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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Japanese: サイバーパンク エッジランナーズ, Hepburn: Saibāpanku Edjirannāzu) is an original net animation (ONA) miniseries created by Rafał Jaki. It was produced by the Japanese animation studio Trigger, under the supervision of the Polish video game company CD Projekt, and premiered on Netflix on September 13, 2022. Set in the dystopian Cyberpunk universe created by Mike Pondsmith, the anime is a standalone tie-in to the video game Cyberpunk 2077 by CD Projekt Red, and follows David Martinez, a street kid who tries to survive in Night City's criminal underworld by becoming an edgerunner—a cybernetically-enhanced mercenary outlaw also known as a cyberpunk.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners received critical acclaim, with praise directed at its writing, characters, action, animation, music, and worldbuilding. Its success contributed to the reappraisal of Cyberpunk 2077, as the game saw a significant increase in sales and players following the anime's release. A standalone sequel series, titled Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, is set to be released in Q4 2026.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners takes place from 2075 to 2076 in Night City (NC), a self-reliant, dystopian metropolis in California that suffers from obsessive cybernetic body modification, rampant gang violence, and corporate warfare exacerbated by a corrupt municipal government. The city is divided into six main districts controlled by several megacorporations, including Arasaka and its rival Militech.
The story follows David Martinez, a talented but financially struggling student at the prestigious Arasaka Academy. After suffering a personal tragedy, David meets and falls in love with an enigmatic young cyber hacker named Lucy, who introduces him to a crew of edgerunners—cybernetically-enhanced mercenary outlaws also known as cyberpunks—that takes jobs targeting the Arasaka Corporation. David joins the crew and finds that he has an abnormally high tolerance for cybernetic implants, and begins pushing his physical and emotional limits to protect his loved ones and become a legend in Night City's criminal underworld.
The series was announced during a "Night City Wire" livestream for the game on June 25, 2020, as a collaboration between CD Projekt and Trigger. Hiroyuki Imaishi directed the series, with Masahiko Otsuka and Yoshiki Usa writing scripts, Yoh Yoshinari designing the characters and serving as animation director, Yuto Kaneko and Yusuke Yoshigaki serving as assistant character designers, Hiroyuki Kaneko serving as assistant director, Hiromi Wakabayashi serving as creative director, and Akira Yamaoka serving as the show's composer. The anime's opening theme is "This Fffire" by Franz Ferdinand, while its ending theme is "Let You Down" by Dawid Podsiadło. Edgerunners also utilized songs from 2077's in-game radio stations. Rosa Walton's song "I Really Want to Stay at Your House" was featured prominently and critically praised. Aniplex released the series on a Blu-ray Disc set on May 28, 2025.
In its first week, the show debuted on Netflix's top ten list, with 14.88 million hours of viewing. Its success helped increase the sales of Cyberpunk 2077 to 20 million units.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was acclaimed by critics and fans.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 16 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "Booting up Night City with frenetic action and awe-inspiring visual flair, Edgerunners is an exceptionally stylish anime adaptation of the world Cyberpunk established."
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Japanese: サイバーパンク エッジランナーズ, Hepburn: Saibāpanku Edjirannāzu) is an original net animation (ONA) miniseries created by Rafał Jaki. It was produced by the Japanese animation studio Trigger, under the supervision of the Polish video game company CD Projekt, and premiered on Netflix on September 13, 2022. Set in the dystopian Cyberpunk universe created by Mike Pondsmith, the anime is a standalone tie-in to the video game Cyberpunk 2077 by CD Projekt Red, and follows David Martinez, a street kid who tries to survive in Night City's criminal underworld by becoming an edgerunner—a cybernetically-enhanced mercenary outlaw also known as a cyberpunk.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners received critical acclaim, with praise directed at its writing, characters, action, animation, music, and worldbuilding. Its success contributed to the reappraisal of Cyberpunk 2077, as the game saw a significant increase in sales and players following the anime's release. A standalone sequel series, titled Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, is set to be released in Q4 2026.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners takes place from 2075 to 2076 in Night City (NC), a self-reliant, dystopian metropolis in California that suffers from obsessive cybernetic body modification, rampant gang violence, and corporate warfare exacerbated by a corrupt municipal government. The city is divided into six main districts controlled by several megacorporations, including Arasaka and its rival Militech.
The story follows David Martinez, a talented but financially struggling student at the prestigious Arasaka Academy. After suffering a personal tragedy, David meets and falls in love with an enigmatic young cyber hacker named Lucy, who introduces him to a crew of edgerunners—cybernetically-enhanced mercenary outlaws also known as cyberpunks—that takes jobs targeting the Arasaka Corporation. David joins the crew and finds that he has an abnormally high tolerance for cybernetic implants, and begins pushing his physical and emotional limits to protect his loved ones and become a legend in Night City's criminal underworld.
The series was announced during a "Night City Wire" livestream for the game on June 25, 2020, as a collaboration between CD Projekt and Trigger. Hiroyuki Imaishi directed the series, with Masahiko Otsuka and Yoshiki Usa writing scripts, Yoh Yoshinari designing the characters and serving as animation director, Yuto Kaneko and Yusuke Yoshigaki serving as assistant character designers, Hiroyuki Kaneko serving as assistant director, Hiromi Wakabayashi serving as creative director, and Akira Yamaoka serving as the show's composer. The anime's opening theme is "This Fffire" by Franz Ferdinand, while its ending theme is "Let You Down" by Dawid Podsiadło. Edgerunners also utilized songs from 2077's in-game radio stations. Rosa Walton's song "I Really Want to Stay at Your House" was featured prominently and critically praised. Aniplex released the series on a Blu-ray Disc set on May 28, 2025.
In its first week, the show debuted on Netflix's top ten list, with 14.88 million hours of viewing. Its success helped increase the sales of Cyberpunk 2077 to 20 million units.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was acclaimed by critics and fans.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 16 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "Booting up Night City with frenetic action and awe-inspiring visual flair, Edgerunners is an exceptionally stylish anime adaptation of the world Cyberpunk established."