Lupin III: the Last Job, the 20th television special starring the crafty thief character from Monkey Punch's caper manga, will premiere in Japan on February 12. The premise of the new anime will center around the supposed "death" of Inspector Zenigata, Lupin III's nemesis from Interpol. The story begins with the discovery of a Japanese cultural treasure — at a Nazi Germany sanatorium. Morgana, a mysterious figure who leads a ninja thief gang, battles Lupin for the treasure, and he seemingly kills Zenigata.

Since Monkey Punch launched the original manga in Manga Action magazine in 1967, the Lupin III franchise has spawned three television series, six theatrical films, and a string of two-hour television specials that began in 1989. This past March, Lupin III faced a detective from another manga, Gosho Aoyama's Detective Conan. The year before, Lupin dealt with an impersonator in the Lupin III: Green vs Red video anime.

Source: Anime News Network