“Post-earthquake Tokyo rebuilt with rogue boomers; Linna joins Knight Sabers to fight Genom Corporation's deadly machines.”
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
バブルガムクライシス TOKYO2040
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Synopsis
Post-earthquake Tokyo rebuilt with rogue boomers; Linna joins Knight Sabers to fight Genom Corporation's deadly machines.
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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 12 sampled reviews
What 12 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.80 · split reception
4.3 pts
Recommenders 7.8 · others 3.5
↓ 2.58
Running avg · Jun 2008 → Aug 2024
- 9 “At a glance, Bubblegum Crisis seems to be just about girls with suits kicking butt, but in reality this is one amazing anime. The story takes place in a post earthquake Tokyo where robots are used...”
- 7 “Having had mixed perceptions of the original Bubblegum Crisis and hearing of the Tokyo 2040 spinoff expanding on what the 1988 OAV series didn't do, I decided to give BGC Tokyo 2040 a shot. While...”
- 8 “Prefacing this review comes the prerequisite warning I place in front of a lot of reviews I do of anime from the nineties; I grew up on nineties science fiction anime and can appreciate the...”
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- Format 26 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 24m all episodes
- Aired Oct 1998 – Apr 1999 Fall 1998
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-0534 catalog
Produced by
- Victor Entertainment Producer
- Toshiba EMI Producer
Licensed by
- ADV Films Licensor
- Funimation Licensor