Beyblade Beyblade (Japanese: ベイブレード ''Beiburēdo'') is a battling spinning top toyline and multimedia franchise developed by Takara Tomy. Beyblades were inspired by the old "beigoma" spinning tops in olden Asia. The first modern Beyblade was ...

'' is the first season of the 2001 Japanese collaboration

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television series ''Beyblade'' based on Takao Aoki's manga series of the same name, which itself is based on the

spinning top game from

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. The 51-episode season was produced by Madhouse under the direction of Toshifumi Kawase. The series was first broadcast on

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from January 8 to December 24, 2001. The season was licensed for English adaptation, broadcast, and release by

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. The series was broadcast on the sibling cable channel YTV in

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in the

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in 2002. The opening theme is by System-B while the ending theme is "Cheer Song" by System-B. For the English version, the opening and ending themes are "Let's Beyblade!" by Sick Kid ft. Lukas Rossi. On March 21, 2024, in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of Beyblade, Lukas Rossi, in collaboration with the OGBeyblade community, will be performing a live rendition of 'Let's Beyblade! __TOC__

Episode list

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Beyblade Season 1 ''Beyblade'' is the first season of the 2001 Japanese collaboration anime television series ''Beyblade'' based on Takao Aoki's manga series of the same name, which itself is based on the Beyblade spinning top game from Takara Tomy. The 51-episode ...

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