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COLLECTION · Series · 1998

Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040

バブルガムクライシス TOKYO 2040

MegaTokyo 2040: Tokyo’s workforce is riddled with robots that tend to go on destructive killing sprees. Four young women gear up in cybernetic suits to battle an evil corporation’s bionic pawns while its grip on the city threatens to strangle humanity. In order to shut down an android uprising, these heavy metal heroines flirt with a critical meltdown in an adrenaline-fueled death match between woman and machine!

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* 6.8 (36)ActionAdventureAnimationFantasyScience FictionJapan
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Creators
Chiaki J. Konaka
Countries
Japan
Studios
SBS · TV Tokyo · Anime International Company
Runtime
24 min/ep
Age rating
TV-MA
Release
08/10/1998
Score
6.8 / 10 (36)
Where to watch
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2 episodes
Episode 1. Opening Credits
24 min

No synopsis

Episode 2. Ending Credits
24 min

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Knight Sabers
Knight Sabers
26 episodes · 1998

MegaTokyo 2040: Tokyo’s workforce is riddled with robots that tend to go on destructive killing sprees. Four young women gear up in cybernetic suits to battle an evil corporation’s bionic pawns while its grip on the city threatens to strangle humanity. In order to shut down an android uprising, these heavy metal heroines flirt with a critical meltdown in…

Can't Buy a Thrill
Episode 1. Can't Buy a Thrill
1998-10-08 · 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 even though the public never hears about it, boomers have a…

Fragile
Episode 2. Fragile
1998-10-15 · 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 simulation of a rogue boomer attack. Can Linna prove that she…

Keep Me Hanging On
Episode 3. Keep Me Hanging On
1998-10-22 · 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
Episode 4. Machine Head
1998-10-29 · 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 hardsuit untested in battle, can the Knight Sabers hope to…

Rough and Ready
Episode 5. Rough and Ready
1998-11-05 · 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 the team doesn't realise is that the entire situation has…

Get it On
Episode 6. Get it On
1998-11-12 · 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 reunion is in the works when Sylia's younger brother Macky comes…

Look at Yourself
Episode 7. Look at Yourself
1998-11-19 · 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 what could be motivating it. Meanwhile, Sylia begins…

Fireball
Episode 8. Fireball
1998-11-26 · 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 to get close to her. But as we follow a day in the life of…

My Nation Underground
Episode 9. My Nation Underground
1998-12-03 · 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 who is interested in the disappearances- Genom Executive…

Woke Up With a Monster
Episode 10. Woke Up With a Monster
1998-12-10 · 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 down anyway. Meanwhile the Knight Sabers are also on the…

Sheer Heart Attack
Episode 11. Sheer Heart Attack
1998-12-17 · 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 and Tokyo really need her, Linna decides to return home,…

Made in Japan
Episode 12. Made in Japan
1998-12-24 · 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 decide what is most important to her before she can make a…

Atom Heart Mother
Episode 13. Atom Heart Mother
1998-12-31 · 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, Nene uncovers some dark secrets when she begins…

Shock Treatment
Episode 14. Shock Treatment
1999-01-07 · 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's Wiz Lab alone. But once they find it, will Sylia have…

Minute by Minute
Episode 15. Minute by Minute
1999-01-14 · 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 Sylia possibly endure the loss of their hardsuits and the…

I Surrender
Episode 16. I Surrender
1999-01-21 · 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 disbanded, and Mason begins stirring up trouble as he tries…

Moving Waves
Episode 17. Moving Waves
1999-01-28 · 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 lockdown, Nene and the others must defend themselves and…

We Built this City
Episode 18. We Built this City
1999-02-04 · 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 the building itself, it's going to take co-operation,…

Are You Experienced?
Episode 19. Are You Experienced?
1999-02-24 · 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 face of Genom's control of the media, Leon, Daley and Nene…

One of These Nights
Episode 20. One of These Nights
1999-03-03 · 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 the intricacies of their new hardsuits, but can even this…

Close to the Edge
Episode 21. Close to the Edge
1999-03-10 · 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's for certain that Galatea will continue to spread her…

Physical Graffiti
Episode 22. Physical Graffiti
1999-03-17 · 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 boomer ecosystem. Desperately needing a respite, they head…

Hydra
Episode 23. Hydra
1999-03-24 · 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 well, the Knight Sabers know they can wait no longer.…

Light My Fire
Episode 24. Light My Fire
1999-03-31 · 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 phenomenon throughout the entire world! Now Priss, Linna…

Walking on the Moon
Episode 25. Walking on the Moon
2000-07-26 · 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 fifteen minutes, the sun will hit the umbrella's solar…

Still Alive and Well
Episode 26. Still Alive and Well
2000-07-26 · 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 hardsuit, but also Priss herself, it seems as if the…

Cast by season
Satsuki Yukino
Satsuki Yukino
Sylia Stingray
Jouji Nakata
Jouji Nakata
Brian J. Mason
Yuu Asakawa
Yuu Asakawa
Priss Asagiri
Hiroko Konishi
Hiroko Konishi
Nene Romanova
Rio Natsuki
Rio Natsuki
Linna Yamazaki
Kiyoyuki Yanada
Kiyoyuki Yanada
Leon McNichol
Yui Horie
Yui Horie
Galatea
Ken Yamaguchi
Ken Yamaguchi
Nigel
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