Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040

Series Info

In Megalo City, formerly Tokyo when the AD Police aren't enough, four women in hardsuits form a mercenary group, to combat high-tech crimes, usually related to Boomers, a new bio-mechanical creatures produced by the conglomerate Genom. They are designer Sylia Stingray, rock singer Priscilla Asagiri, office worker Linna Yamazaki, and police officer Nene Romanova and are collectively known as Team "Knight Sabers". In 2032, a devastating calamity struck Japan, called the Second Great Kanto Earthquake that killed over a hundred thousand people. Genom Corporation rose from this event and developed Boomer technology--cybernetic/nanotech organisms which look like humans, to perform menial tasks, to rebuild Tokyo, but their true purpose is to control the world. The Japanese government accepted this from Genom not knowing of its hidden agenda. Six years later, Sylia Stingray created the Knight Sabers to combat the "random" Boomers who are out of control and rampaging in the city. The Saber's don hardsuits, which are akin to Boomers in technology, with the AD Police hot on their tail as well, since they do not tolerate vigilantes or the fact that the Sabers are more effective than them.

Dramatis Personae

Name:	Sylia Stingray
Age:	24 yrs. old
Height:	175 cm
Background:	The leader of the Knight Sabers. Her father Dr. Katsuhito Stingray, was a top scientist in developing Boomer technology, but was opposed to Genom's plan's. He hid his research by implating them into Sylia's brain. Sylia, who misses her father even when she was small, hates Boomers very much because it occupied most of her dad's time, than be with her. Even though she grew up alone, her life was luxurious and pampered. She inherited her father's estate and is one of Megalo City's finest socialite. She owns the Silky Doll Lingerie Shop and the Lady 633 Building, which is also the Saber's secret base.

Name:	Asagiri Priscilla
Age:	19 yrs. old
Height:	173 cm
Background:	She is group's Heavy Assault Specialist, and is a head-strong and determined lady, who storms the frontlines without much ado. She had a very lonely past - her parents died in the Second Great Kanto earthquake when she was 12, and after wandering in different orphanages for five years, she joined a motorcycle gang, and fell in love with its leader. Unfortunately he was "taken" down by the AD Police, this explains Priss' hatred for men in general and the police in particular. She seems uncaring and brash but is quite open to the Saber's engineer, Nigel. She is quite popular in Megalo City as she acts as the frontwoman for the band, Sekiria. Her seiyuu is Asakawa Yuu.

Name:	Nene Romanova
Age:	18 yrs. old
Height:	157 cm
Background:	The group's Communication's Specialist, she is quite naive and carefree, like fighting Boomers is just a breeze, which is not true for her, for she may be the least-athletic/weakest among the four. She joined the Saber's by hacking through its network and "presenting" herself to Sylia, she is an invaluable member though she is lazy and junk food crazy, her membership in the AD Police is an added plus since she can tap into the police's systems for Boomer alert, thats why the Saber's always beat the AD Police to the scene. She is quite cheerful and is Priss' antithesis in the group.

Name:	Yamazaki Linna
Age:	20 yrs. old
Height:	170 cm
Background:	She is the group's Combat Specialist and is probably the best technical fighter of all the four. She was orphaned like Priss when she was 15 but unlike Priss, she didnt let this deter her ambitions. She came from Kyushu, which makes her a "country bumpkin" like most people she meets calls her. She is a big Sabers fan and joined the group when she tailed Priss to the Silky Doll Lingerie Shop, the Saber's secret base. She is quite optimistic and the most motivated among the four. Her seiyuu is Tomizawa Michie.

Name:	Leon McNichol
Age:
Background:	He is an AD Police officer, who is tasked at unveiling the Knight Saber's identity. He has like an on-off relation with Priss, whom he seem to like a lot.

Name:	Daley
Age:
Background:	He is Leon's bespectacled partner in AD Police who usually restrains Leon from doing anything brash and get them both into trouble, which more than usual fails. His seiyuu is Ueda Yuuji.

Name:	Nigel Kirkland
Age:
Background:	He is a former engineer at Genom, who has worked with Sylia's dad and with Boomers. He now maintains and modifies the Saber's hardsuits, which is no different from Boomer technology. He seems to like Sylia as well.

Name:	Macky Stingray
Age:
Background:	He is Sylia's "long lost brother", but was later revealed that he is not an ordinary human anymore, but has "Boomer" parts integrated in him.

Name:	Brian Mason
Age:
Background:	He is Genom Corporation's CEO, who planned world's domination, through Boomer technology. He is Quincy Rosenkreutz's(Genom's founder) "right hand", though he has his own "secret agendas".

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