Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040: Knight Sabers
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 is a 26-episode anime television series. It is a reboot of the original series. The series takes place in MegaTokyo 2040, where robots have become a part of the workforce. However, these robots often go on destructive killing sprees. Four young women gear up in cybernetic suits to battle the bionic pawns of an evil corporation. The corporation's grip on the city threatens to strangle human
Season overview
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 is a 26-episode anime television series. It is a reboot of the original series. The series takes place in MegaTokyo 2040, where robots have become a part of the workforce. However, these robots often go on destructive killing sprees. Four young women gear up in cybernetic suits to battle the bionic pawns of an evil corporation. The corporation's grip on the city threatens to strangle humanity. The series involves a battle between the women and the corporation's artificial organic lifeforms, known as Boomers.
Episodes
Can't Buy a Thrill
Oct 8, 1998 · 24 min
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
Oct 15, 1998 · 24 min
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
Oct 22, 1998 · 24 min
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
Oct 29, 1998 · 24 min
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
Nov 5, 1998 · 24 min
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
Nov 12, 1998 · 24 min
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
Nov 19, 1998 · 24 min
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
Nov 26, 1998 · 24 min
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
Dec 3, 1998 · 24 min
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
Dec 10, 1998 · 24 min
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
Dec 17, 1998 · 24 min
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
Dec 24, 1998 · 24 min
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
Dec 31, 1998 · 24 min
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
Jan 7, 1999 · 24 min
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
Jan 14, 1999 · 24 min
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
Jan 21, 1999 · 24 min
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
Jan 28, 1999 · 24 min
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
Feb 4, 1999 · 24 min
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?
Feb 24, 1999 · 24 min
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
Mar 3, 1999 · 24 min
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
Mar 10, 1999 · 24 min
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
Mar 17, 1999 · 24 min
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
Mar 24, 1999 · 24 min
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
Mar 31, 1999 · 24 min
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
Jul 26, 2000 · 24 min
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
Jul 26, 2000 · 24 min
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