AMBot | 04/16/2003 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
They are fast, they are fun and absolutely trendy! Young people in Japan, France, the UK, and the USA are already caught in the spinning top fever. Now, the Beyblade hype is coming to Germany. RTL II is presenting the anime series Beyblade for the first time in German, starting Monday, March 17. The series consists of 51 episodes in total, with another 26 episodes already in production.
The story: Beyblades are high-tech spinning tops that can be upgraded with additional parts. Young Tyson is the leader of the "Bladebreakers," a team of Beyblade pros. They train daily, perfect their techniques, tune their spinning tops, and engage in thrilling Beyblade battles with their rivals, the "Blade Sharks." Tyson and his friends have only one goal: They want to compete in the World Championship Tour to one day become the number one Beybladers in the world.
Beyblade launched in 2000 with overwhelming success in Japan, sparking a real craze. The international homepage www.beyblade.com now boasts over 200,000 registered members. Just like in the TV series, kids trained with their high-tech spinning tops to compete against each other in tournaments. The "Beyblade World Championship" in Tokyo attracted over 15,000 participants. Since last year, the series has been airing in the USA, Canada, the UK, and France, among others. There, too, kids were swept up by the spinning top fever, and the toy from HASBRO quickly became a bestseller (see also www.bey-blade.de). Other license partners include Panini Verlag with collectible stickers and albums, and the French company M.C.T. with bedding.
The story: Beyblades are high-tech spinning tops that can be upgraded with additional parts. Young Tyson is the leader of the "Bladebreakers," a team of Beyblade pros. They train daily, perfect their techniques, tune their spinning tops, and engage in thrilling Beyblade battles with their rivals, the "Blade Sharks." Tyson and his friends have only one goal: They want to compete in the World Championship Tour to one day become the number one Beybladers in the world.
Beyblade launched in 2000 with overwhelming success in Japan, sparking a real craze. The international homepage www.beyblade.com now boasts over 200,000 registered members. Just like in the TV series, kids trained with their high-tech spinning tops to compete against each other in tournaments. The "Beyblade World Championship" in Tokyo attracted over 15,000 participants. Since last year, the series has been airing in the USA, Canada, the UK, and France, among others. There, too, kids were swept up by the spinning top fever, and the toy from HASBRO quickly became a bestseller (see also www.bey-blade.de). Other license partners include Panini Verlag with collectible stickers and albums, and the French company M.C.T. with bedding.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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