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Shinichiro Watanabe’s latest anime series, Lazarus, has officially confirmed that it will release on April 5, 2025, in its new trailer.

The series will debut at midnight on Adult Swim’s Toonami block, airing in English, before becoming available for streaming on Max the following day.

Warner Bros. Discovery detailed the release schedule in a press release, confirming that the English-dubbed version of Lazarus will air first, with encore airings scheduled every Thursday at midnight beginning April 10.

The Japanese-language version with English subtitles will become available on Adult Swim and Max 30 days after the English premiere.

In Japan, Lazarus will air on TV Tokyo starting in April 2025.

Checkout the new trailer below:

Adult Swim President Michael Ouweleen expressed excitement over the project, stating, “We’re talking Watanabe here—this show is an amazing mix of great characters, super fun high-stakes, brilliant directing, and of course, some pretty great music. We are...

Lazarus , the upcoming original anime directed by Shinichiro Watanabe ( Cowboy Bebop ), will begin broadcasting and streaming in 2025. The news was announced during a panel discussion at New York Comic-Con 2024 today. In the United States, the 13-episode series will air on Adult Swim's Toonami block. A visual depicting the protagonist Axel flying around the city and an action trailer featuring him were also released. "Lazarus" Axel Action Trailer The announced eight main voice cast members include: Axel voiced by Mamoru Miyano (Light Yagami in Death Note ) Doug voiced by Makoto Furukawa (Saitama in One-Punch Man ) Christin voiced by Maaya Uchida (Catarina Claes in My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! ) Leland voiced by Yuma Uchida (Megumi Fushiguro in Jujutsu Kaisen ) Eleina voiced by Manaka Iwami (Tohru Honda in Fruits Basket ) Hersch voiced by Megumi Hayashibara (Rei Ayanami in Neon Genesis Evangelion ) Abel by Akio Otsuka (Batou...

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