“Is it Nausicaa?” The fourth episode of the anime “LAZARUS Lazarus” is a scene where he rides a drone and drops a moving helicopter.

The 4th episode of the anime “LAZARUS” which has been airing successively since April 27th, has attracted a lot of attention for its fierce aerial action film. The thrilling development of Axel (CV: Miyano Mamoru) falling from a helicopter and landing on a drone, then successfully shooting down the film, has led to a series of voices reminiscent of the animated film “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.”

[Video]Lands on a moving drone and drops the helicopter (from around 17 minutes 58 seconds)

In order to get clues to Skinner (CV: Yamadera Koichi), Axel and other protagonists and his gang infiltrated this time are in a dance club where Sam Stevenson (CV: Sugita Tomokazu) appears. Axel and his friends make contact with Sam as planned, but the battle ends in a gunfight and are escaped by a helicopter just a step away.

However, just after the helicopter took off, the axel leapt to the skid with a fierce dash and clung to the climax. At his unexpected action, Sam commented, “This guy… you’ve seen too many action movies!”, and his ally, Christine (CV: Uchida Maaya), also looked shocked, “He… he’s really crazy…”

Even the accelerator, which was so impressive, was close to being able to hold it in the air with one arm. Furthermore, the helicopter, which uses AI to drive independently, causes a bug due to the impact of Sam’s dropping heel, and begins driving dangerously. The accelerator was forced into a situation where it would have been impossible to fall at any time.

Just before he was hitting the tower crane, Axel let go of the skid and fell. Sam was delighted, but Axel miraculously landed on the drone that Lelands were chasing him from the ground, and as he went up high in the air, he fired fire near the helicopter’s swash plate. It was a splendid success in shooting down.

The action scenes were tense, with heart pounding, but there were a number of voices saying that the drone looked familiar. It seems that this impression comes from the impression that the drone that Axel was controlling is similar to the “Meve” used by Nausicaa in “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.”

On social media, many people were highly praised for the superb action, saying, “It’s so great! The series of action from Axel’s helicopter tracking to drone riding is a movie-like thing,” and many viewers recall the aerial battle between Maeve and Corvette, such as, “Maybe Nausicaa?”, “The Ghibli feel is amazing. I understand. It’s the one from the best era,'” and “Of course Nausicaa production lol.”

The anime “LAZARUS” is an original science fiction anime directed by Watanabe Shinichiro and produced by MAPPA, which started airing in April 2025. The story depicts the battle for the fate of the world over Hapuna, a painkiller developed by neurologist Dr. Skinner. Action supervision by Chad Staelski, with music being performed by Kamasi Washington, Bonobo and Floating Points. It has attracted attention as a stylish near-future action work, featuring domestic and international creators.

Episode 4 “DON’T STOP THE DANCE”
[Synopsis]
Stock trader Sam Stevenson has been selling over before the drug company stocks crashed in Hapuna. Had he not known the secret of Hapuna? Meanwhile, Ereina discovers the wallet of Dr. 909, one of the world’s three major hackers, and tries to identify its location. The rest of the members hear that Sam, who has a strong guard, appears at the dance club every week, and end up infiltrating in a party-like disguise. And for some reason, Leland has to end up dressing up as a cross…

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