The popular Japanese medium Famitsu conducted an interview with Satoru Honmaanime producer Cyberpunk: EdgerunnerY Hiroyuki ImaishiProject manager at the studios Deduction. In the interview, various details of the production were asked, such as beginnings and content-related decisions, but one question in particular caused a stir in forums and social networks.
It should be mentioned that Cyberpunk: Edgerunner It was one of the most pleasant surprises of the year, maintaining a score of 8.72 points on the platform MyAnimeList and to be one of the top rated series of 2022. Therefore, it is not surprising that fans are waiting for information about a sequel project that is in production.
Unfortunately the producer Satoru Honma anticipated all of these comments during the interview in question and definitely confirmed that there are no plans to continue this series. The producer explained:
- Personally, I’d like to continue working with Japanese studios to produce more animation projects in the future, partly because we’ve had such good feedback. But to be clear, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners has always been a standalone, standalone production, so there’s no “We’re working on season two right now behind the scenes.” Even if we could do a sequel in the future, I don’t know if it would be a second season or a completely different production.
The ten-episode series premiered on September 13 on the platform’s global catalog NetflixMaintaining a perfect score from critics who specialize in it Rotten tomatoes. For his part Cyberpunk 2077 is an action role-playing game developed and published by CD Projekt Red with the participation of the actor Keanu Reeves. Players take on the first-person perspective of a customizable mercenary named V, who can acquire hacking and machine abilities with melee and ranged combat options.
Synopsis for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Dreams are doomed in Night City, a futuristic Californian metropolis. As a teenager living in the city’s slums, David Martinez tries to fulfill his mother’s lifelong wish that he rise to the helm of Arasaka, the world’s leading security company. He attends the prestigious Arasaka Academy while his mother works tirelessly to keep her family afloat. When an incident involving a street gang leaves David’s life in tatters, he stumbles upon the Sandevistan cyber program, a prosthetic that grants its wearer superhuman speed. Enraged, David implants the device in his back and uses it to exact revenge on one of his tormentors.
This causes him to be expelled from the academy, ending his hopes of making his mother proud. When beautiful data thief Lucyna “Lucy” Kushinada sees David’s new abilities, she offers to team up with him and give him a ticket to redemption. However, by working with Lucy, David enters the world of Edgerunners, cyborg criminals who break any law for money. Edgerunners often lose their lives if cyberware doesn’t break their minds first; But in his struggle to survive in a corrupt system, David is willing to risk everything.
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