Prison of the Past to stream for free for a limited time in the U.S!
The 2019 television special Lupin III: Prison of the Past will feature on TMS Entertainment USA’s YouTube channel for free throughout February, 2024!
Prison of the Past is directed by Hatsuki Tsuji and is written by Shatner Nishida. Hirotaka Marufuji, who also worked on Lupin III: Part 6, handled the character designs. At time of release, it was speculated that the special was created as a way of reminding fans that Lupin’s roots remained in 2D, as the 3DCG film The First took off in Japan in the December of that same year. While The First was good, and did well in the cinema, some fans in Japan had speculated that we might see a 3D future for the series - and TMS were quick to push back on this at the time.
Unlike previous specials, this latest upload was voted for by fans via a poll that TMS ran over on their website.
The version going live on February 2nd will include English language audio. Kaiji Von Tang, Chris Cason, Kellen Goff, Sean Chiplock, Ama Lee, Matthew Greenbaum and Brent Mukai (to name a few) all star in the English dub for the film. This is in addition to the usual suspects of Tony Oliver, Richard Epcar, Lex Lang, Michelle Ruff and Doug Erholtz. Viewers must be watching from within the United States to gain access to the special.
Check it out below once it goes up! If you haven’t seen it before, it’s worth a watch.
