Lupin III: Part IV, the first Lupin III television anime series in three decades to star the titular character, premiered in Japan in October 2015, after first premiering as Lupin III – L’avventura Italiana on Italian television on August 29, 2015.
It also inspired the Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine television anime series and live-action adaptations, including 2014’s live-action film.
The official Twitter account for the fifth Lupin III anime series posted a clean version of the anime’s opening sequence on Monday.
Monkey Punch’s Lupin III manga about the titular thief’s escapades inspired four previous television anime series, several theatrical anime films, and a near-annual string of television anime specials.