The ninth episode of the original anime "LAZARUS" by director Shinichiro Watanabe, known for the anime "Cowboy Bebop," titled "DEATH ON TWO LEGS," will be broadcast on TV Tokyo on June 1st.
Abel, founder of Lazarus and director of the NSA, attends an inquiry committee that questions Lazarus's continued existence. Schneider of the Army Intelligence Department realizes Lazarus' true purpose during the meeting. He contacts a person called the Phantom Hitman. HQ, the agent of the Phantom Hitman, demands an extraordinary fee and fights a special forces unit to prove his ability. The hitman who appears there, Ssangyong, is a monstrous being with no human feelings.
The story is about a team of agents from around the world, Lazarus, who pursue Skinner, a genius scientist who developed a painkiller called Hapuna, which causes death three years after taking it, in order to save humanity.
Mamoru Miyano will play the protagonist Axel, who is imprisoned due to a certain incident but repeatedly escapes, and whose "hobby is escaping from prison." Voice actors include Makoto Furukawa, Maaya Uchida, Yuma Uchida, Manaka Iwami, Megumi Hayashibara Akio Otsuka, and Koichi Yamadera. MAPPA will produce the film.
