Arsène Lupin is a fictional character who appears in a book series of detective fiction / crime fiction novels written by French writer Maurice Leblanc, as well as a number of non-canonical sequels and numerous film, television, stage play and comic book adaptations.

(also known as Lupin the 3rd) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Kato under the pen name of "Monkey Punch". The story follows the adventures of a gang of thieves led by Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of novels. Lupin and his gang travel throughout the world to steal treasures and escape from the law.

The first Lupin III manga, which first appeared in Weekly Manga Action beginning on 10 August 1967, spawned a media franchise that includes numerous manga, various animated television series, feature films, direct-to-video releases, television specials, music CDs, video games, and a musical. In addition, WhiteLight Entertainment, a production company owned by Gerald R. Molen, purchased the live action theatrical rights to Lupin III in 2003 and the Hollywood production is scheduled to be released in 2009.

Several different companies own the North American distribution rights to many Lupin III properties, including Geneon, which provided the television broadcast rights for 26 episodes of the second television series to Cartoon Network's Adult Swim during 2003.