Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

Dreams are doomed to die in Night City, a futuristic Californian metropolis. As a teenager living in the city's slums, David Martinez is trying to fulfill his mother's lifelong wish for him to reach the top of Arasaka, the world's leading security corporation. To this end, he attends the prestigious Arasaka Academy while his mother works tirelessly to keep their family afloat.

When an incident with a street gang leaves David's life in tatters, he stumbles upon Sandevistan cyberware—a prosthetic that grants its wearer superhuman speed. Fueled by rage, David implants the device in his back, using it to exact revenge on one of his tormentors. This gets him expelled from the academy, shattering his hopes of ever making his mother proud.

After witnessing David's newfound abilities, the beautiful data thief Lucyna "Lucy" Kushinada offers to team up with him, handing him a ticket to salvation. However, associating with Lucy introduces David to the world of Edgerunners—cyborg criminals who will break any law for money. Edgerunners often lose their lives, if the cyberware does not break their minds first; but in his fight for survival inside a corrupt system, David is ready to risk it all.

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Lucy Main

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Martinez, David Main

KENN Japanese

Rebecca Supporting

Kurosawa, Tomoyo Japanese

Maine Supporting

Touchi, Hiroki Japanese

Falco Supporting

Kase, Yasuyuki Japanese

Smasher, Adam Supporting

Misono, Yukihiro Japanese

Kiwi Supporting

Honda, Takako Japanese

Martinez, Gloria Supporting

Hino, Yurika Japanese

Ripperdoc Supporting

Tsuda, Kenjirou Japanese

Dorio Supporting

Kaiden, Michiko Japanese

Tsutsumi, Naoko Producer

Imaishi, Hiroyuki Director, Storyboard, Animation Director, 2nd Key Animation

Urakari, Hiroki Sound Director

Yoneyama, Mai Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation

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Jul 15, 2024

NytexX

Recommended

This show was quite intense. A lot happens during these 10 short episodes but not a lot is explained. Edgerunners shows main character David and his comrades indulge in an increasingly deranged lifestyle and suffer the consequences from it. The show's events aren't connected by a common thread - things just sort of happen. Overarching theme is the descent to madness of many characters due to "Cyberpsychosis" - an overload of cyberware on the human body. Perhaps this is meant as a portrayal of human greed (people getting addicted to the power provided to them by cyberware) but this concept didn't really appeal to me. ... Its only real purpose seems to have been to kill off characters when the plot demands it.
If you put that aside, this show is fantastic. The savage action scenes and romance elements were well executed. The characters have cool designs. There isn't a minute of downtime. As it is, Edgerunners is a good show - though I do wonder if a more meaningful main theme or a main villain of sorts could have made it even better. While I was entertained throughout watching this, in hindsight it lacks direction.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jun 25, 2024

Lavgooms9608

Mixed Feelings

It was good just not as good as it could have been having put 190 plus hours into the game I was really looking forward to this anime it took a long time to get around to watching it but finally did. the animation was top notch but the story kind of left something to be desired I couldn't tell you exactly what I expected out of this anime but just something more to say the least. Given the scope of the story telling in the game its based on there should have been a little more to it then there was maybe if it ... was a little longer it could have been better. in all Honesty this is the kind of anime that's based on the individual theirs plenty of people who will like it and there are people who will feel the same way about it as I did. It isn't a bad anime at all but there just could have been more to it is all. watch it and see for yourself its short enough to finish in one sitting and good enough to keep people engaged until it isn't.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Apr 22, 2024

laynedoll

Not Recommended

This is one of the worst anime I've ever seen, I can't begin to imagine why so many people enjoyed this and how it could've possibly won Crunchyroll's anime of the year. Incredibly disappointed in Trigger which usually releases absolute bangers. The plot is so insultingly bad it made me angry to watch. The chemistry between Lucy and David is so stale and boring it's painful to watch. The character design is pretty bad in my opinion other than Becca, she's pretty adorable and was the only good part of the show. Even the opening was forgettable, the whole show was such a trudge to ... get through that the hype for this anime makes really no sense.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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