Netflix has released a new trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners the upcoming anime series from Studio Trigger (Kil la Kill , Promare) on Wednesday during the streamer’s ongoing Netflix Geeked Week event. The series debuts on Netflix in September 2022.
Based on CD Projekt Red’s 2020 action RPG,Cyberpunk 2077, Cyberpunk: Edgerunnersis a 10-episode standalone anime that follows the story of a street kid trying to survive in Night City, a futuristic metropolis obsessed with body modification technology. With no other options, the boy chooses to become an “edgerunner” or cyberpunk; an outlaw mercenary for hire willing to do anything to get the job done.
First announced in 2020, the anime will be directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi ( Gurren Lagann , Promare ) and will feature character designs by Yoh Yoshinari ( Little Witch Academia , BNA: Brand New Animal ). Imaishi said during the anime’s announcement:
“I’ve always loved cyberpunk as a genre, but I’ve always found it difficult to create original work. That’s why I’m really excited to be working with CD Projekt Red on this project. It won’t be easy to please both game and anime fans, but I love a challenge.”
This article is a translation of the writing by Toussaint Egan to the website Polygon.
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