Rafał Jaki
Rafał Jaki | |
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| Occupations | Executive producer, writer |
| Website | https://www.rjaki.com/ |
Rafał Jaki (Polish: [ˈra.faw ˈja.ki]) is a Polish executive producer and writer best known for his work on Cyberpunk: Edgerunners as executive producer and showrunner, and as the writer of No\Name, the first Western manga serialized in Shōnen Jump+.[1]
Career
Rafał Jaki is a graduate from University of Warsaw. Since 2012, he has specialised in business development, publishing, and creative projects. Jaki has led projects across various media, including video games, comics, and television, collaborating with companies like CD Projekt RED, Netflix, Studio Trigger, Go on Board, CMON and Dark Horse Comics.
Prior to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, where he served as executive producer and showrunner,[2] Jaki was the business development director at CD Projekt Red. His contributions there include co-designing the Gwent mini-game in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and serving as executive producer of The Witcher Adventure Game.[3] He was the writer for the first Witcher manga, which was titled Witcher: Ronin and was created with the Japanese artist Hataya in 2022.[4]
Works
- Gwent: The Witcher Card Game (2017, business development director)[5]
- Cyberpunk 2077 (2012–2022, business development director)[6]
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2018–2022, showrunner and executive producer)
- Ronin (2022, writer)
- No\Name (2024, writer)[7]
References
- ^ Colbert, Isaiah (6 August 2024). "How Rafał Jaki Went From Cyberpunk: Edgerunners to Shonen Jump's First Western Manga Artist". IGN. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ Boutillier, Matthieu (18 June 2025). Sous les néons de Cyberpunk 2077: Décrypter Night City (in French). Third Editions. ISBN 978-2-37784-536-1.
- ^ "About Rafal". Rafal Jaki – Official Website. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ Samela, Małgorzata (2022). "Wiedźmin, pogromca – o wykorzystaniu fantastycznych stworzeń z japońskiego folkloru w mandze The Witcher: Ronin" (PDF). Magia. 49 (2): 50.
- ^ "Mein Boss nennt mich King of the Hill of the Nerds". Red Bull (in Austrian German). 15 May 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ Crecente, Brian (12 October 2013). "CD Projekt Red: Cyberpunk 2077 is 'mind-blowing,' too soon for comic". Polygon. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA". MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA. Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.