// Growing up I flocked to anything that remotely reflected robot imagery and concepts. Naturally Bubblegum Crisis entered the picture.

I always had a difficult time sympathizing with the main cast. It fell into my long list of “robots but not”. (Even today there seems to be an issue of this bait-and-switch.)

Recently I re-acquired the series and finally watched Bubblegum Crash, the sequel attempt made after Crisis fell through. Its short, and not that sweet. It certainly felt like it was trying to get things going again at least.

When watching I suddenly realized that I actually never investigated/thought about what the title actually meant. As an anime from the 80′s  it naturally has one of those “hip” sounding names of jargle-bargle accepted for futuristic flare. It was distinct. It was loud. It was slick. And didn’t quite explain itself as openly as other titles with multiple-meanings.

Here is what BGC means:

 

While replying to a question about if the novel he was then-working on was part of Bubblegum Crisis, a sequel perhaps, Suzuki said:

No, the novel is a separate project. The subtitle … could be anything…Crisis, Crash, whatever. As I’m sure you’re aware, we originally named the series “bubblegum” to reflect a world in crisis, like a chewing-gum bubble that’s about to burst. { source}

So.

 

It was a cool sounding name.

 

Anyway, screenshots!