What is Cyberpunk?

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Writer and academic Kumiko Saito explains how the near-future neon cities of cyberpunk found in books, comics and films created a new vision of dystopia that blended high technology with low life, from Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, to cult Japanese anime Akira. Image: A futuristic city by night, with people gathering at a teleport station. Credit: Getty Images