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Summary: Great Mecha Series
Review: "Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040" is a remake of the 80's OAV anime "Bubblegum Crisis 2032" and it's TV sequal "Bubblegum Crash". I've not seen the originals, but I know "2032" is considered a classic.Storywise, we follow the antics of a group known as Knight Sabers. These are four girls who have day jobs but at night, they come together to destroy rogue boomers. Boomers are androids that can look like machines all the way to nearly human. While an organization known as AD Police was created to deal with the boomer problem, only the vigilante Knight Sabers have any luck dealing with them. The story at first feels very much like a female version of Batman. You have the rich Sylia Stingray who's the Bruce Wayne/Batman. Priss, Nene, and Linna are the Robin, Nightwing, and Batgirl. However, after several episodes, the series lost the Batman feel as the series begins to shift into an almost non-stop action fest. There is some humor and some romance to make this series better rounded than it otherwise would have been. DVD-wise, I wasn't that impressed with the Engish dub. The Engish subtitles for the Japanese audio is pretty good though I wish that at times the font color/shading had been clearer. Some fansubbers do a better job at subtitles than the official ones. There are 6 DVD's in this set. Discs 1-4 contain 4 episodes and discs 5-6 contain 5 episodes. Be warned that each DVD starts with ADV previews so you'll have to hit "Menu" to bypass all that. There are no real extras to speak of. Surpising to me is the fact that there is a Spanish dub in addition to the English dub. So those who want to watch this in Spanish may do so. Bottom line: This is a really good mecha anime title with a story that will keep you glued to your seat most of the time.
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Summary: u should watch the show better
Review: "Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040" is a remake of the 80's OAV anime "Bubblegum Crisis 2032" and it's TV sequal "Bubblegum Crash". I've not seen the originals, but I know "2032" is considered a classic. Storywise, we follow the antics of a group known as Knight Sabers. These are four girls who have day jobs but at night, they come together to destroy rogue boomers. Boomers are androids that can look like machines all the way to nearly human. While an organization known as AD Police was created to deal with the boomer problem, only the vigilante Knight Sabers have any luck dealing with them. The story at first feels very much like a female version of Batman. You have the rich Sylia Stingray who's the Bruce Wayne/Batman. Priss, Nene, and Linna are the Robin, Nightwing, and Batgirl. However, after several episodes, the series lost the Batman feel as the series begins to shift into an almost non-stop action fest. There is some humor and some romance to make this series better rounded than it otherwise would have been. DVD-wise, I wasn't that impressed with the Engish dub. The Engish subtitles for the Japanese audio is pretty good though I wish that at times the font color/shading had been clearer. Some fansubbers do a better job at subtitles than the official ones. There are 6 DVD's in this set. Discs 1-4 contain 4 episodes and discs 5-6 contain 5 episodes. Be warned that each DVD starts with ADV previews so you'll have to hit "Menu" to bypass all that. There are no real extras to speak of. Surpising to me is the fact that there is a Spanish dub in addition to the English dub. So those who want to watch this in Spanish may do so. Bottom line: This is a really good mecha anime title with a story that will keep you glued to your seat most of the time.
Rating:
Summary: Great Mecha Series
Review: "Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040" is a remake of the 80's OAV anime "Bubblegum Crisis 2032" and it's TV sequal "Bubblegum Crash". I've not seen the originals, but I know "2032" is considered a classic. Storywise, we follow the antics of a group known as Knight Sabers. These are four girls who have day jobs but at night, they come together to destroy rogue boomers. Boomers are androids that can look like machines all the way to nearly human. While an organization known as AD Police was created to deal with the boomer problem, only the vigilante Knight Sabers have any luck dealing with them. The story at first feels very much like a female version of Batman. You have the rich Sylia Stingray who's the Bruce Wayne/Batman. Priss, Nene, and Linna are the Robin, Nightwing, and Batgirl. However, after several episodes, the series lost the Batman feel as the series begins to shift into an almost non-stop action fest. There is some humor and some romance to make this series better rounded than it otherwise would have been. DVD-wise, I wasn't that impressed with the Engish dub. The Engish subtitles for the Japanese audio is pretty good though I wish that at times the font color/shading had been clearer. Some fansubbers do a better job at subtitles than the official ones. There are 6 DVD's in this set. Discs 1-4 contain 4 episodes and discs 5-6 contain 5 episodes. Be warned that each DVD starts with ADV previews so you'll have to hit "Menu" to bypass all that. There are no real extras to speak of. Surpising to me is the fact that there is a Spanish dub in addition to the English dub. So those who want to watch this in Spanish may do so. Bottom line: This is a really good mecha anime title with a story that will keep you glued to your seat most of the time.
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Summary: Sexy and Deadly
Review: After the ovas of Bubblegum Crisis, this tv series was released. Set within the same universe, but the characters look and act differently than previously. Changes were especially noticeable with Sylia, the rich mistress which funds the Knight Sabers (she used to be one of them, but retired her hard suit). All the quality from the other series continues, but this is one of my favorite animes. The writers improved BGC by creating more interesting stories and dramatic situations which were not present in the other series. The robot manufacturer advanced by creating Boomers with organic matter (living tissue), they even had a real beating heart to power them. The new Boomer models were mass produced and sold to the public as pieces of machinery. Sometimes I felt sorry for the Boomers because they were more than just machines, they were intelligent almost to the point of self awareness (a human trait), but they were treated like garbage by the general public. This continued to cause a lot of malfunctioning Boomers, that ended up killing the their owners and innocent people. Also since they contained organic matter, the malfunctioning Boomers usually mutated into monsters- a new challenge for the Knight Saber in every episode. The Knight Sabers themselves underwent some changes and added some new members not present in Bubblegum Crisis 2030. I especially enjoyed the character 'Nene' a perky and funny, pink haired girl. Priss, the leader of the Knight Sabers is beginning to hate her job, thinking that it's too dangerous and not worth the money. We also get more insight into Sylia and her motives for creating the Knight Sabers. We also learn of the enemy company -Genetech, responsible for manufacturing and selling boomers to the public and their hidden agenda. Blood and gore, light profanity and nudity- for teens and adults. Great action sequences and great stories make for a great anime! Ends on episode 26 then connects to the anime Bubblegum Crash.
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Summary: Cyber Punk Anime to the next level!
Review: Alright Bubble Gum Crisis! What is it? Well people know the name, but wonder what is it?! Well it is a good simple series of Anime that has a dare I say, cult following. In Tokyo the city is populated by people and boomers. What are boomers? Well Three years earlier there was an event that destroyed all of tokyo. The Boomers reconstructed the city. Boomers were created by the Genom corp. and the cheif scientist had a daughter named sylia. sylia grew up and believes that boomers are bad and not helpful. Sylia then creates Hardsuits. a battle suit that goes over the body so that people can fight boomers. But not just any Boomers, rougue boomers, that turn on humans and mutate.
Sylia recruited two women to fight with the hard suits since shes off active duty, Priss and Ne Ne. Then the main character, leina is recruited into the secret and elite group known as the Knight Sabers. each pilot has their motives, priss seems driven by something in her past and her utter disgust for the local P.D. Ne Ne, seems like she wants to prove herself, and leina joined because she had been following the Knight Sabers on the internet for the past year, but after she joins she wishes to beat priss. filled with growing doubt in her beliefs, Sylia seems to question herself constantly. The series deals with motives, and a world were media, entertainment and life are cencored by one major corp. There are many alteriative motives, and you'll have to watch the series to find out what they are. definately a good series.
This is completely different from any other anime's, whiuch is what gives it a unique edge rarely found in an anime topic that has seemed to have gotten more generic over the years, 'fighting robots and pilots questioning there motives.' However Bubble Gum Crisis 2040 adds a creative edge to the series and the topic. it presents it self well, anime fans the feature may seem so different, that its akward, but after episode six you'll get used to it. JUst Buy the DVD so you can see whatr I'm talking about, style, elegance, and a bunch of stuff blowing up.
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Summary: Not bad, Not great.
Review: As a remake of the original series it isn't bad but not great either, the characters just don't have the depth the originals did, that and they are done quite a bit different. As a big series you'd figure there would be ALOT of in depth character development, nope. It has a bit but not as much as could have been. Don't be discouraged from buying this series as I am NOT bashing it. Now on to what makes it worth the money, The show is fun and a fun watch, however if youre a fan of the original Bubblegum crisis/crash you might be disapointed, if trying it new you'll have fun with it. It has good action and fun dialogue that can be downright silly at times as the eyes get huge and a giant teardrop appears..what the?!??
The good begins on disc 2 as disc 1 doesnt really take off, discs 2,3 and 4 are the best and the final disc has a decent ending but just not a jaw dropping one. It's a fun series packaged nicely in one giant box that holds all 6 discs. Give it a try if a true fan of BGC and if wanting to try something fun and new. I give it 4 stars instead of 5. With more character development it could have been a GREAT series instead of just a "good" one.
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Summary: knight sabers
Review: bubblegum crisis 2040 is cool, but check out BGC 2032 and bubble gum Crash! the 1990 version is a little more twisted.
can't wait for initial D.
Rating:
Summary: A Worthy Collection
Review: Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 is an overall fun and captivating series. The show started out a bit cliché in terms of its format, but as the story developed and began to carry over from episode to episode, the feel matured a lot. All the characters were well developed, and when the show had ended, the viewer wasn't just left hanging. While the last few episodes differed slightly in format from the rest of the series,* the main story remained cohesive through it all. And the viewer is never left wondering "is this important?" * Galatea's introspective monologs toward the series' conclusion were by-in-large interesting, and harkened back to Shinji's reflections from Evangelion... though Galatea's English voice actor sounded like the female narrator from the Animatrix's "Second Renaissance." The focus of the series changed from being on Linna at the onset, to Priss towards the conclusion. Though the change isn't distracting, I found myself more attached to Linna's character than Priss', and I often wanted to see more of Linna's perspective. In the end though, all the characters are a worthwhile part of the team and equally likable. (I just wish that Linna's English voice actor was a bit louder when she spoke normally) The packaging is good-looking and durable (though I miss the colorful artwork of the individual DVDs) plus the insert has some neat background info on each character. I didn't like how ADV incorporated all of the previews onto the beginning of each DVD (though they can be skipped), and some of the special features are a bit lacking. Overall, BGC is worth the purchase as it will keep you entertained and make a nice addition to your collection.
Rating:
Summary: A Worthy Collection
Review: Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 is an overall fun and captivating series. The show started out a bit cliché in terms of its format, but as the story developed and began to carry over from episode to episode, the feel matured a lot. All the characters were well developed, and when the show had ended, the viewer wasn't just left hanging. While the last few episodes differed slightly in format from the rest of the series,* the main story remained cohesive through it all. And the viewer is never left wondering "is this important?" * Galatea's introspective monologs toward the series' conclusion were by-in-large interesting, and harkened back to Shinji's reflections from Evangelion... though Galatea's English voice actor sounded like the female narrator from the Animatrix's "Second Renaissance." The focus of the series changed from being on Linna at the onset, to Priss towards the conclusion. Though the change isn't distracting, I found myself more attached to Linna's character than Priss', and I often wanted to see more of Linna's perspective. In the end though, all the characters are a worthwhile part of the team and equally likable. (I just wish that Linna's English voice actor was a bit louder when she spoke normally) The packaging is good-looking and durable (though I miss the colorful artwork of the individual DVDs) plus the insert has some neat background info on each character. I didn't like how ADV incorporated all of the previews onto the beginning of each DVD (though they can be skipped), and some of the special features are a bit lacking. Overall, BGC is worth the purchase as it will keep you entertained and make a nice addition to your collection.
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Summary: Bubblegum Crisis!
Review: Bubblegum Crisis? You betcha, as the Anime explains, a bubblegum crisis "is like a bubblegum bubble. It gets bigger and bigger until finally it ruptures." Mad boomers, hot girls in hard suits, megalomaniacal bad guy living on a satellite, what's not to love?
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