Lupin IIIrd: Daisuke Jigen’s Gravestone trailer released, story outlined
In 2011, Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine became the first new television anime project based on Monkey Punch’s original manga in 27 years and recently, it was announced that the origin story will be receiving a Takeshi Koike (Redline) directed spin-off with Lupin IIIrd: Daisuke Jigen’s Gravestone, a 51-minute feature that will be receive a limited screening in Tokyo in June.
Today, the first trailer and story details were officially released, confirming that the Yuuya Takahashi (Tiger & Bunny) helmed story will centre on Arséne Lupin III and his partner-in-crime Daisuke Jigen infiltrating East Doroa to obtain a treasure known as the Little Comet. During their getaway however, Jigen is targetted by the assassin Yael Okuzaki, who is known to prepare the gravestones for every target he intends to kill – gravestones that he always manages to fill.
The trailer can be viewed below:
Manga Entertainment UK released Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine on DVD and Blu-Ray in the United Kingdom.
