#BUBBLEGUM CRISIS TOKYO SERIES#
#BUBBLEGUM CRISIS TOKYO TV#

In 2002, a direct sequel was announced: Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2041 by A.D. Near the end of the series, an event similar to technological singularity is shown.

#BUBBLEGUM CRISIS TOKYO SERIES#

Due to personality conflicts with AIC staff and anger over their treatment in the original series, two key personnel from the original series - singer/voice actress Kinuko Г…Е’mori and character designer Kenichi Sonoda - refused to participate.Д«ubblegum Crisis 2040 has many interesting technological innovations 'in the background', such as the skyhook.

#BUBBLEGUM CRISIS TOKYO TV#

BGC 2040, as it became known, ran for 24 TV episodes and two OVAs (episodes 25 and 26). The US anime-importing company ADV Films funded the creation of an all new Bubblegum Crisis. Although the original series had not sold well in its initial run in Japan, it had done rather well in the US market of the early 1990s, being one of the earliest works of anime to be commercially subtitled there.

ГЈвЂљВ№ TOKYO 2040, Baburugamu Kuraishisu TOKYO 2040 ?) is a television retelling of the 1987 Bubblegum Crisis original video animation.ДЄnime International Company obtained the rights to the series when Artmic dissolved in November of 1997.

(Clockwise: Sylia, Linna, Priss and Nene.) I'd recommend watching Burst Angel first and then Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 afterwards, and you can see how the latter is that much deeper, but the former is still quite entertaining.The main characters of BGC 2040. Well-defined bad guys (Mason, Rosenkroitz) early on in the series - bad guys and rivals only in short term arcs and final one (Maria and Glenford) Potential love-interests (Leon / Priss being the most obvious) - we're just really good friends (Meg and Jo) Girls all have regular jobs вЂ“ girls only have jobs within the group Girls age range from 18 to 24 - girls age range from 11 to 19 Late 1990s AIC graphics вЂ“ Gonzo CG mech fights. Girls in special combat mechs called вЂњhard suitsвЂќ вЂ“ girls with guns, and one large mech.ДЄll girls fight вЂ“ only Jo really fights, Amy never fights, Sei and Meg use guns, Meg gets captured a lot. One of Hilary Haag (Nene)'s early major voice roles = One of Megumi Toyoguchi (Meg)'s early major voice roles Skin-tight uniforms and fanservice shots = revealing clothing and more bouncing boobs (usual fanservice/nudity) Priss rides a motorcycle = Takane rides a motorcycle. Hard suit (main combat item) & Moto Slave (PrissвЂ™s motorcycle & suit) = Django (Jo's mech) Vigilante force = mercenaries (public perception) Genom = RAPT / Hinode Labs (corporation with secrets) Mobile Pit = SeiвЂ™s trailer (big van that moves around) Nigel = Leo (older mechanic dude, although thereвЂ™s also a guy named Leon in BGC)ДЄD Police = RAPT, Osaka Police (rival police force)Д«oomers (humanoid robots) that have gone rogue (go crazy and attack people) = mutated monsters and mechs that go crazy and attack peopleДestroy monster by crushing its heart = destroy monster by crushing its glowing green brain Galatea = Maria (mysterious but powerful rival related to one of the main characters) Mackey = Kyohei (wimpy teenage boy that hangs around) Sylia = Sei (the leader that has some rich resources) Nene = Amy (youngest girl, genius computer hacker) Linna = Meg (normal girl from the country) Both series focus around a team of girls in cyberpunk / future Tokyo, but here's a breakdown of their most similar characteristics.

Bubblegum crisis tokyo