Cyberpunk 2077 is celebrating two milestones for the time being, beginning with the one-year anniversary of the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime. The official Twitter made certain to remind us that, by some means, a whole yr has handed because the collection premiered on Netflix. Add in the truth that the Phantom Liberty growth is looming on the horizon and you’ve got purpose sufficient to revisit Studio Set off’s evocative tackle Night time Metropolis. 

One among Set off’s heavy-hitters helped have fun the anniversary and level us towards the upcoming launch. Yoh Yoshinari, who has a protracted historical past within the anime trade and has been with Set off from the beginning, did so with a brand new illustration. The piece of Edgerunners artwork places Lucy subsequent to Songbird, one of many netrunners featured in Phantom Liberty. Try Yoshinari’s dynamite work beneath.

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Like Edgerunners director and Set off co-founder Hiroyuki Imaishi, Yoh Yoshinari did numerous work with Gainax previous to Set off. This included the whole lot from dealing with key animation for Gunbuster 2 and FLCL to directing the Gurren Lagann Parallel Works OVA. Yoshinari additionally directed the Little Witch Academia and BNA: Model New Animal anime at Set off. For Edgerunners, he offered storyboards, character designs, chief animation course and extra.

As good as it could be for this artwork to herald a second season of Edgerunners, it stays a standalone collection. Contemplating how effectively Set off tailored the world right into a tightly-paced 10 episodes, maybe that’s for one of the best. Apart from, if you happen to want a Cyberpunk 2077 repair, you’ve got replace 2.0 on September 21 and Phantom Liberty on September 26.