The History of Cyberpunk

the term "Cyberpunk" is coined by Bruce Bethke

Jan 1, 1980

Bruce Bethke, short story published in 1983

film "Blade Runner" released

Jun 25, 1982

The movie went from being critically panned to a cult classic, and set the standard for the near-future film noir sub-genre called cyberpunk.

"Neuromancer" written by William Gibson

Jan 1, 1984

Wiliam Gibson won three awards for this novel, propelling Cyberpunk into the mainstream media as a legitimate branch of Science Fiction literature.

film "Akira" released

Jul 16, 1988

Cyberpunk is fused with Japanese animation

film "The Matrix" released

Mar 31, 1999

Enough said.