This was a nice surprise. Based to the trailers I was expecting something forgettable but decided to give it a go anyway and this turned out to be something unexpected.
I'm not any sort of expert what comes to anime. I watched Ghost in the Shell (movies) and SAC series. There was something called Armitage? Cowboy Bebob and some titles I don't remember what they were.
I'm also totally unable to be even remotely objective as I really liked how the Night City was there, like in game. I couldn't think they would go through that efforts. Lot's of other details, you could tell what weapons, cyberware and quichacks were used most of time I think. Hacking screen appearing like in game. Cameo's like Wakako and so on.
Most important thing is what happens in that set and I liked how characters and their story really felt like like it belonged in Night City. How everybody is screwing everyone, how Edgerunners come to be, how they live, how they die and I really appreciate how story shows appealing side of that life, yet doesn't shy away from showing negatives, it doesn't romanticize that. Something that I really appreciated in the game too and I see cyberware and cyberpsychosis having also allegorical extent there.
Faraday was another highlight as he presents something that edgerunners should always be aware of and game sort of hints that, only fixer in city with more or less integrity left being Rogue. Also, illustrates why one of the reasons why "progress with fixer" mechanic introduced to game in 1.5 patch is just disgusting for me LOL.
Something that goes from beginning to end, is how people how for the better. David's mother tries to build better life for her son, yet we see in a show how behind the walls of those clean glass towers they are just fucked up anthills everybody trying to get a head and put blame on someone else when they fail.
Delivers on the cyberpunk beyond the title, IMO absolutely.