NTV announced on Friday that the Lupin III franchise will have a new anime special titled Lupin III Prison of the Past that will premiere on NTV on November 29 at 9:00 p.m. The special will focus on Lupin’s gang infiltrating the Kingdom of Doruente in order to rescue a famous gentleman thief from imprisonment.
The special will take the more comedic tone of the second Lupin III series (the “Red Jacket” series).
The franchise’s first 3D CG feature-length film, Lupin III THE FIRST, will open in Japan on December 6.
Regular Lupin III voice actors Kanichi Kurita, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Daisuke Namikawa, and Miyuki Sawashiro return for the special.