The date was unveiled along with anEnglish dubtrailer for the upcoming series.
The trailer forLazarusintroduces us to the futuristic worldof 2052, which, in the series is analmost utopian society.
Lazarusis not based on amanga series, having been developed from scratch by Watanabe.
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Aside fromCowboy Bebop, the director also worked on several titles likeSamurai ChamplooandSpace Dandy.
The Japanese creator also wrote episodes foranimated miniseriesThe AnimatrixandTerror in Resonance, and producedBlade Runner: Black Lotus.
Lazaruspremieres in the U.S. on Adult Swim’s Toonami on April 5.
You will also be able to stream the anime series on Max.
