30 Shows Like Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022) to Watch When You're Done
Updated August 2026
View Cyberpunk: Edgerunners details →If you loved Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022) by Taiki Sakurai, here are 30 TV series that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gurren Lagann, Akame ga Kill!. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
The Best Shows Similar to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the shows that share the most with Cyberpunk: Edgerunners in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995 · Hideaki Anno
At the turn of the century, the Angels returned to Earth, seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels
In common: Animation · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Gurren Lagann
2007
When a young laborer escapes to the world aboveground, he discovers a violent land in which humans battle robots controlled by a power-hungry noble.
In common: Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Akame ga Kill!
2014 · Masanori Fujita
Young Tatsumi travels to the capital of the Empire in order to earn money for his starving people and encounters a world of unimaginable depravity, dominated by the ruthless Prime Minister who control
In common: Action & Adventure · Animation · Drama
Saint Seiya
1986
Ages ago, the goddess Athena was served by fighters called Saints who channeled the power of the Cosmos within them. Now a youth named Seiya has trained to become a Saint himself by earning the mystic
In common: Action & Adventure · Animation · Drama
High School of the Dead
2010 · Hiroyuki Omori
A small group of students at Fujimi High are fighting for their lives after surviving a zombie outbreak. It is up to Takashi to unite the survivors and escape the horrors that surround them. In this n
In common: Action & Adventure · Animation · Drama
Vinland Saga
2019
For a thousand years, the Vikings have made quite a name and reputation for themselves as the strongest families with a thirst for violence. Thorfinn, the son of one of the Vikings' greatest warriors,
In common: Action & Adventure · Animation · Drama
Golden Time
2013
Banri Tada is a freshman at a Tokyo law school. After an accident, he suffers severe memory loss. Despite the incident, he befriends fellow freshman, Mitsuo Yanagisawa, which leads him to the beautifu
In common: Animation · Drama
Charlotte
2015
All thanks to the special ability that he developed, Yuu was able to cheat his way into a very prestigious high school. With his power, he thought nothing was going to stand in his way, until he met
In common: Animation · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
2009
The Sacred war tale that took place during the 18th century is now unveiled. Tenma, Alone and Sasha, three orphans living their childhood protecting each other and then separated at diferent ages made
In common: Action & Adventure · Animation · Drama
Candy Candy
1976
This story is about a girl, Candy, who is a orphan. She is a nice and optimistic girl and she has a warm heart. When she was a child, she lived in an orphanage called Pony's Home. She had a good frien
In common: Animation · Drama
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
2009
Disregard for alchemy’s laws ripped half of Edward Elric’s limbs from his body and left his brother Alphonse’s soul clinging to a suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers seek the Philoso
In common: Action & Adventure · Animation · Drama
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
2006
Japan has been invaded and conquered by the Britannian Empire. Japan is now known as Area 11 and its citizens known as Elevens. The Britannian Empire takes away Japan's autonomous power and imposes it
In common: Action & Adventure · Animation · Drama
Violet Evergarden
2018 · Masayuki Nishide
The war is over, and Violet Evergarden needs a job. Scarred and emotionless, she takes a job as a letter writer to understand herself and her past.
In common: Animation · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Serial Experiments Lain
1998
Lain—driven by the abrupt suicide of a classmate—logs on to the Wired and promptly loses herself in a twisted mass of hallucinations, memories, and interconnected-psyches.
In common: Animation · Drama
Love, Death & Robots
2019 · Jennifer Miller
Terrifying creatures, wicked surprises and dark comedy converge in this NSFW anthology of animated stories presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher.
In common: Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Batman Beyond
1999 · Jean MacCurdy
As new villains overrun Gotham City of the future, the aging Bruce Wayne hangs up the cape of the once invincible Batman. But when troubled teenager Terry McGinnis stumbles upon the Dark Knight's secr
In common: Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Promised Neverland
2019
Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean c
In common: Animation · Drama
Tokyo Ghoul
2014 · Kazumichi Ueda
Ken Kaneki, a bookworm college student, meets Rize, a girl his own age with whom he shares many interests.
In common: Animation · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Kill la Kill
2013
Honnouji Academy is forcefully ruled by the iron-fisted control of its student council and its president, Satsuki Kiryuin. Transfer student, Ryuko Matoi, arrives on campus carrying a giant sword, that
In common: Action & Adventure · Animation
Attack on Titan
2013 · Manabu Otsuka
100 years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress.
In common: Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
BLUE LOCK
2022 · Junichi Kimura
High school soccer players from across Japan gather for a controversial project designed to create the best — and most egoistic — striker in the world.
In common: Action & Adventure · Animation · Drama
Komi Can't Communicate
2021
At a high school full of unique characters, Tadano helps his shy and unsociable classmate Komi reach her goal of making friends with 100 people.
In common: Animation · Drama
My Dress-Up Darling
2022 · Hirotaka Kaneko
High schooler Wakana Gojo wants to become a kashirashi—a master craftsman who makes traditional Japanese Hina dolls. Though he's gung-ho about the craft, he knows nothing about the latest trends, and
In common: Animation · Drama
Black Lagoon
2006 · Jungo Maruta
The story follows a team of pirate mercenaries known as the Lagoon Company, that smuggles goods in and around the seas of Southeast Asia in the early to mid 1990s. Their base of operations is located
In common: Action & Adventure · Animation
Your Lie in April
2014 · Atsuhiro Iwakami
Kousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Each day was dull for Kousei. But, then he meets a violinist named Kaori Miyazono who has an eccentric
In common: Animation · Drama
Horimiya
2021 · Masanori Miyake
A secret life is the one thing they have in common. At school, Hori is a prim and perfect social butterfly, but the truth is she's a brash homebody. Meanwhile, under a gloomy facade, Miyamura hides a
In common: Animation · Drama
DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO
2021 · Noriyuki Akita
"A girl in a lower grade just made me cry!" One day, Senpai visits the library after school and becomes the target of a super sadistic junior! The name of the girl who teases, torments, and tantalizes
In common: Animation · Drama
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
2018 · Yumi Taniike
Puberty Syndrome—a rumored, mysterious syndrome that only affects those in their puberty. For example, a bunny girl suddenly appeared in front of Sakuta Azusagawa. The bunny girl's real identity is Ma
In common: Animation · Drama
DARLING in the FRANXX
2018
The distant future: Humanity established the mobile fort city, Plantation, upon the ruined wasteland. Within the city were pilot quarters, Mistilteinn, otherwise known as the “Birdcage.” That is where
In common: Animation · Drama
The Quintessential Quintuplets
2019 · Yoshio Kaneko
Fuutarou Uesugi is a poor, antisocial ace student who one day meets the rich transfer student Itsuki Nakano. They argue but when Uesugi realizes he is to be her tutor, he tries to get on better terms.
In common: Animation · Drama
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