Ep. 35: Lupin's African Heist Goes Awry When Gorillas Steal the Black Pearl
Aired on June 5, 1978

Lupin and his accomplices attend a gathering in Africa, intending to steal a rare black pearl. Their scheme is interrupted when a group of gorillas invades the event and takes the gem. To recover the item, the group organizes a decoy party to draw the animals back. However, the situation becomes complicated by the suspicion that an unseen individual is controlling the gorillas. The narrative focuses on the chaotic attempt to retrieve the pearl amidst this unexpected interference, raising questions about the true mastermind behind the animal attack.
Episodes
- Ep. 31 · Swedish twins Latica and Anita fight to the death over a Viking treasure map hidden on their backs.
- Ep. 32 · Lupin faces a deadly long-range assassin in a close-quarters confrontation that ends with him shot.
- Ep. 33 · Lupin pursues a stolen crown at a deceptive black-market auction.
- Ep. 34 · Lupin faces Camilla the vampire after excavating a two-thousand-year-old casket containing her and a golden Virgin Mary statuette.
- Ep. 35 · Lupin's African Heist Goes Awry When Gorillas Steal the Black Pearl
- Ep. 36 · Lupin and his gang attempt to decode the treasure hidden within Tsukikage Castle.
- Ep. 37 · Lupin and Goemon search for buried treasures in Mongolia
- Ep. 38 · Lupin faces capture as Fujiko trades his arrest for a clean criminal record.
- Ep. 39 · Lupin infiltrates a Hong Kong smuggling operation involving thousands of chickens and missing diamonds.