Lupin the 3rd: Goodbye Partner (ルパン三世 グッバイ・パートナー, Rupan Sansei Gubbai Pātonā) is a Japanese anime television special produced by TMS Entertainment, serving as the twenty-sixth television special in the Lupin the 3rd franchise, itself based on the manga series of the same name by Monkey Punch. The special was directed by Jun Kawagoe from a screenplay by Takehiko Hata and aired on Nippon Television on January 25, 2019, as part of the network's Kinyo Roadshow . This was the last Heisei-era Lupin the 3rd special, released four months before the 2019 Japanese imperial transition and was the last Lupin the 3rd special to be released during Monkey Punch's lifetime as he would pass away on April 11, three months after the special's debut.[1]
Voice cast
Character | Japanese voice actor | English voice actor[2] |
---|---|---|
Lupin the 3rd | Kanichi Kurita | Tony Oliver |
Jigen Daisuke | Kiyoshi Kobayashi | Richard Epcar |
Goemon Ishikawa | Daisuke Namikawa | Lex Lang |
Fujiko Mine | Miyuki Sawashiro | Michelle Ruff |
Inspector Zenigata | Koichi Yamadera | Doug Erholtz |
Roy Forest | Junichi Suwabe | Armen Taylor |
Alisa | Minako Kotobuki | Ryan Bartley |
Norman | Tsuyoshi Koyama | Chris Tergliafera |
Emilka | Risa Uchida | Lizzie Freeman |
Kato | Yoji Ueda | Mark Whitten |
Production
The special was announced on December 21, 2018. The special is an original story, the first in nearly six years with the crew also being revealed around the same time.[3] The special's guest cast was revealed on December 27 of that year.[4]
References
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (2019-04-17). "'Lupin III' Creator Monkey Punch Dies Age 81". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
- ^ "Lupin the 3rd: Goodbye Partner". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (2018-12-21). "Lupin III: Goodbye Partner TV Special Airs on January 25". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (2018-12-27). "Lupin III: Goodbye Partner TV Special Reveals Visual, Guest Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
External links
- Lupin the 3rd: Goodbye Partner at IMDb
- Lupin the 3rd: Goodbye Partner (special) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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