Bakugan Battle Brawlers

This article is about the television series. For the video game of the same name, see Bakugan Battle Brawlers (video game).
"Bakugan" redirects here. For the 2023 TV series, see Bakugan (TV series).
Not to be confused with Bakuman.
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Japanese DVD cover of protons volume 13 featuring the main characters (from top left to bottom right): Shun, Alice, Julie, Runo, Dan, and Marucho.
爆丸（ばくがん） バトルブローラーズ
(Bakugan Batoru Burōrāzu)
GenreAdventure,[1] fantasy[2]
Anime television series
Directed byMitsuo Hashimoto
Produced by
  • Joyce Miller
  • Junji Aoki
Written byAtsushi Maekawa
Music by
Studio
Licensed by
Original network
English network
Original run
  • Japanese
  • April 5, 2007 – March 27, 2008
  • English
  • February 24, 2008
 – February 28, 2009
Episodes52 (List of episodes)
Further information
Anime television series
Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia
Directed byMitsuo Hashimoto
Produced by
  • Joyce Miller
  • Satoshi Kojima
  • Wataru Satou
Written byAtsushi Maekawa
Music by
  • Takayuki Negishi
  • Neil Parfitt
Studio
  • Nelvana Animation
  • TMS Entertainment
Licensed by
Original network
  • TV Tokyo (Japan)
  • Teletoon (Canada)
  • Cartoon Network (United States)
English network
  • AU: Network Ten
  • AUS: Cartoon Network
  • CA: Teletoon
  • IN: Cartoon Network
  • PH: Cartoon Network, GMA
  • PK: Cartoon Network
  • SEA: Cartoon Network
  • SG: Cartoon Network, Okto
  • UK: CITV, Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Too
  • US: Cartoon Network
Original run
  • Japanese
  • March 2, 2010 – March 5, 2011
  • English
  • April 12, 2009
 – May 9, 2010
Episodes52 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Gundalian Invaders
Directed byMitsuo Hashimoto
Produced by
  • Joyce Miller
  • Satoshi Kojima
  • Wataru Satou
Written byAtsushi Maekawa
Music by
  • Takayuki Negishi
  • Neil Parfitt
Studio
  • Nelvana Animation
  • TMS Entertainment
Licensed by
  • NA: Nelvana Limited
  • SEA: Odex
Original network
  • TV Tokyo (Japan)
  • Teletoon (Canada)
  • Cartoon Network (United States)
English network
  • AU: Network Ten, Eleven
  • CA: Teletoon
  • PH: Cartoon Network, GMA
  • SEA: Cartoon Network
  • SG: Cartoon Network, Okto
  • UK: CITV, Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Too
  • US: Cartoon Network
Original run
  • Japanese
  • April 3, 2011 – January 22, 2012
  • English
  • May 23, 2010
 – January 29, 2011
Episodes39 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Mechtanium Surge
Directed byMitsuo Hashimoto
Produced byJoyce Miller
Written byAaron Barnett
Music byNeil Parfitt
Studio
  • Nelvana Animation
  • TMS Entertainment
Licensed by
  • NA: Nelvana Limited
  • SEA: Odex
English network
  • AU: Network Ten
  • CA: Teletoon
  • PH: Cartoon Network, GMA
  • SEA: Cartoon Network
  • SG: Cartoon Network, Okto
  • UK: CITV, Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Too
  • US: Cartoon Network
Original run
  • Japanese
  • September 2018 (Bilibili)
  • English
  • February 13, 2011
 – January 26, 2012
Episodes46 (List of episodes)

Bakugan Battle Brawlers (爆丸 バトルブローラーズ, Bakugan Batoru Burōrāzu) is a Japanese-Canadian anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment, Dentsu Inc., and Nelvana Limited under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the "battle brawlers" who possess them. The Bakugan franchise itself is a joint venture between Sega Toys, Spin Master and Nelvana.[3][4]

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. This received an anime adaptation 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.[5]

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.[6] The new series premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on December 23, 2018, while Canada's Teletoon premiered the series on December 31, 2018.[7][8]

On June 16, 2023, a trailer for another reboot of Bakugan was released on YouTube.[9] 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.[10]

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  4. ^ Weisz, Edward. "BAKUGAN BATTLE BRAWLERS – Trademark of Spin Master Ltd". Justia Trademarks. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
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