Monkey News - Hello, Goodbye Partner
Welcome to Monkey News, your weekly news update for everything Lupin III.
Goodbye Partner is coming to Blu-ray in North America!
A home video release of the January 2019 TV special Lupin III: Goodbye Partner is coming to North America on the 30th of June, 2020.
This latest HD release from Discotek Media will feature both the Japanese and English language dubs, and retails at around $20. It follows the release of 2010’s The Last Job, which officially drops in North America on the 28th of April, 2020.
Both Japanese and English audio track versions of the special released digitally in North America and a select few additional regions during late-2019. It originally broadcast on TV in Japan during January 2019, and received a mediocre reception.
More Lupin in the states can only be good news, and we’re always excited to hear about future releases from Discotek Media. Even after all of these years, it’s exciting to see the entertainment and licensing company has not given up on our favourite thief!
You can pre-order a copy of Goodbye Partner over on RightStuf for $20~ by clicking here.
Take a closer look at the Japanese Lupin III: The First special edition!
TMS and VAP have given excited fans a closer look at the Bresson Diary edition of Lupin III: The First!
The standard and special edition are currently both planned to release in Japan on June 3rd, 2020.
The Bresson Diary edition, appropriately named after the object of interest Lupin desires to steal in the film itself, will retail at 8,800 yen + tax.
The two Blu-ray disc special edition includes:
・ Special “Making Of” Video
・ Yellow Carpet Film Premiere Video
・ Full Director & Cast Interviews
・ Non-Credit Opening Video
・ Logo Steel Video
・ PR Video Collection
The special edition also comes with a 100 page booklet - no doubt to be a treat for any fan of the film!
Check out the set via the official Japanese VAP website here.
Photo and tremendous hard work building the Fiat courtesy of Master Builder, Loopawn.
The LEGO Fiat 500 is out in the wild!
You may remember we ran a story a couple of weeks back regarding the LEGO version of Lupin’s famous Fiat 500, which was made available to purchase back in March.
While the product itself has no official affiliation with Lupin III, it is looking mighty fine sat next to this handsome Part 5 blue jacket figurine!
Twitter user and friend of the site Loopawn has picked up a box of the Fiat themed bricks, and demonstrated his impressive building skills to snap the above shot. It looks fantastic, and we can’t help but wish for a more solid collaboration between both LEGO and TMS at some point in the future!
As thanks for snagging his photo, please check out Loopawn’s Teespring website to find plenty of Lupin themed shirts and goodies.
We absolutely adore the way he illustrates Lupin, and we can vouch for the impressive quality of the shirts too!
