2(FE)-RB: After Apollo 11, the computer age has come.

Technology has been improving rapidly since 1960s.

While some computers had appeared in universities and laboratories, Science Fiction got becoming popular. Of course, Computers were very rare and 'unknown futuristic machine' for most of people. only a few specialist could use them. So, people simply imagined and create a lot of images like hackers, virtual real world, artificial intelligence and cyborgs. Actually, now a days, many of their delusions has become real.

To be honest, it was not big trend in 1970s. However, there was surely the seed of Cyberpunk.

An American SF author, Michael Bruce Sterling (born April 14, 1954) is one of the founders for Cyberpunk. His first Cyberpunk novel published in 1977 and it became popular among youth.

Since Cyberpunk was defined, many art and media are influenced especially film, Manga and Anime.

As a part of fashion trends, Cyberpunk often connects to other subcultures. For instance, mixed with Goth became Cybergoth, and mixed with Nostalgia became Steampunk.