Bakugan Battle Brawlers | |
Japanese DVD cover of Bakugan Battle Brawlers volume 13 featuring the main characters (from top left to bottom left clockwise): Shun, Alice, Julie, Marucho, Dan, and Runo.
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爆丸バトルブローラーズ (Bakugan Batoru Burōrāzu) |
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Genre | Action,Adventure,Science fantasy,Game,Monsters,Mecha |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Mitsuo Hashimoto |
Produced by | Joyce Miller |
Written by | Atsushi Maekawa |
Music by |
Takayuki Negishi Neil Parfitt |
Studio |
TMS Entertainment Dentsu Inc. Nelvana Animation |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
English network | |
Original run | April 5, 2007 – March 20, 2008 |
Episodes | 52 |
Anime television series | |
New Vestroia | |
Directed by | Mitsuo Hashimoto |
Produced by | Joyce Miller |
Written by | Atsushi Maekawa |
Music by |
Takayuki Negishi Neil Parfitt |
Studio |
TMS Entertainment Nelvana Animation |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
English network | |
Original run | April 12, 2009 – May 9, 2010 |
Episodes | 52 |
Anime television series | |
Gundalian Invaders | |
Directed by | Mitsuo Hashimoto |
Produced by | Joyce Miller |
Written by | Atsushi Maekawa |
Music by |
Takayuki Negishi Neil Parfitt |
Studio |
TMS Entertainment Nelvana Animation |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
English network | |
Original run | May 23, 2010 – January 29, 2011 |
Episodes | 39 |
Anime television series | |
Mechtanium Surge | |
Directed by | Mitsuo Hashimoto |
Produced by | Joyce Miller |
Written by | Aaron Barnett |
Music by | Neil Parfitt |
Studio |
TMS Entertainment Nelvana Animation |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
English network | |
Original run | February 13, 2011 – January 26, 2012 |
Episodes | 46 |
Manufacturer(s) | Sega Toys Spin Master |
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Illustrator(s) | various artists |
Publisher(s) |
Sega Toys Spin Master |
Years active | 2006 to 2012 |
Players | 2–4 |
Age range | 5 years and up |
Setup time | 5–10 minutes |
Playing time | 30–60 minutes |
Random chance | 8% |
Skill(s) required | Strategy, Arithmetic, Aim |
Website | www.bakugan.com |
Type | trick-taking |
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Players | 3-5, usually 4 |
Skills required |
Card counting Timing |
Age range | 5+ |
Cards | 56-card (42 for 3 players, 55 for 5) |
Deck | Special |
Play | Clockwise |
Card rank (highest to lowest) | 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 |
Playing time | 20-30 minutes |
Random chance | Moderate |
Related games | |
Oh Hell |
Bakugan Battle Brawlers (爆丸バトルブローラーズ Bakugan Batoru Burōrāzu?) is a Japanese-Canadian action adventure television series produced by TMS Entertainment, Dentsu Inc., and Nelvana Animation under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the battle brawlers who possess them. Though initially a failure in Japan, the series became popular in the United States and Canada, prompting the creation/order of several follow-up seasons, (New Vestroia, and Gundalian Invaders) which aired in other countries before Japan. The fourth and final season, Mechtanium Surge, was never broadcast in Japan and instead aired in Canadian and U.S. markets. The Bakugan franchise are co-productions from Spin Master and Sega Toys, with animation by TMS Entertainment, Dentsu, and Nelvana Animation.
A reboot series called Baku Tech! Bakugan which featured the characters from the manga of the same name aired on TV Tokyo from April 7, 2012 to March 30, 2013. It was followed by a sequel series called Baku Tech! Bakugan Gachi which ran from April 6, 2013 to December 28, 2013.
Spin Master has currently announced a new reboot for the franchise.
Dan Kuso's life changed one day when random cards fell out of the sky with special powers. He and his friend Shun invented a game called Bakugan with these. Together with his friends Runo, Marucho,Julie, Shun, and Alice, they form the Bakugan Battle Brawlers and its members are accidentally dragged into fighting for the fate of Vestroia (the Bakugan's home dimension) against the Doom Beings.
The season is the story of a dimension called Vestroia which loses its natural balance and merges with the Earth and many other worlds. An evil Bakugan called Naga was tempted to take the power of the Infinity and Silent Cores, which formed the Perfect Core that balanced Vestroia, but absorbed too much negative energy and thus was trapped within the Silent Core and destabilised Vestroia. So Dan and the brawlers decided to bring back balance by meeting new friends and allies in the other worlds, learn more about the origin of the Bakugan; and facing Naga, a rogue bakugan who seeks the mighty Infinity Core so that he could complete the all-powerful Perfect Core and have almighty power and absolute control over Earth and Ves