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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

Shares rank 5 of 8 anime series by recommenders

Recommended as a well-received anime that people call great, with one standout scene and credit for helping revive Cyberpunk 2077.

Recommended as a well-received anime that people call great, with one standout scene and credit for helping revive Cyberpunk 2077.

6 people gave an opinion

recommend it
6
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 3 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Well received and widely praised

    “Castlevania and Cyberpunk are great.”

    Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Xbox Turns Down Netflix $500M Offer”

    “Edgerunners being well received”

    Comment from 21 Oct 2026 in “EA is shutting down BioWare”

Other anime series people recommend

The four most recommended other anime series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Neon Genesis Evangelion10663%6——
Mobile Suit Gundam100100%2——
Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans90100%1——
Steins;Gate anime8189%2——
Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersThis page60100%3——
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What people said

5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“Castlevania and Cyberpunk are great.”

RecommendsComment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Xbox Turns Down Netflix $500M Offer”

“Edgerunners saved CP2077 the way the Pokemon anime built the franchise in the US”

RecommendsComment from 21 Oct 2026 in “EA is shutting down BioWare”

“Edgerunners being well received”

RecommendsComment from 21 Oct 2026 in “EA is shutting down BioWare”

“don't forget Cyberpunk: Edgerunners”

RecommendsComment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Hollywood's Video Game Era Is Here. Will It Be Any Good?”

“has an excellent scene where something like this happens to a kid down on his luck”

RecommendsComment from 22 Jun 2026 in “Rent collections are down in New York – and no one's sure why”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.