Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and Exception nominated for Annie’s
Through their social mediathe annie awards have revealed the nominees for their fiftieth edition. Among all the television nominees are two animes: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners in the category “Better storyboarding» for its first episode «Let you down» and exception in the category of “best directionfor its first episode “Misprint” directed by Yūzō. In addition, in the film categories inu-oh has received a double nomination. The winners of these awards given by the International Animated Film Association they will be announced during their ceremony next Saturday, February 25.
The first series, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi (gurren lagann, promise) to Studio Trigger. Together with him, Yoh Yoshinari (Little Witch Academia, BNA: Brand New Animal) performs the character design with the help of Yuuto Kaneko (Little Witch Academia) Y Yusuke Yoshigaki (BNA: Brand New Animal). For its part, the script is the work of Yoshiki Usa (SSSS.GRIDMAN, promise) Y masahiko otsuka (Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill, Promare). Also, Hiroyuki Kaneko is the assistant director, while the famous composer akira yamaoka He is in charge of composing the soundtrack. The 10 episodes that make up the series are available on Netflix since last September 13, 2022.
As for the plot of the series, it will tell the story of a street boy and his struggle to survive in a futuristic city obsessed with technology and body modifications. For this he will become a edgerunner: a mercenary also known as cyberpunk. The plot takes place in the same universe as the video game cyberpunk 2077 developed by the company CD PROJECT RED and which was put up for sale on November 19, 2020 for Playstation 4, Xbox One Y pc.
Secondly, exception is based on an original story written by the novelist and film director Hirotaka Adachi “Otsuichi” (Stare, goth, calling you, Zoo). Yūzō (tsugumomo) directs this anime with character design by Yoshitaka Amanolegendary franchise designer Vampire Hunter D Y final fantasyfor the study 5 inc. the famed composer ryuichi sakamoto (Aplessed, Sayonara, Tyrano) is in charge of composing the soundtrack of the series. The 12 episodes that make up the work are available at Netflix from the past October 13, 2022.
In the distant future, humanity has been driven from Earth and forced to relocate its population to another galaxy. Members of an exploration team are sent to search for a suitable planet for terraforming. The crew is created using a biological 3D printer, but a system glitch causes one of the crew, Lewis, to be misshapen. When Lewis turns on his teammates Nina, Mack, Patty and Oscar, he begins a countdown to the end of the mission in the terrifying darkness of the ship.
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