Cyberpunk Edgerunners' Rebecca Highlights Anime's Bizarre Obsession With Underaged Characters

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Cyberpunk Edgerunners has been a massive success for Studio Trigger and CD Projekt Red. The animated show has single-handedly reignited interest in the polarising RPG in ways that not even a next-gen update could achieve. Players are giving it a second chance, while newcomers are discovering it for the first time after falling in love with the adventures of David Martinez. It’s a deserved comeback, and one I find myself utterly swept up in.

I’ve spent almost 20 hours in Night City this past week, embarking on my first playthrough since reviewing the game back in 2020. I’m jumping into so many side quests for the first time, and plan to take my time on its dystopian streets instead of speeding through its main story to meet an embargo. Flaws aside, I’m having a great time and the added context of Edgerunners is only drawing me in further. Knowing that past events with characters I love took place on these streets long before V’s legend began, and how their mark has been left in small yet subtle ways. This cross-pollination is working miracles for Cyberpunk 2077.

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Edgerunners is decidedly anime though, and doesn’t see Studio Trigger hold back in service of this existing universe. It obviously never matches the exuberance of Promare or Kill La Kill, but it bends our perception of Night City and fills it with characters who go far beyond how this world has been defined since its inception. Yet it still feels grounded and convincing, albeit with a few anime archetypes that, in the eyes of Western audiences, feel even more out of place than they usually do. Anime is home to both the best animation we’ve ever seen and things so foul I don’t even want to mention them