Beyblade X is an anime television series and an adaptation of the Beyblade X manga that was announced on May 14, 2023, by Takara Tomy. [1] The anime is produced by OLM and directed by Moto Terada under the supervision of Katsuhito Akiyama, character designs by Yoshihiro Nagamori and Kazuho Hyodo handling series composition. The opening theme song is "Prove" performed by One Ok Rock, and the ending theme song is "Zoom Zoom" performed by Aespa. [2]
No. | Title | Directed by [lower-alpha 1] | Written by [lower-alpha 1] | Storyboarded by [lower-alpha 1] | Original air date |
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1 | "X" Transliteration: "Ekkusu" (Japanese: エックス) | Fumio Ito | Kazuho Hyōdō | Katsuhito Akiyama | October 6, 2023 |
2 | "The Rainbow Colored Assassin" Transliteration: "Nanairo no Shikaku" (Japanese: 七色の刺客) | Tatsuya Nagasawa | Kazuho Hyōdō | Moto Terada | October 13, 2023 |
3 | "Team Persona" Transliteration: "Chīmu Perusona" (Japanese: チームペルソナ) | Matsuo Asami | Kazuho Hyōdō | Moto Terada | October 20, 2023 |
4 | "Bey Sponsor" Transliteration: "Bei Suponsā" (Japanese: ベイスポンサー) | Ki Sup Lee | Natsumi Morichi | Shigeharu Takahashi | October 27, 2023 |
5 | "Onwards to X Tower" Transliteration: "Iza X Tawā" (Japanese: いざXタワー) | Ayumi Iemura | Kōji Mayo | Katsuhito Akiyama | November 3, 2023 |
6 | "Lion's Jungle" Transliteration: "Raionzu Janguru" (Japanese: ライオンズジャングル) | Aya Kawamura | Hikaru Muno | Dojagaken | November 10, 2023 |
7 | "Team Zooganic" Transliteration: "Chīmu Zūganikku" (Japanese: チームズーガニック) | Yūsuke Onoda | Yū Satō | Yoshiaki Okumura | November 17, 2023 |
8 | "The Mask and the Lion King" Transliteration: "Kamen to Shishiō" (Japanese: 仮面と獅子王) | Yoshito Hata | Yoriko Tomita | Takeshi Mori | November 24, 2023 |
9 | "Bey Crafter" Transliteration: "Bei Kurafutā" (Japanese: ベイクラフター) | Tatsuya Nagasawa | Natsumi Morichi | Meigo Naito | December 1, 2023 |
10 | "The World of Pros" Transliteration: "Puro no Sekai" (Japanese: プロの世界) | Masahiro Matsunaga | Kōji Mayo | Yoshiaki Okumura | December 8, 2023 |
11 | "Kadovar Test" Transliteration: "Kadobā no Shiken" (Japanese: カドバーの試験) | Kazuma Komatsu | Yū Satō | Takeshi Mori | December 15, 2023 |
12 | "The Last Battle" Transliteration: "Saigo no Tatakai" (Japanese: 最後の闘い) | Ryōhei Endō | Kōji Mayo | Yoshiaki Okumura | December 22, 2023 |
13 | "Fan Number One" Transliteration: "Fan Daiichigō" (Japanese: ファン第一号) | Ki Sup Lee | Natsumi Morichi | Meigo Naito | January 5, 2024 |
14 | "Ekusu Exercise" Transliteration: "Ekusu Ekusasaizu" (Japanese: エクスエクササイズ) | Yū Yabuuchi | Kazuho Hyōdō | Tetsuya Kawaishi | January 12, 2024 |
15 | "Riddles and Bey" Transliteration: "Nazo ando Bei" (Japanese: ナゾアンドベイ) | Yusuke Onoda | Hikaru Muno | Takeshi Mori | January 19, 2024 |
16 | "Noblesse Oblige" Transliteration: "Noburesu Oburīju" (Japanese: ノブレスオブリージュ) | Tatsuya Nagasawa | Hikaru Muno | Takeshi Mori | January 26, 2024 |
17 | "Bey Time Shift" Transliteration: "Bei Taimu Shifuto" (Japanese: ベイタイムシフト) | Yoshito Hata | Natsumi Morichi | Takeshi Mori | February 2, 2024 |
18 | "Pride" Transliteration: "Puraido" (Japanese: プライド) | Hideki Takeda | Kōji Mayo | Shigeharu Takahashi | February 9, 2024 |
19 | "Datto" Transliteration: "Datto" (Japanese: ダット) | Koichiro Takatsu | Hikaru Muno | Tetsuya Kawaishi | February 16, 2024 |
20 | "Sushi Memory" Transliteration: "Sushi no Memorī" (Japanese: 寿司のメモリー) | Ryōhei Endō | Hikaru Muno | Masatoshi Hakata | February 23, 2024 |
21 | "Mote Produce" Transliteration: "Mote Purodeyūsu" (Japanese: モテプロデュース) | Yū Yabuuchi | Kazuho Hyōdō | Nagisa Miyazaki | March 1, 2024 |
22 | "Black & White" | Kazuma Komatsu Masahiro Matsunaga Takafumi Hino | Kōji Mayo | Takeshi Mori | March 8, 2024 |
23 | "True Heart" Transliteration: "Hontō no kokoro" (Japanese: 本当の心) | Mitsuo Hashimoto | Natsumi Morichi | Moto Terada | March 15, 2024 |
24 | "The Fastest Advent" Transliteration: "Saisoku no Kōrin" (Japanese: 最速の降臨) | Masahiro Matsunaga | Hikaru Muno | Masahiro Matsunaga | March 22, 2024 |
25 | "Proof of the Fastest" Transliteration: "Saisoku no Shōmei" (Japanese: 最速の証明) | Yūzō Sasaki | Hikaru Muno | Shigeharu Takahashi | March 29, 2024 |
26 | "Invitation" Transliteration: "Inbitēshon" (Japanese: インビテーション) | Yūsuke Onoda | Natsumi Morichi | U:fa | April 5, 2024 |
27 | "An Unyielding End" Transliteration: "Fukutsu no Saigo" (Japanese: 不屈の最後) | Ki Sup Lee | Kōji Mayo | Shigeharu Takahashi | April 12, 2024 |
28 | "King and Phoenix" Transliteration: "Ō to Fenikkusu" (Japanese: 王とフェニックス) | Chako Sato | Hikaru Muno | Tetsuya Kawaishi | April 19, 2024 |
29 | "Mask and Meat Bun" Transliteration: "Kamen to Nikuman" (Japanese: 仮面と肉まん) | Yoshito Hata | Hikaru Muno | Masatoshi Hakata | April 26, 2024 |
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