Summary
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Shinichiro Watanabe is the legendary director of anime with iconic works like Cowboy Bebop.
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The upcoming anime shinichiro Watanabe, Lazarus, contains a star cast and a crew.
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Lazarus takes place in the future and will have 13 episodes of streams on Adult Swim.
Shinichiro Watanabe is an icon of an anime industry. His works are very influential and inspired other talented people who have become icons of industry. Shinichiro Watanabe is known for its work on Bebop cowboywhich is widely considered the best anime 90.
The legendary director is currently working on an original animation called Lazarus. The series was announced in 2024 and is to be broadcast sometime in 2025. As Anime is approaching, the official X (formerly Twitter) associated with it unveiled a new visual that includes the main characters of Anime.

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Lazarus Cast & Staff has been confirmed
In 2023 it was confirmed that Shinichiro Watanabe would direct the new anime series called Lazarus. The action scenes in the anime will be designed by Chad Stahelski, known for its action John Wick. Chad Stahelski revealed that he was inspired by the episodes of Shinichira Watanabe, and therefore wanted to help him with Lazarus. Lazarus music is produced by Kamasi Washington, Bonobo and Floating Points.
Cast for Lazarus has been confirmed and is as follows:
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Mamora Miyano (Hunter x Hunter, Pluto, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood) as Axel
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Makoto Furukawa (Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War, One ounch Man, Blue Lock) as Doug
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Maaya Uchida (High School DXD, Noragami) as Christine
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Yuma Uchida (Jujutsu Kaisen, Blue Lock, Boruto) as Leland
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Manaka Iwami (Basket with Fruit, Spy × Family) as Eleina
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Akio Otsuka (One Piece, Vinland Saga, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) like Abel
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Koichi Yamadera (My Hero Academia, Gintama, Dragon Ball Super) as Dr. Skinner
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Megumi Hayashibara (Cowboy Bebop, Shaman King) as Hersch
Lazarus will have a total of 13 episodes, including Watanab's shorter works.
Shinichiro Watanabe is a legend of industry
As already mentioned, Shinichiro Watanabe worked on many famous projects, including Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo and Space Dandy. When Lazarus comes out, it will be compared to the previous episodes of the director, which will negatively affect the popularity of the anime. So viewers should have an open mind when watching Lazarus.
Lazarus takes place in the future. In 2052, Dr. Skinner comes with a miraculous medicine that changes the world. Almost every drug consumes, but soon realizes that he has been deceived. In 2055 Dr. Skinner reveals that this drug has a lifetime of three and a half years, and anyone who consumed it dies. The result is the creation of a special working group aimed at tracing skinnera and finding a vaccine.
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Bebop cowboy
- Release date
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1998–1999
- Network
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Swimming for adults
- Showrunner
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Shinichirô Watanabe
- directors
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Shinichirô Watanabe
- Writers
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Keiko Nobumoto, Shinichirô Watanabe