Bakugan: Battle Brawlers (爆丸バトルブローラーズ Bakugan Batoru Burōrāzu) is a Japanese anime series based on the a strategic game called Bakugan developed by Sega Toys and Spin Master. The series was produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the battle brawlers who possess them.
The series first premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2007. Nelvana produced an English version which aired on the Canadian television network Teletoon in July 2007. Cartoon Network premiered the series on February 24, 2008 in the United States. The series was followed by a sequel, Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia, in 2009.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Original Name | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighters | ||||
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Daniel "Dan" Kuso | Danma Kuso | Yū Kobayashi | Scott McCord |
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Runo Misaki | Eri Sendai | Julie Lemieux | |
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Marucho Marukura | Choji Marukura | Ryō Hirohashi | Cameron Ansell (eps. 1-2) |
| Jo Vannicola (eps. 3-52) | ||||
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Julie Makimoto | Julie Heyward | Risa Mizuno | Katie Griffin |
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Shun Kazami | Chihiro Suzuki | Zachary Bennett | |
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Alice Gehabich | Mamiko Noto | Emilie Barlow | |
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Masquerade | Sōichirō Hoshi | Lyon Smith | |
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Klaus von Hertzen | Takayuki Kondō | Jeremy Harris | |
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Chan Lee | Miyuki Sawashiro | Stephanie Mills | |
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Webmaster Joe Brown | Osamu Jō | Sōichirō Hoshi | Scott McCord (ep. 16) |
| Travis Ferris (eps. 17-52) | ||||
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Billy Gilbert | Kiyotaka Furushima | Bailey Stocker | |
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Julio Santana | Tsuguo Mogami | Dan Petronijevic | |
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Komba O'Charlie | Marina Inoue | Julie Lemieux | |
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Nene | Tomoko Kaneda | Sunday Muse (eps. 25, 45) | |
| Caroly Larson (ep. 47) | ||||
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Shuji | Tsuguo Mogami | Darren Frost | |
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Akira | Marina Inoue | Susan Roman | |
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Jenny | Kani | Miyuki Sawashiro | Megan Fahlenbock (eps. 7-8, 46) |
| Stevie Vallance (ep. 52) | ||||
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Jewels | Nae | Marina Inoue | Bailey Stocker |
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Christopher | Tsuyoshi | Ayumi Fujimura | Connor Price (eps. 24, 33, 37) |
| Jake Roseman (ep. 48) | ||||
 
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Dr. Michael Gehabich/ Hal-G |
Masaharu Satō | Ron Pardo | |
| Bakugan | ||||
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Dragonoid Pyrus Delta Dragonoid Ultimate Dragonoid Infinity Dragonoid |
Keiji Fujiwara | Jason Deline | |
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Tigrerra Haos Blade Tigrerra |
Tigress | Atsushi Ono | Stevie Vallance |
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Preyas Aquos | Predator | Eiji Miyashita | Shawn Meunier |
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Gorem Subterra Hammer Gorem |
Golem | Hiroki Yasumoto | Stephen Hart |
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Skyress Ventus Storm Skyress |
Pheonix | Chiharu Suzuka | Barbara Budd |
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Hydranoid Darkus Dual Hydranoid Alpha Hydranoid |
Hydra | Izō Oikawa | Craig Marshall |
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Angelo Aquos | Predator Angel | Takayuki Kondō | Shawn Meunier |
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Diablo Aquos | Predator Diablo | Shintarō Ōhata | |
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Sirenoid Aquos | Siren | Fuyuka Oura | Julie Lemieux |
| Harpus Ventus | Harpy | Ayumi Tsunematsu | ||
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Apollonir Pyrus | Fafnir | Tetsu Inada | Zachary Bennett |
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Lars Lion Haos | Ryōko Ono | Julie Lemieux | |
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Frosch Aquos | Tetsuo Satō | Scott McCord | |
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Clayf Subterra | Tarō Yamaguchi | Ron Pardo | |
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Oberus Ventus | Oberon | Yuka Iguchi | Katie Griffin |
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Exedra Darkus | Hiroyuki Kinoshita | Peter Cugno | |
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Tayghen | Shiltis | Ayumi Fujimura | Alyson Court |
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Hairadee | Rock | Carman Melville | |
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Rabeeder | Shire | Marina Inoue | Stevie Vallance |
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Tricloid | Droa | Kinoko Yamada | Caroly Larson |
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Druman | Keble | Yoshinori Sonobe | Joseph Motiki |
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Centorrior | Faust | Takashi Kondō | Scott McCord |
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Naga Silent Naga |
Hideyuki Umezu | Andrew Pifko (ep. 1) | |
| John Stocker (eps. 2-22) | ||||
| Wavern | Wyvern | Nao Takamori | Deann Degruijter | |
| Darkus Reaper | Lucifer | Susumu Akagi | Peter Cugno | |
| Other Civilians | ||||
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Grandpa Kazami | Tsuguo Mogami | Aron Tager | |
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Miyoko Kuso | Ayumi Tsunematsu | Alyson Court | |
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Shinjiro Kuso | Takayuki Kondō | Ron Pardo | |
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Kato | Masaharu Satō | ||
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Saki Misaki | Akane Murakami | Deann Degruijter | |
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Kyosuke Marukura | Atsushi Ono | Ron Pardo | |
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Shōko Marukura | Fuyuka Ōura | Julie Lemieux | |
| Daisy Makimoto | Daisy Makimoto | Annick Obonsawin | ||
| Joe's Mother | Ao Takahashi | Daniela Lama | ||
| Shiori Kazami | Caroly Larson | |||
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikimaru | Nobuhiko Okamoto | Dan Petronijevic | 3 | |
| Ryo | Marina Inoue | Tim Hamaguchi | 4 | |
| Kenji | Akiko Hokamura | Darcy Smith | 6 | |
| Kenta | Fuyuka Ōura | Will Bowes | ||
| Takashi | Takayuki Kondō | Mitchell Eisner | 9 | |
| Travis | ¿? | Carter Hayden | 23-24 |
Additional Voices[]
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Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-2008 | Teletoon | Canada | 
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| 2008-2009 | Cartoon Network | United States | 
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| 2023-present | Primo TV | United States |
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Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warner Home Video | 2008-2010 | 
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Episodes 1-26 | 1 NTSC |
United States |
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| 6 Volumes | ||||||
| 2010 | Episodes 1-26 | |||||
| 2 Volumes | ||||||
See Also[]
- Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia
- Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders
- Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge
- Bakugan: Battle Planet
External Links[]
- Bakugan: Battle Brawlers (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Bakugan: Battle Brawlers at the Internet Movie Database