Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 1998
What is Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040?
"Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040" is a television series set in a futuristic city. The city's workforce is comprised of robots that occasionally engage in destructive behavior.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1998
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 26
- Runtime
- 24 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 8, 1998
- Last aired
- Jul 26, 2000
- Original language
- JA
- Origin
- JP
- Networks
- SBS, TV Tokyo
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Updated
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Overview
"Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040" is a television series set in a futuristic city. The city's workforce is comprised of robots that occasionally engage in destructive behavior. Four young women are equipped with cybernetic suits to combat an evil corporation's robotic creations. The corporation's control over the city poses a threat to humanity. The young women's efforts are aimed at halting an android uprising. Their actions involve a high-stakes confrontation with the corporation's robotic pawns. The outcome of this confrontation is described as a potentially catastrophic event. The series features a group of women fighting against machines in a high-energy setting. The tone of the series is action-oriented and focuses on the conflict between humans and machines.
Should you watch it?
“Four women don cybernetic suits to defend humanity against a citywide robot uprising in MegaTokyo.”
- dynamic mechanical suit combat
- high-stakes corporate conflict
- frequent depictions of destructive violence
Watch it if you enjoy fast-paced battles between humans and rogue androids in a futuristic setting.
The series contains intense action sequences and themes of robotic destruction.
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Season 1 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Can't Buy a Thrill Mytharc Oct 8, 1998
- E2 Fragile Core Oct 15, 1998
- E3 Keep Me Hanging On Core Oct 22, 1998
- E4 Machine Head Core Oct 29, 1998
- E5 Rough and Ready Core Nov 5, 1998
- E6 Get it On Core Nov 12, 1998
- E7 Look at Yourself Core Nov 19, 1998
- E8 Fireball Core Nov 26, 1998
- E9 My Nation Underground Core Dec 3, 1998
- E10 Woke Up With a Monster Core Dec 10, 1998
- E11 Sheer Heart Attack Core Dec 17, 1998
- E12 Made in Japan Core Dec 24, 1998
- E13 Atom Heart Mother Core Dec 31, 1998
- E14 Shock Treatment Core Jan 7, 1999
- E15 Minute by Minute Core Jan 14, 1999
- E16 I Surrender Core Jan 21, 1999
- E17 Moving Waves Core Jan 28, 1999
- E18 We Built this City Core Feb 4, 1999
- E19 Are You Experienced? Core Feb 24, 1999
- E20 One of These Nights Core Mar 3, 1999
- E21 Close to the Edge Core Mar 10, 1999
- E22 Physical Graffiti Core Mar 17, 1999
- E23 Hydra Mytharc Mar 24, 1999
- E24 Light My Fire Core Mar 31, 1999
- E25 Walking on the Moon Mytharc Jul 26, 2000
- E26 Still Alive and Well Mytharc Jul 26, 2000
Frequently asked questions
What is the setting of the series?
The story takes place in MegaTokyo in the year 2040.
Who are the main protagonists?
The protagonists are four young women who utilize cybernetic suits to fight.
What is the primary conflict?
The characters battle an evil corporation and its bionic pawns to stop an android uprising.
Why do the robots attack?
The robots are prone to going on destructive killing sprees within the city workforce.
What is the tone of the show?
The series is an adrenaline-fueled story focusing on the struggle between woman and machine.
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