Monkey News - 26.11.19
Welcome to this weeks edition of Monkey News, the news roundup for everything Lupin III!
Is Lupin Still Burning? OVA airs on Toonami December 14th at 3am!
Characters and above image owned by TMS and NTV.
Who will be getting no sleep on December 14th, then? The 2018 OVA Is Lupin Still Burning? is set to air in the U.S. for the first time!
The special, which is a retelling of the first episode of the original green jacket TV series from 1971, previously became available in Japan during 2018. It released as part of an extra feature on one of the Part 5 DVD and Blu-ray sets, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Monkey Punch’s original manga series.
The special sees Lupin and company taking part in a dangerous race. Their goal; to pilfer a gold statue from the evil and eccentric Mr. X. Plenty of villains from Lupin’s past show up here to take part in the race - will Lupin win, or even survive long enough to see the finish line?
Toonami’s December screening of the film will be the first time a Lupin OVA has been televised in the U.S., and while official details are yet to be released, we suspect Epcar Productions will be providing the English dub (as they have just done the same for the digital release of Goodbye Partner and the Toonami broadcast of Part 5.)
View Toonami’s original post announcing the localisation of the OVA on Facebook right here. Don’t miss the special and tune in to Toonami for 3am on December 14th!
Banpresto Lupin III: The First tie-in figurines have been revealed!
The Lupin III and Fujiko Mine 3DCG Banpresto statues have been fully revealed! Both figurines are currently planned to release in Japan next year, with Lupin launching in February and Fujiko in April.
The Fujiko figurine was teased at an event in Japan a couple of weeks back, and her sparkly dress certainly turned heads! Both designs are based on the characters looks from the upcoming movie, which is Lupin’s first fully 3D animated feature length flick.
We have our fingers crossed for the release of more next year - it would be fantastic to have a complete set, with Jigen, Goemon, Inspector Zenigata and the new female lead, Leticia!
Banpresto have also announced a small selection of additional goods that are to tie in with the release of the film. These include t-shirts, computer mice, mouse mats and more. Head on over to Twitter to check out their full range by clicking here.
Check out the original post announcing the pair over on Twitter right here, courtesy of NTV.
Lupin III: The First teams up with Moon’s Stone’s chocolate flavoured banana sweets!
Characters and above image owned by Moon’s Stone, TMS and NTV.
Lupin III: The First is teaming up with Moon's Stone: CHOCO BANANA sweets!
The teams behind both Lupin and the tasty chocolate banana flavoured cake sweets have come together - and with their powers united, have created a limited run TV commercial!
The art for the promotion itself is just adorable! The special commercial airs on UHB from the 29th of November - tune in and be sure you don't miss it!
Check out the short but sweet (no pun intended) commercial over on Instagram by clicking here.
As always, thanks to Maia over on Twitter for the news tip!
Lupin III: Prison of the Past gets new trailer!
Characters and above image owned by TMS and NTV.
Check out a quick new trailer for the 28th Lupin TV special, Prison of the Past!
The latest film in the long running Lupin franchise airs in Japan this Friday, the 29th of November on NTV.
Antics and hijinks akin to the Part II series have been promised by TMS and NTV, so if you are a fan of the red jacket show - this might be for you!
Check out the latest trailer on Twitter right here. Thanks again to Maia for the heads up!
