The surprise first chapter of the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners manga MADNESS is available to read now – but there’s a catch for English readers

Surprise! CD Projekt Red‘s Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is making an unexpected return with a brand new manga prequel to the hit anime. What’s more, the first chapter is available to read right now – though not in English just yet.

“Don’t get mad that we kept it a secret,” said a post on the official Edgerunners Twitter account. “The first chapter of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners MADNESS official manga is now out in selected languages, with the full volume coming out in 2025!” The tweet also revealed that the series will focus on “Rebecca and Pilar, before they joined Maine’s squad.” 

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners MADNESS is written by the anime’s original producer and CD Projekt Red comic book and animation narrative director Bartosz Sztybor, and illustrated by Asano. Sztybor also took to Twitter, posting “It REALLY is a day full of great news! I’m proud to announce that @edgerunners will have a prequel in manga format and I’m writing it! If you want to know a thing or two about Rebecca and Pilar before they joined Maine’s crew, this manga is for you.” He ended his jubilant post with, “It’s a dream come true!!”

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners MADNESS is published by Kadokawa on the Comic Alive+ platform in Japan and will be translated into seven other languages including Polish, Italian, Spanish, German, French, Traditional Chinese, and English, with Dark Horse releasing the latter version in print at an as-yet-unspecified date.