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Premiering during Toonami on April 5th , here ’s a looking at a raw tease for Adult Swim and acclaimed director Shinichirō Watanabe ’s Lazarus .
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produce by Sola Entertainment and animated by Studio MAPPA , Adult Swim’sLazarussees herald directorShinichirō Watanabe(Cowboy Bebop , Samurai Champloo , Kids on the Slope ) generate to the sci - fi action writing style – with the animated series following occult agents hunting for a vaccine to relieve humanity after a seemingly miracle cure - all drug turn mortal . Set to hit blind on April 5th during Toonami , we were treated to an prescribed preview just before the close of February – and now , we have a novel teaser that offer us a much more up close and personal look at the team and its mission .
Here ’s a look at the new teaser for Adult Swim and Watanabe’sLazarus , followed by some previous looks at the animate series :
From Shinichirō Watanabe – Lazarus – premieres 4/5 on Toonami#lazarus#adultswimpic.twitter.com / SSAsKs18Xf
— adult swim ( @adultswim)March 7 , 2025
Over the track of the serial publication , viewers will get to meet Dr. Skinner ( Koichi Yamadera ) , Hersch ( Megumi Hayashibara ) , Axel ( Mamoru Miyano ) , Chris ( Maaya Uchida ) , Leland ( Yuma Uchida ) , Doug ( Makoto Furukawa ) , Eleina ( Manaka Iwami ) , and Abel ( Akio Otsuka ) . On the music side , the animated series features a grievance by a collection of renowned jazz & electronic artist , include jazz saxophonistKamasi Washington(West Coast Get Down ) ; manufacturer , DJ , and musicianFloating Points(Floating Points Ensemble ) ; and producer , disk jockey , and musicianBonobo . Now , here ’s a look at the official tease and overview that were antecedently bring out :
The year is 2052 .
The domain looked to be on the verge of an unprecedented era of peace and stableness , and the painkiller drug " Hapna " developed by a proclaim neuroscientist Dr. Skinner had a lot to do with it .
Hapna spread throughout the world as a " miracle drug " with no side effects , freeing manhood from pain .
Until , that is , Skinner suddenly disappear off the face of the earthly concern .
When he reemerges after three yr , it is as a monster who bring in countless death and the final stage of civilisation . Hapna turns out to be a drug that has a fatal , retroactive upshot , one that seem three long time after first taking it ; it was a death - trap for anyone who took it , even once . human beings will begin dying off in 30 days . The only agency to deliver the world is to get at the cure that only Skinner holds . For that we must first see him .
" Lazarus " is a squad of five agents gather from various recess of the earthly concern to do just that .
Can they save manhood ? And what is Skinner ’s true purpose ?
" As I embark on this originative journey , I ca n’t facilitate but find that this undertaking will serve as a culmination of my career so far , " said Watanabe in a statement . " I hope you enjoy it . “Jason DeMarco , SVP , Head of Anime and Action Series at Adult Swim , added , " Shinichirō Watanabe is but one of the greatest aliveness artists , and it ’s a dream come truthful to be able to collaborate with him on a new original serial publication . Like all of his piece of work , ' Lazarus ' is packed with big ideas , incredible characters , and a short ton of affectionateness . We ca n’t hold off for anime fans to see thisworld . "
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