Europe-based distributor POM Anime has acquired rights to upcoming Japanese anime Lupin The IIIrd The Movie: The Immortal Bloodline and classics Akira and Grave Of The Fireflies as it prepares to open Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye in several territories.

The highly-anticipated Lupin The Third: The Movie marks the first 2D feature in the acclaimed franchise for nearly 30 years. POM Anime plans to release the film in Q4 2025 in territories including Benelux, Poland, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.

It builds on POM’s partnership with Japanese animation studio TMS Entertainment after releasing 1979 classic Lupin III: The Castle Of Cagliostro , directed by Hayao Miyazaki, across Europe last year.

The upcoming film is directed by Takeshi Koike, who has made th

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