CD PROJECT RED, Studio Triggery Netflix announced a new original anime series called CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS takes place in the same universe as the next game, Cyberpunk 2077, which launches in 2022.
This is what we can expect from CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS
CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS tells an independent story of 10 episodes about a street child trying to survive in a city of the future, obsessed with technology and body modification. If you have everything to lose, choose to keep believing in an Edgerunner, a forged mercenary also known as cyberpunk.
CD PROJEKT RED, the company behind the video game Cyberpunk 2077, produces the series with a creative team formed by the talents of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077. The CD PROJEKT RED team has been working on this new series since 2018.
The original Banda Sonora will be composed by Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill Series)
The Japanese-based animation company, Studio Trigger, will be the animation studio in the series and bring cyberpunk world to life with its unique and vibrant style. Hiroyuki Imaishi (Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill, Promare) will lead the series with director Masahiko Otsuka (Gurren Lagann, Promare), creative director Hiromi Wakabayashi (Kill la Kill), character designers Yoh Witchhinari (Little Academy, BNA: Brand New Animal) and Yuto Kaneko (Little Witch Academy), and the adapted manuscript from Yoshiki Usa (SSSS. GRIDMAN, Promare) and Masahiko Otsuka (Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill, Promare).
“We are very excited to finally reveal that we are working on an anime from the Cyberpunk world,” said Adam Badowski, Director of Cyberpunk 2077 and Head of Studio for CD PROJECT RED. “We have devoted almost all cyberpunk fiction to watching, reading and playing; is a genre that leaves plenty of room for creativity and that has had a huge impact on us. CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS is our love card for cyberpunk in its collection, now the stories are told in animated form. “
At TRIGGER, we are fascinated by working with CD PROJECT RED to create a new story around the world of the long-awaited Cyberpunk 2077. It’s a big challenge to adapt this universe to an anime, but we are eager to to face it. ” said Masahiko Otsuka. CEO of Studio TRIGGER. Director Hiroyuki Imaishi added: “I have always loved cyberpunk as a genre, but it has always been difficult for me to create an original work. Therefore, I am very excited to work with CD PROJECT RED on this project. It will not be easy to complicate fans of the games and anime, but I love desafío and I wish the production came. We will do everything to meet and exceed expectations ».
