Part 1 Blu-ray coming to North America in 2022!
The original 1971 TV series that helped start it all is getting a Blu-ray release in North America, from Discotek Media!
Officially announced as part of Discotek’s Holiday 2021 online panel, the show will feature a brand-new, never before seen image restoration. Superior image quality has been achieved by taking the original masters from the Japanese Blu-ray release, with extensive colour correction, dust and scratch removal work completed on top.
All twenty-three episodes have had the above-mentioned treatment, and will be included.
The set will also include around two-hundred pages of in-depth liner notes from long-time Lupin fan Reed Nelson and friends, plus a gallery filled to the brim with rare production artwork.
A newly recorded English dub will also feature alongside the original Japanese language audio. Tony Oliver, Richard Epcar, Lex Lang, Michelle Ruff and Doug Erholtz will all assume their usual roles, featuring as the Lupin gang.
This is shaping up to be the best quality set we have seen from Discotek Media, and what a fitting way to celebrate the original show’s fiftieth year anniversary!
More details, plus a release date, to come later. For now, check out the latest trailer for the set below, with narration by Tony Oliver!
