Ep. 15: Lupin faces a gem theft challenge aboard the Hendenburg airship
Aired on January 16, 1978
A Count issues a challenge to Lupin to steal the Dracula's Tear gemstone from the Hendenburg airship. The vessel is also carrying several notable detectives, including Homes III, Detective Archer, Koojisuke Kaneda, and Inspector Zenigata. The narrative questions whether Lupin will accept this specific challenge. It also explores if he can successfully complete the theft before the airship lands. Upon landing, police forces are expected to be waiting for him. The story centers on the tension between the thief and the law enforcement officers present on the flight.
Episodes
- Ep. 11 · Lupin races in Monaco but loses his car and money in a rigged poker game
- Ep. 12 · Lupin Gang Targets Napoleon-Era Bordeaux Gifted to US President
- Ep. 13 · Lupin pursues Zenigata to retrieve microfilm hidden in his molar while the inspector suffers hallucinations.
- Ep. 14 · Lupin must return a cursed ruby to a Caribbean cult to save Fujiko from a mysterious fever.
- Ep. 15 · Lupin faces a gem theft challenge aboard the Hendenburg airship
- Ep. 16 · Lupin battles Transformation Sickness that turns him into a cruel criminal at midnight
- Ep. 17 · Lupin III confronts human bomb threats in a blackmail scheme targeting an Arab nation's oil fields.
- Ep. 18 · Lupin hides the Black Panther emerald in a museum while rival inspectors investigate its disappearance.
- Ep. 19 · Lupin faces a keyless safe challenge from the bankrupt Marukin Safe Company's son.