Cyberpunk 2077 Anime Spinoff’s Lit Finale Instantly Made It a Must-Watch
“I just want the world to know that I was here, that I mattered.”
Summary:
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, being a spin-off to Cyberpunk 2077, a massively popular video game, adds to the relentless cyberpunk world’s description.
- The anime series was unfairly underrated and lost after its successful release on Netflix, gaining high ratings.
- It presents an unforgettable ending everyone should see by his or her eyes.
One of the most popular video games of today’s world, Cyberpunk 2077, set in the fictional metropolis of Night City in the dystopian universe, has brought us lots of fan-stuff following the game.
A story of a killer, whose consciousness gets overwritten by the one of rockstar and terrorist Johnny Silverhand (voiced by Keanu Reeves ) due to a cybernetic biochip being imbued to him, was spin-offed in Netflix’s anime series in 2022.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, produced by Studio Trigger (Kill la Kill, Darling in the Franxx), has become quite a success, receiving good scores from both critics and Netflix viewers, including the fans of the original action game.
However, it still seems disappointingly underrated and underviewed, as it was quickly and unfairly forgotten since its release, but it still appears as a solid top-quality show of all Netflix’s anime projects.
Being a prequel to the events of the game, it follows a story of David Martinez, a talented street kid, and his transformation into an "edgerunner", a high-tech mercenary also known as a "cyberpunk", in this dystopia ruled by crime and cybernetic implants. Joining the crew of an old edgerunner, he starts his journey to the other side of the law.
Interesting by itself, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners offers not only a different vision of the cyberpunk universe, but also an extremely remarkable tragic ending that can leave your jaw on the floor.
Without veering into the spoiler territory, it can generally be described as a protest towards fairy tale-like endings of video games and dystopian movies, presenting us the heroism of the main character and his commitment to his matter of life in full.
It proves your dreams can come true not in a way the happy ending always implies, and that you can benefit your team and close ones by outperforming yourself and making bold decisions.
Besides, the ending, as well as the plot of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners as a whole, is quite a definitive example of how people of publicly inappropriate occupations can be more humane and loyal than the so-called rulers of the order.
Thus, the given anime is advised for watching not only for all the game’s or the genre’s fans, but also to all the interested who would like to peep the dystopian cyberpunk world. Stream Cyberpunk: Edgerunners on Netflix to its bitter end.
Source: Netflix