Lupin the 3rd Part IV: The Italian Adventure

native name	ルパン三世
genre	Adventure, comedy
based on	Lupin the 3rd by Monkey Punch
director	Kazuhide Tomonaga (Chief director) Yūichirō Yano
producer	Yu Kiyozono
writer	Yūya Takahashi
music	Yuji Ohno (Japanese version) Papik (International version)‡R1R‡
executive producer	Ryota Kato
animator	Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
company	TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd.
network	Italia 1 (Italy)
network2	Nippon TV (Japan)
country	Japan
language	Japanese
first aired	August 30, 2015
last aired	November 30, 2015
first aired2	October 2, 2015
last aired2	March 18, 2016
num episodes	26
list episodes	List of Lupin the 3rd Part IV: The Italian Adventure episodes

Lupin the 3rd Part IV: The Italian Adventure, also known simply as Lupin the 3rd (ルパン三世) or Lupin the Third Part IV (ルパン三世 PART IV),[2] is a Japanese anime television series animated by Telecom Animation Film. Part of the Lupin III franchise, it is the fifth anime television adaptation of the Lupin III manga series created by Monkey Punch. The series aired from August to November 2015 on Italia 1 in Italy, and from October 2015 to March 2016 on Nippon Television and other channels in Japan. It started airing in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in June 2017.

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Most of the story takes place in Italy and San Marino, although some episodes are partly set elsewhere (e.g., France, Japan), with Lupin wearing a blue jacket.

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The series received its world premiere in Italy on August 30, 2015 on the Italia 1 channel,[6] and a preview screening at Concordia theater in San Marino on August 29, 2015.[7] The Japanese premiere was on October 1, 2015 on NTV and the series was made available on the J:Com and Hulu Japan services on October 21.[8][9] It ran for 26 episodes in Italy and 24 episodes in Japan. The main theme song for the Italian version of the series, "Lupin, un ladro in vacanza" (Lupin, a thief on holiday) is performed by Italian hip-hop singer Moreno featuring Giorgio Vanni.[10] The main theme song for the Japanese version of the series "Theme from Lupin III 2015" is composed by Yuji Ohno and performed by You & The Explosion Band. The ending theme for the Japanese version of the series "I Won't Love You if You Don't Say It Right" (ちゃんと言わなきゃ愛さない) is performed by enka singer Sayuri Ishikawa and features lyrics written by Tsunku. It was released as a single with additional tracks in Japan on October 1, 2015.[11] The series was released across DVD and Blu-ray releases by VAP in Japan between December 23, 2015 and July 20, 2016.[12]

Crunchyroll began streaming the series as Lupin the Third - Part 4 on January 7, 2016. All episode previously broadcast in Japan were added at the same time.[13] The series has been licensed by Anime Limited for the UK market and by Discotek Media for the North American market. The English dub, which was directed by Richard Epcar and Ellyn Stern,[14][3] started airing in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on June 18, 2017[15] and concluded on January 21, 2018. The dub, which was created as an adaptation of the Italian version, and the original Japanese version of the series have been released on home video separately in English-speaking markets due to the differences between the two versions. According to Anime Limited, these differences in video footage made it "simply not possible to include both language options" in one set.[16]

Lupin the 3rd Part IV: The Italian Adventure

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