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Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
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Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040

1998-10-08 · 24 min / episode · ★ 6.7

Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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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Creators
Chiaki J. Konaka
Production companies
Anime International Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Yuu AsakawaYuu AsakawaPriss Asagiri (voice)
Satsuki YukinoSatsuki YukinoSylia Stingray (voice)
Rio NatsukiRio NatsukiLinna Yamazaki (voice)
Hiroko KonishiHiroko KonishiNene Romanova (voice)
Kiyoyuki YanadaKiyoyuki YanadaLeon McNichol (voice)
Jouji NakataJouji NakataBrian J. Mason (voice)
Ken YamaguchiKen YamaguchiNigel Kirkland (voice)
Kouki MiyataKouki MiyataMackey Stingray (voice)

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