Night City Is Coming to Your Shelf: Dark Horse Just Revealed Premium Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Figures
Few anime have burrowed into pop culture’s collective brain quite like Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. Trigger’s neon-drenched, emotionally devastating Netflix series didn’t just blow up in 2022 — it practically rewired the conversation around what a video game adaptation could be. Now, four years later, Night City is coming to your collection in a brand-new way, and the fanbase is already losing it.
In a fresh reveal, Dark Horse just unveiled a lineup of premium Cyberpunk: Edgerunners figures that has collectors and anime fans alike scrambling to check their wallets. And the timing could not be more perfect — not only is the merchandise dropping, but the long-rumored Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 sequel is officially on the horizon, with new teasers lighting up the internet. It’s a one-two punch that has the CD Projekt Red fandom absolutely buzzing.
What Did Dark Horse Just Announce?
Dark Horse, the same powerhouse behind some of the most sought-after pop culture collectibles in recent memory, has turned its attention to the Edgerunners cast. The reveal focuses on the show’s most beloved characters — led by none other than Lucy Kushinada, the cool, gravity-defying netrunner whose tragic story arc became the emotional heart of the entire series.
For collectors already deep into the world of premium anime figures — like the recent limited Gundam figures for Sakura Miko and Hoshimachi Suisei that had hololive fans refreshing store pages all day — this is the exact kind of drop that moves fast. These are not your average prize-figure shelf warmers. The new figures lean heavily into premium presentation: intricate sculpts, display-worthy poses, and the kind of detail that makes Night City’s cybernetics, chrome, and broken skyline feel tangible on your desk. For fans who’ve been holding out ever since the anime dropped, this is the moment the floodgates finally open.
Why This Matters: Edgerunners Is Still THE Benchmark
It’s easy to forget just how seismic Edgerunners was when it hit Netflix in September 2022. Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi’s studio Trigger and based on CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077, the series took a game that had a rocky launch and turned it into a cultural phenomenon. Critics raved, fans cried, and the soundtrack — led by Rosa Walton’s haunting “I Really Want to Stay at Your House” — became an instant meme-turned-touchstone.
The show’s Legacy was so powerful that it single-handedly revived public interest in Cyberpunk 2077, years after its disastrous premiere. There is genuinely no other anime in recent memory that so completely reshaped how people viewed both its source material and the medium of the video-game adaptation.
The Fandom Still Hasn’t Let Go
Part of why these figures are generating so much heat is that the Edgerunners fandom has proven unusually voracious. Lucy, David, Rebecca, Maine, Kiwi — the cast became icons almost overnight, and fan art, cosplay, and theory-crafting have never really slowed down. A character like Rebecca, in particular (whose… let’s call it unconventional ending sparked endless debate), has become one of the most beloved anime figures of the post-2020 era.
Collectors have been waiting years for premium, officially-licensed representations of this cast that can actually sit on a shelf without feeling like cheap promotional tie-ins. Given how voraciously anime fans snap up high-end merch — remember the fan who dropped a jaw-dropping 4.3 billion yen on anime goods? — a release like this is practically guaranteed to sell out. If Dark Horse delivers on the craftsmanship their track record suggests, these could sell out shockingly fast.
The Timing: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Is Coming
Here’s where it gets spicy. The merchandise reveal is landing right as Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 begins its hype cycle. Netflix has already dropped multiple official teasers for the sequel, and the fandom is doing what it does best — spiraling into speculation over every single frame.
Will the sequel follow new characters in the same brutal Night City? Will Lucy return after that gut-wrenching finale? Is this a prequel, a side story, or an outright continuation? Nobody outside CD Projekt Red and Trigger actually knows, which makes the whole thing deliciously chaotic on forums and social media.
What Fans Are Theorizing
- A Lucy-focused follow-up: The most popular theory. After the Season 1 finale left her heartbroken and alone on the Moon, many fans are convinced the sequel has to acknowledge her — either as a lead or a critical supporting figure.
- A brand-new crew: Some argue Edgerunners 2 should move on entirely, introducing a fresh cast of misfits in the same cyberpunk sandbox. Given Trigger’s penchant for reinvention, this is very much on the table.
- The David legacy: Every fan’s emotional weak point. Whether through flashbacks, references, or a role for the chrome that once belonged to him, David Martinez’s shadow looms enormous over any sequel announcement.
Is It Worth Your Money?
If you’re a die-hard Edgerunners fan, the answer is almost certainly yes. Premium figures for this series have been frustratingly rare, so a proper Dark Horse lineup is a genuinely big deal for the collection community. For newcomers still riding the hype wave of the sequel teasers, now is the perfect time to grab the piece that captures the show’s aesthetic.
The biggest question collectors will face is scarcity. Merchandise like this tends to drop in waves, and the hotter the franchise gets, the faster it disappears. If these figures land at the same time as the Edgerunners 2 marketing push — and especially if the sequel ends up being great — they could become near-impossible to track down at retail price.
The Bottom Line
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was a lightning-in-a-bottle moment that refuses to fade, and this Dark Horse figure announcement is proof that the machine is only getting started. Between the new collectibles and the incoming sequel, Night City is about to dominate the conversation all over again.
So tell us in the comments: Who from the Edgerunners cast are you adding to your collection first — Lucy, Rebecca, or David? And what do you think Edgerunners 2 has in store — are we getting a new crew, or is this Lucy’s story? Because if there’s one thing this fandom loves more than chrome and netrunning, it’s a good argument about which Edgerunner deserves the spotlight.
