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Cowboy Bebop's co-creator says this new sci-fi anime is his "masterpiece" – and the John Wick director is also involved (www.gamesradar.com)
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Shinichirō Watanabe – the director and one of the main creators behind the legendary Cowboy Bebop – says his new anime is his 'masterpiece.'

As reported by Anime News Network, Watanabe took to the stage at New York Comic Con for a panel on upcoming sci-fi anime Lazarus, describing it as a 'masterpiece' and 'something he hopes will contribute to his legacy.'

Lazarus centres on the 2050s and the release of a miracle drug Hapuna patented by Dr. Skinner (Koichi Yamadera). However, it is later revealed that everyone who has taken the drug will die within three years – and the hunt is suddenly on to find Skinner and the Lazarus vaccine.

The first look at the Adult Swim series was also released recently. In the clip, which you can see below, fugitive Axel Gilberto is on the run – with the protagonist even showing off some Spike-like reflexes to slip past the authorities. It even goes full Mirror's Edge in places, with Axel's parkour skills making sure he evades the grasp of those chasing him down.

As if there wasn't enough reason to get excited about Lazarus (which is currently slated for a 2025 release), John Wick series director Chad Stahleski – who himself has reportedly been busy on Ballerina reshoots – is also 'heavily involved' with designing the action sequences in the show.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh shit! That new new, not a remake or derivative? Looks like I have something to watch now!

[–] loaExMachina 18 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Watanabe has continuously been making bangers since Cowboy Bebob, iirc his last one was "Carole and Tuesday", also great. So where " Terror in Resonance", "Space Dandy" and "Samurai Champloo".

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

I love Samurai Champloo.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Huh, I love Champloo but somehow missed that he was involved, and Space Dandy was pretty good too. I am moreso bitching about the state of film and tv right now, "either remakes, reboots, or Marvel™ nothing else!"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not to be confused with Shinichi Watanabe who did Excel Saga

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Which was also great. Kinda. In some senses. Or no sense. I don't know anymore.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Okay I seriously need to watch this! This looks super promising :0

[–] clay_pidgin 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That does sound cool.

As an aside, what does the mark over the O do in the creator's name? Shinichirō

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As an aside, what does the mark over the O do in the creator’s name? Shinichirō

It's a macron and denotes a long vowel sound, like "oh" (not quite an "oo").

So:

Tōkyō is toe-key-oh, not Tok-yo

Ōsaka is oh-saka, not Os-aka

So you were probably pronouncing it right without knowing what it meant.

[–] clay_pidgin 2 points 1 month ago

Probably! I am learning Hawaiian and the same mark (kahakō) is used for the same purpose. I didn't know it was a general thing, figured there were only so many ways to add marks to a character.

Thank you very much.