Series synopsis
Bubblegum Crisis, also known as バブルガムクライシス is a Japanese action & adventure animation sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on SBS on February 25, 1987. It ended on January 30, 1991. It stars Kinuko Oomori, Akiko Hiramatsu, Yoshiko Sakakibara and Michie Tomizawa.
MegaTokyo 2033: Tokyo was left flattened as a result from a great earthquake.
A new city, MegaTokyo, was then recreated due in no small part from the aid of a multi-million dollar company, Genom Corp. Genom created and mass-produced biomechanical creatures called Boomers to aid in the restoration of MegaTokyo.
When the Boomers began to run out of control, the ADPolice at first tried to stop them, but they proved to be far more difficult to deal with than was first imagined.
Under the ever loo ...
Premise
MegaTokyo 2033: Tokyo was left flattened as a result from a great earthquake.
A new city, MegaTokyo, was then recreated due in no small part from the aid of a multi-million dollar company, Genom Corp. Genom created and mass-produced biomechanical creatures called Boomers to aid in the restoration of MegaTokyo.
When the Boomers began to run out of control, the ADPolice at first tried to stop them, but they proved to be far more difficult to deal with than was first imagined.
Under the ever looming Boomer threat, a group of four girls from varying degrees of society banded together. Calling themselves The Knight Sabers, they were the only ones with enough firepower and resourcefullness to defend the fledgling MegaTokyo from Genom and it's berserk Boomers.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kinuko Oomori as Priscilla Asagiri (voice)
- Akiko Hiramatsu as Nene Romanova (voice)
- Yoshiko Sakakibara as Sylia Stingray (voice)
- Michie Tomizawa as Linna Yamazaki (voice)
- Nozomu Sasaki as Mackey Stingray (voice)
- Kenyu Horiuchi as Daly Wang (voice)
- Toshio Furukawa as Leon McNichol (voice)
- Shuichi Ikeda as Brian J. Mason (voice)
Supporting cast
- Masaharu Sato as Chief Todo (voice)
- Kiyoshi Kawakubo as Quincy Rosenkreutz (voice)
- Kazuyuki Sogabe as Largo (voice)
- Koichi Yamadera as Fargo (voice)
- Hiroko Kasahara as Cynthia (voice)
- Jurota Kosugi as F.G. Frederick (voice)
- Tomoko Maruo as Meg (voice)
- Yasunori Matsumoto as Kou (voice)
- Yuko Mizutani as Anri (voice)
- Teiji Ōmiya as Commander Swarz (voice)
- Hiroya Ishimaru as Dr. Katsuhito Stingray (voice)
- Yusaku Yara as Bogey (voice)
Guest cast
- Jurota Kosugi as F.G. Frederick (voice)
- Tomoko Maruo as Meg (voice)
- Yasunori Matsumoto as Kou (voice)
- Yuko Mizutani as Anri (voice)
- Teiji Ōmiya as Commander Swarz (voice)
- Hiroya Ishimaru as Dr. Katsuhito Stingray (voice)
- Yusaku Yara as Bogey (voice)
- Keiichi Nanba as Retort (voice)
- Miki Ito as Irene Chang (voice)
- Kyoko Hamura as Shou (voice)
- Daisuke Gori as Funk (voice)
- Kenichi Ogata as Dr. Raven (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 25 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 17 | October 28, 1992 | |
| Season 1 | 8 | February 25, 1987 | January 30, 1991 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hurricane Live! 2032 Elements of the Bubblegum Crisis series in an MTV-styled rock video. Clips from the series are combined with the music of Kinuko Omori and the Knight Sabers. |
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| 2 | Hurricane Live 2032 - Priss and the Replicants - Konya wa Hurricane | |
| 3 | Hurricane Live 2032 - Priss and the Replicants - Mad Machine |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tinsel City And so it begins, with the appearance of the Boomers, and the plan by GENOM to try and control the world. But can the Knight Sabers stop them from kidnapping a computer technician, and what's Mason, head guy at GENOM, planning? This is the beginning of a three-episode arc, ending with episode 3. |
February 25, 1987 |
| 2 |
Born to Kill Part 2: Cynthia, the newly formed Boomer, has recently been destroyed, but now an even bigger threat awaits the Sabers. When GENOM reveals their new threat, a super strong Boomer created from the remains of Cynthia. The Sabers may have destroyed it, but is that all that awaits them? |
September 5, 1987 |
| 3 |
Blow Up Part 3: GENOM's Boomers are terrorizing MegaTokyo and the AD Police is helpless, or rather useless, to stop them. But GENOM may have gone too far this time, by terrorizing Sho, the boy Priss looks after. Can Priss finally stop Mason while keeping her cool, and her moral code as a Knight Saber, with it? |
December 5, 1987 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | SBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 25, 1987 |
| Last aired | January 30, 1991 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Wednesday |