A stylish new commemorative visual was released for the Lazarus TV anime series, shortly after the broadcast of the show’s 13th and final episode in the U.S. and Japan. The series aired on Toonami’s Adult Swim programming block and in Japan on April 6, 2025. It also streamed on Max the following day after its TV broadcast.
The new visual is another black and white illustration, showing the five main characters walking along an empty crosswalk.
Shinichiro Watanabe served as the chief director for the original anime series, while John Wick director Chad Stahelski designed the anime’s action sequences. Sola Entertainment produced the series, while MAPPA handled the animation production.
Other staff included Akemi Hayashi (Maboroshi animation director) as character designer, Stanislas Brunet (Super Crooks, Symphogear XV) as concept designer, Miho Sugiura (Buddy Daddies) as art director, Kana Tanabe (RE-MAIN) as color designer, Takuma Sakamoto as cinematographer, and Mitsuhiro Sato (Pluto) as composting director.
Bonobo, Floating Points, and Kamasi Washington are composing the series soundtrack. Washington also worked on the anime’s opening theme “Vortex.”
Meanwhile, the anime’s Japanese voice cast starred:
- • Mamoru Miyano as Axel
- • Makoto Furukawa as Doug
- • Maaya Uchida as Christine
- • Yuma Uchida as Leland
- • Manaka Iwami as Elaina
- • Megumi Hayashibara as Hersch
- • Akio Otsuka as Abel
- • Koichi Yamadera as Dr. Skinner
Adult Swim describes the main synopsis of Lazarus as:
The year is 2052 – an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity prevails across the globe. The reason for this: mankind has been freed from sickness and pain. Nobel Prize winning neuroscientist Dr. Skinner has developed a miracle cure-all drug with no apparent drawbacks called Hapuna. Hapuna soon becomes ubiquitous… and essential. However, soon after Hapuna is officially introduced, Dr. Skinner vanishes.
Three years later, the world has moved on. But Dr. Skinner has returned – this time, as a harbinger of doom. Skinner announces that Hapuna has a short half-life. Everyone who has taken it will die approximately three years later. Death is coming for this sinful world – and coming soon.
As a response to this threat, a special task force of 5 agents is gathered from across the world to save humanity from Skinner’s plan. This group is called “Lazarus.” Can they find Skinner and develop a vaccine before time runs out?
Source: Lazarus Official Twitter (via AIR News)
