A start that is as rushed as the game itself, but happens to make a great comeback later on.

Plot

We start off with David who is bored from school as he feels he doesn't belong there, even though he is a top class student. He is a child of a single mother and one who is struggling to pay bills whilst trying to provide an education for him.

After an unfortunante event, David is left with nothing and decides to change his whole enitre lifestyle, so he embarks on the journey of becoming an edgerunner and teams up with a crew who take on dangerous missions; in order to repay his debts as well as upgrade himself.

I had nothing wrong with the plot, but the plot of Edgerunners isn't set in stone until episode 5 which leaves the beforehand events as more of an introduction, but one which is rushed and could have been done a lot better given more time. Some of the action scenes, especially the early ones were either rushed or lazy and it could've been done so much better. Thankfully, the later episodes make up for this.

Characters

The characters of Edgerunners are good, but only some of them. If there was more time dedicated to each character then there would have been a more stronger connection to them leading into the later episodes. This is especially rushed during the early episodes specifically 1-4 where not enough time and development is given, so major scenes involving them characters feel empty and you don't resonate the same feelings as the main character in those scenes.

David

He's a cool protagonist, one who starts off with nothing and then begins to get everything; from the likes of friends, love, money, power and much more. But I felt that David's character could've been improved upon a lot more to give a more extensive insight into his relationship with the others.

Also the whole afterimage was just overused in his character and it could've been done better, I've seen other anime which do the exact same power but better and in here it just takes away from the immersion. Later in the anime they do it properly, but its just overused so much that it does kida ruin the vibe a bit.Lucy

Lucy was one of my favourite characters since she had a complete backstory, motive and desire throughout the anime. She gives off that typical delinquent female vibe at first, but then slowly begins to show her inner emotions as the episodes progress and as a whole she is the most well done character.

Her character design is cool and her abilities are also interesting. What can I say I like Lucy a lot.Maine

Maine was another strong character who gave the mentor vibe to David and was very interesting to see how his character developed. He was strong physically and mentally, though I wish we got more of a backstory from him as that is what was missing from him a lot. Maine was like the controller of the team, always making sure him and his crew were alright every step of the way and that is what I liked a lot about him.

Rebecca

Rebecca was by far the best character of the whole entire show, she was funny, cool and caring. She was basically the loli with guns and she absolutely knocked it out of the park. Every scene she is in, is a gem and I felt a strong connection through her. She showed how much she cared about her friends including David the most all the way up until the end.

Other Characters Honestly, the rest of the main cast were just throwaway characters. They weren't given enough time nor were they given any development to justify them being part of the main cast and major scenes involving them just feel out of place. Like one scene where you are supposed to be in shock, but you just be watching without any sort of emotion. Since these characters haven't been dived into much so why would you care what happens to them.

Final Thoughts

Edgerunners is good, but as said previously its beginning is rushed quite a bit and characters are not given the necessary time they need to develop and cement that connection to the viewer. Its later episodes make up for it and the action, character development and plot pick up quite a lot.

But the initial first episodes is where this anime lacks. Also I'm totally fine with sex and nudity as long as it is done for effect and not just for show. But god damn I must say that first episode is stacked with it so much that I was kinda uncomfortable watching it. Later episodes spread it out (Pun Intended) and it more used to show effect.

The Ending song for this anime and its visuals are just amazing. In addition, all the music in this anime is golden and perfect.

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Overall I'd give this anime an 8 out of 10 and I do recommend watching it, just wish it could've been done much better.
Even with the limited episodes you can make compelling plot, characters and development throughout, if done properly. So ye Cyberpunk Edgerunners is a good anime :)

#Thanks for reading and take care!!!