Hideo Kojima returns to Cyberpunk in Edgerunners 2

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The director reprises his role as Hideyoshi Oshima, a character from Cyberpunk 2077, in the anime, which premieres October 20 with ten episodes.

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Hideo Kojima will reprise his Cyberpunk 2077 role in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2. CD Projekt Red confirmed that the game director will play Hideyoshi Oshima, a character players can encounter in Night City.

Kojima also discussed his appearance in a social media post. He described it as a cameo by Oshima, whom he previously played in the game, and shared images from his voice-recording session.

In Cyberpunk 2077, Oshima sits near a bar in Konpeki Plaza. He is easy to miss because the encounter is not part of V’s main quest. Players who stop to talk to him hear his thoughts on braindances, a technology that lets people explore memories in the game’s world.

Oshima talks about wanting to convey human emotions in his work. When he meets V, he even asks whether the player has a proposal to pitch. CD Projekt Red highlighted the braindance director’s return when it announced Kojima’s appearance in the anime.

For players who met Oshima at Konpeki Plaza, the casting brings back a familiar face from Cyberpunk 2077. For those who missed the cameo, the second season will be their first chance to see him outside the game.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 premieres on October 20, 2026. All ten episodes of the second season will be released at once.

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