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Surely if you keep tabs on the recent popular anime releases then you must have heard about Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, set in the widely appraised gaming franchise Cyberpunk 2077 universe. It also won the Anime Of The Year 2023 Award at Crunchyroll. Even though fans really really loved the ending of the whole series; without us knowing, it actually did take quite a while for the producers to finalize the actual script that we have all seen.

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But have you ever actually wondered how Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was brought to life? Worry not, Shacknews themselves chatted with the producer Saya Elder to uncover the show’s core concepts and the collaborative process with Studio Trigger. Dive in with this article to explore what went behind the scenes of our beloved Cyberpunk: Edgerunners!

The Interview With The Producer Of The Show, Saya Elder, Reveals Some Shocking Information Lucy & David from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners...

Cyberpunk Edgerunners showed a dystopian world filled with crime, corruption, and an impulsive hero. The anime aired on Netflix in September 2022 and immediately tasted fame and success.

Not only did the anime succeed as an independent production, but it also brought more positive attention to Cyberpunk 2077, the original game. An interview with the show’s producer, Saya Elder, further opportunities for the series and further adaptations of the game.

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Saya Elder was quick to confess that nothing could be said for certain regarding a new addition to the Cyberpunk Edgerunners anime. However, the producer also accepted in the interview that the team was drawn to the unique style of Studio Trigger, the animation studio behind the anime.

I know that we were drawn to their unique style, uncompromising passion for their projects, and love for the cyberpunk genre. I’m...

Television is going full fan boy for video game adaptations.

Earlier this month, Amazon greenlit a new series based on award-winning PlayStation game God of War, with Wheel of Time showrunner Rafe Judkins and The Expanse creators Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby on board.

HBO’s The Last of Us, a hotly-anticipated small-screen version of the 2013 action-adventure game from Naughty Dog and Sony, created by Chernobyl‘s Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, one of the game’s original directors, drops Jan. 15.

They join a long list of game-to-series adaptations, from Halo (Paramount+) to Twisted Metal (Peacock) and Horizon (Netflix). Alongside God of War, Amazon is also moving forward with its TV version of post-apocalyptic role-playing game Fallout, being adapted by Westworld creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan.

All of the adaptations hope to capitalize on the games’ devoted base of hard core fans. But Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, the hit anime series...

The series tells a standalone, 10-episode story about a street kid trying to survive in Night City — a technology and body modification-obsessed city of the future. Having everything to lose, he stays alive by becoming an edgerunner — a mercenary outlaw also known as a cyberpunk.

CD Projekt Red, the company behind the Cyberpunk 2077 video game, is producing the series with Rafał Jaki as Showrunner and Executive Producer, with Satoru Homma, Bartosz Sztybor and Saya Elder serving as producers. The team at CD Projekt Red has been working on this new series since 2018. Acclaimed Japan-based animation company, Studio Trigger, will serve as the animation studio on the series and bring the world of Cyberpunk to life with their signature, vibrant style. Hiroyuki Imaishi will direct the series along with creative director Hiromi Wakabayashi (Kill la Kill), character designer and animation director Yoh Yoshinari, and the adapted screenplay by Yoshiki Usa and...

Netflix has debuted the Official Nsfw Trailer for animated series “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners” today, based on the Cyberpunk video game and streaming on September 13, 2022.

From CD Projekt Red and Trigger, “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners” debuts with 10 episodes that are 30 minutes each, and the trailer loads up on sheer Nsfw madness. Watch it below!

In the series, “In a dystopia riddled with corruption and cybernetic implants, a talented but reckless street kid strives to become an edgerunner: a mercenary outlaw.”

“The brilliant Lucy, a skilled netrunner and an important member of Maine’s mercenary crew. Despite her highly sought-after technical abilities, she wants nothing more than to escape Night City and her dangerous past.”

CD Projekt Red, the company behind the Cyberpunk 2077 video game, is producing the series with Rafał Jaki as Showrunner and Executive Producer, with Satoru Homma, Bartosz Sztybor and Saya Elder serving as producers.

The team at CD Projekt Red has...

The series tells a standalone, 10-episode story about a street kid trying to survive in Night City — a technology and body modification-obsessed city of the future. Having everything to lose, he stays alive by becoming an edgerunner — a mercenary outlaw also known as a cyberpunk.

CD Projekt Red, the company behind the Cyberpunk 2077 video game, is producing the series with Rafał Jaki as Showrunner and Executive Producer, with Satoru Homma, Bartosz Sztybor and Saya Elder serving as producers. The team at CD Projekt Red has been working on this new series since 2018. Acclaimed Japan-based animation company, Studio Trigger, will serve as the animation studio on the series and bring the world of Cyberpunk to life with their signature, vibrant style. Hiroyuki Imaishi will direct the series along with creative director Hiromi Wakabayashi (Kill la Kill), character designer and animation director Yoh Yoshinari, and the adapted screenplay by Yoshiki Usa and...