Beyblade (Bakuten Shoot Beyblade in Japanese, 爆転シュートベイブレード Bakuten Shūto Beiburēdo) is an anime series based on the manga written and illustrated by Takao Aoki to promote sales of spinning tops called "Beyblades". The series focuses on a group of kids who form teams with which they battle one another using Beyblades. There are three seasons of this anime: the original (51 episodes), V-Force (51 episodes) and G-Revolution (52 episodes), which consists of a total of 154 episodes in total.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Original Name | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Seasons |
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| Main Characters | |||||
| Bladebreakers / G-Revolutions | |||||
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Tyson Granger | Takao Kinomiya | Motoko Kumai | Marlowe Gardiner-Heslin | 1-3 |
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Kenny Saien | Manabu "Kyoujyu" Saien | Hōko Kuwashima | Alex Hood | 1-3 |
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Kai Hiwatari | Urara Takano | David Reale | 1-3 | |
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Ray Kon | Rei Kon | Aya Hisakawa | Daniel DeSanto | 1-3 |
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Max Tate | Max Mizuhara | Ai Orikasa | Gage Knox | 1-3 |
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Hilary Tachibana | Hiromi Tachibana | Shiho Kikuchi | Caitriona Murphy | 2-3 |
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Daichi Sumeragi | Nao Nagasawa | Mary Long | 3 | |
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Dizzi | Julie Lemieux | 1-2 | ||
| Secondary Characters | |||||
| White Tigers / White Tiger X | |||||
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Lee Wong | Rai Chen | Kōichi Nagano | Peter Cugno | 1, 3 |
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Mariah Wong | Mao Chen | Nina Kumagaya | Julie Lemieux | 1, 3 |
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Kevin Cheng | Kiki | Junko Shimakata | Ari-Paul Saunders | 1, 3 |
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Gary Tan | Gao | Kazuyuki Ishikawa | Craig Lauzon | 1, 3 |
| All Starz / PPB All Starz | |||||
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Michael Summers | Kappei Yamaguchi | Lyon Smith | 1, 3 | |
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Eddy Wheeler | Hisayoshi Suganuma | Tim Grimes | 1 | |
| Craig Lauzon | 3 | ||||
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Emily Watson | Yukari Honma | Julie Zwillich | 1 | |
| Katie Griffin | 3 | ||||
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Judy Tate | Judy Mizuhara | Emi Shinohara | Susan Roman | 1-3 |
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Steven Jones | Kenichi Suzumura | Vincent Corazza | 1 | |
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Rick Anderson | Takehiro Murozono | Tony Daniels | 3 | |
| Demolition Boys / Blitzkrieg Boys | |||||
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Tala Valkov | Yuri Ivanov | Chiaki Morita | Jamie Haydon-Devlin | 1, 3 |
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Bryan Kuztenov | Boris Kuztenov | Wasabi Mizuta | Craig Lauzon | 1, 3 |
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Spencer Petrov | Sergei Petrov | Tomokazu Sugita | Peter Cugno | 1, 3 |
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Ian Papov | Ivan Papov | Aya Sakaguchi | Shannon Perreault | 1 |
| Majestics | |||||
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Robert Jürgens | Ralf Jürgens | Yuki Matsuda | Vincent Corazza | 1 |
| Robert Norman Smith | 3 | ||||
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Johnny McGregor | Chiharu Tezuka | Jo Vannicola | 1 | |
| Hikaru Tokita | 3 | ||||
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Oliver Polanski | Omi Minami | Susan Roman | 1 | |
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Enrique | Giancarlo Tornatore | Daisuke Sakaguchi | Jullie Zwillich | 1 |
| Dark Bladers | |||||
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Sanguinex | Blood | Hiroshi Kamiya | Chris Marren | 1 |
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Lupinex | Howling | Tsutomu Takayama | Tony Daniels | 1 |
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Cenotaph | Cairona | Kenichi Sakaguchi | Robert Tinkler | 1 |
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Zomb | Jai | Yuka Imai | Tony Daniels | 1 |
| Others | |||||
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Mr. Dickenson | Kogoro Daitenji | Tamio Ōki | Bill Colgate | 1-3 |
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DJ Jazzman | Blader DJ | Mitsuaki Madono | Raoul Bhaneja | 1-3 |
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Brad Best | Mark Dailey | 1-3 | ||
| AJ Topper | Eric Woolfe | 1-3 | |||
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Taro Tate | Taro Mizuhara | Hidenari Ugaki | John Stocker | 1-3 |
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Ryu Granger | Ryunosuke Kinomiya | Chikao Ōtsuka | George Buza | 1-3 |
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Voltaire Hiwatari | Sōichirō Hiwatari | Kōji Ishii | Allen Stewart-Coates | 1 |
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Tyson's Father | Tatsuya Kinomiya | Osamu Hosoi | Craig Lauzon | 1 |
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Andrew | Akira | Kōki Miyata | Lyon Smith | 1 |
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Carlos | Hiruta | Chiaki Morita | Rob Stefaniuk | 1 |
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Tony | Takahiro Sakurai | Dan Warry-Smith | 1 | |
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Boris Balkov | Volkov Vladimir | Takehito Koyasu | Tony Daniels | 1, 3 |
| V-Force | |||||
| Saint Shields | |||||
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Ozuma | Yuki Kaida | Alex House | 2 | |
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Dunga | Yasuhiro Takato | Tony Daniels | 2 | |
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Joseph | Yusuf | Sachi Matsumoto | Craig Lauzon | 2 |
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Mariam | Yuka Komatsu | Shannon Perreault | 2 | |
| King & Queen | |||||
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King | Hirofumi Nojima | David Berni | 2 | |
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Queen | Mie Sonozaki | Susan Laney Dalton | 2 | |
| Team Psykick | |||||
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Sierra Gideon | Takashi Matsuyama | Len Carlson | 2 | |
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Doctor B | Tsuyoshi Koyama | Tony Daniels | 2 | |
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Kane Yamashita | Yūki Tai | Peter Cugno | 2 | |
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Salima | Hikaru Ikeda | Susan Roman | 2 | |
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Goki | Yasuhiro Fujiwara | Craig Lauzon | 2 | |
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Dr. Zagart | Kōsei Hirota | Lawrence Bayne | 2 | |
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Wyatt Smithwright | Yuya Minami | Akiko Kimura | Edward Glen | 2 |
| G-Revolution | |||||
| BEGA Bladers / Justice 5 | |||||
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Brooklyn Masefield | Sōichirō Hoshi | Robert Tinkler | 3 | |
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Garland Siebald | Hiroshi Kamiya | David Berni | 3 | |
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Ming Ming | Aya Hirano | Stephanie Beard | 3 | |
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Mystel | Kōki Miyata | Edward Glen | 3 | |
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Moses "Crusher" Kelley | Masaya Takatsuka | Richard Dumont | 3 | |
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Hiro Granger | Hitoshi Kinomiya | Daisuke Namikawa | Tim Hamaguchi | 3 |
| F-Dynasty | |||||
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Julia Fernández | Kumiko Watanabe | Shannon Perreault | 3 | |
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Raúl Fernández | Akiko Kimura | Jonathan Potts | 3 | |
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Romero | Eiji Takemoto | Lyon Smith | 3 | |
| Barthez Battalion | |||||
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Miguel Lavalier | Michael Lavalier | Hiro Yūki | Chris Marren | 3 |
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Mathilda Alster | Hiromi Konno | Katie Griffin | 3 | |
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Claude Tavarez | Akira Sasanuma | Craig Lauzon | 3 | |
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Jean-Paul Barthez | Hitoshi Bifu | Edward Glen | 3 | |
Additional Voices[]
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Music[]
Beyblade[]
- Opening: "Let's beyblade"
- Battle theme: "Round after round"
- Battle theme: "Never gonna take me down"
- Battle theme. "All across the nation"
- Battle theme: "Let's go beybladers"
- Battle theme: "Swing Low, Let It Rip"
- "Tony's Rap Song"
- Vocals by: Lucas Rossi & Sick Kid
Beyblade V-Force[]
- Battle song: "Underdog"
- Battle song: "Switchblade"
- Battle song: "Always be in The Game"
- Vocals by: Lucas Rossi & Sick Kid
Beyblade G-Revolution[]
- Battle theme: "Hang On"
- Battle theme: "I'm Not Going Down"
- Battle theme: "Rise Above The Storm"
- Vocals by: Lucas Rossi & Sick Kid
Notes[]
- The character of Dizzi was a dub-exclusive addition. Most of her dialogue was originally spoken by Kenny in the original Japanese dub, removing much of his role of telling the Bladers about Beyblade. It is unknown why she was added, though it was possible it was to give a female character in the otherwise all-male dominated main cast. It's also noted that Dizzi's role eventually diminished when Hilary joined the series.
- As well, AJ Topper and Brad Best are also dub-exclusive, being two commentators who are never seen on screen.
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-2004 | YTV | Canada | 
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| 2002-2004 | ABC Family | United States | 
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| 2004-2009 | Toon Disney (Jetix) | ||
| 2004-2006 | Toonami | United Kingdom | 
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| 2008 | Pop TV | ||
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneon Entertainment | 2003-2004 | 
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Episodes 1-24 | NTSC | United States |
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| 8 Volumes | ||||||
| 2003-2004 | 
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Episodes 1-50 | 1 NTSC | |||
| 10 Volumes | ||||||
| FUNimation Entertainment | 2003-2004 |
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Episodes 103-118 | NTSC | ||
| 5 Volumes | ||||||
| 2003-2004 |
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Episodes 103-124 | 1 NTSC | |||
| 7 Volumes | ||||||
| New Video Group | 2014 |
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Episodes 1-52 | 1 NTSC | ||
| 8 Discs | ||||||
| Discotek Media | 2019* | 
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The Complete Series | |||
| 3 Volumes | ||||||
*Standard Definition Blu-Ray
