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New Lupin III Anime to Premiere This Fall With Original Composer (Update)
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The staff of the first Nihon TV channel and other broadcasters.
Yuji Ohno's involvement as composer was also announced. Ohno commented on his involvement, saying, "Lupin is returning center stage! This is what 'Lupin Sound' should be! Please look forward to that kind of music."
The series was originally announced at the MIPCOM event in Cannes, last October, and was scheduled for a world premiere on Italy's spinoff in 2012.)
Franchise veteran Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen Daisuke no Bohyō) is in charge of the series scripts.
Tomonaga noted that the Lupin III anime that his generation watched four decades ago was completely different from the previous anime aimed at children. He added that it had a very huge impact on the diehard adult fanbase. For the generation that already experienced that amazement as well as the generation unaware of those days, Tomonaga wants to make an exciting animation that is realistic yet sprinkled with fantastic elements. Furthermore, he wants to depict a Lupin in which conflicting elements coexist — hard-boiled yet comical, cool yet tongue-in-cheek.
Update: The series is still scheduled to premiere on Italy's RTI channel this May. The Japanese broadcast will then begin this fall. [Via LupintheThird.com]
Source: Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web via Yaraon!
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