Lazarus, an upcoming original TV anime from director Shinichiro Watanabe, published a new trailer today and revealed the series will premiere on April 5 at midnight on Adult Swim during the Toonami block. The series will also premiere in Japan on TV Tokyo in April 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery described in a press release that the series will first premiere in English on Adult Swim, with a next-day upload on Max. The Japanese with English subtitle version of the anime will debut in the United States on Adult Swim and Max 30 days after the English-language premiere.
Lazarus Anime Official Trailer
Shinichiro Watanabe writes the original story and directs Lazarus at animation studio MAPPA with planning production by SOLA ENTERTAINMENT. Chad Stahelski (87Eleven Action Design) serves as action supervisor, Akemi Hayashi provides the character designs, and Kamasi Washington / Bonbo / Floating Points provide the music.
The English voice cast includes:
Dr. Skinner voiced by David Matranga
Hersch voiced by Jade Kelly
Axel voiced by Jack Stansbury
Chris voiced by Luci Christian
Leland voiced by Bryson Baugus
Doug voiced by Jovan Jackson
Elaina voiced by Annie Wild
Abel voiced by Sean Patrick Judge
The story of Lazarus is described as follows:
The year is 2052.
The world seemed to be on the verge of unprecedented peace and stability, and the painkiller drug “Hapna” developed by a lauded neuroscientist Dr. Skinner has had a lot to do with it. Pervasive throughout the world with no known side effects, Hapna is said to have freed humanity from pain.
But then, Skinner suddenly disappeared off the face of the earth.
Three years later, he re-emerges as a prophet who brings countless deaths and the end of civilization. Hapna is designed with a fatal, retroactive effect, which manifests three years after ingestion, even by those who have only taken it once. Just thirty days remain until humanity is doomed to extinction. The only way to save the world is to get the cure that only Skinner knows. For that we must first find him.
“Lazarus” is a team of five agents gathered from various corners of the world to do just that. Can they save humanity? And what is Skinner’s true purpose?
Source: Press Release
