Beyblade (anime)

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Bakuten Shoot Beyblade
爆転シュート　ベイブレード (Bakuten Shūto Beiburedo)
Genre	Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
TV anime
Director	Toshifumi Kawase
Studio	Madhouse
Network	TV Tokyo
Other networks: ABS-CBN, Studio 23, Hero TV
Original run	January 8, 2001 – December 24, 2001
Episodes	51
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Beyblade (爆転シュート　ベイブレード, Explosive Shooting Beyblade^?) is the first of three Beyblade anime series. The story follows the BBA Team(Bladebreakers in the English dub) To achieve their aim of becoming world Beyblade Champions.

[edit] Plot summary

Beyblade's story revolved around the Bladebreakers, who were mostly concerned with winning the World Beyblading Championships. Tyson enters The Japanese Regional Beyblade Qualifying Tournament in hope to be the best Beyblader in Japan. Tyson finds himself up against Ray Kon, and after defeating him, he faces Kai Hiwatari, who will eventually become his greatest and eternal rival. After Tyson defeats Kai, it is revealed that Tyson, Kai, Ray and Max are to form a team called The Bladebreakers to represent Japan in the Beyblade World Championships. Tyson and his friends head off to China to match up against Ray's old team, The White Tigers. It is seen that Ray's old team holds a grudge against him for leaving them, but towards the end of the Chinese Tournament, Ray and his ex-teammates make amends, and the Bladebreakers win the tournament. After this, Tyson and his friends arrive in the USA to fight The All Starz, who are coached by Max's mother. After winning the American leg, the team find themselves stranded in Europe. In order to get to Russia to register for the World Championships, they must battle the Majestics who are Europe's top bladers. Once in Russia, Tyson and his friends find themselves up against The Demolition Boys, the Russian Champions, who are ruthless and obsessed with power. The Bladebreakers then discover that The Demolition Boys are merely tools for the BIOVOLT Corporation, run by Kai's grandfather, Voltaire, and Boris, a criminal mastermind. Initially, Kai was pursued by Boris to join the Demolition Boys in the ultimate quest for power, the Black Dranzer Bit-Beast which Kai was seeking to become the best Beyblader. However, he realizes his mistakes and rejoins the Bladebreakers. The Bladebreakers defeat the Demolition Boys in the finals, with Tyson defeating their leader, Tala, and becoming the World Champion.

[edit] Episode List

Main article: List of Beyblade episodes

[edit] Opening/Closing Songs

Japanese

• "Fighting Spirits - Song for Beyblade" - system-B (Opening Theme)
• "Cheer Song" - system-B (Closing Theme)

English

• "Let's Beyblade" - Sick Kid featuring Lukas Rossi (Opening Theme)

[edit] Insert Songs

English

• "All Across The Nation" - The Black Europeans
• "Never Gonna Take Me Down" - Anthony Vanderburgh
• "Let's Go Beybladers" - Krystal Band
• "Swing Low, Let It Rip" - Jason Dean
• "Heavyweight Generation Beyblade" - Jonathan Evans

[edit] Changes in the English Dub

Beyblade was significantly changed to make it more palatable for a western audience. The most notable of the changes include:

• The phrase "Go Shoot" was replaced with "Let it Rip", possibly to avoid references to gun violence, but the official reasoning is unknown.
• New intro/opening sequences containing scenes from episodes and the original intro/opening sequences.
• Several characters' names were changed, many characters having their Japanese names changed to English alternatives. Team names were also changed.
• Instrumental soundtracks were changed to punk and metal style music, with lyrics. There wasn't any original Japanese soundtrack remaining.
• Sound effects are changed to familiar American sound effects. There weren't any original Japanese sound effects remaining.
• Logos originally displayed in Japanese were redesigned in English.
• AJ Topper and Brad Best were added to make comments about the tournaments. They did not exist in the original instead, Blader DJ filled this role.
• Kenny's Bit-Beast, Dizzara (aka "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.
• 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 changed.
• Every episode had its title changed from its Japanese counterpart.
• Originally the Beyblade name and the Bit-Beast name was different; for example, instead of Dragoon for both the blade and the Bit-Beast, it was Dragoon for the blade and Seiryuu for the Bit-Beast.
• The characters were younger in the original with Tyson starting the series at 10 instead of 12, with the rest of the team aged accordingly.

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