To Celebrate the 50th Anniversary Since the Manga “Lupin Ⅲ” Was Animated, About 1,200 Songs and 75 Works by Yuji Ohno Have Started to be Released on Music Streaming

To celebrate the 50th anniversary since the manga “LUPIN Ⅲ” was animated, about 1,200 songs and 75 works which were created by great master legend Yuji Ohno have started to be released on music streaming.

Composer Yuji Ohno's impressive 1,200 songs have started to be released to the world through music streaming and downloading services. One of his songs, “The theme of LUPIN Ⅲ” is like a national theme song since every single Japanese person knows it.

What is “LUPIN Ⅲ”?
“LUPIN Ⅲ” is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Monkey Punch. It follows the escapades of master thief Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of novels.

Yuji Ohno is 80 years old this year. He is a composer and a Jazz pianist and is still active in the Japanese music scene. He is a very important figure and can't be missed in the industry of accompaniment for Japanese anime, movies, and TV commercials. He was the pioneer for creating fusion and jazz music before it became very popular in Japan. And his sound is so original and special for its lyricism and its feeling of grandeur.

All of his 75 works are being released now. Which includes the soundtrack of “LUPIN Ⅲ” TV anime series from part 2 to part 6, and Hayao Miyazaki's timeless masterpiece movie “LUPIN Ⅲ, The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) ”.

Many fantastic artists have worked on his music. The list of artists and singers include Sandii, BOBBY, Sonia Rosa, Hatsumi Shibata, Tommy Snyder (Godiego), Miki Imai, Tomoyo Harada and Miyuki Sawashiro. To commemorate the release, the special playlist of “LUPIN Ⅲ” is now available through various services includes Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music.

And also to commemorate its 50th anniversary since the manga was animated, the latest TV series of “LUPIN Ⅲ, part 6” has been broadcasted! The prior release of the ‘THEME FROM LUPIN Ⅲ 2021’ from the latest sound track has started.The arrangement is cool and bold with the influence of jazz and rock. The song is perfect to celebrate its special year.

The music of “LUPIN Ⅲ” has been a hot topic this year. Let's enjoy the sound of the music with the animation! The song has been loved in the world and it still never goes out of style.

★Here is the link to the artists page
https://lnk.to/YujiOhno

～“LUPIN Ⅲ” special play list has been released ～
Listen on Spotify https://spoti.fi/LupintheThird

Yuji Ohno Official Twitter
https://twitter.com/lupinjazz（@lupinjazz）

Yuji Ohno Official YouTube Channel
https://www.YouTube.com/channel/UC_4eOFXyxfxh_hrvFD1fhzA

★Information for the latest album

“LUPIN THE THIRD, PART6～LONDON” Original Soundtrack 1
Yuji Ohno & Lupintic Six

Release date:November the 3rd (Wednesday) 2021

Album is available for purchase through CD JAPAN
（Overseas shipping abavailble）
https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/VPCG-83549?s_ssid=e33d596168b110f5aa

★Profile of the artist
YUJI OHNO
Composer /Jazz Pianist
BORN MAY, 30th, 1941. As a composer, he has produced a huge number of commercial music, as well as film and television music, and has produced many masterpieces. With a large, distinctive sound of scale full of lyricism, Yuji's music became the pioneer of fusion music. His representative works such as “LUPIN THE THIRD '' and “Daitsuiseki” became huge in the late 1970s. Yuji Ohno has been a composer with Lupin for more than 40 years, and as a player himself, he has continued to express “Lupin-music” on the first line and in its current form.

★Information about the animation
Latest TV anime, which is celebrating the 50th anniversary of creating the animation, “LUPIN THE THIRD, PART6” has been broadcasted and is available for streaming since October 2021.

Official site http://lupin-pt6.com/
Official Twitter　@lupin_anime hashtag：#lupin6