BeyWarriors BeyRaiderz (Japanese: ベイレイダーズ, BeiReidāzu, BeyRaiderz), known in France as BeyWarriors BeyRaiderz, A New Battle Begins (French: BeyWarriors BeyRaiderz, Une Nouvelle Bataille Commence) and by its working title BeyRaiderz Shogun, is the anime adaptation of the BeyWarriors BeyRaiderz toy line and sequel series/second season to BeyWheelz: Powered by Beyblade. Like its predecessor, Nelvana commissioned it as a western-exclusive series, being a co-production with d-rights under the name "BRProject".
It was first previewed November 1, 2013 in France on Gulli and premiered November 2, 2013 in Portugal via Panda Biggs. The series officially aired in France later on Gulli in January 2014 while Canal J aired it in December 2013. The Italian version began on January 7, 2014 on Italy's K2. Its English dub premiered on January 4, 2014 in Canada via YTV.
It was previewed in the United States on Cartoon Network as a four-episode marathon consisting of the first four episodes, Hope, Friends, Reunion and Challenge on January 25, 2014. It then premiered with its first episode on February 1, 2014.[1]
Plot
Three friends find themselves trapped in a strange world whose protectors, the Six Mythic Beasts, have disappeared. With the land in ruins, the friends work to uncover hidden stadiums to do battle and bring the protectors back.
The latest series of BEYBLADE finds Sho Tenma, Jin Ryu, and Leon Fierce trapped on a strange world which has fallen into decay and now it’s up to them to uncover hidden arenas, battle with their Beyraiderz and restore prosperity to the derelict world.
Sho, Jin and Leon find themselves trapped on a strange world once defended by the Six Mythic Beasts who upheld justice and brought prosperity to all through the battling Beyraiderz. When the Beasts mysteriously disappeared, the world fell into decay and ruin, and now it’s up to Sho and his friends to uncover the hidden Beyraiderz arenas, so battle to bring the Beasts back and restore prosperity to the derelict world!
BEYWARRIORS BEYRAIDERZ is based upon the global phenomena BEYBLADE and follows three characters Sho, Jin and Leon, who are trapped in a strange parallel world. Once defended by the Six Mythic Beasts who upheld justice and brought prosperity to all through the battling Beyraiderz tournaments, this world has since fallen into decay and ruin following the disappearance of the Mythic Beasts. Now it’s up to Sho and his friends to uncover the hidden Beyraiderz stadiums, do battle with the enemy and bring the Mythic Beasts back to restore prosperity to the derelict world.
Friends Sho, Jin and Leon become trapped in a strange world that has fallen into decay and ruin after the six mythic beasts who brought prosperity to the land disappear. The beasts upheld justice by competing in the Beyraiderz tournaments, a task that now belongs to the trio led by Sho. The friends must find the hidden Beyraiderz arenas so they can do battle with the enemies to try to bring the beasts back and ultimately restore order to the world. Helping the gang is Rachel, who has a spirit device that locates the beasts by detecting their energy.
Characters
The cast of BeyWarriors BeyRaiderz.
- Sho Tenma
- Jin Ryu
- Leon Fierce
- Jimmy Cruise
- Rachel Cruise
- Armes Navy
- Ricky Gills
- Task Landau
- Domani
- Klaus
- Morgen
- Tempest
- Holly
- Grandmother
- Kaiser Gray/Flame
Episodes
- Main article: List of BeyWarriors BeyRaiderz episodes
Staff
| Job | People/Companies |
|---|---|
| Planning | Daizo Suzuki, Takao Murakami, Tetsuya Ikeda |
| Associate Producers | Takaaki Nakazawa, Kazuyoshi Nagae, Takashi Ishimoto, Luis Lopez |
| Original | Shogakukan Inc., Takara Tomy |
| Series Creator | Shinzo Fujita |
| Character Design | Yoshihiro Nagamori |
| Prop Design | Kouichi Konno |
| Color Plan | Chiho Nakamura |
| Art Director | Nobuhito Sakamoto |
| CG Director | Naoya Fukushi |
| Photo Director | Koji Tanaka |
| Editing | Keiko Onodera |
| Sound Director | Yūki Matsuoka |
| Music | Eggplant |
| Opening Theme | BeyRaiderz Theme |
| Lyrics | Justin Forsley/Craig McConnell |
| Composer | Justin Forsley/Craig McConnell |
| Animation Production | SynergySP |
| Animation Production in Cooperation with | Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions |
| Animation Producer | Shunichiro Miura |
| Producer | Mamiko Aoki |
| Director | Kunihisa Sugishima |
| Production | d-rights |
| Job | Companies |
|---|---|
| Original Picture | Studio Mark |
| Animation | Asahi Production, MSJ Musahsino Production Place |
| Key Animation | SynergySP, Seigasha, Meta Studio, Art Base Ban, Studio Mark, Union Cho, Dream Force |
| Video | Asahi Production, MSJ Musashino Production Place |
| Finishing | Asahi Production, MSJ Musashino Production Place |
| Backgrounds | Bic studio |
| CG Animation | Named After By |
| Composition/Shooting | Raretrick |
| Sound Producer/Audio Supervisor | Takeshi Nashina |
| Effects | Swara Sound System, Toshiya Wada, Kouki Iwatani |
| Sound Mixer | Keita Konagaya |
| Sound Editor | Naoki Takeda |
| Sound Production in chare | |
| Music Production | HALF H•P STUDIO |
| Video Editing | Q•TEC |
Reception
TV Equals compared BeyWarriors BeyRaiderz to Indiana Jones and Atlantis, calling it an animated and "less cheesy" version of the latter.[2]
Gallery
Trivia
Adult Swim?
- This is the second Beyblade anime made after the Metal Saga where Neil Parfitt and Scott Bucsis did not compose the music (the first being BeyWheelz: Powered by Beyblade).
- The Italian version of BeyWarriors BeyRaiderz uses the original Japanese opening theme and ending theme instead of Nelvana's dub themes.
- XFINITY TV mistakenly labeled BeyWarriors BeyRaiderz as a program part of Adult Swim[3].