Saw the first episode, AMA
>>275212838and why should I believe you? Can you prove it?
>>275212838have you seen the first episode of lazarus
>>275212838Will /r/animecirclejerk like it?
>>275212838Is it more drama heavy shit like US catastrophe movies or is it actually enjoyable?
>>275212923because for some reason, Watanabe was at my relatively small anime con. I also got to see his segment of TAISU Project but I doubt anyone here cares about that.>>275212955Yeah and I also saw a lot of pre-vis for Episode 2.>>275212968Never been there so idk. I think it'll be a modest hit. >>275212975Are you referring to Terror in Resonance? The core story is pretty dark but it's full of wacky characters and hijinks. It's pretty in line with Bebop in terms of tone
>>275213026Alright, I'll believe you then....well did you like it? For the coreography they worked with the team that did John Wick, did you felt that watching it?
>>275213026>Are you referring to Terror in Resonance? The core story is pretty dark but it's full of wacky characters and hijinks. It's pretty in line with Bebop in terms of toneThank you this sounds promising. I am not a fan of the plot but if the characters, interactions and development are good it will be good. I enjoyed Champloo, Bebop, Apollon and Space Dandy a lot, other series not so but. But in general I don't consider any of his projects actually bad. Still, I hope it's more in line with the shit I liked but most of them had an emphasis on comedy. If the tone is close to that of Bebop I will be happy.
>>275212838What did the room smell like?Also how was the soundtrack?
>>275213117Chad and his studio had nothing to do with Episode 1. Watanabe was laughed at when he first suggested collaborating, but when Chad himself found out he went all in. But I did get to see some pre vis of ep2 where there's a big shootout in a warehouse that was full of gun kata and crazy flips. It'll look great when animated. Majority of ep1 is just parkour >>275213210The plot is cool. It almost feels like anti-vax. I'm a sucker for "humanity must prove themselves and face destruction" very first shot is of a dreidel spinning, what did he mean by this?>>275213223Watanabe himself can't even fill an anime con room. So sad. Then again this was on a Sunday. OST is jazz, basically like Bebop, with some electronica. It's cool.
>>275213270>Majority of ep1 is just parkourSounds fun. I'm moderately interested now.>OST is jazz, basically like Bebop, with some electronica. It's cool.Make that solidly interested.
>>275213270>dreidel So did he talk about the background of the series? his collaboration with Chad? Why make it, the inspirations?Was it in japanese with subtitles or with an english dub?
>>275213270>Watanabe himself can't even fill an anime con roomThe new gen of anime fans is weird as shit I wouldn't wonder if none of them have ever watched Bebop, let alone his other works or that they even know the name of the guy that created the first. Maybe it's just the location? Maybe an area that doesn't have many resident anime fans? Personally I never travel further than 200km at max. for an event since it would be too expensive otherwise.
>>275213404He said he was shocked at how much Chad was willing to contribute. He envisioned maybe 20 storyboards and Chad and his studio submitted over 300. He didn't have much involvement beyond the action. Watanabe promises it is absolutely bonkers. He showed storyboards of a crazy looking elevator fight with like 7 guys in it.As for inspirations, Watanabe didn't talk about it specifically for Lazarus other than that he wanted to do a sci-fi story after working on his Blade Runner short. He said his sources of inspirations over all of his work are Dirty Harry, The Godfather, Lupin III, and Tensai Bakabon>>275213418This con is cool but its guest lineup is really weird. They had a fuckton of Robotech people in huge panel rooms that got like 6 attendees each. Also Shinji Aramaki was a guest. Crazy.
>>275213404>>275213578Forgot to mention, it was subbed. No news about a dub. He said he can't say when it'll air but he said it'll be this year and "when it gets warmer" so likely Summer 2025.
what was the animation quality like?
>>275213816Pretty good, although I am not huge on his post-Dandy style. Majority 2D animation which is nice nowadays.
>>275213270>It almost feels like anti-vax.the fuck does it mean
>>275214348Not him, but AFAIK the plot is about some super drug that gets shilled by the government that everybody ends up taking because it give you some dunno super powers or perfect health or some shit, but then it turns out it will actually kill everybody few years later so it bears similarities to the anti-vaxxer meme. Ironically though the eponymous Lazarus is the name of the actual vaccine that someone creates that works as antidote to the aforementioned drug.
>>275214348A fictional evil scientist kills people and wireless communication exists, therefore 5G vaxx two more weeks.I wish I was joking, but this is closer to the actual thought process of the average zoomer than you want to know.
