New Lupin the 3rd releases are always welcome since the property seems fairly timeless at the moment, so there’s definitely some excitement over the new feature that’s due out in Japan on June 21st, 2014 with Lupin the IIIrd: Daisuke Jigen’s Gravestone. The film is an interesting one because it’s set to be a spinoff of the 2012 TV series Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine. The first trailer for the new feature has landed today along with the first key visual for it that definitely plays the style up in a great way.
The feature is being 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: ANN]