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Beyblade


Beyblade (ベイブレード Beiburēdo) is a spinning top toy produced by Takara starting in 1999/7. In 2002, Hasbro produced Beyblade based on the corresponding anime TV series.

In the basic rules of the game, one player wins by knocking the competitor's beyblade out of a dish (commonly called a Beystadium) or to outspin the competing top(s).

Beyblade Toy information

Here is information on the details of Beyblades the toys:

  • Basic system
  • Magnacore system
  • Engine Gear
  • Hard metal system
  • Beyblade list

Other parts

Like the TV show, some Beyblade tops can be controlled after they are launched. For head-to-head battle between 2 RC tops, 2 RC launchers with separate frequencies are required.

Entertainment Media

In anime and manga, the story is about a group of children battling with highly powerful spinning tops enchanted with sacred 'bit beasts' or spirits of mythical and powerful creatures.

The show focuses on the battles between beyblading teams. The protagonist team, the Blade Breakers, includes Takao Kinomiya (Tyson Granger in the dubbed English version), Kai Hiwatari, Max Mizuhara (Max Tate), Rei Kon (Ray Kon/Ray Kong), and Kyouju (Kenny) who battle it out against teams across the globe to be the world's best beybladers.

The Beyblade anime is licensed by Nelvana in North America. The Beyblade manga, made by Takao Aoki, is published in English in North America by VIZ Media and keeps its original right to left format, though names are changed to match the English anime version. In Singapore, it is published in English by Chuang Yi.

There have also been several video games based on the show, spanning the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation and GameCube. However, as is the case with many video games based on licensed properties these games have been critically panned.

American changes

Arriving in United States, Beyblade was significantly changed by Nelvana. The most notable of the changes include:

  • New intro/opening sequences.
  • Several characters' names were changed, many characters having their Japanese names changed to English alternatives (presumably more American).
  • Instrumental soundtracks were changed to pop-punk style music, with lyrics. There wasn't any original Japanese soundtrack remaining.
  • Logos originally displayed in Japanese were redesigned in English.
  • Some scenes considered inappropriate for children were cut, although Beyblade was not originally designed with only younger viewers in mind.
  • In V-Force, Ray's first new beyblade was called Driger 5, but its original name is Driger V. Nelvana must have been very confused to believe that V was 5 in Roman numerals.
  • AJ Topper and Brad Best were added to make comments about the tournaments; these were originally only made by DJ Jazzman.
  • Kenny's "bitbeast", Dizzi, was added for comic relief during the first two seasons. It was said in the dub version that she accidentally entered his laptop causing her to speak. She did not appear in the third season. Originally, in the Japanese version, she couldn't speak, but somehow she existed.
  • Before every official fight, a small scene talking about the bladers and the stadium appears. First, it shows the stadium, in different angles, with its name. Then it shows an image of the blader, his/her attack, defense and endurance points, name and special attack. An image and name of the bit beast also appears.
  • Elements of the dialogue were also changed, sometimes leading to incongruity between the dialogue and what happens onscreen.
  • Every episode and season had its title changed from its Japanese counterpart, except for the third season's title (G-Revoluton).
  • In the conclusion of G-Revolution,Beyblade's last season,the original version contained some images showing all the characters that ever made an important appearence,like those in V-Force and those who didn't returned in G-Revolution.For some reason,Nelvana censored the images,although they were nothing but images showing all the characters.


TV series

Beyblade has a total of 3 seasons with about 51 episodes in each. The Japanese names for each season have been put in the brackets. In season one the beyblades were drawn by hand only, but in seasons two and three they were brought to life with a mix of drawings and CGI.

  • Beyblade
  • Beyblade V-Force
  • Beyblade G-Revolution

Broadcasting

  • Australia: Cheez TV
  • Brazil: Jetix (and some time ago, Globo(TV Xuxa's block), but not any more.)
  • Canada: YTV
  • Estonia: TV3
  • Finland: Nelonen
  • India: Cartoon Network (Toonami block)
  • Ireland: RTÉ Two (The Den block)
  • Japan: TV Tokyo
  • Korea: SBS (Korea) (hangul:탑 블레이드, Top Blade)
  • Mexico: Canal 5 XHGC(Televisa)
  • New Zealand: TV2
  • Norway: TV2
  • Pakistan: Cartoon Network Pakistan
  • Philippines: ABS-CBN, HERO TV
  • Poland: Jetix (and some time ago, Polsat, but not any more.)
  • Portugal: TVI and Canal Panda
  • Peru: Andina de Television
  • Spain: Antena 3
  • United Kingdom: Toonami and Five
  • United States: ABC Family (JETIX block) and Toon Disney


Movie

Beyblade: The Movie - Fierce Battle is chronologically between second and third TV series, but Daichi appeared in the movie. A new Beyblade team named Shadow Bladers (consisting of new beybladers Steven, Ashley, Daniel, and Henry) was introduced.


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In anime and manga, the story is about a group of children battling with highly powerful spinning tops enchanted with sacred 'bit beasts' or spirits of mythical and powerful creatures. Amazonas State, Brazil. For head-to-head battle between 2 RC tops, 2 RC launchers with separate frequencies are required. Amazonas Region, Peru. Like the TV show, some Beyblade tops can be controlled after they are launched. Amazonas Department, Colombia. Here is information on the details of Beyblades the toys:. Amazonas, the name of several administrative divisions in South America named after the river, including:

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    . The Amazon River, Amazon Rainforest, and Amazon Basin through which it flows. In the basic rules of the game, one player wins by knocking the competitor's beyblade out of a dish (commonly called a Beystadium) or to outspin the competing top(s). The legendary Amazons, women renowned in antiquity for their prowess in battle. In 2002, Hasbro produced Beyblade based on the corresponding anime TV series.
    Beyblade (ベイブレード Beiburēdo) is a spinning top toy produced by Takara starting in 1999/7.

    United States: ABC Family (JETIX block) and Toon Disney. United Kingdom: Toonami and Five. Spain: Antena 3. Peru: Andina de Television.

    Portugal: TVI and Canal Panda. Poland: Jetix (and some time ago, Polsat, but not any more.). Philippines: ABS-CBN, HERO TV. Pakistan: Cartoon Network Pakistan.

    Norway: TV2. New Zealand: TV2. Mexico: Canal 5 XHGC(Televisa). Korea: SBS (Korea) (hangul:탑 블레이드, Top Blade).

    Japan: TV Tokyo. Ireland: RTÉ Two (The Den block). India: Cartoon Network (Toonami block). Finland: Nelonen.

    Estonia: TV3. Canada: YTV. Brazil: Jetix (and some time ago, Globo(TV Xuxa's block), but not any more.). Australia: Cheez TV.

    Beyblade G-Revolution. Beyblade V-Force. Beyblade. In the conclusion of G-Revolution,Beyblade's last season,the original version contained some images showing all the characters that ever made an important appearence,like those in V-Force and those who didn't returned in G-Revolution.For some reason,Nelvana censored the images,although they were nothing but images showing all the characters.

    Every episode and season had its title changed from its Japanese counterpart, except for the third season's title (G-Revoluton). Elements of the dialogue were also changed, sometimes leading to incongruity between the dialogue and what happens onscreen. An image and name of the bit beast also appears. Then it shows an image of the blader, his/her attack, defense and endurance points, name and special attack.

    First, it shows the stadium, in different angles, with its name. Before every official fight, a small scene talking about the bladers and the stadium appears. Originally, in the Japanese version, she couldn't speak, but somehow she existed. She did not appear in the third season.

    It was said in the dub version that she accidentally entered his laptop causing her to speak. Kenny's "bitbeast", Dizzi, was added for comic relief during the first two seasons. AJ Topper and Brad Best were added to make comments about the tournaments; these were originally only made by DJ Jazzman. Nelvana must have been very confused to believe that V was 5 in Roman numerals.

    In V-Force, Ray's first new beyblade was called Driger 5, but its original name is Driger V. Some scenes considered inappropriate for children were cut, although Beyblade was not originally designed with only younger viewers in mind. Logos originally displayed in Japanese were redesigned in English. There wasn't any original Japanese soundtrack remaining.

    Instrumental soundtracks were changed to pop-punk style music, with lyrics. Several characters' names were changed, many characters having their Japanese names changed to English alternatives (presumably more American). New intro/opening sequences. Beyblade list.

    Hard metal system. Engine Gear. Magnacore system. Basic system.