Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Japanese: サイバーパンク エッジランナーズ, Hepburn: Saibāpanku Edjirannāzu) is a Japanese-Polish cyberpunk original net animation (ONA) miniseries based on the video game Cyberpunk 2077 by Polish studio CD Projekt Red.[2] The series was animated by Japanese animation studio Trigger under the supervision of CD Projekt and premiered on Netflix in September 2022.[3] Set in the Cyberpunk universe created by Mike Pondsmith, the anime serves as a prequel to the game and takes place about a year before the events of Cyberpunk 2077.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- Rafał Jaki
- Mike Pondsmith (Cyberpunk universe creator)
- Masahiko Otsuka
- Yoshiki Usa
- Bartosz Sztybor
- Jan Bartkowicz
- Łukasz Ludkowski
Hiromi Wakabayashi
- Kenn
- Aoi Yūki
- Hiroki Tōchi
- Michiko Kaiden
- Takako Honda
- Wataru Takagi
- Tomoyo Kurosawa
- "Let You Down"
- by Dawid Podsiadło
- Japan
- Poland
Japanese
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- Rafał Jaki
- Dylan Thomas
- Taiki Sakurai
- Yoshiki Usa
- Bartosz Sztybor
- Saya Elder
- Satoru Homma
Masato Yoshitake
23–26 minutes
Netflix
September 13, 2022
Upon its release, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners received critical acclaim, with praise directed at its characters, animation, and worldbuilding.[4] In October 2022, CD Projekt announced that the anime would not be receiving a second season and stated that, while they were open to collaborating with Trigger for future projects, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners had always been planned as a standalone work.[5]
Production and release[edit]
The series was announced during a "Night City Wire" livestream for the game on June 25, 2020, as a collaboration between CD Projekt and Trigger.[11][12] Hiroyuki Imaishi directed the series, with Masahiko Otsuka and Yoshiki Usa writing scripts, Yoh Yoshinari designing the characters and serving as animation director, Yuto Kaneko and Yusuke Yoshigaki serving as assistant character designers, Hiroyuki Kaneko serving as assistant director, Hiromi Wakabayashi serving as creative director, and Akira Yamaoka serving as the show's composer.[13][14] The anime's opening theme is "This Fffire" by Franz Ferdinand,[15] while its ending theme is "Let You Down" by Dawid Podsiadło.[16] Edgerunners also utilized songs from 2077's in-game radio stations.[17] Rosa Walton's song "I Really Want to Stay at Your House" was featured prominently and critically praised.[18][19]