After the wildly successful launch of the Beyblade manga and spinning-top battle game, an anime series was always going to follow. Originally launched in 2001, Beyblade has gone on to become one of the longest-running anime series of all time, with each iteration bringing whole new universes of heroes and villains, battles and tournaments, and Bit Beasts mythology.
With Beyblade X still ongoing, we’ve assembled a helpful list of how to watch every episode and movie so far in this epic franchise. Use our guide below to find out where to watch them all.
Original Beyblade Series (2001-2003)
The first season of Beyblade introduces the show’s plucky hero, Tyson Granger, just before he joins the Bladebreakers. The season’s 51-episode run takes you on a tour of the international Beyblade circuit that culminates in Russia for a climactic showdown with the evil Biovolt organisation.
In V-Force, another 51-episode arc, the Bladebreakers return home after winning the world championships but soon become the targets of another mysterious group. Named Psykick, these new foes plan to fuse elements of the Bladebreakers’ Bit Beasts into powerful Beasts of their own. The season builds to another showdown, this time between Tyson and Zeo—a tragic character who was once his friend.
In the first movie of the Beyblade franchise, titled Fierce Battle!, Tyson must find a way to work alongside a new competitor, Daichi Sumeragi, if he is to have any hope of defeating the series’ most powerful enemy yet: a group of four ancient Bit-Beasts that are accidentally released from a temple.
In Beyblade G-Revolution, the final 52-episode run of the original series, Tyson and the Bladebreakers finally part ways. As the World Championships approach, each member joins a different team—with Tyson forming BBA revolution alongside Daichi Sumeragi.
Metal Saga (2009-2012)
Season 1 and 2 of the Metal Saga, titled Metal Fusion and Metal Masters (51 episodes each), introduces an exciting new era of Beyblading (with quicker blades and metal tops) as well as a new hero, Gingka Hagane, and his powerful Beyblade, Storm Pegasus.
Season 1 builds to a showdown with Ryuga, another tragic character who has fallen under the spell of a dark Bit Beast called Lightning L-Drago. Season 2 takes Gingka around the world on his first World Championship with showdowns against teams in four different continents. This leads to a final battle against an unethically engineered blader named Damien Hart.
The second Beyblade movie, Metal Fight Beyblade vs the Sun: Sol Blaze, sees the world of Beyblade face its biggest threat yet. The story follows the arrival of Helios, a fanatic who plans to harness the power of the sun using his Beyblade, Sol Blaze, to destroy civilisation once and for all.
In Season 3 of the Metal Saga, titled Metal Fury (39 eps), it’s revealed that Ginka is one of the Legendary Bladers: 10 individuals, scattered around the globe, who must team up to defeat the mighty Nemesis—a forbidden blade known as the God of Destruction that awakens from deep within the earth.
In Shogun Steel (26 eps), Zyro is introduced as the show’s new protagonist alongside a fresh generation of teammates and adversaries, including the Dark Nebula Association, an evil group developing corrupted Beyblades. Zero-G stadiums also come into play. In the Shogun Steel Specials (7 eps), a series of side quests are explored involving Zyro, Ginka and various other fan-favourite characters.
Beyblade Spin-off Specials (2012-2015)
Three seasons of Beyblade spin-off specials were released between Metal Saga and Burst. The first, BeyWarriors: BeyWheelz (13 eps), moves the saga to an alternate universe where blades are replaced with wheels. The standalone season follows Sho Tenma’s Team Estrella to the World Championship, where they are pitted against the formidable Team Dominator.
The second season of the spin-off run follows Sho Tenma and the team into the world of BeyWarriors: BeyRaiderz (13 eps), where vehicles in the form of animals are used to do battle for medallions of power.
The third spin-off season takes place in a future dystopia where resistance fighters and their cyborg BeyBlades attempt to fight back against a ruling AI order. Following the protagonist, Glen, BeyWarriors: Cyborg is a standalone series with Western influences and a much darker tone.
Burst Series (2016-2023)
With seven seasons and 312 episodes, Beyblade Burst remains the longest run of any arc in the Beyblade franchise. The first seasons follow Valt Aoi, a typical Beyblade protagonist who dreams of becoming the best player in the world. In Season 3, he’s replaced by Aiger Akabane, a wilder player who struggles to control his powers. Later seasons focus on the Hizashi brothers, the Dark Prince Bai Daizora and Quadra.
Beyblade X (2023-)
The fourth and most recent generation of the franchise is BeyBlade X, which focuses on Robin “Bird” Kazami, an amateur who must rise through the ranks after losing his team in a bad defeat. He does so with the help of Blader X, a former champion, and an influencer called Multi Nano-iro. This ongoing series (at the time of writing) returns Beyblade to its underdog sports narrative roots, where the main antagonist is the reigning champion, Khrome Ryugu.
Where to watch the ‘Beyblade’ movies and TV shows in order
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