So those you who probably don't know this series is directed by Shinichiro Watanabe and has action scenes designed by Chad Stahelski, the director of John Wick. Yeah...
Thats a stretch. Cowboy Bebop's animation and choreography had a clear direction and purpose. This was "backflip man", he has the super power of doing backflips in the head of his enemys and defeat them that way 🤌 Really guys, last century best anime and it has to come to this. There is no comparison in animation styles.
For anyone else curious, the song used in this video is “LesAlpx” by Floating Points; his 2019 album ‘Crush’ is one of my absolute favorites-must hear!
Oh hell yeah I love when they use lesser known tracks because they sound awesome Never heard of this artist but this song was great I wanna listen to the album
According to the Wikipedia page, it's the same director as Cowboy Bebop with some additional work from the director of the John Wick movies. Kinda hoping that turns out to be true
@@InfernosReaper I believe everyone interested in Lazarus knew it was from Watanabe. That's the main reason why we're interested in it. This, and the absolute banger music.
God, Watanabe's direction and storyboarding has such a nice flow. It has at the same time a rhythm and a sense of space, and usually in anime one of these is missing. So good to see him back.
Storyboarding animes is frequently handled by all the senior animators. I don't think you can chalk every movement up to him. I always caution people against big name creator worship. Though I do think he's exceptional
@@1lapmagic he's usually storyboarding at least some episodes of his major projects (and recently he storyboarded Gundam Hathway movie without directing him, it was really cool)
It was too over the top, the guy also toppled down from the kick on his hand and the pistol. It wasn't beautiful as it lacked any kind of realistic impact to it.
@@NegativKreepjust see their 3 comments on this video, it clearly looks like they don't like John Wick and are judging the whole series from this short promo
@@kightboi First episode of Uzumaki is very well made (with the exception of some pacing issues), but episode 2 is extremely bad. 3 is better than 2, but not as good as 1. Even if 4 ends up being good, it doesn't change the fact that 4 episodes absolutely isn't long enough to properly adapt Uzumaki.
If it is anywhere near as close to good as these, we are in for a treat. This is the first Mappa show since Terror in Resonance that was directed by Shinichiro Watanabe. Hope it turns out well!
What I like about The fight choreography at 0:20 is how seamlessly they infused parkour into Combat. Usually in Anime or Movies they'll just randomly throw in a trick flip for "cool" points and it just looks cheesy. Shinichiro Watanabe's works always seem to have great fight scenes that are fluid, Stylish, and practical. Not just random willy nilly stuff but actual martial arts moves.
I hate most anime action scenes due to this. Flash over substance. I agree with you about Watanabe's works in fight choreography. I think watching The Legend of Korra and Castlevania fights really spoiled me. Blue Eyed Samurai also seems to have some good fight choreography too.
On one hand, it's headed by an incredible director. On the other hand, the animation team, MAPPA, has an ugly-looking controversies section to its Wikipedia page. I'll give it a shot.
Lazarus marks Shinichiro Watanabe's 3rd directorial collaboration with Studio MAPPA, following 2012's "Kid's on the Slope" and 2014's "Terror in Resonance"
Yoooo. As one of the people who have been waiting for more news, music and showing after the teaser trailer dropped such a long time ago: This was nice!
Friends.. family.. countrymen! Don't forget that adult swim gave us ninja kamui that looked good in the beginning and just shat on itself at its peak. Not to discourage you, but don't put all your eggs in one basket with this.
@@NeeilsRoze813 Stop being so paranoid. This show is in very good hands. This show is full of good animators and its one of mappa's only shows with a good schedule. You can know if a show will be good by the staff working on it and the staff for this show is incredible
@@Nexus2126, I understand they have rushed schedules for high profile shows, but this is a completely different production line and has had a health schedule
Last chance Adult Swim to wow me with an original anime; the Uzumaki bait snd switch has me burnt badly, then CG Blade Runner snd Ninja Kamui devolving into mostly CG itself, snd less said about Housing Complex, the better.
Ninja Kamui ended decently but has a lot room for improvement via a S2. Uzimaki is an Utter disappointment. I’m hoping Lazarus will be decent but my guts telling me otherwise.
100%, airy floaty progressive dub techno with sterile yet dystopian city in the background with touches of red, they were definitely drawing inspiration from the game
@@sailorjupoak I'm referencing the recent fumbling of uzamki, but I totally forgot this was Watanabe and Mappa, which means it'll look great at whatever cost
I’m hoping the trailer just doesn’t do this anime justice. Visually, it does not look impressive by any means. It may have a good story but its characters and setting are very lacking. It also has one of the slowest frame rates I’ve ever seen in an anime, which is pretty jarring to see, nowadays.
I had all but forgotten about *LAZARUS.* 87Eleven-North is the stunt studio of *_John Wick's_* Chad Stahelski 😍 All thats left is for them to add the English voices like Steve Blum for parkour MC, then it will be another classy Shinichiro Watanabe anime. 8:30pm 20.10.2024
Please man, I've been waiting for this one for a while. I need this to be good. Love the Mission Impossible vibes already and Watanabe really doesn't miss, I'm super excited
Not sure how I feel about this. The characters are really generic looking and have almost no detail. The frame rate of their movements is some of the lowest I’ve seen, too, at about 8-12 fps. The setting is pretty generic, and undetailed, as well. The whole thing looks derivative and cheaply handled. Especially for Watanabe.
Parkour, electronic music, cyberpunk, bounty hunt, man I'm intrigued looking forward to seeing it
I’m a creature of simple needs 🙏
It's also from the creator of Cowboy Bebop. So that's another reason to check it out.
Better pray it won't get the Uzumaki treatment.
@@theforgeryttv6449or Ninja Kamui, where the plot "went off the rail" midway😅
@@michaelstrong5383 Explains why bro looks like Spike lol
So those you who probably don't know this series is directed by Shinichiro Watanabe and has action scenes designed by Chad Stahelski, the director of John Wick. Yeah...
Cool
SOLD!
Also... Bonobo is signing the OST. So far this has ticked ALL the boxes
I really hope this anime stays grounded and doesn't become like the later John Wick films which were absolute trash
Cool. But let's hope it has substance and not just style. Otherwise it's empty
God I love this screams early 2000s anime vibe.
I know right. It's reminding me of Eureka Seven
Animatrix esque
Honestly when I saw the thumbnail I thought it was.
The character was giving Miguel from Samurai Champloo vibes 🙌🏻
ikr it reminds me of gantz
Getting an anime directed by Shinichiro Watanabe in 2025 I must be dreaming.
2025??? Long way to go then. We’ll be waiting awhile
When was space dandy? That was a banger imo
He's 59 years old. Did you think he was just going to quit? Not really how the Japanese do things
If they don't pull a bait an switch like uzumaki
@@Unapologeticweeb MAPPA is the studio and would not destroy their own reputation like that
When Mirror Edge meets Cowboy Bebop
I knew some one was going to say this. You aren't wrong.
@@bookmanjeb7238 And i'm glad to be the one 😅
I was just thinking that same thing!
Thats a stretch. Cowboy Bebop's animation and choreography had a clear direction and purpose. This was "backflip man", he has the super power of doing backflips in the head of his enemys and defeat them that way 🤌
Really guys, last century best anime and it has to come to this. There is no comparison in animation styles.
Exactly my thought
I like this style of painting so much, it reminds me of Banana Fish.
The same character designer
@@hamzaeljid1549 Nooooo way!!! Ash Lynx lives on...
My mind immediately went to banana Fish. I think it is done by the same artist.
SAMEE
Not that gay anime...
For anyone else curious, the song used in this video is “LesAlpx” by Floating Points; his 2019 album ‘Crush’ is one of my absolute favorites-must hear!
I came here to say the same thing! I’m blown away to hear it
Oh hell yeah
I love when they use lesser known tracks because they sound awesome
Never heard of this artist but this song was great I wanna listen to the album
Thank you!!!
This is the way.
Nice😮
If anyone is wondering all episodes of this show have already been animated and the studio animating is MAPPA
Then why do we gotta wait until 2025????
@@punani_slayer4209 I mean- 2024 is almost over
@@punani_slayer4209good things take time.
Same studio that's animating the new season of One Punch Man?
@@punani_slayer4209 fixing things up I assume and post fixing.
He moves like Spike??? This definitely feels like cowboy Bebop but with a twist
According to the Wikipedia page, it's the same director as Cowboy Bebop with some additional work from the director of the John Wick movies. Kinda hoping that turns out to be true
@@InfernosReaper I believe everyone interested in Lazarus knew it was from Watanabe. That's the main reason why we're interested in it. This, and the absolute banger music.
@@slyrxccoon The music in this just sounded totally generic. Is there something more impressive out?
Uh oh guys looks like we already have someone one being a stubborn little child about this show they haven’t and probably will never watch.
the twist is that everybody working on this show doesn't have what it takes to create something that becomes a timeless classic
God, Watanabe's direction and storyboarding has such a nice flow. It has at the same time a rhythm and a sense of space, and usually in anime one of these is missing. So good to see him back.
Storyboarding animes is frequently handled by all the senior animators. I don't think you can chalk every movement up to him. I always caution people against big name creator worship. Though I do think he's exceptional
@@1lapmagic he's usually storyboarding at least some episodes of his major projects (and recently he storyboarded Gundam Hathway movie without directing him, it was really cool)
@@TheSilentCivillian Oh really? I noticed the great storyboarding in the beginning scene especially. Did not know he was involved
He seems to have more of a cinematic direction and blends Western styles as well. He also uses music well in his scenes.
The animation style brings me back to my kid days. The music and the main character energy is definitely drawing me in. I'm interested in this.
0:22 that kick was beautiful
The sound design really brought it together!
It was too over the top, the guy also toppled down from the kick on his hand and the pistol. It wasn't beautiful as it lacked any kind of realistic impact to it.
@@danilanaumov4081 “any realistic impact” my guy, it’s fiction, it doesn’t have to be realistic. You must be fun at parties huh 🤦🏻♂️
@@danilanaumov4081the type of people who look at life through bottle nose lenses
@@NegativKreepjust see their 3 comments on this video, it clearly looks like they don't like John Wick and are judging the whole series from this short promo
First ninja kamui, now Uzumaki. One more chance adult swim…one more chance
Atleast with Kamui they can vastly improve for a 2nd Season, Uzimaki on the other hand….(nuke explosion)
why whats wrong with uzumaki? it looks fine
@@kightboi First episode of Uzumaki is very well made (with the exception of some pacing issues), but episode 2 is extremely bad. 3 is better than 2, but not as good as 1. Even if 4 ends up being good, it doesn't change the fact that 4 episodes absolutely isn't long enough to properly adapt Uzumaki.
@@JaseAmoxin ah that is true
Its made by Mappa an actual team not inhouse by toonami
"I've been waiting for this" YESSS more info on this. Been following this show for basically a year now. I cannot wait
Same here!! I definitely cannot wait for this!!
Here in Lazarus civilization, no one jumps for the beef.
Noice
Finally an update on this anime, it’s looking like it’s gonna be a masterpiece really hope it doesn’t disappoint but watanabe rarely does.
It looks pretty cool, both the animation and the background music is fire.
Music Floating Poitns - LesAlpx ;D
The creator of cowboy bebop one of the greatest anime ever made so hyped for this show looks awesome
Terror in Resonance + Cowboy Bebop = Shinichiro Watanabe
If it is anywhere near as close to good as these, we are in for a treat. This is the first Mappa show since Terror in Resonance that was directed by Shinichiro Watanabe. Hope it turns out well!
Does anyone else subconsciously want Steve Blum to voice this guy?
If he is, this is the reincarnation of Spike Spiegel
He looks like the person Spike would be friends with.
@@errorx_x1063 and Spike is the reincarnation of Mugen...
Yes please
100%
Axel definitely has Spike's attitude and fashion sense, can't wait for this!
What I like about The fight choreography at 0:20 is how seamlessly they infused parkour into Combat. Usually in Anime or Movies they'll just randomly throw in a trick flip for "cool" points and it just looks cheesy. Shinichiro Watanabe's works always seem to have great fight scenes that are fluid, Stylish, and practical. Not just random willy nilly stuff but actual martial arts moves.
I hate most anime action scenes due to this. Flash over substance. I agree with you about Watanabe's works in fight choreography.
I think watching The Legend of Korra and Castlevania fights really spoiled me. Blue Eyed Samurai also seems to have some good fight choreography too.
Now we know where Uzumaki’s budget went.
Its just Mappa
@@moezmoez3558🧠
@@moezmoez3558 More like Shinichiro Watanabe
@@envybe248but it's produced under Mappa. A director alone can't do everything
@@A1000-b9s Yeah ik
Gives feeling of Cowboy Bepop and Ergo Proxy,mix of Cyberpunk and thrill of nostalgia of 90s and early 2000s
Bro Malcolm Wope brought the spice giving the character Tricking Moves , that touchdown raiz cork pop full round looking fire 🔥
Let’s hope it’s not another first episode click-bait with the animation. Music is fire
On one hand, it's headed by an incredible director. On the other hand, the animation team, MAPPA, has an ugly-looking controversies section to its Wikipedia page. I'll give it a shot.
Lazarus marks Shinichiro Watanabe's 3rd directorial collaboration with Studio MAPPA, following 2012's "Kid's on the Slope" and 2014's "Terror in Resonance"
I really like the sounds of the footsteps
Yeah it's good. Glad somebody else noticed.
This has a cowboy bebop feel to it…
Same creator.
Not anywhere near as good, dont think Watanabe will ever make anything even close to as good as Bebop again unfortunately.
@@fintan9218Samurai Champloo is better than Cowboy Bebop imo
@@PrincessCharmless id disagree but they are his both examples of his best work.
@fintan9218 yeah tastes are subjective after all, that's why it's kinda unfair to say that anything he creates won't be as good as Cowboy Bebop
Yoooo. As one of the people who have been waiting for more news, music and showing after the teaser trailer dropped such a long time ago:
This was nice!
Lazarus was a story of resurrection. Please let this be the revival we all been waiting for.
That was so good, Axel moves exactly like Spike or Mugen, Bonobo's and floating points music matches perfectly, pure Watanabe vibes!
ninja kamui-fked
uzumaki-fked
Lazarus-?
I LOVE THE SHOTS AND ANIMATION ITS AMAZING
Killed the hype with Uzumaki
It looks and sounds sick, can't wait for the release.
Floating Poitns - LesAlpx ;D music
Friends.. family.. countrymen! Don't forget that adult swim gave us ninja kamui that looked good in the beginning and just shat on itself at its peak. Not to discourage you, but don't put all your eggs in one basket with this.
Or their very recent fumble, Uzumaki that shat itself on episode 2
Ninja kamui was so good at the start
Just saw the whole episode at Comic Con! Without spoilers, this chance sequence was nothing but Fire!!!!
Bro just for safety reason. Did you notice some inconsistency problem within the 3 eps? I really hope this would not do the thing like ninja kamui did
@@NeeilsRoze813 Stop being so paranoid. This show is in very good hands. This show is full of good animators and its one of mappa's only shows with a good schedule. You can know if a show will be good by the staff working on it and the staff for this show is incredible
@@dontdoitwhy8518 yep, hopefully it would be great
@@dontdoitwhy8518 This is cope lol
@NeeilsRoze813 I saw none. And I can confirm the man himself Watanabe had a heavy hand in making like 4-5 episodes. This was handled with care!
Yall better not pull a ninja kamui
Shinichiro Watanabe? Chad Stahelski? Kamasi Washington & Floating Points? Studio MAPPA?!? I haven't been this hyped for an anime in a long time
HOLY WOW!! This looks AWESOME!!
praying that episode 2's budget will be better for this one
All 13 episodes have been completed and Watanabe himself watched it and called it a masterpiece
I fully trust in watanabe. MAPPA not so sure.
@@Nexus2126, I understand they have rushed schedules for high profile shows, but this is a completely different production line and has had a health schedule
@@bluebarron22hehe, ironic considering this is a MAPPA studios project.
@@infiniteshadow272 not ironic only in JJK
I AM SO EXCITED FOR MORE OF SHINICHIRO'S WORK!
So if I remember right, the dudes who made Cowboy Bebop/John Wick are working on this
The voice actor cast for this show is high quality.
Adult swim you’re 0-2 right now lets get that comeback going because ninja kamui and uzumaki was not it
I hope the quality stays consistent 'til the end..
First minute into this and I’m thinking of Cowboy Bebop. Anyone else?
Same director
It is a Watanabe project, so yes, there's going to be Bebop vibes.
I already feel like Steve Blum is going to voice this main character as well.
Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo did he make anything else popular like those 2
@@LeonTheSaint44 Space Dandy
Carole & Tuesday
Saw the first episode at New York Comic Con, it was amazing and the music was good. Thank god this is 13 episodes
That's a fire clip
We trying to invoke them 'ol Cowboy Bebop vibes and goddamn it's working.
Wattanbe has done it yet again
All my boxes are being checked right now. Thank you, Shinichiro!!!!!~~~##@
Total Cowboy Bebop vibes and I'm here for it!! 😃
Can’t wait this anime is going to be insane.
I've been waiting for this to come out!
mute this video @ 00:15 and play "Seatbelts - Tank!" at the same time
Why? Just let this be its own thing
The soundtrack is already amazing 🔥🔥🔥
I’m so excited
Yo the combat was so smooth🔥🔥🔥
Watanabe greatness, we are so back 👾
Finally they're showing this! I've been waiting on this show for some time!
Last chance Adult Swim to wow me with an original anime; the Uzumaki bait snd switch has me burnt badly, then CG Blade Runner snd Ninja Kamui devolving into mostly CG itself, snd less said about Housing Complex, the better.
Adult Swim does not make the anime. They license it.
@@1lapmagic These though, they produce and FUND.
the animation and style look GREAT!
I hope it's not another Ninja Kamui. Starts with so mush promise in the first 2 episodes and declines from there.
00:17-00:24 sequence alone has me interested. The art style looks a bit plain, but the animation/action scene looks absolutely gorgeous.
Finally a sneak peek and all eps r already done too
Can't wait to see what Watanabe cooked with this one next yr
Dude I love Cowboy Bebop and John wick, this anime looks badass
Amazing animation
The background music track is LesAplx from Floating Points' 2019 Album, "Crush".
I wonder if Floating Points did the soundtrack? Similar sound/vibe.
It is Floating Points, glad that someone caught that!
Score is made by Kamasi Washington, FP and Bonobo
@@eshimischiThis has me so hyped.
This just makes the "Bonobo" Trailer look even cooler. Heading back over there, feel free the join me.
Looks GREAT... I'm THRILLED. Please be GOOD. 🤩❤️🔥💥
I need a good cyberpunk futuristic anime to watch this is right up my alley 🔥🔥🔥
Please God don't let this anime drop off abysmally like Uzumaki and Ninja Kamui 🙏🏾
The animation was beautiful
1:38 Spider-Man?
Magnificent creativity resulting from a magnificent explosion between two magnificent works. A great annihilation between Cowboy Bebop and John Wick.
Axel Gilberto? Nice, so we got a Hispanic anime protag!
Beautiful art style. The music is great. I'm already very interested!
Surely the quality won’t nose dive in the second episode
In Shinichiro Watanabe's and MAPPA's hands, if anything it should be solidly consistent
All episodes are completed & this is handled by MAPPA's one of the best animation production lines.
MAPPA's work environment isn't the best at all, but they usually create bangers, and I have no doubt that this will be one of them.
All 13 episodes have been completed and Watanabe himself watched it and called it a masterpiece
@@MrVince329 MAPPA?! Oh kord, nobody slept.
I'll definitely be waiting for the dub.
RELEASE THE TRAILER MUSIC
One end, gonna be cautious after how much of a letdown Uzamaki was. Other end, Shinichiro Watanabe on the helm gives hope.
Ninja Kamui ended decently but has a lot room for improvement via a S2. Uzimaki is an Utter disappointment. I’m hoping Lazarus will be decent but my guts telling me otherwise.
1:16 literally Mirror's Edge music
100%, airy floaty progressive dub techno with sterile yet dystopian city in the background with touches of red, they were definitely drawing inspiration from the game
I can't trust adult swim after ninja kamui🤕
Dope. Had an interesting "Kid's Story" vibe with the chase.😎
Can't wait for the animation quality to evaporate in the second episode
lol
This is MAPPA & all episodes are completed
When has Watanabe given us low quality animation?
@@sailorjupoak I'm referencing the recent fumbling of uzamki, but I totally forgot this was Watanabe and Mappa, which means it'll look great at whatever cost
Floating Points, Kamasi Washington and Bonobo on Soundtrack. That Vinyl is getting pre ordered immediatly.
I’m hoping the trailer just doesn’t do this anime justice. Visually, it does not look impressive by any means. It may have a good story but its characters and setting are very lacking. It also has one of the slowest frame rates I’ve ever seen in an anime, which is pretty jarring to see, nowadays.
I had all but forgotten about *LAZARUS.* 87Eleven-North is the stunt studio of *_John Wick's_* Chad Stahelski 😍 All thats left is for them to add the English voices like Steve Blum for parkour MC, then it will be another classy Shinichiro Watanabe anime. 8:30pm 20.10.2024
??????
i cannot put into words how much I vibe with this, everything is perfect
Has Spike Spiegel been reincarnated?
Please man, I've been waiting for this one for a while. I need this to be good.
Love the Mission Impossible vibes already and Watanabe really doesn't miss, I'm super excited
DO NOT TRUST ADULT SWIM ANIME
I am interested to see how this goes as it does look entertaining.
Not sure how I feel about this. The characters are really generic looking and have almost no detail. The frame rate of their movements is some of the lowest I’ve seen, too, at about 8-12 fps. The setting is pretty generic, and undetailed, as well.
The whole thing looks derivative and cheaply handled. Especially for Watanabe.
Gonna need to watch this with motion interpolation -- the choppiness is very distracting for me -- but still very excited.