Shinichiro Watanabe’s ‘Lazarus’ Anime Adds 14 Cast Members

Shinichiro Watanabe, best known as the creator of Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, has a new anime coming out next month, as MAPPA is preparing for the release of Lazarus. The anime has attracted a lot of attention, as fans of Watanabe’s work are looking forward to seeing this new story.

As we have reported earlier, the series will premiere on Adult Swim’s Toonami programming block on April 5 at 12:00 a.m. EDT, and will be available on Max the next day. In Japan, the series will premiere on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on April 6 at 11:45 p.m. and will also stream on various platforms.

But, while the premiere date is getting closer, MAPPA is providing us with additional information, as 14 new cast members for the upcoming series have been revealed. Their roles are, as of the time of writing, unknown, but we have the full list of names for you.

The new cast members are: Yūichi Nakamura, Tomokazu Sugita, Shōya Chiba, Neeko, Daisuke Ono, Kazuhiko Inoue, Satoshi Hino, Sumire Uesaka, Hidenori Takahashi, Kōki Uchiyama, Kenshō Ono, Aoi Tada, Ayane Sakura, and Yoshiko Sakakibara.

They will be joining the already-known cast members which include Mamoru Miyano as Axel, Makoto Furukawa as Doug, Maaya Uchida as Christine, Yūma Uchida as Leland, Manaka Iwami as Eleina, Megumi Hayashibara as Hersch, Akio Ōtsuka as Abel, and Kōichi Yamadera as Skinner.

As you can see, there are some interesting and well-known names here, which is why we are looking forward to experiencing Watanabe’s new story and seeing what the legendary writer has in store for us.

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