Cowboy Bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe is preparing for the upcoming premiere of his new anime series, Lazarus. While many fans are likely expecting it to resemble his classic '90s space western, Watanabe denies that Lazarus is anything comparable to a "revival" of that series.

Lazarus is a dark post-apocalyptic sci-fi tale about a desperate race to save humanity from the effects of a supposed "miracle" drug called Hapna. With all the world's citizens on borrowed time, a group of agents is assembled to track down the drug's creator and make him produce a cure. In a recent interview with Vulture, Watanabe explained how, even though the project borrows stylistic elements from his past works, it is unique in terms of tone and narrative. "Lazarus is made up of elements I have created in the past, but I am not reviving them. I am doing something new," he stated.

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