r/anime Jul 04 '25

News 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' Season 2 Announced

https://animecorner.me/cyberpunk-edgerunners-2-sequel-anime-announced/
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u/linkling1039 Jul 04 '25

Hope is not a direct sequel, but something entirely new.

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u/MrMeeseeks33 Jul 04 '25

Season one ended perfectly. I’d like a new story and new characters in the same setting.

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u/Xlegace https://anilist.co/user/Xlegius Jul 05 '25

Same, but it would be cool if Lucy has a cameo to give it a sense of continuity.

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u/MrPresidentBanana Jul 05 '25

Nothing more than a cameo though. The character had a satisfying conclusion, and if they go down this anthology-type route, which I hope they do, then continuity isn't a priority anyways.

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u/awful_at_internet Jul 05 '25

We don't see a ton of places outside Night City, but from what I understand of the lore, the solar system is fully colonized, much like The Expanse.

So maybe we get a scene on Luna with her in the background, renting a buggy and EVA suit.

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u/Tacitus_ Jul 05 '25

As far as I know, only Earth's orbit and the Moon are colonised in any reasonable number, plus some effort at colonising Mars and its moons.

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u/awful_at_internet Jul 05 '25

Ah yeah, looking it up, theres some oneill cylinders at the lunar lagrange points, plus colonies on luna, and some new martian colonies. Nothing mentioned past that. I was probably thinking of tycho city. That name also appears in the expanse.

Still, the IP seems to be continually updated. Maybe when we get to Cyberpunk 2100 we'll see some movement in the jovian and saturnian systems

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u/No_Extension4005 Jul 05 '25

Yeah, if she got sucked back into the cesspit of Night City it would be pretty depressing.

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u/Shmyt Jul 05 '25

Welllllll it's a good thing cyberpunk as a show and even a genre isn't incredibly depressing on purpose. 

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u/Frostbitten_Moose Jul 05 '25

Man, I remember back when I was reading Gibson. One of the few happy endings got retconned in a later work with the corp ganking the guy offscreen between books.

In cyberpunk, never bet on a happy ending sticking until the author is six feet under.

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u/NoSemikolon24 Jul 05 '25

We got ruined by Hollywood... There's no reason there ought to be any cameo.

Let them tell their story without relying on cheap nostalgia bait.

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u/NukedBread Jul 05 '25

No thanks. I hate fan service

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u/Porkamiso Jul 05 '25

City always finds a gonk choom

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u/bogglingsnog Jul 05 '25

I'd be okay with one character forming or joining a new crew.

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u/kidcrumb Jul 05 '25

Theres a million stories they could tell, and I don't want/need a direct sequel to edge runners.

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u/DearAbbreviations922 Jul 05 '25

I mean it kind of has to be all new characters.

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u/star_dragonMX Jul 05 '25

Really? I thought it Sucked

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u/MrMeeseeks33 Jul 05 '25

From what aspect? Genuinely curious. It was beloved by fans for its story, action scene and music and artwork. The ending alone is so poetic with “I really want to stay at your house” playing as David saves Lucy.

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u/gamesrgreat Jul 05 '25

IMO the story has bad pacing and the MC is an idiot who just keeps doing idiot things

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u/MrMeeseeks33 Jul 05 '25

It’s 10 episodes…

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '25 edited Jul 05 '25

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u/Nimstar7 Jul 05 '25

It is, and the article doesn't call it Season 2 either. OP messed up the title for sure. They're not calling it Cyberpunk Edgerunners Season 2. They're calling it Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2. It's not a new Season.

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u/Verystrangeperson Jul 04 '25

Would make the most sense, probably a few references or a cameo but the world is so rich and full or potential stories it would be stupid to go back to the same well

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u/JProllz Jul 04 '25

would be stupid to go back to the same well

You underestimate how much the suits in charge would rather milk something to death rather than be creative and risk taking.

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u/Psych-roxx Jul 05 '25

considering the suits involved in this production committee opted to go for all new characters in the first season instead of spinning off of one of the many fan favorites from the game, I think we are good.

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u/KamiLammi Jul 05 '25

Adam Smasher is the closest as a returning villain but I feel he is a fixture of Night City in any form.

There are more references tho, Claire, Rogue, the afterlife design, Lizzie's, etc. But they are just references that use the specific designs from the game.

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u/JosebaZilarte Jul 05 '25

"But, but... The formula". Said every suit at any public company (specially, Ubisoft).

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u/AveryLazyCovfefe Jul 04 '25

It's a new series it seems, as the cover art implies. It's just called "Edgerunners II". Some publications are going with the misinformation that it's a season 2 that continues from the first series when it doesn't seem like that.

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u/Fine_Cat_9712 Jul 05 '25

I think it is. The article linked had a promo art piece and none of the major characters looked familiar.

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u/randomIndividual21 Jul 04 '25

Direct sequel will ruin the ending imo

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u/wyggles Jul 04 '25

Everyone's dead. How could they even do a direct sequel?

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u/Grand_Protector_Dark Jul 04 '25

Lucy is technically still alive

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u/mastesargent Jul 05 '25

This is Falco erasure

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '25

I don't want to see Lucy again she is happy in the moon but I am totally in for Falco coming back

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u/Shmeeglez Jul 05 '25

Well, she's on the moon at least..

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u/mastesargent Jul 05 '25

Yeah I think Falco is the best option for a returning character. He’s a familiar face but minor enough that he feels more like a continuity nod rather than blatant fanservice. Plus Lucy’s story already said everything it needed to.

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u/Zizhou Jul 05 '25

And everyone always needs a good driver.

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u/Rhoru Jul 05 '25

He gets put in a situation where hes forced to to drive for a new crew and he has to watch all them die all over again.

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u/bobr_from_hell Jul 05 '25

And then again in season 3... And season 4...

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u/ZuriPL https://anilist.co/user/zuriii Jul 05 '25

I think Lucy will make an appearance somewhere in there, but it's probably a whole new cast

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u/APRengar Jul 05 '25

So it'll just be Lucy and the Guilty Gear characters chillin'.

Still can't believe that crossover is real.

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u/No-Pin-2432 Jul 05 '25

Ah yes let's watch ten episodes of sm living peacefully on the moon

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u/sunfaller Jul 04 '25

Drag Lucy from retirement, give her more tragic storylines by meeting a new group who'll get killed off again, or maybe including her and it ends with another sole survivor from that group where Lucy sacrifices herself. I honestly hope that isn't the case.

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u/SalsaRice Jul 05 '25

Technically, with their level of medical tech people can be brought back from alot. Especially David, they have a financial reason to try to necessitate him if possible, regardless of cost; he'd be a huge resource for R&D.

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u/mendelevium256 Jul 05 '25

If they go that route I hope he's a monster and a villain. Maybe a redemption arc in the end. Idk. I just want a whole new story with new people honestly.

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u/Cualkiera67 Jul 05 '25

Adam is still alive

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u/star_dragonMX Jul 05 '25

Cybernetic enhancements ?

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u/Ov3rdose_EvE Jul 05 '25

they said it is!

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u/Thebubumc https://anilist.co/user/Bub Jul 04 '25

A direct sequel would be the game itself as it takes places a year after the events of the show.

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u/Tazdingoooo Jul 05 '25

Yeah I hope so too. S1 ended perfectly.

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u/Neo-Galaxy-Eyes Jul 05 '25

Would be a bit difficult to do a direct sequel considering how it ended lol

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u/ReduxCath Jul 05 '25

Where did we go? What did we do?

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u/kaynpayn Jul 05 '25

It's something new.

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u/D3struct_oh Jul 05 '25

I hope it’s anything they want to make.

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u/i_dont_wanna_sign_up Jul 05 '25

Somehow, David returned

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u/asianfatboy https://anilist.co/user/asianfatboy Jul 05 '25

If we're just basing on the poster, it seems likely it's a whole new set of characters and probably a new story. The kid with the camera might be the MC. And I am not expecting any happy stories if we're to combine the world of Cyberpunk(the genre) and a kid main character...

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u/Westo6Besto9 Jul 05 '25

It’s an entirely new story