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{{Infobox anime|name = Bakugan: Battle Planet|image = [[File:BP logo en.png|200px]]| director = | studio = TMS Entertainment Co.<br />Nelvana| license = | network = Cartoon Network<br />Teletoon| original run = 23 December 2018&ndash;| episodes = 100 (11 minutes)| prev = | next = [[Bakugan: Battle Planet Season 2]]}}'''''Bakugan: Battle Planet''''' is the name of the first season of the upcoming [[Bakugan Battle Brawlers|Bakugan]] reboot.

The season follows the adventures of [[Dan Kouzo]] and his best friends, the first kids on Earth to bond with the mysterious alien creatures known as the Bakugan. The storyline will revolve around friendship, battling, and competition.

The animated series is slated to begin airing in North America in December 2018. The toy line will release in the first quarter of 2019 in North America and other select regions, with a worldwide release to follow in the second quarter of 2019. There will also be online content for the series.<ref name="PR">[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/spin-master-announces-the-global-relaunch-of-bakugan-in-partnership-with-cartoon-network-tms-entertainment-and-nelvana-limited-300727781.html "Spin Master Announces the Global Relaunch of "BAKUGAN" In Partnership with Cartoon Network, TMS Entertainment and Nelvana Limited"]</ref> A [[Bakugan: Battle Planet Season 2|second season]] is already being planned.<ref name="SM Q2 2018">[https://www.spinmaster.com/download/SpinMasterCorpSecondQuarter2018FinancialResultsConferenceCallAugust22018.pdf Spin Master Corp. Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results Conference Call]</ref>

A Bakugan relaunch was first mentioned in Spin Master's Q3 2015 Financial Results conference call.<ref>[http://www.spinmaster.com/download/SpinMasterLimited-2015Q3FinancialResults-November112015.pdf Spin Master Corp. Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results Conference Call]</ref> On November 16, 2017, "Bakugan Battle Planet" was filed as a trademark by Spin Master on November 16, 2017.<ref>https://www.trademarkia.com/bakugan-battle-planet-87687799.html</ref> Their 2017 Business Segment Report contained art for Bakugan Battle Planet.<ref>[https://www.spinmaster.com/download/SM_2017_Business_Segment_Report.pdf Spin Master Business Segment Report, 2017]</ref>

During Spin Master's Q4 2017 financial results conference call, more details about the reboot were discussed. The episodes will be two eleven-minute programs rather than the traditional 22-minute format. The possibility of a [[Bakugan: The Movie|movie]] is also in discussion. For the toy line, Spin Master mentioned "advanced innovation" being brought to the toys and confirmed that it would be a global release.<ref name="Q42017">[http://spinmaster.com/download/SpinMasterCorp.Q42017FinancialResultsConferenceCallMarch_8_2018.pdf Spin Master Corp. Fourth Quarter 2017 Financial Results Conference Call]</ref> A second trademark was filed on March 29, 2018, depicting a proper logo.<ref>https://www.trademarkia.com/bakugan-battle-planet-87855164.html</ref>

In its Q2 2018 financial results conference call, Spin Master set a tentative release date for the show and its toy line for Spring 2019.<ref name="SM Q2 2018" /> In October, the show was pushed forward to a December 2018 release.<ref name="PR" /> A few days later, ''Battle Planet'' was confirmed to consist of 100 11-minute episodes which also can be marketed as 50 22-minute episodes.<ref>[https://www.c21media.net/spin-master-toon-trio-lands-in-cannes/ C21Media's report about Bakugan Battle Planet at MIPJUNIOR]</ref> On October 15, some voice actors for the series and character names were revealed via Twitter; [[Dan Kouzo]] would be voiced by Jonah Wineburg, [[Shun (Battle Planet)|Shun]] by Ticoon Kim, and [[Wynton Styles]] by Deven Mack.<ref>[https://twitter.com/VanderwerffTO/status/1050069067334385669 Vanderwerff Talent (@VanderwerffTO] on twitter</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/MacTheActor/status/1051948812711972866 Deven Mack (@MacTheActor)] via twitter</ref>

In early November, new toys were listed on Amazon, showing off some of the new Bakugan and the [[Attribute#New System|new attribute symbols]].

The Bakugan.com official site, leading up to December 1st, had a sign-up form for email newsletters regarding ''Battle Planet'' information, as well as a countdown to December 1st. After December 1st, no new information was revealed, but a new countdown timer was set to December 17th, promising that "all will be revealed." There were two other notable changes: the sign-up form changed, from simply prompting "Enter Your Birthday" then asking for an email, to "Sign up for our Baku-Blast! Enter your age to begin," as well as a new "Incoming Transmission" message at the top of screen which, upon clicking, would play a short clip of an unknown Pyrus Dragonoid blasting fire at the screen before returning to the main page.

*[[Dan Kouzo]]*[[Wynton Styles]]*[[Shun Kazami (Battle Planet)|Shun Kazami]]*[[Lia Venegas]]

*[[‎Benton Dusk]]*[[China Riot]]*[[Magnus Black]]*[[Masato Kazami]]*[[Philomena Dusk]]*[[‎Strata the Hunter]]

==Physical Game==Like the original series, ''Bakugan: Battle Planet'' will have an integrated toy line featuring physical toys, marble-like balls that transform into collectible characters once rolled over a magnetic object, this time a hexagonal tile called a BakuCore. Along with the physical game, a mobile app (Bakugan Fan Hub) and online integration also have been launched.

The ''Bakugan: Battle Planet'' line of product brings with it two modes of play: the ''Bakugan Battle Planet: Toy Battling Game'' and the ''Bakugan Battle Planet: Trading Card Game''. The ''Toy Battling Game'' is a simpler game using only the Bakugan marbles and their corresponding Character Card and Bakucores. The ''Trading Card Game'' further adds a 40-card deck of Ability Cards and more rules to the game.

The product line is set to release in North America and other select markets on January 1, 2019, with a full global roll-out in the second quarter.

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