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GKIDS Bringing ‘Lupin The IIIRD: The Movie – The Immortal Bloodline ‘ To U.S. Theaters In January

Takeshi Koike’s latest ‘Lupin’ film hits U.S. theaters in January, bringing a darker sci-fi edge and the ‘Redline’ director’s trademark dynamism.

Koike discusses bringing intensity, style, and motion to Lupin’s world, and why collaboration drives his boundary-pushing anime vision.

A new trailer and production details are now available for the celebration of two of Japan’s most iconic manga series.

Kobayashi leaves behind a tremendous body of iconic work which spans more than 50 years in animation.

We discuss the gentleman thief’s first cg outing with Tomokazu Sakamoto and Tatsuya Akagi, animation and rigging supervisor on the film.

Japan’s favorite gentleman thief returns in his first cg outing.

The first cg feature in the iconic franchise will be released December 6 in Japan.

“Lupin III: The First” is the first-fully cg feature installment in the long-running manga/anime franchise.