The series started with Toshimichi Suzuki intention to remake the 1982 film Techno Police 21C. Explaining that "we originally named the series "bubblegum" to reflect a world in crisis, like a chewing-gum bubble thats's about to burst." Suzuki explained in a 1993 Animerica interview the meaning behind the cryptic title. The humanoid robots known as "boomers" in the series also resemble Terminators cyborgs from the Terminator film. The opening sequence of episode 1 is modeled on the opening sequence of Streets of Fire. The setting displays strong influences from the movies Blade Runner and Streets of Fire. One of the series' themes is the inability of the department to deal with threats due to political infighting, red tape, and an insufficient budget. The AD Police are tasked to deal with Boomer-related crimes. While Boomers are intended to serve mankind, they become deadly instruments in the hands of ruthless individuals.
Its main product are boomers - humanoid robots used for manual labor and military purposes. The main antagonist is Genom, a megacorporation with immense power and global influence. During the first episode, disparities in wealth are shown to be more pronounced than in previous periods in post-war Japan. The series begins in the late 2032, seven years after the Second Great Kanto Earthquake has split Tokyo geographically and culturally in two.