Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Reveals Japanese and English Voice Casts
The casting of established actors like Koki Uchiyama and Akari Kito, alongside the return of key production staff, signals that the sequel maintains the same creative ambition as the original hit series.
Key Facts
- The Japanese voice cast for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 includes Momoka Terasawa as Roman Carax, Akari Kito as Talia Yang, Koki Uchiyama as D, and Kentaro Tone as Weak Kingsley.
- The English voice cast includes Valeria Rodriguez, Kimoy Lee, Nazeeh Tarsha, and Clancy Brown.
- Rapper RICO NASTY wrote and performed the song 'YOU CAN'T RUN FROM ME,' which appeared in the second teaser trailer.
- The first episode will premiere at Anime Expo on Friday at 7:30 p.m. PDT at the Crypto.com Arena.
- Kai Ikarashi, a storyboard artist and animator on the first series, is directing the 10-episode standalone series as his feature debut.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
The official website and social media accounts for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 announced the Japanese and English voice casts on Tuesday. The Japanese cast includes Momoka Terasawa as Roman Carax, Akari Kito as Talia Yang, Koki Uchiyama as D, and Kentaro Tone as Weak Kingsley. Their English counterparts are Valeria Rodriguez, Kimoy Lee, Nazeeh Tarsha, and Clancy Brown, respectively. Rapper RICO NASTY wrote and performed the song "YOU CAN'T RUN FROM ME," which appeared in the second teaser trailer. The first episode will premiere at Anime Expo on Friday at 7:30 p.m. PDT at the Crypto.com Arena. The 10-episode standalone series is set to stream on Netflix this fall. Kai Ikarashi, a storyboard artist and animator on the first series, is directing his debut feature. Bartosz Sztybor returns as producer and writer, with Ichigo Kanno as lead character designer and Masahiko Otsuka as scriptwriter. The first Cyberpunk: Edgerunners series debuted on Netflix in September 2022.
Kai Ikarashi is directing the sequel as his feature debut. He worked on the first series as a storyboard artist, animation director, animator, and prop designer. Studio Trigger is animating the new season, the same studio behind the original 2022 series.
Rapper RICO NASTY wrote and performed the song "YOU CAN'T RUN FROM ME," which appeared in the second teaser trailer. The staff described the new series as "a raw chronicle of redemption and revenge" set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077.
Character descriptions from the announcement:
- Weak Kingsley: A veteran edgerunner once known as "King," now living in the shadow of his former glory.
- D: A Snake Nation netrunner with sharp technical skills and a hunger for revenge, hunting the killer who wiped out his clan.
- Roman Carax: A young cinephile searching for real stories in a city that abandoned cinema for neurodance.
- Talia Yang: Raised in the corpo towers but hardened by Maelström, fiercely independent and obsessed with her gang's chrome.
The first Cyberpunk: Edgerunners series debuted on Netflix in September 2022 and was voted Best New Anime of the year in Anime Corner's yearly awards. A prequel manga titled Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Madness launched in December 2024. Aniplex of America will release the original series on Blu-ray Disc in North America on October 28, with Anime Limited and Plaion Pictures handling European home video.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.