Bubblegum Crisis
1987 1 season · 8 ep live_tv Video Japan

Bubblegum Crisis

バブルガムクライシス

Synopsis

バブルガムクライシス

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.

The 1986–1988 Japan Window

99 Japan seriess released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Bubblegum Crisis sits at position #29.

  1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    #1

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    ★ 9.0 · 1988

  2. The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
    #2

    The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye

    ★ 8.6 · 1986

  3. Silver Fang
    #3

    Silver Fang

    ★ 8.6 · 1986

  4. Grave of the Fireflies
    #4

    Grave of the Fireflies

    ★ 8.5 · 1988

  5. Saint Seiya
    #5

    Saint Seiya

    ★ 8.5 · 1986

  6. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
    #6

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    ★ 8.3 · 1986

  7. Dragon Ball
    #7

    Dragon Ball

    ★ 8.2 · 1986

  8. My Neighbor Totoro
    #8

    My Neighbor Totoro

    ★ 8.1 · 1988

Other Titles From ARTMIC Co.

The 1980s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Bubblegum Crisis premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
February 25, 1987
Last Air Date
January 30, 1991
Broadcast Span
3.9 years
Total Episodes
8 across 1 season
Total Runtime
≈ 6 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.3
TMDB Rating
29
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,639 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action & Adventure productions specifically: #487 of 743 (top 66%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies ARTMIC Co., Ltd., DARTS, Youmex
Series Type Video
Seasons / Episodes 1 / 8
Release Date February 25, 1987