Beyblade, known in Japan as Explosive Shoot Beyblade, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Aoki to promote sales of spinning tops called "Beyblades" developed as a co-production between Takara Tomy and Hasbro. The series focuses on a group of kids who form teams, which battle one another using Beyblades. Originally serialized in Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic from September 1999 to July 2004, the individual chapters were collected and published in 14 tankōbon volumes and was licensed for English-language release in North America by Viz Media. It was licensed for English releases in Singapore and in Australia and New Zealand by Chuang Yi.
Hulu is an American subscription streaming media and content hub within the Disney+ streaming service owned by The Walt Disney Company. It was launched on October 29, 2007.
OLM, Inc.,, is a Japanese animation and film studio headquartered in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, founded on October 3, 1990, by former Studio Gallop and OB Planning employees. They are best known for producing the Pokémon anime series.
Fred Tatasciore is an American voice actor who has provided voices in animated and live-action films, television shows, and video games. He is known for voicing the Hulk, Volstagg, and Beast in various Marvel media and Solomon Grundy in various DC media. Other characters he has voiced include Yosemite Sam, Taz, Soldier: 76, Shao Kahn, and Kakuzu.
Beyblade: Metal Fusion, known in Japan as Metal Fight Beyblade, is a Japanese manga created by Takafumi Adachi, serialized in Shogakukan's monthly magazine CoroCoro Comic between September 2008 and February 2012.
Beyblade: Metal Fusion, known in Japan as Metal Fight Beyblade, is the first season of the 2009 Japanese anime television series Beyblade: Metal Saga based on Takafumi Adachi's manga series Beyblade: Metal Fusion, which itself is based on the Beyblade spinning top game from Takara Tomy. The 51-episode series was produced by d-rights and Nelvana under the direction of Kunihisa Sugishima.
Beyblade: Shogun Steel, also known as Metal Fight Beyblade Zero-G, is a Japanese manga by Takafumi Adachi that was based on Hasbro and Takara Tomy's Beyblade franchise. It was published between April 2012 and December 2012 in CoroCoro Comic, and serves as the conclusion to the Beyblade Metal Saga, whereas the previous installments focused on metal parts, the line of Beyblades in Shogun Steel focused on zero gravity battles with the advent of a new stadium system.
Yo-kai Watch is a Japanese media franchise created and developed by Level-5. The franchise's main work is the role-playing video game series of the same name, the first of which was released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2013. Three main sequels and several spinoffs, on both Nintendo and mobile platforms, have been released. In December 2019, the franchise expanded to PlayStation with the release of Yo-kai Watch 4++. An associated toy line is produced by Bandai for the Japanese market, while Hasbro formerly sold the toys under license in the Americas and Europe.
BeyWarriors: Cyborg is an anime series, a spin-off of the Beyblade franchise. Commissioned by Nelvana and produced by SynergySP, the series follows BeyWheelz and BeyWarriors: BeyRaiderz in being created primarily for the Western market. The standalone show has 26 episodes.
Beyblade Burst is a Japanese manga and toyline created by Hiro Morita, based on Takara Tomy's Beyblade franchise. The third series of the franchise, the Beyblade Burst toyline launched on July 15, 2015, while the original manga was serialized in Shogakukan's children's manga magazine CoroCoro Comic from August 2015 to December 2021 and is compiled into twenty tankōbon volumes. Shogakukan's South East Asian branch began publishing it in English in April 2017.
Disney XD is an American pay television channel owned by the Disney Branded Television and Disney Entertainment units of The Walt Disney Company. The channel is aimed primarily at older children ages six to eleven years old.
Beyblade Burst is the first season of the 2016 Japanese anime series Beyblade Burst. The series was produced by D-rights and TV Tokyo and animated by OLM, and it premiered on all TXN stations in Japan on April 4, 2016. An English version of the anime premiered in Canada on Teletoon on September 10, 2016 and on Disney XD on October 2. The series also premiered on 9Go! in Australia on December 5, 2016, and on Disney XD in the United States on December 19, 2016. The opening theme for the series is "Burst Finish!", by Tatsuyuki Kobayashi, while the ending theme is "Believe", by Shiklamen. The English theme for the season is "Our Time" by Shaun Chasin.
Beyblade Burst Evolution, known in Japan as Beyblade Burst God, is a 2017 anime series and the second season of Beyblade Burst. The series was produced by D-rights and TV Tokyo and animated by OLM, and it premiered on all TXN stations in Japan on April 3, 2017. An English dub of the anime premiered on Teletoon in Canada on November 4, 2017 and on Disney XD in the United States on December 4, 2017. The opening theme is "Evolution Burst!" The ending themes are "Beyxercise" for the first 26 episodes and "Beyxercise 2" for the remainder of the series.
Beyblade Burst Turbo, known in Japan as Beyblade Burst Super Z (Cho Z) (ベイブレードバースト超ゼツ, Beiburēdo Bāsuto Chōzetsu) or Beyblade Chozetsu, is a 2018 anime series and the third season of Beyblade Burst. The series was produced by D-rights and TV Tokyo and animated by OLM, and it premiered on TXN stations in Japan on April 2, 2018. This was the last Beyblade Burst series with TV Tokyo's involvement, as well as the last one to premiere on TV in Japan. An English dub of the anime premiered on Teletoon in Canada on October 7, 2018 and on Disney XD in the United States on December 15, 2018. The opening theme is "Chouzetsu Muteki Blader! (Transcendence Invincible Blader!)" by Ryosuke Sasaki while the ending is "BEY-POP" by Shun Kusakawa. For the international version the theme music is "Turbo"; an instrumental version is used for the credits.
Beyblade Burst Surge, known in Japan as Beyblade Burst Sparking or Beyblade Burst Superking, is a 2020 original net animation series and the fifth season of Beyblade Burst. The series was produced by ADK Emotions and animated by OLM, and it began streaming in Japan on the CoroCoro and Takara Tomy YouTube channels on April 3, 2020. On September 15, 2020, it was announced that the season would receive television broadcasting on Tokyo MX on October 5, 2020. An English dub of the anime premiered on Disney XD in the United States on February 20, 2021. It also broadcast on 9Go! in Australia. The Japanese opening theme is "Sparking Revolution" while the Japanese ending theme is an instrumental version of "Sparking Revolution". The English opening theme is "We Got the Spin" by Konrad OldMoney while the English ending theme is an instrumental of "We Got the Spin".
Beyblade Burst QuadDrive, known in Japan as Beyblade Burst Dynamite Battle and as Beyblade Burst DB, is a 2021 original net animation series and the sixth season of Beyblade Burst. The series was produced by ADK Emotions and animated by OLM, and it began streaming in Japan on the CoroCoro and Takara Tomy YouTube channels on April 2, 2021. An English dub of the season premiered on Disney XD and DisneyNOW in the United States on December 4, 2021. The Japanese opening theme is "Clash! Dynamite Battle" by Noristry while the ending theme is an instrumental version of "Clash! Dynamite Battle". The English opening theme is "We're Your Rebels" by NateWantsToBattle while the ending theme is an instrumental version of "We're Your Rebels".
TA-DAA! was a Malaysian English language children's television channel owned by satellite television operator Astro, alongside its sister channel PRIMEtime, Showcase Movies, BOO, and EGG Network.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens is the sixth spin-off anime series in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise and the tenth anime series overall. It is produced by Bridge and broadcast on TV Tokyo. The series is directed by Nobuhiro Kondo. The series follows Yūga and his friends as they show off the delights of Rush Duels while under the watchful eye of the Goha Corporation that oversees the city. On April 28, 2020, it was announced that after episode 5, the remaining episodes would be delayed for five weeks due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 10, 2020, it was announced it will be delayed again due to the aforementioned pandemic and will resume on August 8, 2020. Starting April 4, 2021, it aired on Sunday at 7:30 AM JST.
