Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
2022 anime web series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Genre | Cyberpunk[1] |
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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 | 23–28 minutes |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | September 13, 2022 (2022-09-13) |
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]