“Genius's painkiller turns lethal; ex-convict team must find him for antidote within 30 days to save humanity.”
Lazarus
ラザロ
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Synopsis
Genius's painkiller turns lethal; ex-convict team must find him for antidote within 30 days to save humanity.
In the year 2048, Dr. Deniz Skinner, a scientific genius dubbed second only to Einstein, developed the revolutionary painkiller Hapna. Being cheap with no reported side effects, the drug gained widespread acceptance, even though Skinner himself silently vanished one year after launching the drug. Everyone revelled in the heaven of relief and ecstasy provided by Hapna, but they would suddenly come crashing down to Earth. It is now 2052, and Skinner reappears, giving the shocking announcement that Hapna was designed to mutate into a lethal toxin, killing anyone who had consumed it. While he claims to have a cure, he will only hand it over if he is physically found within 30 days. Axel Gilberto, a maverick youngster serving a sentence of 888 years in a high-security prison, is unwillingly recruited by a group calling themselves Lazarus. Composed of eccentric misfits, the group has only one task—to find Skinner. With no means to escape and their lives on the line, Lazarus begins the hunt to find Skinner before the countdown to the end of humanity ends.
What people say
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Derived from 166 sampled reviews
What 166 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.16 · split reception
4.4 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 3.8
↓ 1.93
Running avg · Apr 2025 → May 2026
- 8 “I don't think it's as bad as many said in these reviews. The only thing i didn't like much was that to me it seems rushed at the end, there could have been more things to happen but of course you...”
- 9 “This anime delivers a new and fresh plot that takes you through many different experiences, feeling like a mix between a Mission Impossible movie and a Hitman level, featuring a lovable yet...”
- 7 “Really interesting story, love the characters, the music is great, the vibes are immaculate, the action scenes are top tier. Will rewatch later with Japanese audio because the main character's...”
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- Format 13 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 59m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2025 – Jun 2025 Spring 2025
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-24635 catalog
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- Aniplex Producer
- dugout Producer
- Sola Entertainment Producer