Someday in the future, cheap, petty crooks will be armed with cyberware making themselves infinitely stronger. That’s the premise for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. Based on a video game, this series gets by on action covering up a thin plot. But the action sequences are well done, although the series does take shortcuts elsewhere, and the storyline is somewhat interesting. Throw in lots of nudity, profanity, and blood, and there you have it.

David is a promising student, but from the wrong side of the tracks. After his mother is killed in a crossfire between gangs, David is alone and pretty much gives up on society. Implanted with stolen military grade cyberware, David is brought into a gang of edgerunners run by Maine. Eventually, David has his own crew for hire, taking on jobs for seedy corporate types. Get ready for the big betrayal. And don’t forget that eventually cyberware takes the mind of the user leaving him insane. Is David strong enough to survive? Will his love for Lucy win out? If it is any clue, this is a pretty dark anime.

Animators did a great job with the action scenes, but too often resort to lifeless stills. Though I liked Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, it does lose some points for that.

The characters are well developed. Despite his reliance on brute strength, Maine lets his humanity show on occasion. Faraday is completely deceptive, and is good at hiding it. Rebecca is the undersized, foul-mouthed tough kid – and she’s adorable at it.

If you are an total action nerd, check out Cyberpunk: Edgerunners on Netflix Streaming.