30 minSeason 3 • Episode 52
LatestThe match continues, and Brooklyn's dark powers may be too much for Tyson. But, with his old teammates behind him and with the power of Dragoon, Tyson will fight to the very end! And after this climatic battle, it WILL be the end...
Thirteen-year-old Takao Kinomiya (Tyson Granger), along with his fellow teammates, Kai Hiwatari, Max Mizuhura (Max Tate), and Rei Kon (Ray Kon), strive to become the greatest Beybladers in the world. With the technical help of the team's resident genius, Kyoujyu (Kenny), and with the powerful strength of their BitBeasts, the Bladebreakers armed with their Beys attempt to reach their goal.
Score
That THEME SONG lives rent-free in millennial brains forever.
Practical Effects
The toy marketing is shameless. The commitment is legendary.
Acting
Kai's voice actor understood the assignment: brooding intensity.
Motoko Kumai
Tyson Granger (voice)
Kiyu Morita
Yuri Ivanov (voice)
Daisuke Namikawa
Hiro Granger (voice)
Urara Takano
Kai Hiwatari (voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka
Ryuunosuke Kinomiya (voice)
Hiroshi Kamiya
Sanguinex (voice)
Chiharu Tezuka
Johnny McGregor (voice)
Ai Orikasa
Max Tate (voice)
Hitomi
Chikushi (voice)
Junko Shimakata
Kiki (voice)
Rob Tinkler
(voice)
Emi Shinohara
Judy Mizuhara (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Beyblade was Takara's answer to Pokémon, but made battling literal TOYS the entire premise. Shameless? Yes. Effective? Absolutely — global sales exceeded $2 billion.
The original manga was way darker — characters actually DIED when their BitBeasts were destroyed. The anime softened this to 'passing out dramatically.'
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