It's an animated variety show featuring the works of Monkey Punch that aired on WOWOW with the episodes being 52 minutes long. 12 episodes were aired between July 31, 2004 to June 25, 2005 and received a DVD exclusive 15 minute long special called Crime Mate.
Each episode is divided into Mini Stage lasting 15 minutes and Grand Stage lasting 30 minutes mixed with 60 second segments. The Lupin characters appear in small 60 second segments called The Lupin Gang however they are voiceless as it relies on visual gags, they also appear in the Mankatsu Monkey segments featuring a monkey that only says "Mankatsu".

Miki and Naomi are a pair of assassins and friends known as Crime Mate. They are tasked with dealing with a biological weapons and arms dealer named Ramon.<br>
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Crime Mate is a bonus 15 minute special that was made for the DVD release.

Hard-boiled, cocky, classy and silly. These words only begin to describe the amazing master thief Lupin the Third. With the help of some quick gunplay by his partner Jigen, Lupin takes on the world in elaborate heists, classic car chases, and nasty explosions. Fujiko, a buxom redhead with a penchant for betrayal, always gets tangled up in Lupin's capers. The stoic but swift swordsman Goemon is just as inclined to kill Lupin as he is to help him. And Lupin can never seem to lose the relentless Tokyo Police Inspector Zenigata. What sort of trouble will this band of misfits get into next?<br><br>
(Source: Discotek Media)

The hero Kaiji was made invisible by the evil Fujin clan, who betrayed and killed their own leader. He fights against the Fujin clan and their henchmen with the children of the former leader to find a way to reverse his invisibility and stop their plans to conquer the world.

In Edo period Japan, a mysterious foreigner washes upon the shore of Shinsengumi-claimed territory. The foreigner is nicknamed "Yankee", and eventually takes a liking to leader Souji Okita. As the two become good friends and even better warriors, the Shinsengumi faces threats beyond their control, and sends Okita and Yankee to take on enemies to further claim Japan as their own.

Jun Jun, independent private eye, solves hi-tech crimes and busts criminals using her feminine wit and charm, and also with the help of her homemade gadgets. An occasional enemy is Dr. Nekura, AKA the most evil genius in the world, who's desperate to prove he's better than everyone (especially Jun Jun).

The suspense and intrigue surrounding the mysterious members of the Pandora clan: criminals with a mark of a long-tailed demon on their backs.

A comedy manga featuring Dracula, a woman lover, and Yuriko Nono, a supernatural scholar who tries to eliminate him. It uniquely depicts Dracula revived many times and Yuriko trying to kill Dracula with the help of various people and monsters such as Dr. Frankenstein and the werewolf.

The main characters of Monkey Punch's "Siamese Cat", Jun and Naomi, appear as high school students and solve problems at school.

The comical adventures of a balloonist, originally published in Shuukan Manga Action.

Alice the Wild is a Japanese manga written by Monkey Punch and serialized in Aiseki Shobo (愛石書房)'s "Eiga Fan (映画ファン)" magazine in 1977.



A magician uses his skills to solve crimes (and get Ladies).

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