A new Lupin III TV anime special will air on NTV on January 8 starting at 9:00 p.m. The special, titled "Lupin III Italian Game," will air during NTV's weekly "Friday Roadshow" programming block.
The special's story will center on the kidnapping of Rebecca Rossellini (voiced by Yukiyo Fujī), a beautiful business owner who is a featured character in the new Lupin III TV anime series that is currently airing. Upon hearing of her kidnapping, Lupin rushes to her rescue. Additionally, Lupin receives a written challenge from a mysterious person named "The Masked Count" suggesting a contest: who can obtain the "inheritance of Count Cagliostro" first.
The new currently airing Lupin III anime series is the first full-fledged Lupin III television anime series to star the legendary thief character since 1984-85's Lupin III: Part III ended three decades ago. Sayo Yamamoto and TMS Entertainment made the Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine television anime spinoff in 2012.