Maybe life after Rostam from Vampire Weekend for Ezra Koenig and the guys won’t be that bad after all. Aside from kind of working on an album after the departure of VW’s producer and heartbeat from Mr. Batmanglij, lead vocalist, Ezra, reinvented himself completely.

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The quintessential New Yorker took the downtime since the release of “Modern Vampires of the City” (4 years) to create a second act in life. Koenig created an anime series for Netflix titled, “Neo Yokio,” with central star, Jaden Smith. “Neo Yokio” boasts a robust list of voices with the likes of: Susan Sarandon, Jude Law, Tavi Gevinson, Jason Schwartzman, and Desus & Mero, along with Richard Ayoade, Ike Barinholtz, Steve Buscemi, Alexa Chung, Stephen Fry, Katy Mixon, Annet Mahendru, Kiernan Shipka, Willow Smith, Amanda Stenberg, Dave Macklovitch (of Chromeo) and Nico Muhly.

Check out the bonkers preview clip below that has a Wes Anderson meets “Spirited Away” vibe. Look for the six episode anime series to hit Netflix September 22. Six episodes seems rather short, but based on the preview, the possibilities are boundless.

Neo Yokio | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

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