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“In post-quake 2032 MegaTokyo, four armored vigilantes called Knight Sabers battle rogue humanoid weapons called Boomers.”
Bubblegum Crisis
バブルガムクライシス
7.31
2,974 rank · 64,306 viewers · 614 favorites
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Adult Cast
Mecha
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Synopsis
In post-quake 2032 MegaTokyo, four armored vigilantes called Knight Sabers battle rogue humanoid weapons called Boomers.
The year is 2032, seven years after the Second Great Kanto Earthquake decimated Tokyo. Now, the city is reborn as MegaTokyo, built from the labors of mechanical beasts known as "Boomers." Originally created to benefit humanity, the mysterious corporation known as Genom now produces Boomers with incredible destructive power as a new type of advanced weaponry, capable of disguising themselves as humans. The AD Police is a new special unit to counter the ever-increasing Boomer-related crimes. Overwhelmed by the sheer amount of crimes and disparity in strength, the AD Police poses little opposition to the Boomers. A mysterious vigilante force known as the Knight Sabers, wearing powersuits more advanced than the military, is the citizens' only hope for protection. Led by Sylia Stingray, Priscilla "Priss" Asagiri, Nene Romanova, and Linna Yamazaki, these beautiful girls take out any Boomer that steps out of line.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 27 sampled reviews
7.6
/10
What 27 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 1.25
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.37
Running avg · Aug 2007 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “First of all I want to emphasize that this anime has the best introduction I have ever seen in my life, it is simply magnificent, I didn't expected it. I find it very interesting that the songs of...”
- 7 “Bubblegum Crisis is an OVA series that thrives on a great artstyle and well animated action. However, the rest is average. The narrative is weak throughout the series, with some plot points never...”
- 10 “I don't usually like giving perfect scores on such a detailed scoring system, but this actually had everything I ever wanted in animation. From the opening scene, it features strong women who don't...”
Verbosity
Short · 19%
Medium · 44%
Long · 37%
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- Format 8 × 40′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 20m all episodes
- Aired Feb 1987 – Jan 1991
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-1218 catalog