is a Japanese multi-media franchise by

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that includes a dice game,

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television series and a video game for the

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. It is similar to

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's earlier

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toyline.

Characters

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Anime

On September 4, 2012 Japanese book publisher

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announced the franchise would receive an anime television adaptation. The series, produced by

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, premiered on

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'', which both concluded on September 29, 2013. Similar to SynergySP's '' Beyblade: Shogun Steel'', ''Beast Sagas

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and international versions were released as twenty-six 22-minute episodes. Two 11-minute episodes were merged into a 22-minute one and included the addition of seven unreleased episodes, which were previously announced as a second season. In 2014, voice actress

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listed ''Beast Saga'' on her resume. An English version of the show premiered on Toonami Asia on April 19, 2015. The English dub is recorded in Hong Kong. On February 24, 2021,

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announced they would stream the series on their

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service in North America. The English dub became available at an undisclosed date. It also became available on Cineverse.

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* {{SynergySP 2010s toys 2012 manga 2013 anime television series debuts Action figures Animated television series about animals Manga series Shōnen manga Shueisha franchises Shueisha manga Takara Tomy franchises Takara Tomy TV Tokyo original programming