Along the way he meets Kenta Yumiya a strong but timid Beyblader and Madoka Amano, a Bey Mechanic. Gingka Hagane, a Beyblader from the Beyblading residence, Koma Village, travels the country in search of strong Bladers. The saga was succeeded by the Burst Saga, the 4th installment of the Beyblade franchise. Each season currently contains 51 episodes with the exception of Beyblade: Metal Fury, which contains 52 in the Japanese version, but only 39 in the Dub. It airs on TV Tokyo in Japan and is licensed for distribution internationally and co-produced by Nelvana, who also distributed the original Beyblade series internationally. The anime started in 2010 (2009 in Japan). Due to the successful reception of the manga, anime was licensed to be produced linked to the manga, a move previously carried out during Bakuten Shoot Beyblade's run. It was considered a form of reboot of many of the ideas held previously by Bakuten Shoot Beyblade and was the 3rd installment of the Beyblade franchise.

In 2008, a new manga run in the Beyblade franchise under the name Metal Fight Beyblade.

Much of this was due to the dwindling popularity of Beyblade as a franchise, which had also seen the reason for Bakuten Shoot Beyblade ending in the first place.

2.4 Metal Fight Beyblade VS The Sun: Sol Blaze, the Scorching Hot InvaderĪfter the ending of Bakuten Shoot Beyblade as both a manga and anime, there was a hiatus of storylines and Beyblade sold only as a toy with little in the way of ties ins for the next 4 years.

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