Part 6 overseas broadcast detailed!
Big news for Lupin III fans outside of Japan!
The upcoming Part 6 television series is due to begin broadcasting on streaming platform HiDive later this week, on October 9th.
“Episode 0”, which stars Kiyoshi Kobayashi in his final instance as Jigen Daisuke, will hit the service around an hour and a half after its initial broadcast on NTV in Japan, at 17:30 UTC. The episode is due to drop with the original Japanese language audio, complete with full English subtitles.
As you may expect, the remainder of the series will continue to air in the time slot going forwards, each Saturday at 17:30 UTC (so be sure to mark those calenders)!
Fans in other territories also have reason to be excited, as HiDive have announced some additional locations in which the series will air. Check out the complete list below:
The United States & Canada (US, GU, PR, AS, MP, VI, CA, PW, FM, MH)
The United Kingdom (GB, AI, SH, BM, AQ, IO, VG, KY, FK, GI, MS, PN, TC, GS)
Ireland (IE)
Australia (AU)
New Zealand (NZ)
Solomon Islands (SB)
Vanuatu (VU)
Tuvalu (TV)
Fiji (FJ)
Papua New Guinea (PG)
Nauru (NR)
Tonga (TO)
Scandinavia (FI, SE, NO, DK, IS, GL, SJ, FO)
To get ready for the episode, all you need is a HiDive subscription and account (costs around $5 per month).
Free trials are available, however, do be aware that users are auto-subscribed to the $5 payment plan on registering the trial. Remember to cancel your subscription manually in the account settings if you do not wish to be charged.
We hope you are as excited for “Episode 0” of Part 6 as we are! Don't forget to catch it this weekend — and don't worry, we won’t be posting spoilers for the episode on the website or on any of our social media accounts.
Take your time to watch it, and let’s all enjoy the show!