Lupin ZERO to get HIDIVE release, and more story details revealed!
[Please note that this post includes minor story spoilers for Lupin ZERO, which is due for release during December 2022. Only read on if you are content in knowing details of the show’s premise and plot.]
The upcoming six-part miniseries Lupin ZERO is due to release on streaming website HIDIVE, and the show is set to premiere at Anime NYC on November 18th 2022! While it is still unclear which version will be shown (subbed or a potential dub), those present at the convention can catch Lupin ZERO on November 18th 2022 at 6:30pm, in Panel 4 of the Javits Center.
All six episodes of the spin-off are due to upload onto streaming service HIDIVE, starting December 16th 2022 in the United States, with the chance of additional territories being announced closer to release.
Details on the voice talent involved in the Japanese language dub are yet to be revealed—however, the HIDIVE press release does shine the spotlight upon some new story details, which we will list for you below! As mentioned above, beware, as there are slight spoilers ahead!
HIDIVE, home of the LUPIN THE 3RD anime series, has acquired exclusive rights to the new spin-off series LUPIN ZERO. Set in the 1960s during Japan’s Showa Era, this original anime story centers on a teenaged Lupin III and delves into his untold origins as the world’s greatest thief. LUPIN ZERO will run for six episodes and debuts on Sunday, December 16 on HIDIVE. To celebrate the new series, HIDIVE will co-host the world premiere screening of LUPIN ZERO at Anime NYC on Friday, November 18 at 6:30 pm.
“We’re thrilled to launch the new original anime LUPIN ZERO this December as an exclusive series only available on HIDIVE, home of the LUPIN THE 3RD anime series,” said John Ledford, President and General Manager of HIDIVE. “Lupin III has been entertaining audiences for over 50 years and this fan-favorite character is returning with all new mysteries – but this time as a teenager in junior high in 1960’s Tokyo. This new action series will not disappoint!”
Lupin III, a bored junior high schooler in Tokyo, takes an interest in a young Daisuke Jigen, a mysterious and impressive marksman. Lupin III strikes up a conversation with Jigen at a nightclub, however during their talk, Jigen concludes that Lupin III is simply a privileged and naïve boy from a well-to-do family and doesn’t want anything to do with him. However, while helping the nightclub singer Yoko, who is being pursued by the yakuza, Jigen learns that Lupin III is a descendant of the legendary thief…
Read the press release in full by clicking here.
