La Barre-y-va'', 1931, novel) # '' The Woman With Two Smiles'' ('' La Femme aux deux sourires'', 1933, novel) (AKA: ''The Double Smile'') # '' Victor of the Vice Squad'' ('' Victor de la Brigade mondaine'', 1933, novel) (AKA: ''The Return of Arsène Lupin'') # '' The Revenge of The Countess of Cagliostro'' ('' La Cagliostro se venge'', 1935, novel) # '' The Billions of Arsène Lupin'' (''Les Milliards d'Arsène Lupin'', 1939/1941, novel) - The official last book of the series, ''The Billions of Arsène Lupin'', was serialised in 1939 and published posthumously as a book in 1941 - yet without the ninth chapter "The Safe" ("IX. Les coffres-forts"). This edition was later withdrawn at the request of Leblanc's son. In 2002, through the efforts of some Lupinians and Korean translator Seong Gwi-Soo, the missing chapter was restored and the complete final Lupin novel published in Korea by Kachi Publishing House. A complete French e-book is now also available, as well as a printed edition by Editions Manucius (2015). # '' The Last Love of Arsène Lupin'' (''Le Dernier Amour d'Arsène Lupin'', novel), written around 1936 and posthumously published in 2012 after being found by chance in 2011 "on top of a cupboard in a beige shirt with rusty hooks" by Florence Boespflug-Leblanc.

Plays written by Leblanc

# ''

Arsène Lupin Arsène Lupin (French pronunciation: ʁsɛn lypɛ̃ is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. The character was first introduced in a series of short stories serialized in the magazi ...

'' Originally a 4-part play written by Maurice Leblanc and

Francis de Croisset Francis de Croisset (; born Franz Wiener, 28 January 1877 – 8 November 1937) was a Belgian-born French playwright and opera librettist. Early life Born as Franz Wiener, he was educated in Brussels on 28 January 1877 into a prominent Jewish-Belg ...

(1908), it was subsequently novelized by

Edgar Jepson Edgar Alfred Jepson (28 November 1863 – 12 April 1938) was an English author. He largely wrote mainstream adventure and detective fiction, but also supernatural and fantasy stories. He sometimes used the pseudonym R. Edison Page. Early life E ...

and published in 1909 by Doubleday as "Arsène Lupin: By Edgar Jepson" # '' An Adventure of Arsène Lupin'' (1911) # '' The Return of Arsène Lupin'' (1920) Written by Maurice Leblanc and Francis de Croisset. # ''This Woman is Mine'' (''Cette femme est à moi'', (1930) # ''A Quarter-hour with Arsène Lupin'' (''Un quart d'heure avec Arsène Lupin'', 1932)

Stories by other writers

* " Cingöz Recai: Arsen Lüpen İstanbul'da" bu

Peyami Safa Peyami Safa (April 2, 1899 – June 15, 1961) was a Turkish journalist, columnist and novelist. He came to the fore in the Turkish literature of the Republican era with his psychological works such as ''Dokuzuncu Hariciye Koğuşu'' (Ninth Ex ...

, a book in a series with a turkish recreation of Arsene Lupin ( Cingöz Recai, AKA Recai the shrewd) as the main character. In this book in the series, Arsene Lupin comes to Turkey, and falls in love with a woman while there. * "The Adventure of Mona Lisa" by

Carolyn Wells Carolyn Wells (June 18, 1862 — March 26, 1942) was an American mystery author. Life and career Born in Rahway, New Jersey, she was the daughter of William E. and Anna Wells. After finishing school she worked as a librarian for the Rahway Li ...

in ''The Century'' (January, 1912), a short parody featuring an "International Society of Infallible Detectives" with

as the president and Arsène Lupin, The Thinking Machine,

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, C. Auguste Dupin and Luther Trant as the other members. * ''Sure Way to Catch Every Criminal. Ha! Ha!'' by

in ''The Century'' (July, 1912) * ''The Adventure of the Clothes-Line'' by

in ''The Century'' (May, 1915) * ''The Silver Hair Crime (= Clue?)'' by Nick Carter in New Magnet Library No. 1282 (1930) * ''Ōgon-kamen (The Golden Mask)'' by

Edogawa Rampo , better known by the pen name was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery and thriller fiction. Many of his novels involve the detective hero Kogoro Akechi, who in later books was the ...

(1930). Here Rampo's recurring private sleuth

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would match wits with Lupin, where the thief plays a central role as the Golden Mask. *''La Clé est sous le paillasson'' by

Marcel Aymé Marcel Aymé (29 March 1902 – 14 October 1967) was a French novelist and playwright, who also wrote screenplays and works for children. Biography Marcel André Aymé was born in Joigny, in the Burgundy region of France, the youngest of si ...

(1934) * Gaspard Zemba who appears in ''

The Shadow The Shadow is a fictional character created by magazine publishers Street & Smith and writer Walter B. Gibson. Originally created to be a mysterious radio show narrator, and developed into a distinct literary character in 1931 by writer Walter ...

Magazine'' (December 1, 1935) by

Walter B. Gibson Walter Brown Gibson (September 12, 1897 – December 6, 1985) was an American writer and professional magician, best known for his work on the pulp fiction character '' The Shadow''. Gibson, under the pen-name Maxwell Grant, wrote "more than ...

* ''Arsène Lupin vs. Colonel Linnaus'' by

Anthony Boucher William Anthony Parker White (August 21, 1911 – April 29, 1968), better known by his pen name Anthony Boucher (), was an American author, critic, and editor who wrote several classic mystery novels, short stories, science fiction, and radio d ...

in ''

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's Mystery Magazine'' Vo. 5, No. 19 (1944) * ''L’Affaire Oliveira'' by Thomas Narcejac in ''Confidences dans ma nuit'' (1946) * ''Le Gentleman en Noir'' by Claude Ferny (c. 1950) (two novels) * ''International Investigators, Inc.'' by Edward G. Ashton in ''Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine'' (February 1952) * ''Le Secret des rois de France ou La Véritable identité d’Arsène Lupin'' by Valère Catogan (1955) * ''In Compartment 813'' by

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in ''Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine'' (June 1966) * ''Le Secret d’Eunerville'' (1973) by the writing duo

* ''La Poudrière'' (1974) by the writing duo Boileau-Narcejac * ''Le Second visage d’Arsène Lupin'' (1975) by the writing duo Boileau-Narcejac * ''La Justice d’Arsène Lupin'' (1977) by the writing duo Boileau-Narcejac * ''Le Serment d’Arsène Lupin'' (1979) by the writing duo Boileau-Narcejac * ''Arsène Lupin, gentleman de la nuit'' by Jean-Claude Lamy (1983) * Various stories in the '' Tales of the Shadowmen'' anthology series, ed. by

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and

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, Black Coat Press (2005-ongoing) * ''Případ Grendwal'' (A Grendwal Case), a play by

Pavel Dostál Pavel Dostál (February 25, 1943 – July 24, 2005) was the Minister of Culture from 1998 to 2005. Born in Olomouc, North Moravia in 1943, Dostál took an early interest in theatre. In 1966, he put aside his technician trade in order to becom ...

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playwright and Minister of Culture * ''Arsène Lupin et le mystère d'Arsonval'' by

Michel Zink Michel Zink (born 5 May 1945) is a French writer, medievalist, philologist, and professor of French literature, particularly that of the Middle Ages. He is the Permanent Secretary of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, a title he has ...

* ''Qui fait peur à Virginia Woolf ? (... Élémentaire mon cher Lupin !)'' by Gabriel Thoveron * ''Crimes parfaits'' by Christian Poslaniec * ''La Dent de Jane'' by Daniel Salmon (2001) * ''Les Lupins de Vincent'' by Caroline Cayol et Didier Cayol (2006) * ''The Prisoner of the Tower, or A Short But Beautiful Journey of Three Wise Men (''Узница башни, или Краткий, но прекрасный путь трёх мудрых'')'' by

in a selection of stories ''The Jade Beads (''Нефритовые чётки'')'' (2006, in Russian). Arsène Lupin appears in this novella with Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and Akunin's own characters

and Masa, the Japanese. The story is dedicated to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Maurice Leblanc. * ''L'Église creuse'' by Patrick Genevaux (2009) (short story) * ''The Many Faces of Arsène Lupin'' collection of short stories edited by

(Black Coat Press, 2012) * ''Sherlock, Lupin et Moi'', a children's book series written by Italian author Alessandro Gatti, where

Irene Adler Irene Adler is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A former opera singer and actress, she was featured in the short story " A Scandal in Bohemia", published in July 1891. Adler is one of the ...

tells the adventures that she,

and Arsène Lupin had when they were kids. The books are written under the pseudonym Irene Adler. Twelve books have been published so far: ''Le Mystère de la Dame en Noir'', ''Dernier Acte à l'Opéra'', ''L'Énigme de la Rose Écarlate'', ''La Cathédrale de la Peur'', ''LeChâteau de Glace'', ''Les Ombres de la Seine'', ''L'Énigme du Cobra Royal'', ''Le Secret de L'Oeil d'Horus'', ''Partie de Chase Mortelle'', ''Le Seigneur du Crime'', ''Le Port des Ténèbres'', ''Le Bateau des Adieux''.

In other media

Films

* ''The Gentleman Burglar'' (B&W., US, 1908) with William Ranows (Lupin). * '' Arsène Lupin contra Sherlock Holmes'' (B&W., Germany, 1910) with

Paul Otto Paul Otto Schlesinger (8 February 1878 – 25 or 30 November 1943) was a German film actor and director. Born in Berlin, he began a qualification as a retail merchant and made his actor's debut at the age of 17. Otto worked at Theaters in ...

(Lupin). * ''Arsène Lupin'' (B&W., France, 1914) with Georges Tréville (Lupin). * ''The Gentleman Burglar'' (B&W., US, 1915) with William Stowell (Lupin). * ''Arsène Lupin (1916 film), Arsène Lupin'' (B&W., UK, 1916) with Gerald Ames (Lupin). * ''Arsène Lupin (1917 film), Arsène Lupin'' (B&W., US, 1917) with Earle Williams (Lupin). * ''The Teeth of the Tiger (film), The Teeth of the Tiger'' (B&W., US, 1919) with David Powell (actor), David Powell (Lupin). * ''813 (film), 813'' (B&W., US, 1920) with Wedgwood Nowell (Lupin) and Wallace Beery. * ''Les Dernières aventures d'Arsène Lupin'' (B&W., France/Hungary, 1921). * ''813 - Rupimono'' (B&W., Japan, 1923) with Minami Mitsuaki (Lupin). * ''Arsène Lupin (1932 film), Arsène Lupin'' (B&W., US, 1932) with John Barrymore (Lupin). * ''Arsene Lupin, Detective'' (''Arsène Lupin détective'', B&W., France, 1937) with Jules Berry (Lupin). * ''Arsène Lupin Returns'' (B&W., US, 1938) with Melvyn Douglas (Lupin). * ''Enter Arsène Lupin'' (B&W., US, 1944) with Charles Korvin (Lupin). * ''Arsenio Lupin'' (B&W., Mexico, 1945) with R. Pereda (Lupin). * ''Nanatsu-no Houseki'' (B&W., Japan, 1950) with Keiji Sada (Lupin). * ''Tora no-Kiba'' (B&W., Japan, 1951) with Ken Uehara (Lupin). * ''Kao-no Nai Otoko'' (B&W., Japan, 1955) with Eiji Okada (Lupin). * ''The Adventures of Arsène Lupin'' (''Les Aventures d'Arsène Lupin'', col., France, 1957) with Robert Lamoureux (Lupin). * ''Signé Arsène Lupin'' (B&W., France, 1959) with Robert Lamoureux (Lupin). * ''Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin'' (B&W., France, 1962) with Jean-Pierre Cassel and Jean-Claude Brialy (Lupins). * '':jp:怪盗ルパン 813の謎, Kaitō Lupin: 813 no Nazo'' (col., Japan, 1979) with Katsuo Nakamura (Lupin). * '':jp:ルパン対ホームズ, Lupin tai Holmes'' (col., Japan, 1981) with Taichirou Hirokawa (Lupin). * ''Arsène Lupin (2004 film), Arsène Lupin'' (col., France, 2004) with Romain Duris (Lupin). * ''Lupin no Kiganjo'' (col., Japan, 2011) with Kōichi Yamadera (Lupin). * ''Lupin'' (col, Japan, 2016)

Television

* ''Arsène Lupin (TV series), Arsène Lupin'', 26 60-minute episodes (1971, 1973–1974) with Georges Descrières (Lupin) * ''The Island of Thirty Coffins, L'Île aux trente cercueils'', six 60-minute episodes (1979) The character of Lupin, who only appears at the end of the novel, was removed entirely. * ''Arsène Lupin joue et perd'', six 52-minute episodes (1980) loosely based on ''813'' with Jean-Claude Brialy (Lupin). * ''Le Retour d'Arsène Lupin'', twelve 90-minute episodes (1989–1990) and ''Night Hood, Les Nouveaux Exploits d'Arsène Lupin'', eight 90-minute episodes (1995–1996) with François Dunoyer (Lupin). * ''Les Exploits d'Arsène Lupin'' (also known as Night Hood), 26 episodes for 24 min. (1996), produced by Cinar & France-Animation, with Luis de Cespedes (Lupin). * ''Lupin (Philippine TV series), Lupin'', Philippine series (2007) with Richard Gutierrez (Lupin). * ''Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~'', anime television series (2017) based on the video game, produced by the studio M.S.C, with Tomoaki Maeno and J. Michael Tatum (Lupin in Japanese and English, respectively). * The 2018 42nd Season Super Sentai series ''Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger'' features two teams, one of which is the Lupinrangers. Consisting of three members, they are recruited by Kogure, Arsène's butler, and executor of Arsène Lupin's will, to retrieve the Lupin Collection, Arsène's personal collection of the most dangerous artifacts he ever stole, with the understanding that if they collect them all, they will be granted a single wish, to retrieve the people they care most about from the clutches of the Gangler. Later on they are joined by part-time Phantom Thief Noel Takao, the adopted son of Arsène Lupin, who seeks to destroy the Don of the Gangler, and bring together all the pieces of the collection to bring his father back, since when the Ganglers broke in they murdered Arsène and stole most of the pieces. * The 2019 Girls X Heroine Series ''Secret × Heroine Phantomirage!'' features playing card suits and phantom thief which is the Phantomirage's main motifs.

Stage

* ''Arsène Lupin'' by

and Maurice Leblanc. Four-act play first performed on October 28, 1908, at the Athenée in Paris. In 1909 it had successful runs in New York and London, with the London production running for 199 shows. In New York it played for 144 performances before touring; the New York cast included William Courtenay (actor), William Courtenay as Lupin, Doris Keane, and Sidney Herbert. * ''Arsène Lupin contre Herlock Sholmès'' by Victor Darlay & Henry de Gorsse. Four-act play first performed on October 10, 1910, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. (American edition ) * ''Le Retour d'Arsène Lupin'' by Francis de Croisset and Maurice Leblanc. One-act play first performed on September 16, 1911, at the Théâtre de la Cigale in Paris. * ''Arsène Lupin, Banquier'' by Yves Mirande & Albert Willemetz, libretto by Marcel Lattès. Three-act operetta, first performed on May 7, 1930, at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiennes in Paris. * ''A/L The Youth of Phantom Thief Lupin'' by Yoshimasa Saitou . Takarazuka Revue performance, 2007, starring Yūga Yamato and Hana Hizuki. * ''Rupan －ARSÈNE LUPIN－'' by Haruhiko Masatsuka . Takarazuka Revue performance, 2013, starring Masaki Ryū and Reika Manaki (after '':fr:Le Dernier Amour d'Arsène Lupin, Le Dernier Amour d'Arsène Lupin'')

Comics

* ''Arsène Lupin'', written by Georges Cheylard, art by Bourdin. Daily strip published in ''France-Soir'' in 1948–49. * ''Arsène Lupin'', written & drawn by Jacques Blondeau. 575 daily strips published in ''Le Parisien Libéré'' from 1956 to 1958. * ''Arsène Lupin contre Herlock Sholmès: La Dame blonde'', written by Joëlle Gilles, art by Gilles & B. Cado, published by the authors, 1983. * ''Arsène Lupin'', written by André-Paul Duchateau, artist Géron, published by C. Lefrancq. *# ''Le Bouchon de cristal'' (1989) *# ''813 — La Double Vie d'Arsène Lupin'' (1990) *# ''813 — Les Trois crimes d'Arsène Lupin'' (1991) *# ''La Demoiselle aux yeux verts'' (1992) *# ''L'Aiguille creuse'' (1994) * In Alan Moore's ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier'', Lupin is featured as a member of ', the French analogue of Britain's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. * The manga series ''Soul Eater (manga), Soul Eater'' features a thief character named Lupin in chapter three, which is an obvious reference to Arsène Lupin. * There is a manga adaptation of Arsène Lupin first published in 2011, from ''Gundam'' artist Takashi Morita.

Video games

* ''

'' (known in North America and some parts of England as ''Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis'') is an adventure game for Windows-compatible computers. It was developed by the game development studio Frogwares, and released in October, 2007. The game follows Holmes and Watson as Holmes is challenged by the legendary gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, who threatens to steal England's most-prized treasures. * ''Persona 5'' features beings known as Personas that are the manifestation of their owners' rebellious spirit and are inspired by fictional characters and mythological beings. The protagonist utilizes Arsène as his initial persona and also resides in the attic of a café named Leblanc, a reference to Maurice Leblanc. Similarly to Arsène, the protagonist is also a phantom thief who fights for good on the wrong side of the law. In ''Royal'', new Personas are available for the main cast, and the protagonist gains access to a different version of the Arsène Persona (through DLC) named Raoul, based on one of Lupin's most common aliases. * ''Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~'', an otome game for the PlayStation Vita, features several fictional characters as potential romantic interests for the player character. The main male character is a gentleman thief named Arsène Lupin.

Derivative works

A number of later works of fiction use characters based on, or related to, Leblanc's character of Arsène Lupin.

Japan

*The Japanese manga (and later anime) series ''Lupin III (manga), Lupin III'', written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Katō (under his pen name "Monkey Punch") follows the escapades of a master thief Arsène Lupin III, who is the grandson of Arsène Lupin. The series was created in 1965, with initial episodes published in manga form in 1967. **The manga went on to become a popular media franchise (see: ''Lupin the Third''), including numerous manga, two versions of an anime television pilot, seven animated television series, eleven theatrically-released animated films, two live-action films, five Original video animation, OVA works, List of Lupin III television specials, twenty-seven animated television specials, two musicals, List of Lupin III soundtracks, many music CDs, and List of Lupin III video games, multiple video games. * The 2014 movie ''Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle'' features a character based on Lupin named Kamen Rider Lupin.

France

* ''Code Lupin'' by Michel Bussi (2006), a novel in which the books featuring Arsène Lupin hide a code, which the present-day protagonist Professor Bergton and his student assistant must solve in a tour of the province of Normandie. * ''Lupin (French TV series), Lupin'', a 2021 French television series produced by Netflix, stars Omar Sy as Assane Diop, a professional thief inspired by Arsène Lupin who seeks revenge on a wealthy family who framed his father for a crime he did not commit.

United States

*Don Rosa introduced a character Arpin Lusene, Arpin Lusène, in his Donald Duck comics based on Arsène Lupin. The character's name is a Spoonerism transposing the first syllables of "Arsene Lupin".

References

External links

* *gutenberg:author/1358, Arsène Lupin eBooks at Project Gutenberg * *
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