Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 has given Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima a role that will see him reprise his role from Cyberpunk 2077.
The series’ game developer, CD Projekt Red, confirmed the news in a social media post on X/Twitter. The post noted that this was also more than a throwaway role, as Kojima would play “the famous braindance director who was at Konpeki Plaza in Cyberpunk 2077” (via X’s machine translation).
The real game director was quick to respond and share his excitement, along with some photos from when he was recording his lines. His full statement, minus some funny emojis, is as follows: “I make an appearance in the anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 as Hideyoshi Oshima, the character who appeared in the previous game. »
I make an appearance in the anime series “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2” as Hideyoshi Oshima, the character who appeared in the previous game. 🙏🙇🏻😅🫶👍 https://t.co/OuUaazFfR4
– HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) October 19, 2026
Cyberpunk 2077 players were had an unexpected visit from the head of Kojima Productions during their first trip to Night City in 2020. It’s a moment that wasn’t directly tied to V’s main quest and surprisingly easy to miss, but yes, if players search Arasaka’s Konpeki Plaza hard enough, they can find Kojima sitting near a bar.
If you’re familiar with Kojima’s work on games like Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding, what he had to say in the Cyberpunk world wasn’t too surprising. He loved discussing the mechanics of exploring memory in the universe, braindances, because he wanted his “productions to convey real, raw human emotion.” When stopped by V, he asks the player if he has any pitches to show him.
“The feeling of combining happiness and melancholy, or being calm with an underlying feeling of anxiety,” he says in the game. “These complex and realistic feelings and emotions are what I aspire to recreate… woven into much better stories, of course.”
Kojima’s Oshima will now bring his love for braindance technology to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 when it premieres tomorrow, October 20, 2026. All 10 episodes of the second season will release at the same time. IGN called this second anime journey into Night City “Incredible” in our 9/10 reviews.
“Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 delivers bloody, action-packed fare, even if it doesn’t quite reach the heights of its predecessor,” we said.
Kojima works hard on games like Physint and OD, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t had time for one or even a few cameos. We now know that Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 was one of the few anime projects he teased earlier this month, but we’re still waiting to see the “great film” he shot.
Are you returning to Cyberpunk 2077 or playing it for the first time? We have a new and improved Cyberpunk interactive map to help you find every mission, iconic item, and collectible in the game. Plus, we also have a complete walkthrough for the base game, a walkthrough for Phantom Liberty, and a rundown of all of Cyberpunk 2077’s endings so you don’t make a choice you’ll regret. And we can’t ignore the different romance options you can embrace, which also impact the conclusion of V’s story.
Michael Cripe is a freelance writer at IGN. He is best known for his work on sites like The Pitch, The Escapist and OnlySP. Be sure to follow him on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).
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