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Bubblegum Crisis is labeled as one of the most famous and classical animation titles of Japan. The original Japanese series was released in February 1987 and was greatly influenced by Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner. Original Bubblegum Crisis series sold poorly in Japan but did fairly well in the United States. There are eight episodes in the series. Creators of Bubblegum Crisis were overwhelmed by the responses and appreciations from the fan followers. As consequences, the original episode was followed by seven more episodes, which were based on the story and concept of the original. All eight episodes of the Bubblegum Crisis were a huge hit. Continuing success in marketing the anime prompted creators to extend the story to 13 more episodes to conclude the story. But eventually, they could not succeed as the original production company was paralyzed by financial problems. Another company came forward producing Bubblegum Crash consisting of three episodes with an attempt to tie up the loose plot ends of Bubblegum Crisis series.

The Bubblegum Crisis series begins with the rebuilding of Mega Tokyo city, which was destroyed by the second great Kanto earthquake of 2025. While rebuilding of city was underway in 2032, the Genom Corporation became a major world power. They had first introduced the Boomer technology, which is a combination of robotics, cyber and artificial intelligence. Doctor Katsuhito Stingray initially developed the Boomer technology but was shortly killed in a lab accident after initial development of the boomers. The Bubblegum series described life of early 2030’s. The Genom Corporation projected themselves as saviors of the world, but in reality, they were far from that. They started controlling global economy and became a potential threat to the future of humanity. In order to counter the danger, Doctor Stingray’s daughter, Sylia, formed the Knight Sabers to counter their plans, because neither the government nor the police could resist the plans of Genom. The story of Bubblegum Crisis hangs around the above-mentioned plot. The concept of Boomers in Bubblegum Crisis got the inspiration from the movie, Blade Runner.

Bubblegum Crisis is a classic Japanese animation that lives up to the expectations of the people. The animation has beautiful women, fights, villains and interesting dialogues, which capture the imagination in a way that very few animation story does. The premise of Bubblegum Crisis is based on literary classic such as Frankenstein. But the execution in Bubblegum Crisis is flashy and neo-modern, which also gives a precious look at humankind’s current state of alienation amidst its own technology.