 Lupin's ethnic origins have not been specified; in the 2008 OVA "Green Vs. Red", a dossier held by Zenigata indicates his place of birth as "unknown".He admits being French like his grandfather, but apparently lives in Japan.Inspector Zenigata has called him Japanese and Lupin himself once referred to himself as "half-Japanese, half-French" (2nd TV series, episode 118).