Shinichiro Watanabe's original anime "Lazarus" has unveiled a new visual and details about the songs by Kamasi and The Boo Radleys.
Kamasi Washington, an American saxist, will perform the opening song "V" for anime. He is also credited with composing the music for the series. The ending song, "Lazarus," will be performed by the English rock band The Boo Radleys.
The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2025 on Adult Swim and will consist of 13 episodes. Studio MAPPA is responsible for the animation, with Sola Entertainment handling production.
In addition to Shiniro Watanabe as the original creator and director, the Lazarus anime staff includes Akemi Hay as the character designer, Stahelski as the action supervisor, and Masato Matsaga as the animation producer. The music will composed by Bonobo, Kamasi Washington, and Points. The recently revealed trailer for the anime available for viewing below.
Lazarus anime voice cast consists of:
Mamoru Miyano as Axel
Makoto Furukawa as Doug
Maaya Uchida as Christine
Yuma Uchida as Leland
Manaka Iwami as Eleina
Megumi Hayashibara as Hersch
Akio Otsuka as Abel
Koichi Yamadera as Dr. Skinner
Adult Swim describes the story:
The year is 2052 – an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity prevails across the globe. The reason for this is that mankind has been freed from sickness and pain. Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Dr. Skinner has developed a miracle cure-all drug called Hapuna, which has no apparent drawbacks. Hapuna soon becomes ubiquitous and essential. However, shortly after Hapuna is officially introduced, Dr. Skinner vanishes.
Three years later, the world moved on. But Dr. Skinner has returned, this time as a harbinger of doom. Skinner announces that Hapuna a short half-life, and everyone who has taken it will approximately three years later. Death is coming for this sinful world, and it is coming soon.
In response to this threat, special task force of five agents gathered from across the world to save humanity from Skinner’s plan. This group is called "Lazarus." Can they find Skin and develop a vaccine before time runs out?