Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 Reveals Theme Songs by The Cure and Watson
The Cure, a legendary rock band with minimal anime association, scoring the opening signals a major tonal and promotional ambition for the sequel.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
The staff for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 revealed at Anime Expo that The Cure performs the opening theme "10:15 Saturday Night" and Watson performs the ending theme. The first episode screened with its English dub at the convention. The 10-episode standalone series premieres this fall on Netflix.
The staff for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 used their Anime Expo panel on Friday to announce the opening theme song "10:15 Saturday Night" by The Cure and the ending theme song by Watson. The first episode also had its premiere screening at the convention, shown with its English dub. The new 10-episode standalone story from the world of Cyberpunk 2077 will stream on Netflix this fall.
Kai Ikarashi, who worked as a storyboard artist, animation director, animator, and prop designer on the first series, is making his directorial debut with the sequel. Producer and writer Bartosz Sztybor returns, and Ichigo Kanno, a key animator on the first series, is the lead character designer. Masahiko Otsuka is back as scriptwriter.
The cast includes Momoka Terasawa and Valeria Rodriguez as Roman Carax, Akari Kitō and Kimoy Lee as Talia Yang, Kōki Uchiyama and Nazeeh Tarsha as D, and Kentarō Tone and Clancy Brown as Weak Kingsley. Rapper RICO NASTY wrote and performed the song "YOU CAN'T RUN FROM ME" for the anime, which appeared in the second teaser trailer.
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