Being a Lupin III fangirl for five years

 Five years ago I became a proper Lupin III fangirl and it has inspired me in so many ways. I have traveled, examined artefacts at museums and read old books and manuscripts. I've been motivated to learn in a way I haven't been before. I've been a tourist in my own city and discovered hidden corners. I've even found the grave marker of one of the original Arsène Lupin's actors, Gerald du Maurier.

Not to mention the ways I've been inspired in my art. My film 'I Boarded The Wrong Plane' uses heavy color inspiration from Part 2.

Even this closeup from 'Sweet Nothings' was inspired by 'The Mystery of Mamo'.

A statement about Aliya Rahman

 In April 2018, the day after my 25th birthday, I was forcibly removed from the BFI screening of 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'. It was traumatizing for me, being punished while enjoying my favorite film.

However, the unfair treatment of me came from a place of misunderstanding. It is nothing compared to Aliya Rahman, an autistic woman like myself, being deliberately and cruelly manhandled by Republicans and their enforcers twice in a short space of time, first when she was dragged from her car, and then when she was forcibly escorted from an exclusive political event that Representative Omar invited her to. I am not expressing outrage, because cruelty from the Republicans is of no surprise to me. But I would like Ms. Rahman to know that she is not alone.

Let's Kaitou! at 15

 Happy anniversary to this strange, horrifying, offensive gift that keeps on giving.

The game's idea revolves around teenage female versions of Lupin III and his gang going to a "phantom thief school" and of course all "doing it" with the player character.

Why would they need to be at a thief school? As Lupin III said in a chapter, "A thief makes his own rules." I guess the scenario is an excuse for more sick underage fantasies.

It's part of this "jotaika" thing I discussed in my first Substack article.

Why the shorty shorts? Why? Oh, well, at least you finally believe me about Ai Rohan.

She's gone for that Haruhi band there.

Yes, the Lupin III counterpart is named Ai Rohan, which, as I have said before, I think is either very lucky or very clever, given that Henriette D'Andresy's distant cousin is the Count of Dreux-Soubise... There is even a Rohan Center at the Louvre.

This game has inspired lots of art from me, including a short animation that was shown at the Dorking Film Festival in 2024, and a comic idea.

I have also done art of Rohan inspired by Lupin III commercials, a kabuki play and a series idea that never got greenlit. Why? The reasons are complicated. 

I have also done art of Ooka Tsugimoto, and Otome Zenigata, and of Koyomi Ishikawa to a lesser extent (Goemon was never my favorite). 

The website is full of Easter eggs and mysterious writing that I'm not paying money for the game to understand. 

Or just corny jokes like the one on the bottom.

And some things in the game itself are just illegible. Probably has something to do with sexual harrasment or jewels.

Joe Walsh is pretending to be against Donald Trump

 I wonder what Senator Joe Walsh's end game is? Usurption of the Republican party?

The Illinois politician is now creating manufactured drama, along with Donald Trump's other supporters, and pretending to be a repentant sinner. In truth, Walsh knew Donald Trump's true nature when he supported him in 2016. He stands by this comment:

 "This is now war. Watch out Obama. Watch out black lives matter punks. Real America is coming after you"

He still hasn't explained what he means by "Real America".

He's pretending to regret supporting Donald Trump but we know that regret in politics doesn't exist.

Keep moving forward!

This is an animatic I did of characters I created between 2008 and 2010.

Hopefully this will teach younger genrations that the 2000s were, to paraphrase the famous like from A Tale of Two Cities, the best of times and the worst of times.

https://vimeo.com/1075232619/

Dress with Respect

 Recently, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has called for airline passengers to "dress with respect".

I wonder if he finally found CCTV footage of me at JFK?

I have been "dressing with respect" for the last ten years. Duffy never noticed... until now, apparently.

This is me on my way to America in 2017.

This is me on a plane in 2015

Apparently there was a communication breakdown on both sides. I couldn't express what I tried to say, and the Republicans couldn't express what they wanted.

Some of my favorite characters are linked to the Spirits from 'Frozen 2'

 

Achim

In one episode of 'Brummkreisel', Achim plays Mother Hulda. Mother Hulda is a fairytale character linked with the Nixies. The spirit of water, the Nøkk, is based on the Nixies.

Lupin III

Although the Earth Giants are explicitly based on the jötunn, Ive heard it theorised that the Earth Giants are influenced by the Formorians. Since the Lupin family's name, in my opinion, is loosely related to the god Lugh, and Lugh is a quarter Formorian, it could inspire some adventure in Ireland.

Lugh was also the grandson of the Earth Goddess Danu, which ties the Lupin family to the Earth symbol further.

I don't know yet which characters I like are connected to the Fire Salamanders or the Sylphs.

Tuco Ramírez' surname is also linked with Lugh to a much lesser extent, in that his surname originates from Castile, which was once the eastern territory of the Kingdom of Léon.

It is also linked with the Vikings through the name "Raymond".