Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
is a 2022 cyberpunk web anime series based on the video game Cyberpunk 2077 by CD Projekt Red. The series was animated by Japanese 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.
Plot
In a dystopia overrun by corruption, crime, and cybernetic implants, an impulsive but talented street kid named David, after losing everything he has in a drive-by shooting, makes the choice to survive on the wrong side of the law as an "edgerunner": a high-tech, black-market mercenary also known as a "cyberpunk".
Cast
More details
author | Masahiko Ōtsuka Yoshiki Usa |
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contentLocation | Moon Night City |
director | Hiroyuki Imaishi |
genre | crime |
keywords | black market lose mercenary shoot street kid |
musicBy | Akira Yamaoka |
nomination | The Game Awards − Best Adaptation |
publisher | Netflix |
theme | neo-noir |