Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Showrunner Says Studio Trigger Rejected Repeating Season 1’s Art Style in Favor of an ’80s and ’90s Anime Homage

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 takes a different artistic direction from its acclaimed predecessor, with Studio Trigger drawing inspiration from anime of the 1980s and 1990s instead of recreating the original series’ visual style. In an interview with Gizmodo’s io9, showrunner Bartosz Sztybor explained that creating something visually distinct was a priority for the sequel developed by CD Projekt RED and Studio Trigger. “While thinking about Edgerunners 2 one thing was a must: it shouldn’t look like the first season,” Sztybor said.…