For writer/director Takashi Yamazaki, Lupin III: The First was an extraordinary opportunity, allowing him to craft his own adventures for a classic manga character. Based on a series created by Monkey ...

Japanese animated film directed by Takeshi Koike featuring Lupin III. The release has been pushed back to February 25, 2026, ...

Reporting from Toyko — Cartoonist Monkey Punch, best known as the creator of the Japanese megahit comic series Lupin III, has died of pneumonia. He was 81. His office, MP Pictures, said Wednesday that ...

Tue, September 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM UTC Asked about the status of season 4 of Lupin, he had no further details but said: We just finished this one.” Atlan came to his current Gaumont role after ...

"Bresson must have really wanted to keep this a secret." Not a secret anymore! GKids has released the full-length official US trailer (with subtitles) for Lupin III: The First, the very first CGI ...

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Academy Award®-nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation (Paris:XIL) is partnering with Alibaba Group’s video streaming platform, Youku, to co-produce ...

One of the many events radically altered by the COVID-19 pandemic is the annual Annecy International Animated Film Festival, a showcase for animated movies, television, and works in progress from ...

As with our Initial D writeup, a slight disclaimer. I've never seen anything from the Lupin animation series... although I've heard enough about the series to know that I should be ashamed about this.

Of all the iterations of the Japanese character Lupin III — the manga and the live-action films, the multiple TV runs, the animated specials, and the video games — the one that’s spread the furthest ...

TOKYO >> Cartoonist Monkey Punch, best known as the creator of the Japanese megahit comic series Lupin III, has died at age of 81. His office, MP Pictures, said Wednesday that Monkey Punch, whose real ...