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This January’s Lupin III TV special, Goodbye Partner, features a very special cameo from none other than Russia-based whistleblower Edward Snowden. Er, in the anime he’s actually called Edward Znoden, but come on. A screenshot of Mr. Znoden in the show from anime superfan and sometimes Otaku USA …Read more »
It can be a challenge keeping up with all the new Lupin III stuff coming out these days. There’s Part 5, which wrapped up last year, Fujiko Mine’s Lie, which came out a few months ago, the upcoming CG film, and now a new TV special. The last item on …Read more »
In case you forgot, there’s a CG-animated Lupin III film on the way. We learned with the initial announcement that the four main characters would be played by their regular voice actors. But now we’ve learned about some of the voices behind the film’s new characters. The biggest …Read more »
It’s one thing to admire the weaponry of your favorite manga and anime characters; it’s another entirely to use them to commit crimes of your own. That’s what one Lupin III fan did in Japan when he allegedly attempted to rob a convenience store using Lupin’s iconic …Read more »
Some very sad news was delivered today, as renowned manga author and Lupin III creator Kazuhiko Katou—known widely by his Monkey Punch pen name—has passed away. Reports state that the author died on April 11, 2019 of pneumonia at the age of 81. Katou was born on …Read more »
News about the fifth Lupin III TV anime first surfaced back in July, and the official website recently went up with more details. Lupin the Third Part 5 takes everyone’s favorite master thief to modern France, and it’s set to make its debut this April. …Read more »
Everyone’s favorite thief, Lupin III, turned 50 this year, and to mark the occasion, a new anime project has been greenlit. What’s more, the director will be none other than Monkey Punch, the manga author that started it all. The project is called Lupin wa …Read more »
More Lupin III anime was announced today at Japan Expo, and this fifth series will be set in France. That's appropriate not just because of Japan Expo's location, but because it just so happens to be the home of Lupin's namesake, gentleman thief and detective …Read more »
Monkey Punch’s original Lupin III manga debuted in 1967, making the franchise about the famous thief and his frenemies 50 years old this year. In celebration, Japan Post is releasing a set of collectable stamps, one of which costs a whopping ¥500,000. The framed set …Read more »
Just as Lupin constantly evades capture, this one somehow slipped under our radar when first announced, but apparently a live-action TV show based on Lupin III ’s Inspector Zenigata is set to begin next month. Yesterday at a press event for the series a few …Read more »
Lupin has a new feature film on the way, with Lupin the Third: Goemon Ishikawa's Spray of Blood set to open in Japan on February 4, 2017. Redline director Takeshi Koike helms the latest movie at TMS Entertainment, and a new 30-second preview was posted …Read more »
Discotek Media hopped on Facebook to announce plans to bring Lupin III Part IV to home video. The latest Italian adventure for Lupin and the gang is currently planned for a 2017 release, and will feature both Japanese language with English subtitles and English dub …Read more »
Rumors have been swirling on this one for the last few weeks, but with an official announcement, it can no longer be denied: Gintama is coming to flesh-and-blood cinema in 2017. Shun Oguri, who appeared as Lupin in the live-action Lupin III film , as …Read more »
Koji Morimoto. If you don’t know the name, well, you probably should. One of Japan’s premier animators, Morimoto is the director of shorts like The Animatrix ’s “Beyond,” Memories ’ “Magnetic Rose” and Noiseman Sound Insect , and key animator on dozens of brilliantly-animated films …Read more »
The 2014 live-action Lupin III film is coming to Blu-ray and DVD in Japan on February 18, but you can go ahead and catch some behind-the-scenes action thanks to avex entertainment's making-of video. We reviewed the Ryuhei Kitamura-directed film when it originally hit Japanese theaters. …Read more »
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