BODY: The neon-soaked streets of Night City are bleeding into the post-apocalyptic world of Solaris. On May 7, KURO GAMES officially announced a long-rumored crossover between its hit gacha title Wuthering Waves (鳴潮) and Studio Trigger's acclaimed Netflix anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
The reveal trailer confirms what dataminers and leakers have been whispering about for months: Lucy and Rebecca, two of Edgerunners' most beloved characters, will appear as playable Resonators. A brief glimpse of David Martinez also flashes across the screen, hinting that the cyberpunk runner himself may join the roster — or at least feature heavily in the collaboration's narrative.
For Wuthering Waves, this is by far its most high-profile crossover to date. The game, which launched in 2024 as a direct competitor to Genshin Impact, has been steadily climbing the global gacha charts thanks to its fast-paced action combat. Pulling in IP from a Netflix-CD Projekt Red co-production marks a significant prestige play.
Details on the event period, banner schedule, and exclusive cosmetics are expected to follow in the coming weeks, likely tied to a major version update.
The insider take
Crossover events between Chinese-developed gacha games and Japanese-adjacent anime IP have become a recognized growth lever in the Tokyo mobile gaming scene, and this one is particularly shrewd. Edgerunners exploded in Japan during its 2022 Netflix run — the soundtrack alone charted on Oricon — and Trigger's involvement gives the collab serious otaku credibility that pure Western IP collaborations often lack. Expect Akihabara billboards and Shibuya station takeovers when the event drops; KURO GAMES is clearly positioning Wuthering Waves as a premium global brand, not just a Genshin alternative.
Originally reported by AUTOMATON (Japanese).