Lazarus Opening Theme Song Nominated for Emmy—Do You Think It Could Win?
Written by admin on July 16, 2025
Lazarus Opening Theme Song Nominated for Emmy—Do You Think It Could Win?
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July 15, 2025
“Vortex,” the opening theme song for Shinichiro Watanabe’s anime Lazarus, has received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Awards! Specifically, it’s in the running for “Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music.”
It’s competing against the main title themes for the shows Dept. Q, Dune: Prophecy, The Residence, The White Lotus, and Your Friends & Neighbors.
“Vortex” was composed by Kamasi Washington, and the anime was brought to us by MAPPA.
Adult Swim gave this description for the plot:
Lazarus Plot
The year is 2052 – an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity prevails across the globe. The reason for this: mankind has been freed from sickness and pain. Nobel Prize winning neuroscientist Dr. Skinner has developed a miracle cure-all drug with no apparent drawbacks called Hapuna. Hapuna soon becomes ubiquitous… and essential. However, soon after Hapuna is officially introduced, Dr. Skinner vanishes.
Three years later, the world has moved on. But Dr. Skinner has returned – this time, as a harbinger of doom. Skinner announces that Hapuna has a short half-life. Everyone who has taken it will die approximately three years later. Death is coming for this sinful world – and coming soon.
As a response to this threat, a special task force of 5 agents is gathered from across the world to save humanity from Skinner’s plan. This group is called “Lazarus.” Can they find Skinner and develop a vaccine before time runs out?
Lazarus consists of 13 episodes and is an original story as opposed to an anime based on a manga, light novel or video game. Watanabe, famed for his work on iconic titles like Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, directed each and every episode.
The 77th Emmy Awards will air on September 14 at 8 PM EST/5 PM PST on CBS. It will also stream on Paramount+. Do you think an anime song has a chance of winning?
Source: ANN
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