Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Episode 2 Reaction

Started watching the season today and I've watched both reactions now. Looking forward to seeing more!

TeaDrinker3000

Can you explain the critical and Comercial success of last of us games and TV series? The Witcher 3? Mass effect games? Red dead redemption? Uncharted? Can you explain the success of arkane? All of these are heavy narrative driven and character driven stories in games or adaptations based on game. So could you stop generalizing? It's like saying anime can only offer action and spectacle with oversexualization of minors

Edgar

Orr Malus neither Cyberpunk nor Castlevania ride any coatails beyond the title. They both stand as their own stories. Merfew I agree, I wasn't trying to frame it like that just that it would be better. The only show I would say should follow another is Shamploo following Bebop.

Shivering King Banana

don't worry girls, the next 2 episodes will answer most of your questions, and I can't wait

Friend

The point of the game and moreover this show is less about a specific goal or mission, but rather "what it takes to survive in Night City (the setting) and what it can cost"

Jed U

Baccano! is just 16 episodes guyss!!!

HgPt

I think the best way to describe this show is “A look into life in night city”

Jahari Fields

I'm not really loving this show right now but I guess there are still 7 episodes to change my mind. Hope you're enjoying it, though.

Anto

Death Parade and Castlevania are both great shows. That being said, I don't understand why the two of you are framing your requests that way. I can only speak for myself, but when I'm voting for a new reaction series, the show they've been watching is completely irrelevant to my decision. But, again, that's just me.

Merfhew

Problem with anime's based on videogames is that they're riding the coattails of a videogame and are not based on a manga written by an author with a singular vision which has already gone through the gauntlet of the publishing world and also passed the test of public opinion over and over again for years on end. Then there's the issue of the target audience, with gamers being more concerned with the action and visuals (a la gameplay and graphics) rather than a well thought out sophisticated intricate plot.

Orr Malus

"They're not gonna kill him they're just gonna take the implant" The implant replaced his spine, people die without their spine Lola. lol

Shivering King Banana

Bet it'll be here.

Shivering King Banana

It's hard to tell when to take things that are stylized literally or metaphorically. I'm not really sure how you train yourself to know when. I think you just have to be really familiar with the medium of animation. Or I guess art in general, since some live-action stuff can be quite surreal.

Rare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOhtrzZmVCA&

Orr Malus

Weird isn’t the right word, but it’s neither here nor there.

Nathan Elkin

Why would that be weird?

Shivering King Banana

It's ok ladies, Vinland is over, killing is cool again.

Shivering King Banana

I feel like this missed the point. Castlevania is a good show and worth watching, but that shouldn’t detract from my suggestion. Death Parade is a wonderfully insightful story that’s short and engaging, and most importantly, will probably never get recommended by anyone but me. Castlevania is an easy win, but it feels weird to have two video game inspired shows back to back.

Nathan Elkin

I don't know about Castlevania. I doubt I'll be able to abstain myself from writing mini essays in the comments about Vlad The Impaler and how the real story makes the anime look dull.

Orr Malus

Don't act like 32 episodes is long by calling it 4 seasons. Season 1 is literally 4 episodes.

Shivering King Banana

I like how they speak with their minds. The system sometimes repeats words because that's how they think. It's imperfect Thought-to-Speech/Text.

Hollow

Four seasons compared to 12 episodes?

Nathan Elkin

Vouch for Castlevania, such a good blend of seriousness and humor.

Antonio

I think Castlevania would be better to follow this show.

Shivering King Banana

Nathan Elkin

So some more background. In this time, everything is basically run by mega corporations. One of the big corporations is Arasaka. Arasaka deals in corporate security, banking, and manufacturing. Arasaka-branded weapons and military vehicles are among the most sought after by police and security firms. The Arasaka Corporation maintains the largest and most powerful armed forces of any corporation in the world, with their guards renowned worldwide and feared by many. Most firms will look to licensing from Arasaka corporate security guards, couriers, or mercenaries to protect their assets. The other big megacorp that is Arasaka's rival is Militech. Both are super powerful and influential.

Farbod

Spicy choice deciding to google character information at the start of a show. That's screwed me over a couple times for animes.

Antonio

Regarding the end of the opening: “who is standing above? It’s like, capitalism?” - basically yes, is the embodiment of this corpo world: Night City And you were very on point about the cyberpsychosis, the more the implants the more on edge they put your mind, but David’s Sandy (Sandevistan, the thing on the spine) is military grade so even more riskier, more even if it is your first implant

Omar O

The girl wanting to run away from this city was her honest feelings, it’s a glimpse into the way this world is, and the fact that she turned on David shows exactly how this world is, it’s the opposite of Vinland, everyone is your enemy😅

JATLA

That song at the end hits me so hard...

Farbod

lmao

Stephen

Our boy got played

Space Mechanic

By the way, about the way the girl appears, that’s just a cinematic/fancy detail in the show for the audience, it’s not actually her appearing or teleporting out of no where or something like that. I think the creators were just trying to put emphasis on her character

JATLA

Hahaha better to get it over with earlier😂

JATLA

lol we're grieving the show already? I'm not ready

HenryM

Time to chrome the fuck up ;) I'm glad you went for the dub version, they've done an excellent job with the voice acting

HenryM

Is this your first time watching cyberpunk yeah? Enjoy, let me know what you think when you get to the end😊

JATLA

Lola can I just say that you really suit having your hair in a ponytail or bun. Looking like a model

bondbond53

"I really want to stay at your house" one of the best ost I've ever heard

Davide

that thumbnail looks scary... had time to watch half of the first episode and it's not what i was expecting. still a good pilot. looking forward to watch the rest of the show and your reactions ❤️

sand_fl

Only 8 episodes left🥲🥲

JATLA