#but it just doesn’t hit that characterization for Goemon correctly

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the more I watch of the modern Lupin series compared to the old ones it becomes clearer and clearer that the current team of writers and directors and artists just don’t get Goemon. His peak character design was those first few movies imo, where he looks intimidating and way too intense but also out of place and a little silly. Nowadays the that “Moemon” sort of shit has infected TMS and we have to see shit like how Goemon is portrayed in parts 4-6, where he’s massively taken down in any sort of intimidation and the bite to his dialogue is all but gone. At it’s worst it takes his lack of social skills and awkwardness and makes it naïveté and being overly gullible or inept. There are episodes in those parts that don’t do this to Goemon, but they’re not really what the average episode portrays. I just miss the sharp sassy, dangerously intense edge Goemon used to have.

#rewatched an episode of part 5 for some screenshots and. i even liked this episode when I first watched it #but it just doesn’t hit that characterization for Goemon correctly #this is another reason I think Mystery of Mamo had some peak Goemon #I even like Fuma Conspiracy as another facet to Goemon’s personality bc he’s not portrayed the same as he is in more recent versions #he’s not as edgeless #idk how to put this it’s been a long day #and part 2 where he’s been with the gang for a while and he’s got that deadpan sass and assholery to him #I want bitchy bastard Goemon back :( #goemon ishikawa xiii #half my damn tag for him now is me complaining 😭 #i say this as someone who LIKES these parts. i think part 4 has some awesome episodes and cool art design and I like Fujiko and Zeni in it #part 5 has some fun callbacks and some good moments for the gang and even features one of my favorite episodes. #part 6 is weak as hell at the beginning but towards the end gave me another favorite episode with Goemon as well as some wholesome gang #also does better at giving Goemon an edge again in his character design #the thing is that all of these have moments where they portray Goemon as the comic relief and not in the same way he was in parts 1-3 #listen I think he can be cute and gullible and all that but not as the staple to his portrayal!!!! it should be rare as hell!!!! #in the same vein they’ve taken all of Jigen’s silliness out the window and made him way more serious and angsty than he used to be #I always loved how Jigen looks like he’s going to be the most brooding motherfucker alive #and like. he can be but at his core he’s a goof like Lupin who loves committing crimes and using his gun and enjoying his vices #he’s a grouchy greasy man but he’s not the straight man to Lupin’s bullshit any more than the rest of the gang #the character portrayals just feel like they’re hinging on old tropes and done to death references of other parts #theyve got 70s years worth of character to work with and they still choose only one shallow facet to portray #even Lupin sometimes feels like the writers are trying to do a worse version of cagliostro or late part 2 #let’s not even start on poor Zenigata and the disrespect he got in part 6 #Fujiko fluctuates pretty heavily even in the old ones but I will say that they’ve kind of done something similar w her as Jigen #where she’s not as silly anymore #I think of all of them Fujikonis the one who’s gotten more decent development over the years #bc she doesn’t get as much uncomfortable misogyny directed her way #key words: as much