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 2022 cyberpunk web anime series based on the video game Cyberpunk 2077 by CD Projekt Red. The series was animated by Japanese animation studio Trigger under the supervision of Polish CD Projekt and premiered on Netflix in September 2022. 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
Promotional poster
GenreCyberpunk
Created by
Based onCyberpunk 2077
by CD Projekt Red
Screenplay by
  • Masahiko Otsuka
  • Yoshiki Usa
Story by
  • Bartosz Sztybor
  • Jan Bartkowicz
  • Łukasz Ludkowski
Directed byHiroyuki Imaishi
Creative directorHiromi Wakabayashi
Voices of
Opening theme
Ending theme
ComposerAkira Yamaoka
Country of origin
  • Japan
  • Poland
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Rafał Jaki
  • Dylan Thomas
  • Taiki Sakurai
  • Yoshiki Usa
Producers
  • Bartosz Sztybor
  • Saya Elder
  • Satoru Homma
EditorMasato Yoshitake
Running time23–26 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseSeptember 13, 2022 (2022-09-13)

Upon its release, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners received critical acclaim, with praise directed at its characters, animation, and worldbuilding. 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.

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