Minoru Saba<p>"The first of Watanabe's works that he directed entirely himself, 1998's "Cowboy Bebop" was a hit overseas."<br />"Watanabe's newest project, ”Lazarus,”... is receiving acclaim for its filmlike visuals, audio effects and stylish soundtrack"<br />"On the project, Watanabe enthused, ”I reaffirmed the appeal of hand-drawn animation. There's a lot of noise about making things easier using CG and AI, but it's not true. It's hand-drawn animation that's the best.” "<br /><a href="https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250510/p2a/00m/0et/011000c" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mainichi.jp/english/articles/2</span><span class="invisible">0250510/p2a/00m/0et/011000c</span></a><br /><a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandDrawn" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HandDrawn</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/anime" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>anime</span></a></p>