Beyblade
2001 3 seasons · 154 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Beyblade

爆転シュート ベイブレード

Synopsis

爆転シュート ベイブレード

Thirteen-year-old Tyson Granger (Takao Kinomiya), along with his fellow teammates, Kai Hiwatari, Max Tate (Max Mizuhura), and Ray Kon (Rei Kon), strive to become the greatest Beybladers in the world. With the technical help of the team's resident genius, Kenny (Kyouju), and with the powerful strength of their BitBeasts, the Bladebreakers armed with their tops (AKA: Blades) attempt to reach their goal.

Audience Engagement

176
Reviews
84th
Review-volume percentile
90th
Popularity percentile

176 audience reviews — more than 84% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 90th percentile among Japan seriess.

Also On TV Tokyo

Other series that aired on TV Tokyo.

Other Titles From K-Production

Kids + Action & Adventure in Japan

29 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Kids and Action & Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Beyblade itself).

The 2000–2002 Japan Window

Beyblade holds position #38 of 226 Japan seriess in the 2000–2002 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
    #1

    Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  2. My Family
    #2

    My Family

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  3. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
    #3

    Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger

    ★ 8.9 · 2001
  4. InuYasha
    #4

    InuYasha

    ★ 8.6 · 2000
  5. Fighting Spirit
    #5

    Fighting Spirit

    ★ 8.6 · 2000
  6. Shaman King
    #6

    Shaman King

    ★ 8.6 · 2001
  7. Digimon Tamers
    #7

    Digimon Tamers

    ★ 8.6 · 2001
  8. Leave it to Kero!
    #8

    Leave it to Kero!

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Beyblade premiered alongside 79 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 79 other Japan seriess in 2001.

The 1317th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
January 8, 2001
Last Air Date
December 29, 2003
Broadcast Span
3 years
Total Episodes
154 across 3 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 59 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.8
TMDB Rating
176
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #786 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.9 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Kids productions specifically: #22 of 45 (top 49%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesK-Production
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes3 / 154
Release DateJanuary 8, 2001

Questions Answered

Who created Beyblade?

Beyblade was created by Takao Aoki.

When did Beyblade end?

Beyblade finished its run with its final episode airing on December 29, 2003.

Where did Beyblade air?

Beyblade aired on TV Tokyo, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.