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Beyblade (anime)

Beyblade
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爆転シュートベイブレード
(Bakuten Shūto Beiburēdo)
Genre Action, Science fantasy, Drama, Sports
Manga
Written by Takao Aoki
Published by Shogakukan
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine CoroCoro Comic
Original run September 1999July 2004
Volumes 14
Anime television series
Directed by Toshifumi Kawase
Produced by Masao Maruyama
Jae-Young Kim
Eun-Mi Lee
Written by Kazuhiko Soma
Tatsuhiko Urahata
Music by Yoshihisa Hirano
Studio Madhouse
Licensed by
Original network TV Tokyo
English network
Original run January 8, 2001December 24, 2001
Episodes 51 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Beyblade V-Force
Directed by Yoshio Takeuchi
Produced by Shin'ichi Ikeda
Susumu Matsuyama
Kanehide Sai
Written by Yoshifumi Fukushima
Music by Hiruyuki Hayase
Studio Nippon Animation
Licensed by
Original network TV Tokyo
English network
Original run January 7, 2002December 30, 2002
Episodes 51 (List of episodes)
Anime film
Beyblade: Fierce Battle
Directed by Takuo Suzuki
Produced by Hiroya Nishimura
Takao Murakami
Written by Yoshifumi Fukushima
Music by Hiruyuki Hayase
Studio Nippon Animation
Released August 17, 2002
Runtime 70 minutes
Anime television series
Beyblade G-Revolution
Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto
Produced by Shin'ichi Ikeda
Susumu Matsuyama
Mamiko Aoki
Shunju Aoki
Written by Jiro Takayama
Music by Yasuharu Takanashi
Studio Nippon Animation
Licensed by
Original network TV Tokyo
English network
Original run January 6, 2003December 29, 2003
Episodes 52 (List of episodes)
Manga
Bakuten Shoot Beyblade: Rising
Written by Takao Aoki
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine CoroCoro Aniki Comic
Original run July 2016present
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Beyblade, known in Japan as Explosive Shoot Beyblade (爆転シュートベイブレード, Bakuten Shūto Beiburēdo?), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Aoki to promote sales of spinning tops called "Beyblades." Originally serialized in CoroCoro Comic from September 1999 to July 2004, the individual chapters were collected and published in 14 tankōbon by Shogakukan. The series focuses on a group of kids who form teams with which they battle one another using Beyblades.

The manga is licensed for English language release in North America by Viz Media. An anime adaptation, also titled Beyblade and spanning 51 episodes, aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from January 8, 2001 to December 24, 2001. The second, Beyblade V-Force, ran for another 51 episodes from January 7, 2002 until December 30, 2002. Beyblade G-Revolution, the third and final adaptation, also spanned 52 episodes (the last two episodes were released together as a double-length special in Japan) and aired from January 6, 2003, until its conclusion on December 29, 2003. Hasbro Studios and Nelvana Limited licensed the anime for an English-language release. Takara Tomy developed the Beyblade toy line.

A young boy named Tyson (Takao Kinomiya) enters the Japan Regional Beyblade Qualifying Tournament, where he encounters Ray Kon (Rei Kon) and Kai Hiwatari. After defeating them, they organize a team, known as the Bladebreakers, along with Max Tate (Max Mizuhara). Kenny tags along as their manager. The Bladebreakers tour to China to register for the championships, while confronting the White Tigers, Ray's former team. It is seen that Ray's old team holds a grudge against him for leaving them. Toward the end of the Chinese tournament, Ray and his ex-teammates make amends, and the Bladebreakers win the tournament.


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