Bakugan Battle Brawlers (2007)

Original title

爆丸バトルブローラーズ

Genre

action anime and manga

Country

Japan

Length

4 seasons, 189 episodes

Rated

TV-Y7

Rating

8.3 of 10 from 392 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of kids use creatures called Bakugan in strategic battles across different dimensions. They compete as Battle Brawlers to master the game and face challenges.

action-packedfast-pacedcompetitiveplayfulimaginativeexcitingstrategichigh-energybright

What happens

Bakugan Battle Brawlers (爆丸バトルブローラーズ, Bakugan Batoru Burōrāzu) is a anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec, with animation support and international production assistance from Nelvana. The series was directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto and originally aired in Japan from April 2007 to March 2008. The story centers around creatures known as Bakugan and the "Battle Brawlers," a group of young individuals who use them in strategic battles across various dimensions. The franchise was created as a joint venture between Sega Toys and Spin Master, with Nelvana contributing to the anime's international localization and distribution. TMS Entertainment and Sega Toys hold the original anime and character rights, while Spin Master is responsible for the development, manufacturing, and global distribution of the toy line. Cartoon Network Enterprises was appointed by Nelvana International as the series' exclusive licensing agent in the United States, Europe, and Africa. Although originally broadcast by TV Tokyo in Japan, follow-up seasons (New Vestroia and Gundalian Invaders) premiered in Canada and the US before Japan. The fourth and final season, Mechtanium Surge, was never broadcast in Japan and instead aired in North American markets. However, a Japan-exclusive manga series, Baku Tech! Bakugan, ran from August 15, 2010, to January 15, 2014. It received an anime adaptation which aired on TV Tokyo from April 7, 2012, to March 30, 2013, followed by a second season called Baku Tech! Bakugan Gachi, which ran from April 6, 2013, to December 28, 2013. In 2015, Spin Master and Nelvana revealed plans to relaunch Bakugan. The relaunch was later announced on November 30, 2017, to occur in the first quarter of 2019, with the series title announced as Bakugan: Battle Planet. The series premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on December 23, 2018, while Canada's Teletoon premiered the series on December 31, 2018. On June 16, 2023, a trailer for another reboot of Bakugan was released on YouTube. The reboot was released on Netflix on September 1, 2023 and started airing on Disney XD on September 23, 2023. The first two episodes were previewed on Roblox on August 4, 2023. The third incarnation only ran for one season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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