There’s some good news for Beyblade fans as Daisuki has revealed that they’ll be streaming the Beyblade Burst series in the US with the first episode now available in its original Japanese with English subtitles. Additionally, they’re going to be bringing out three other series in their English dubbed form with Beyblade, Beyblade: V-Force and the Beyblade G Revolution series.
The Japanese main cast now includes Marina Inoue as Valto Aoi, Junya Enoki as Shu Kurenai, Fumihiro Okabayashi as Rantaro Kiyama and Tsubasa Yonaga as Kensuke Midorikawa.
Previously, it was Nelvana that worked n the localization for the show and also did the two North American original series that we’ve seen over the years. At this point they haven’t revealed who they’ll be working with to localize it, but the chance for it to be a bit less cut up and reworked is definitely there now. Sunrights is working to get the broadcast distribution out there as well, which will factor into how it’s produced/localized here after it makes its Japanese premiere this April.
The series is directed by Katsuhito Akiyama based on the scripts from Hideki Sonoda. Animated at OLM, the character designs are produced by Toshiaki Ohashi.
Plot concept: Beyblades are the most popular battle tops in the world. Boys around the globe put their hearts and souls into fierce Beyblade battles.
Valt Aoi is a fifth-grade elementary school student who is crazy about Beyblade. Valt’s best friend since childhood, Shu Kurenai, is hailed as a Beyblade prodigy and has already been named as one of the National Beyblade Tournament’s Final Four. Inspired by Shu’s accomplishments, Valt sets his sights on reaching this year’s national tournament.
But to get to the big leagues, he must first emerge victorious from the district tournament––no easy feat, given the tough opponents standing in his way.
Determined to win, Valt aims to make it to the championship, where he hopes to battle Shu and move on to the national tournament. As he battles, Valt broadens his circle of friends and reaches new heights. Without even realizing it, he has begun to dream of becoming the best Blader in the world.
