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Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040
Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 copyright AIC
Television; Anime
8 Oct 1998 - 1 Apr 1999
Bloody Violence; Mild Language; Brief Nudity
Japan
Japanese
2002
25 min
Can't Buy a Thrill
Still Alive and Well
I bought these on DVD since I liked the original OVA.  Good but the story line is way too drawn out.  This is a retelling of the OVA series with a different twist.  Set in 2040 AD
Anime; Science Fiction; Future; Mecha; Shounen
See Description
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 is an alternate-universe spinoff of the original Bubblegum Crisis anime OVA series, with similar themes, but updated character designs and new or re-worked storylines.

AIC obtained the rights to the series when Artmic dissolved in November of 1997. Although the original series had not sold well in its initial run in Japan, it had done rather well in the US market of the early 1990s, being one of the earliest works of anime to be commercially subtitled there. The US anime-importing company ADV Films funded the creation of an all new Bubblegum Crisis. BGC 2040, as it became known, ran for 24 TV episodes and two OVAs (episodes 25 and 26). Due to personality conflicts with AIC staff and anger over their treatment in the original series, two key personnel from the original series - singer/voice actress Oomori Kinuko and character designer Sonoda Kenichi - refused to participate.

The series has many interesting technological innovations 'in the background', such as the skyhook. Near the end of the series, an event similar to technological singularity is shown.

In 2002, a direct sequel was announced: Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2041. A.D. Vision will produce it and is reported to be taking a greater role in its production, but no official announcements have been made since then.

- From Wikipedia
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Japanese
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ADV Films - Distributor
ADV Films - Licensed by
AIC - Production Company
JVC - Production Company
Seasons / Episodes
1
08-Oct-1998
2
15-Oct-1998
3
22-Oct-1998
4
29-Oct-1998
5
05-Nov-1998
6
12-Nov-1998
7
19-Nov-1998
8
26-Nov-1998
11
17-Dec-1998
12
24-Dec-1998
13
31-Dec-1998
14
07-Jan-1999
15
14-Jan-1999
16
21-Jan-1999
17
28-Jan-1999
18
04-Feb-1999
20
18-Feb-1999
21
25-Feb-1999
22
04-Mar-1999
23
11-Mar-1999
24
18-Mar-1999
25
25-Mar-1999
Songs
Opening Theme
Title: Y'Know (1998)


Japanese Lyrics:

gokigen ikaga?  Romio-sama.
anata ha oorudo taipu to iwareteru...
KUROON ningyou-tachi no koi ha sumaato ni shori saretemasu.
"kimi no motteru DNA  sagashi motometeta saikou no mono sa"
ato ha futari ga shimyureeshon sureba
HAI reburu na nisei no tanjou

sore ba baacharu de yaru yori mo
uchi nuku no ga  hyakuman bai ii desho?

rikutsu ja wakaranai  y'know
kokoro ga hoshi garu mono ha
dare nimo wakaranai  y'know
demonsutoreeshon ha iranai
anata to Jurietto no youna
ichizuna kimochi ga taisetsu desu ne.

tsuishin... sou ieba kyonen,
kamisama ga kiete shimaimashita.
ningyou to no komyunikeeshon itsumo retsu ga akanai...
chinami ni koko no  id kaado
Baakoodo no gobanme no suuji de
tamashii no shurui ga wakaru no desu.
sou nan desu. haiteku mansai

sore ha hada o fureai nagara
jirasu you ni kanjiru no ga ii

rikutsu ja wakaranai  y'know
kokoro ga takanaru mono ha
dare nimo wakaranai  y'know
kimerareta yume ha iranai
KIRE mono  kagakusha to kodomo ga
onaji me o shiteru... okashii desu ne.

rikutsu ja wakaranai  y'know
kokoro ga hoshi garu mono ha
dare nimo wakaranai  y'know
Demonsutoreeshon ha iranai
anata to Jurietto no youna
ichizuna kimochi ga taisetsu desu ne.
Opening Theme
Title: Y'Know (1998)


English Lyrics:

Title: Y'Know

Hey, how are ya, Romeo?
They're saying you're old-fashioned...
Clone dolls give their love in smart ways.
"Your DNA
is just what we've been looking for, the best."
Now we have to run a simulation
so a high-level second generation can be born

Running through it is a thousand times better
than doing it the virtual way, don't ya think?

Logic won't help us understand, you know,
what it is that our hearts want.
No one can know what that is, you know.
There's no need for demonstration.
What's important is
loving with all the heart and soul
like you and Juliet did.

P.S... Come to think of it,
God disappeared this year.
Communication between dolls goes nowhere.
And by the way, with this I.D. card
and 5-digit barcode,
we can know the nature of your very soul.
That's right.  It's completely high-tech.

It may seem like a tease
when our bare skin touches, but that's OK.

Logic won't help us understand, you know,
what it is that makes our hearts soar.
No one can know what that is, you know.
We have no need for programmed dreams.
Brilliant scientists and children
have the same gleam in their eyes.
Strange, isn't it?

Logic won't help us understand, you know,
what it is that our hearts want.
No one can know what that is, you know.
There's no need for demonstration.
What's important is
loving with all the heart and soul
like you and Juliet did.Hey, how are ya, Romeo?
They're saying you're old-fashioned...
Clone dolls give their love in smart ways.
"Your DNA
is just what we've been looking for, the best."
Now we have to run a simulation
so a high-level second generation can be born

Running through it is a thousand times better
than doing it the virtual way, don't ya think?

Logic won't help us understand, you know,
what it is that our hearts want.
No one can know what that is, you know.
There's no need for demonstration.
What's important is
loving with all the heart and soul
like you and Juliet did.

P.S... Come to think of it,
God disappeared this year.
Communication between dolls goes nowhere.
And by the way, with this I.D. card
and 5-digit barcode,
we can know the nature of your very soul.
That's right.  It's completely high-tech.

It may seem like a tease
when our bare skin touches, but that's OK.

Logic won't help us understand, you know,
what it is that makes our hearts soar.
No one can know what that is, you know.
We have no need for programmed dreams.
Brilliant scientists and children
have the same gleam in their eyes.
Strange, isn't it?

Logic won't help us understand, you know,
what it is that our hearts want.
No one can know what that is, you know.
There's no need for demonstration.
What's important is
loving with all the heart and soul
like you and Juliet did.
Ending Theme
Title: Waiting for You (1998)
Japanese Lyrics:

tasogare  utsuri yuku koro  machijuu ni kirameita
ikusen no topaazu ga kyou mo  sabishi gari o yonderu

dare ka soba ni inai to  kokoro ga kiete shimau kara
zawameki ni toke kon de  ai o sagashiteta

waiting for you  anata ni deaete
suteki na nukumori shitta
hageshiku toki ni ha yuru yakana  toiki no rizumu
I'll be waiting for you I need your love everyday
kawaita karada no naka de  atsuku ugoki dashita kodou ni
yasuragi sae mo kanjiteru yo

yoru o yure ai nagara  subete o kasane ai nagara
genshoku ni kawatte yuku  omoi ha tomaranai

waiting for you  kotoba ni naranai
hajimari no yokan no naka
yasashiku fure au kuchibiru ni  ai ga afureteku
I'll be waiting for you I need your love everyday
hitomi o tojireba wakaru  kono mune ni mo  kono suhada ni mo
subete o tsutsumu  anata ga iru

waiting for you  kotoba ni naranai
hajimari no yokan no naka
yasashiku fure au kuchibiru ni  ai ga afureteku
I'll be waiting for you I need your love everyday
hitomi o tojireba wakaru  kono mune ni mo  kono suhada ni mo
subete o tsutsumu  anata ga iru
Ending Theme
Title: Waiting for You (1998)
English Lyrics:

Title: Waiting for You

When the city catches the rays of the twilight sun,
it shines.
Thousands of topaz
are calling out loneliness once again...

With no one beside me,
my heart would disappear,
so I dissolve into the noise of the city,
searching for love.

Baby waiting for you  When I met you,
I felt a wonderful warmth.
Intensely, with sighs
sometimes coming in a calm rhythm...
I'll be waiting for you  I need your love everyday
In this impassioned beat that's begun to throb
within my parched body,
I can feel peace.

These feelings that turn into primary colors
while shaking the night
and making everything overlap
can't be stopped.

Baby waiting for you  As I'm gripped by the strange feeling
that something is beginning, yet can't put it in words,
love overflows
from our gently touching lips.
I'll be waiting for you  I need your love everyday.
When I close my eyes, I understand.
In my heart, and on my bare skin,
you are there, enfolding everything.

Baby waiting for you  As I'm gripped by the strange feeling
that something is beginning, yet can't put it in words,
love overflows
from our gently touching lips.
I'll be waiting for you  I need your love everyday.
When I close my eyes, I understand.
In my heart, and on my bare skin,
you are there, enfolding everything.When the city catches the rays of the twilight sun,
it shines.
Thousands of topaz
are calling out loneliness once again...

With no one beside me,
my heart would disappear,
so I dissolve into the noise of the city,
searching for love.

Baby waiting for you  When I met you,
I felt a wonderful warmth.
Intensely, with sighs
sometimes coming in a calm rhythm...
I'll be waiting for you  I need your love everyday
In this impassioned beat that's begun to throb
within my parched body,
I can feel peace.

These feelings that turn into primary colors
while shaking the night
and making everything overlap
can't be stopped.

Baby waiting for you  As I'm gripped by the strange feeling
that something is beginning, yet can't put it in words,
love overflows
from our gently touching lips.
I'll be waiting for you  I need your love everyday.
When I close my eyes, I understand.
In my heart, and on my bare skin,
you are there, enfolding everything.

Baby waiting for you  As I'm gripped by the strange feeling
that something is beginning, yet can't put it in words,
love overflows
from our gently touching lips.
I'll be waiting for you  I need your love everyday.
When I close my eyes, I understand.
In my heart, and on my bare skin,
you are there, enfolding everything.
Added: 21-Mar-2006     Last Update: 21-Jan-2008







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