Bakugan Battle Brawlers (season 1)


Bakugan Battle Brawlers is a 2007 Japanese action adventure anime television series based on the a strategic game called Bakugan developed by Sega Toys and Spin Master. The series was produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the battle brawlers who possess them.
The series first premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2007, and was rebroadcast six days later on BS Japan. Nelvana Enterprises produced an English version which aired on the Canadian television network Teletoon in July 2007. Cartoon Network, an American television station also premiered the series on February 24, 2008. The series was followed by a sequel, , in 2009.
Four pieces of theme music are used for the series; two opening themes by Psychic Lover and two closing themes. The opening theme for the first thirty episodes is "Number One Battle Brawlers"; and Thirteen DVD compilations of four episodes each were released by Sega in Japan. The first compilation was released on July 25, 2007 with the thirteenth compilation released on July 25, 2008. In North America, eight DVD compilations were released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Volumes 1 and 6 contained 5 episodes each, volumes 2 through 5 each had 4 episodes, and the seventh and eighth volumes, titled Chapter 1 and 2, each had 13 episodes. The first compilation was released on August 26, 2008 with the eighth compilation released on July 6, 2010.

Episode list