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爆転シュートベイブレード (Bakuten Shūto Beiburēdo) |
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Genre | Action, Science fantasy, Drama, Sports |
Manga | |
Written by | Takao Aoki |
Published by | Shogakukan |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | CoroCoro Comic |
Original run | September 1999 – July 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, 2001 – December 24, 2001 |
Episodes | 51 |
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, 2002 – December 30, 2002 |
Episodes | 51 |
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, 2003 – December 29, 2003 |
Episodes | 52 |
Manga | |
Bakuten Shoot Beyblade: Rising | |
Written by | Takao Aoki |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | CoroCoro Aniki Comic |
Original run | July 2016 – present |
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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.