Talk:Bubblegum Crisis

message: Does anybody know the basis behind the name of the series? Weren't there a bunch of novels written about its background story?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.77.232.145 (talk) 10:23, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: The name

message: I have removed the text regarding Sylia's lesbianism, as I can find no real evidence within the series regarding it. While she showed concern about Priss' condition, it was no more than one friend would show another. I am interested, of course, in hearing substantiating information regarding it, but I think that we really cannot say anything beyond "She doesn't much like Fargo's approach in BGC 8", and, "She has shown concern for Priss on a regular basis". Given Priss' behaviour, I don't blame her.
It is a wonder why Sylia was thought to be a lesbian, when it seems to me that Priss was the most likely lesbian of the show.  Though it was never said, her relationship with the 33-s "sexeroid" model boomer seemed a little... close.  Of course they could just be freinds, however some of the other Knight Sabers reacted very strangly to Priss and the 33-s's relationship.
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This has been a long-running question about the series. Unfortunately there is no real evidence in the series itself to support the claims by some fans. Any innuendo in the dialog or actions of the characters in question is so subtle as to be ambiguous at best. This ambiguity also means we are never really presented with any evidence to the contrary either. The character Priss is clearly pursued in a romantic way by ADP Detective Leon McNichol (he asks her blatantly to go out on a date). Though Priss initially rejects Leon's offer she is heard to speak favourably about Leon at the end of episode 6 when Largo is killed by Leon's ever-amazing skill with a handgun. But a romantic relationship never actually takes form by the end of the series so the viewer is left perpetually to wonder. As for Priss's relationship with Sylvie the 33-S sexaroid, again the two characters share scenes where they could *seem* to be closer than friends, but a romantic relationship never takes a recognizable or definitive shape, and the viewer is left forever to ponder the truth on their own. Is Sylia a lesbian? This question echoes a line from the movie Blade Runner, where the replicant Rachel (who does not know her true nature at the time) is asked a sexually provocative question during a demonstration of the Voight-Kampf test which is designed to differentiate humans from replicants. Indignant, she responds like a human might, with sarcasm. She asks Detective Deckard if the Voight-Kampf test is designed to detect if she is a replicant, or a lesbian. The sarcastic response, not typical of an artificial lifeform, makes Deckard's job of deriving her true nature more difficult. So the question of whether she is a lesbian or not runs parallel to the question of whether she is a replicant or not. Considering Toshimichi Suzuki's (creator of BGC) borrowing of ideas and character names/traits from Blade Runner he most likely used the character Rachel to help create the aura of mystery that surrounds the Sylia, the end result of which, like Rachel, provides us with parallel questions about Sylia's nature, but unlike Rachel, are never definitively answered.--Dr Raven 03:16, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Lesbianism

message: Is there any relationship between the name of this series and the musical genre of Bubblegum Pop?
If so, it would be a good idea to include a link, but while the relationship is logical, I have no documentation that the name of the series was chosen on that basis or not.
* As far as I'm aware, the use of "bubblegum" is used in reference to how a situation can grow and eventually explode like blown bubblegum.
:*I always wondered whether it was meant to mean "this is a show about ass-kicking"; a reference to "I came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass...". --DocumentN 05:44, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Bubblegum Pop

message: Added link to Mason/Largo Theory webpage for details on how Mason may have transferred his consciousness to Largo.--Dr Raven 03:30, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mason & Largo Theory 

message: The original production/distribution was from Toshiba-EMI; Licenced by TOEMI for distribution in the United States by AnimEigo.  Just dug this info through a bunch of LaserDiscs sitting about, heh.  Not sure how that will all go in or much to elaborate on, but someone can. Jedo1507r 05:50, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Production/Distribution backgrounds? 

message: I've seen Bubblegum Crisis refered to Bubblegum Crisis 2030, should this be included as an alternate title or has someone incorrectly used this. - Jedaz 03:09, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bubblegum Crisis 2030 

message: I have begun to clean up this section, but any help would be appreciated. Also, would the creator of this and the K-11 section please conduct a little more editing before submission? The section, as it currently stands, doesn't meet the standards we should be trying to meet.
--Wbd 22:44, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  K-12 Suit 

message: I oppose a merger of this page with the Bubblegum Crisis 2040 page. They are very much different series, and share very little in common. It would end up making a large and contradictory page, and as such would not be a positive development.
Bubblegum Crisis was a self-contained series run from 1987 to 1991, whereas Bubblegum Crisis 2040 was run in 1998. A viewer would be quick to note that they are not the same, and as such should not share an article.
For example, a merger would mean that each main character would have two separate descriptions, or they'd need a title associated with each [eg. Nene2040, Nene2032]. 
--Wbd 15:27, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. Two different series, two different pages. --Cattus 00:05, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: If no one disagrees, I'll remove the merger notice on May 12, which should give any late commenters time to come in and state one way or the other, but I suspect that the general consensus will be to not merge the articles, if my assessment of the fandom [composed of those people who are most familiar with the two series] is correct. --Wbd 14:08, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger 

message: It's been admitted by both Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston that the title Megatokyo AND the character name Largo are references to Bubblegum Crisis. While other than a few other minor similarities the two series have nothing whatsoever to do with one another, saying that Megatokyo's name has nothing to do with Bubblegum Crisis is simply incorrect. It's a homage, of sorts.
Also, we now have a reference for this from Fred Gallagher's Twitter. --Nat (talk) 18:57, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Megatokyo 

message: Is Priss modeled after Francoise Hardy? See this image that looks like Priss
:: No proof exists to support or countermand that theory. Consider, however, that as a fictional character Priss doesn't have to be modelled after any real-life person. --217.197.68.83 (talk) 13:33, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  speculation 

message: i think a referance to the sound track of the show should be included, i personaly enjoyed the insert songs and am some what disheartend that the english soundtrack no longer exists as a seperate recording, as far as sound tracks go it was a ver nice piece of 80's glam rock and pop  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.149.127.90 (talk) 10:00, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Having heard both English and Japanese versions, I'd be happy for no one to ever hear about the English versions. The production values and talent involved in the English version's musical performances were not anywhere near the quality of the Japanese version. IMHO, that was the primary reason why the dubbed version was such a failure in the US. --Uncle Milty (talk) 14:47, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: sound track

message: I was hoping to find a conclusive explanation of the word Boomer (having not viewed the series in some time) which I think maybe is explained in the anime, but anyway it seems like information which would be pertinent to the main article (I checked some of related articles also) because it's a little less obvious than other mecha coinages.
I won't speculate on the derivation because I don't know. Though presumably it's related to "baby boomer" ... meaning either the some line "boomed" at some point, or maybe originally they were created to support an aging baby boomer population (a fairly common mecha trope) --99.197.224.57 (talk) 04:48, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It has nothing to do with baby-boomers. Rather, it has to do with the economic "boom" being experienced by Mega-Tokyo after recovering from the 2nd Kanto Earthquake which happened about 7 years before the series begins. You learn about this in the opening voice-over for Bubblegum Crash. ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 05:50, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

text: US Naval slang uses the term "boomer" to refer to SSBNs (Nuclear missile carrying submarines). Given the US Naval presence in Japan (e.g., Okinawa and Yokusuka) it wouldn't be a huge leap to make the connection between the two incredibly destructive high tech weapon systems (one real, one fictional). --Quartermaster (talk) 19:12, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology of "Boomer" 

message: 1. Needs a voice actor section. I may do this when I stop being lazy. It would be a chart format and include both JP and ENG voice actors.
2. More sources. Any sources anyone can find would be great. If anyone finds one, you can just post it here. --Harizotoh9 (talk) 19:54, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
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