As is anime tradition
Ilike anime, but I possibly like animeintroseven more. At their best they’re a rush of style and energy, they often feature better animation than the show that follows, and they are regularly scored by first rate Japanese jazz, rock or blues tracks.
Netflix just posted the intro to the upcoming Cyberpunk anime, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and it’s got a Franz Ferdinand track over the top - but hey, it’s still pretty good.
Edgerunners is a ten-part anime series set in Night City and written and produced in partnership with CD Projekt Red, but with a different cast of characters thanCyberpunk 2077. It’s being animated by Studio Trigger, the Japanese anime studio responsible for Kill La Kill, SSSS.Gridman and the Little Witch Academia movie. These aren’t projects I love, but I’m fairly confident at least that the intro won’t be the flashiest bit of animation in the show. A trailerreleased last month indicates decent production values.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is due sometime this September. In the meantime, go on, tell me your favourite anime intro. I can’t pick mine - but only because it’sCowboy Bebop and that seems too obvious to write down.
