Medicom Stylish Collection - Lupin the 3rd : Pycal the Magician

 

Pycal first appear in the original television anime adaptation first series of Lupin the 3rd, Episode 2 "The Man They Called a Magician" in Oct 31, 1971. In this episode, Pycal perish in flames. But he came back seemingly alive in a dedicated Original Video Animation (OVA) in Apr 03 2002. in Recognition of the 30th anniversary of the manga's first television anime adaptation.
In the original TV series, Pycal wore a white suit with geen innershirt and a white tie. When he returned in 2002, he had a Lavendar coloured suit with a darker shade of purple innershirt and a white tie.
This figure of Pycal from Medicom were released in May 22 2000, it's design is hence per the OG TV series which is personally preferred.

 

Medicom Stylish Collection - Lupin the 3rd : Linda

Lupin III Wiki :

Originally a secretary for Dr. Heinlein, she underwent human experimentation with a rare flower called the Third Sun when forced by Stern's criminal syndicate Killer-in-Killers (aka Kirein-Killers), resulting in her transformation into a witch.

To get away from the syndicate, Linda drives off in a speedboat. While on a speedboat, Fujiko Mine shoots Linda while practicing using Lupin III's Walther P38. Her speedboat goes off course and goes up in flames. She managed to swim to safety by a rock with Lupin catching her attention. After Fujiko went off with the speedboat, Lupin III asks her name and compliments her. Shortly after, they were pursed by the Killer-in-Killers who were shooting at them. The boat exploded thanks to Daisuke Jigen saving them, but by the time Lupin wants to introduce her to him, she had already gone.

Lupin and Jigen managed to track her down on an island thanks to Lupin detecting the scent of "Pink Bed" and sees her by a Third Sun flower bed. Very quickly Lupin falls in love with her as he kisses her hand. She falls in love with him back smiling and playing tag with each other as they run around a tree. He then makes a promise to her as she can no longer survive without the flowers.

The plane sprays gasoline that then using what appears to be a rocket launcher, Lupin fires at the flower bed, forgetting that Linda needs the flowers to live. Lupin wants to save her, but Dr. Heilein shoots her.

Medicom Stylish Collection - Lupin the 3rd : Daisuke Jigen 次元 大介

 

Wikepedia :

Daisuke Jigen (Japanese: 次元 大介, Hepburn: Jigen Daisuke) is a fictional character created by Monkey Punch for his manga series Lupin III, which debuted in Weekly Manga Action on August 10, 1967. Jigen is the marksman, aide-de-camp and best friend of Arsène Lupin III. Along with colleague Goemon Ishikawa XIII, he joins Lupin in pursuit of riches acquired typically by theft. Traveling across the globe, Jigen has garnered fame as a gunman with a wildly capable speed and accuracy.

Medicom Stylish Collection - Lupin the 3rd : Fujiko Mine (in Black Blouse, Brown high Stockings)

From Wikipedia :

Fujiko Mine (Japanese: 峰 不二子, Hepburn: Mine Fujiko) is a fictional character created by Monkey Punch for his manga series Lupin III, which debuted in Weekly Manga Action on August 10, 1967. She is a professional criminal who regularly uses her attractiveness to fool her targets. Unlike the rest of the Lupin III cast, Fujiko's physical appearance changes for most installments in the franchise. She is the star of the fourth Lupin III anime television series, 2012's The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, making it the first to not star Arsène Lupin III as the protagonist.

As the Lupin III series was to be published in a magazine targeted at adults, Fujiko Mine was created to add a female presence. Her name is derived from the title "Sacred Mountain Fuji" (霊峰不二, Reihō Fuji). Monkey Punch saw a picture of Mt. Fuji on a calendar and in less than a minute decided on Fujiko Mine; omitting "rei" from "reihō", changing the reading of 峰 to "mine", and adding "ko" to "fuji" to make it look more pleasing when spelled. She was developed from the intention to fulfill a "Bond girl" role. Creating a new female character each week was too difficult for Monkey Punch, so she evolved into a single character. At the beginning of the series, many of the women Lupin encounters are named Fujiko, but are treated as different characters from chapter to chapter. This concept was later changed to make Fujiko a single character who changes style frequently.Monkey Punch compared the characters of Lupin and Fujiko to those of D'Artagnan and Milady de Winter, and described them as "Not necessarily lovers, not necessarily husband and wife, but more just having fun as man and woman with each other".

Medicom Stylish Collection - Lupin the 3rd : Inspector Zenigata

Wikipedia :
Koichi Zenigata (Japanese: 銭形 幸一, Hepburn: Zenigata Kōichi), usually called Inspector Zenigata (銭形警部, Zenigata-keibu) and formerly Heiji Zenigata VII, is a fictional character created by Monkey Punch for his manga series Lupin III, which debuted in Weekly Manga Action on August 10, 1967. He is named after the famous fictional Japanese detective Zenigata Heiji, of whom he is a descendant.
Inspector Zenigata was conceived as Lupin's arch rival to create a "human Tom and Jerry".

Monkey Punch has said that he believes the Lupin III story can never end but that if he had to, both Zenigata and Lupin would have to end as equals. They would either both fail, both win or both get very old.

 

Medicom Stylish Collection - Lupin the 3rd : Fujiko Mine in Kimono

Medicom Stylish Collection - Lupin the 3rd : Cap, the Assassin

Another obscure character from the very fine series. Couldn't find more info on this character but what I do know is the set also came with a weird accessory in a Bamboo stalk with a bomb device or something like that strapped to it. Wasn't taken out for this photo session but you get what I mean... I hope.
Will let the pictures do the talking from now, until I find some more background info on this character.

Medicom Stylish Collection - Lupin the 3rd : Lupin in Prison

Continuing my Medicom Lupin collection archiving in earnest. Hope I can persevere through and not stop halfway like what happen to the Medicom Kamen Rider DX series LOL! Here is another character design from the series and he is the lead character - Lupin the 3rd. Not too familiar with the story and wonder when inspector Zenigata ever caught up with him.Can't find any relevant info on this episode either. What I can do is to update this page when new info surface. For now, it is all about the figure.

Medicom Stylish Collection - Lupin the 3rd : Okosama Lunch

 

"From episode 6 of the first Lupin III anime series comes a fellow briefly in league with Fujiko, Okosama Lunch. Didja know "Okosama Lunch" was what McDonald's Happy Meal was first called in Japan? We don't know if that explains his expression, but he's secretly pleased about being memorialized as a limited edition doll by Medicom. Detail and posability galore, with 26 points of articulation, real fabric clothing, and his C-1911A1 gun. A figure stand is also included." except taken from HLJ's link of the toy.

Been meaning to do a series of photoshoot on one of my favorite toyline in Medicom Stylish Collection 1:6 scale Lupin the 3rd series. Never knew it would kick off with such an obscure character in Okosama Lunch. But with his ligh purple-ish suit and his bespected grouchy looks, he kinda epitomize all the baddies in the anime.