Ok Sherman, set the way-back machine to 1991. Bubblegum Crisis was a hit and the two creative teams that worked together to bring the famed series to the public have a fight and split. Youmex makes a sequel and Artmic sues and ends the sequel after 3 episodes. Bubblegum Crash takes to 2034 and the scene has changed. The world has become a lest destructive place and begun to re-build. The Knight Sabers have gone in their own directions and are looking to much different lifestyles. But not all is right in Mega-Tokyo.

Highlights

2034 and all is well. The Boomers have been converted to peaceful working machines and our Heroines have begun to find their way in the world. Priss is on her way to becoming a Singing Idol, Linna is making loads of money as a Stock Broker, Nene wants to keep the band together but Sylia is no place to be found. The Knight Sabers may be done and the Saviors of Mega-Tokyo could become just another brick in the wall.

Along comes a group of bank robbers in their with fancy armor that appears to be unbeatable. The group of girls meet to talk about the new bandits but Priss & Linna don't care and Nene is lost without Sylia. Sylia then shows up and brings them all back together. It seems as though these bandits are not just bank robbers but are something much more sinister. The women band back together and take on the bad guys. By defeating them it only raises the bar and reminds the real enemy that they are still out there.

Through the next two episodes the group is lead to the final battle that will either end humanity and bring about a new world order with Boomers having high functioning logic Systems and a thirst to destroy humanity or will this bring an end to the demonic dreams of a half human half boomer megalomaniac?

Overall

For those fans of Bubblegum Crisis you might find this thee episode sequel a bit of a let down. With Mega-Tokyo being at peace, the group does not have that same visceral quality as the original story, but there are some questions answered and an end is brought to the saga that was well needed. With the animation being 18 years old, it took me a few minutes to remember what the quality was back then, and once I got in the grove I enjoyed this little package of fun.

The part of the series that kept me going was the look back at what was thought to be in the near future by the Sci-Fi writer of the late 1980s. It was thought that fuzzy logic was going to be developed and that thinking machines were well on the way. The fear of man being destroyed by the machine was at the center of much of the critical thought in the futuristic imaginations of the creative minds of the time. This little group of stories shoots strait at the heart of that idea. I loved rehashing this idea and understanding that no matter what it is still believed that humanity will win out.

I also had a great deal of fun with the suite design and the fact that the ladies had high-heels when underneath the suites the women are not clothed. Why in the world did these suites need high-heels? They also made a great sound when the hit the ground. It is always fun to step back and see how far we have come in a short time with animation and wonder were it will be in 15 to 20 years.

I think that if you are into the older mecha anime and don't have this in your collection, you should pick it up. There was enough fun and fantasy here to help complete you collection. If you are not familiar with the series and are interested, please be sure to check out Bubblegum Crisis; it would help bring you into the story and clarify some of the gaps and questions that might arise during this series. I found this small little group of stories to be wonderful and satisfy any lust fro nostalgia that I had lurking in the background of my mind.

ComicsOnline gives Bubblegum Crash:Total Crash 4 out of 5 glowing red eyes.