In a latest interview with Anime Information Community, famend director Shinichiro Watanabe confirmed this Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Area Dandy, Carole and Tuesdayand his upcoming undertaking Lazarus all happen in the identical universe.
Watanabe’s affirmation got here when he was requested if Lazarus is ready in the identical universe as his earlier works.
“I all the time thought my reveals have been set in the identical universe”, he said.
When pressed additional, he replied with a smile and a slight nod: “Naturally“.
Along with discussing the shared universe, Watanabe additionally shared insights into it Lazarushis upcoming anime undertaking.
For the primary time in his profession, Watanabe collaborated with a Hollywood director, Chad Stahelski of John Wick fame, for motion choreography.
“I’ve all the time had nice respect for his John Wick movies. It is not simply in regards to the realism of the motion, however how trendy it feels,” Watanabe defined. “So once I reached out I hoped they may present some recommendation. As an alternative, they stated, “Depart it to us!” and provided to maintain the choreography himself.“
Regardless of preliminary considerations in regards to the undertaking’s funds, Watanabe emphasised that Stahelski, impressed by Watanabe’s personal work, was desperate to contribute with out hesitation.
“I needed to apologize upfront as a result of we did not have Hollywood-level budgets, however Chad stated, ‘Don’t fret in regards to the prices. Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo have impressed me for years. Let me do that for you,” Watanabe remembers.
Lazarus will premiere in 2025.
The sequence incorporates a rating by jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington and producers, DJs and musicians Floating Factors and Bonobo. The animation for the sequence is completed by MAPPA, whereas Sola Leisure handles the final manufacturing.
Supply: ANN
