LAZARUS
ラザロ
The year is 2052 — an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity prevails across the globe. The reason for this: mankind has been freed from sickness and pain. Nobel Prize winning neuroscientist Dr. Skinner has developed a miracle cure-all drug with no apparent drawbacks called Hapuna. Hapuna soon becomes ubiquitous… and essential. However, soon after Hapuna is officially introduced, Dr. Skinner vanishes. Three years later, the world has moved on. But Dr. Skinner has returned — this time, as a harbinger of doom. Skinner announces that Hapuna has a short half-life. Everyone who has taken it will die approximately three years later. Death is coming for this sinful world — and coming soon. As a response to this threat, a special task force of 5 agents is gathered from across the world to save humanity from Skinner’s plan. This group is called “Lazarus.” Can they find Skinner and develop a vaccine before time runs out? (Source: Adult Swim)
LAZARUS is a tv with 13 episodes, from Spring 2025, produced by MAPPA, rated 7.0/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
The year is 2052 — an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity prevails across the globe. The reason for this: mankind has been freed from sickness and pain. Nobel Prize winning neuroscientist Dr. Skinner has developed a miracle cure-all drug with no apparent drawbacks called Hapuna. Hapuna soon becomes ubiquitous… and essential. However, soon after Hapuna is officially introduced, Dr. Skinner vanishes. Three years later, the world has moved on. But Dr. Skinner has returned — this time, as a harbinger of doom. Skinner announces that Hapuna has a short half-life. Everyone who has taken it will die approximately three years later. Death is coming for this sinful world — and coming soon. As a response to this threat, a special task force of 5 agents is gathered from across the world to save humanity from Skinner’s plan. This group is called “Lazarus.” Can they find Skinner and develop a vaccine before time runs out? (Source: Adult Swim)
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Tags
- Ensemble Cast — Features a large cast of characters with (almost) equal screen time and importance to the plot.
- Crime — Centers around unlawful activities punishable by the state or other authority.
- Medicine — Centered around the activities of people working in the field of medicine.
- Urban — Partly or completely set in a city.
- Fugitive — Prominently features a character evading capture by an individual or organization.
- Environmental — Concern with the state of the natural world and how humans interact with it.
- Drugs — Prominently features the usage of drugs such as opioids, stimulants, hallucinogens etc.
- Found Family — Features a group of characters with no biological relations that are united in a group providing social support.
- Anti-Hero — Features a protagonist who lacks conventional heroic attributes and may be considered a borderline villain.
- Parkour — Centers around the sport of parkour.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Episodic — Features story arcs that are loosely tied or lack an overarching plot.