On Wed, 31 Oct 2001, Kevin Lew -- The Eternal Kasumi wrote:

> On Wed, 31 Oct 2001, Tobias Diedrich wrote:
> 
> > Well, can you tell me how "Bubblegum Crisis" got it's name ?
> > IMHO it's both because it sounds good and maybe because they didn't know
> > better.
> 
> No, there's a reason.  It's on the rec.arts.anime.misc FAQ if you read it.
> I haven't read that newsgroup in forever so I don't have it memorized
> anymore.
> 
> If I remember right, the show's title represents a "bubble that is about
> to burst".  That is, a situation under serious tension that's about to
> break down and have serious after-effects.

Kinda like the "Bubble Economy" that burst in the late 80's, right?
Still, that doesn't explain the "Bubblegum Crash" series after the OAV,
unless you compare the title to a metaphorical stockmarket crash or
something (society collapsing, perhaps?)...

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