Short version: its a lil cheesy and for its time but it has its charm and I think you should watch it even for historical sake
Long version :
Bubble Gum Crisis as the synopsis suggests is a... well cyberpunk anime with all the typical cyberpunk tropes and the likes. If you like cyberpunk , it has it by the bunch. This doesn't mean its grim like a lot after it - our heroes are usually unscathed and there is quite a positive wrap up for this series in general. In fact I'd say it is pretty tame by today's standards.
This is not to say it isn't an OVA for a reason : like a lot of 80s ova there is of course nudity and mild blood. Again most is fairly tame,especially to other OVAs released during this time.
Ironically I think its less fan service than your "average" harem anime of today. There was the odd scenes here and there that made me go "ehhhh that's rather weird" (the younger brother perv needs his ass kicked but he does get better as the show progresses) but nothing that ruins the show for me.
On the blood side it really depends on episode- the robots (funnily called boomers) sometimes have orange blood , sometimes not. People break bones and get scratched but at most its pg 13 .
Action and story wise its pretty much similar. Its story is bad by no means but it is fairly simple. Being a 8 episode OVA it spares fat and there is questions to still be had by the end of the anime.
I think the weakest link are some of the supporting cast like Leon but overall solid. The action is hit or miss. Being animated in the 80s its not as fluid as one would expect but it does its job. The later episodes improve action and animation wise from something that's passable to something that could be put in a sakuga edit.
Voice acting and music is probably its strongest point - even if its very 80s. Each actor fits their role and its believable. It can be cheesy but i think thats apart of the charm that makes it very enjoyable to me You can't go a single episode without at least one song that you search up afterwards.
However I do not suggest the dub. If you have ti its fine but it suffers from being from a time where nobody in the west really knew what to do with these new "asian cartoons". The main cast is not bad by any means but they just sound way too old to be playing young adults.
Overall if I had to summarize this anime it would be "for its time"- Its not super dated by any means but it does have its moments. I think the reason behind this is just because a lot of its tropes and qualities can be found in a lot of cyberpunk anime after its release. There are a lot of elements that you can see the origin of today that were really popularized by it and its much more successful younger brother Akria.
I would say if your new or old to cyberpunk you should check this one out even just out of a historical value. For episode highlights I suggest Revenge Road , Red Eyes and Scoop Chase.
7.9/10 - I would love to see this be remade - cheese and all.
