AIC's 1998 cyberpunk series Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 has arrived on Crunchyroll, complete with English dub and subtitle options. The 26-episode run follows the Knight Sabers, an all-female mercenary group battling rogue androids in a near-future Tokyo.
This iteration reimagines the original OVAs, focusing on Priss Asagiri and her team as they uncover a conspiracy involving Genom Corp and artificial intelligences known as Boomers. The series blends hard sci-fi elements with a distinct 90s aesthetic, offering a complete, bingeable cyberpunk narrative.
While it revisits familiar territory from the original Bubblegum Crisis, Tokyo 2040 stands on its own with a more cohesive plot and updated animation for its time. It holds a 7.12 rating on MyAnimeList from over 16,000 voters.
