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| network = Cartoon Network<br />Teletoon<br />TV Tokyo| original run = 23 December 2018&ndash;19 January 2020

| next = [[Bakugan Battle Planet Season 2: Armored Alliance]]}}'''''Bakugan Battle Planet''''' is the name of the first season of the current [[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 series is available to stream on [https://www.netflix.com/title/81174992 U.S and Canada Netflix]. The series is also available to be watched for Canadians on [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiih4uqcEp-2pmx6rrMxueuxcQO9yde_P YouTube].

The animated series is premiered in North America in December 2018 and begun airing in January 2019. The toy line was released in the January 2019 in North America and other select regions, with a worldwide release to follow in the second quarter of 2019. Online content has been released on the official Bakugan YouTube channel.<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: Armored Alliance]] is already being planned'' , a continuation of the series, aired on February 16th, 2020.<ref name="SM Q2 2018">[https://www.spinmaster.com/download/SpinMasterCorpSecondQuarter2018FinancialResultsConferenceCallAugust22018.pdf Spin Master Corp. Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results Conference Call]</ref>

The anime premiered on December 23rd, 2018 but officially started airing new episodes in January. The toyline also was released starting January 1st. ==CharactersAnime==*[[Dan Kouzo]]{{Main|List of Bakugan Battle Planet Episodes}}*[[Wynton Styles]]*The ''Bakugan Battle Planet'' anime features fifty-two, eleven minute episodes, as opposed to the former twenty-two minute episodes [[Shun Kazami (Bakugan Battle Planet)Brawlers|Shun Kazamiits predecessor used]]*. In the United States, the series began on December 23, 2018 with ''[[Lia VenegasOrigin of the Species Part 1]]*'', and aired its final episode, ''[[LightningUnited We Stand]]'', on January 19, 2020.*[[Benton Dusk]]*[[China Riot]]===Characters===*[[Magnus Black]]{{Main|List of Characters in Bakugan Battle Planet}}*The cast of ''Bakugan Battle Planet'' featured a mixture of new characters and re-imagined characters from the previous iteration of the franchise. The new protagonists of the series are the "[[Masato KazamiAwesome Ones]]*", a group of child content creators who mysteriously encounter first encounter creatures known as Bakugan ten years after an event called the [[Philomena DuskGreat Collision]]*[[Strata . However, they are not the only ones to encounter this race of alien beings. Several villainous groups using Bakugan also emerge, such as the Hunter]]*[[Aay]]*[[BeeExit Team]]*[[Cee]]*[[Dee]]*and [[EAAAnimus]].

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 (Reboot)|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 BakucoresBakuCores. The ''Trading Card Game'' further adds a 40-card deck of [[Ability Card (Reboot)|Ability Cards ]] and more rules to the game.

The BakuCore has replaced [[Gate Cards]], they are metal, hexagonal tiles that can increase/decrease B-Power (renamed G-Power), increase Damage, and other effects. Ability Cards also return but players can use up to 40 now rather than 3. Each Bakugan now comes with a [[Character Card (Battle PlanetReboot)|Character Card]] that lists their stats, name, and Faction.

Some products with multiple Bakugan include [[Starter Pack (Battle PlanetReboot)|Starter Pack]]s, [[Battle Pack (Battle PlanetReboot)|Battle Pack]]s, and the [[Battle Brawlers Starter Set]]. Other accessories include the [[Baku-Storage]] and [[Bakugan Battle Arena (Battle PlanetReboot)|Bakugan Battle Arena]].

Ability Cards can be collected from [[Battle Brawlers Booster Pack]]s and [[Battle Brawlers Card Collection]]s. A Card list can be found [[Battle Brawlers (Card set)|here]].

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