Beyblade: The Classic First Season

2001
5.0
33 reviews
TV-PG
Rating
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Season 1 episodes (51)

1 The Blade Raider
7/6/02
Tyson Granger realises he is running of late for a Beyblade battle with Andrew, the best Beyblader in town. Before Tyson gets there, a Blade Shark named Carlos fights and defeats him, taking his blade. Tyson arrives and snaps, challenging him to a battle.
2 Day of the Dragoon
7/6/02
Tyson quickly loses his battle with Kai. Andrew and Kenny inform him that the Blade Sharks are looking for the ultimate Bit Beast nobody can beat. Andrew, Kenny and Tyson rebuild Tyson's Bey. Meanwhile, Kai then orders Carlos' Bey be destroyed.
3 Take it to the Max!
7/7/02
Tyson and Kenny meet Max, the new kid in town, just before a puppy is washed away to a waterfall. Tyson attempts to save him, but fails. Max then tries, and succeeds.
4 The Qualifier Begins
7/13/02
The Beyblade Regional Qualifying Tournament begins as Tyson, Max, and even Kenny enter to see if they can dethrone Kai, the reigning champion. Max wins his Block, and advances to the finals.
5 Draciel of Approval
7/20/02
In the semifinals, Max goes up against Kai, the champion. Tyson looks forward to fighting Ray, an undefeated Blader. The dish is based like a tower, to stay in the top for 10 seconds is how you win.
6 Dragoon Storm
7/20/02
The final battle of the semifinals is Tyson versus Ray, an undefeated Blader. Kenny is working on something, and is not there for the first round. Tyson and Ray clash, but Ray easily beats Tyson with his stronger Bit Beast.
7 Thirteen Candles
7/21/02
Tyson, Max and Kenny are working on Dragoon to ensure victory in the finals when Grandpa interrupts and reveals Tyson that it is his 13th birthday! After the party, the first round ends quickly, with Tyson unexpectedly defeating Kai.
8 Bladin' in the Streets
7/27/02
As Tyson, Kai, Max, Kenny and Ray fly to Hong Kong to prepare for the Asian Tournament, Kai "quits" the team and walks into the streets.
9 Showdown in Hong Kong
7/28/02
Kevin disses the BladeBreakers (especially Ray) and challenges Ray to a battle. Tyson has had enough and battles Kevin instead, but he falls quickly to the Bey's ability to wobble and multiply.
10 Battle in the Sky
8/3/02
The BBA Asian Tournament is underway, at the peak of a unbelievably high tower in China. The BladeBreakers and the White Tigers realize that they will eventually battle each other, and they use this against each other.
11 Bye Bye Bit Beast
8/4/02
With Kenny working all night before the day of the Tournament, Kevin from the White Tigers tries to sneak into where they're sleeping and steal and/or destroy Ray's Driger.
12 Adios Bladebreakers
8/10/02
Ray leaves the BladeBreakers and journeys into the mountains to try and get back Driger. Mariah finds him, beats him in battle, confronts him about his stupidity and asks him to come back to the White Tigers.
13 Crouching Lion, Hidden Tiger
8/11/02
The White Tigers face the Spin Shepherds. Due to hunger, Gary loses to one member. Mariah manages to literally destroy her opponent's Bey. But when Lee uses Ray's special move, Ray is forced to open up about their past.
14 The Race is On
8/17/02
It's the morning of the semi-finals at the Asian Beyblade Tournament and Tyson manages to sleep in. The rest of the team leaves early, but Ray stays behind to make sure Tyson wakes up. As the tournament gets underway, Max is the first to battle.
15 Going for the Gold
8/18/02
The finals are about to begin in the Asian Qualifying Tournament with the winning team advancing to the World BeyBlade Championships. In the first round, Max goes against Gary from the White Tigers in a best of three battle.
16 My Enemy, My Friend
8/24/02
During the finals of the Asian Tournament, Ray faces off against his old teammate, and former friend, Mariah. Ray and Mariah come to realize how much they how much they have lost, by being rivals.
17 A Score To Settle
8/25/02
The final match of the Asian Beyblade Tournament reaches an uncertain conclusion when Tyson and Lee’s decisive battle ends in a draw. The resulting sudden death session between Ray and Lee rekindles the pair's old hometown grievances.
18 A Star is Born
8/31/02
Fresh from the Bladebreakers win in Asia, Tyson becomes front-page news. His ego grows out of control, upsetting Kenny.
19 Under the Microscope
9/1/02
The Bladebreakers arrive in the USA for the American Tournament. During a tour of a BBA research facility, Max is shocked to learn that his Mom works there, and not at the college, like he thought.
20 It's All Relative
9/7/02
After their non-competition loss to Emily of the All Starz at the BBA Research Center, the Blade Breakers sneak around the high-tech facility, hoping to learn more about their competition.
21 Practice Makes Perfect
9/8/02
Mr. Dickenson sends the Blade Breakers to a remote mountain retreat to hone their blading skills for the upcoming American Tournament.
22 Blading with the Stars!
9/14/02
A charity event in the Heartland of America gives the Bladebreakers a taste of the All Starz's prowess.
23 Showdown in Vegas
9/15/02
The Bladebreakers arrive in Las Vegas for the American Tournament. Tyson looks forward to taking on the arrogant All-Starz and their scientifically-advanced Beyblades, but first his team must get past the Renegades.
24 Viva Las Vegas
9/21/02
The Bladebreakers have advanced to the second round of the American Tournament where they square off against the Savage Slammers. The winner of this round advances to the semi-finals.
25 My Way or the Highway
9/22/02
It's the Bladebreakers versus Spintensity in the semi-finals of the American Tournament. But before the match can begin, Tyson is forced to withdraw with a stomachache which he got from too much celebratory eating.
26 Catch a Shooting All-Star
9/27/02
Max fights for a chance to beyblade against his mother's team the All-Starz in an upcoming match, while Tyson and the rest of the Bladebreakers realize that the All-Starz are a bigger threat then they previously thought.
27 The Battle of America
9/28/02
It's the finals of the American Tournament and the Bladebreakers are going head to head with the All Starz with the winner going to the World Championships.
28 Bottom of the Ninth
10/5/02
The deciding match of the American Tournament Finals comes down to Max vs. Michael of the 'All Starz', in a battle that pits science and technology against human spirit.
29 Play it Again Dizzi
10/6/02
After narrowly defeating the All Starz at the American Tournament, Kenny decides he should record a database of the highs and low points of the BladeBreakers since the very beginning.
30 Cruising for a Bruising
10/12/02
Travelling by boat across the Atlantic, the Bladebreakers must not only deal with Kenny's seasickness, but a gut-wrenching revelation.
31 London Calling
10/19/02
The kids are tricked into missing their boat, forcing them to spend the night in London where a mysterious videotape of Tyson's father is delivered to them. Later, Tyson's Beyblade is stolen and the kids are lured into a fight with the evil Cenotaph.
32 Darkness at the end of the Tunnel...
10/20/02
After their train is mysteriously hijacked, the kids find themselves in the dark recesses of a tunnel. This is where the Bladebreakers meet a foursome of zombie-like ghouls, the Dark Bladers!
33 Last Tangle in Paris
10/26/02
As the Bladebreakers make their way to the World Championships in Russia, they are stuck in Paris where they end up wasting a day looking for Kai who had mysteriously disappeared.
34 Art Attack
10/27/02
The Bladebreakers spend an extra day in Paris and split up to see the sights. Ray catches up with his uncle, Max goes on a wild shopping spree and Kai goes in search of information.
35 When In Rome...Beyblade!
11/2/02
The Bladebreakers arrive in Rome, searching for the mysterious Enrique. Scoffing at their Beyblade challenge, Enrique decides he would rather spend the day with some of his lady-friends.
36 Deja Vu All Over Again
11/3/02
Unwilling to let his initial defeat to Enrique faze him, Tyson gets busy reworking his Beyblade. With Enrique having doubts about his own technique, and Oliver visiting him in Rome from France, the stage is set for a rematch.
37 A Knight to Remember!
11/9/02
Enrique and Oliver decide to take our heroes on a dirigible ride to visit Robert's castle. The reason - Tyson hopes to avenge an earlier loss to Robert that happened onboard the ship coming to Europe.
38 Olympia Challenge
11/9/02
The Bladebreakers have made themselves at home at Robert's mansion, refusing to leave unless the Europeans agree to a final Beybattle. To teach his guests a lesson, Robert agrees to a match at his new stadium.
39 A Majestic Battle...Majestic Victory?
11/9/02
Match two gets underway at the Olympia Coliseum, and with a little unsolicited help by his teammates, Kai walks away with a win. The match is tied and the Majestics admit to themselves that the only way they will win the contest is to fight as a team.
40 Hot Battle in a Cold Town
4/11/03
The Bladebreakers arrive in Moscow in anticipation of the World Beyblading final tournament. As they search for their hotel in the chilly city, they happen upon Boris, a strange man who claims to be the head of an eerie Beyblade training center.
41 Out of the Past
4/19/03
The Bladebreakers run into some old friends in Russia when the All-Starz and the White Tiger Clan show up for an exhibition match.
42 Drawn to the Darkness
4/20/03
Kai is torn between escaping the Abbey or exploring it further in an attempt to unlock forgotten memories from his childhood.
43 Live and Let Kai!
4/26/03
On the first day of the Beyblade World Championships in Moscow, our heroes can't find Kai, who's been missing for awhile.
44 Losing Kai
4/27/03
Determined to avenge the All-Starz's devastating defeat, the White Tigers face Kai in the Tournament. One by one, they fall before the power of Black Dranzer and watch, horrified, as their Bit Beasts are absorbed into Kai's Beyblade.
45 Breaking the Ice
5/3/03
Downtrodden and dejected, the Bladebreakers can't believe that Kai would betray them. Soon enough, they're able to ask him why themselves.
46 First Strike
5/3/03
Now that Kai is finally loyal to the Bladebreakers, he returns Black Dranzer to Boris, doing severe damage to the enemy headquarters in the process.
47 A Lesson for Tyson
5/9/03
After their run-in with the Demolition Boys, the Bladebreakers are stranded in the barren Russian Tundra, when the Majestics mysteriously show up in their bus.
48 Victory in Defeat
5/10/03
The World Championship Finals are here! Kai insists on Beybattling first, hoping his knowledge of the Demolition Boys will give him an advantage.
49 A Wicked Wind Blows
4/25/03
After Kai's first round loss to the Demolition Boys in the World Beyblade Finals, it's Ray's turn to take on Bryan in a best-of-three match.
50 New and Cyber-Improved
5/18/03
After a devastating match puts Ray in the hospital, Tyson trains his heart out to prepare for his battle against Tala, leader of the Demolition Boys. What Tyson doesn't know is that Tala has become one of Boris' weird experiments.
51 Final Showdown
8/24/03
It's the finals of the World Beyblading Championships in Moscow with Tala from the Demolition Boys and Tyson tied at one game a piece in the best of three finals. With the victory, the tide has turned in favor of Tala.

About this show

'BEYBLADE: THE ANIMATED SERIES' draws from the spirit of the real-life sport, and incorporates it into an animated world, filled with cool characters, high octane competition, and ancient, mystical Beasts...with a little comedy, suspense, mystery, and international intrigue thrown in for good measure!

Already a major hit in Japan, this 51 episode action/adventure series is sure to please hardcore anime fans, as well as appeal to anyone who enjoys the thrill of competition, and extreme action oriented storytelling.

The overall series is broken up into large story arcs, with several episodes making up each arc. A full story arc generally contains one major stop on the World Tournament tour, with several episodes making up the tournament itself, while others deal with a detailed back story, and strong character development. Each episode has two goals; to appeal to fans of sequential story-telling, on an epic scale...as well as tell a self-contained story for the casual, or first time viewer.

Ratings and reviews

5.0
33 reviews
Arcanum
August 17, 2016
Tyson is a determind blader that will fight fight fight his way to victory this underated classic forgotten anime brings joy, passion, friendship, adversity, excitement, powerful graphics likeable characters and shocking enertainment 86/100
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Beyblade Nerd
August 12, 2016
Way better then the metal series.
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Matt W
January 25, 2020
I use to watch this one all the time when I was 5 and now I am 10 i am so happy i love it
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