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Polish up your Japanese reading skills, kids, because this one is going to be one to pick up. Shinichiro Watanabe, the legendary director behind Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo and currently Lazarus, has released a memoir covering his entire career. The book, published by Japan’s ele-king, …Read more »
The original anime Lazarus is hitting Adult Swim next month, and ahead of this the opening has dropped. In it you can hear the song “Vortex” being performed by Kamasi Washington. Lazarus Opening Lazarus is getting a lot of hype because it’s directed by anime …Read more »
Lazarus, the latest anime from Cowboy Bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe, is on the way to Toonami. It’s set to hit screens on April 6, but now we’ve got a sneak peek at the show thanks to a just-released one-minute clip. The Lazarus sneak peek features …Read more »
A premiere date is in for the Adult Swim airing of Lazarus, the upcoming original anime project from Cowboy Bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe and anime production house MAPPA. According to the English-dubbed preview, the series is set to kick off on Adult Swim’s Toonami block …Read more »
The names Shinichiro Watanabe and MAPPA Studio are sure to get the attention of many otaku. And while their new collaboration, the anime Lazarus, is being made for Toonami, the latest news is that it will debut in Japan in April. We’re still waiting on …Read more »
An exciting new project was revealed ahead of San Diego Comic-Con, with Variety reporting that Cowboy Bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe is teaming up with MAPPA and John Wick director Chad Stahelski on a new anime titled LAZARUS. The series is bound for Cartoon Network’s Toonami …Read more »
Forbes’s Ollie Bardie conducted a lengthy interview with Shinichiro Watanabe, talking about his beginnings, his work on the anime Cowboy Bebop, what he thought of the Netflix live-action Cowboy Bebop, and his experiences working on The Animatrix. The interview brings alive much of Watanabe’s life …Read more »
Cowboy Bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe has written and directed a new animated short called “A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot.” It will be shown on July 23 at the 26th Fantasia International Film Festival, located in Montreal, Canada. This is a segment of …Read more »
This year’s South by Southwest event will have some serious anime cred on its side. The voice actresses from the Carole and Tuesday anime were recently revealed as performers at the festival, and now supervising director Shinichiro Watanabe—also known for Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, and …Read more »
Carole & Tuesday is a new original musical anime from production house BONES, music producers FlyingDog, and supervising director Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Space Dandy). The series’ official website updated with some new info, including a visual, teaser trailer, and plans to air …Read more »
Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo‘s Shinichiro Watanabe is directing a new original anime at studio BONES, which he previously worked with on Space Dandy. Carol & Tuesday will debut as part of Fuji TV’s recently-revealed Plus Ultra anime block in April 2019. In addition to …Read more »
Shinichiro Watanabe (left) and Dai Sato (right). You would be hard-pressed to find an anime fan, casual or serious, who hasn’t come across at least one of the works of Shinichiro Watanabe. Whether it’s his benchmark sci-fi Cowboy Bebop , the hip-hop infused Samurai Champloo …Read more »
January 9-12, 2025 marks the return of Animé Los Angeles, which is celebrating in a big way with its most packed event ever. There will be a ton to do over the weekend—from concerts and cosplay to industry panels and more—and the guest lineup is …Read more »
See you in 2017, space cowboy. That’s when this pretty slick-looking Spike Spiegel figure from Kotobukiya hits the shelves. Spike is, of course, the protagonist of fan-favorite Cowboy Bebop, which was created by Shinichiro Watanabe ( Space Dandy ). The 1:8-scale figure, which goes on …Read more »
Hailed by its director Shinichiro Watanabe as a series that is a genre unto itself, Cowboy Bebop has enthralled millions of fans around the world. Debuting in 1997, the series rocked the world of anime with its impeccable pacing, imaginative and believable world, and well-defined …Read more »
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