Studio Trigger’s Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was a hit when it came out, and CD Projekt Red’s more than aware how much folks love it. While we don’t know much about the franchise’s next anime venture, there’s at least some good, more present news for fans of the series to celebrate.
First up, did you know Edgerunners got a manga? No, really, it’s called Cyberpunk Edgerunners: Madness, and it’s a prequel whose first chapter came out on Friday in “select magazines” across Japan, Poland, and other territories. Written by CDPR’s comic/animation narrative head Bartorsz Sztybor and drawn by Asano, Madness is a prequel centered on the sister-brother duo Rebecca and Pilar before they joined Maine’s crew and…well, if you saw the show, you know. At the moment, Dark Horse is handling the English version, and there’s currently no way to read it in that language. The entire volume will hit sometime in 2025, but you can peep its colorful cover down below.
Don’t get mad that we kept it a secret 🤫 The first chapter of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners MADNESS official manga is now out in selected languages, with the full volume coming out in 2025! 💥
Story by @sztybor_writes 💬, art by @asano4124 🎨
Meet Rebecca and Pilar, before they… pic.twitter.com/RsGOPNG7S4
— Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (@edgerunners) December 13, 2024
If that weren’t enough, Edgerunners is pulling an Arcane and coming to Blu-Ray next year! Currently, it’ll be released in North America and Japan, along with Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Thailand. At the moment, the Japanese release is the only one with an exact date: May 28, 2025. But what’s included in said Blu-Ray, and when it’ll land at other territories will be revealed in the coming months. It’s still a win, though: Edgerunners joins Arcane and the two Castlevania series as high-profile Netflix shows graced with a physical release. That’s a pretty big deal, especially since Netflix has recently shown it’s willing to get rid of interactive specials or shows like Voltron, which aren’t originals but were born on the platform.
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