Shinichirō Watanabe is ready to tell humanity something about itself with Lazarus

Shinichir Watanabe is returning to sci-fi with a new series, Lazarus .

The series is set in a future where most of the world’s population has begun using a new wonder drug called Hapna .

Lazarus tells the story of what happens when the painkiller is revealed to be a toxin that kills.

Lazarus features a lot of parkour because we wanted the action built around Axel to always feel as if one wrong move could lead to him falling.

The most important thing is that the space feels real and like a place where people can actually move around in a realistic way.

I always try to incorporate multicultural elements into my stories, because they were such an important part of Blade Runner .

There are too many shows being made and there aren't enough experienced animators to go around.

Even for Lazarus , we weren’t able to get all of the experienced animator we needed domestically, so we had to bring in quite a few from overseas.

In order for an animator to develop their skills, I think they need to be working on a project, and being able to focus solely on it.