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Lazarus

★ 7.0 7K votes 2025–2025 1 season · 13 episodes Ended Adult Swim
Near-future techTechnology one step ahead of today, and what it costs us.This show: 9/10AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 9/10Stylized directionBold, signature formal choices.This show: 8/10AdrenalineAction and thrills as the primary reward.This show: 8/10Distinctive scoreMusic inseparable from the show's identity.This show: 7/10Fast-pacedRelentless forward momentum that rarely stops to idle.This show: 7/10Visually strikingComposition and imagery worth pausing for.This show: 7/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Mamoru MiyanoMakoto FurukawaMaaya UchidaYuma UchidaManaka IwamiMegumi Hayashibara
Written by
Shin'ichirō Watanabe
Starring
Mamoru MiyanoMakoto FurukawaMaaya UchidaYuma UchidaManaka IwamiMegumi Hayashibara
Written by
Shin'ichirō Watanabe
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
03757501k2k

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About

"A slick, ticking-clock thriller with anime pedigree"

Lazarus imagines a near future where a revolutionary painkiller turns out to carry a hidden, lethal side effect that will kill everyone who's taken it within weeks. A secretive task force of specialists is assembled to track down the drug's elusive creator before the countdown ends. The show moves fast, blending slick action set pieces with globe-trotting intrigue and a moody, synth-heavy score. It's stylish and propulsive rather than deeply introspective, more concerned with momentum and cool visuals than slow-burn character work. Fans of sleek, adrenaline-driven sci-fi thrillers will find plenty to enjoy here.

Watch it for

the propulsive action and stylish, countdown-driven sci-fi premise from a genre veteran director.

Maybe skip if

you want deep characterization instead of a fast-moving, plot-driven thriller.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12025
7.58K135h 12m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Goodbye Cruel World7.8
1K24 min
▶2Life in the Fast Lane7.1
83424 min
▶3Long Way From Home7.0
75324 min
▶4Don't Stop the Dance7.9
73824 min
▶5Pretty Vacant7.0
58124 min
▶6Heaven is a Place on Earth7.0
53024 min
▶7Almost Blue7.6
55224 min
▶8Unforgettable Fire7.7
58224 min
▶9Death on Two Legs7.8
48924 min
▶10I Can't Tell You Why7.1
43924 min
▶11Runnin' with the Devil8.1
55324 min
▶12Close to the Edge7.3
43424 min
▶13The World Is Yours7.4
47724 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Mamoru Miyano Axel
Makoto Furukawa Doug
Maaya Uchida Christine
Yuma Uchida Leland
Manaka Iwami Eleina
Megumi Hayashibara Hersch
Jack Stansbury Axel
Luci Christian Chris
Jovan Jackson Doug
Annie Wild Eleina

Crew

Shin'ichirō Watanabe

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