Lupin the 3rd Episode 0: First Contact Listed On Amazon for March Release

Humberto Saabedra

Lupin the 3rd First ContactA listing for the 2002 Lupin the 3rd Episode 0: First Contact TV special has been posted on Amazon with a release date of March 30th at a price of $22.49 from licensee Discotek Media.

Preliminary specifications list English subtitles with Japanese audio, meaning there will be no English dub to accompany the release and will mark the renewed availability of new Lupin the 3rd material since the demise of Geneon in 2007 and the completion of Funimation’s license to eight of the TV specials it licensed separately.

Pre-Order Lupin the 3rd Episode 0: First Contact from Amazon

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