Introduction
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.
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Audience reviews
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Avgasblomman
Not seen the original, but in and of itself this is an enjoyable sci-fi show with good visuals and story throughout
It's a bit meandering at times, starting as more of a monster-of-the-week type of show before delving deeper into its core themes more and more as the plot thickens. All in all this is the strongest part of the show, whereas the characters mainly serve as viewpoints as the plot unfolds.
The characters are reasonably well-written and endearing, and the pacing is generally good. With that said, they are not really the focus; their personality does not really drive the story.
All in all, I'm not gonna glaze the show to high heavens, but if you're interested in a retro-futuristic sci-fi action show then this is a good one.
Does make me interested in checking the original.
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The television reboot of Bubblegum Crisis went from a hard-hitting action-packed cyberpunk mini story about 5 mature women fighting out of control robots and cybercriminals. Devolved into 5 immature and emotionally unstable magical girls fighting tentacle monsters.
The OVA and the television reboot seem to have almost nothing in common other than the names of the characters, the city itself is entirely different despite being Tokyo.
The reboot fails in many other areas if we look aside from the fact its inferiority to a 80s classic.
The overall variation and even quality of music is lacklustre, the droning repeating background soundtracks grow tiresome in just 6 episodes what makes the matter worse is the exceptional poor ambience and sound effects are non-existent. Some episodes go e…
Read at the sourcejoemaamah
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, 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 technological advances they could have used to improve the art and animation work. Wrong answer. They had lots of time where they could have added mounds to the Knight Sabers' characters and the world building, but…
Read at the sourceR_D_M
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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 serving as the vehicle to introduce you to the rest of the main cast by giving her this 'fresh off the boat' perspective is welcome, and Priss has at least a marginal amount more depth than she did in other versions of the series. Like…
Read at the sourceAugmentedTurnip
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 co-producers and absorbing their powers. Priss and the gang are back. Although obviously looking a bit different time around. They're still fighting boomers. And they still aren't exactly fans of the shady…
Read at the sourceBowlingJD
In a reboot of the original series from the 1980’s, Bubblegum Crisis had the background to become a top series. Along with the work from Studio AIC and director Hiroki Hayashi, both whom worked on everything Tenchi from before could go in either direction from classic to bust much like Tenchi.
Set in a futuristic society compared to the likes of Blade Runner, manual labor is done by organic robots called Boomers. These Boomers are made by a corporation by the name of Genom. One fateful day, office worker Lina sees one of these Boomers rage out of control and morph into some crazy monstrosity. Her goal from the beginning was employment in the big city and join some Boomer fighting group called the Knight Sabers. Needless to say she ends up joining this group to fight the rogue Boomers as w…
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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 character archetypes and the themes that are the meat of adult-oriented shows from the period. Thus, I have a soft spot for an anime like Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 that, while flawed in some respects, I still think is a semi-intelligent, entertaining romp through an underdeveloped science fiction world.
It’s the year 2040 (duh) and Linna Yamazaki has gone from her comfortable life in the country to a crazy life as a businesswoman in Tokyo. Almost immediately she drops a hamburger when a rude motorcyclist drives by and rather than let it go, she chases down the motorcycle like a nutcase. Eventually sh…
Read at the sourceShura-shurato
it has been a while ever since i had the VHS collection in 2002, so recently i watched it again and really, compared to the Original heavymetal blasting Bubblegum crisis ova´s from 1987 it was quite a let down, looking back to it. I maybe overhyped it in my mind about the bubblegum reboot, and well after it all i had mixed feeling about it.
To begin with is some of the roles of some minor charachters that has been revised from the original ova, but the four knight sabers wich pretty much stay in the same role though i felt that 2 of the 4 knightsabers got a bit of an ´stereotypical cuddly japanese highschoolgirl giggley´type that can e annoying over time.
The story overall was a indirect reboot set in the same setting, different beginning but gave it a more ´extended´storyline and i like…
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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 this take on Bubblegum Crisis didn't really wow me, there were aspects of it which made me enjoy it more over the OAV series. The series still features Sylia and the Knight Sabers dealing with mad boomers and corrupt activity within the Genom corporation with the girls still a likeable bunch.
The characterizations with many of the prominent characters have changed a bit from their 80s counterparts with how you enjoy them depending on how you liked them ten years earlier. Here are some examples:
1. Sylia mostly works in a supporting role with the Knight Sabers for this series and isn't so stoic i…
Read at the sourceEchelon
Bubblegum Crisis 2040 is quite an oddball series, it was something I really enjoyed watching simply for the fact that it's rather unique and there's just not a lot out there quite like it. Simply put it was a nice break from your everyday typical anime, harem, mecha, comedy, fantasy, whatever.
2040 is an indirect sequel to the original Bubblegum Crisis (sometimes with the additional "2032" or just "OVA" thrown at the end there). They're alternate versions of each other therefore nothing is really connected, other than the fact that they're different stories with some of the same characters in the same setting and whatnot. Because of this I'll make a few comparisons here and there between the two. The biggest difference between them is that the OVA was mainly episodic based and 2040 is no…
Read at the sourcekawaiimisato
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 in mass amounts to assist with everything from being waiters to construction workers. Of course these robots dont always do what they're told, and its up to the knight sabers to step in.
The characters in this show are all amazingly created and very distinct from each other. The four main girls are have very different personalities which makes for great character interaction not only in battles but in everyday life.
the story starts off as some "vigilantes" beating up some robots but the story stretches very far beyond that to tell what becomes a very epic sci fi/action tale that for the most…
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