"Beyblade" (2002) "Bakuten shoot beyblade" (original title), TV series 2002-2005

Director:

Hiroo Takeuchi

Writers:

Ken Cuperus (head writer)
Robert Pincombe (one episode)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

6 July 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Family | Sport | Thriller

Tagline:

Let it Rip!

Plot Keywords:

Fighting Top | Teenager | Battle | Surrealism | Spirit

Cast

Marlowe Gardiner-Heslin	...	Tyson (60 episodes, 2002-2005)
Alex Hood	...	Kenny (60 episodes, 2002-2005)
Nao Nagasawa	...	Sumeragi Daichi (60 episodes, 2002-2005)
David Reale	...	Kai (55 episodes, 2002-2005)
Gage Knox	...	Max (54 episodes, 2002-2005)
Daniel DeSanto	...	Ray / ... (53 episodes, 2002-2005)
Julie Lemieux	...	Dizzi / ... (53 episodes, 2002-2004)
Raoul Bhaneja	...	DJ Jazzman / ... (26 episodes, 2002-2005)
Lyon Smith	...	Kevin / ... (26 episodes, 2002-2004)
George Buza	...	Grandpa (25 episodes, 2002-2005)
William Colgate	...	Mr. Dickenson (25 episodes, 2002-2005)

Series Directed by
Toshifumi Kawase		(3 episodes, 2002)
Hiroo Takeuchi		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Robert Pincombe		(24 episodes, 2002-2005)
Shelley Hoffman		(21 episodes, 2003-2005)
Daisuke Aranishi		(2 episodes, 2002)
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu		(2 episodes, 2002)
Eun Mi Lee		(2 episodes, 2002)
Tomoyasu Okubo		(2 episodes, 2002)
Kenji Sugihara		(2 episodes, 2002)
Tatsuhiko Urahata		(2 episodes, 2002)
Ken Cuperus		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Mamiko Aoki	....	producer (3 episodes, 2002)
Vince Commisso	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 2002)
Marianne Culbert	....	supervising producer (3 episodes, 2002)
Scott Dyer	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 2002)
Jocelyn Hamilton	....	supervising producer (3 episodes, 2002)
Michael Hirsh	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 2002)
Shin'ichi Ikeda	....	producer (3 episodes, 2002)
Won Bong Jang	....	animation producer (3 episodes, 2002)
Tina Karski	....	line producer / producer (3 episodes, 2002)
Kanehide Shirai	....	producer (3 episodes, 2002)
Katsuya Shirai	....	animation producer (3 episodes, 2002)
Toper Taylor	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 2002)
Jim Weatherford	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 2002)
Byung Heon Kim	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 2002)
Masao Maruyama	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 2002)

Series Original Music by
Martin Kucaj		(3 episodes, 2002)

Series Cinematography by
Suk Bum Lee		(1 episode, 2002)

Series Film Editing by
Doug Appledoorn		(3 episodes, 2002)
Keiko Mizuta		(2 episodes, 2002)
Mutsumi Takemiya		(2 episodes, 2002)
Megumi Uchida		(2 episodes, 2002)

Series Art Direction by
Masatoshi Muto		(3 episodes, 2002)
Yong-il Park		(3 episodes, 2002)

Series Production Management
Glen Pollock	....	post-production manager (3 episodes, 2002)
M.C. Kelly	....	post-production supervisor (2 episodes, 2002)
Dan Mokriy	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Martin Dolgener	....	graphics designer (3 episodes, 2002)
Sean Evans	....	graphic supervisor / graphics supervisor (3 episodes, 2002)
Toshifumi Kawase	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2002)
Shinichiro Kimura	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2002)
Koji Ochi	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2002)
Jun Takada	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2002)
Hitoehito Ueda	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2002)
Hiroshi Hara	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2002)
Hiroshi Ishiodori	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2002)
Ryuichi Kimura	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2002)
Yuu Kurenai	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2002)
Junji Nishimura	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2002)
Satsuki Noda	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2002)
Hirohito Ochi	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2002)
Masayuki Ohseki	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2002)
Megumo Yamamoto	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2002)
Kazu Yokota	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2002)
George Peter Gatsis	....	graphic designer / logo creator and animator (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Dustin Harris	....	sound effects editor (50 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ryan Aktari	....	sound effects editor (3 episodes, 2002)
Mark Baldi	....	sound effects editor / sound mixer (3 episodes, 2002)
Sal Grimaldi	....	dialogue recordist (3 episodes, 2002)
Victor Pyle	....	sound mixer (3 episodes, 2002)

Series Animation Department
Takao Aoki	....	original character designer (3 episodes, 2002)
Keisuke Iwata	....	scene planner (3 episodes, 2002)
Shigeru Katô	....	animation director (3 episodes, 2002)
Toshifumi Kawase	....	animation director (3 episodes, 2002)
Jae Young Kim	....	scene planner (3 episodes, 2002)
Ryuichi Kimura	....	animation director (3 episodes, 2002)
Shinichi Kobayashi	....	scene planner (3 episodes, 2002)
Shoji Mizuno	....	original character designer (3 episodes, 2002)
Masahiko Murata	....	animation director (3 episodes, 2002)
Ki Deog Park	....	character designer / animation supervisor (3 episodes, 2002)
Jun Takada	....	animation director (3 episodes, 2002)
Takahiro Umehara	....	character designer (3 episodes, 2002)
Megumi Yamamoto	....	animation director (3 episodes, 2002)
Dong Jun Kim	....	animation supervisor (2 episodes, 2002)
Jun-Oh Kim	....	animation supervisor (2 episodes, 2002)
Yoon Hee Kwon	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2002)
Asami Masuda	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2002)
Kinomi Noguchi	....	animation supervisor (2 episodes, 2002)
Yoshiaki Okumura	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2002)
Masayuki Ozeki	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2002)
Sang Il Sim	....	animation director / animation supervisor (2 episodes, 2002)
Sadao Suzuki	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2002)
Takuo Suzuki	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2002)
Tadakazu	....	animation supervisor (2 episodes, 2002)
Seizô Toma	....	animation supervisor (2 episodes, 2002)
Takahiro Yamada	....	mechanical designer (2 episodes, 2002)
Woo-yeong Jeong	....	animation director (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Jason Cohen	....	on-line colorist (3 episodes, 2002)
Darren Jennekens	....	packaging editor (3 episodes, 2002)
Mike Langevin	....	off-line editor (3 episodes, 2002)
Alicia Lee	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 2002)
Chika Nozaki	....	editor: video (2 episodes, 2002)

Series Music Department
Ryan Aktari	....	music editor (51 episodes, 2002-2003)
Christian Szczesniak	....	composer: additional music (8 episodes, 2002-2005)
Arlene Bishop	....	lyrics: opening theme (3 episodes, 2002)
Mike Northcott	....	music supervisor (3 episodes, 2002)
Jeff Wolpert	....	music editor (3 episodes, 2002)
Blair Packham	....	lyrics: opening theme (2 episodes, 2002)

Series Other crew
Ken Cuperus	....	adaptor: english script (3 episodes, 2002)
Shawn Kalb	....	adaptor: english script (3 episodes, 2002)
Sohma Kazuhiko	....	series coordinator (3 episodes, 2002)
Eun Mi Lee	....	series coordinator (3 episodes, 2002)
Kelly Maslen	....	production coordinator (3 episodes, 2002)
Tatsuhiko Urahata	....	series coordinator (3 episodes, 2002)
Jane Harrison	....	business and legal affairs (2 episodes, 2002)
Terry Klassen	....	adaptor: english script (2 episodes, 2002)
John Stocker	....	voice director (2 episodes, 2002)

Production Companies

• Nelvana
• TV Tokyo
• Yomiko Advertising

Distributors

• ABC Family
• Fox Kids Network (2002) (USA) (TV)
• Fox Kids (2003) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Jetix (2003-2005) (Netherlands) (TV)
• TV Tokyo
• Toon Disney (2004-) (USA) (TV)
• YTV

Other Companies

• Mad House  animation
• Redshift Productions Inc.  audio post-production
• Redshift Productions Inc.  language versioning

Also Known As:

"Bakuten shoot beyblade" - Canada (original title)
"Beyblade G Revolution" - USA (third season title)
"Beyblade V-Force" - USA (second season title)

Runtime:

Japan:30 min (51 episodes)

Country:

Canada | Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7 | Brazil:Livre | UK:U | Canada:A | Australia:G

Company:

Nelvana

Trivia:

Bit Beast Debut: Trygle (episode 1.24 "Viva Las Vegas")

Quotes:

Tyson:OK, guys, enough with the small talk, I've got an elbow-bending date with the buffet table
[Tyson runs of to the buffet table]
Kenny:More like first, second and third date at least.
Max:With Tyson around, he'll have those chefs working overtime
Kenny:Whow!
Ray:What is it?
[Ray looks at the buffet table and gasps at seeing Takao standing on the table eating like a pig]
Ray:I'm no expert at table manners, but something tells me that's not how your supposed to eat in a fancy restaurant! Unbelievable!
Kenny:Look at him go!
Max:I'd rather not.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Dorimumikkusu Tivi: Warudo faitazu (2003) (VG)

Awesome!!!!!

If you were thinking about an anime so awesome, then this is for you, Beyblade. An animated tale about four boys named Tyson, Max, Ray and Kai, and one of them named Tyson (in the English anime) proving to be the best beyblader around. I've got the toys, DVDs, video games, and episodes on YouTube. The whole review I'm doing is based on the American Beyblade, not the Japanese one. I've never seen the Japanese version, but its a great show.

Beyblade has three seasons and That was the first season of Beyblade, Now let's move on to Season 2 which is "Beyblade V-Force", where the series got a little different, Characters clothing changed, their eyes look different, the tops are in a three-dimensional upgrade, A different story, added some new characters to the series (Team Psykick- Jim, Goki, Kane, Salima. and Team Saint Shields- Dunga, Joseph, Mariam, and Ozuma) Overall, V-Force is amazing. 10/10

Beyblade G-Revolution is the final season of the series. Season 3 features the same CGI tops, but with some improvement and the same characters and the new characters like (Raul, Julia, Brooklyn, Daichi, Mathilda, etc) and a different story. Overall, G-Revolution is awesome. 10/10.

I've have the video games of Beyblade on the PS, and GC.

Beyblade (PS)

Comment: "It's pretty fun", Bottom line: enjoyable, The reason I did that because I cannot enter GameSpot or IGN login.

Beyblade for the Playstation is little difficult to control the beyblade, but you can get a good hit on them. Game features all the characters from the Bladebreakers and some characters are in solo are (Micheal, Robert, Lee, Tala) Beyblade (PS): 7.2/10

Beyblade V-Force Super Tournament Battle (GC)

Comment: "If you like Beyblade, then this is the game for you!" Bottom line: Awesome. (in my opinion)

Beyblade for the Nintendo Gamecube is the best Beyblade game you can find anywhere in the USA, The game play is just awesome. It's the improvement to the Playstation game, but with new graphics and cut scenes, and it's fully customizable, I have the game so, I recommend to buying this game, it is Awesome! I've read some of the reviews online for this game, and I was very disappointed. IGN gave this game a 2.5/10, maybe for its game play, but the game play for me, it was great. And no, it is NOT a boring piece of crap game. A lot of people on GameSpot.com thinks this game is really bad, Well...it's not!!!!!! Not boring at all!!! Beyblade V-Force Super Tournament Battle: 10/10

So anyway, Beyblade is another amazing anime with some new twists.

Beyblade is the greatest show ever made. Not some Spongebob crap here!!

All that non stop action, fun, and excitement that you can enjoy.

Both V-Force and G-Revolution are pretty awesome expansions to the series.

I am a beyblade fan so, I like this show, the video games, and toys and everything. Good stuff. Way better than Spongebob Squarepants.

I recommend to watch this show, you'll be happy.

BEYBLADE: 10 stars