97 Fun Facts About Beyblade

Which Japanese toy company originally developed Beyblade?

Takara. It merged with fellow toymaker Tomy in March 2006, which is why every generation since the original has carried the Takara Tomy name.

What made the 1999 toy Beyblade a craze in Japan?

TV cartoon. The tops had been in Japanese shops since 1999, but the boom began only when the animated series started airing in January 2001.

Which traditional Japanese battling top was the model for Beyblade?

Beigoma. By the time Beyblade arrived only one factory in Japan still made them, and the new toy's boom sent players back to the originals.

The traditional tops that inspired Beyblade battle on a mat stretched over what?

A barrel. The mat is pressed down in the middle to make a shallow dish, and two players spin their tops on it until one is knocked off, the same knock-out contest Beyblade later copied.

Which company licenses Beyblade toys in most Western countries?

Hasbro. It had struck gold with the same Japanese partner before: in 1984 it rebranded that company's transforming robot toys as Transformers.

Which rival of Gingka Hagane in Beyblade: Metal Fusion battles with the Bey Rock Leone?

Kyoya Tategami. He headed a gang called the Face Hunters until a loss to Gingka left him with a single goal: beating him.

Which Beystadium feature lets fast tops circle the bowl without flying out?

The Tornado Ridge. A hard-charging top that catches the shallow ridge keeps its speed as it laps the bowl, while one that fails to grab it slows down and loses time.

What is the launch catchphrase in the Japanese version of Beyblade?

The English dub swapped it for a phrase of its own that became the brand's unofficial motto.

What is the launch catchphrase in the English-language version of Beyblade?

Let It Rip! Players shout it after a countdown from three, then yank the cords of their launchers to send the tops flying into the stadium.

Which type of Beyblade packs its weight around the outer edge and waits in the center of the stadium?

Stamina. Weight at the rim keeps the top turning in the middle of the stadium after a harder-hitting rival has run out of spin.

In Beyblade's type triangle, which type is Defense generally meant to beat?

Attack. A Defense top soaks up the hits, and every collision drains a little more of the attacker's spin until it burns itself out.

In Beyblade X scoring, which finish earns the fewest points?

Spin Finish. Simply outlasting a rival earns one point, while knocking it into a pocket or breaking it apart earns two or three, so one hard hit is worth at least two patient wins.

What on a Beyblade X top grips the rail to dash?

Gears. Teeth on the top's tip mesh with a toothed rail on the stadium wall, and the sudden surge of speed sends it charging across the arena at its rival, a move the game calls an Xtreme Dash.

Under what name was Beyblade's second generation sold in Japan from 2008?

Metal Fight Beyblade. The name was literal: its tops traded the first generation's mostly plastic build for metal parts, and the West knew the series as Metal Fusion.

Which reigning champion wins the Japan National Tournament final in the first season of Beyblade Burst?

Lui Shirosagi. He keeps his title by beating the show's own hero in the final, so the lead ends his first season as runner-up.

In Beyblade Burst, which part does the job of the metal series' Performance Tip?

The Driver. It is the base the top spins on, so swapping it changes how the top roams the stadium.

The Beyblade X manga is drawn by Posuka Demizu, the illustrator of which hit series?

The Promised Neverland. It was a jump in tone: Demizu went from a thriller about children escaping a sinister orphanage to a comic about battling tops.

Who wrote and illustrated the original Beyblade manga?

Takao Aoki. The comic was created to promote the toy, and in Japan its hero carries the author's first name: Tyson Granger is Takao Kinomiya there.

In which children's magazine was the original Beyblade manga serialized?

CoroCoro Comic. The monthly was founded in 1977 mainly to showcase Doraemon, and it has run the manga for every Beyblade generation since the first.

Under what title is the original Beyblade series known in Japan?

Bakuten Shoot Beyblade. The West shortened it to plain Beyblade, but when its creator returned to the story in 2016 the sequel manga kept the full name, with Rising added.

Which studio animated the first Beyblade anime season in 2001?

Madhouse. The studio made only the first season: the two sequels and the 2002 film passed to Nippon Animedia, a venture set up with the studio Nippon Animation.

What was the second season of the original Beyblade anime called?

Beyblade V-Force. A different studio took over for it, and the plot turned from a world tournament to rival groups hunting the heroes' four Bit-Beasts.

What nickname do his friends give Kenny, the laptop-toting genius of the original Beyblade anime?

The Chief. The English dub invented it: in Japan his friends call him Kyoju, 'Professor', and his real name, Manabu Saien, is hardly ever used.

What was the 2002 theatrical film based on the original Beyblade series called?

Beyblade: Fierce Battle. Its villains are dark Bit-Beasts freed from an ancient ruin, which possess four children and come after the heroes' own spirits.

Which Canadian company produced the English-language versions of the original Beyblade anime?

Nelvana. Its dub gave much of the cast new names for Western viewers, which is how Max Mizuhara became Max Tate.

In the original Beyblade anime, which teammate of Tyson has to battle a rival team coached by his own mother?

Max Tate. His mother Judy is a scientist who coaches the All Starz, and Max wins his match against them to show her that lab data cannot settle everything.

What is the name of Tyson's Bit-Beast?

Dragoon. When his friend Kenny is kidnapped, Tyson asks the spirit for guidance and it flies straight into his Beyblade.

Which Bit-Beast belongs to Kai Hiwatari?

Dranzer. Early in the series it wrecks Tyson's first Beyblade outright, and Tyson has to rebuild before he can challenge Kai again.

Which Bit-Beast does the cheerful Japanese-American Max Tate command?

His mother Judy is a BBA scientist who coaches the American team, the All Starz.

What is the name of the team Tyson, Kai, Ray and Max form in the first season of Beyblade?

The Bladebreakers. The team is built from rivals: all four had just fought one another in Japan's qualifying tournament.

Which Bit-Beast lives in Kenny's laptop in the original Beyblade anime?

Dizzi. Trapped inside the computer, she has no Beyblade of her own, so she helps the team with data instead, analysing rivals and working out upgrades.

Which Chinese team did Ray Kon belong to before joining Tyson?

Tyson's team beats them in China, then the All Starz in America and the Majestics in Europe.

In the first season of Beyblade, which Russian team does Kai abandon his friends to rejoin?

The Demolition Boys. Their trainer tempts him back with what he calls the world's most powerful Beyblade, and Kai uses it to strip rival bladers of their Bit-Beasts.

Whom does Tyson beat in the final to become World Champion in the first season of Beyblade?

Tala. He fuses several stolen Bit-Beasts into one to level the best-of-three final, but Tyson takes the decider and Tala shakes his hand.

In Beyblade V-Force, what secret does Tyson's new friend Zeo turn out to be hiding?

He is an android. His father built him as a copy of the son he had lost, and wants the heroes' four Bit-Beasts to turn the machine into a real boy.

Which skeptical classmate joins Tyson's group in Beyblade V-Force?

Hilary Tachibana. The class president spends her first episodes arguing with Tyson, then stays on as the team's manager.

Which energetic newcomer joins Tyson's team in Beyblade G-Revolution?

Daichi Sumeragi. He turns up to challenge the world champion, loses, and ends up as Tyson's partner when the championship switches to tag teams.

What does BEGA, the organization Boris founds in Beyblade G-Revolution, stand for?

Beyblade Entertainment Global Association. Boris pitches it as a professional league and uses it to push the BBA aside, a takeover that collapses when his bladers lose to Tyson's team.

Which Bey does Gingka Hagane launch in Beyblade: Metal Fusion?

Storm Pegasus. In the final battle he uses its ultimate move, Galaxy Nova, to free his opponent from the dark power controlling him rather than simply to win.

Which forbidden Bey does the villain Ryuga wield in Beyblade: Metal Fusion?

Lightning L-Drago. The Dark Nebula steals the Bey for Ryuga, but it is the top that ends up in charge, slowly consuming him until it warps him into a monster.

In Beyblade: Metal Fusion, who is revealed to be behind the mask of the mysterious Phoenix?

Gingka's father. Ryo Hagane, long believed dead, had been watching over his son in disguise, and the secret comes out when falling debris cracks the mask.

Which season followed Metal Fusion in the anime later named Beyblade: Metal Saga?

Metal Masters. It takes the fight worldwide: Gingka and three teammates are picked to represent Japan at the Beyblade World Championships.

Who is the hero of the first two seasons of the Beyblade Burst anime?

Valt Aoi. He starts a Bey club at school with his childhood friend Shu, and the two friends end up as rivals chasing the same national title.

In Beyblade Burst Evolution, the hero is scouted by a team based in which country?

Spain. His new club, BC Sol, goes on to win the World League, and he then beats his oldest friend in the final of the International Blader's Cup.

Which Bey does Aiger Akabane, the 'wild child' hero of Burst Turbo, use?

His story begins two years after Valt's world title, with a loss to the champion that fires his ambition.

Which studio animated both Beyblade Burst and Beyblade X?

OLM. The studio best known for animating Pokémon took Beyblade over from the studios behind the Metal Saga when Burst began in 2016.

In the fourth-generation Beyblade anime, what alias does former champion Jaxon Cross compete under?

Blader X. Jaxon wears the mask to hide who he is after walking out on his old team, whose champion he now wants to climb back up and challenge.

In the original Beyblade anime, All Starz member Emily launches her Bey with which piece of sports equipment?

A tennis racket serves Emily's top into the dish, and her teammates are just as sporty: Eddy launches from a basketball and Steve from an American football.

The old Japanese tops that inspired Beyblade were first made by filling which natural objects with sand and wax?

Spiral seashells called bai were packed with sand and sealed with molten wax to make the earliest tops. By the 20th century they were cast in lead and later in other metals.

Which long toothed strip of plastic do players pull through a Beyblade launcher to set the top spinning?

A ripcord has teeth along its sides that drive the launcher as it is yanked out. Other launchers swap it for a retracting string, which can deliver slightly more power.

In the first Beyblade anime, Roman champion Enrique battles Tyson in a stadium modelled on which landmark?

The Colosseum is the model for Enrique's private Beystadium, and he turns up for the battle dressed in Roman armour.

Which Hollywood producer was reported in 2022 to be making a live-action Beyblade film for Paramount?

Jerry Bruckheimer joined a project that began in 2015, when Paramount bought the film rights after the box-office success of its Transformers and G.I. Joe movies.

In which country did the national toy retailers' association name Beyblade its Toy of the Year for 2002?

The UK's toy retailers gave Beyblade the award, and the tops went on to be the country's most sought-after toy of Christmas 2003.

In the original Beyblade anime, which Bit-Beast, handed down from generation to generation, belongs to Ray Kon?

Driger was entrusted to Ray instead of his friend Lee, a grievance the two only settle after facing each other in the final of the Asian tournament.

In the first Beyblade anime, Tyson's team travels to which wintry city for the World Championship finals?

Moscow is where the team runs into Boris, who charms them with an invitation to lunch and then shows them round his eerie training centre, the Abbey.

Which amateur blader, ditched by his friends after a crushing defeat, teams up with Jaxon Cross in Beyblade X?

Robin Kazami had led Team Albatross until it dropped him, and a chance meeting with the former champion handed him a new team to lead.

Which previously undefeated BEGA blader does Kai finally beat in Beyblade G-Revolution?

Brooklyn had crushed Kai when Kai first tried to join BEGA, a loss that sent him back to Tyson's side as the missing fifth member.

In Beyblade V-Force, the Saint Shields hunt Tyson's team so they can seal its Bit-Beasts inside what?

A sacred rock was meant to imprison the Bit-Beasts because the Saint Shields feared their power could not be controlled, and they briefly trap one of them before being beaten.

In Beyblade X, which team does former champion Jaxon Cross found to climb back to the top of the X?

Persona is the side Jaxon Cross builds after leaving the champions, Pendragon, and it sets its sights on going pro once a hugely popular influencer signs up as its third blader.

In the original Beyblade anime, which grandfather of Kai is the true mastermind behind Boris's Abbey?

Voltaire uses the Abbey as a front for his Biovolt Corporation, with Boris as his accomplice picking out talented bladers and getting rid of the rest.

On which US cable channel did the English dub of the original Beyblade anime premiere in 2002?

ABC Family carried the dub in the United States while YTV aired it in Canada, and reruns later turned up as part of the Jetix block.

In a Beyblade Burst top, which of the main parts holds most of the weight?

The Forge Disc carries the bulk of a Burst top's mass, and later Burst releases added plastic frames that attach to the disc to make it heavier still.

In the original Beyblade series, Ray Kon's daughter Lin is also the child of which former teammate of his?

Mariah, Lin's mother, once faced Ray as a rival in the Asian tournament finals, where he gave her his word that they would stay friends whatever happened.

In Beyblade: Metal Fury, the villains gather the power of a Star Fragment to revive which God of Destruction?

Nemesis can be kept from returning only if the heroes find ten Legendary Bladers, whose Beys each hold a piece of the Star Fragment that broke in ten.

Which young blader, inspired by watching Gingka Hagane's final battle, is the hero of Beyblade: Shogun Steel?

Zyro Kurogane sets out with his Bey Samurai Ifrit seven years after that battle, heading for Gingka's hometown only to find his idol nowhere to be seen.

Which K-pop girl group performs Zoom Zoom, the first ending theme of the Beyblade X anime?

Aespa closed each first-season episode, and the show kept booking big names: later endings went to Perfume and to Ado, with L'Arc-en-Ciel on an opening.

In Beyblade G-Revolution, which new line of Beyblades does Kenny develop when BEGA cuts off the supply of parts?

The Hard Metal System is Kenny's answer to BEGA's monopoly on equipment sales, though the new tops' smaller but heavier rings make them hard for his friends to control.

Which older brother of Tyson turns up as a skilled blader and coach in Beyblade G-Revolution?

Hiro arrives just after Kai and Ray have left to rejoin their former sides, at the moment Tyson most needs new allies.

In Beyblade V-Force, which group builds cybernetic copies of the heroes' Bit-Beasts for its own recruits?

Team Psykick hands its cyber beasts to recruits named Kane, Salima, Goki and Jim, and the artificial creatures end up corrupting their minds.

In the first Beyblade anime, which side unites the champions of Germany, Scotland, Italy and France?

The Majestics had only ever been a group of undefeated solo bladers, and losing to Tyson's close-knit side teaches them a lesson about teamwork.

In the English dub of the first Beyblade episode, Carlos, who takes a beaten rival's top, belongs to which gang?

The Blade Sharks were the Shell Killers in the Japanese original, and Tyson answers the theft by challenging Carlos to a showdown by the river.

Which BBA announcer gives the signal to start every battle in the original Beyblade anime?

DJ Jazzman is known as Blader DJ in the Japanese original, and besides starting battles he introduces the players and reveals where the next tournament will be held.

Which American publisher released the original Beyblade manga in English across fourteen volumes?

Viz Media brought the volumes out between 2004 and 2006, while a separate English edition from Chuang Yi served Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.

Which tournament, secretly run by the Dark Nebula, does Gingka Hagane enter hoping to face Ryuga in the final?

Battle Bladers does end with the final Gingka wanted, but only after Ryuga's Bey has absorbed every one of Gingka's friends.

Which villain is the head of the Dark Nebula, the organisation Gingka Hagane takes on in Beyblade: Metal Fusion?

Doji outlasts his own defeat: in Shogun Steel a rebuilt Dark Nebula computer AI reveals that it is him, the organisation's original organizer.

Which 13-episode Beyblade spin-off was commissioned to make up for the shortened season of Beyblade: Metal Fury?

BeyWheelz follows Team Estrella in a continuity of its own, and although it was produced in Japan it went out in English without a Japanese broadcast.

In the first Beyblade anime, which US city hosts the American Tournament where Tyson's side meets the All Starz?

Las Vegas stages the tournament, and its semi-final is fought in a whirlwind, highway-themed dish named after the New Jersey Turnpike.

In Beyblade V-Force, Kai and Dunga send their Beys racing along which abandoned amusement-park ride?

A roller coaster in a deserted amusement park is the track, and it collapses piece by piece around the Beys as more bladers pile in.

In Beyblade Burst, which friend from the hero's school Bey club goes by the nickname Honcho?

Rantaro Kiyama is the Head Honcho in English and Kumicho, the boss, in Japanese, and he later joins the hero at the overseas club BC Sol.

Which hugely popular influencer becomes the third blader on Jaxon Cross's side in Beyblade X?

Multi Nana-iro had been the one and only member of her own Team Rainbow, and her older sister Sigrid battles for the reigning champions.

Which rookie blader, partnered with the Gamma Bey Ace Dragon, is the hero of Beyblade Burst Rise?

Dante Koryu is inspired by seeing a champion's Bey glow gold in the Hyper-Flux state, and he sets off for Japan, the birthplace of Beyblade, to reach it himself.

In the first Beyblade anime, French champion Oliver rents an entire gallery of which museum just for himself?

The Louvre is where Tyson and Kenny bump into Oliver, the son of a millionaire restaurant owner who is a chef himself.

In Beyblade V-Force, which leader of the Saint Shields first beats Tyson while known only as Mister X?

Ozuma beats Tyson twice, first in a small local tournament and then in a rematch where Tyson's Bit-Beast mysteriously fails to appear on command.

In Beyblade V-Force, Dr. Zagart gives his son Zeo which powerful Bit-Beast for the world tournament?

Cerberus makes Zeo strong enough to beat Kai and take his Bit-Beast during the tournament, though he goes on to lose the final to Tyson.

Beyblade: Shogun Steel, the last chapter of the Metal Saga, is known in Japan by which subtitle?

Zero-G points to the zero-gravity battles fought in a new kind of stadium, and the chapter's manga, anime and toys were planned and released together for the first time.

Which self-styled Dark Prince, leader of Phantom's Gate, is the hero of Beyblade Burst QuadDrive?

Bel Daizora runs a Bey graveyard and opens the series by declaring war on bladers across the world, the reigning legends included.

In the first Beyblade anime, Tyson and his friends climb which landmark to look for Kai, who has gone missing?

The Eiffel Tower is Tyson's idea of a lookout over Paris, but on its observation deck the group is cornered once again by the Dark Bladers.

On which US channel did the English dub of Beyblade X make its television premiere in July 2024?

Disney XD aired it a week after the dub's first public screening at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, and the episodes also went to Hulu.

Which Japanese company developed and published the Beyblade: Metal Fusion video games for Nintendo DS and Wii?

Hudson Soft, the studio behind Bomberman, released the games in Japan first, and the Wii one reached Western shops a year later as Battle Fortress.

Which studio animated the first season of Beyblade: Metal Fusion before SynergySP took over the later seasons?

Tatsunoko was majority-owned by Beyblade's own maker at the time, the toy company having bought into the studio in 2005.

In the English dub of Beyblade V-Force, which eager prep-school classmate pesters Kai to coach him?

Wyatt later betrays Kai by stealing his Bey to use it himself, so when he comes back begging for training Kai turns him down.

The 2002 Beyblade film opened in Japanese cinemas alongside a movie based on which PlayStation game series?

Ape Escape shared the bill when Toho released both films on the same August day, and the Beyblade film ranked 68th at Japan's box office that year.

The Beyblade X manga is co-written by Homura Kawamoto, the creator of which hit series about high-stakes gambling?

Kakegurui was Kawamoto's first series, launched in 2014, and he writes the Beyblade X story together with Hikaru Muno.

In Beyblade G-Revolution, twins Julia and Raul Fernandez compete together as which two-blader side?

F-Dynasty pairs Julia with her younger twin Raul under their coach Romero, and it is one of the rival sides that Tyson's rebuilt team goes on to challenge.

After its 122nd episode, the Beyblade X anime left Japanese television for which online platform?

YouTube became the show's home in April 2026, when new episodes began appearing on the official Beyblade channel every other week.

The original Beyblade anime first went out in Japan in 2001 on which television network?

TV Tokyo went on to launch the Metal, Burst and X series as well, and the first season ran there from January to December 2001.

In the first Beyblade anime, Tyson finds the German champion Robert in his castle playing which game against Johnny?

Chess is what the German champion is absorbed in when Tyson, lost in the castle's eerie secret passages, finally tracks him down.