Yesterday, on February 27, 2025, Adult Swim debuted the official trailer for Lazarus, the eagerly awaited anime series from the legendary Shinichirō Watanabe. The new series is set to premiere next Saturday on April 5th during Adult Swim’s Toonami action/anime block.

“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,” Adult Swim president Michael Ouweleen stated. “We are all so lucky to be able to watch this genius do his thing.”

Lazarus has been produced by Sola Entertainment and brought to life by Studio MAPPA, renowned for their work on Attack on Titan, with action sequences from director Chad Stahelski. The series also features music from Kamasi Washington, Floating Points, and Bonobo. Soon airing on Adult Swim in English, the series will be available the day after on Max. Starting April 10, English-languages reruns will air. 30 days from the initial release, Japanese-language airings with English subtitles will begin in the U.S on Adult Swim and Max.

The English voice cast is as follows: David Matranga as Dr. Skinner, Jade Kelly as Hersch, Jack Stansbury as Axel, Luci Christian as Chris, Bryson Baugus as Leland, Jovan Jackson as Doug, Annie Wild as Elaina, and Sean Patrick Judge as Abel.

 Synopsis

In the year 2052, the release of “Hapna,” a painkiller drug developed by the renowned neuroscientist Dr. Skinner, brought a sense of peace and stability to the globe as it relieved humanity from pain. At least until Skinner suddenly disappeared without a trace. What was thought to be the savior of humanity turned into its death sentence when a fatal side effect was discovered in Hapna. Three years after taking the drug, anyone who has used it in any capacity will die. Skinner makes his return to society only to find he’s not remembered as humanity’s savior, but rather its executioner. With just 30 days left before humanity perishes, the world’s only hope is to find a cure–one that only Skinner can provide. Inconveniently, Skinner must be located first. To that end, the team “Lazarus” is formed bringing together five agents from around the globe to save humanity.