bakugan

Bakugan Battle Brawlers (???????????, Bakugan Batoru Bur?r?zu?) is a Japanese anime television series 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 wield them. Consisting of fifty-one episodes, Bakugan Battle Brawlers debuted in Japan on TV Tokyo in 2007. Nelvana Limited produced the English language version and premiered the series on the Canadian network Teletoon later the same year, but with 52 episodes. In February 2008, it was put on Cartoon Network, the consistent schedule now being Saturday morning at 11:00. In conjunction with the anime series, Sega Toys and Spin Master released a strategic game, called Bakugan, using metal cards and magnetic spring-loaded miniature figures.

Plot synopsis

Dan Kuso's life changed one day when random cards fell out of the sky, where he and his friends invented a game called Bakugan with those cards. Together with his friends Runo, Marucho, Julie, Shun, and Alice, the group Bakugan Battle Brawlers is formed and its members are accidentally dragged into fighting for the fate of Vestroia (the Bakugan's home dimension) against Masquerade, Hal-G, and the Bakugan Naga.

It is the story of a galaxy called Vestroia which loses its natural balance and merges with the human world. The creatures of this galaxy are called Bakugan according to humans. One of the evil Bakugan called Naga got tempted and decided to take the silent core. Naga was also accompanied by a Human called Michael in his task. So Dan and his friends decided to bring back balance by destroying Naga, as he has the silent core and seeks the infinity core.

1. Get a Bakugan. The strongest is 700 G points.

2. For two players each player puts down two cards. For four players each puts down one card farthest from them. Then the youngest player goes first in a clockwise motion. Put down two more cards on the corner of the card in front of you, this is your shot spot. To shoot you can shoot it like a marble, or put it on the floor, and hold in your thumb and middle finger (or if you have the Bakugan launcher, you can use that).

3. Next because the cards are metal and the Bakugan have magnets when you shoot the Bakugan and it stands on the card and stays on it your Bakugan stays on the card. If you miss you get the Bakugan back. If it stands you can also put down a card. If your bakugan and someone else's bakugan land on the same card you go into battle. Flip the card over and you see 6 numbers. Thats how you make the gate card open. Match the color of the bakugan with the color on the card. Add the numbers to your Bakugan's G points which is either inside your bakugan our outside. If your Bakugan's G power is stronger than the other you get the card and the bakugan, and your bakugan returns to you. You can have as many bakugan and cards as you want in a battle, but the minimum is three.

4. If the bakugan have the same G points you take the bakugan off the card and each shoot again. If only one lands on it they get the card and bakugan. If you knock a bakugan off a card its a automatic knock out, or win.

5. Play until all the cards or bakugan are gone. At the bottom of the card there are HSP (holo sector points.) Add all of your cards holo sector points and your remaining bakugan and captured bakugan are worth 100 points and if you have more points you win. And if you lose in a battle don't cry. But you don't take anyones bakugan if you win unless you play for keeps. This game requires nerves of steel.

6. If you are playing w/ series 2 you need one blue,green, and one red paper card,or ability cards, And you need one gold(lighter color),cop

Brawlers

Daniel Kuso
Dan is a boy who loves playing Bakugan and gets frustrated easily. His greatest ambition is to be the number one battle brawler in the world. He is a Pyrus battler, and his guardian Bakugan is the Pyrus-attribute Dragonoid (nicknamed Drago). His Drago loves Wayvern, who holds the infinity core from within her. Dan is in love with Runo but doesn't confess until the end of the series, when they are seen on a date together. In the anime television series, Dan is voiced by Yu Kobayashi in the Japanese language and Scott McCord in the English language. Drago is voiced by Keiji Fujiwara in the Japanese language and Jason Deline in the English language.

Runo Misaki
Runo is a tomboy who loves playing Bakugan with people that have skills to show off. Runo is a Haos battler. Her Guardian Bakugan is the Haos-attribute Tigrerra, who is very obedient to her master and powerful in battle. She also has a crush on Dan, but doesn't admit it. Runo hates when people think that just because she is a girl, they can beat her. At the end of the series she and Dan are seen on a movie date. In the anime television series, Runo is voiced by Eri Sendai in the Japanese language and Julie Lemieux in the English language. Tigrerra is voiced by Atsushi Ono in the Japanese language and Stevie Vallance in the English language.

Marucho Marukuro
He is a wealthy boy who is very generous and smart, a bit like a walking encyclopedia. He loves to play Bakugan and he also likes to work on strategies. He used to be extremely obedient to his parents just because he wanted to please them, but that changed when he met the Brawlers. He now has no regrets for the past, realizing that he only wanted to make his parents happy. He is an Aquos battler. His Guardian Bakugan are the Aquos-attribute Preyas and the Haos Angelo/Pyrus Diablo Preyas. Preyas was sent to the Doom Dimension in Marucho's battle with Klaus Von Hertzon. Later Klaus shows up with Preyus. Dan and Runo find a way to get Preyas back through defeating him in battle. Preyas evolves into a two-sided Bakugan called Preyas Angelo (Haos) and Preyas Diablo (Pyrus). Unlike the other Bakugan however, Preyas multiplies when he evolves, so Marucho got to keep the old Preyas. He is short and small. Preyas also has a move called "Change of Attribute" with that he can take advantage of the opponent's gate card. In the anime television series, Marucho is voiced by Ryou Hirohashi in the Japanese language and Joanne Vannicola in the English language. Preyas is voiced by Shawn Unifier.

Julie Makimoto
Julie is a girl who tries to stay happy even when the worst has happened (for example, when Billy ended up under the control of Masquerade), her acting happy after something terrible happened is generally just to cover up her real feelings. Julie forgets things easily, proving that she is a little scatterbrained at times. She is a Subtera battler, whose guardian Bakugan is Subtera-attribute Gorem, which is his nickname that Julie gave him. At the beginning of the series, she is shown to have a crush on Dan (which led to some arguments with a jealous Runo), but later, accepts that Dan and Runo are going out. At the end Billy and her went on their first date. Julie has a sister named Daisy who has bested her in everything since she was a child. In the anime television series, Julie is voiced by Risa Mizuno in the Japanese language and Katie Griffin in the English language. Gorem is voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto.

Shun Kazami
Shun is a boy who is the former first ranked Bakugan player who later moves down to sixth position. He is a master of Bakugan, and is also Dan's childhood friend. Shun is a loner, a boy of very few words, yet is willing to help his friends at every turn almost. He is a Ventus battler. He approaches Bakugan like a ninja. He lives with his grandfather (who used to be a famous ninja warrior) who once expected Shun to follow in his footsteps instead of playing Bakugan. His Guardian Bakugan is the Ventus-attribute Skyress whom Shun received from his comatose mother in the hospital. In the anime television series, Shun is voiced by Chihiro Suzuki in the Japanese language and Zachary Bennett in the English language. Skyress is voiced by Chiharu Suzuka.

Alice Gehabich
She is a girl from Moscow (then later lives near Shun). She sometimes plays Bakugan because she has the evil darkus in her control, but knows almost everything about it. Michael Gehabich is her grandfather, but after learning that her grandfather became Hal-G and works with Naga, she constantly worried about him. Alice usually just gives advice to the brawlers, instead of battling. Alice and Marucho are the 2 brawlers who mostly use strategy. However, unlike Marucho, Alice gives her strategies to the brawlers. During season 2 she left the Brawlers after finding out that she was Masquerade out of intense guilt over what she did as him, but later returns as Masquerade in time to save Dan and Drago. Once she saves them Masquerade permanently leaves her body (which Alice at first resents because she believed that she needs him), but leaves Alpha Hydranoid for her to control, although her secret Bakugan is Darkus, which she hardly uses it because of its evil. In the anime television series, Alice is voiced by Mamiko Noto in the Japanese language and Emilie Barlow in the English language.

Masquerade
He used to be the first ranked Bakugan player before he left Alice's body. His goal is to send all Bakugan to the Doom Dimension with his Doom Card, so he can evolve his Hydranoid and have the ultimate Bakugan. He is a Darkus battler. He is revealed to be Alice in episode 38 and his origin is revealed in episode 39. Masquerade came to life when negative energy changed Alice (who doesn't know she is Masquerade or what happens when she becomes him). Darkus Hydranoid is Masquerade's guardian Bakugan. He battles with Dan in episode 38 and loses. He is actually Alice, but Masquerade disappears from her body (although at first, Alice doesn't want him to leave). In the anime television series, Masquerade is voiced by Souichiro Hoshi in the Japanese language and Lyon Smith in the English language.

Joe Brown
Also known as Webmaster Joe. He lived in a hospital. The Brawlers used to think he was working for Masquerade, but he actually sent a message to the Brawlers to warn them that Masquerade was plotting against them. When he met Dan, he said he would only tell him if he was working for Masquerade if Dan beat him in a battle. In the middle of the battle he fainted. When he woke up they asked him to be one of the Brawlers. He gladly accepted. Sometime after he moved to the Brawlers neighborhood, he found Wayvern who had the Infinity Core inside her. Wayvern is a White One meaning she has no attribute. But her abilities in battle are considered Haos. Wayvern is Joe's guardian Bakugan. It is also revealed that Wayvern is Naga's younger twin sister. At the end of the last episode of Bakugan Joe and Chan Lee are seen on a bench together holding hands. Joe is the first person to beat Masquerade at Bakugan with his new bakugan Wayvern. In the anime television series, Joe is voiced by Souichiro Hoshi.

Secondary characters

Billy Gilbert
Julie's childhood friend. He defeated Julie when they first battled, but lost in a rematch, and lost 2 more times when he was under the control of Masquerade. He is shown to like Julie in episode 47, "Here's mud in your eye" or in the Japanese version, "Good night baby". At the end of the series Julie asks him if he would like to go on a date some time, and he agreed. Also, at the end of episode 47 Julie makes it known that the two are boyfriend and girlfriend. He had a crush on Alice at the beginning of the show though.

Klaus Von Hertzon
He was once the second ranked Bakugan player, but later moves down to rank 4 after being defeated by Masquerade. He is an Aquos battler and his guardian Bakugan is Aquos Sirenoid.

Chan Lee
The third rank brawler that appeared in episode 14, and was recruited by Masquerade.She uses Pyrus attribute Bakugan and her guardian Bakugan is Pyrus Fourtress. Dan Kuso beat her on episode 16. Pyrus Fourtress get send to the Doom Dimension in Episode 26. She is reunited with him sometime around episodes 32 and 36. She has a crush on Joe and at the end of the second series when Dan is on his date with Runo, she and Joe can be seen together in the background. In episode 49 Chan rescues Joe from Hal-G using her martial arts moves.

Komba O'Charlie
He uses Ventus attribute Bakugan, Harpus. He used to be rather selfish and refused to accept his first defeat from Shun and challenges him again, although he lost. He was ranked fifth best Bakugan player until his defeat in episode 26 and the loss of Harpus, which was Masquerade's doing.

Julio
He uses a Haos attribute bakugan.