Hideo Kojima Reprises Cyberpunk 2077 Character in Edgerunners 2
Kojima's cameo carries a character across from the 2020 game into the anime, a small sign of how tightly CD PROJEKT RED is tying the Netflix series to the source game.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Hideo Kojima confirmed on Monday that he performed in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, reprising Hideyoshi Oshima, the braindance producer he played in Cyberpunk 2077. Kojima posted photos from his voice recording session. The sequel to Studio Trigger's Cyberpunk: Edgerunners premiered on Netflix on October 20. The first series, based on CD PROJEKT RED's Cyberpunk 2077 game, premiered on Netflix in September 2022.
Kojima played Hideyoshi Oshima in CD PROJEKT RED's 2020 game, and the character was a braindance producer. Braindance is the game's term for recorded sensory playback, which is why a producer of it fits a cameo rather than a lead role. The director's own post included photos from the recording session, not a clip of the performance. Kojima said Monday that he performed in the new series.
The sequel premiered on Netflix on October 20. The first Cyberpunk: Edgerunners series, produced by Studio Trigger and based on the Cyberpunk 2077 game, premiered on Netflix in September 2022.
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