Aliases
Rupan Sansei, Lupin III: Operation Return the Treasure, Edgar de la Cambriole : Opération Diamant, Lupin III: Un diamante è per sempre, Lupin III : Opération Diamant, Lupin III: Otakara Henkyaku Daisakusen!!, Lupin the 3rd: Operation Return the Treasure, ルパン三世: お宝返却大作戦！！
SUMMER 2003SPECIAL
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Master criminal Lupin the 3rd is at it again! An elusive meteoric gemstone called the “Trick Diamond” was once hidden inside Spain’s Sagrada Familia cathedral. In pursuit of the diamond, Lupin receives a message from his recently-deceased rival thief, Mark Williams. Mark’s challenge: return the treasures!
Five treasures—all stolen by Mark in his heyday—must be returned to their original homes within seven days, or Lupin will never find the diamond’s hiding place. And Lupin is never one to waste a diamond! But scoring the Trick Diamond only gets trickier as Mark’s lovely assistant Fujiko is keeping more than one closely-guarded secret, and Mafia boss Ivan “Rats” Crockovich is trying to both obliterate the Lupin Gang and swipe the diamond for himself!
(Source: Discotek Media)
Five treasures—all stolen by Mark in his heyday—must be returned to their original homes within seven days, or Lupin will never find the diamond’s hiding place. And Lupin is never one to waste a diamond! But scoring the Trick Diamond only gets trickier as Mark’s lovely assistant Fujiko is keeping more than one closely-guarded secret, and Mafia boss Ivan “Rats” Crockovich is trying to both obliterate the Lupin Gang and swipe the diamond for himself!
(Source: Discotek Media)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
20.2
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 10 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 73.6
- Cohort rating percentile - 100th percentile within season cohort
- Committee collaboration history - Titles sharing at least two committee members: 12 of 20 have a catalogued successor (60%), compared with 14% across the catalogue
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial44
Production Feasibility27
Audience Reception76
Strategic Priors53
Fandom Engagement50
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
Next scheduledin 14 hours
Renewal FAQ
Lupin the 3rd: Operation Return the Treasure renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Lupin the 3rd: Operation Return the Treasure getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Lupin the 3rd: Operation Return the Treasure has a 20/100 renewal signal score. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will Lupin the 3rd: Operation Return the Treasure be renewed?
- Lupin the 3rd: Operation Return the Treasure currently scores 20 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is Lupin the 3rd: Operation Return the Treasure's renewal probability?
- Lupin the 3rd: Operation Return the Treasure's CourScore is 20 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 71 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 2,577 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 213 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 37,236 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 100 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 151 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 11,168 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 729 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 80.5 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 4,755 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 8,128 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 2,899 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 187 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.19 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 685 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 81 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 4,976 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 80 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 77 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.47 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,361 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 73.4 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 70 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.54 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |