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Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 (TV)

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[ spinoff of Bubblegum Crisis (OAV) ]

Related anime:
    AD Police (TV) (spinoff)
      Parasite Dolls (OAV) (spinoff)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2041 (TV) (sequel)

Alternative title:
Bubblegum Crisis 2040
バブルガムクライシスTOKYO2040 (Japanese)
Themes: mecha, real robot
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: After a mysterious earthquake levels Tokyo, Genom becomes a powerful influence providing their artificial organic lifeforms called Boomers to rebuild and act as a labor class to humanity. However, some of them occasionally run amok, and even the specially created AD Police are at a loss to stop them. Lina Yamazaki travels to Tokyo for employment but also hopes to join a vigilante force called the Knight Sabers, who pilot powered suits to destroy these rogue Boomers.
User Ratings: 987 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 33 votes (dub:24, sub:6, Spa.sub:1, Por.sub:1, edit.dub:1)
 Excellent: 149 votes (dub:73, sub:63, Spa.dub:5, ?:4, raw:2, Spa.sub:1, edit.dub:1)
 Very good: 249 votes (sub:116, dub:116, ?:7, Spa.sub:3, Spa.dub:2, Tag.dub:2, Por.dub:1, raw:1, Spa.edit.dub:1)
 Good: 284 votes (sub:148, dub:119, Spa.dub:5, ?:3, Tag.dub:3, Por.dub:3, Spa.sub:1, Fre.sub:1, edit.dub:1)
 Decent: 141 votes (sub:80, dub:52, Spa.dub:4, ?:3, Por.dub:1, Spa.edit.dub:1)
 So-so: 65 votes (sub:38, dub:24, raw:1, Tag.dub:1, Spa.dub:1)
 Not really good: 25 votes (dub:13, sub:11, Spa.dub:1)
 Weak: 32 votes (sub:16, dub:14, ?:2)
 Bad: 6 votes (sub:4, dub:2)
 Awful: 2 votes (Por.dub:1, sub:1)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (raw:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 2535 users, rank: #208
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.125 (Good+.12), std. dev.: 1.6028, rank: #1436
Weighted mean: 7.078 (Good+.07), rank: #1389 (seen all: 7.25 / seen some: 6.54 / won't finish: 4.57)
Bayesian estimate: 7.082 (Good+.08), rank: #1203
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage: 1998-10-08 to 1999-03-31
Opening Theme:
"Y'know" by Akira Sudou
Ending Theme:
"Waiting for You" by Akira Sudou
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 4
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Related reviews:
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 DVD Set
    Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 VHS 1

Related releases:
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Essential Anime (DVD 1) 2004-10-26
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Essential Anime (DVD 2) 2004-12-28
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Essential Anime (DVD 3) 2005-02-15
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Genesis (DVD 1) 2000-09-12 (from $16.99)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Crusade (DVD 2) 2000-12-05 (from $11.68)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Leviathans (DVD 3) 2001-01-23 (from $16.99)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Buried Secrets (DVD 4) 2001-02-13
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Blood and Steel (DVD 5) 2001-05-15
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - For All Mankind (DVD 6) 2001-06-05
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Perfect Collection (DVD 1-6) 2002-08-13
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Complete Collection (DVD 1-6) 2008-11-25 (from $28.51)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Shadow War (Dub.VHS 1)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Trial By Fire (Dub.VHS 2)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Metal Storm (Dub.VHS 3)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Rampage (Dub.VHS 4)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Heartbreaker (Dub.VHS 5)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Mindbender (Dub.VHS 6)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Cataclysm (Dub.VHS 7)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Contagion (Dub.VHS 8)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Kill Zone (Dub.VHS 9)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Burning Metal (Dub.VHS 10)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Avatar (Dub.VHS 11)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Deathstrike! (Dub.VHS 12)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Shadow War (Sub.VHS 1)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Trial By Fire (Sub.VHS 2)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Metal Storm (Sub.VHS 3)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Rampage (Sub.VHS 4)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Heartbreaker (Sub.VHS 5)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Mindbender (Sub.VHS 6)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Cataclysm (Sub.VHS 7)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Contagion (Sub.VHS 8)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Kill Zone (Sub.VHS 9)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Burning Metal (Sub.VHS 10)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Avatar (Sub.VHS 11)
    Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Deathstrike! (Sub.VHS 12)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Hiroki Hayashi

Screenplay:
Chiaki J. Konaka
Sadayuki Murai

Music: Koichi Korenaga

Original creator: Toshimichi Suzuki (Bubblegum Crisis)

Character Design:
Hidenori Matsubara 
Masaki Yamada

Art director: Shigemi Ikeda

Animation director:
Junichi Takaoka
Kouji Aono
Masaki Yamada

Mecha design: Shinji Aramaki

Sound director: Yasunori Honda

Director of Photography: Masaaki Fujita

Producer:
Hiroaki Inoue
Shigeaki Komatsu
Shoichi Kumabe

Animation Supervisor:
Eiji Suganuma (OP)
Kazuto Nakazawa (ED)

Color design: Kouji Ootsuki

Editing:
Hiroshi Ito
Masahiro Matsumura

Music producer: Keiichi Nozaki

Original Hard Suit Design: Kenichi Sonoda

Supervision: Akihiko Nishiyama

Theme Song Performance:
Akira Sudou
Yuu Asakawa (as Priss)

Visual Director: Quichi Geoma

 

Hiroko Konishi as Nene Romanova

Rio Natsuki as Linna

Satsuki Yukino as Sylia Stingray

Yuu Asakawa as Priscilla S. "Priss" Asagiri

Jouji Nakata as Brian J. Mason

Kiyoyuki Yanada as Leon McNichol

Tadashi Nakamura as Quincy

Tomonori Miyata as Mackey Stingray

Yui Horie as Galatea

Yuji Ueda as Daily Wong

Banjou Ginga as Motoslave

Hideo Ishikawa as Masaki

Kazuyuki Ishikawa as Fox

Ken Yamaguchi as Naijer

Kunihiko Yasui as Kain

Kyoko Hikami as Ellen

Misa Watanabe as Sylia's mother

Satsuki Yukino as Galatea (Older)

Takehiro Murozono as Kuzui

Takuma Suzuki as Maxon

Tomohisa Asou as Meisio

Yuki Masuda as Misae

Japanese companies 

Music Production: Victor Entertainment

Production:
AIC
JVC

English cast 
English staff 

ADR Director: Matt Greenfield

Art director: Laura Attwell

ADR Script: Matt Greenfield

Executive producer: John Ledford

Producer: Matt Greenfield

ADR Recording Engineer:
Christopher Bourque
Ricardo Villa

DVD Coordination:
Anthony Benavides (ADV Essential Anime Collection)
Janice Williams
Kelly Jean Beard

DVD Producer: Sharon Papa

DVD Subtitles: Janice Williams

Editing: David Grundy

International Coordination: Toru Iwakami

Menu Design:
Chris Hawley
James Bates

Post Production: David Grundy

Production Assistant:
Akiko Yoshii
Andrew Kent
Kelly Jean Beard
Maki Nagano
Masami Takahashi

Production Coordination: Janice Williams

Production manager: Lisa J. Miller

Production Secretary: Anna Bechtol

Project Translator:
Chris Hutts
Masako Arakawa

Sound Design: Paul Killam

Subtitle Script: William McBee

Christine M. Auten as Priscilla S. "Priss" Asagiri

Hilary Haag as Nene Romanova

Kelly Manison as Linna Yamazaki

Laura Chapman as Sylia Stingray

Andy McAvin as Brian J. Mason

Laura Chapman as Galatea

Andrew Klimko as Obnoxious Customer

Bill Ross as
Interviewer
Sewer Crew 1

Brett Weaver as Kane

Carol Matthews as
Computer
Narration
Secretary Boomer
Voice of GENOM

Chris Patton as Daley Wong

David LeMaster as Sewer Crew 3

Dell Gibson as
Boomers
Dharma

Diane Salter as
Customer
Ellen
Hungry Customer

Doug Smith as Member of Sekira

Heather Bryson as Sylia's Mother

Hunter Stuart as Dr. Shan

Jason Douglas as Leon

Jason Lee as
Daniel
Sewer Crew 4

Jay Hickman as
Chief Operator
Fox
Maintenance Worker
Refugee
Scared Man
Skyhook Boomer
Waiter

John Gremillion as
Motoslave
Nigel Kirkland

John Kaiser as
Linna's Father
Refugee

John Swasey as
Dr. Stingray
Quincy Rosenkroitz

Junie Hoang as
Boomer Waitress
Cashier Boomer
Embarrased Customer

Kelli Cousins as TV Spokesgirl

Kevin Winkler as Refugee

Kimberly Yates as Maria

Kira as Young Sylia Stingray

Kira Vincent-Davis as
Boy
Galatea (Young)

Lew Temple as
Kusui
Maxon

Marc Shreiner as Masaki

Matt Greenfield as
Jade
Kim
Supervisor

Matt Wethington as Chief Miles

Melinda DeKay as Linna's Mother

Melissa Cybele Sparks as Misae

Mike Kleinhenz as Doctor

Paul Sidello as Yano

Phil Ross as Meisio Henderson

Randy Fox as
Boomer
Sewer Crew 5

Randy Sparks as Commander Sparks

Rene Rivera as Misae

Rick Peeples as Linna's Father

Rob Mungle as
Nick Roland
Refugee

Robert Vellani as Kurata

Rod Peters as Refugee

Shawn Taylor as Narration

Sheri Sims as Elise

Spike Spencer as Maki Stingray

Ted Pfister as Haruma

Ted Westby as
Bill
Sewer Crew 2

Tiffany Grant as
Announcer (ep 6)
Background (eps 16-17)
Manager 352
TV reporter (eps 6, 15)

Victor Carsrud as
Refugee
Refugees Leader

Hiroko Fukimori

James Bates

John Miller

Kelly Jean Beard

Kevin Hinnant

Larry Koteff

Laura Gadbois Attwell

Linda Miller

Lisa Sedgewick 

English companies 

ADR Recording: Industrial Smoke & Mirrors

Broadcaster:
Encore Action
The Anime Network

Distributor:
ADV Films (UK) (UK)
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia)

DVD Authoring: AIX Media

DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C. (Anime Essentials Collection)

Licensed by: ADV Films

Soundtrack: TOKYOPOP


Spanish staff 

Director: Love Santini

Spanish cast 

Isabel Martiñon as Linna Yamazaki

Mónica Villaseñor as Nene Romanova

Rebeca Manriquez as Priss Asagiri

Teresa Ibarrola as Sylia Stingray

Alan René Bressant as Leon McNichol

Eduardo Garza as Mackey Stingray

Ismael Castro as Dailey Wong

Liliana Sosa as Galatea (child/debut)

Love Santini as Galatea (adult)

Spanish companies 

Broadcaster:
Chilevision
ETC...TV (Chile)
I-Sat
Locomotion

Distributor:
ADV Films
Alebrije Entertainment
Xystus (Latin America)

Dubbing: Roman Sound (Latin America)

Tagalog staff 
Tagalog cast 
(none)
 

Dada Carlos as Sylia Stingray

Grace Cornel as Nene Romanova

Rose Barin as Priscilla S. "Priss" Asagiri

Rowena Raganit as Linna Yamazaki

Tagalog companies 

Broadcaster: GMA Network

Portuguese staff 
Portuguese cast 

Dubbing Director: Elcio Sodré (Brazil)

 

Adriana Pissardini as Priss Asagiri

Letícia Quinto as Nene Romanova

Márcia Regina as Linna Yamazaki

Rosana Beltrame as Sylia Stingray

Denise Reis as Galatea (Adult)

Fábio Tomasini as Anderson

Fernanda Bulara as Galatea (Young)

Guilherme Lope as Leon

Luiz Laffey as Nick

Rodrigo Andreatto as Maki

Portuguese companies 

Broadcaster: Locomotion Brazil (Dubbed)

 
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