'Lazarus' Review: An Exciting, High-Octane Anime Vision From the Minds Behind 'Cowboy Bebop' and 'John Wick'

Shinichirô Watanabe's Lazarus is an engaging ticking-clock thriller series, even if it takes a moment for the story to get going. Read our review.

Apr 1, 2025 - 03:02
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'Lazarus' Review: An Exciting, High-Octane Anime Vision From the Minds Behind 'Cowboy Bebop' and 'John Wick'

Shinichirō Watanabe is widely known for modern anime classics like Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, which include unique and engaging characters, excellent world-building, clever action sequences, and an extremely stylish approach to music and visuals. He's back with the original anime Lazarus, about a mad scientist holding the world hostage with a drug-induced apocalypse as well as the team sent to find him before it's too late for humanity.