Bakugan Battle Brawlers

For the card game on which the show is based, see Bakugan (toys).

Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Genre	Adventure, Comedy, Sports
Anime
Bakugan
Directed by	Mitsuo Hashimoto
Studio	TMS Entertainment, Japan Vistec
Released	April 5 2007 – March 27 2008

Bakugan Battle Brawlers (爆丸バトルブローラーズ, Bakugan Batoru Burōrāzu) is an anime series about the lives of Bakugan and the battle brawlers who have the deep power to wield them. A strategic card game played with magnetic, spring-loaded marbles created by Sega Toys and Spin Master. The series debuted in Japan on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2007.The show had its North American debut in July 2007; 2007 on Teletoon in Canada. The show had its USA debut on Cartoon Network on February 24, 2008. "Bakugan" airs on Fried Dynamite Saturday and Sunday mornings. The show is a co-production from Nelvana Limited, Spin Master, Sega toys,Sega Corporation, TMS Entertainment, and Japan Vistec, the last two of which provide the show's animation.

The program also airs in Australia on Network Ten's Toasted TV.

Plot

Dan's life changed one day when random cards fell out of the sky. Some friends of his invented a game called Bakugan with those cards. Together with his friends Runo, Marucho, Julie, Shun, Alice and Joe the Bakugan Battle Brawlers are formed as they end up fighting for the fate of Destroya against Masquerade, Hal-G, and the Bakugan Naga.

Characters

Main characters

• Dan Kuso: Dan is a 12 year old boy who loves Bakugun and spend all his time playing it. His Guardian Bakugan is Pyrus Dragonoid (nicknamed Drago) who is always telling him the right thing to do. Close to the end of the series, he evolves into Pyrus Delta Dragonoid and defeats Masquerade, freeing him from Alice's body. He is ranked the number one Bakugan player in the world. At the end of the season finale, he is seen going on a date with Runo to the movies.

• Runo Misaki: At the age of 12, Runo is not your typical pre-teen girl. Runo is a tomboy through and through who loves playing Bakugan with people that have skills. Like Dan, she has a short temper and gets angry when she loses a battle. Runo has a crush on Dan but she would not admit it (until episode 32) and is jealous of Julie taking Dan's attention. In battle, she uses light attributes. At the end of the series, Runo is seen with Dan on a date going to the movies. She and Alice have a big sister-little sister relationship. Her Guardian Bakugan is the Haos-attribute Tigrerra.

• Marucho Marokuro: He is a wealthy, 11-year old, blond-haired boy with glasses. He is caring, strong at heart, polite, generous, and likes to eat lots of soup. He used to be extremely obedient to his parents out of fear he might be eaten,that changed when he met the Brawlers. He now has no regrets for the past, realizing that he only wanted to make his parents happy. His Guardian Bakugan are the Aquos-attribute Preyas and the Haos Angelo/Pyrus Diablo Preyas. Preyus was sent to the Doom Dimension in Marucho's battle with Klaus Van Hertzon. Later Klaus shows up with Preyus. Dan and Runo find a way to get Preyus back through defeating him in battle. Preyas evolves into a two-sided Bakugan called Preyas Angelo and Preyas Diablo. Unlike the other Bakugan however, Preyas multiplies when he evolves, so Marucho got to keep the old Preyas.

• Julie Makimoto: She lives in Bakugan Valley. She's 12 years old and sort of upbeat from the rest of the Battle Brawlers and tries to stay happy even when the worst has happened (for example, when Billy ended up under the control of Masquerade), her acting happy after something terrible happened is generally just to cover up her real feelings. Julie can also forget things easily, proving that she is a little scatterbrained at times. She is always up and happy with a positive attitude. At the beginning of the series, she is shown to have a crush on Dan (which led to some arguments with a jealous Runo), but later, she likes Billy and accepts a date offer from him. Julie has a sister named Daisy who has bested her in everything since she was a child. Her Guardian Bakugan is Subterra-attribute Gorem.

• Shun Kazami: He is a strong, silent, cool type 13-year-old. He was the 1st ranked Bakugan player until Masquerade came then he moved down to 6th place then to 3rd place. He created the rules and regulations of Bakugan with Dan and is a master of the game, and also is Dan's childhood friend. Shun is a loner, a boy of very few words, yet is willing to help his friends at every turn. He approaches the game like a ninja, being very calculating. He lives with his grandfather (who used to be a famous ninja warrior) who once expected Shun to follow in his footsteps instead of playing Bakugan. His Guardian Bakugan is the Ventus-attribute Skyress whom Shun received from his comatose mother.

• Alice Gehabich (Masquerade): She is a 13-year-old girl from Moscow who didn't play Bakugan until her identity of Masquerade had disappeared from her body. Upon his departure, Masquerade left her the Darkus-attribute Hydranoid. Michael is her grandfather, but after learning that her grandfather became Hal-G and works with Naga, she constantly worried about him. Alice usually just gives advice to the brawlers, instead of battling. Alice and Marucho are the stratigest of the brawlers. Unlike Marucho, Alice gives her strategies to the brawlers. During season 2 she left the Brawlers after finding out that she was Masquerade but later returns in time to save Dan and Drago. Alice has a special ability to see the G's of an Bakugan on the field. Since Masquerade was 1st rank then second that means Alice was 2nd rank since she was Masquerade. Her Guardian Bakugan is Darkus-attribute Hydranoid which she inherited from Masquerade after he left her body. She appears to have a crush on Shun.

• Masquerade (Alice): The number one ranked Bakugan player in the world. His goal is to send all Bakugan to the Doom Dimension (the most feared place by all Bakugan) with his Doom Card, so he may evolve his Hydranoid and have the Ultimate Bakugan.. He is revealed to be Alice in episode 38 to 39. Masquerade came to be when negative energy changed Alice and her grandfather. Alice's Grandfather was also affected by the negative energy and he was changed into Hal-G. He battles with Dan in episode 38 and loses. Masquerade disappears from Alice's body after assisting Dan in Vestroia. Masquerade's Guardian Bakugan was Reaper before he sent it to the Doom Dimension and replaced him with Hydranoid. Before he disappears completely, he gives Alice his Guardian Bakugan Hydranoid.

• Joe Brown: He is 18-year-old also known as "Webmaster Joe" who created the Bakugan website. The Brawlers first thought that Joe was working with Masquerade, but it turns out that Joe sent a message to all of the Bakugan Brawlers in the chat room about Masquerade and becomes one of the Brawlers. He lives with his mother and soon moves to the Brawlers' neighborhood. Chan Lee seems to have a crush on Joe, whose feelings are revealed in the last episode. His Guardian Bakugan is Wayvern who used to date Drago.

• Hal-G: The loyal servant of Naga and Alice's grandfather. He used to be a famous scientist named Michael, who mysteriously disappeared. He once studied Vestroia until an accident happened, and negative energy filled into his lab, causing him to turn into Hal-G. Alice went to his lab for a visit, and the negative energy turned her into Masquerade. Hal-G created a dimension transporter. His Guardian Bakugan is his boss, Naga.

Recurring Characters

• Klaus Van Hertzon: A Bakugan player. He was the 2nd place Bakugan Brawler in the world when he and the other top Bakugan Brawlers were placed under the control of Masquerade. It is said that he is wealthier than Marucho since Klaus lives in a castle, but Marucho's Preyas thinks his castle is a load of junk. Klaus sent Marucho's Preyas to the Doom Dimension, but Preyas somehow returns in Klaus' possession. Later when he, Chan-Lee, and Julio were defeated by Dan, Runo, and Marucho, he gave Marucho's Preyas back and moved down to 4th place after he was defeated by Masquerade. For most of the second season he does not feature until closer to the end when Alice stumbles across his castle where she confesses that she was Masquerade. Immediately, he challenges her to a battle at first for revenge but in the end to remind her why she was a Brawler in the first place. In episode 50, Joe asks him if he had a crush on Alice but he replies that unlike Joe, he is a true gentleman. His Guardian Bakugan is the Aquos attributed Sirenoid who ended up in the Doom Dimension, but later returns.

• Chan-Lee: The 3rd Ranked Bakugan Brawler in the world who ended up under the control of Masquerade. She alongside Klaus, and Julio battled Dan, Marucho, and Runo, but they were defeated. She later moves down to 5th place after she was defeated by Masquerade. She has a crush on Joe and at the end of the second series when Dan is on his date with Runo, her and Joe can be seen together in the background. Her Guardian Bakugan is the Pyrus attributed Fortress who ended up in the Doom Dimension, but later came back somehow.

• Julio Santana: The 4th Ranked Bakugan Brawler. He ended up under the control of Masquerade along with Billy, Komba, Chan Lee, and Klaus. He later moves down to 9th place after Masquerade defeated him. His Guardian Bakugan is the Haos attributed Tentaclear who ended up in the Doom Dimension,then came back somehow.

• Komba O'Charlie: 5th Ranked Bakugan Brawler in the world. He ended up under the control of Masquerade. He and Billy once battled with Shun and Julie and they lost. He then had a rematch with Shun and loses again, but after this, he tries to make Shun his teacher. He later moves down to 10th place after he was defeated by Masquerade. His Guardian Bakugan is the Ventus attribute Harpus who ended up in the Doom Dimension,but later comes back. Harpus seems to be annoyed by Shun's Skyress at first but get along after the both defeat one of Naga's most powerful guards.

• Billy Gilbert: He is a childhood friend of Julie and 10th Ranked Bakugan Brawler in the world. He battled Julie and won but later on, he battled her again and lost. He then ended up under the control of Masquerade and lost two more times. He later moves down to 11th place after Masquerade defeated him. At the end of the series, he and Julie start going out. His Guardian Bakugan is the Subterra-attribute Cycloid who ended up in the Doom Dimension, then came back.

Minor Characters

• Christopher: He is a 7 year old Bakugan player that was forced to battle everyday by Travis and he always lost. When Alice meets him she then decides to coach him on how to win at Bakugan. He finally battled Travis and won with Alice's help. During the battle, his Juggernoid connected to him and became his Guardian Bakugan. He later found that Alice had fainted in a bush. He took her to his treehouse and tried to nurse her until she disappeared. His Guardian Bakugan is the Aquos attributed Juggernoid.

• Travis: A nasty 12 year old Bakugan player that forced Christopher to battle him every day and always won. When Christopher started being coached by Alice, he battled Travis again and won. After that, Travis wasn't nasty to Christopher and asked to battle again one day. Travis battles with Darkus attributed Bakugan.

• Jenny and Jewls: They are two pop stars who use Subterra and Aquos Bakugan. They are also Marucho's idols going by the name JJ dolls when he is with them.

• Daisy Makimoto: Julie's older sister. She uses Subterra attributed Bakugan.

Bakugan Battle Brawlers Episodes

Main article: List of Bakugan Battle Brawlers episodes

The Different Types Of Bakugan

This is a list of Bakugan that appear in the game. The Bakugans with the bold are currently available at stores, italic ones are of unconfirmed release. Each of the known Bakugan has their own Ability Card.

• Drago (Dragonoid): A dragon-like Bakugan. Dan's Guardian Bakugan with a power level of 340G then increases to 380G then 400G. His Special Ability Card is Boosted Dragon and his Fusion Ability Card is melt Flare.
  • Delta Drago (Dragonoid): The first evolved version of Drago with 3 sleek horns and hard plated armour in ballmode has a chrome ring. Power Level: 450G. His Special Ability Card is D-Strike (Delta Strike) and his Fusion Ability Card is D-Strike Extreme.
  • Ultimate Dragonoid: Drago's second evolution. Power Level: 550G. His Special Ability Card is Ultimate Dragon and his Fusion Ability Card is Exceed.
  • Infinity Drago: Drago's third and final evolution. It has the Infinity Core inside itself (Wayvern gave it to Drago). Power Level: 1000G. Drago also has the ability to use any attributed Ability (Darkus, Haos, Aquos, Subterra, Ventus, and Pyrus).

• Tigrerra: A tiger-like Bakugan. Runo's Guardian Bakugan with a power level of 340G; they are also called "Tig" by Runo. Tigrerra was originally male, but changed into a female for the English version. Her Special Ability Card is Crystal Fang and Cutting Saber.
  • Blade Tigrerra: The evolved, humanoid version of Tigrerra with blades all over her. Power Level: 450G. Like Tigrerra, Blade Tigrerra was originally male but changed into a female for the English version. Her Special Ability Card is Velocity Fang.

• Preyas: A chameleon-like bakugan. Able to change it's attribute. Marucho's Gurdian Bakugan with 340G. Aside from being able to change attribute Preyas is a wise cracking comedian. His Special Ability is Blue Stealth
  • Angelo/Diablo Preyas: The Evolved version/multiply of Preyas. They posses the attributes of Haos and Pyrus but share a ball form. Angelo is a nice, respectful Preyas that looks like and Angel. Diablo is mean, rude and looks like a devil. Power Level: 400G (Both)

• Gorem: A Giant golem-like Bakugan. Julie's Guardian Bakugan with 380G. His Special Ability is Mega Impact.
  • Hammer Gorem: The Evolved version of Gorem that is stronger, more armored, and more powerful. Power Level: 450G. His Special Ability Card is Grand Impact.

• Skyress: A phoenix-like Bakugan. Shun's Guardian Bakugan with Power Level: 360G. Her Special Ability Card is Green Nobility Violent Wind.
  • Storm Skyress: The Evolved version of Skyress with Power Level: 450G. Her Special Ability Card is Destruction Meteor Storm.

• Hydranoid: A hydra-like Bakugan. Masquerade/Alice's Guardian Bakugan with Power Level: 400G. He's extremely violent and arrogant. He feeds off the power of the Bakugan sent to the Doom Dimension allowing him to evolve. His Special Ability Card is Chaos Of Darkness.
  • Dual Hydranoid: The Evolved version of Hydranoid that has two heads and two tails. It has a giant razor blade in its stomach area used to damage opponents near it. Power Level: 480G. His Special Ability Card is Dual Gazer and Darkus Gazer Exceedra and his Fusion Ability card is Destruction Impact.
  • Alpha Hydranoid: Hydranoid's second evolution. It has three heads. Power Level: 550G. His Special Ability card is Terminal Trident and his Fusion Ability card is Final Demolition.

• Fortress: An Asura-like Bakugan. Each face changes with different abilities. Chan Lee's Guardian Bakugan. Power Level: 370. His Special Ability Card is Face of Rage.

• Tentaclear: A Bakugan with one eye and six tentacles. Julio's Guardian Bakugan. Unlike other Guardian Bakugan, it never spoke English. Ability card is Flare Blinder. It's Special Ability Card is Mega Flare Blinder.

• Sirenoid: A mermaid-like Bakugan with a harp. Klaus's Guardian Bakugan. Power Level: 340G. Her Special Ability Card is Forcing Wave and to travel to other cards Dive Mirage.

• Cycloid: A giant Cyclops Bakugan with a hammer in his right hand. Billy's Guardian Bakugan. Power Level: 370G. His Special Ability Card is Right Giganty. Ability card to destroy other gate cards is Left Giganty.

• Harpus: A Harpy-like Bakugan. Komba's Guardian Bakugan. Her Special Ability Card is Feather Storm.

• Reaper: A Bakugan with a skeleton body, horns, demon wings, and a reaper scythe. He willingly followed Masquerade and was shown to have no problems with killing other Bakugan, causing him to form a rivalry with Drago. Despite his loyalty towards Masquerade, Reaper was replaced by Hydranoid in "Just For the Shun of it" when Masquerade sent Reaper to the Doom Dimension.

• Juggernoid: A tortoise-like Bakugan. Christopher's Guardian Bakugan. It's Ultimate Ability Card is Depth Tornado.

• Apollonir: The ultimate and legendary Pyrus Bakugan. He's the ultimate Dragonoid. The leader of all of the six soldiers. Power Level: 500G. His Special Ability Card is Maximum Pyrus.

• Lars Lion: The legendary Haos Bakugan. Somewhat like an angel warrior. The most moral of all of the six soldiers. Power level: 500G. Her Special Ability Card is Sagitarius Arrow.

• Frosch: The legendary Aquos Bakugan. Somewhat like a giant frog. The wisest and the most tactical of all of the six soldiers. Power Level: 500G. His Special Ability Card is Aquos Cyclone.

• Clayf: The legendary Subterra Bakugan. Somewhat like a shakokidogu. The one with the best strength of all of the six soldiers. Power Level: 500G. His Special Ability Card is Atomic Break.

• Oberus: The legendary Ventus Bakugan. Somewhat like a giant moth/butterfly. The most compassionate of the six soldiers. Power level: 500G. Her Special Ability Card is Turmoil.

• Excedra: The legendary Darkus Bakugan. It is a nine-headed, Hydra-like Bakugan with a single eye and jaw on its chest. The most powerful of all of the six soldiers. Power level: 500G. His Special Ability Card is Final Wizard and Demon Wizard.

• Wayvern: The Infinity Bakugan, as she contains the Infinity Core. Joe's Guardian Bakugan. Naga's good twin sister. While she is the complete opposite of Naga, during battle, she is considered Haos. She has a crush on Dan's Dragonoid. Power level: 550g. Her Special Ability Card is Big Bang Blaze and her Fusion Ability Card is Shining Pyrus.

• Naga: Wayvern's evil twin brother. He has the Silent Core and only craves power. The complete opposite of Wayvern. His attribute in battles are considered Darkus. Power Level is 1000G. His Special Ability is currently unknown.

• Beestriker: A bee-like Bakugan with a deadly stinger.

• Centiploid: A centipede-like Bakugan with huge pincers.

• El Condor: A Bakugan that looks like a Totem Pole Shaman with the amazing ability to fly.

• Falconeer: A humanoid falcon.

• Fear Ripper: A Bakugan with sharp claws used for slicing, cutting and slashing. It's Ultimate Ability Card Is Slash Zero.

• Garganoid: A Gargoyle-like Bakugan. It's Ultimate Ability Card Is Firewall.

• Griffon: A Griffin Bakugan with wings and a snake like tail. It's Ultimate Ability Card Is Wing Burst.

• Hyenoid: A werewolf-like Bakugan with the amazing speed. It's Ultimate Ability card is Desert Thunder.

• Laserman: A robotic Bakugan with lasers on its shoulders.

• Limulus: A stingray-like Bakugan with spikes on its back.

• Manion: A sphinx-like Bakugan with wings. It's Ultimate Ability Card is Amon Ray.

• Mantris: An mantis-like Bakugan with really sharp claws. It's Ultimate Ability Card Is Twin Machetti.

• Monarus: A humanoid butterfly-like Bakugan.

• Ratteloid: A Bakugan that looks like Serpenoid, except with an armored head and a rattle on its tail. Ultimate ability card is Poison Fang.

• Ravenoid: A raven-like Bakugan with full body armor.

• Robotallion: A robot-like Bakugan with holes on its chest used to shoot lasers. It's Ultimate Ability Card Is Robotalian Enforcement.

• Saurus: A triceratops-like Bakugan that stands on two legs. It's Ultimate Ability Card is Saurus Glow.

• Serpenoid: A snake-like Bakugan with deadly fangs.

• Siege: A Bakugan that looks like a knight with a long spear and armor. The different attribute Sieges each use a different weapon. It's Ultimate Ability Card for Aquos Attribute Is Tsunami Wave.
• Stinglash: A scorpion-like Bakugan with a stinger.350g Ultimate Ability Card is Leaf Sting.

• Terrorclaw: A crab-like Bakugan.

• Tuskor: A mammoth-like Bakugan. Its Ultimate Ability Card is Nose Slap.

• Warrius: A warrior Bakugan with a mace.

• Wormquake: A large worm with a huge, gaping mouth full of razor-sharp teeth. Its Ultimate Ability Card is Sand Trap.

Bakugan World/Attribute

• Pyrus - Fire - Nova12
• Haos - Light - Luminoz
• Aquos - Water - Aquos
• Subterra - Earth - Earth
• Ventus - Wind - Zephyroz
• Darkus - Dark - Darkon
• Infinity Core - Positive energy-+-
• Silent Core - Negative energy---
• Nexious - combined of all worlds - Black Hole - Doom Demension
• Novus - Fire,Water,Light - Novon
• Noxus - Wind,Darkness,Earth - Noxon

Cast

Original Japanese Cast

Actor	Role
Yu Kobayashi	Dan
Keiji Fujiwara	Drago
Chihiro Suzuki	Shun Kazami
Eri Sendai	Runo Misaki
Mamiko Noto	Alice
Risa Mizuno	Julie
Ryou Hirohashi	Choji
Akane Murakami	Saki Misaki
Akiko Hokamura	Kenji
Ao Takahashi	Jo Moma
Atsushi Ono	Tigres
Ayumi Tsunematsu	Harpy, Miyako Kūsō
Chiharu Suzuka	Skyress
Eiji Miyashita	Predator
Fuyuka Oura	Seiren, Shōko Marukura, Teacher (ep 2)
Hideyuki Umezu	Naga
Hiroki Yasumoto	Gorem
Izou Oikawa	Hydra
Kinoko Yamada	Doroa
Kiyotaka Furushima	Billy (ep 40)
Kokoro Kikuchi	Makoto (ep 9)
Marina Inoue	Akira (eps 1,2), Nae, Ryou (ep 4), Shaia
Masaharu Satou	HAL-Giovani
Miyuki Sawashiro	Chan, Kako
Nao Takamori	Wyvern
Nobuhiko Okamoto	Kōsuke (ep 9), Tatsuya (ep 5)
Sayuri Yahagi	Ai (ep 9)
Shintarou Oohata	Diablo
Souichiro Hoshi	Joe,
Susumu Akagi	Lucifer
Takashi Kondo	Faust
Takayuki Kondou	Angelo, Klaus, Shinjirō Kūsō
Tarô Yamaguchi	Glaive
Tetsu Inada	Fafnir
Tomoko Kaneda	Nene
Tsuguo Mogami	Cyclops, Julio, Shuuji (eps 1,2), Tatsuo Misaki
Yuka Iguchi	Oberon

English Cast

Actor	Role
Scott McCord	Dan Kuso
Emilie Barlow	Alice Gehabich
Joanne Vannicola	Marucho Marokuro
Julie Lemieux	Runo Misaki
Zachary Bennett	Shun Kazumi
Katie Griffin	Julie Makimoto
Lyon Smith	Masquerade
Ron Pardo	Hal-G
Shawn Meunier	Preyas
Stevie Vallance	Tigrerra
Jason Deline	Drago

Theme songs

Opening themes

• "Number One Battle Brawlers" (ナンバーワン・バトルブローラーズ, Nanbā Wan Batoru Burōrāzu)
  • Lyrics & Composition: YOFFY
  • Arrangement: Kenichiro Ōishi
  • Artist: Psychic Lover
  • Episodes: 1-30
• "Bucchigiri Infinte Generation" (ブッちぎり∞ジェネレーション, Bucchigiri Infinitto Jenerēshon)
  • Lyrics: YOFFY
  • Compostition: IMAJO
  • Arrangement: Kenichiro Ōishi
  • Artist: Psychic Lover
  • Episodes: 31-51

Ending themes

• "Air Drive"
  • Lyrics: Erina
  • Composition
  • Arrangement & Artist: Elephant Girl
  • Episodes: 1-26
• "Hello" (ハロー, Harō)
  • Lyrics: Rie
  • Composition: Ringo
  • Arrangement: Yoshihito Onda & Za Bon
  • Artist: Za Bon (ザ☆ボン, Za Bon)
  • Episodes: 27-51

External links

• Official Bakugan Website
• Bakugan Battle Brawlers at Anime News Network.
• TV Tokyo page
• TMS Entertainment page
• Sega Toys press release
• Bakugan Battle Brawlers ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Bakugan Battle Brawlers RPG #1 RPG on the Net
• - A portal for Bakugan Battle Brawler players