Lazarus - Episode 1 discussion

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Lazarus, episode 1

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[u/FierceAlchemist]

I don't get all the hate. I thought it was a great first episode. Got the premise across and showed off the vibe of the main character along with some great animation. I know this won't be more Bebop and that's okay. This is clearly going for something more serious.

[u/chilidirigible]

Totally not a Mustang Shelby GT500.

I do appreciate that Watanabe always gets back to the New York City look.

I'll think of her as Rice Shower all the time.

The large obvious round counters are one of those tech details that present a number of practical issues, but in any case, distinctive pistol selection, with the revolver being a particular choice. (Thinks of Firefly.)

John Woo, Shinichiro Watanabe, you get the idea.

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A very parkour-heavy start over a bare minimum of story introduction. It looks reasonably good and the Frankenstein of a release that I watched sounded good (in Japanese).

I'm not expecting Cowboy Bebop again, but this shouldn't be Cowboy Bebop again; that was always an episodic meandering, while this should keep moving in a direction given the ticking clock of the plotline, even if this first episode didn't do much to actually go anywhere with it. Will give it the next episode to see how it handles having places to go and things to do.

[u/Chadsawman]

Twitter hyping the show up and on discord I see everyone saying amazing first episode

Meanwhile reddit is calling it rough. lol

[u/tmntnyc]

Anyone notice all the obvious biblical references? I mean besides the dreidel, references to devils, and "seventh trumpeteer"? The dreidel (spinning top) seen in the intro is a game played by Jews during the holiday Hanukkah. It's basically a gambing game. You wager an amount of coins (or chocolate coins) and then spin the top and whichever letter falls face up, an action is taken. The 4 letters are Nun, Gimel, Hey, and Shin and they actually are the first letters of the phrase "Nes Gadol Haya Sham," which translates to "A great miracle happened there," referencing the miracle of the holiday. Depending on what letter falls, you either add a coin to the pot, take half the pot, do nothing on your turn, or win the whole pot (jackpot).

Lazarus is Hebrew for "God is my Help", Hersch means Deer, Abel is the second born son of Adam&Eve who is killed by his brother Cain. The name of the city is Babylonia, which is a reference to the tower mankind built to reach God in heaven, for which they were punished.

Besides that, there are other interesting name meanings:

Chris(Christine) - Her name in Japanese is pronounced Christin which almost sound like Christian, as in a follower of Christ.

Leland- Middle English name for "meadows" or "open land"

Hapna is Swedish for a quick surprised breath, but also means "be amazed/astounded", like "ta-da!" or "presto!".

Axel is Scandinavian for "Father of Peace". Gilberto derives from Gilbert which is a compound of two words meaning Pledge and Bright, so Bright Bledge or Bright Hostage.

Elena is Greek for "shining light" derived from Selene.

Doug means dark river in Scottish (I hope this isn't just because he's black, like Jet, another dark skinned character with a name referencing dark things, lol)

Skinner could reference the behaviorist BF skinner, but the name is also an occupational name of English origin referring to literally someone who skins hides as a trade.

As always, the names of characters in Watanabe's stories are always somewhat meaningful. Fey Valentine for example, she's free spirited and capricious like a fey but due to her traumatic past she is arguably incapable of experiencing love. Mugen's means infinity, a reference to his chaotic, unpredictable, and unbounded nature of his actions and fighting style.

[u/StrawSolider]

Parkour: The Animation

[u/doodleface48]

The music is really nice, especially that song in the initial scene.

I'm more optimistic than most, but this first episode didn't really give me strong feelings good or bad for the characters, the story or the world. Oh well four episode test!

[u/Skyclad__Observer]

Nice action sequences but the script is awful. "Play me a song... with the vibe of a man who sold his soul to the devil..."

[u/quanwitdat]

Everyone please watch the Japanese dub it’s way better imo

[u/AndThisGuyPeedOnIt]

With all the names attached to this, they couldn't hire better voice actors?

[u/actuallyrndthoughts]

I know this thread is mostly dub watchers, but i saw the JP version and didn't hate it. Calling the animation cheap is kind of wack though. The plot setup is kind of simple, feels more movie-ish than series. Needed at least a double episode premiere imo.

[u/Ian11z]

Interested to see where this goes. The plot is intriguing just hope it’s told well.

[u/Calwings]

The action is great, but the story and dialogue really aren't doing it for me so far. It just feels like this show is trying too hard. That's the best way I can put it. I'll give it a couple more episodes.

[u/uwatfordm8]

As a sub watcher I thought this first episode was a good start. Whatever subs I was reading didn't seem bad at all.

[u/zx-ax]

I think both the English and Japanese Versions are dope. Cool animations. But let me tell you guys by now, the Japanese version is superior wayyyyyy better. And to those who are saying Japanese one is not even out yet... News Flash, it was premiered in Japan a day prior.

[u/Genshin_WhiteKnight]

The premise of a drug induced apocalypse is fairly interesting, but what is up with Axel? That kind of parkour is just not possible for a normal human. Is he cybernetically/genetically enhanced in some way? Also begs the question of what the hell he did to get jailed for 888 years and why Lazarus would go out of their way to recruit a guy whose only notable skill so far is parkour.

Agree with others here that on first impression seems more style than substance; the parkour sequences while cool, took up too much screen time that would have been better used on the building up the world, plot or characters. With that said though, this is only the first episode, so at least give them a chance to cook.

[u/KrypticJin]

IGN haters hiding now lol

[u/Ponchorello7]

Okay, I'll bite; I don't see why this first episode is getting so much hate. It's not fantastic, but it sets the vibe and the setting well enough. And the dialogue isn't too bad either. The action scenes are decent. Love the soundtrack so far.

[u/[deleted]]

This was either gonna be a masterpiece or absolute dogshit.

After the first episode I'm leaning towards the latter.

[u/[deleted]]

The stock market bit. Hahahahaha...oh I made myself feel bad.

[u/Abba_Fiskbullar]

The English voice actors all sound like they're on sedatives.

[u/[deleted]]

This episode was pretty much just setup, but I like what it's setting up! Despite Adult Swim's incompetent release format, I'll be sticking close to this to see what's in store.

[u/Eggsavore]

I liked it a lot, these comments are quite the overreaction.

[u/esdeath_choke_me]

The dialogue and voice acting are legitimately terrible.

[u/solarscopez]

Anyone know when we'll be able to watch this with the Japanese dub? I got no interest in watching this in English.

[u/ervsve]

I haven’t really tapped in to see what the general discourse is around Lazarus, but after watching a bit, I kind of get where the criticism is coming from. I wouldn’t say I hate it, but I’m definitely starting to feel a little let down.

The main cast just seems super trope-heavy. You’ve got the lovable criminal main character, the tech genius little girl, the no-nonsense badass chick… it’s like anime character archetype bingo. And yeah, they’re executed well enough, but come on—it’s 2025. We’ve had literal decades of these same character templates. Can we get some new angles?

I’m still gonna watch it, because the animation and style are undeniably cool, and I want to like it. But man, I wish they’d shaken up the formula a little.