{"id":43344,"date":"2022-08-01T09:36:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T16:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=43344"},"modified":"2024-10-16T23:04:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T06:04:32","slug":"cyberpunk-edgerunners-characters-take-the-stage-in-new-trailer-and-visual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2022\/08\/01\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-characters-take-the-stage-in-new-trailer-and-visual\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Characters Take The Stage In New Trailer and Visual"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">A new <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?s=Cyberpunk%3A+Edgerunners\"><em>Cyberpunk: Edgerunners<\/em><\/a> trailer and visual have been released, with both highlighting the upcoming anime&#8217;s cast of characters.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">As revealed by the frenetically edited trailer (which is dubbed the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix\/status\/1554134866492461056?s=21&amp;t=1lhGcY_kgpmNb2sQnt-cXg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Studio Trigger Version<\/a>&#8220;) the two leads, who were the main focus of <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2022\/06\/08\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-coming-in-september-previews-visuals-in-teaser-trailer-and-clip\/\">an earlier visual<\/a>, are named David (<strong>KENN<\/strong>) and Lucy (<strong>Aoi Yuuki<\/strong>). The other highlighted characters are Maine (<strong>Hiroki Touchi<\/strong>), Dorio (<strong>Michiko Kaiden<\/strong>), Kiwi (<strong>Takako Honda<\/strong>), Pilar (<strong>Wataru Takagi<\/strong>), and Rebecca (<strong>Tomoyo Kurosawa<\/strong>).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Other cast members include<strong> Kazuhiko Inoue<\/strong> as Faraday, <strong>Yurika Hino<\/strong> as Gloria, and Kenjiro Tsuda as Ripperdoc.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners | Official Trailer (Studio Trigger Version) | Netflix Anime\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gRLGaj65igI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The trailer also reveals David&#8217;s past, with his mother wanting him to become a high-ranking employee of the Arasaka Corporation before an attack seemingly results in her death. Additionally, David and Lucy&#8217;s bond is teased with several cuts near the end, as well as a line where David tells Lucy that he will take her to the moon.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Cyberpunk: Edgerunners<\/em> will premiere in September on Netflix. The 10 episode series is \u201cabout a street kid trying to survive in Night City \u2014 a technology and body modification-obsessed city of the future. Having everything to lose, he stays alive by becoming an edgerunner \u2014 a mercenary outlaw also known as a cyberpunk.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"870\" data-attachment-id=\"43345\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2022\/08\/01\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-characters-take-the-stage-in-new-trailer-and-visual\/cyberpunkedgerunners_keyvisual\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cyberpunkedgerunners_keyvisual.jpg?fit=1080%2C1350&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cyberpunkedgerunners_keyvisual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cyberpunkedgerunners_keyvisual.jpg?fit=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cyberpunkedgerunners_keyvisual.jpg?fit=696%2C870&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cyberpunkedgerunners_keyvisual.jpg?resize=696%2C870&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cyberpunkedgerunners_keyvisual.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cyberpunkedgerunners_keyvisual.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cyberpunkedgerunners_keyvisual.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cyberpunkedgerunners_keyvisual.jpg?resize=696%2C870&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cyberpunkedgerunners_keyvisual.jpg?resize=1068%2C1335&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cyberpunkedgerunners_keyvisual.jpg?resize=336%2C420&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cyberpunkedgerunners_keyvisual.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption>Image source: @edgerunners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Cyberpunk<\/em>&nbsp;began as a tabletop role-playing game developed by&nbsp;<strong>Mike Pondsmith<\/strong>, with the first edition of the game being released in 1988. Later editions titled<em>&nbsp;Cyberpunk 2020<\/em>,<em>&nbsp;Cyberpunk V3.0<\/em>, and<em>&nbsp;Cyberpunk Red<\/em>&nbsp;were released in 1990, 2005, and 2020 respectively. In December 2020,&nbsp;<em>The Witcher 3<\/em>&nbsp;developer<strong>&nbsp;CD Projekt Red<\/strong>&nbsp;released its&nbsp;<em>Cyberpunk 2077&nbsp;<\/em>first-person open world RPG, which was announced in 2012, after several delays. CD Projekt Red is also involved with&nbsp;<em>Cyberpunk: Edgerunners<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The staff of&nbsp;<em>Cyberpunk: Edgerunners&nbsp;<\/em>includes&nbsp;<strong>Hiroyuki Imaishi<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Promare<\/em><em>, Kill la Kill, Gurren Lagann<\/em>) as director,&nbsp;<strong>Masahiko Otsuka<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Promare<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Gurren Lagann<\/em>) as assistant director, and&nbsp;<strong>Yoh Yoshinari<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>BNA: Brand New Animal<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Little Witch Academia&nbsp;<\/em>director) and&nbsp;<strong>Yuuto Kaneko<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>BNA: Brand New Animal&nbsp;<\/em>animation director) as character designers. Other staff include&nbsp;<strong>Yoshiki Usa<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Working Buddies!<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>SSSS.DYNAZENON<\/em>&nbsp;creative producer) as series composer, Usa and Otsuka as scriptwriters, and&nbsp;<strong>Akira Yamaoka<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Silent Hill<\/em>&nbsp;video game series) as music composer.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Update:<\/strong> Added cast information.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Sources:<\/strong> Netflix Anime YouTube channel, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edgerunners\/status\/1554136121008721920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: initial\">@edgerunners<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new Cyberpunk: Edgerunners trailer and visual have been released, with both highlighting the upcoming anime&#8217;s cast of characters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":43346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1053,10],"tags":[14,1625,980,981,448,302],"class_list":["post-43344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-feature","category-anime","tag-anime","tag-anime-adaptation","tag-cyberpunk-2077","tag-cyberpunk-edgerunners","tag-netflix","tag-trigger"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cyberpunkedgerunners_officialtrailerstudiotriggerversionscreenshot.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8n4QV-bh6","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43344"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43344"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45694,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43344\/revisions\/45694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}