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Lupin III Gets 1st CG Anime Film by Stand By Me Doraemon's Takashi Yamazaki

Stand By Me Doraemon, Dragon Quest: Your Story) is directing and writing the film, which will open in Japan on December 6.

Lupin III creator Monkey Punch recently ed away on April 11, but the film's website posted an October 2018 message in which he had expressed his excitement over imagining how this fresh take on his character would turn out. The tagline on the website reads, "Well, let's get started."

Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie (Anime Expo on July 6.

The film is the third film in a series consisting of 2014's Yūya Takahashi wrote the scripts.

airing the anime on June 15.

Thanks to Gwyn Campbell for the news tip.

Source: Lupin III THE FIRST website via Yaraon!