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{{Infobox anime
 
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|name = Bakugan Battle Brawlers
 
|name = Bakugan Battle Brawlers
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Bakugan_Battle_Brawlers_Logo_English.png|English
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| director = Mitsuo Hashimoto
 
| director = Mitsuo Hashimoto
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| studio = TMS Entertainment<br/>Japan Vistec<br/>Nelvana
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| studio = TMS Entertainment<br />Japan Vistec<br />Nelvana
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| network = TV Tokyo (JP)<br />Teletoon (CA)<br>Cartoon Network (US)
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| network = TV Tokyo (JP)<br />Teletoon (CA)<br />Cartoon Network (US)
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| original run = April 5, 2007&ndash;March 20, 2008
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| original run = April 5, 2007<ref name="Airdate">[http://www.tms-e.com/tv_movie/bakugan/ TMS Entertainment's ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' website]</ref>&ndash;March 20, 2008
 
| episodes = 52
 
| episodes = 52
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| preceded by = N/A
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| prev =  
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| succeeded by = [[Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia]]}}{{nihongo|Bakugan Battle Brawlers|爆丸バトルブローラーズ|Bakugan Batoru Burōrāzu}} is a Japanese-Canadian action adventure anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan, and the Battle Brawlers who possess them. It is the first season of Bakugan.
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| next = [[Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia]]}}
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{{nihongo|'''''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'''''|爆丸バトルブローラーズ|Bakugan Batoru Burōrāzu}} is a Japanese-Canadian action-adventure anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called [[Bakugan]], and the [[Battle Brawlers]] who possess them. It is the first season of the ''Battle Brawlers'' series.
  
 
Though initially a failure in Japan, the series became popular in the Canada and the US, prompting the creation of three subsequent seasons, all of which aired in the west prior to its release in its home country.
 
Though initially a failure in Japan, the series became popular in the Canada and the US, prompting the creation of three subsequent seasons, all of which aired in the west prior to its release in its home country.
  
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== Plot ==
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==Plot==
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[[Dan Kuso]]'s life changed one day when random cards fell out of the sky, where he and his friend [[Shun]] invented a game with called Bakugan. Together with his friends Runo, Marucho, Julie, Shun, and Alice, the group Bakugan Battle Brawlers is formed and its members are accidentally dragged into fighting for the fate of [[Vestroia]] (the Bakugan's home dimension) against the [[Doom Beings]].
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[[Dan Kuso]]'s life changed one day when random cards fell out of the sky. Children all around the world invented a game called Bakugan out of these cards and the strange toys that turned into creatures. Together with his friends [[Runo Misaki]], [[Marucho Marukura]], [[Julie Makimoto]], [[Shun Kazami]], and [[Alice Gehabich]], they formed the Bakugan Battle Brawlers.
  
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It is the story of a dimension called Vestroia which loses its natural balance and merges with the Earth and many other alien planets. An evil Bakugan called Naga was tempted and decided to take the [[Silent Core]]. So Dan and his friends decided to bring back balance by meeting new friends and allies in the other planets, learn more about the origin of the Bakugan; and facing Naga, who seeks to complete the [[Perfect Core]].
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Unbeknownst to them, they would soon be dragged into a fight for the fate of [[Vestroia]]&mdash;the Bakugan's home dimension&mdash;against [[Naga]], [[Masquerade]], and the [[Doom Beings]] that seek to take over the world with the power of the [[Perfect Core]].
  
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== List of Characters ==
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==List of Characters==
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===[[Battle Brawlers]]===
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===Battle Brawlers===
 
[[File:2011-04-14 1102.png|thumb|The Battle Brawlers in the intro]]
 
[[File:2011-04-14 1102.png|thumb|The Battle Brawlers in the intro]]
 
*[[Dan Kuso]] {{attribute|Pyrus|desc=no|size=10px}}: The main protagonist of the series, Dan is a boy who loves playing Bakugan and gets frustrated easily. His greatest ambition is to be the number one battle brawler in the world.
 
*[[Dan Kuso]] {{attribute|Pyrus|desc=no|size=10px}}: The main protagonist of the series, Dan is a boy who loves playing Bakugan and gets frustrated easily. His greatest ambition is to be the number one battle brawler in the world.
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**Bakugan: [[Dragonoid]] ([[Drago]]) &rarr; [[Delta Dragonoid]] &rarr; [[Ultimate Dragonoid]] &rarr; [[Infinity Dragonoid]]
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**Bakugan: [[Dragonoid (Generation 1)|Dragonoid]] ([[Drago (Dan Kuso)|Drago]]) &rarr; [[Delta Dragonoid]] &rarr; [[Ultimate Dragonoid]] &rarr; [[Perfect Dragonoid]]
 
*[[Runo Misaki]] {{attribute|Haos|desc=no|size=10px}}: Runo is a tomboy who loves playing Bakugan with people that have skills to show off. She also helps her parents run their family restaurant.
 
*[[Runo Misaki]] {{attribute|Haos|desc=no|size=10px}}: Runo is a tomboy who loves playing Bakugan with people that have skills to show off. She also helps her parents run their family restaurant.
 
**Bakugan: [[Tigrerra]] &rarr; [[Blade Tigrerra]]
 
**Bakugan: [[Tigrerra]] &rarr; [[Blade Tigrerra]]
 
*[[Marucho Marukura]] {{attribute|Aquos|desc=no|size=10px}}: An extremely rich boy who is very generous and intelligent, a bit like a walking encyclopedia. He loves to play Bakugan and he also likes to work on strategies. He used to be very obedient to his parents just because he wanted to please them, but that changed when he met the Brawlers. He now has no regrets for the past, realizing that he only wanted to make his parents happy.
 
*[[Marucho Marukura]] {{attribute|Aquos|desc=no|size=10px}}: An extremely rich boy who is very generous and intelligent, a bit like a walking encyclopedia. He loves to play Bakugan and he also likes to work on strategies. He used to be very obedient to his parents just because he wanted to please them, but that changed when he met the Brawlers. He now has no regrets for the past, realizing that he only wanted to make his parents happy.
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**Bakugan: [[Preyas]] &rarr; [[Angelo/Diablo Preyas]]
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**Bakugan: [[Preyas (Marucho Marukura)|Preyas]] &rarr; [[Preyas II (Marucho Marukura)|Preyas II]]
 
*[[Julie Makimoto]] {{attribute|Subterra|desc=no|size=10px}}: Julie is a girl who tries to stay happy even when the worst has happened; her acting happy after something bad happened is generally just to hide up her true feelings. Julie forgets things easily, proving that she is a little scatterbrained at times.
 
*[[Julie Makimoto]] {{attribute|Subterra|desc=no|size=10px}}: Julie is a girl who tries to stay happy even when the worst has happened; her acting happy after something bad happened is generally just to hide up her true feelings. Julie forgets things easily, proving that she is a little scatterbrained at times.
 
**Bakugan: [[Gorem]] &rarr; [[Hammer Gorem]]
 
**Bakugan: [[Gorem]] &rarr; [[Hammer Gorem]]
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**Bakugan: [[Alpha Hydranoid]]
 
**Bakugan: [[Alpha Hydranoid]]
  
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===The [[Doom Beings]]===
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====The Doom Beings====
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[[File:Naga3.png|thumb|Silent Naga]]
 
*[[Naga]]: The primary antagonist of the season. A rogue Bakugan who wants to control all power in Vestroia by stealing the completed [[Perfect Core]].
 
*[[Naga]]: The primary antagonist of the season. A rogue Bakugan who wants to control all power in Vestroia by stealing the completed [[Perfect Core]].
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*[[Hal-G]]: He assists Naga in his quest to get the Infinity Core from Wavern.
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*[[Hal-G]] {{attribute|Darkus|desc=no|size=10px}}: He assists Naga in his quest to get the Infinity Core from Wavern.
 
*[[Masquerade]] {{attribute|Darkus|desc=no|size=10px}}: The top-ranked Bakugan player whose goal is to send all Bakugan to the Doom Dimension with his Doom Card, so he can evolve his Hydranoid and have the ultimate Bakugan.
 
*[[Masquerade]] {{attribute|Darkus|desc=no|size=10px}}: The top-ranked Bakugan player whose goal is to send all Bakugan to the Doom Dimension with his Doom Card, so he can evolve his Hydranoid and have the ultimate Bakugan.
 
**Bakugan: [[Reaper]], [[Hydranoid]] &rarr; [[Dual Hydranoid]] &rarr; [[Alpha Hydranoid]]
 
**Bakugan: [[Reaper]], [[Hydranoid]] &rarr; [[Dual Hydranoid]] &rarr; [[Alpha Hydranoid]]
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==Media==
 
==Media==
 
===Anime===
 
===Anime===
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[[File:Netflix header.jpg|right|thumb|350px]]
 
{{main|List of Bakugan Battle Brawlers Episodes}}
 
{{main|List of Bakugan Battle Brawlers Episodes}}
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The fifty-two episode anime television series was produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto in 2007. ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' made its debut in Japan on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2007, and was rebroadcast six days later on BS Japan. Nelvana Enterprises produced the English language version and premiered the series on the Canadian network Teletoon on July 2007 and then on Cartoon Network on February 24, 2008.
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The fifty-two episode anime television series was produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto in 2007. ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' made its debut in Japan on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2007<ref name=Airdate />, and was rebroadcast six days later on BS Japan. Nelvana Enterprises produced the English language version and premiered the series on the Canadian network Teletoon on July 2007 and then on Cartoon Network on February 24, 2008.
  
 
* [[List of Bakugan Battle Brawlers DVDs|Bakugan Battle Brawlers DVDs]] (Original Japanese)
 
* [[List of Bakugan Battle Brawlers DVDs|Bakugan Battle Brawlers DVDs]] (Original Japanese)
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; Ending
 
; Ending
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* '''[[Air Drive]]''' by Elephant Girl (1&ndash;26)
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* [[Air Drive]] by Elephant Girl (1&ndash;26)
 
* {{nihongo|Hello|ハロー|Harō}} by Za Bon (27&ndash;52)
 
* {{nihongo|Hello|ハロー|Harō}} by Za Bon (27&ndash;52)
  
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== Changes in English dub ==
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===Books===
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The English dub had made changes to the episodes when it was aired internationally. The following are:
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Several Original English Language (OEL) books were published in collaboration with Scholastic Books and Del Rey. Most were simply adaptions based on the anime, though one OEL manga, ''[[Bakugan: The Evo Tournament]]'', has an original plot set in the middle of the series.
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* Locallization of names such as Danma Kusou to Daniel Kuso and Phoenix to Skyress, among others.
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* Replacing Japanese BGM (composed by Takayuki Negishi) with dub made ones
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*'''Activity Books:''' [[Bakugan: How to Draw]], [[Collector's Sticker Book Volume One]], [[Eye See It! (Bakugan Battle Brawlers)|Eye See It!]]
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* Deleting some scenes from the original version in order to meet the time limit for airing the episode. Violent scenes are also deleted as it may be too violent to kids.
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*'''Chapter Books:''' [[The Battle Brawlers]], [[A Double Battle]], [[Party Crashers]], [[A Brand New Brawl]]
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* Reference to death is removed.
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*'''Handbook:''' [[Bakugan Official Handbook]]
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* The opening song is replaced with the one made for the English version and removed the ending theme from the original version.
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*'''OEL Manga:''' [[The Battle Begins!]], [[The Masquerade Ball]], [[A Feud Between Friends (manga)|A Feud Between Friends]], [[Dan and Drago (manga)|Dan and Drago]], [[Bakugan: The Evo Tournament]]
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* Computer voice from BakuPod is added into the dub, as there is no such thing in the Japanese version.
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*'''Storybooks:''' [[Finding Drago]], [[Masquerade Brawl]]
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* Mistranslation/mispronunciation of some Bakugan and ability names when dubbed into English.
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* In the Arabic dub, Julie, Runo, and Alice's outfits were censored by having their midriffs and legs covered. Most of the names were also localized.
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===Video Games===
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Two video games were created based on the first season.
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*[[Bakugan Battle Brawlers (Video Game)|Bakugan: Battle Brawlers]]
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*[[Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Battle Trainer]]
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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*This is the only series:
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[[File:Screen Shot 2012-01-04 at 2.38.32 PM.JPG|thumb|The symbols around the attribute signs are actually stylized Japanese characters]]
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**Not to have [[Bakugan Interspace]] in it.
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*The title card, eye catch, and character introductions for this season and ''New Vestroia'' feature a stylized script that corresponds with the Japanese katakana and hiragana alphabets. The title card and eyecatch read "Acquire the Power of the Six Attributes" (むっつのしゅぞくなるものそれぞれにいまちからをあたえよう). The character introductions use the characters' Japanese names.
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**Without any alien brawlers.
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*This is the only season:
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**Not to feature [[Aranaut]] or [[Ren Krawler]].
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**Without alien brawlers, [[Bakugan Interspace]], [[Aranaut]], or [[Ren Krawler]].
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**Where no Brawlers were killed&mdash;only Bakugan.
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**Where no Brawlers were killed&mdash;only Bakugan, and the main villain (Naga) also does not explicitly die. (However, he also is never seen again, even in the final season when the Brawlers return to the Doom Dimension where he was supposedly banished to.)
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***The main villain also does not die.
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**Where regular Bakugan battled without an enhancement like [[Bakugan Trap]]s, [[Battle Gear]], or [[BakuNano]].
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**Regular Bakugan battled without an enhancement like [[Bakugan Trap]]s, [[Battle Gear]], or [[BakuNano]].
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**With multiple core female Battle Brawlers&mdash;all the following seasons only have one female brawler in the main protagonist cast.
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***No Ultimate Formations were seen, either.
 
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**Where both the Haos and Subterra members of the Battle Brawlers are both female.
 
 
**Where Drago's final evolution isn't his first form in the next season.
 
**Where Drago's final evolution isn't his first form in the next season.
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[[File:Screen Shot 2012-01-04 at 2.38.32 PM.JPG|thumb|The symbols around the attribute signs are actually stylized Japanese characters]]
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*All the Japanese episode titles are named after well-known Japanese songs, mostly from the 1970s.
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*The title card, eyecatch, and character introductions for this season and ''New Vestroia'' feature a stylized script that corresponds with the Japanese katakana and hiragana alphabets. The title card and eyecatch read "Acquire the Power of the Six Attributes" (むっつのしゅぞくなるものそれぞれにいまちからをあたえよう). The character introductions use the characters' Japanese names.
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*In response to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami] in March 2011, ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' was distributed for free online for a short time by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMS_Entertainment TMS Entertainment], in order to help relieve the psychological stress of the disaster. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMS_Entertainment Press release from TMS Entertainment]</ref>
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*All the Japanese episode titles are named after well-known Japanese songs, mostly from the 70s.
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*When airing in the US there is one noticeable difference with aspect ratio. It is presented in 4:3 fullscreen while the Japanese is in 16:9 widescreen thus the US is missing a part of the left and right view. This is similar in Dragon Ball Z when it was released in the Orange Bricks by 16:9 loosing the top and bottom view of the footage from the original 4:3 fullscreen.
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=== Localization Changes ===
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The following changes were made between the Japanese and English versions:
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* Some names were changed to either better fit an English-speaking audience (such as changing Dan's full name from Danma to Daniel), or to obfuscate some more obvious references (such as Phoenix to Skyress).
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* Replaced the original soundtrack (composed by Takayuki Negishi) with dub-made ones. The opening song was changed, and the ending theme was completely removed (as English broadcasts don't use ending themes).
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* Some scenes were trimmed in order to meet the different broadcasting time limit. Some scenes may also have been deleted because they were deemed too violent for kids.
 +
* References to death were removed.
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* The BakuPod's digital voice was added into the dub.
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* Aspect ratio was changed from 16:9 widescreen to 4:3 fullscreen, and thus some parts are cropped from the original Japanese version.
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Other localization changes:
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* The Arabic dub covered up the exposed skin from Julie, Runo, and Alice's outfits. Most of the names were also localized.<!--
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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Joe becoming one of the Brawlers.png
 
Joe becoming one of the Brawlers.png
 
The_brawlers_at_Runo's_dinner.png|At [[Runo]]'s cafe, after the top Brawlers were defeated by [[Masquerade]]
 
The_brawlers_at_Runo's_dinner.png|At [[Runo]]'s cafe, after the top Brawlers were defeated by [[Masquerade]]
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Bakugan ep 35 i.png|[[Dan]] facing [[Marucho]], [[Julie]], and [[Shun]] in order to have [[Drago]] evolve
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Bakugan ep 35 i.png|[[Dan]] facing [[Marucho]], [[Julie]], and [[Shun]] in order to have [[Drago (Dan Kuso)|Drago]] evolve
 
2011-04-14_1143.png|The Battle Brawlers unamused
 
2011-04-14_1143.png|The Battle Brawlers unamused
 
The_bakugan_battle_brawlers intro.png
 
The_bakugan_battle_brawlers intro.png
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bbaku589.jpg
 
bbaku589.jpg
 
bkn_52_sa_23_big.jpg|The last photo  
 
bkn_52_sa_23_big.jpg|The last photo  
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</gallery> -->
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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*{{WP}}
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*[[wikipedia:Bakugan Battle Brawlers|''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' on Wikipedia]]
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*{{WP|ja:爆丸バトルブローラーズ|爆丸バトルブローラーズ}} (Japanese)
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*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/爆丸バトルブローラーズ 爆丸バトルブローラーズ on Wikipedia] (Japanese)
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*[http://www.bakugan.com ''Bakugan''] official website
 
 
*[http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/bakugan/ TV Tokyo's ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' website]
 
*[http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/bakugan/ TV Tokyo's ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' website]
 
*[http://www.tms-e.com/tv_movie/bakugan/ TMS Entertainment's ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' website]
 
*[http://www.tms-e.com/tv_movie/bakugan/ TMS Entertainment's ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' website]
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==Gallery==
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<gallery widths="120" captionalign="left">
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Bakugan DVD Volume 13 (Japanese).jpg
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Battle Brawlers Japanese promo.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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{{Bakugan/nav}}
 
{{Bakugan/nav}}
 
[[Category:Bakugan seasons]]
 
[[Category:Bakugan seasons]]
 
[[Category:Bakugan Battle Brawlers]]
 
[[Category:Bakugan Battle Brawlers]]

Latest revision as of 01:09, 6 March 2023

Bakugan Battle Brawlers

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Production
Director Mitsuo Hashimoto
Studio TMS Entertainment
Japan Vistec
Nelvana
Network TV Tokyo (JP)
Teletoon (CA)
Cartoon Network (US)
Episodes 52
Original run April 5, 2007[1]–March 20, 2008
Series Guide
Followed by Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia

Bakugan Battle Brawlers (爆丸バトルブローラーズ, Bakugan Batoru Burōrāzu?) is a Japanese-Canadian action-adventure anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan, and the Battle Brawlers who possess them. It is the first season of the Battle Brawlers series.

Though initially a failure in Japan, the series became popular in the Canada and the US, prompting the creation of three subsequent seasons, all of which aired in the west prior to its release in its home country.

Plot[edit]

Dan Kuso's life changed one day when random cards fell out of the sky. Children all around the world invented a game called Bakugan out of these cards and the strange toys that turned into creatures. Together with his friends Runo Misaki, Marucho Marukura, Julie Makimoto, Shun Kazami, and Alice Gehabich, they formed the Bakugan Battle Brawlers.

Unbeknownst to them, they would soon be dragged into a fight for the fate of Vestroia—the Bakugan's home dimension—against Naga, Masquerade, and the Doom Beings that seek to take over the world with the power of the Perfect Core.

List of Characters[edit]

Battle Brawlers[edit]

The Battle Brawlers in the intro
  • Dan Kuso Pyrus: The main protagonist of the series, Dan is a boy who loves playing Bakugan and gets frustrated easily. His greatest ambition is to be the number one battle brawler in the world.
  • Runo Misaki Haos: Runo is a tomboy who loves playing Bakugan with people that have skills to show off. She also helps her parents run their family restaurant.
  • Marucho Marukura Aquos: An extremely rich boy who is very generous and intelligent, a bit like a walking encyclopedia. He loves to play Bakugan and he also likes to work on strategies. He used to be very obedient to his parents just because he wanted to please them, but that changed when he met the Brawlers. He now has no regrets for the past, realizing that he only wanted to make his parents happy.
  • Julie Makimoto Subterra: Julie is a girl who tries to stay happy even when the worst has happened; her acting happy after something bad happened is generally just to hide up her true feelings. Julie forgets things easily, proving that she is a little scatterbrained at times.
  • Shun Kazami Ventus: Shun is the former first-ranked Bakugan Brawler who later moves down to sixth position, and then up to third position. He is a master of Bakugan, and is also Dan's childhood friend. Shun is a loner, a boy of very few words, yet is willing to help his friends at every turn almost.
  • Alice Gehabich Darkus: A girl from Moscow who knows almost everything about Bakugan; usually, she just gives advice to the brawlers rather than brawl herself. She is also the granddaughter of Michael Gehabich.

The Doom Beings[edit]

Silent Naga
  • Naga: The primary antagonist of the season. A rogue Bakugan who wants to control all power in Vestroia by stealing the completed Perfect Core.
  • Hal-G Darkus: He assists Naga in his quest to get the Infinity Core from Wavern.
  • Masquerade Darkus: The top-ranked Bakugan player whose goal is to send all Bakugan to the Doom Dimension with his Doom Card, so he can evolve his Hydranoid and have the ultimate Bakugan.


Media[edit]

Anime[edit]

Netflix header.jpg
Main article: List of Bakugan Battle Brawlers Episodes

The fifty-two episode anime television series was produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto in 2007. Bakugan Battle Brawlers made its debut in Japan on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2007[1], and was rebroadcast six days later on BS Japan. Nelvana Enterprises produced the English language version and premiered the series on the Canadian network Teletoon on July 2007 and then on Cartoon Network on February 24, 2008.

Theme Songs[edit]

Opening
Ending
  • Air Drive by Elephant Girl (1–26)
  • Hello (ハロー, Harō?) by Za Bon (27–52)

Books[edit]

Several Original English Language (OEL) books were published in collaboration with Scholastic Books and Del Rey. Most were simply adaptions based on the anime, though one OEL manga, Bakugan: The Evo Tournament, has an original plot set in the middle of the series.

Video Games[edit]

Two video games were created based on the first season.

Trivia[edit]

The symbols around the attribute signs are actually stylized Japanese characters
  • The title card, eye catch, and character introductions for this season and New Vestroia feature a stylized script that corresponds with the Japanese katakana and hiragana alphabets. The title card and eyecatch read "Acquire the Power of the Six Attributes" (むっつのしゅぞくなるものそれぞれにいまちからをあたえよう). The character introductions use the characters' Japanese names.
  • This is the only season:
    • Without alien brawlers, Bakugan Interspace, Aranaut, or Ren Krawler.
    • Where no Brawlers were killed—only Bakugan, and the main villain (Naga) also does not explicitly die. (However, he also is never seen again, even in the final season when the Brawlers return to the Doom Dimension where he was supposedly banished to.)
    • Where regular Bakugan battled without an enhancement like Bakugan Traps, Battle Gear, or BakuNano.
    • With multiple core female Battle Brawlers—all the following seasons only have one female brawler in the main protagonist cast.
    • Where Drago's final evolution isn't his first form in the next season.
  • All the Japanese episode titles are named after well-known Japanese songs, mostly from the 1970s.
  • In response to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, Bakugan Battle Brawlers was distributed for free online for a short time by TMS Entertainment, in order to help relieve the psychological stress of the disaster. [2]

Localization Changes[edit]

The following changes were made between the Japanese and English versions:

  • Some names were changed to either better fit an English-speaking audience (such as changing Dan's full name from Danma to Daniel), or to obfuscate some more obvious references (such as Phoenix to Skyress).
  • Replaced the original soundtrack (composed by Takayuki Negishi) with dub-made ones. The opening song was changed, and the ending theme was completely removed (as English broadcasts don't use ending themes).
  • Some scenes were trimmed in order to meet the different broadcasting time limit. Some scenes may also have been deleted because they were deemed too violent for kids.
  • References to death were removed.
  • The BakuPod's digital voice was added into the dub.
  • Aspect ratio was changed from 16:9 widescreen to 4:3 fullscreen, and thus some parts are cropped from the original Japanese version.

Other localization changes:

  • The Arabic dub covered up the exposed skin from Julie, Runo, and Alice's outfits. Most of the names were also localized.

External links[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • Bakugan DVD Volume 13 (Japanese).jpg
  • Battle Brawlers Japanese promo.jpg

References[edit]


v • d • e  
Bakugan navigation
Generation 1
Generation 2
Generation 3
Video Games
Terminology
Attributes
Battle Brawlers
Pyrus Pyrus • Aquos Aquos • Subterra Subterra • Haos Haos • Darkus Darkus • Ventus Ventus • Clear • Support Piece Attributes (Copper • Silver • Gold) • White Ones
Battle Planet (Factions)
Pyrus Pyrus • Aquos Aquos • Haos Haos • Ventus Ventus • Darkus Darkus • Aurelus Aurelus • Diamond Diamond • All-Faction All-Faction
2023 (Clans)
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