{"id":766831,"date":"2026-06-28T13:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T13:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/766831\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T13:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T13:47:10","slug":"cyberpunk-edgerunners-2-reveals-female-main-cast-member-taliya-yang-fall-2026-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/766831\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 Reveals Female Main Cast Member Taliya Yang, Fall 2026 Release Date"},"content":{"rendered":"

Studio TRIGGER has introduced its first CYBERPUNK EDGERUNNERS 2 female main cast member, Taliya Yang, as the fourth character ahead of the anime\u2019s Fall 2026 release. Fans at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival had the chance to see a teaser earlier this week, while the main announcement is set for tomorrow, June 29.<\/p>\n

The new anime will be a 10-episode story from the world of\u00a0Cyberpunk 2077, earlier described as\u00a0\u201ca raw chronicle of redemption and revenge\u201d.\u00a0It will be directed by Kai Ikarashi, who directed Episode 6 of the original anime titled \u201cGirl on Fire.\u201d Ichigo Kanno is the character designer, while screenplay will be handled by Masahiko Otsuka. It was also previously confirmed that Netflix will be streaming the new series.<\/p>\n

Taliya was revealed in collaboration with\u00a0@natchuu_off<\/a>\u00a0on Instagram. Her description:
\u201cShe comes from the corpo towers\u2026 but her heart belongs to chrome and violence.\u201d<\/p>\n

The official\u00a0Edgerunners\u00a0X account teased the character with \u201cFrom corpo towers to the chrome-forged edge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Previously, the anime introduced\u00a0Weak Kingsley<\/a>, the\u00a0revenge-driven netrunner D<\/a>, and the young cinephile Roman Carax<\/a>. Check out the updated teaser image below featuring the four characters below.<\/p>\n

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CD PROJEKT RED (or CDPR) is the company behind the\u00a0Cyberpunk 2077\u00a0video game. Studio TRIGGER also animated the first\u00a0CYBERPUNK: EDGE RUNNERS\u00a0anime series, which was released in September 2022 and also had a total of 10 episodes. The franchise recently launched a\u00a0prequel manga focused on Rebecca and Pilar<\/a>\u00a0last December..<\/p>\n

The first anime was voted as the\u00a0Best New Anime<\/a>\u00a0of the year in our yearly awards for that year, as well as the Best Original Anime. Netflix is\u00a0streaming the show<\/a>, describing its story:
The series tells a standalone, 10-episode story about a street kid trying to survive in Night City \u2014 a technology and body modification-obsessed city of the future. Having everything to lose, he stays alive by becoming an edgerunner \u2014 a mercenary outlaw also known as a cyberpunk.<\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0Cyberpunk: Edgerunners\u00a0Official X<\/a>,\u00a0@natchuu_off<\/a>\u00a0on Instagram
Featured image: \u00a9Cyberpunk: Edgerunners \u00a9 2022 CD PROJEKT S.A.<\/p>\n