Shinichiro Watanabe, MAPPA's Lazarus Anime Nominated for Emmy for Opening Theme Song
The Love, Death & Robots animated anthology series was also nominated for "Outstanding Animated Program" for its "Spider Rose" short. The series previously won an Emmy for "Outstanding Short Form Animated Program" in 2022.The 13-episode Lazarus series premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on April 5 at 12:00 a.m. EDT (effectively, April 6). The episodes stream on the next day on the Max streaming service. In Japan, the series premiered on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on April 6, and also streams on various platforms. The anime stars: Senior vice president and head of anime and action series at Adult Swim Jason DeMarco confirmed that Watanabe directed every episode. Chad Stahelski (John Wick stuntman and director) designed the action sequences for the science-fiction action anime. The anime features a score by jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington, and producers, DJs, and musicians Floating Points and Bonobo. Sola Entertainment is producing.Akemi Hayashi was the character designer, Stanislas Brunet was the concept designer, and Miho Sugiura was the art director. The Boo Radleys perform the ending theme song "Lazarus."Watanabe directed such notable anime productions as Cowboy Bebop, Macross Plus, Samurai Champloo, Space Dandy, Carole & Tuesday, and Terror in Resonance. He also directed the "Blade Runner: Black Out 2022" anime short. Watanabe's short film "A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot" screened at the 26th Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, Canada in July 2022.Source: Television Academy
