Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
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Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040

6.8 / 10
1998
1 season
26 episodes
Action & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy

MegaTokyo 2040: Tokyo’s workforce is riddled with robots that tend to go on destructive killing sprees. Four young women gear up in cybernetic suits to battle an evil corporation’s bionic pawns while its grip on the city threatens to strangle humanity. In order to shut down an android uprising, these heavy metal heroines flirt with a critical meltdown in an adrenaline-fueled death match between woman and machine!

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MegaTokyo 2040: Tokyo’s workforce is riddled with robots that tend to go on destructive killing sprees. Four young women gear up in cybernetic suits to battle an evil corporation’s bionic pawns while its grip on the city threatens to strangle humanity. In order to shut down an android uprising, these heavy metal heroines flirt with a critical meltdown in an adrenaline-fueled death match between woman and machine!

  • Can't Buy a Thrill

    1.Can't Buy a Thrill

    08-10-199824m

    In the 2030's, an earthquake destroyed most of Tokyo. The Genom corporation decided to speed up rebuilding by using boomers, smart robots that come in all shapes and sizes. But eve...

  • Fragile

    2.Fragile

    15-10-199824m

    The mysterious rock singer and Knight Saber Priss leads Linna to the Knight Saber's headquarters, where Linna must prove she is up to becoming one of them by taking part in a simul...

  • Keep Me Hanging On

    3.Keep Me Hanging On

    22-10-199824m

    Whilst Nigel begins work on a hardsuit for the Knight Sabers' newest member, Linna wrestles with her doubts as she tries to decide whether joining the team is what she really wants...

  • Machine Head

    4.Machine Head

    29-10-199824m

    When Priss is trapped in a cafe with a rogue boomer that is too much for the AD Police to handle, it falls to Linna and Nene to tackle the monster. But with both Linna and her hard...

  • Rough and Ready

    5.Rough and Ready

    05-11-199824m

    When a rogue boomer takes over a factory and starts absorbing all the machinery there, the Knight Sabers must spring into action despite the overwhelming AD Police presence. What t...

  • Get it On

    6.Get it On

    12-11-199824m

    Stuck in the factory, Linna, Priss and Nene are low on power and out of options, leaving it up to Sylia to don her hardsuit and save them from the ADP. Meanwhile, a surprise reunio...

  • Look at Yourself

    7.Look at Yourself

    19-11-199824m

    When a remote controlled boomer working on n undersea project suddenly takes off and starts heading for Tokyo, AD Police officers Leon and Daley decide to investigate just who or w...

  • Fireball

    8.Fireball

    26-11-199824m

    Ever wanted to get to know Priss better? Her friends and acquaintances certainly do, but with Priss' tendency to say more when she's singing than at any other time, it isn't easy t...

  • My Nation Underground

    9.My Nation Underground

    03-12-199824m

    When reports come in of boomers disappearing around the 28th Ward, Sylia begins an investigation, sure that there must be something strange going on. But she is not the only one wh...

  • Woke Up With a Monster

    10.Woke Up With a Monster

    10-12-199824m

    A boomer-eating monster is stalking underground Tokyo- but the AD Police have been told not to go after it. Determined to do their job, Leon and Daley decide to track the beast do...

  • Sheer Heart Attack

    11.Sheer Heart Attack

    17-12-199824m

    Linna's job begins to dominate her life, with all the overtime she does starting to cut into her efficiency has a Knight Saber. Filled with doubts as to whether the Knight Sabers a...

  • Made in Japan

    12.Made in Japan

    24-12-199824m

    With Nene stuck at work and Linna out of town, Priss is left to deal with a rogue boomer on her own- not easy when you're running low on power. Meanwhile, Linna realises she must d...

  • Atom Heart Mother

    13.Atom Heart Mother

    31-12-199824m

    Something dangerous is lurking in Sylia's father's old lab, and Sylia becomes to determined to locate the lab (buried underground since the earthquake) and destroy it. Meanwhile, N...

  • Shock Treatment

    14.Shock Treatment

    07-01-199924m

    Angered by Sylia's refusal to explain the dark secrets of her past, Nene refuses to take part in the Knight Saber's next mission, leaving Priss and Linna to search for Dr Stingray'...

  • Minute by Minute

    15.Minute by Minute

    14-01-199924m

    Whilst Mason takes control of the mysterious and powerful Galatea, the true story behind Sylia and Mackey's past begins to be revealed. Can the bond between Linna, Priss, Nene and...

  • I Surrender

    16.I Surrender

    21-01-199924m

    Drawn to see Sylia by Galatea's powers, Linna, Priss and Nene discover the truth about the origins of the Knight Sabers and their hardsuits. Meanwhile, the AD Police face being dis...

  • Moving Waves

    17.Moving Waves

    28-01-199924m

    The ADP ""Totem Pole"" HQ is swarming with rogue boomers under Galatea's control, with only Nene and three other officers left inside. Trapped behind a security and communications...

  • We Built this City

    18.We Built this City

    04-02-199924m

    The ADP and the Knight Sabers have come to the rescue of Nene and the others still trapped in the ADP Totem Pole. But with the invading boomers fusing into the very structure of th...

  • Are You Experienced?

    19.Are You Experienced?

    24-02-199924m

    The streets of Tokyo become ever more deserted as people flee in the wake of the spreading rogue boomer phenomenon- but according to the national news, nothing is wrong! In the fac...

  • One of These Nights

    20.One of These Nights

    03-03-199924m

    Galatea steps things up a notch when she takes control of the Dragon Line and uses it to awaken a new wave of giant boomers. In order to fight back, the Knight Sabers must learn th...

  • Close to the Edge

    21.Close to the Edge

    10-03-199924m

    As the giant boomer tries to fuse with Linna, Nene and Sylia, the Knight Sabers pin their last hope on Priss and her new Moto Slave. But even if Priss can take down this boomer, it...

  • Physical Graffiti

    22.Physical Graffiti

    17-03-199924m

    As the Knight Sabers set about escaping from the boomer invasion of the Silky Doll, they come to realise that Galatea has used the Dragon Line to absorb the whole city, creating a...

  • Hydra

    23.Hydra

    24-03-199924m

    From the heights of Genom Tower, Galatea has reached out through the Dragon Line and made Tokyo her own. But when Galatea goes one step further and starts absorbing Macky's mind as...

  • Light My Fire

    24.Light My Fire

    31-03-199924m

    Now fused with the upper levels of Genom Tower, Galatea takes off into space, heading for the giant space umbrella that will furnish her with the power to spread the rogue boomer p...

  • Walking on the Moon

    25.Walking on the Moon

    26-07-200024m

    Reaching the space umbrella, the Knight sabers are horrified to discover that Galatea is already there waiting for them! The battle turns into a desperate race against time, for in...

  • Still Alive and Well

    26.Still Alive and Well

    26-07-200024m

    With Linna and Nene adrift in space and on a collision course towards Earth, it's up to Priss to face Galatea by herself. But when Galatea sets her sights on absorbing not only the...

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