His English voice actor, Alec Newman, reprises the role from Cyberpunk 2077. Adam Smasher ( アダム・スマッシャー, Adamu Sumasshā) Voiced by: Yukihiro Misono (Japanese) Alec Newman (English) A bloodthirsty and fully cybernetic supersoldier who works for Arasaka as their chief of security. Gloria Martinez ( グロリア・マルティネス, Guroria Marutinesu) Voiced by: Yurika Hino (Japanese) Gloria Garayua (English) David's mother and a paramedic who works herself to the bone to pay for his tuition at the Arasaka Academy. Ripperdoc ( リパードク, Ripādoku) Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda (Japanese) Borge Etienne (English) A local ripperdoc who helps upgrade and install David's cybernetic implants, as well as providing him with the required immunosuppressants. He has a business relationship with Maine's crew and often hires them to conduct jobs that usually involve them performing corporate espionage against Arasaka. Faraday ( ファラデー, Faradē) Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue (Japanese) Giancarlo Esposito (English) A fixer who works for Militech. Falco ( ファルコ, Faruko) Voiced by: Yasuyuki Kase (Japanese) Matthew Mercer (English) A member of Maine's crew who works as the group's getaway driver. Kiwi ( キーウィ, Kīwi ) Voiced by: Takako Honda (Japanese) Stephanie Wong (English) A veteran netrunner who is often cold and stoic, and a member of Maine's crew. Pilar ( ピラル, Piraru) Voiced by: Wataru Takagi (Japanese) Ian James Corlett (English) A foul-mouthed techie and a member of Maine's crew. Dorio ( ドリオ) Voiced by: Michiko Kaiden (Japanese) Marie Westbrook (English) Maine's girlfriend and second-in-command. He is one of Gloria's clients and allows David to join the crew under his guidance. Stephens (English) A veteran edgerunner who commands his own crew. Maine ( メイン, Mein) Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi (Japanese) William C. Rebecca ( レベッカ, Rebekka) Voiced by: Tomoyo Kurosawa (Japanese) Alex Cazares (English) A trigger-happy edgerunner and a member of Maine's crew. ![]() She has a particular hatred towards Arasaka and dreams of traveling to the Moon. Lucyna "Lucy" Kushinada ( ルーシー, Rūshī) Voiced by: Aoi Yūki (Japanese) Emi Lo (English) A young netrunner who becomes romantically involved with David and introduces him to the criminal underworld of Night City. ![]() A sudden and devastating tragedy leads him to abandon his education and puts him on the path of becoming an edgerunner. Due to coming from a poor family, he is relentlessly bullied by his classmates and feels like he does not belong at school. In a dystopia overrun by corruption, crime, and cybernetic implants, an impulsive but talented street kid named David, after losing everything he has in a drive-by shooting, makes the choice to survive on the wrong side of the law as an "edgerunner": a high-tech, black-market mercenary also known as a "cyberpunk".Ĭharacters David Martinez ( デイビッド・マルティネス, Deibiddo Marutinesu) Voiced by: Kenn (Japanese) Zach Aguilar (English) A Latino American teenager who is a top student at the prestigious Arasaka Academy. The anime's story is primarily set in Santo Domingo, the oldest, poorest, and most industrial district of Night City. The city is split into six districts, each of which has its own precise living requirements, and is controlled by several megacorporations, including Arasaka and its rival Militech. Synopsis Setting Ĭyberpunk: Edgerunners is set in Night City, a self-reliant metropolis located in the Free State of California that suffers from extensive corruption, cybernetic addiction, and gang violence. In October 2022, CD Projekt announced that the anime would not be receiving a second season and stated that, while they were open to collaborating with Trigger for future projects, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners had always been planned as a standalone work. Upon its release, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners received highly positive reviews, with praise directed at its characters, animation and worldbuilding. ![]() Set in the Cyberpunk universe created by Mike Pondsmith, the anime serves as a prequel to the game and takes place about a year before the events of Cyberpunk 2077. The series was animated by Japanese Studio Trigger under the supervision of Polish CD Projekt and premiered on Netflix in September 2022. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners ( Japanese: サイバーパンク エッジランナーズ, Hepburn: Saibāpanku Edjirannāzu) is a 2022 cyberpunk web anime series based on the video game Cyberpunk 2077 by CD Projekt Red.
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