Shinichiro Watanabe’s new anime, Lazarus, can never measure up to his opus, Cowboy Bebop; and the reason why has nothing to ...

Shinichirō Watanabe's iconic jazz-inspired flair made Cowboy Bebop one of the best anime ever made, and Lazarus is an ...

Lazarus stumbles as Watanabe’s sci-fi epic, sparking fan outrage over flat characters and a hollow plot, dubbed the “La Croix ...

The plot progression in Shinichiro Watanabe’s Lazarus has been underwhelming, but this one aspect absolutely shines.

The protagonists in the shows created by Shinichiro Watanabe have smooth style, eclectic moves and a sense of swagger. The protagonists in the shows created by Shinichiro Watanabe have smooth ...

Matt Patches is an executive editor at Polygon. He has over 15 years of experience reporting on movies and TV, and reviewing pop culture. The 13-episode series, which premieres on Adult Swim in ...

You could call Shinichiro Watanabe's Lazarus a retread of his masterpiece, Cowboy Bebop. That’s not to say the show is bad — based on the five episodes I’ve seen so far, Lazarus is still an ...

Charles Pulliam-Moore is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. Set in a ...

As for what to expect from Shinichiro Watanabe’s new anime series, Adult Swim begins to tease Lazarus as such, “The year is 2052. The world seemed to be on the verge of unprecedented peace and ...

Can they save humanity? And what is Skinner’s true purpose?” Watanabe writes and directs the original story, while Dai Sato, Takahiro Ozawa (Ume), and Tsukasa Kondo make up the rest of the ...

But that doesn’t depend on me.” So if you are rolling in dough and want to do a great service to animated art, please see Shinichirō Watanabe. He is waiting for your call. “I’d like to be ...

The protagonists in the shows created by Shinichiro Watanabe have smooth style, eclectic moves and a sense of swagger. ‘Cowboy Bebop’ (1998) ‘Samurai Champloo’ (2004) ‘Space Dandy ...