When I was a middle school, I would run home from the bus stop, drop my backpack in the kitchen, grab a snack, and plop down on my beanbag chair for an afternoon of Toonami on Cartoon Network. Shows like Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, and countless others were my introduction to the world of anime. While I haven’t watched as much anime in recent years outside of some iconic Studio Ghibli movies with my kids, that’s starting to change thanks to Lazarus.
One of the most watchable shows on the 2025 TV schedule, the latest effort from Cowboy Bebop creator Shinichirō Watanabe is taking me back to my youth and getting me back into anime once again. This show, which is streaming with a Max subscription, is just so much fun.
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space western vibes as Cowboy Bebop, Shinichirō Watanabe’s latest offering does have something in common with that classic anime series: a killer jazz-influence score. This time around, jazz saxophonist and composer Kamasi Washington is doing most of the heavy lifting with his killer score that perfectly captures the tone of the show while propelling its sometimes chaotic action set pieces. I mean, just check out the title sequence and you’ll quickly see what I mean.
It’s safe to say that Lazarus has everything I loved about anime when I was younger: great characters, incredible art direction, and awesome music. Plus, Chad Stahelski crafted a lot of the action sequences, which is never a bad thing.