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| network = Cartoon Network<br />Teletoon<br />TV Tokyo
| original run = 23 December 2018–19 January 2020
| episodes = 100 (11 minutes)
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| next = [[Bakugan: 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: Armored Alliance|second season]] will air in '' , a continuation of the futureseries, 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>
==Development==
===Characters===
{{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 "[[Awesome Ones]]", a group of child content creators who mysteriously encounter first encounter creatures known as Bakugan ten years after an event called the [[Great Collision]]. However, they are not the only ones to encounter this race of alien beings. Several villainous groups using Bakugan also emerge, such as the [[Exit Team]] and [[AAAnimus]].
==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 (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 product line released in North America and other select markets on January 1, 2019, with a full global roll-out in the second quarter.
