{"rewrite":{"id":"r_864c5653c75d3bc270320c5a","clusterId":"c_9accf28fc562666fbc8c1f66","slug":"cyberpunk-edgerunners-2-reveals-theme-songs-by-the-cure-and-watson","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 Reveals Theme Songs by The Cure and Watson","summary":"The staff for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 revealed at Anime Expo that The Cure performs the opening theme \"10:15 Saturday Night\" and Watson performs the ending theme. The first episode screened with its English dub at the convention. The 10-episode standalone series premieres this fall on Netflix.","whyItMatters":"The Cure, a legendary rock band with minimal anime association, scoring the opening signals a major tonal and promotional ambition for the sequel.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe staff for \u003ci\u003eCyberpunk: Edgerunners 2\u003c/i\u003e used their Anime Expo panel on Friday to announce the opening theme song \u0026#34;10:15 Saturday Night\u0026#34; by The Cure and the ending theme song by Watson. The first episode also had its premiere screening at the convention, shown with its English dub. The new 10-episode standalone story from the world of \u003ci\u003eCyberpunk 2077\u003c/i\u003e will stream on Netflix this fall.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKai Ikarashi, who worked as a storyboard artist, animation director, animator, and prop designer on the first series, is making his directorial debut with the sequel. Producer and writer Bartosz Sztybor returns, and Ichigo Kanno, a key animator on the first series, is the lead character designer. Masahiko Otsuka is back as scriptwriter.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cast includes Momoka Terasawa and Valeria Rodriguez as Roman Carax, Akari Kitō and Kimoy Lee as Talia Yang, Kōki Uchiyama and Nazeeh Tarsha as D, and Kentarō Tone and Clancy Brown as Weak Kingsley. Rapper RICO NASTY wrote and performed the song \u0026#34;YOU CAN\u0026#39;T RUN FROM ME\u0026#34; for the anime, which appeared in the second teaser trailer.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Cure and Watson both wrote original songs for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, a rare full-band contribution to an anime soundtrack from a legacy Western act.","twitterPost":"The Cure wrote original music for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, a rare full-band anime contribution from a legacy Western act.","threadsPost":"The Cure wrote an original song for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2. That is a rare full-band anime contribution from a legacy Western rock act. Watson also contributes the ending theme. The first episode screened with its English dub at Anime Expo.","newsletterBlurb":"The staff for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 revealed at Anime Expo that The Cure performs the opening theme song and Watson performs the ending theme. The first episode screened with its English dub at the convention. The 10-episode standalone series premieres this fall on Netflix.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-03/cyberpunk-edgerunners-2-anime-reveals-theme-songs-by-the-cure-watson/.239278\",\"title\":\"Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 Anime Reveals Theme Songs by The Cure, Watson\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4111,"outputTokens":701,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783142441,"createdAt":"2026-07-04T05:08:54.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-04T05:13:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-04T05:08:54.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9accf28fc562666fbc8c1f66","canonicalTitle":"News\nCyberpunk Edgerunners 2 Anime Reveals Theme Songs by The Cure, Watson","representativeArticleId":"a_85dc98b918ed93fe49ff1949","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-04T03:48:58.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-04T03:48:58.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-04T05:13:32.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-03/cyberpunk-edgerunners-2-anime-reveals-theme-songs-by-the-cure-watson/.239278","title":"News\nCyberpunk Edgerunners 2 Anime Reveals Theme Songs by The Cure, Watson"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Cyberpunk: Edgerunners"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}