Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040

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Synonyms: Bubblegum Crisis 2040
Japanese: バブルガムクライシス TOKYO2040


Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 8, 1998 to Apr 1, 1999
Premiered: Fall 1998
Broadcast: Thursdays at 01:15 (JST)
Licensors: ADV Films, Funimation
Studios: AIC
Source: Original
Genres: ActionAction, AdventureAdventure, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Themes: Adult CastAdult Cast, MechaMecha
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 7.081 (scored by 1565115,651 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #39902
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #3661
Members: 41,734
Favorites: 206

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Synopsis

In the wake of an earthquake that devastated most of the city, Tokyo has been rebuilt in record time due to the development of humanoid robots known as boomers. After the disaster, these machines now service the city as cheap labor. Genom Corporation is the mastermind behind the boomers, having become so rich and powerful that they have extended its influence into space.

However, all is not well with the boomers. Random breakdowns in their neural structure are causing some of them to go berserk, destroying property and killing humans in violent rampages. To combat this, Tokyo has formed the Advanced Police, a peacekeeping force with jurisdiction over boomer matters. There are also rumors of a second group known as the Knight Sabers, a vigilante unit operating from the shadows.

Trying to investigate the Knight Sabers, the adventurous Linna Yamazaki travels to Tokyo in pursuit of her heroes. There, she finds the enigmatic singer Priscilla Asagiri, the beautiful entrepreneur Sylia Stingray, and the exuberant Nene Romanova, each with their own reasons for coming together. As the struggle intensifies, the girls learn that the boomer problem might delve deeper than any of them could ever imagine.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 was released on DVD by ADV Films from September 12, 2000, to June 5, 2001. Funimation Entertainment rereleased the series in the same format on November 29, 2011.

Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Hayashi, Hiroki
Director, Storyboard
Nakazawa, Kazuto
Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation
Date, Hayato
Episode Director
Yanase, Yuuji
Episode Director, Animation Director


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"Y'Know" by Akira Sudou
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Ending Theme

"Waiting for You" by Akira Sudou

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Reviews

Feb 5, 2017
The original Bubblegum Crisis is an iconic and stylish OVA that everyone should watch. It seems logical that remaking something that is so stylish would be going in waaaay over your head. And yet here we are! A good remake! Instead of trying to copy everything that made the original good and surely failing. It found its own strengths by taking the core of the original and doing something different, like a good remake should.

The year is 1998. Bubblegum Crisis 2040 was made into a 26 episode show presumably after AIC won the whole legal rights debacle by slicing the head of their former ...
Oct 1, 2019
Mixed Feelings
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Its fine. This is my first review on MAL and I'm not necessarily sure this is the best show to start it off with. Regardless, it is the one I have finished most recently so giving it a review while it is fresh in my mind seems to be fair.

There are a few aspects of the show that are severely lacking, and a couple strong points that might compel someone to finish all 26 episodes. On the strong side, the characters are well realized and often more engaging than you would find in the original series (never mind the dumpster fire that is Crash); Linna ...
Oct 30, 2024
The original OVAs are considered absolute classics of the Blockbuster VHS era. There were rumors of a full series coming out any year now, Any year now. Any year now. Any year now. Any year now....ad infinitum,

Then finally, after years of build up and hype, this finally came out. To call it a disappointment would be a kindness. It was like the producers did absolutely nothing to add to, or improve anything, from the original. Were they afraid if they touched a hair on the original, the mad otakus would storm the studio, and force everyone to commit seppuku?

They had over a decade of ...

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