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|name = Bakugan Battle Brawlers
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|-|English = [[File:BB logo en.png|200px]]|-|Japanese = [[File:BB logo jp.jpg|200px]]
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| director = Mitsuo Hashimoto
| studio = TMS Entertainment<br/>Japan Vistec<br/>Nelvana| network = TV Tokyo (JP)<br />Teletoon (CA)<br/>Cartoon Network (US)
| original run = April 5, 2007–March 20, 2008
| episodes = 52
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| next = [[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 Bakuganthe ''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 ==
[[Dan Kuso]]'s life changed one day when random cards fell out of the sky, where he and his friend [[Shun]] . Children all around the world invented a game with called Bakuganout of these cards and the strange toys that turned into creatures. Together with his friends [[RunoMisaki]], [[MaruchoMarukura]], [[JulieMakimoto]], [[ShunKazami]], and [[AliceGehabich]], they formed 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]].
== List of Characters ==
===[[Battle Brawlers]]===
[[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.
**Bakugan: [[Alpha Hydranoid]]
===The [[Doom Beings]]===
*[[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]]: He assists Naga in his quest to get the Infinity Core from Wavern.
; Ending
* '''[[Air Drive]]''' by Elephant Girl (1–26)
* {{nihongo|Hello|ハロー|Harō}} by Za Bon (27–52)
== Changes in English dub =Books===The Several Original English dub had made changes to the episodes when it was aired internationally. The following are:* Locallization of names such as Danma Kusou to Daniel Kuso and Phoenix to Skyress, among others.* Replacing Japanese BGM Language (composed by Takayuki NegishiOEL) books were published in collaboration with dub made ones* Deleting some scenes from Scholastic Books and Del Rey. Most were simply adaptions based on the anime, though one OEL manga, ''[[Bakugan: The Evo Tournament]]'', has an original version plot set in order to meet the time limit for airing middle of the episode. Violent scenes are also deleted as it may be too violent to kidsseries. * Reference '''Activity Books:''' [[Bakugan: How to death is removed.Draw]], [[Collector's Sticker Book Volume One]], [[Eye See It! (Bakugan Battle Brawlers)|Eye See It!]]* '''Chapter Books:''' [[The opening song is replaced with the one made for the English version and removed the ending theme from the original version.* Computer voice from BakuPod is added into the dubBattle Brawlers]], [[A Double Battle]], [[Party Crashers]], as there is no such thing in the Japanese version.[[A Brand New Brawl]]* Mistranslation/mispronunciation of some '''Handbook:''' [[Bakugan and ability names when dubbed into English.Official Handbook]]* In the Arabic dub'''OEL Manga:''' [[The Battle Begins!]], Julie[[The Masquerade Ball]], Runo[[A Feud Between Friends (manga)|A Feud Between Friends]], [[Dan and AliceDrago (manga)|Dan and Drago]], [[Bakugan: The Evo Tournament]]*'''s outfits Storybooks:''' [[Finding Drago]], [[Masquerade Brawl]] ===Video Games===Two video games were censored by having their midriffs and legs covered. Most of created based on the names were also localizedfirst season.*[[Bakugan Battle Brawlers (Video Game)|Bakugan: Battle Brawlers]]*[[Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Battle Trainer]]
==Trivia==
[[File:Screen Shot 2012-01-04 at 2.38.32 PM.JPG|thumb|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 seriesseason:**Not to have Without alien brawlers, [[Bakugan Interspace]] in it.**Without any alien brawlers.**Not to feature , [[Aranaut]] , or [[Ren Krawler]].**Where no Brawlers were killed—only Bakugan.***The , 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.)**Regular Where regular Bakugan battled without an enhancement like [[Bakugan Trap]]s, [[Battle Gear]], or [[BakuNano]].***No Ultimate Formations were seen, either.**Where both the Haos and Subterra members of the With multiple core female Battle Brawlers are both —all the following seasons only have one femalebrawler in the main protagonist cast.
**Where Drago's final evolution isn't his first form in the next season.
== Gallery ==
== External links ==
*[http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakugan_Battle_Brawlers Bakugan Battle Brawlers|''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' on Wikipedia]]
*[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)
*[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]