Cyberpunk: Edgerunners MADNESS Volume 1

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Madness #1

by Bartosz Sztybor, Asano (Illustrator)

An action-packed manga prequel to the hit Netflix anime series, Edgerunners, featuring fan-favorite characters Rebecca and Pilar!

Rebecca and her big brother Pilar pursue their dream of becoming a legendary edgerunner just like their father. And in Night City, where violence, greed, and corruption run rampant, they’ll have to abandon who they once were and dive headlong into the mayhem, where they’ll struggle, suffer, and sow chaos everywhere they go! But when a mysterious man appears, the trajectory of their future takes a turn. Witness pure madness as they rush through Night City to prove themselves as edgerunners!

Written by Bartosz Sztybor, screenwriter for the Edgerunners anime series with art by Asano, known for the manga adaptation of Studio Trigger’s Brand New Animal.

Genres: Manga, Cyberpunk, Science Fiction

Kindle Edition

Published February 24, 2026

About the author

Bartosz Sztybor - polski dziennikarz, publicysta, krytyk filmowy i komiksowy, scenarzysta komiksowy. Wielokrotny laureat konkursu na krótką formę komiksową na MFK. Publikował m.in. w pismach Ozon, Wprost, Esensja, Chichot, Machina, Cinema, periodykach komiksowych i zinach.

Reviews

[Thor · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25 / 5

Great start to prequel,
I enjoyed Pilar from the anime… it’s good to see more of his madness (RIP),
Exited for next volume,
Cliffhanger was enjoyable.

[Maxime Facon Lisiak · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not particularly a fan of the character design or the art style, but it's alright. The story is simple but still enjoyable, the cliffhanger is good, and I appreciated the panel layout when the three stories They cross paths at the end. I'd give it 12/20.
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Je ne suis pas particulièrement fan du design des personnages ni du style graphique, mais ça passe. L'histoire est simple mais divertissante, le suspense est bien mené et j'ai apprécié la mise en page lorsque les trois histoires se croisent à la fin. Je lui donnerais 12/20.

[Barni · Rating 4 out of 5]

Opowieść świetnie wpisana w medium, jakim jest manga. Nie każda cyberpunkowa historia nadawałaby się do opowiedzenia w sposób wymagający tego typu brawury, przerysowania i głupkowatego humoru - ale historia Beccy i Pilara pasuje do tego jak ulał.

[Steppenwolf · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun, fast-paced, and action-heavy manga set in Mike Pondsmith’s Cyberpunk universe, Madness dives into the backstory of Rebecca and Pilar, two characters many fans already know and love from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. The energy is high, the violence is unapologetic, and Night City feels just as brutal and alive as it should.

I’ll be honest: this might be an unpopular opinion, but I never particularly liked Pilar and I didn’t care that much about Rebecca either. Because of that, I went into this manga fairly skeptical, unsure whether a story centered on the two of them would really work for me.

Surprisingly, it absolutely did.

What makes this volume work so well is how unapologetic it is about their story. It doesn’t try to soften them or retroactively justify everything, instead, it shows how their upbringing shaped them, especially the influence of their father, and how survival in Night City leaves very little room for innocence. Seeing how both siblings learned to navigate violence, loyalty, and desperation gave them a depth I hadn’t fully appreciated before.
In the end, Madness managed to make me care about characters I previously felt indifferent toward and that alone says a lot. It’s stylish, brutal, emotionally sharp where it needs to be, and a great expansion of the Edgerunners world.

Actual Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (4.5)

[Les petits livres · Rating 3 out of 5]

Je suis assez mitigée par ce tome 1, j'ai aimé en apprendre plus sur Rebecca et son frère mais c'était assez introductif tout en allant dans tous les sens (après c'est du cyberpunk donc c'est pas vraiment étonnant) mais du coup j'étais assez perdue par moments et ça me sortait de ma lecture, j'espère que la suite me plaira davantage

[Mathéo Siron · Rating 4 out of 5]

En tant que grand fan de la série ou encore du jeux vidéo. ce premier tome est top ! Pilar et Rebecca méritent je trouve, un approfondissement de leur histoire et le fait que Bartosz Sztybor le scénariste de la série participe à l'écriture du manga me donne beaucoup d'espoir pour la suite !

[Johnnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like the Netflix series you will love this story. It hits the ground running and definitely will have you wondering what’s in store for the brother and sister duo. Are work is great, wish there was a bit more color pages, but in all, definitely a good read….😏

[Amande · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5/5
Becca est très stylée, j'aime beaucoup ce début mais à voir la suite de l'histoire si ça a un véritable intérêt

[Konstancja L · Rating 2 out of 5]

manga to nie moje medium

[Craiyon · Rating 4 out of 5]

début prometteur !

[Elarona · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,75/5⭐

[Martina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ho bisogno del secondo subito 😩

[Mee Too · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely one of the better ones probably be more interesting as an anime.
I like the story plot so far.
3.4✨

[Jeżo Zwierz · Rating 4 out of 5]

idealnie pasujacy prequel do anime, kreska tez spoko, czekam na drugi tom