On the official website of the multimedia franchise of Lupine III (Lupine the third), a new promo image was released for the anime Lupine III: Part 6. The press release confirmed that the series will run over two arcs (two semesters), the second is due to premiere in January 2022 (that is, they are issued continuously).
The series has aired in Japan since last October 9th while the platform HIDIVE takes care of sales in the west. On the other hand, Lupine III (Lupine the third) is originally a manga written and illustrated by Monkey punchwhich was published through the magazine Weekly manga action from the publisher Futabasha between August 1967 and May 1969 with a total of fourteen compiled volumes. More than fifty years after it was founded Lupine III remains popular with its latest animated adaptation in 2018.
Production team
- Eiji Suganuma (B-Project: Kodou * Ambitious, Kodomo no Jikan, Lord of Vermilion: Guren no Ou) is responsible for directing the anime in the studios TMS entertainment.
- Takahiro ohkura (Detective Conan: The Purple Love Letter) is responsible for writing and maintaining the scripts. Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the shell), Masaki Tsuji (Kyojin no Hoshi, Umi no Triton), The novelist Taku ashibe (Murder in the Red Chamber) Akio Higuchi (Zone) and Kanae minato (confession) serve as guest scriptwriters.
- Hiroki marufuji (Koutetsujou no Kabaneri) is responsible for character design and animation direction.
- Yuji anyway (Anata ga Furikaeru Toki, space cobra) is responsible for composing the soundtrack.
General Synopsis of Lupine III
It’s called Lupine III. He is a knight thief whose grandfather was the famous ghost thief Arsène Lupine. When it comes to the art of theft, there is nothing that Lupine III cannot steal; Be it jewels, works of art, hidden treasures, the secret of immortality or the heart of a beautiful girl. Lupin’s companions are Daisuke Jigen, a great marksman; Goemon Ishikawa, a master of the sword; Fujiko Mine, a devilishly intelligent deadly woman. There’s Inspector Zenigata, an unscrupulous ICPO agent obsessed with an obsessive desire to catch the masterful thief.
Source: Comic Natalie
原作: モ ン キ ー ・ パ ン チ (c) TMS ・ NTV
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