The news out of this years MIPCOM is pretty exciting in general with what a lot of shows are doing in terms of licensing and moving around the world, but one of the most surprising revelations came in the form of the announcement that we’re getting a new Lupin the 3rd TV series next year. This will mark the first time since the Part III series ended back in 1985. We’ve had countless specials and movies since, and a renewed interest in the TV form through the 2012 series Lupin the 3rd: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, but now the title character and his group will get to shine again.
According to the reports out of MIPCOM, the new series is going to take place in Italy and San Marino, which is where it’ll get its world premiere in the spring.
The series will have Kazuhide Tomonaga working as the chief director on the property, which is welcome as he was involved in some of the best parts of previous films, while Yuichiro Yano will be directing based on scripts by Yuuya Takahashi. The series is going to be animated at Telecom Animation Film. They’re not exactly a really well known production company, but they’re heavily involved in backgrounds, finishing animation and a lot of secondary production assistance. They worked on the Inuyahas TV series and were involved in the Brave Story feature as the primary animation production company. They have experience with this franchise as well, having been ivnolved in several of the specials and a couple of the movies as well.
[Source: Oricon]
