Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Not many anime can say they single-handedly restored the public opinion of a video game’s troubled release. Then again, not many video games have the luxury of being made by Studio Trigger. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners stands as the prime dark horse anime this year. No one had particularly high expectations for it considering Cyberpunk 2077’s shoddy release, but the Netflix-original anime managed to gaslight folks into believing the game was good from the start (it wasn’t), rejuvenated its playerbase, and propelled anime fans’ faith in the streamer’s output of original anime projects.
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners’ pulpy film noir story is masterfully paced within its 10 episodes and serves as the perfect introductory point to the greater world of Cyberpunk 2077, with the added bonus of being animated by the studio behind Kill la Kill and Promare
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners streams on Netflix