With plans for a March release but no formal solicitation for retailers yet, Discotek Media has now revealed the finalized cover artwork for Lupin the 3rd: Jigen’s Gravestone. The Blu-ray release for the film has its full cover reveal now made where we’re getting a great looking slipcover, a slick cover and a bit of a cleaner reversible cover without the Blu-ray logo bar across the top. It’s definitely one that will raise the interest level for many fans.
The film, animated by TMS Entertainment, is an interesting one because it’s a spinoff of the 2012 TV series Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine. The feature is directed by Takeshi Koike, who served as the animation director on the Fujiko Mine series, based on the script by Yuuya Takahashi.
Plot concept: Lupin and Jigen infiltrate East Doroa to capture the secret treasure Little Comet. Queen Malta, a singer from East Doroa, was just assassinated in neighboring West Doroa, resulting in a tense situation at the border. The duo successfully steal the Little Comet, but a sniper tries to take out Jigen during their getaway. Jigen faces a powerful foe named Yael Okuzaki, an assassin who prepares graves for his targets before executing his kills. It is said that no one has survived after Yael Okuzaki makes a grave for that target.
[Source: Lupin the Third: Jigen’s Gravestone]
