Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 (1998)

Action · Adventure · Animation

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!

IMDb rating: 7.1 (1,024 votes)
Episode average: 7.2 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

7.18 avg 26 episodes 7.1 → 6.8 25 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Can't Buy a Thrill	7.1	39
2	Fragile	7.4	34
3	Keep Me Hanging On	7.3	31
4	Machine Head	7.2	30
5	Rough and Ready	7.2	26
6	Get It On	7.3	24
7	Look at Yourself	7.7	24
8	Fire Ball	7.3	22
9	My Nation Underground	7.3	22
10	Woke Up with a Monster	7.3	22
11	Sheer Heart Attack	7.1	22
12	Made in Japan	7.4	21
13	Atom Heart Mother	7.0	21
14	Shock Treatment	7.0	20
15	Minute by Minute	7.3	21
16	I Surrender	6.9	22
17	Moving Waves	6.9	21
18	We Built This City	7.3	21
19	Are You Experienced?	7.0	21
20	One of These Nights	6.9	21
21	Close to the Edge	7.1	21
22	Physical Graffiti	7.7	23
23	Hydra	6.7	21
24	Light My Fire	7.3	21
25	Walking on the Moon	7.2	22
26	Still Alive and Well	6.8	21