Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040

Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040

1998 - 2000Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & FantasyTV-MA1 Season26 Episodes

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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Knight Sabers

Knight Sabers

26 Episodes • 1998

Episodes - Season 1

Can't Buy a Thrill

1. Can't Buy a Thrill

24m

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 tendency to go rogue, causing great damage in the process. Linna Yamazaki has ostensibly come to Tokyo to start a new job, but her true motivation is to get in contact with the Knight Sabers, a vigilante group committed to destroying rogue boomers. Linna believes she has what it takes to become a Knight Saber herself, but will the existing members of the group feel the same way?

Fragile

2. Fragile

24m

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 has what it takes?

Keep Me Hanging On

3. Keep Me Hanging On

24m

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

4. Machine Head

24m

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 emerge victorious in this engagement?

Rough and Ready

5. Rough and Ready

24m

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 been manufactured by Genom, who are looking to capture the Knight Sabers. Will Linna, Priss and Nene fall into Genom's trap?

Get it On

6. Get it On

24m

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 to live with her.

Look at Yourself

7. Look at Yourself

24m

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 conducting her own investigation, but will she be able to do anything about the boomer when the hardsuits are still undergoing repairs?

Fireball

8. Fireball

24m

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 Priss Asagiri (rogue boomer and all), it's time to be reminded of that important lesson- actions speak louder than words...

My Nation Underground

9. My Nation Underground

24m

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 Officer Brian Mason is also looking into the case. Can the Knight Sabers solve the mystery first?

Woke Up With a Monster

10. Woke Up With a Monster

24m

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 trail of the creature, and Nene for one can't afford to mess up this battle, or she will be out of the Knight Sabers- for good.

Created by: Chiaki J. Konaka

Top Cast

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

Available on: SBS, TV Tokyo

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