Quick Facts
| Format | ONA |
| Status | Finished |
| Started | 2022-09 |
| Finished | 2022-09 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Episodes | 10 |
| Runtime | 24 min |
| Score | 8.5 / 10 |
| Popularity | #379,414 |
Synopsis
Set in Night City in 2076, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners follows David Martinez, a gifted but economically disadvantaged student whose mother struggles to secure his future within the corporate education system. After a personal crisis leaves him with powerful military-grade cyberware, David abandons his prescribed path and enters the city’s criminal underworld as an edgerunner—a mercenary who undertakes dangerous jobs beyond the law.
David is drawn into a crew led by Maine and develops a close bond with the enigmatic netrunner Lucy, who dreams of escaping Night City. The standalone story serves as a prequel to the video game Cyberpunk 2077, exploring cybernetic addiction, corporate inequality and the psychological dangers of exceeding the human body’s limits. Its combination of Studio Trigger’s kinetic animation and the established Cyberpunk setting brought the franchise substantial critical and popular attention.
Trailers
Highlights
- All ten episodes premiered worldwide on Netflix on September 13, 2022.
- Studio Trigger produced the animation in collaboration with Cyberpunk developer CD Projekt Red.
- Hiroyuki Imaishi directed the series, with Hiromi Wakabayashi serving as creative director and Yoh Yoshinari as chief character designer and animation director.
- Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka created the original score.
- Franz Ferdinand’s “This Fffire” serves as the opening theme, while Dawid Podsiadło’s “Let You Down” accompanies the ending credits.
- Rosa Walton’s “I Really Want to Stay at Your House,” originally featured in Cyberpunk 2077, became closely associated with the series through its prominent dramatic use.
- The production won Anime of the Year at the 2023 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, while Zach Aguilar received Best Voice Artist Performance in English.
- The series’ popularity coincided with a substantial resurgence of players for Cyberpunk 2077, whose Edgerunners-themed update added equipment and references connected to the anime.
New Characters
MAINDavid Martinez
Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersDavid is a street kid from Arroyo, Santo Domingo in Night City, who is enrolled into Arasaka's educational system at Arasaka Academy. He lives with his mother Gloria in an apartmen
MAINLucy
Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersLucy is a mysterious netrunner from Night City. She is quite introverted and doesn't like to talk much about her past. Although she looks innocent, she won't hesitate to kill a per
SUPPORTINGMaine
Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersMaine used to be a military soldier before he became a mercenary. Now a veteran edgerunner in Night City, Maine dreams of "making it big", although he values his friendships with h
SUPPORTINGRebecca
Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersRebecca is an edgerunner of Night City, and is described as a short, spunky, trigger-happy solo who is always fighting with her brother Pilar. The two siblings often team up with M
SUPPORTINGDorio
Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersDorio is a veteran edgerunner and Maine's right-hand. She's jacked and strong, but despite her tough exterior, Dorio has a soft side that she only shows to the people she trusts.
SUPPORTINGKiwi
Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersA member of Maine's crew of mercenaries, Kiwi is an enigmatic and snarky netrunner with a detachable cybernetic jaw. She also acts as a mentor to Lucy.
SUPPORTINGPilar
Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersPilar is an edgerunner of Night City, known to be a comical and crude techie who loves to show off. He and his sister, Rebecca, often team up with Maine and his crew to conduct mer
SUPPORTINGFalco
Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersFalco is a Nomad wheelman, and part of Maine's edgerunner crew.
SUPPORTINGGloria Martinez
Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersBoth Gloria and her son David live in an apartment of Megabuilding H4 in Santo Domingo, Night City. She is an emergency medical technician (EMT).
SUPPORTINGFaraday
Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersFaraday is a ruthless fixer with ties to Militech and a distinctive optic cyberware that gives him four eyes. He is based in Santo Domingo and often employs Maine to conduct jobs.
Filler Guide
10 episodesCyberpunk: Edgerunners has no filler — all 10 episodes are canon.
Episodes10 ep
Let You Down
Like A Boy
Smooth Criminal
Lucky You
All Eyez On Me
Girl On Fire
Stronger
Stay
Humanity
My Moon My Man