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.
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Genre | Cyberpunk |
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Based on | Cyberpunk 2077 by CD Projekt Red |
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Directed by | Hiroyuki Imaishi |
Creative director | Hiromi Wakabayashi |
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Composer | Akira Yamaoka |
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Original language | Japanese |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Editor | Masato Yoshitake |
Running time | 23–26 minutes |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | September 13, 2022 |
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.