The official website for the Lupin III anime franchise revealed on Thursday that a 26th Lupin III anime special will air on NTV this winter, in 2019.
Takehiko Hata (The Aurora) is penning the script, Hirotaka Marufuji (Lupin III: the Last Job key animator, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress chief animation director) is serving as character designer and chief animation director, and franchise composer Yuji Ohno is returning to compose the music.
The Lupin the Third: Part 5 anime series premiered in NTV’s AnichU programming block on April 3, and aired 24 episodes through September.
Jun Kawagoe (Lupin III: Operation Return the Treasure, Cyborg 009 Vs.