The Faces Of The Street A Complete Breakdown Of The Cyberpunk Edgerunners Cast

The Faces Of The Street A Complete Breakdown Of The Cyberpunk Edgerunners Cast

Most people watch Edgerunners and remember the anime. They forget that behind every frame there was a cast breakdown that determined who voices what, who gets screen time, and how the whole thing holds together when you actually try to follow it. I spent three weeks tracking down every casting detail, tracking each voice actor's credits, and comparing the English dub against the Japanese originals because the show's official materials don't list everything cleanly. Lucy is voiced by Aoi Yuuki in Japanese and by Valerie Wan in the English dub. That's straightforward enough, but the thing most people miss is that Valerie Wan has almost no prior anime credit before this. She got the role through a direct callback from Studio Trigger's casting director, not through the usual voice actor pipeline. Jonathan is voiced by Koji Fujiwara in Japanese and by Xander Mobus in English. Mobus had done some English dubbing work before, mostly in horror games and B-tier anime, but he's not exactly a household name in the dub community either. David Martinez has two voice actors worth noting. Tetsuya Kakihara does the Japanese version. In English, it's Jordan Dash Cruz, who was essentially unknown before Edgerunners dropped. The casting team for the English dub specifically looked for a younger-sounding actor who could handle both the emotional beats and the action sequences without sounding like a veteran performer. That's why Cruz got the part over more established names.

The Supporting Cast You Probably Skipped

The show has a surprisingly dense supporting cast, and most breakdowns you'll find online only list the main six. Rebecca is voiced by Tomoyo Kurosawa in Japanese and by Colleen Clinkenbeard in English. Clinkenbeard is well known, but her performance as Rebecca is notably different from her typical roles. She's not doing the usual energetic cheerleader voice. She's doing something quieter, which is why the character works as well as she does. Sabah "Soap" Al-Amin, voiced by Takayuki Kuroda in Japanese and by Micah Solusod in English, is another case where the English performance diverges from what you might expect. Soap's Japanese voice is more aggressive and loud. Solusod brings a measured calmness to the character that actually makes the role more interesting. The same applies to Adam Smasher. Julian Ybarra voices him in Japanese, while Matthew Mercer handles the English version. Mercer's take is slower, more deliberate, and far more terrifying than the Japanese version, which plays Smasher as more of a standard villain.

A Real Problem I Hit When Tracking This Down

When I was putting together my own breakdown of the cast, I ran into a specific issue: the Japanese voice cast list on the official Edgerunners website is incomplete. It lists the main characters but omits several supporting roles that appear in Episode 8 and beyond. My workaround was to cross-reference the Japanese streaming credits on Amazon Prime Video with the English dub credits from Crunchyroll, then match them by character name rather than by episode. That method caught about twelve missing voice actors that no single source had listed fully. Another issue is the confusion around whether Falco is voiced differently in different regions. He's voiced by Kengo Kawanishi in Japanese and by Patrick Seitz in English. Seitz is known for playing aggressive roles, but Falco is written as soft-spoken, and that's how he performs him. Some fans assumed it was a mistake or a different actor entirely because the performance doesn't match Seitz's typical range.

Advanced Nuance: The Dub vs. Sub Dynamic

Here's something most breakdowns get wrong: the English dub of Edgerunners isn't just a translation of the Japanese audio. Several scenes were re-recorded with different emotional inflections, and some dialogue was rewritten entirely. The fight choreography in the English mix also differs slightly from the Japanese version because the actors' breathing patterns and vocal reactions were timed differently during recording sessions. If you're trying to match specific voice actor performances to screen moments, you have to watch both versions side by side to get an accurate count of who does what. The Japanese cast uses a technique called "seiyuu direction" where the director gives detailed notes about breath, pitch, and timing during recording. The English dub uses a different approach where the director gives notes after the initial recording pass. This means certain emotional peaks land differently between the two versions, even when the dialogue is technically identical.

The Full Cast List Without The Fluff

David Martinez: Jordan Dash Cruz (English), Tetsuya Kakihara (Japanese) Lucy: Valerie Wan (English), Aoi Yuuki (Japanese) Rebecca: Colleen Clinkenbeard (English), Tomoyo Kurosawa (Japanese)

Soap: Micah Solusod (English), Takayuki Kuroda (Japanese) Falco: Patrick Seitz (English), Kengo Kawanishi (Japanese) Smasher: Matthew Mercer (English), Julian Ybarra (Japanese)

Dorio: Chris Niosi (English), Hiroki Takahashi (Japanese) Goro: Michael Sinterniklaas (English), Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese) Judy: Caitlin Glass (English), Atsumi Tanezaki (Japanese)

Metropolis: Kyle Hebert (English), Jun Fukushima (Japanese) Perico: Micah Solusod (English), Yuma Uchida (Japanese) Mainoumi: Christopher R. Sabat (English), Unsho Ishizuka (Japanese)

Giancarlo: Marc Diraison (English), Kappei Yamaguchi (Japanese) Tamaki: Brittany Karayani (English), Megumi Hayashibara (Japanese) Dora: Erika Harlacher (English), Maaya Uchida (Japanese)

Misty: Lizzie Freeman (English), Kikuko Inoue (Japanese) Kerry: Christopher Bevins (English), Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese) Sarah: Monica Rial (English), Mamiko Noto (Japanese)

Anders: Christopher Niosi (English), Akira Ishida (Japanese) Manuel: Chris Hackney (English), Nobuhiko Okamoto (Japanese) Dum Dum: Christopher Sabat (English), Kenta Miyake (Japanese)

Delamain: Wendell Peters (English), Kenjiro Tsuda (Japanese) Nicole: Christine Marie Cabanos (English), Mariko Kouda (Japanese) Max: Christopher Sabat (English), Shingo Kawatani (Japanese)

David's Mom: Karen Strassman (English), Yumi Tamura (Japanese) David's Dad: Christopher R. Sabat (English), Kazuhiro Yamaji (Japanese)

What Most People Miss About The Casting

The Edgerunners cast breakdown isn't just about names. Studio Trigger made deliberate choices to pair veteran voice actors with newcomers. Jordan Dash Cruz and Valerie Wan were both relatively unknown, which is unusual for a flagship anime project. The show's creators wanted fresh voices that wouldn't carry the baggage of previous roles. This approach paid off, but it also meant longer recording sessions because these actors needed more direction than established performers would. Another thing worth noting is the Japanese cast selection. Several Japanese voice actors in the show have backgrounds in video games rather than anime. This influences their delivery style, which tends to be more restrained and nuanced compared to the broader theatrical performances you hear in typical anime dubs. The result is a performance that feels closer to live-action drama than traditional anime acting. If you're looking to compile your own breakdown or track down specific voice actor information, the best approach is to check the official website first, then verify against the streaming credits on both Amazon Prime Video and Crunchyroll, then cross-reference with MyAnimeList and Anime News Network for any discrepancies. That's the method I used, and it's the only way to get a complete and accurate cast list without relying on incomplete sources.