Bubblegum Crisis (1987): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1987, Bubblegum Crisis is an action & adventure, animation and sci-fi & fantasy series.

What it’s about. MegaTokyo 2033: Tokyo was left flattened as a result from a great earthquake. A new city, MegaTokyo, was then recreated due in no small part from the aid of a multi-million dollar company, Genom Corp. 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. Calling themselves The Knight Sabers, they were the only ones with enough firepower and resourcefullness to defend the fledgling MegaTokyo from Genom and it's berserk Boomers.

Who’s in it. Bubblegum Crisis stars Kinuko Oomori as Priscilla Asagiri (voice), Akiko Hiramatsu as Nene Romanova (voice), Yoshiko Sakakibara as Sylia Stingray (voice) and Michie Tomizawa as Linna Yamazaki (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, Bubblegum Crisis has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Peacock Premium, Night Flight Plus, Eternal Family and Peacock Premium Plus and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Bubblegum Crisis page.

If you liked it. Fans of Bubblegum Crisis tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.