The New Sci-Fi Anime From Cowboy Bebop‘s Creator Looks Like a Jazz-Fueled Blast

After two years of waiting, Adult Swim has revealed when Cowboy Bebop creator Shinichirō Watanabe‘s hotly anticipated sci-fi anime series Lazarus will release, along with a new trailer: Watanabe and animation studio Mappa’s sci-fi series officially arrives April 5. Despite being a minute and 45-second trailer, Lazarus wastes no time setting up the cyberpunk premise of its story and establishing its jazzy-ass action-packed tone. Set in a not-so-far-off future of 2052, Lazarus takes place in a world where a miracle drug called Hapna seemingly cures all who take it from all pain. Three years after the drug hits the market, humanity discovers that the drug has a fatal radioactive side-effect that will kill anyone who ingests a single pill. Now, a special task force called Lazarus must track down Dr. Skinner, the drug’s AWOL creator, within 30 days and find a cure or risk humanity’s extinction. You can check out the trailer below. Lazarus sees Watanabe collaborate with John Wick director ... Read full article.