Bakugan Battle Brawlers

It has been suggested that portions about Bakugan as a toyline and media franchise (from 2007 to present day) be split out into another article titled Bakugan. (Discuss) (July 2023)

Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Japanese DVD cover of protons volume 13 featuring the main characters (from top left to bottom right): Shun, Alice, Julie, Runo, Dan, and Marucho.
爆丸（ばくがん） バトルブローラーズ (Bakugan Batoru Burōrāzu)
Genre	Adventure,[1] fantasy[2]
Anime television series
Directed by	Mitsuo Hashimoto
Produced by	Joyce Miller Junji Aoki
Written by	Atsushi Maekawa
Music by	Takayuki Negishi Neil Parfitt
Studio	Nelvana Animation TMS Entertainment
Licensed by	AUS: Madman Entertainment IN: Dream Theatre Pvt. Ltd. NA: Nelvana Limited SEA: Odex
Original network	TV Tokyo (Japan) Teletoon (Canada) Cartoon Network (United States)
English network	AU: Network Ten AUS: Cartoon Network CA: Teletoon, Toon-A-Vision IN: Cartoon Network PH: Cartoon Network, GMA PK: Cartoon Network SEA: Cartoon Network SG: Cartoon Network, Okto UK: Kix, Cartoon Network, CITV US: Cartoon Network, Primo TV, ZA: SABC 1
Original run	Japanese April 5, 2007 – March 27, 2008 English February 24, 2008 – February 28, 2009
Episodes	52 (List of episodes)
Further information Anime television series Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto Produced by Joyce Miller Satoshi Kojima Wataru Satou Written by Atsushi Maekawa Music by Takayuki Negishi Neil Parfitt Studio Nelvana Animation TMS Entertainment Licensed by AUS: Warner Bros. IN: Dream Theatre Pvt. Ltd. NA: Nelvana Limited SEA: Odex Original network TV Tokyo (Japan) Teletoon (Canada) Cartoon Network (United States) English network AU: Network Ten AUS: Cartoon Network CA: Teletoon IN: Cartoon Network PH: Cartoon Network, GMA PK: Cartoon Network SEA: Cartoon Network SG: Cartoon Network, Okto UK: CITV, Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Too US: Cartoon Network Original run Japanese March 2, 2010 – March 5, 2011 English April 12, 2009 – May 9, 2010 Episodes 52 (List of episodes) Anime television series Gundalian Invaders Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto Produced by Joyce Miller Satoshi Kojima Wataru Satou Written by Atsushi Maekawa Music by Takayuki Negishi Neil Parfitt Studio Nelvana Animation TMS Entertainment Licensed by NA: Nelvana Limited SEA: Odex Original network TV Tokyo (Japan) Teletoon (Canada) Cartoon Network (United States) English network AU: Network Ten, Eleven CA: Teletoon PH: Cartoon Network, GMA SEA: Cartoon Network SG: Cartoon Network, Okto UK: CITV, Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Too US: Cartoon Network Original run Japanese April 3, 2011 – January 22, 2012 English May 23, 2010 – January 29, 2011 Episodes 39 (List of episodes) Anime television series Mechtanium Surge Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto Produced by Joyce Miller Written by Aaron Barnett Music by Neil Parfitt Studio Nelvana Animation TMS Entertainment Licensed by NA: Nelvana Limited SEA: Odex English network AU: Network Ten CA: Teletoon PH: Cartoon Network, GMA SEA: Cartoon Network SG: Cartoon Network, Okto UK: CITV, Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Too US: Cartoon Network Original run Japanese September 2018 (Bilibili) English February 13, 2011 – January 26, 2012 Episodes 46 (List of episodes)

Bakugan Battle Brawlers (爆丸 バトルブローラーズ, Bakugan Batoru Burōrāzu) is a Japanese-Canadian anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment, Dentsu Inc., and Nelvana Limited under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the "battle brawlers" who possess them. The Bakugan franchise itself is a joint venture between Sega Toys, Spin Master and Nelvana.^[3][4]

Although originally broadcast by TV Tokyo in Japan, follow-up seasons (New Vestroia and Gundalian Invaders) premiered in Canada and the US before Japan. The fourth and final season, Mechtanium Surge, was never broadcast in Japan and instead aired in North American markets. However, a Japan-exclusive manga series, Baku Tech! Bakugan, ran from August 15, 2010, to January 15, 2014. This received an anime adaptation aired on TV Tokyo from April 7, 2012, to March 30, 2013, followed by a second season called Baku Tech! Bakugan Gachi which ran from April 6, 2013, to December 28, 2013.^[5]

In 2015, Spin Master and Nelvana revealed plans to relaunch Bakugan. The relaunch was later announced on November 30, 2017, to occur in the first quarter of 2019, with the series title announced as Bakugan: Battle Planet.^[6] The new series premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on December 23, 2018, while Canada's Teletoon premiered the series on December 31, 2018.^[7][8]

On June 16, 2023, a trailer for another reboot of Bakugan was released on YouTube.^[9] The reboot was released on Netflix on September 1, 2023 and started airing on Disney XD on September 23, 2023. The first two episodes were previewed on Roblox on August 4, 2023.^[10]