4 Cyberpunk Anime Similar to Edgerunners

My Chooms, you will experience hacking, destruction, wastelands, wonderlands and nevertheless forging new relationships and standing together against something much larger than you - similar to Edgerunners - to accomplish your goals. Here are the best four cyberpunk animes of all time.

1. Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1-3

This cyberpunk anime is packed with action! A mysterious & unknown force is hunting our main protagonist, Motoko Kusanagi. Like Edgerunners, it explores themes of betrayal, the drawbacks of cybernetic implants, complex puzzles, close relationships, and, most importantly, a profound sense of emptiness. In other words, our main character is lost in the dystopian world of artificial reality and she doesn't even know if she's is real, so it's a must watch!

• Translation: Yes
• Rating: 8.6/10

Publisher: Production I.G | Release Date: Jun 22, 2013 | Episodes: 13

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2. Vivy - Fluorite Eye's Song

In this story, a young and profound andromeda Vivy happens to perform at a small orcestra pit. However, one day, a new mysterious companion offers her a task to complete in exchange for saving the whole human kind. But the story turns out to be far more difficult than it first seemed. In addition, Vivy is not just any Andromeda she is special and rare, tasked with saving the world. It's one of a kind anime, but dreaming and having hope for a better future plays a big role, much like Edgerunners.

• Translation: Yes
• Rating: 9/10

Publisher: Aniplex | Release Date: Apr 3, 2021 | Episodes: 13

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3. Texhnolyze

In this anime, our main protagonist is Ichisa, a young 17-18 years old boy with nothing - no family, friends, support, hope, dreams or anything else. He gets his first implants, but as the story progresses, the world of the anime takes an increasingly unstable turn. Furthermore, I can definitely see some inspiration taken from this anime when compared to cyberpunk 2077. In addition, wastelands, wonderlands, rebellious gangs and the divide between rich and poor share similar aspects with Edgerunners in this anime.

• Translation: Yes
• Rating: 7.5/10

Publisher: Madhouse | Release Date: April 17, 2003 | Episodes: 22

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4. Serial Experiments Lain

This anime focuses on our main character, Lain, and the line between artificial divinity and physical reality. In other words, Lain is a young girl, in her late 13-15, who discoverers a new virtual world called 'The Wired'. This happens after one of her classmates mysteriously suicides. She receives an email from her dead friend, and then the story takes a dark turn. Unfortunately, this anime is not rebellious, but rather a way of exploring the countious and unconscious mind of a young person connected to a wired system.

• Translation: Yes
• Rating: 8.1/10

Publisher: Triangle Staff | Release Date: Jul 6, 1998 | Episodes: 13

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Hmm, so which of this four anime would fit you best?

If you want to watch something that's packed with action, watch Ghost In the Shell or Vivy: Flourite Eye's Song are perfect choices. However if you prefer something more mysterious, where the story leaves you with plenty of questions and relies on the viewer's interpretation, then Serial Experiments Lain or Texhnolyze would be the better fit.