Hello! I’m Peater, and I’m an artist that is very normal about Lupin III. This is just a general about me page for what I do on tumblr, if you want to see more about me, then visit my CARRD.
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Other Cool Stuff:
Monkey Punch Art Drive - My archive of Monkey Punch's artwork.
Ultimate Lupin Manga Library - Mega Archive of MP Lupin Manga in multiple languages. Do not credit me for making this.
Lupin III Manga Guide - A guide to help people read the Lupin III Manga.
Shin Lupin III Raws - My scans of the Japanese version of SL3.
How to Make a Lupin Stickbug - A post on how to make an abomination.
Lupin III Shimeji - I also made a desktop Lupin III buddy which you can download!
2017-2025 Sketchbook - A flipbook of my doodle files.
yes, something you've all been waiting for... but seriously thank you for everyone's reaction to this abomination it's so stupid yet funny how everyone genuinely wanted their own. you guys are sick in the head (just like me)
so to get started, here's the supplies you'll need:
one boba straw (those wide ones) (it's recommended that it's black also)
four bendy straws
the template + paper and printer i guess but that's a no brainer
scissors
tape, preferably transparent
if you dont have any of them then uhh... :D
anyways! here's the template for you to print out first and foremost. I made them vertical so you can just paste them in a document and print it. you can adjust the size depending on how big you want your friend to be.
im begging someone to use the face where he's staring dead straight into your soul please it would be so funny
anyways, now that you have your template printed, you should probably cut them out into various pieces.
small detail but remember to color the back of lupin's head (1) black so that he actually looks like he has hair on the back of his head. if you're worried that the marker ink would bleed through the other side, just get a small slip of paper and color it black, then tape it at the back of (1) and trim if necessary.
this is very optional but i also decided to coat the pieces with tape so he'd be more sturdy and be less prone to ripping off. he'll also be unstoppable.
one tip i want to give is to lay the sticky part of the tape on a flat surface and then carefully put the front part of the paper piece on top of it, so that there wouldn't be any wrinkles or screw ups. you can totally screw up on the back side though, nobody's gonna see it.
i know its a bad drwaing its 2 am ok
now that you have all your pieces cut out and perhaps laminated as well, take (1) and tape it at the tip of the boba straw. then, take (2) and tape it on top of the straw, and (3) at the bottom side of the straw. remember to cut off a portion of the straw if it's poking out of lupin's butt.
if done right, then it would look like this
so we got the body done!!! hooray!!
now it's time for the four limbs.
take (4), and roll them into cynlinders about as wide as the boba straw, then use the extra flap to tape them together. i also had to tape it outside to make sure it doesnt detach. it's a pretty tough task, so take it slow!
so with the four cylinders now taped up, cut the middle of them into triangles so it forms a diamond shape at the bottom side, with the top still intact so that it doesnt rip into 2 pieces!
with this, you can bend them 90 degrees.
sorry if this doesnt make sense at all i wish the best for you guys
then, slide the straw with the bendy part in the cylinder, and bend the straw so the cylinder is permanently bent. do this with the rest of the limbs.
next, tape (5) and (6) at the straws and now lupin has proper hands and legs... then, cut a short piece of the boba straw and if it's not black, color it black with a marker. this will be for the cuffs lupin have at the end of his jacket sleeve, just slid them in carefully in the sleeves and it would hopefully look like that.
last step! tape up all the limbs to the main body!!! it's recommended to tape it at the bottom if you want his limbs to dangle like mine. but if you want it to be stay standing 4 legged, then also tape it up at the top side too.
and boom! you're done. have fun with your lupin abomination.
This is my piece in the newly released @fiveofakindzine that I helped moderate!! Please check out the entire zine its so cool
Below the cut will be my extended statement on my piece, please give it a read.
From the beginning I wanted to make something rather complex. The theme of the zine bought a great breeding ground of ideas in my head... How do I see the gang?
A lot of it has to do with the ending of the manga. It drastically altered the way I saw their dynamic. It was one of those moments in the story where it practically explains everything the characters did in the past or bought a whole new meaning to.
The manga never tries to get you to believe that what the Lupgang does is good. They don't think highly of themselves either, yet they continue to pursue this life. Why? It's because of Lupin.
It's a pretty common idea that Lupin is the center of the wheel. He connects everyone together, he drives the story forward with everyone following his tracks. The difference in the manga is that Lupin is in no way a good person. It's not the wholesome polycule that people conjure up, it is someone dragging all their friends into the pits of hell.
Lupin purposely continues this path and never thinks to go back because it's too late. I believe everyone else; Jigen, Goemon, Fujiko, Zenigata, share this belief some way or another. That's why they keep spinning that wheel. They know it's bad, but there's no point in stopping.
Deep down they want to keep being criminals, pursuing the forbidden path. Zenigata himself becomes corrupted and uses the likes of criminals to arrest Lupin. He despises him yet they aren't too different deep down. They both pursue what they want, no matter what means.
Lupin offers that delicious freedom that they all desire so much. In Goemon's case, Lupin literally frees him from the abuse of his master. Perhaps it is indebtedness that keeps them moving forward, the hunger for free will.
They know deep down when Lupin is gone, their life will never have that spark again. Things go back to normal, and that's what they can't stand. They'd pursue their perverted desires until it leads to their death. Hence why this drawing is rather perverted too. I feel like sex and masochism is a really apt way of showing this relationship, not just of how horny the manga gets, but for some people, they get pleasure out of getting hurt/hurting back. It's an exercise of free will!
In a non romantic content however, the gang's relationship in the manga is just textbook abusive and manipulative relationship. The victims can't help but stay in it due to the safety it offers them (mentally) or believing that it can get better.
Er, back to canonical events. All of what I said ties to the events leading to the ending, Lupin kind of... gets manic? He gets noticeably antsy and pulls very risky heists, all of which don't really jive well with Jigen and Goemon.
The lack of logic that Lupin is operating on messes with the dynamic of the gang heavily. Jigen, who normally wrangles him back to reality, gives up and just follows commands. He becomes very apathetic to everything that happens and shuts down practically.
Goemon now becomes the brain of the team. He ends up trying to reason with Lupin (failing) and pulls the team out of death. Having so much burden on him, he noticeably becomes frustrated and cold. There's also the thing about him being suicidal.. but i can't confirm it.
Fujiko and Lupin's relationship, who was mostly an equal game of cat and mouse, now becomes one sided as Lupin tugs her into any scheme he thinks of. While their relationship was rocky at the beginning, Fujiko still gets her ways sometimes, which isnt the case at the end.
Zenigata, which I've touched on a bit, becomes a corrupted cop. He despises Lupin and wants to do anything to get him not just arrested, but killed. He ignores his morals and partners up with criminals which ends up working. He finally gets to kill all of them, but at what cost?
Hopefully all of this is represented in the piece I made. I really really love the manga and the gang offers so much interesting thoughts about relationships and psychology.
Thank you Five of a Kind for the opportunity to make something like this. It's my way to give tribute to a series which changed my life. I'm not into Lupin as much I used to but it's still really important that I do this. Also thank you Kato-sensei for making the best yaoi ever
