New information about the original anime LAZARUS (airing and streaming in 2025) has been announced. An action trailer and cast details have been revealed, featuring Mamoru Miyano, Makoto Furukawa, Maaya Uchida, Yuma Uchida, Manaka Iwami, Megumi Hayashibara, Akio Otsuka, and Koichi Yamadera.

The protagonist, Axel, who repeatedly escapes from prison and whose "hobby is escaping," is voiced by Mamoru Miyano. The agents gathered from around the world to join Axel's team "Lazarus" are voiced by Makoto Furukawa, Maaya Uchida, Yuma Uchida, and Manaka Iwami.

The mysterious woman who leads "Lazarus," Harsh, is voiced by Megumi Hayashibara. Abel, the head of the NSA (National Security Agency) who organized Lazarus to chase after Skinner, is voiced by Akio Otsuka, and the developer of Hapuna, the "medicine said to save the world," Skinner, is voiced by Koichi Yamadera.

STAFF

Original Work & Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
Action Supervisor: Chad Stahelski (87Eleven Action Design)
Character Design: Akemi Hayashi
Concept Design: Stanislas Brunet
Art Director: Miho Sugiura
Color Design: Kana Tanabe
Screen Design: Takuma Sakamoto
Director of Photography: Mitsuhiro Sato
Music: Kamasi Washington / Bonobo / Floating Points
Sound Effects: Lauren Stephens (Formosa Group)
Animation Producer: Masato Matsunaga
Production: MAPPA
Planning & Production: SOLA ENTERTAINMENT

CAST

Axel: Mamoru Miyano
Doug: Makoto Furukawa
Christine: Maaya Uchida
Leland: Yuma Uchida
Elena: Manaka Iwami
Harsh: Megumi Hayashibara
Abel: Akio Otsuka
Skinner: Koichi Yamadera

Source : ORICON NEWS