Anime Like Cyberpunk: Edgerunners: 10 Picks and Where to Stream

Last checked: 24 October 2026. Spoiler-free, choom.

Ten episodes, one weekend, and now Night City has left a hole in your schedule. Fair. Here are 10 anime like Cyberpunk: Edgerunners to fill it: neon cities, TRIGGER's loudest work, crews of misfits and stories with a sharp edge. For every pick we checked where it streams legally in the Netherlands, the UK and the US, because most lists only cover the US. If you haven't started yet, our Edgerunners 2 release guide has the essentials.

Quick version: Want to stay on Netflix? Start with BNA, Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 or Devilman Crybaby. Want the closest match in spirit? Akudama Drive, on Crunchyroll.

Quick list: every pick at a glance

Streaming was checked on each service's own title page on 24 October 2026. Where we couldn't confirm a service for a country on an official page, it says "check your region". Catalogues change, so the app in your country has the final word.

Episode counts, studios and staff come from AniList.

The closest match: Akudama Drive

Studio Pierrot, 2020, 12 episodes. An original anime with its story by Kazutaka Kodaka, who also wrote the original story for Danganronpa. In a Japan split in two by a civil war, six criminals, the Akudama, take jobs from a mysterious black cat while dodging the police, and an ordinary girl gets caught up in their world. A crew of misfits, a dangerous city and a one-cour run: on paper, that's the Edgerunners recipe.

• Where to watch: Crunchyroll. Check that it's in your region's catalogue before you subscribe.

If you came for TRIGGER's style

Hiroyuki Imaishi directed the first Edgerunners. These are the TRIGGER (and pre-TRIGGER) projects that share his DNA, and all four were written by Kazuki Nakashima.

Promare

TRIGGER, 2019, film (about 115 minutes). Directed by Imaishi and written by Nakashima, with music by Hiroyuki Sawano. A rescue team takes on flame-wielding mutants, in TRIGGER's most colourful style. It's the short answer to "anime movies like Edgerunners".

• US: HBO Max (listed as Promare, Japanese audio).
• Netherlands: we found no subscription stream, only rent or buy.
• UK: check your region.

Kill la Kill

TRIGGER, 2013, 24 episodes. Directed by Imaishi and written by Nakashima. A girl searching for her father's killer arrives at a school ruled by its student council, where the top students wear uniforms that give them superhuman powers. Same director, much sillier mood, and every bit as loud.

• Where to watch: Crunchyroll. Check your region.

Gurren Lagann

GAINAX, 2007, 27 episodes. Imaishi directed it and Nakashima wrote it before TRIGGER existed. In a future where people live in underground caves, a shy young digger and a fearless friend set out to break through to the surface. It's where the "bigger, louder, more" style started.

• US and UK: Netflix.
• Netherlands: it isn't on Netflix here, and we couldn't confirm another official stream. Check your region.

BNA: Brand New Animal

TRIGGER, 2020, 12 episodes. Directed by Yoh Yoshinari, written by Nakashima, with Imaishi as action director. A girl who suddenly turns into a tanuki-human takes refuge in Anima City, a city set up for animal-humans. Outsiders, a big city and bright TRIGGER colours.

• Netherlands, UK and US: Netflix.

Neon-noir cyberpunk classics

Akira

Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1988, film (about 125 minutes). Katsuhiro Otomo directed it from his own manga. A motorcycle gang, a secret military project and psychic powers, decades after a third world war. If you've ever wondered where a lot of anime cyberpunk imagery comes from, start here.

• Netherlands and UK: Netflix.
• US: it isn't on Netflix in the US. Check your region.
• Content note: made for adults, with graphic violence.

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045

Production I.G and Sola Digital Arts, 2020, 12 episodes in season 1. A Netflix original directed by Kenji Kamiyama and Shinji Aramaki, from Masamune Shirow's manga, in 3DCG. In a world fighting an AI-driven "sustainable war", Section 9 takes on new kinds of cyber threats. It's the easiest Ghost in the Shell entry point if you're already in the Netflix app.

• Netherlands, UK and US: Netflix.

Psycho-Pass

Production I.G, 2012, 22 episodes. A 22nd-century crime thriller in a Japan where the Sibyl System reads people's mental state to judge how much of a threat they are. Fewer neon arms, but the same cold question about who controls the tech.

• Where to watch: Crunchyroll. Check your region.
• Content note: dark and violent, aimed at adults.

If you came for the heartbreak

This is the "sad anime like Edgerunners" corner. Both are short, both are for adults, and neither is a comfort watch.

Devilman Crybaby

Science SARU, 2018, 10 episodes. A Netflix original directed by Masaaki Yuasa, from Go Nagai's classic manga, with music by Kensuke Ushio. When an ancient race of demons returns, a teenager unites with a demon to fight them. Ten episodes: the same length as an Edgerunners season.

• Netherlands, UK and US: Netflix.
• Content note: very graphic violence and sexual content. Strictly for adults.

Dorohedoro

MAPPA, 2020, 12 episodes. Directed by Yuichiro Hayashi from Q Hayashida's manga. A man with a reptile's head and no memory of who he was hunts magic users in a city called the Hole, with his companion Nikaido. It's not a tearjerker, but the rough city and the oddball pair at its centre feel very Night City to me.

• Netherlands, UK and US: Netflix.
• Content note: gory, and aimed at adults.

Short watches: films and one-cour series

Got one evening, not a month?

• Films: Akira (about 125 minutes) and Promare (about 115 minutes).
• 10 episodes: Devilman Crybaby.
• 12 episodes: Akudama Drive, BNA: Brand New Animal, Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (season 1) and Dorohedoro.

Anime like Cyberpunk: Edgerunners on Netflix

Already paying for Netflix? These picks are on Netflix in all three countries we checked (the Netherlands, the UK and the US): BNA: Brand New Animal, Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, Devilman Crybaby and Dorohedoro. Akira is on Netflix in the Netherlands and the UK, and Gurren Lagann in the UK and the US. Our Netflix page lists what's airing on Netflix this season, and the next big Netflix anime drop is Fool Night on 26 November: see our Fool Night release date guide.

Mira's take: If I had to pick one, it's Akudama Drive: six criminals taking jobs from a mysterious black cat, from the writer behind Danganronpa, is exactly my kind of setup. And seeing Imaishi and Nakashima's names on Promare, Kill la Kill and Gurren Lagann tells you where Edgerunners' attitude comes from.

FAQ: quick answers

Is there anything exactly like Cyberpunk: Edgerunners?

Not exactly. Akudama Drive is the closest in setup: a crew of criminals on a dangerous job, in 12 episodes.

Do I need to watch season 1 before Edgerunners 2?

No. Edgerunners 2 is officially a standalone story with a new crew, so you can start there.

Where can I watch Cyberpunk: Edgerunners legally?

Only on Netflix. Both seasons are Netflix exclusives, and Edgerunners 2 dropped all 10 episodes on 20 October 2026. More in our Edgerunners 2 guide and on the show page.

What anime like Edgerunners is on Netflix?

BNA: Brand New Animal, Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, Devilman Crybaby and Dorohedoro, in the Netherlands, the UK and the US. Akira (Netherlands and UK) and Gurren Lagann (UK and US) depend on your country.

Why does it say "check your region"?

Because we only list a service when its own title page confirms it for that country. Streaming rights differ by country, so if we couldn't confirm it, we say so. Our guide to watching anime legally explains the main services, and the Fall 2026 season guide covers what's new right now.