# Bubblegum Crisis (1987)

> Four young women from different walks of MegaTokyo band together as the Knight Sabers to fight rampaging corporate Boomer machines.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/39137

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 8
- Episode runtime: 45 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: animation, science fiction, action
- Cast: Kinuko Oomori, Akiko Hiramatsu, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Michie Tomizawa, Nozomu Sasaki, Kenyu Horiuchi, Toshio Furukawa, Shuichi Ikeda
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088863/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: gritty, kinetic, neon-lit, tense, hopeful

## What critics say

Audiences rate this OVA-era cyberpunk mecha series positively for its stylish action, high-energy motorcycle and power-armor set pieces, and its memorable heroines.

## Synopsis

Bubblegum Crisis (1987-1991) is a Japanese animated cyberpunk series created for original video animation release, produced by ARTMIC, DARTS, Youmex and Anime International Company. Set in MegaTokyo 2033, a city rebuilt after a devastating earthquake, the story follows four young women who form the Knight Sabers to fight the berserk biomechanical Boomers created by the corporation Genom Corp. Priscilla Asagiri leads a double life as a pop singer, while Sylia Stingray and Nene Romanova bring firepower and resourcefulness to the fight. Their engine is simple and urgent: protect a fledgling city from a corporate machine that has turned on its makers, with each episode built around a new Boomer threat, police frustration, and the cost of secret heroics. Eight episodes tell a single arc in a compact run. The mood is gritty and kinetic, with neon-lit streets, motorcycle chases and power armor battles, balanced by camaraderie among the four women. Fans of Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor and Akira will find resonance in its dystopian atmosphere and mecha spectacle.

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