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|name = Bakugan: Battle Planet|image = <tabber>|-|English= [[File:BP logo en.png|200px]]|-|Japanese=[[File:Bakugan Battle Planet logo Japan.png|200px]]</tabber>

| network = Cartoon Network<br />Teletoon<br />TV Tokyo| original run = December 23 , 2018 - January 19, 2020 (US)<br/>December 31, 2018&ndash;- February 9, 2020 (CAN)| episodes = 100 50 (11 22 minutes)| prev = ''[[Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge]] <small>(Generation 1)</small>''| next = ''[[Bakugan: Battle Planet Season 2Armored Alliance]]''}}'''''Bakugan: Battle Planet''''' is the name of the first season of the upcoming [[Bakugan Battle BrawlersGeneration 2|Bakugansecond generation]] rebootof Bakugan.

The season follows the adventures of [[Dan Kouzo (Generation 2)|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 slated to begin airing premiered in North America in December 2018and begun airing in January 2019. The toy line will release was released in the first quarter of January 2019 in North America and other select regions, with a worldwide release to follow following in the second quarter of 2019. There will also be online Online content for was released on the seriesofficial 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 seasonArmored Alliance]] is already being planned'', a continuation of the series, began airing 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>

==History=====Development===

[[File:Early concept collage.png|thumb|180px|left|Early concepts of the Battle Planet TCG game]]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 [[Untitled 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 (Generation 2)|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 ''Battle Planet'' toys were first listed on Amazon, showing off some of the new Bakugan and the [[Attribute#New System|new attribute symbolsFaction]]system.

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.

Bakugan.com finally launched on December 17th, the website includes sections about the products, characters, and Bakugan. The anime premiered on December 23rd, 2018 but officially started airing new episodes in January. The toyline also was released starting January 1st. ===CharactersEvents===*[[Dan Kouzo]]*[[Wynton Styles]]{{For|a list of Spin Master sponsored ''Battle Planet'' events|List of Bakugan Battle Planet events}}*[[Shun Kazami (Spin Master hosted a set of ''Battle Planet)|Shun Kazami]]'' promotional events at various conventions in 2019, included Emerald City Comic Con and Anime Expo.*[[Lia Venegas]]*[[Lightning]]==Anime==*[[‎Benton Dusk]]{{Main|List of Bakugan Battle Planet Episodes}}*The ''Bakugan Battle Planet'' anime features fifty-two, eleven minute episodes, as opposed to the former twenty-two minute episodes [[China RiotBakugan Battle Brawlers|its predecessor used]]*. In the United States, the series began on December 23, 2018 with ''[[Magnus BlackOrigin of the Species Part 1]]*'', and aired its final episode, ''[[Masato KazamiUnited We Stand]]'', on January 19, 2020.*[[Philomena Dusk]]*[[‎Strata the Hunter]]===Characters===*[[Aay]]{{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 "[[BeeAwesome Ones]]*", a group of child content creators who mysteriously encounter first encounter creatures known as Bakugan ten years after an event called the [[CeeGreat 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 [[DeeExit Team]]*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(Game piece)|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 ''[[Toy Battling Game]]'' and the ''[[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 Card (Generation 2)|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. There are two type of Bakugan, Core Bakugan ($7 USD) are the basic Bakugan that are simple to close. [[Bakugan Ultra]] ($10 USD) Bakugan have more complex designs and have the ability to jump and flip the BakuCore.

The toy line is BakuCore has replaced [[Gate Card]]s, 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 (Generation 2)|Character Card]] that lists their stats, name, and Faction. Some products with multiple Bakugan include [[Starter Pack (Generation 2)|Starter Pack]]s, [[Battle Pack (Generation 2)|Battle Pack]]s, and the [[Starter Set]]. Other accessories include the [[Baku-Storage]] and [[Bakugan Battle Arena#Battle Planet|Bakugan Battle Arena]]. Ability Cards can be collected from [[Booster Pack]]s and [[Card Collection]]s. A Card list can be found [[Battle Brawlers (Card set )|here]]. Due to release in North America Sega Toys owning the designs to the Legacy Bakugan, SpinMaster cannot reproduce old Bakugan such as [[Neo Dragonoid (Generation 1)|Neo Dragonoid]] and other select markets [[Alpha Hydranoid]]. The same factor is with the original [[Attribute]] symbols, which have been redesigned, Attributes are now called [[Faction]]s. The elemental symbols are also no longer printed on January 1the Bakugan. ==Trivia=====Localization Changes===The following changes were made between the English and Japanese versions of the anime: *Some scenes are altered due to having violent or dangerous imagery, switched around, or not in the English broadcast.**In the Japanese version of ''[[Monkey See, 2019Monkey Don't]]'', the flames are orange, but the English broadcast changed the flames to a purple color.*The Japanese version uses its own soundtrack as well as a Opening and Ending theme with a full global rollmany scenes that do not take place in the anime.*The B-out Power of Bakugan (commonly 600) does not exist in the second quarter.Japanese version

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