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Lupin III: Part IV Blu-ray Release Details
posted on by Andrew Osmond
Anime Limited has confirmed that it will release the series Lupin III: Part IV on May 28 as a Limited Edition Blu-ray (there will not be a DVD edition).
This is the Lupin the Third series made in 2015, set in Italy, and should not be confused with the new series screening in spring 2018 (Lupin the Third: Part 5, set in France).
Anime Limited's Limited Blu-ray edition will contain the series on four Blu-ray discs, including the two OVA episodes “Venice of the Dead” and “Non Rendezvous”. It will also contain a 60-page art book and an o-card slipcover.
The set will be subtitled only. According to Anime Limited, "When the series was dubbed into English, the dub was created utilising the Italian broadcast video assets, not the Japanese broadcast video assets. This meant that there were differences between the two... Because there are differences between the two versions in terms of video footage it was simply not possible to include both language options on a single Blu-ray release."
However, a dubbed edition of the series will receive a later release on standard Blu-ray, exclusively through the AllTheAnime website. No release date for this edition is confirmed yet.)
If you buy the subtitled Blu-ray of the series through the AllTheAnime website or from an AllTheAnime exhibition stand at an event, then you will be able to buy the subsequent dubbed edition for only £10. However, this offer will not apply if you buy the subtitled Blu-ray at any other retailer. For more details on this offer, see here.
Anime Limited comments, "We aware there is some demand for the series dubbed, but far more interest has been shown in the subtitled version compared to the English dub. So we wanted to make sure we honoured our commitment to fans and still found a way to be able to bring the English dub version out in some form for those who want it."
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