{"id":22018,"date":"2022-09-14T13:10:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T11:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1707176"},"modified":"2022-09-14T13:35:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T11:35:07","slug":"how-does-netflixs-edgerunners-anime-connect-to-cyberpunk-2077-game","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/how-does-netflixs-edgerunners-anime-connect-to-cyberpunk-2077-game\/","title":{"rendered":"How does Netflix\u2019s Edgerunners anime connect to Cyberpunk 2077 game?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Rob Leane\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 14 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Available now on Netflix<\/a>, Edgerunners is a new anime series which is set in the same world as Cyberpunk 2077, the video game by CD Projekt Red that launched back in December 2020.<\/p>\n

The world of Cyberpunk 2077 is continuing to grow in various ways, with the game\u2019s big Phantom Liberty DLC<\/a> also on the way. But for now, the Edgerunners anime is very much the centre of attention.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s only natural to wonder how Edgerunners connects to Cyberpunk 2077, both in terms of content and when the show is set, but let\u2019s get this out of the way quickly \u2014 Edgerunners is described by CD Project Red as being \u201ca standalone, 10-episode story about a street kid trying to survive in Night City\u201d.<\/p>\n

With this anime being billed as a standalone based around a new character, you shouldn\u2019t expect the game\u2019s protagonist V or their companion character Jackie to show up in the series. However, despite that disconnect, you will spot familiar locations and background characters in the show. Read on to learn more!<\/p>\n

When is Edgerunners set in relation to Cyberpunk 2077?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Although an exact year is not stated in Edgerunners itself, clues in the show make it clear that the anime takes place some time before the events of Cyberpunk 2077<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For example, a villainous character named Adam Smasher is clearly alive and well in Edgerunners. This will be a big, obvious clue to anyone that played the game in recent memory.<\/p>\n

Given that the player has the option to kill that very same character in Cyberpunk 2077, it\u2019s clear that Edgerunners happens earlier in the timeline. So the show is taking place before\u00a0<\/em>the game, making it a prequel of sorts.<\/p>

How is Edgerunners connected to Cyberpunk 2077?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The appearance of Adam Smasher in Edgerunners is not the only connection between the anime and the game, either, although you could argue that it\u2019s the biggest parallel (not least because Adam Smasher is effectively the final boss in both the game and the series).<\/p>\n

In episode 4, the main characters visit Afterlife, a club that is still going strong when Cyberpunk 2077 the game kicks off. The characters Rogue Amendiares and Claire Russell are seen working there, both in the game and the series.<\/p>\n

Wakako Okada is another character from the game that shows up in Edgerunners, albeit for only a very brief cameo appearance. She\u2019s tied to several quests in the game, so will be a very familiar presence to players.<\/p>\n

The show also visits Lizzie\u2019s Bar, another nightspot that players visit in the game, as well as mentioning several criminal gangs that will still be active when the events of the game take place later.<\/p>\n