Manga artist Chiho Saito (Revolutionary Girl Utena) will launch a new series about Lupin — the original thief Arsène Lupin by French novelist Maurice Leblanc — in the inaugural issue of Shogakukan's Zōkan Flowers magazine spinoff on November 14. The new vs Lupin series will follow the world-famous gentleman thief on his exploits in Paris during the beginning of the 20th century.

Arsène Lupin served as a loose inspiration for Monkey Punch's more boisterous Lupin III character. Tatsunoko animated LeBlanc's 813 novel as the television anime special Kaitō Lupin - 813 no Nazo (1979), and Toei Animation pitted Lupin against another detective character of his time in the later television special, Lupin vs. Holmes (1981). Another manga creator, Takashi Morita ( Mobile Suit Gundam Climax U.C., Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Side Story: Mirage of Zeon ), drew his Aventurier - Shinsetsu Arsène Lupin series in Kodansha's Evening magazine from last year until this year.