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Cyberpunk Edgerunners, a Cyberpunk 2077 Anime Announced

Coming in 2022.

Cyberpunk Edgerunners, an anime set in the universe of Cyberpunk 2077, has been announced for release on Netflix in 2022.

Announced during today's Night City Wire broadcast, Edgerunners will be set in the game's Night City, but will focus on different characters, and with a different story.

According to a press release, Edgerunners "tells a standalone, 10-episode story about a street kid trying to survive in a technology and body modification-obsessed city of the future. Having everything to lose, he chooses to stay alive by becoming an edgerunner—a mercenary outlaw also known as a cyberpunk."

Source: IGN

 

[Bullet Club]

 

[Night.Ninja]

Sad thing is it will probably end up being better than the game

 

[Javthusiast]

Triggers dream team on the project plus Akira Yamaoka doing the score.

Sign me the fuck up!

 

[NahaNago]

Now this is what I'm talking about. I've been wanting more anime of video games.

 

[mortal]

Ehhh Studio Trigger would not be my choice for a Cyberpunk anime.

 

[bargeparty]

2 years after the game? Seems like a waste.

 

[kunonabi]

Only concern is Netflix's involvement. Hopefully they dont screw it up.

 

[Mista]

Ummm hello? Do you lot know that the anime is composed by the legend Akira Yamaoka?! That alone sold me!

 

[Kumomeme]

me first not interested but later when i realize studio trigger is involved

 

[Paracelsus]

Cyberpunk, funded by Netflix. What could possibly go wrong?

 

[brap]

Lol netflix. Everything they touch turns to fucking garbage.

 

[Potato Chip PRO]

Shii, I'll watch it anyways. I haven't been disappointed by Studio Trigger yet.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Normie streaming service
Normie hype game
Normie anime studio

You're promised a mega bag. $$$$

 

[SaniOYOYOY]

So trigger is saving anime and gaming nowadays lol

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Sad thing is it will probably end up being better than the game

Well at the very least let's hope the game is amazeballs since that'll set the bar even higher for the anime

 

[DragoonWalker]

Ehhh Studio Trigger would not be my choice for a Cyberpunk anime.

CDPR has shown they want Cyberpunk to be more punk than subdued like Blade Runner, and punk is what Imaishi does.

 

[Karmic Raze]

This could be pretty good unlike most of Netflix’s anime ventures. I hope they start doing more anime like this and less of that CGI garbage.

 

[mortal]

CDPR has shown they want Cyberpunk to be more punk than subdued like Blade Runner, and punk is what Imaishi does.

Just my opinion.

 

[Life]

Sad thing is it will probably end up being better than the game

It's a cartoon. Not really comparable to the game which gives you control and choices left and right.

 

[Bullet Club]

Here's the trailer:




The series tells a standalone, 10-episode story about a street kid trying to survive in Night City — a technology and body modification-obsessed city of the future. Having everything to lose, he stays alive by becoming an edgerunner — a mercenary outlaw also known as a cyberpunk.

CD PROJEKT RED, the company behind the Cyberpunk 2077 video game, is producing the series with Rafał Jaki (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher: Ronin) as Showrunner and Executive Producer, with Satoru Homma, Bartosz Sztybor and Saya Elder serving as producers. The team at CD PROJEKT RED has been working on this new series since 2018. Acclaimed Japan-based animation company, Studio Trigger, will serve as the animation studio on the series and bring the world of Cyberpunk to life with their signature, vibrant style. Hiroyuki Imaishi (Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill, Promare) will direct the series along with creative director Hiromi Wakabayashi (Kill la Kill), character designer and animation director Yoh Yoshinari (Little Witch Academia, BNA: Brand New Animal), and the adapted screenplay by Yoshiki Usa (GRIDMAN UNIVERSE series, Promare) and Masahiko Otsuka (Star Wars: Visions ‘The Elder’). The original score will be composed by Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill series).

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Considering that it is Netflfix, then it is gonna be trash

 

[playXray]

Sad thing is it will probably end up being better than the game

Not sure why that would be sad - it's a great game, so if the show is even better then that would be amazing!

 

[RGB'D]

Considering that it is Netflfix, then it is gonna be trash

I mean... castlevania and arcane are fantastic

 

[kraspkibble]

Considering that it is Netflfix, then it is gonna be trash

at least learn to spell Netflix.

netflix makes a lot of good shows and has a lot of money so i don't get what your point is.

 

[Josemayuste]

I mean... castlevania and arcane are fantastic

Arcane ended up being one of my favorite available shows on the platform (Stranger Things aside) yeah.. and I haven't even played League of Legends nor know s**t about its lore or characters.

 

[Daytonabot]

I read far enough to see "Netflix" and am out.

 

[N30RYU]

they should totally make fun of the game and have police officers spawn everywhere... or be ppl stuck in the T pose.