Lupin the 3rd Part IV: The Italian Adventure, also known simply as or , is the fifth incarnation of TMS Entertainment's long-running anime television adaptation of Lupin III manga. The series received its world premiere in Italy on August 30, 2015, on the Italia 1 channel, and a preview screening at Concordia theater in San Marino on August 29, 2015. The Japanese premiere was on October 1, 2015, on NTV and the series was made available on the J:Com and Hulu services in Japan on October 21. It ran for 26 episodes in Italy and 24 episodes in Japan. The opening theme for the Italian version of the series, "Lupin, un ladro in vacanza" (Lupin, a thief on holiday) is performed by Italian talent show hip-hop singer Moreno featuring Italian anime and cartoons themes veteran Giorgio Vanni. The opening theme 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 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. The series has been licensed by Anime Limited for the UK market and by Discotek Media for the North American market. The dub, which was directed by Richard Epcar and Ellyn Stern, started airing in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block started on June 18, 2017 and concluded on January 21, 2018. __TOC__

Episode list

Home media release Japanese + VAP (Japan, Region 2/A) Vol. Episodes Release date Ref. 1 1–3 December 23, 2015 2 4–6 January 20, 2016 3 7–9 February 24, 2016 4 10–12 + OVA 1 March 23, 2016 5 13–15 April 20, 2016 6 16–18 April 20, 2016 7 19–21 June 22, 2016 8 22–24 + OVA 2 July 20, 2016

English + Discotek Media (North America, Region 1/A) Name Discs Episodes Release date Note Ref. Part IV 3 1–26 May 29, 2018 English track only Part IV 2 1–26 April 30, 2019 Japanese track only Notes

See also

Lupin III List of Lupin III Part I episodes List of Lupin III Part II episodes List of Lupin III Part III episodes List of Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine episodes List of Lupin III Part 5 episodes List of Lupin III Part 6 episodes List of Lupin III television specials

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