Series synopsis
Lazarus is a Japanese sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure animation television series that premiered on Adult Swim on April 6, 2025. It ended on June 29, 2025. It was created by Shinichiro Watanabe. It stars Mamoru Miyano, Makoto Furukawa, Maaya Uchida and Yuma Uchida.
In 2052, a Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist develops a drug called Hapna — a cure-all that has the unexpected side-effect of causing death three years later. In response to this threat, a special force of agents—nicknamed "Lazarus"— is assembled to take on the malevolent Skinner.
Premise
In 2052, a Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist develops a drug called Hapna — a cure-all that has the unexpected side-effect of causing death three years later. In response to this threat, a special force of agents—nicknamed "Lazarus"— is assembled to take on the malevolent Skinner.
Premise: Getting out of prison was easy. Now he has to save the world.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mamoru Miyano as Axel (voice)
- Makoto Furukawa as Doug (voice)
- Maaya Uchida as Christine (voice)
- Yuma Uchida as Leland (voice)
- Manaka Iwami as Eleina (voice)
- Megumi Hayashibara as Hersch (voice)
Guest cast
- Tomoko Miyadera as President (voice)
- Miyuri Shimabukuro as Drone Voice (voice)
- Shunichi Maki as Guard 1 (voice)
- Takayuki Miyamoto as Teacher (voice)
- Masafumi Kobatake as Professor (voice)
- Shou Okumura as Believer (voice)
- Ryunosuke Watanuki as Newscaster (voice)
- Yoji Ueda as Kobayashi (voice)
- Kenji Sugimura as Loan Shark 1 (voice)
- Uki Satake as Celebrity Singer (voice)
- Chiaki Yurin as News Reporter (voice)
- Kouichi Souma as Gardener (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | April 6, 2025 | June 29, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodbye Cruel World The miracle drug, Hapna, now threatens to wipe out humanity. A chronic jail-breaker named Axel is asked to find the only man with a cure: Dr. Skinner. |
April 6, 2025 |
| 2 |
Life in the Fast Lane Genius hacker Eleina finds a potential lead to Skinner. The Lazarus team splits into two groups to investigate it, but both end up getting shot at. |
April 13, 2025 |
| 3 |
Long Way from Home Searching Skinner's house and interviewing his old colleague reveals a new lead. Axel and Leland go to Istanbul but have trouble with local thugs. |
April 20, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Adult Swim |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 6, 2025 |
| Last aired | June 29, 2025 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 00:00:00 |