Bubblegum Crisis (1987)

Name: Bubblegum Crisis
Rating: 7.0

Rating: 7.0

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 1987-02-25

Last Air Date: 1991-01-30

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

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Top 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)
Masaharu Sato as Chief Todo (voice)
Kiyoshi Kawakubo as Quincy Rosenkreutz (voice)

Seasons

None (1987)

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Tinsel City (1987-02-25)

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.
Ep. 2: Born to Kill (1987-09-05)

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?
Ep. 3: Blow Up (1987-12-05)

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?
Ep. 4: Revenge Road (1988-07-24)

A year later and there's not been much action from GENOM for the Knight Sabers. But now there's a strange new car called the Griffon that's terrorizing bike gangs in the city. When the Knight Sabers arrive at the scene, they realize the Griffon's not all at fault, and it's going to take a lot of firepower to stop it from wiping all bike gangs, and its creators, out of existence.
Ep. 5: Moonlight Rambler (1988-12-25)

There's a lot of trouble brewing over MegaTokyo, as the space island Genaro is recoiling over the loss of their shuttle and weapons, and the exposure of their ties with GENOM. Meanwhile, a "vampire" has recently been sucking people's blood everywhere, and Priss's mysterious new friend Sylvie has some interesting ties with the island controversy.
Ep. 6: Red Eyes (1989-08-30)

The 33-S Boomers are back to seek revenge on the Knight Sabers. How do they do it? By framing the Knight Sabers, that's how!
Ep. 7: Double Vision (1990-03-14)

GENOM's back with a new creation, a new breed of Boomer that will prove to be a challenge for the Knight Sabers. Also, an American Rock star known simply as "Vision" has come to MegaTokyo to spread the word of rock to its citizens... that is, until she gets mixed up with the likes of GENOM.
Ep. 8: Scoop Chase (1991-01-30)

The Knight Sabers seem to have all under control, until "ace reporter" Lisa Vanette threatens to reveal the true identities of the girls. Plus, GENOM's got some brand new, specially created Boomers, with weapons aimed directly at the Sabers.