''Beyblade X'' (stylized in

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) is a Japanese manga and toyline based on

Takara Tomy is a Japanese entertainment company that makes children's toys and merchandise. It was created from a merger on March 1st 2006 of two companies: Tomy (founded in 1924 as Tomiyama, changing the name to Tomy in 1963) and long-time rival Tak ...

's ''

Beyblade is a line of spinning-top toys originally developed by Takara, first released in Japan in July 1999, along with its debut series. Following Takara's merger with Tomy in 2006, Beyblades are now developed by Takara Tomy. Various toy companies ...

'' franchise. The fourth generation of the franchise, the ''Beyblade X'' toyline was launched on July 15, 2023, while the original manga is serialized in

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's children's manga magazine ''

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'' starting from May 2023. An anime adaptation by

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premiered on all TXN stations in October 2023. ADK Emotions NY, Inc. and T-Licensing (Takara Tomy subsidiary company) will be licensing the anime in English in 2024.

Plot

The story revolves around a young boy named Robin Kazami who aims to be a professional Blader. He aims to get into the Pro League held in the X, where professional Bladers gather.

Characters

Main characters

; : :Former member of Team Pendragon and the founder of Team Persona. ; : :Former leader of Team Albatross Strikers and the leader of Team Persona. ; : :Former and only member of Team Rainbow and a member of Team Persona.

Other characters

; :Former member of Team Albatross Strikers. ; :Former member of Team Albatross Strikers. ; :Champion of the Pro League, blader and leader of Team Pendragon. ; :Blader and member of Team Pendragon. ; :Blader and leader of Team Phalanx. ; :Blader and member of Team Phalanx. ; :Blader and member of Team Phalanx. ; : :Former blader and owner of Komaba Zushi restaurant. ; : :Former pro blader and maid who works at the Komaba Zushi restaurant. ; ; :Blader and leader of Team Zooganic. ; ; :Blader and member of Team Zooganic. ; ; :Blader and member of Team Zooganic. ; ; :Member and pro blader of World Beyblade Management Organisation. ; ; :Blader and leader of Team Yggdrasil. ; ; :Blader and member of Team Yggdrasil. ; ; :Blader and member of Team Yggdrasil. ; :Blader and member of temporary Team Dreams. ; :Blader and member of temporary Team Dreams. ; :Blader and member of temporary Team Dreams.

Media

Manga

The Beyblade X manga is written by

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and Hikaru Muno and illustrated by

Posuka Demizu is a Japanese manga artist, illustrator and designer. She is particularly known for having drawn ''The Promised Neverland''. She debuted as a manga artist with the 2013 CoroCoro Comic series ''Oreca Monster Bouken Retsuden''. A collection of ...

. It began serialization in ''

'' on May 15, 2023.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on May 14, 2023, by

. The anime is produced by

and directed by Moto Terada under the supervision of

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, character designs by Yoshihiro Nagamori and Kazuho Hyodo handling series composition. The opening theme song is "Prove" performed by

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, and the ending theme song is "Zoom Zoom" performed by

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References

External links

Official ''Beyblade X'' website
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