Release OrderRecommended
0 / 6 watchedWatch everything in the order it came out. Tokyo 2040 and A.D. Police form a reboot continuity, the rest belongs to the original.
- 1 Bubblegum Crisis (OVA series) 8 episodes, released 1987 to 1991. The core story.
- 2 AD Police Files 3 episodes. Prequel set in 2027, focused on Leon McNichol.
- 3 Bubblegum Crash 3 episodes. Direct sequel set one year after the OVA.
- 4 Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 26 episodes. Full reboot in a new continuity.
- 5 A.D. Police: To Protect and Serve 12 episodes. Prequel to Tokyo 2040, not to the OVAs.
- 6 Parasite Dolls 3 episodes. Side story in the original continuity, set after the OVA.
Chronological Order
0 / 6 watchedThe same entries sorted by in-story timeline, grouped by continuity.
Original continuity
- 1 AD Police Files Set in 2027, earliest in the timeline.
- 2 Bubblegum Crisis (OVA series) Set in 2032.
- 3 Parasite Dolls Set after the OVA series.
- 4 Bubblegum Crash Set in 2034, latest in the original timeline.
Tokyo 2040 reboot continuity
- 5 A.D. Police: To Protect and Serve Prequel to Tokyo 2040.
- 6 Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 The reboot itself.
About Bubblegum Crisis
Bubblegum Crisis began as an eight episode OVA series released between 1987 and 1991, set in a rebuilt MegaTokyo where the Knight Sabers battle rogue Boomers built by the Genom corporation. The franchise later split into two separate continuities: the original OVA timeline continued by AD Police Files, Bubblegum Crash and Parasite Dolls, and the 1998 reboot Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 with its own prequel series.
Good to know
Tokyo 2040 retells the core story with new designs and a new timeline, so it is not a sequel to the OVAs and can be watched on its own. Release order also works for the original continuity, since the AD Police Files prequel assumes you already know the Knight Sabers.
