Cyberpunk Anime Shows Off Opening Sequence

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Based on a tabletop game entitled Cyberpunk 2020, Cyberpunk 2077 gave many people their first look into the dystopian science fiction universe created by Mike Pondsmith. Despite initial launch woes, the sales of Cyberpunk 2077 have since proven that the game is a success, and fans of the setting will be seeing more content soon enough. New Cyberpunk stories will be on their way in the forms of an expansion for Cyberpunk 2077 and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, a limited Netflix anime series based on the setting.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was initially unveiled in 2020. However, since it was first revealed the anime then didn't show any major updates for some time. Fast-forward to 2022, and fans got their first proper glimpse at the series through a teaser trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, displaying a bit of the story without revealing too much. Now, Netflix has put up the opening sequence for the anime on YouTube, as well as giving fans some more details on the plot of the show.

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The opening begins with Cyberpunk: Edgerunner's protagonist standing in the corner of the screen, with text popping up confirming that the series is based on Cyberpunk 2077 rather than the tabletop RPG. Some fans of the original stories created by Mike Pondsmith may be slightly disappointed to see that, but it is worth noting that Edgerunners does have some inspiration from Pondsmith's work as well. More credits appear on-screen in the trailer set to a yellow background before silhouettes of buildings begin to rise.

Within these silhouettes viewers will notice images appearing of Night City, the setting of both Cyberpunk 2077 and its anime spinoff. It is difficult to pick out any