Still not over Cyberpunk: Edgerunners? The just-released prequel manga doesn't help, but it looks like a great addition to the series

Manga adaptation Cyberpunk: Edgerunners here, the only problem is that you won't be able to read it yet.

There's no doubt that one of the big things that helped was repurchasing Game cyberpunk 2077 Its 2022 anime adaptation was Edgerunners, although the animated series easily stood on its own. While the game has its problems, the anime offered another view, perhaps even more desperate but strong into the world of Night City, one that caught many people very quickly. And now, as announced over the official Edgerunners Twitter account, a prequel manga called Madness has been released, with the first chapter already available to explore… Then you're out of luck, because he will not receive a release until 2025 from Dark Horse Comics.

“Don't be mad we kept it a secret,” read the announcement post from the official Twitter. “The first chapter of the official Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Madness manga is now out in select languages, with the full book coming out in 2025!” These selected languages ​​obviously include Japanese, but also German, Italian and French. The manga is actually written by the producer of the anime and Red CD project comic book documentary and animation director Bartosz Sztybor, with Asano on art duties (they also did the manga adaptation of another Trigger series, BNA: Brand New Animal).

Sztybor too he took to Twitter to say “It's a great day indeed! I'm proud to announce that Edgerunners will have a prequel in manga form and I'm writing it! If you want to know a thing or two about Rebecca and Pilar before they join the Maine team, this manga is for you.

It was also recently announced that Cyberpunk: Edgerunners getting a Blu-ray release next yeara rare occurrence for a Netflix series, so keep your eyes peeled for that — not to mention the The new series of cyberpunk that's also set to arrive on Netflix at some unclear point in the future.