Grownup Swim has greenlit the latest anime collection from Cowboy Bebop creator Shinichirō Watanabe, titled Lazarus.
Lazarus will likely be produced by MAPPA and have “high-octane motion sequences” designed by John Wick film collection director Chad Stahelski. Its soundtrack will likely be made by varied jazz and digital musicians, together with jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington, producer, DJ, and musician Floating Factors. and producer, DJ, and musician Bonobo.
“As I embark on this inventive journey, I can’t assist however really feel that this mission will function a end result of my profession to date,” Watanabe mentioned. “I hope you get pleasure from it.”
“Shinichirō Watanabe is solely one of many biggest dwelling artists, and it’s a dream come true to have the ability to collaborate with him on a brand new authentic collection,” said Jason DeMarco, SVP, Head of Anime and Motion Collection at Grownup Swim. “Like all of his work, ‘Lazarus’ is filled with large concepts, unbelievable characters and a ton of coronary heart. We are able to’t anticipate anime followers to see this world.”
What’s Lazarus about?
The official Lazarus synopsis reads:
“The 12 months is 2052 — an period of unprecedented peace and prosperity prevails throughout the globe. The rationale for this: mankind has been free of illness and ache. Nobel Prize successful neuroscientist Dr. Skinner has developed a miracle cure-all drug with no obvious drawbacks known as Hapuna. Hapuna quickly turns into ubiquitous … and important. Nevertheless, quickly after Hapuna is formally launched, Dr. Skinner vanishes.
“Three years later, the world has moved on. However Dr. Skinner has returned — this time, as a harbinger of doom. Skinner proclaims that Hapuna has a brief half-life. Everybody who has taken it can die roughly three years later. Loss of life is coming for this sinful world – and coming quickly. As a response to this risk, a particular process pressure of 5 brokers is gathered from internationally to save lots of humanity from Skinner’s plan. This group is named ‘Lazarus.’ Can they discover Skinner and develop a vaccine earlier than time runs out?”
