Episode 9 - There's No Win Without Fail

Episode 9 - There's No Win Without Fail

Author: Akihabara Renditions: anime, manga, fandom, fan culture January 1, 2009 Duration: 51:23

Episode 9 features a review for a series which has a special place in most older anime fans hearts and probably one of the first series to make them cringe and scream in physical pain after watching it.

Hosts: Drew Sutton, Marc Smazik, Jason Brown and Richard Hoelsher.

So yes, Akihabara Renditions steps up to the plate and offers another take on the 1987 (pseudo-)cyberpunk OAV series, Bubblegum Crisis. Deciding to skip the discussion section, because this episode featured one of our first planned travesties, we move right along into the 1991 sequel Bubblegum Crash.


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