Cyberpunk: Edgerunners English Sub & Dub

About Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

Meet Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (サイバーパンク エッジランナーズ), an action, drama and psychological anime by TRIGGER (2022). Here is the premise in a nutshell. The setup: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners tells a standalone, 10-episode story about a street kid trying to survive in a technology and body modification-obsessed city of the future. Having everything to lose, he chooses to stay alive by becoming an edgerunner—a mercenary outlaw also known as a cyberpunk.

More of the story: (Source: CD PROJEKT RED) Note: The first episode received a pre-screening at Anime Expo on July 2, 2022. The first 3 dubbed episodes were streamed on Twitch as part of a co-stream promotion on September 12, a day before the show’s premiere.

With action at the core, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Lucy (Aoi Yuuki) and David Martinez (KENN) are two of the characters you will meet early. This one is best suited to viewers who like fast, high-impact fights. At 10 episodes in total, it is easy to plan a viewing schedule.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with TRIGGER, which means the visual identity of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners follows that studio's craft. The action focus matters here: fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. A community score of 8.5/10 puts it among the better-received action titles. On the casting side, Aoi Yuuki voicing Lucy gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 2022, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.