Netflix has launched a brand new trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and boy does it love a bounce reduce. The ten-part collection is being made by the Japanese animation studio Set off Inc. (in collaboration with CD Projekt Pink), best-known for Little Witch Academia and Darling within the Franxx, although the Edgerunners vibe appears extra in-line with Ghost within the Shell.
The present is about, naturally, “a avenue child making an attempt to outlive in Evening Metropolis” who finally turns into an edgerunner. Sure it does sound a bit like being a Blade Runner, although within the Cyberpunk universe edgerunners are merc outlaws relatively than cops. As we are able to see within the trailer, it additionally appears to contain chilling out on the moon in-between acts of violence.
CD Projekt Pink is co-producing the collection with Rafał Jaki (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077) as showrunner and exec producer, and it has been within the works since 2018. On the Studio Set off aspect the director is Hiroyuki Imaishi (Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill, Promare), whereas among the many different expertise there is a notable videogame luminary in composer Akira Yamaoka (previously of Konami and best-known for the Silent Hill collection).
Set off Inc. and Netflix have previously released (opens in new tab) the intro sequence, and given the studio’s pedigree hopes are excessive that for a Cyberpunk 2077 (opens in new tab) spinoff. There’s even a touch of Evangelion in a few of this: not a lot the trailer’s wild incoherence because the OTT character reactions and gross-out physique mod moments. Studio Set off, by the way, was based by former Gainax staff (the studio behind Evangelion).
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (opens in new tab) releases on Netflix this September. Do not get your hopes too excessive, however we reckon it “looks really good.” (opens in new tab)
