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| This was the best episode, up there with 4 and the other early ones. Nene might beat out Priss as favorite girl with this one. |
| Around the 25 minute mark you get a Classic '80s synthesizer montage scene FTW. Nice to see they got a Nene episode in there at least. And she was pretty damn awesome. Real shame they had to end it there. But I'm pretty happy they gave it a bit of a revival with 2040. My biggest gripe with 2040 though is Nene's hair change. T-T Still, newer hair reminds me of Erika Hartmann from Strike Witches, so it's somewhat forgivable. |
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| In some ways it felt like the type of episode you'd find in the middle of a series. The way it took time out to develop a more sidekicky character feels like the type of thing a series would do to break the tension before buckling down. But on the other hand, I felt like the dialogue really drove home that the Knight Sabers' work is never done and so it was a nice way to end the series without forcing a conclusion. I'll check out the sequels when I can, but if I don't like them, this will always be a nice note on which to part with the series. |
Melbot said: In some ways it felt like the type of episode you'd find in the middle of a series. The way it took time out to develop a more sidekicky character feels like the type of thing a series would do to break the tension before buckling down.. That's because it wasn't meant to be the final episode. It was supposed to go on for a few more episodes but the animation studio and the production house had a falling out and it was never finished. Bubblegum Crash was evidently an attempt to finish it, but that was put to a halt early on as well due to a legal dispute between the two parties. Anyhow, onto the episode it's self. I really don't agree with the sentiment that the rest of the people in this thread seem to have. I actually thought that this was by far the weakest episode. The animation felt much more lazy than normal, with even some choppy animation in parts and a few noticeable animation mistakes. Also the artwork in this one felt the most generic of all the episodes and the writing felt sub-par as well. Maybe I'm reading into things a bit too much because I know the history of what was going on behind the scenes but this episode honestly feels like it reflects it and it just feels like they weren't into making this one. |
KristiwazhereDec 14, 2018 11:36 AM
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| Nene grew so much in this episode, she is now perhaps my favourite character of the show xD It's a shame they only made 8 episodes instead of the originally planned 13. I could watch 50+ epsiodes if they kept this style flowing. Oh well, on to Bubblegum Crash =) |
| This was my favorite episode as well. Love Nene. Damn if this show doesn't have some of the coolest aesthetics out there. Both how it looks and how it sounds was cool as fuck. |
| great to re-watch it again! time worth. ( i did in the ancient '90s over the VHS tapes) still one of my favorites SCF-Cyberpunk ANIME. and great BGM all the Vocals song! Konya wa Hurricane. over 20 years olde, and still my favorite Rock song! |
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| Just as I expected, a Nene story! I think her surname is pronounced wrongly, by the way, if it's meant to be a Slavic one. FIST SHIFT, BOOMA 1, etc, amazing Engrish Leon referred to himself as "onisan" while Lisa called him "ojisan" lol That scientist's enhanced boomers looked kinda inspired by Predators. Sad we didn't get an ED sequence, but whatever. Best episode so far, and a nice way to close the series. I expected it to be more "song-focused" though. The animation was also more remarkable than in earlier episodes, especially during the chase scene and fights. Fun fact: Hiroaki Gouda, this episode's director, is credited as a member of studio Graviton here: https://wiki.animeigo.com/wiki/doku.php/crisis:notes_gooda_hiroaki This little studio was one where Hideaki Anno had his directorial debut: https://alexswak.tumblr.com/post/614761651124781056/studio-graviton Coincidentally, Gouda would later participate in Evangelion production! Took me a long time to realize but Fargo was played by Koichi Yamadera! Such a fitting voice for a "spy"/informant. P.S. Is the runtime 50 or 52 minutes? For some reason English wiki says it's 52...hope there weren't any cut scenes. P.P.S. "Cuty feet" and "washout leg (jeans) denim" being part of the suit's schematics cracked me up https://imgur.com/a/7KTKai5 |
St0rmbladeApr 11, 2021 4:19 AM
| Man, am glad we got to have one episode of Nene! Episode 8 is the end of the OVA but no the conclusion for Bubblegum Crisis, and yet, it is a very good episode that digs into the life of one of the "comic relief characters", Nene. It was delightful since we got to see her prove her place in the group and understand the struggles she faces in her daily life as an AD police officer. Also, we are introduced to another episodic character but then again, it adds more to the stakes of the episode and the thrilling storyline of the Knight Sabers being exposed. 7/10 for Bubblegum Crisis. The animation and art got better along the way, and we got to be intrigued by the different Cyberpunk stories in a world full of Boomers. Note: If you are able to, watch the subtitled version. |
| Best episode yet! What a great way to end off the series! |
| easily one of the worst shows i've ever seen |
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| This one didn't feel like a finale, but I liked that it was about Nene. 7/10 The style of this series is awesome. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Loved this episode focused on Nene, she is just so cute, loved the worktime montage sequence, it was a nice badass ending for the series. Also was that Vision acting in that movie showing at the drive in? lol Overall what a fantastic series: the lovely animation, the peak late 80s and early 90s aesthetics, the awesome outdated futuristic tech & vehicle design, the perfect OST and of course the super cute and sexy girls made this classis truly an enjoyable time. What a GEM this was! I'll be surely searching for the related media. |
| This was one of the best episodes. It's too bad the series didn't continue. Loved the animation in this series and the music was as good as it gets. |
walla said: This was one of the best episodes. It's too bad the series didn't continue. Loved the animation in this series and the music was as good as it gets. So surprised and happy people are still watching this... the last episode gets the most attention it seems. It is excellent, and the ending song is awesome. But 1 through 3 are really my favorite, as an arc; and the song at the end of 3 is unforgettable. I'm talking about the English version tbh |
SuperAdventure said: walla said: This was one of the best episodes. It's too bad the series didn't continue. Loved the animation in this series and the music was as good as it gets. So surprised and happy people are still watching this... the last episode gets the most attention it seems. It is excellent, and the ending song is awesome. But 1 through 3 are really my favorite, as an arc; and the song at the end of 3 is unforgettable. I'm talking about the English version tbh Yeah I love the early music best. I'm relistening to that track now to refresh my memory and yeah it's awesome. I also love Hurricane. I'll have to hunt down the soundtrack for this show, have never done that for an anime before. I saw the Japanese version, I started watching the dub but because there was so much music I wanted to hear it in the original language. :) |
walla said: SuperAdventure said: So surprised and happy people are still watching this... the last episode gets the most attention it seems. It is excellent, and the ending song is awesome. But 1 through 3 are really my favorite, as an arc; and the song at the end of 3 is unforgettable. I'm talking about the English version tbh Yeah I love the early music best. I'm relistening to that track now to refresh my memory and yeah it's awesome. I also love Hurricane. I'll have to hunt down the soundtrack for this show, have never done that for an anime before. I saw the Japanese version, I started watching the dub but because there was so much music I wanted to hear it in the original language. :) Yeah I love the early music best. I'm relistening to that track now to refresh my memory and yeah it's awesome. I also love Hurricane. I'll have to hunt down the soundtrack for this show, have never done that for an anime before. I saw the Japanese version, I started watching the dub but because there was so much music I wanted to hear it in the original language. :) You won't find the soundtrack in English version- I remember back many years ago fans begged Animeigo to release a soundtrack, and that's basically a tiny family-run outfit and they decided against it due to cost; which probably missed their last chance to capitalize on waning popularity. The re-performance of the music was done on the fly and the cuts and everything were the only way it was saved, they did not keep the full versions (so lost media basically); and there is precious little information about them on the web as interest in this anime is virtually nil these days. I imagine the only way to save the soundtrack would be to try and record it from your TV speakers... |
| What a nice upbeat episode to end the series on. I loved getting a Nene spotlight episode, and although I'm very much a Priss fangirl, I kinda wish the other Knight Sabers had gotten a similar treatment. The music slaps, as always. So glad every episode's OST is available on Spotify because I've been listening to them non-stop ever since I started watching. |
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| I got a bit of surprised with the visual. The series got a truly "first 80´s" visual, but in this last one, had a "mid 90´s" visual, even the direction. Makes the episode more appealing. |
| This may just be my favorite episode, as a lot of others have said. It really seems like the animators were hitting their stride during the last four episodes, and all four felt like a step up from the first half of the series. It's such a shame that they weren't able to do the remaining planned episodes. The character animation in particular this episode was stellar. Both Nene and Lisa had so much character to their movements it was an absolute joy to watch especially Lisa's escape sequence through the AD Police HQ. The fight scenes were also well done. The mechanical designs in this series have been spectacular. |
KurokamiPhantomNov 12, 2023 9:12 AM
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Just as I expected, a Nene story! I think her surname is pronounced wrongly, by the way, if it's meant to be a Slavic one.
FIST SHIFT, BOOMA 1, etc, amazing Engrish
Leon referred to himself as "onisan" while Lisa called him "ojisan" lol
That scientist's enhanced boomers looked kinda inspired by Predators.
Sad we didn't get an ED sequence, but whatever. Best episode so far, and a nice way to close the series. I expected it to be more "song-focused" though.
The animation was also more remarkable than in earlier episodes, especially during the chase scene and fights.
Fun fact: Hiroaki Gouda, this episode's director, is credited as a member of studio Graviton here: https://wiki.animeigo.com/wiki/doku.php/crisis:notes_gooda_hiroaki
This little studio was one where Hideaki Anno had his directorial debut: https://alexswak.tumblr.com/post/614761651124781056/studio-graviton
Coincidentally, Gouda would later participate in Evangelion production!
Took me a long time to realize but Fargo was played by Koichi Yamadera! Such a fitting voice for a "spy"/informant.
P.S. Is the runtime 50 or 52 minutes? For some reason English wiki says it's 52...hope there weren't any cut scenes.
P.P.S. "Cuty feet" and "washout leg (jeans) denim" being part of the suit's schematics cracked me up
https://imgur.com/a/7KTKai5
FIST SHIFT, BOOMA 1, etc, amazing Engrish
Leon referred to himself as "onisan" while Lisa called him "ojisan" lol
That scientist's enhanced boomers looked kinda inspired by Predators.
Sad we didn't get an ED sequence, but whatever. Best episode so far, and a nice way to close the series. I expected it to be more "song-focused" though.
The animation was also more remarkable than in earlier episodes, especially during the chase scene and fights.
Fun fact: Hiroaki Gouda, this episode's director, is credited as a member of studio Graviton here: https://wiki.animeigo.com/wiki/doku.php/crisis:notes_gooda_hiroaki
This little studio was one where Hideaki Anno had his directorial debut: https://alexswak.tumblr.com/post/614761651124781056/studio-graviton
Coincidentally, Gouda would later participate in Evangelion production!
Took me a long time to realize but Fargo was played by Koichi Yamadera! Such a fitting voice for a "spy"/informant.
P.S. Is the runtime 50 or 52 minutes? For some reason English wiki says it's 52...hope there weren't any cut scenes.
P.P.S. "Cuty feet" and "washout leg (jeans) denim" being part of the suit's schematics cracked me up
https://imgur.com/a/7KTKai5
| Priss "the ape-woman" - I got to hand it to Nene, she has a point :D As much as I like Priss, her being one of the best "warrior" type of girls in anime, she does lack in the charm department. Last few episodes made me think she's not into men at all, and Leon has to spend all his time with his queer partner at that. This is so sad. I think Sylia remains somewhat at a loss here as well, even if she's not into romance, but I'm ok with her being cold or uninterested in romantic stuff at this point. Maybe she is a droid secretly built by her father... no, that's crazy. As of Linna, she seems like an original "unlucky in romance" type before Sailor Jupiter :D. Previously Nene wasn't given credit in this sense, Leon obviously didn't aggree she was cute, but we understand at this point it's simply a matter of priorities for her. Working and being with Knight Sabers eats up all her time aside from occasional fun with her concert going co-worker friend. anyhoo.. this is Nene's highlight! Nene was so underestimated before, used mostly in a comic way, unfortunately. But now we know she's not only a cute little pink office girl, but a brave, brilliant, selfless and a little overweight cute little pink office girl :D Knight Sabers woudn't be the same without her. After hundreds of anime seen, I can say that she's quite dear to me. I don't remember many characters like that. And while I like all the main cast here, this ep really made Nene my favorite :] Ridiculous villain aside, this was great, action packed, and awesome episode. And since I'm not focusing on action or plot in these series exactly, but rather on the atmoshere and style and charming leads, it's fine. I don't find the later installments of ova and TV terrible too. I'm glad this wasn't the last "goodbye" to the series and Nene :) @St0rmblade Nene's surname is hilariously quazi-Russian, in a Russian Tzar kind of way. Seriosuly, Romanova (feminine form for Romanov) is not a surname you will find outside that particular dynasty, it's similar to "Stalina" (as Stalin was a pseudonym, not an actual surname). Romanov dynasty was foreign to Russia, as opposed to native Ryurikovitch' they had surpassed on the throne due to some foreign intrigues. And it's funny sometimes when it surfaces in characters. Nene Romanova sounds pretty funny too (btw, it's pronounced "romAnova" in Russian). |
Hell is empty and all the devils are here. |
Glad to see the sentiment in this thread! This is my first foray into the world of Bubblegum Crisis and DAMN they hit a stride with this last episode. I'm about to go nutty on the content that is available. Nene-chan getting the spotlight was so incredible. An absolute tech wizard and brings as much to the table as every other member. The character development and uniqueness for all the members of the Knight Sabers is truly wonderful. This series is really good at showing beyond telling. Seriously riding such a high off this! Till we meet again! |
| I honestly don't get the love. There is no cohesion to these episodes no relation between them at all. No character or story development. Knight Sabers just bump into the AD police and the Leon guy, his "crush" on Pris completely pointless. Its okay I suppose for what is basically 8 individual stories but I wish for more, wish I could have cared about any of these characters. I do agree this last one was the best even if out the the four I prefer Pris if only because she is the only one who has slightly more than a 1D personality. |
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| loved this Nene focused episode and loved this show, definitely a 8/10 to me. |
| ''Touch the darkness inside me'' |
| This series took a sudden wacky turn, but at least Nene's aim got better. RIP AD gun fodder. 6.5/10 - Better than The Lift; worse than Samurai Pizza Cats, Sailor Moon, and The Slayers. |
XCT3Mar 12, 2:05 PM
| I really adore this series and it's definitely a 10/10 for me. It has so much personality and you can tell everyone involved in its production cared a lot and was extremely talented. This final episode focusing on Nene and having this newcomer Lisa as a side character was really cool, but I can't help but feel like it should have been episode 3 or 4. I understand the episodic nature of the show where each had an auto conclusive story but I think they were cooking something really interesting with the Genom plot and that blonde dude that controlled it and they didn't explore it as much as I'd have liked. An actual ending would have benefited the whole thing. But my God, the character designs, mechanical designs, animation, voice acting, world building and THAT MUSIC. It was so wonderful. I was looking into the voice actors and it's a shame that Shuichi Ikeda's and Megumi Hayashibara's characters were so short-lived. Also, from the little information I can gather, Kinuko Oomori, who voiced Priss in this, kinda disappeared from the public spotlight in 1994 when she retired from the music industry after her rock band failed. I supposed she's been living a normal life ever since and it's likely easier to find info on her in Japanese. But well, it's a shame she didn't fully get into voice acting or music because I think she was extremely talented and did an incredible job here. Wherever she is, I hope she's OK and happy. |
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