// desperately trying to remember what i've already posted to tumblr and what i've only posted on xitter before the site becomes completely unbearable to continue using
there’s this new anime called Undead Girl Murder Farce and this silly French thief is in it. Plus, he stole a guy as well as a ruby saying "they should both belong to him". I’m not sure if you’ve heard of it but it’s pretty good!
// Oh yes I've seen it! I've tweeted about all the ugmf Lupin moments on my (less and less active) xitter account when it first came out actually haha.
His hair is so silly silly.... But definitely recommend for all Lupin fans! I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that it's probably one of the most accurate characterization of Lupin that's not a direct adaptation.
Anonymous asked:
Is it bad that I find it somehow funny that Leblanc Lupin has more fics on AO3 than Night Hood Lupin? Like the sheer contrast in time periods of release (1990s me thinks to the beginning of the 1900s, literally a 90 year difference) makes me think there’d be more Night Hood fics than Leblanc Lupin on AO3. Also, there are literally zero fics for Night Hood on AO3, which further cements the fact that this is hilarious to me.
Anyways, sorry for the convoluted rambling, but I think you’d find this interesting (Also I love your Arsene. Pretty Bastard has stolen my heart.)
// I mean, thinking about it the other way... The original Lupin was around longer and had a big impact culturally, so it does makes sense that it has more fics than Night Hood. There's a whole bunch of niche Lupin-related media that I rarely see people talk about/has zero fics, so it's not the only one lol.
Also apologies for the late reply! I had this answer written and drafted like two weeks ago and then completely forgot to post it oop. Have a Lupin doodle!
...permission to ask for a hint for this current mini-Lupin hiding in the blog JKHJGJHKJ
// Hey, sorry for the late reply!
He's definitely incredibly hard to find this time and in a place that's super unfair, I apologize for that. I'll probably move him somewhere it is easier to find when I get back home in two weeks. However, if you would like to continue trying your luck, I'll say that he's not on any individual pages or posts, but he is still on the blog: on a popup page.
did you see toho is doing a lupin musical??? furukawa yuta is playing arsène, i genuinely can't imagine a better casting!!!
// Yes, I saw the tweet for it last week!!!
I've literally been saying for years that Arsène Lupin has a huge potential for a musical and now it's real??? Looking at the cast/characters, it seems like they're combining Countess of Cagliostro and The Hollow Needle, which would be strange timeline-wise but... it kind of makes sense if you squint since the Hollow Needle is one of the four mysteries mentioned in Cagliostro.
I wish I can go and see it🥺<- doesn't know Japanese
Hey hey I'm opening a few slots for chibi-commissions! Please check out my Ko-fi page for more details or shoot me an email through 15560931th@gmail.com :^)
Anonymous asked:
Thank you so much for your Lupin masterlist! I’ve been reading through a local library’s collection of Lupin stories and even they don’t have everything on there! I cannot wait to slowly google translate everything from French to English so I can finish this silly little series about this silly little man.
// Hello Anon! I'm glad you found it helpful!
Most of the English translations of the stories are quite old and out of print, which is probably the main reason why the libraries don't have a complete collection <:)
The links I have on the document are actually mostly English translations! However, because their titles don't always get directly translated and there are often multiple versions of the same story, I've listed them out on the Table of Contents under their original French titles for consistency.
I still have their English translated titles under each section, so you can look up a list of the English titles and ctrl + f to search through the entire thing to find the one you're looking for.
I have an alternative page in English here as well, although it's less detailed and is in the progress of being updated.
Here it is, it's finally done. The ultimate masterpost of every single Arsène Lupin story, written by Maurice Leblanc, and where to find them. The majority of which are in the public domain, aka. free to read and download. Have fun.
Les Milliards d'Arsène Lupin, a summary by someone who can’t read it:
- there’s a tiger
- Lupin flirts w Béchoux, calls him “policeman of my heart,” gives him job promotion
- Béchoux: wow I’m so grateful… really really thankful
Lupin: :)
Béchoux: I will now proceed to show my gratitude by arresting you
Lupin: >:OOOO!?!?? shoot me yourself then you coward
- o yea the tiger
- uh ppl died, not related to tiger i think(?)
- something something about a organization of criminals
- Béchoux vs tiger, tiger wins
- I’m saying that like it can even be called a competition, Béchoux and co. just ran and hid under bed from tiger
- Lupin: fine, you can arrest me just bring me the warrant
Béchoux: :0!! gives him the arrest warrant
Lupin: rips up warrant
Béchoux: >:OOOO!?!??
- Some guy gets executed
- Lupin threatens to leak underwear pics of Béchoux or Ganimard
- The End.
Some additions, now that I've actually read it (and sleep deprived):
- Victoire: he still sleeps like a child when he's in his 50s...
Lupin: jumps up from his nap NO STOP SWEARING AT ME I'm not even 30 yet >:'(
- Lupin goes to a fair, has fun riding the carousels, threatens a guy, listens to the orchestra, beats people up
- there's a Mr. Tall-and-Insufferable at the fair who faces the wrath of Lupin's superior eggshell shooting skills
- Lupin: that's it! no more adventures! no more romance! no more women! in fact, I hate all of them! time to live out my best life as a snobby rich man!
- Lupin, the very same chapter: pretty blonde ????
- the tiger did nothing wrong
- get behind me tiger, I'll protect you from the big bad Lupin and the mean policemen
- Patricia 🤝 Aurelie, getting harassed by men where ever they go (Lupin (derogatory))
- terrible ending, really really bad on all levels
// *stumbles out of the depths of google search covered in blood*
There has also been a recent release of The Billions of Arsène Lupin in English. However, to be frank, I don't recommend buying it. This story, the last Lupin tale to be officially, partially serialized before Leblanc's death, is written in a choppy, unfinished manner. Many of the story elements parallels The Crystal Stopper. Yet Lupin does not have the same charm here, and is downright atrocious in some parts. The Girlfriend of the Week is like a weaker version of Clarisse Mergy at best.
The translation does attempt to edit and enhance upon the unfinished work with numerous footnotes, it is probably the most worthwhile part of this edition.
So yeah, I do not think it's worth it. I recommend just google translating the original French if you're real curious, at least you'll still have the "policier de mon cœur" line from Lupin to Béchoux (which this translation changed to "my dear friend" for reasons unknown).
Anonymous asked:
Raoul is so cute... Queen's Necklace is one of my fav Lupin stories specifically because of little baby Raoul so I love your comic! Is it like a a Detective Conan AU? Any back story? Also Beautrelet teasing Lupin for a change! If Beautrelet recognizes him, would Sholmes as well? The 10 years thing isn't even inaccurate lol. Also, does the broken mirror mean anything?
// Apologies for the long wait Anon!
To answer your questions about the baby Raoul & Beautrelet drawings, it was a silly AU a friend and I came up with. The basic premise was, what if Beautrelet met a younger Lupin and Lupin getting cursed by Joséphine via her magic hand mirror. Young Raoul doesn't remember being Lupin here.
You may see her take on the verse here.
As for Sholmès, most likely but he would be able to tell, but they would probably never meet since my verse is set after Hollow Needle <:)
Hi so I made a playlist for Arsène Lupin for no reason at all and well, https://open.spotify.com/playlist/61ZZR2PH9lFtOYkG6GklBv?si=t_MhS3yQTe68DTVTE80BPw#/here. So yeah, just wanted to show it :)
// Hello! Apologies for the long wait on ask replies, my activity on this blog is pretty sporadic. Thanks for sharing it!
I don't have a spotify myself but here's to my followers enjoying this playlist in its entirety <:)
Anonymous asked:
Ahhh your art! It's so pretty and always a joy to see. You manage to make Lupin look like such a loveable bastard! Teenage Lupin looking disgruntled with his little bag (presumably full of stolen things) and Beautrelet are so cute... I want them to solve crimes and go on adventures together! Also: "It's me, you ass," is such as perfect summary of Lupin's character
// Thank you very much for this commentary on my silly doodles!
I'm glad that I managed to achieve that lovable bastard look to some extent... I love drawing him but he's also such a headache to get right (<- me talking about a design that I came up with)
Lil Raoul def has a heavy-looking little bag, I wonder what's inside...👀
// Isidore Beautrelet, 18 & Raoul D'andrésy, 15
badlydrawnarsenelupin// some stuff (it's mostly lupin and beautrelet (again))#arsène lupin#arsene lupin#leblanc lupin#m: griffonages.#[ 'what if teenage lupin and beautrelet meet'#isidore: wow he's ᵗⁱⁿʸ#raoul: >:( ]
badlydrawnarsenelupin// Good news for all english-speaking Lupin losers (me), Gutenberg now has a translation of The Countess of Cagliostro available for free on their site! #arsène lupin#leblanc lupin#[ not me scrambling to reread the Same Guy i've been reading for years ]#[ they changed his name from raoul to ralph in this one though#lupin hit with the anglo-fication beam once again ]… See all
badlydrawnarsenelupinRebloggedleblancsvoleurFollowcongratulations leblanc lupin fandom, we're finally doing the numbers WE'RE IN THE BIG LEAGUES NOWbadlydrawnarsenelupin#[ good job everybody we did it ]#ooc; en coulisse.#lupin blorbo bleebus
badlydrawnarsenelupinpaper-is-paper asked:What kinds of books do you think a young Raoul would’ve liked? I’m personally a fan of the idea that he would’ve been a fan of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas or something like Dangerous Liasons. Although I’m not sure if he’d have been into science fiction or something along those lines.// I'm unfortunately not as well read on the books of the time period... but I think sci-fi is something he might be interested in! He was shown to be quite fascinated by the telegraph in the first story, and even in the canon stories, there are bits of sci-fi ish things like Lupin's car being quite a lot faster than what was achievable at the time, and his car being customized with a dressing-room type area so that he can quickly switch disguises on the go. Leblanc himself has also written two sci-fi novels, it would be a fun parallel if his character read sci-fi as well :^)He might've also been into epics/adventure type stories with a historical element, and poetry! So probably like.... The Three Musketeers (also by Alexandre Dumas) or The Odyssey.#[ thank you for sending !#apologies for the late reply... i had to think about it because i didn't really know much about literature of the time ]#paper-is-paper#answered#ooc; en coulisse.
badlydrawnarsenelupinpicaresquevoleur asked:Silly question but if Lupin was a vampire would he be a fruit bat vampire because of his vegetarianism ahdhdbdbsbs // Can vampires sustain themselves off of just fruit...? I mean, it does sound like something he'd do if he could... who knows what's in the blood of random strangers, imagine the health risks! Although, would he even be a vampire at that point? Pretty sure bats weren't even a big thing in modern vampire lore until Dracula... Sounds like he would just be a fruit bat man(?) lolHave a definitely-a-tomato-vampire Lupin.#[ i love tomato soup ]#picaresquevoleur#answered#ooc; en coulisse.#m: griffonages.
badlydrawnarsenelupinAnonymous asked:Im curious about whether the books really go into detail on Ganimard’s past. I’m writing a fic and I wanna make sure I get this right lol.// Hmm as far as I can remember, I don't think there's any stories that go into detail about Ganimard's past... In fact, his first name was only ever mentioned once in Versus Sholmes.A collection of Ganimard facts that I do remember: A description of how he looks from the very first story.Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar, Ch 1 "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin"Keep reading#[ in 'the blonde lady' version of versus sholmes#his full name was mentioned twice instead of once lol ]#[ he was also mentioned in Billions of AL but idk if there was anything else interesting....#to my followers: feel free to add on with ganimard facts if you know any i suppose ]#ooc; en coulisse.#justin ganimard#anonymous#answered… See all
badlydrawnarsenelupinpicaresquevoleur asked:if lupin had a genshin impact vision, what do you think it'd be?or do you think it would be a delusion? i personally think he'd be like the traveler and get to change elements, but that he'd like anemo (wind and freedom, thieves having the freedom to go where they want)// Oh man, Lupin in Genshin is for sure something that I've thought about before lol It would definitely be either Anemo or Hydro! Although, I am personally more leaning towards Hydro, since in the Genshin world, he'll definitely be from Fontaine, the nation of the Hydro Archon. Plus there's the lines from the Oceanid..."Coveting the shapes of the living, pure water can take on many forms. [...] The power of water is its ability to take any shape…"which mirrors what Lupin says about himself at the end of the first story! “Why,” said he, “why should I retain a definite form and feature? Why not avoid the danger of a personality that is ever the same? My actions will serve to identify me.”It may be possible that he somehow gets his hands on a delusion! Probably stole it from some poor Fatui guys... Hell, make it an Anemo delusion so we can both win and have both Hydro and Anemo on him. Apart from his vision, if he were to be a playable Genshin character... definitely 5*, probably sustained or quickswap main dps! I would say sword for weapon type, but we already have quite a few hydro/sword characters... Maybe catalyst instead, but like Childe his attack animations are weapons formed from water, because that's cool. His utility passive would be like... "chance to double the amount of gemstones when you craft them" or "not startle crystalflies and other animals when getting near them". Some extra thoughts on Genshin Vision lore and Lupin below the cut because I have no self-control:Keep reading#[ secret sixth weapon type for lupin: gun ]#[ revealing myself to be an ex-devoted genshn player...#don't ask me to draw him as a genshn character tho#with the amount of details those designs have i'll literally cry ]#picaresquevoleur#hcs; en coulisse.#answered… See all
badlydrawnarsenelupinAnonymous asked:adding onto the Lupin-sword discourse— if Lupin ever canonically had a cane, it would 100% be a cane with a sword hidden inside of it. He'd commission one or make it himself. I think he'd like the "element of surprise" aspect of a concealed weapon. Either that or some other kind of gadget cane to hide lockpicks or other tools. (sorry if this is something Lupin actually did because I haven't read all the books yet—)// Haha, I remember thinking the EXACT same thing when I was first reading the books... As far as I remember, he never actually had a cane-sword. My apologies for crushing your dreams, Anon. He did, however, had a fancy, customized cane to hide stuff within in Versus Sholmes! (Although it never appeared again in later stories so... well, we'll have to take whatever small victories we can)#[ he should've totally had a cane-sword though... it's too cool to pass up#thank you for sending! ]#ooc; en coulisse.#answered#anonymous
badlydrawnarsenelupinpicaresquevoleur asked:*eyes emoji* ahhhhhh of course it was the Jepson one for the sword moments! i tried ctrl+f on the text to see what kind of sword he used, but i don't think i saw it lmao. i'm just imagining it to be a rapier since they look classy. tangentially related, but i think it'd be really cool if he used one of those wushu folding fans haha// Yeah... I've found the other scene that mentioned him using a sword, but even that one does not specify anything: 813, Ch 4 "Prince Sernine At Work"Oh man, I can see it. He'd be one of those cool guys with long scholarly sleeves and stop an incoming sword with the fan without breaking a sweat...#picaresquevoleur#answered#ooc; en coulisse.
badlydrawnarsenelupinpicaresquevoleur asked:i forget since it's been awhile lmao but has lupin ever used a sword in canon// Yes, he has! It's mentioned in Edgar Jepson's Arsène Lupin, the english novelization based on the play written by Maurice Leblanc and Francis De Croisset.Arsène Lupin, Ch 2 "The Coming of the Charolais"He even beat up the guy so badly that allegedly, the poor guy would be in bed for half a year, with very little effort on his part : DArsène Lupin, Ch 3 "Lupin's Way"#picaresquevoleur#ooc; en coulisse.#b: arsène lupin (edgar jepson)#answered#[ there might be another mention of him using a sword in another book but... i don't remember it rn ]
badlydrawnarsenelupin// Been thinking about this for a while and I think fans of the Arsène Lupin books should probably start using the tag "#leblanc lupin" instead of just "#arsène lupin"The main tag is quite messy and have posts from other fandoms like Lupin III, Code Realize etc. dominating it on slower days, making it hard to find posts specifically for canon LupinMisspelling of "Arsène" is another frequent issue... with the new tag, people will not have to wonder about which accent to use for his name lol The Holmes and Raffles people have had their own separate tags for canon content too, we can also do that!!! #arsène lupin#leblanc lupin#[ i've already started using the new tag more on my own posts...#it would be nice if more people joined in lol ]#ooc; en coulisse.
badlydrawnarsenelupinRebloggedbadlydrawnarsenelupinFollow// In which they changed "Pickmann" to "Dickson" in the translation, for absolutely no reason... again...andresylupin(got time to do actual research and realised I had it completely wrong the first time so I remade this lol)So according to Jacques Dérouard, when L'Anneau Nuptial was first published in Je Sais Tout in 1911, the text actually mentionned Dickson instead of Pickmann!But when it was republished within Les Confidences d'Arsène Lupin in 1931, Dickson became Pickmann, and we don't really know why.So for once, translation has nothing to do with it! I'm guessing the version you have is based on the text that was first published in 1911, which explains the use of Dickson.Now interesting tidbits about these two gentlemen: Pickmann is a reference to Jean-Lambert Pickman, a Belgian hypnotist, who got quite famous in France (there's a quote from Maupassant about him somewhere)Dickson (who is also mentionned in L'évasion d'Arsène Lupin), according to André-François Ruaud, references Professeur Dicksonn, a famous in his own right french illusionist/magician who, much like Houdini, used magic tricks to reveal how "mediums", "seers" and the like were deceiving people.(there's also the fictional character Harry Dickson, but even if the people who wrote his wikipedia page seem to believe Leblanc could have been referencing him, Ruaud, Dérouard, and myself, disagree ~)badlydrawnarsenelupin// thank you for this extra information, this is very interesting to read!The constant changes between the publications and translations really does make analyzing and reading the series such a headache...!#[ honestly i would love to read some of the stuff written by rauad...#if only there were a translation.... ]#ooc; en coulisse.#translation hell
badlydrawnarsenelupinpicaresquevoleur asked:I wonder what if it would be like if Lupin faced off against the version of Herlock Sholmes from the Great Ace Attorney :) since Sholmes is less outwardly antagonistic and puts on the front of a playful fool, I think they might have more fun competing against each other since he's smarter than Sholmes (A.L variant) lmao...I can see them enjoying each other's banter a lot :D// Ough... I'm afraid I do not know anything about Ace Attorney's Holmes/Sholmes other than that I know he exists. But it does sound fun from what you're describing! I'll have to reread versus Sholmes at some point but iirc, one of the things that I didn't like was how Sholmes was written to be very spiteful and grouchy, which made the whole encounter slightly less fun... just let the man and poor Wilson go back to London and tend to his bees in quiet retirement lol. #picaresquevoleur#ooc; en coulisse.#answered
badlydrawnarsenelupinAnonymous asked:Sholmes and Lupin both calling Lupin's hideouts "fairyland" makes me think Lupin would either be the best or worst person to deal with fae rules. On one hand, he has dozens of names, which makes his hard to steal, he's polite enough, and can probably think his way out of most traps. On the other hand, he's a bit of an asshole, probably pisses SOMEONE off by stealing something on his way out, and he'd probably fall in love with the first fae he sees. Thoughts?// Hmmm, while Lupin is pretty clever and resourceful, he's also very... fuck around and find out, you know. So, yes, if he knew beforehand that he's dealing with faeries and fae-rules, he would be one of the better people to deal with them. But of course, as you've already pointed out, his entire life career is basically just pissing people off... well, let's just hope that the faeries think he's got a pretty enough face to be spared lol. Honestly, a part of me thinks that he's probably more fitted to be the fae in question. There's actually a really funny quote from a Lupin essay written back in the day: Charles Henry Meltzer, "Arsène Lupin at Home" (1913)#[ did you know that a friend and i both somehow coincidentally made lupin-inspired characters who were both fae-creatures#there is a connection here ]#[ thank you for sending! ]#anonymous#ooc; en coulisse.
badlydrawnarsenelupin// In which they changed "Pickmann" to "Dickson" in the translation, for absolutely no reason... again...#[ who did this... who did this.....#head in hands#war flashbacks to the time i tried to find 'ténor' but found out that it was replaced in the english with 'detective' ]#ooc; en coulisse.#translation hell
badlydrawnarsenelupinAnonymous asked:hello, just want to thank you and your blog because it got me into reading the Lupin books! Lupin is such a funny but interesting character. I read all of Hollow Needle in one sitting I may have a problem. So I want to ask you, which story/book do you think really got you hooked on character/series?// Dear anon, you have no idea how happy this makes me! One of the main reasons I made this blog was to try and introduce the Arsène Lupin stories to new people... He really is such a funny guy, isn't he? And this is very good question... initially, the writing style was a little difficult for me to parse, so it took two tries to fully get into the first book. After that, however, it was full steam ahead! (The Mysterious Railway Traveller is my favourite from the first book :^) ) Hollow Needle is definitely still one of my favourites, but I think for me, Crystal Stopper was the one that really had me on the edge of my seat! It felt so long, with all the twists and Lupin continuously losing at every turn... but at the same time it went by so fast because so much was happening. Maybe I've finally forgotten enough of the books now that I can reread the whole series again and get that same rush of excitement I felt the first time...!#[ i keep thinking that i'll reread the series again...#and i swear that i will... just need to find the time to actually start doing that though ]#[ thank you for sending! ]#anonymous#ooc; en coulisse.
badlydrawnarsenelupin// some context for this image because i saw the tags on the original reblogsyes, this is Gilbert. If you remember this Gilbert design then you deserve veteran compensation for being around so long. ↓ him!!!no, it isn't a magazine cover.... it's actually based off of the packaging on this coconut milk carton....#lupin blorbo bleebus#ooc; en coulisse.#[ that brand of coconut milk actually tastes really good#idk what else to say LOL ]
badlydrawnarsenelupin!!!READ NOW!!!#arsène lupin#leblanc lupin#m: griffonages.#[ feel free to torment your friends with this cursed image to recruit them into the lupin book club or something idk ]
badlydrawnarsenelupinAnonymous asked:as someone who doesn't know any french, do you know where to watch the 1971 Lupin show? or at least where to download subtitles? thank you! // Hello, as someone who also doesn't know any french...Where to watch it? Yes, the entirety of the show is, in fact, on Youtube. Subtitles, however? No... There was once someone who uploaded the subtitle files for the first 6-episodes on a forum but the link is presently broken. Other than that.... I know some streaming sites have the show, and at least One of them has subtitles (MHz choice). I have not seen it myself, so I can't offer any comment on their quality. #[ i mean the entire show is There....#maybe one of these days someone will fansub it (that's my dream anyways asdfj) ]#anonymous#ooc; en coulisse.
badlydrawnarsenelupin// it's kind of funny that Lupin, Raffles, AND Lupin III got knocked out of the tournament at the same time... their loser table will just be them silently and moodily smoking their losses away. #[ and uhhh poor parker is just there... the odd one out of the Smoking Table#i'm sorry i don't know anything else about her ]#[ we put up a good fight tho... stuck around 44% the entire time#time to let the bastard rest ]#[ gonna have back my Original Thief Blorbo- kaito against carmen next (AGAIN)#kaito vs carmen electric boogaloo 2 ]#ooc; en coulisse.#lupin blorbo bleebus… See all
