Bubblegum Crisis English Sub & Dub

About Bubblegum Crisis

Meet Bubblegum Crisis (バブルガムクライシス), an action, mecha and sci-fi anime by AIC (1987). Here is the premise in a nutshell. At its core: In the near future, Tokyo was left flattened as a result from a great earthquake. A new metropolis, MegaTokyo, was then recreated due in no small part from the aid of a multi-million dollar company, Genom Corp.

Next up: 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.

With action at the core, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Priscilla Asagiri (Kinuko Oomori) and Nene Romanova (Akiko Hiramatsu) are two of the characters you will meet early. If you count yourself among viewers who like fast, high-impact fights, put it on your list. At 8 episodes in total, it is easy to plan a viewing schedule.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by AIC, so the studio's house style defines how Bubblegum Crisis looks and moves on screen. Because it leans on action, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. At 7.0/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. On the casting side, Kinuko Oomori voicing Priscilla Asagiri gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 1987, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.