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{{Infobox anime
|name = Bakugan Battle Brawlers
| studio = TMS Entertainment<br />Japan Vistec<br />Nelvana
| network = TV Tokyo (JP)<br />Teletoon (CA)<br />Cartoon Network (US)
| original run = April 5, 2007<ref name="Airdate">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070519210023/http://www.tms-e.com/tv_movie/bakugan/ TMS Entertainment's ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' website]</ref>–-March 20, 2008
| episodes = 52
| prev =
| 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 the ''Battle Brawlers'' series.
[[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==
[[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: [[Dragonoid (Generation 1)|Dragonoid]] ([[Drago (Dan Kuso)|Drago]]) → [[Delta Dragonoid]] → [[Ultimate Dragonoid]] → [[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.
**Bakugan: [[Tigrerra]] → [[Blade Tigrerra]]
====The Doom Beings====
[[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]].
*[[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.
**Bakugan: [[Reaper]], [[Hydranoid]] → [[Dual Hydranoid]] → [[Alpha Hydranoid]]
==Media==
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)
===Theme Songs===
; Opening
* {{nihongo|[[Number One Battle Brawlers]]|ナンバーワン・バトルブローラーズ|Nanbā Wan Batoru Burōrāzu}} by Psychic Lover (1–30)* {{nihongo|[[Bucchigiri Infinite Generation]]|ブッちぎり∞ジェネレーション|Bucchigiri Infinitto Jenerēshon}} by Psychic Lover (31–52)
; Ending
* [[Air Drive]] by Elephant Girl (1–26)* {{nihongo|Hello|ハロー|Harō}} by Za Bon (27–52)
===Books===
===Video Games===
Two video games were created based on the first season.:
*[[Bakugan Battle Brawlers (Video Game)|Bakugan: Battle Brawlers]]
*[[Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Battle Trainer]]
*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 Trap]]s, [[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 [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>
=== Localization Changes ===
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.<!--
== Gallery ==
<gallery widths="120">
The bakugan battle brawlers.png|All the [[Battle Brawlers]]
</gallery> -->
== External links ==
*[[wikipedia: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)