Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022) — Story, Release Date, Rating

Synopsis:

Set in the sprawling, neon-drenched metropolis of Night City, the series follows David Martinez, a young man striving for upward mobility within Arasaka, a powerful security corporation. His aspirations are challenged when a violent encounter disrupts his carefully constructed life and leads him to Sandevistan cyberware, granting extraordinary speed. Expelled from Arasaka Academy after using the device for revenge, David finds an unlikely ally in Lucyna Kushinada, a skilled data thief.

Their partnership plunges David into the dangerous world of Edgerunners – mercenary outlaws who navigate Night City's underbelly. The narrative explores themes of ambition, identity, and the consequences of technological augmentation within a society rife with inequality and corporate control. The story depicts a relentless struggle for survival where the pursuit of power comes at a steep personal cost, blurring the lines between hope and desperation in a world on the brink.

Trailer:

Episodes:

Episode 1: Let You Down (Aired: 09/13/2022)
Episode 2: Like A Boy (Aired: 09/13/2022)
Episode 3: Smooth Criminal (Aired: 09/13/2022)
Episode 4: Lucky You (Aired: 09/13/2022)
Episode 5: All Eyez On Me (Aired: 09/13/2022)
... and 5 more episodes

Characters:

Lucy (Main) - Voice Actors: Yuuki, Aoi, Lo, Emi, Pousséo, Dorothée, Bielli, Francesca, Moreno, María José, Pietermann, Gabrielle, Gouveia, Jennifer, Mira, Mayte
Martinez, David (Main) - Voice Actors: KENN, Aguilar, Zach, Tomassian, Alexis, Markovics, Tamás, Pili, Alessandro, Torres, José Ángel, Drummond, Eduardo, von Jascheroff, Constantin, Lara, Raúl
A.I Teacher (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lee, Wendee, Sakuraoka, Atsuko, Maréchal, Marie-Eugénie
Aldo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nishimura, Tomomichi, Zieff, Rick, Júnior, Malta, Moeseritz, Tim, Rasini, Cesare, Dozier, Patrice
Delamain A.I. (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kiyama, Shigeo, Barnett, Samuel, Tessier, Pierre
Dorio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kaiden, Michiko, Westbrook, Marie, Olivieri, Elda, Peller, Anna, Flores, Kerygma, Van-Geneugden, Vanessa, Stadlober, Anja, Quadros, Isabela
Douglas (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yanaka, Hiroshi, Tinoco, Juan Carlos, Desroses, Thierry, Butts, Bill, Moreno, Sérgio, Fattori, Alessandro
Evans (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimura, Tomoyuki, Eberle, Jake
Falco (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Krüger, David, Mercer, Matthew, Kase, Yasuyuki, Juarez, Ricardo, Martínez, Alfredo, Kautz, Martin, Conte, Anthony
Faraday (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Kazuhiko, Choël, Bruno, Beltramo, Andrea, Schneider, Zoltán, Anaya, Raúl, Esposito, Giancarlo, Júnior, Malta, Egger, Bernd-Siegfried
Jamie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hirota, Minoru, Chase, Ray
Julio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Saitou, Souma, Reignoux, Donald, Papenbrook, Bryce, Briganti, Lorenzo
Kate (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shiota, Tomoko, Robinson, Rachel, Desmadryl, Véronique
Katsuo, Tanaka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Castañeda, Arturo, de Bodinat, Anatole, Le, Aleks, Ishikawa, Kaito, Saudinós, Jorge, Drummond, Alexandre, Pozzi, Stefano
Kiwi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Honda, Takako, Donnadieu, Ingrid, Cavalli Carbone, Elena, Robles, Jocelyn, Helm, Anne, Eiras, Carina, Wong, Stephanie
Kurosaki, Jimmy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yasuhara, Yoshito, Rehlinger, Boris, Thornton, Kirk, Ribeiro, Marco, Lussiana, Alessandro
Kuznetsov, Maxim (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hoshino, Takanori, Solo, Raúl, Fattori, Alessandro
Maine (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Touchi, Hiroki, Souterelle, Frédéric, Baldoin, Diego, Solórzano, Humberto, Lopes, Guilherme, Stephens, William Christopher, Liebrecht, Torben, Encinas, Roberto
Martinez, Gloria (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hino, Yurika, Perret, Déborah, Garayua, Gloria, Bortolotti, Greta, Sánchez, Analiz, Spiering, Katharina, de Lara, Larissa, Valencia, Miriam
Norris, James (Supporting)
Pilar (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takagi, Wataru, James Corlett, Ian, Pauwels, Jérôme, De Mojana, Matteo, Berkes, Bence, Guerrero, Armando, Horta, Mauro
Rebecca (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kurosawa, Tomoyo, Lacombe, Lila, Cazares, Alex, Sabellico, Giada, Gedeón, Melissa, Elßel, Laura, Laynes, Bruna, Hermann, Lilla
Ripperdoc (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsuda, Kenjirou, Vlérick, Jean-François, Vázquez, Carlo, Jäger, Simon, Etienne, Borge, Espinoza, Duda, De Angelis, Francesco
School Principal (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ugaki, Hidenari, Bazin, Stéphane, Maguolo, Alexandre, Alberto, Santos, St. Peter, Paul, Conte, Alessandro
Smasher, Adam (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Misono, Yukihiro, Peter, Eric, Newman, Alec, Parisi, Milton, Scheunemann, Reinhard, Zucca, Mario, Dutkiewicz, Idzi
Tanaka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Komura, Tetsuo, Borne, Paul, Moscoso, Txema, Nakauchi, Paul, Dascar, Eduardo, Melazzi, Giorgio
Tyger Claw (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamahashi, Masaomi, Ruiz, Miguel Ángel
Wakako (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Katakai, Kaoru, Hanami, Ren, Homs, Nathalie, Steinhäuser, Judith
Yumiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ohara, Sayaka, Mills, Kayli

Staff:

Tsutsumi, Naoko (Producer)
Imaishi, Hiroyuki (Director, Storyboard, 2nd Key Animation, Animation Director)
Urakari, Hiroki (Sound Director)
Furukawa, Akira (Episode Director)
Kaneko, Yoshiyuki (Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director)
Munehiro, Tomoyuki (Episode Director)
Nakano, Koudai (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Shimodaira, Yuuichi (Episode Director)
Yoneyama, Mai (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Noriega, Paulo (Script)
Ootsuka, Masahiko (Script)
Usa, Yoshiki (Script, Series Composition)
Amemiya, Akira (Storyboard, Key Animation)
Ikarashi, Kai (Storyboard, Animation Director, 2nd Key Animation, Key Animation)
Miyajima, Yoshihiro (Storyboard)
Sushio (Storyboard, Animation Director, Key Animation)
Yoshinari, You (Storyboard, Character Design, 2nd Key Animation, Chief Animation Director)
Franz Ferdinand (Theme Song Performance)
Podsiadło, Dawid (Theme Song Performance)
Abe, Shingo (Key Animation)
Adachi, Yuusuke (Key Animation)
Ami, Keinosuke (Key Animation)
Arai, Hiroki (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Baba, Ryuuichi (Key Animation)
Chiba, Kazuki (Key Animation)
Chida, Takafumi (Key Animation)
Dohi, Shimon (Animation Director)
Drummond, Eduardo (ADR Director)
Gunyasu, Shunpei (Key Animation)
Hagano, Yoshifumi (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Hasegawa, Tetsuya (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Igarashi, Yuuki (Key Animation)
Jaki, Rafał (Executive Producer)
Kakita, Yukiko (Color Design)
Kaneko, Yuuto (Layout, Key Animation, Animation Director, Character Design)
Kanno, Ichigo (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Kawada, Tetsuya (Director of Photography)
Kiyota, Chiho (Key Animation)
Maeda, Yoshihiro (Key Animation)
Miyazaki, Shiori (Key Animation)
Nagai, Rina (Key Animation)
Nakamura, Mayumi (Key Animation)
Narimatsu, Yoshito (Key Animation)
Nii, Hirotaka (Key Animation)
Nomura, Masanobu (Art Director)
Nozaki, Hiroki (Sound Effects)
Oguro, Akira (Key Animation)
Ooi, Shou (Key Animation)
Reignoux, Donald (ADR Director)
Romanò, Sergio (ADR Director)
... and 6 more staff

News:

'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' Sequel in Production (07/05/2025)
PV Collection for Aug 29 - Sep 4 (09/05/2022)
'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' Reveals Main Cast, First Trailer (08/01/2022)
Summer 2022 Preview (06/20/2022)
PV Collection for Jun 6 - 12 (06/13/2022)
Studio Trigger Produces 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' Anime Series (06/25/2020)

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Related Anime/Manga:

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 (anime - Sequel)
Let You Down (anime - Other)

Genres: Action, Gore, Organized Crime, Sci-Fi
Themes: Gore, Organized Crime
Studios: Trigger
Producers: CD Projekt Red
Licensors: Aniplex of America
Rating: 8.61 / 10
Rank: #95
Popularity: #200
Users Listed: 943,624
Users Scored: 639,849
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 11/24/2023
Aired: September 13, 2022 (Summer)
Type: ona
Source: game
Age Rating: R
Episodes: 10

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners