Monkey News - Lupin Celebration
Welcome to Monkey News, your weekly news update for everything Lupin III.
Happy anniversary, Bye Bye Liberty Crisis!
The first ever Lupin III TV special aired on Japanese television during April 1989, and is now 31 years old!
More than an elaborate April Fool’s joke, the first special set a new standard for yearly straight-to-TV Lupin films. This lasted for the majority of years to come, right up until 2013’s Princess of the Breeze - Hidden City in the Sky.
The film later saw a VHS release in the UK during the September of 1996, and came to North America on DVD courtesy of Discotek Media in March 2014. This was one of the first TV special releases from Discotek Media, and was a much celebrated release.
Takeshi Koike celebrates his work on Twitter!
Check out this awesome new artwork from the one and only, Takeshi Koike!
The illustration features various characters from many of the designer come directors works. This includes the likes of Lupin III, Jigen Daisuke, Goemon Ishikawa and Fujiko Mine!
We celebrated everything Koike last November, reviewing all three of the Lupin the IIIRD spin-off films. The latest entry, Fujiko Mine’s Lie, released on Blu-ray in North America during March 2020. Check out our review to read our thoughts!
If you enjoy the picture and have a Twitter account, be sure to give Koike’s post a “like” by clicking here.
Discotek Media to take part in virtual anime panel!
Here’s one to keep an eye on!
Discotek Media will be taking part in Anime Lockdown 2020’s virtual convention with an industry panel on Sunday the 3rd of May.
Discotek Media have promised over on Twitter that this is not one to be missed. While not guaranteed, we hope to see some Lupin III goodies for the second half of 2020 - perhaps a Part 5 box set release, or could we be finally getting a North American release of the 1980’s Part III series?
While it’s easy to speculate, we don’t have to wait long to find out what they have in store for us. Stay tuned, as we will post up all of the Lupin-relevant details here on Lupin Central as they happen!
