Cyberpunk 2077 gave us a capitalist dystopia. A wealth imbalance left the fortunate staring down at the city from ivory towers – or grotesque skyscrapers – while those born on the streets had little choice but to either take jobs that run them further into debt, or join gangs just to survive. While Cyberpunk 2077 puts us on the path to “success” fairly early on, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, the new Netflix anime, has us start squarely at the bottom.
