The "Beyblade Burst" (Japanese: ベイブレード バースト) graphic novel is a fantasy, sports, action-adventure manga series based on the popular Beyblade toy franchise by Takara Tomy, written and illustrated by Hiro Morita. The manga is currently in serialization in Japanese children's manga magazine, CoroCoro Comic. Individual chapters were compiled into fourteen tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan, with the first chapter being released on August 2015 and the first graphic novel volume being released on December 28, 2015. Many of the characters and storylines depicted throughout the series would be adapted into the Beyblade Burst TV series in 2016.
While no official localization has been published for North American audiences, Singapore manga publishing company, Shogakukan Asia Pte. Ltd. (originally Chuang Yi Publishing Pte Ltd.) began publication of the graphic novel in English in April 2017 in the original paperback, "flipped", left-to-right format.[1]
Plot
Beyblade Burst
Volumes 1 through 10 follows the exploits of Valt Aoi in his journey as a Blader.
Beyblade Burst: Aiger Arc
The chapters 45–59 of the graphic novel series comprise the Aiger Arc (Japanese: アイガ編). The plot follows the adventures of Aiger Akabane and his Z Achilles.11.Xt Turbo Bey in his journey to become the world's No. 1 Blader. Along the way, he encounters skilled Bladers, all of whom possess a Turbo Bey of their own. In the arc, Aiger and his friends face many challenges, including the wicked Phi, who wields the powerful "Immortal Bey", Revive Phoenix.10.Fr and who temps Aiger with the power of Dark Resonance.
An anime adaptation, produced by d-rights and TV Tokyo, was broadcast by TV Tokyo. The arc was adapted into episodes interspersed with filler episodes.
Beyblade Burst: Dante Arc
The Dante Arc (Japanese: ドラム編, Drum Arc), which consists of a 4-volume compilation story arc and follows Dante Koryu. The compilation covers from volumes 13 and 16 in the over-arcing, graphic novel series.
Beyblade Burst: Hizashi Brothers Arc
The Hizashi Brothers Arc[Notes 1], which consists follows the story arc of Hyuga and Hikaru Hizashi. This compilation spans from chapters 83 through 99 (Volumes 15 through 18) in the over-arcing, graphic novel series.
List of Beyblade Burst volumes
The manga "Beyblade Burst" is written and illustrated by Hiro Morita. The plot starts with Valt Aoi, an exuberant boy obsessed with the game of Beyblade. After receiving his first Bey, the 
Attack Type Valtryek Wing Accel, Valt gains prominence in the Beyblade world after facing and defeating reputable Bladers.
The manga began being serialized in Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic starting in June 18, 2015 with Chapter 0, to March 2020. All individual chapters were collected by CoroCoro Comic in a series of 14 tankōbon volumes between April 4, 2016, and February 28, 2020. It should noted that the total number of published "Beyblade Burst" chapters are inconsistent with the ordinal list. This is due some chapters being released as non-sequential "tokubetsu-hen", or "special edition" (Japanese: 特別編) chapters, which are short, often unrelated stories, that takes place during the telling of the core narrative.
Shogakukan began releasing all volumes in digital format on April 28, 2016 starting with volumes 1 and 2. As of March 20, 2020, all 14 digital volumes have been published and released in paperback and electronic format in Japanese e-book stores.
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| 1 | December 28, 2015[2] ISBN 978-4-09-142114-2 |
April 2017[3] ISBN 978-981-11-2581-2 | |
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| 2 | March 28, 2016[4] ISBN 978-4-09-142153-1 |
June 2017[5] ISBN 978-981-11-3129-5 | |
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| 3 | July 28, 2016[6] ISBN 978-4-09-142183-8 |
October 2017[7] ISBN 978-981-11-3678-8 | |
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| 4 | December 28, 2016[8] ISBN 978-4-09-142269-9 |
December 2017[9] ISBN 978-981-11-4251-2 | |
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| 5 | January 27, 2017[10] ISBN 978-4-09-142287-3 |
August 2018[11] ISBN 978-981-11-4252-9 | |
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| 6 | April 28, 2017[12] ISBN 978-4-09-142386-3 |
July 26, 2019[13] ISBN 978-981-14-1710-8 | |
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| 7 | October 27, 2017[14] ISBN 978-4-09-142499-0 |
November 2019[15] ISBN 978-981-14-1709-2 | |
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| 8 | December 27, 2017[16] ISBN 978-4-09-142603-1 |
December 2019[17] ISBN 978-981-14-3349-8 | |
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Book Summary When Valt receives distressing news that Shu has gone missing, he sets out to find his best friend, following clues from Wakiya about a sinister Bey club called the Snake Pit. There, they meet Red Eye, a mysterious masked Beyblader who wields Shu’s Beyblade, Spryzen! Red Eye seems to know what has happened to Shu, but he’s not telling Valt until Valt beats him in a Beybattle! | |||
| 9 | April 27, 2018[18] ISBN 978-4-09-142650-5 |
March 2020[19] ISBN 978-981-14-4196-7 | |
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Book Summary Valt needs answers about Shu’s disappearance, and to get them, he has to fight his way up the World Championship tournament to face Red Eye again! But first he’ll have to defeat his teammate, Free de la Hoya! Meanwhile, Red Eye squares off with Lui Shirosagi and his real identity is revealed! Who is this mysterious masked man, and what does he know about Shu?! | |||
| 10 | August 28, 2018[20] ISBN 978-4-09-142730-4 |
March 2020[21] ISBN 978-981-14-4197-4 | |
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Book Summary Valt and Shu’s fateful showdown at the World Championship final reaches its climax! With their skills and Beyblades evenly matched, it’s down to a battle of willpower! Who is more determined to win?! A new generation of Beybladers emerge from the shadows of their predecessors, ready to take on the world with exciting new Beyblades and battle styles! | |||
| 11 | November 28, 2018[22] ISBN 978-4-09-142819-6 |
July 2020[23] ISBN 978-981-11-0226-4 | |
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Book Summary Aiger pushes forward in his goal to become the Asian Champion in the Luinor Cup tournament, where the winner gets to battle the legendary blader, Lui Shirosagi! But first, he will have to defeat Suoh Genji, the calm and composed vice-captain of Beigoma Academy’s Beyclub! Will Aiger be able to handle Genji when his personality transforms completely during battle?! | |||
| 12 | April 26, 2019[24] ISBN 978-4-09-142897-4 | Aug 2020[25] ISBN 978-981-11-1838-8 | |
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| 13 | September 27, 2019[26] ISBN 978-4-09-143080-9 | Aug 2020[27] ISBN 978-981-11-6458-4 | |
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| 14 | February 28, 2020[28] ISBN 978-4-09-143147-9 |
December 2020[29] ISBN 978-981-14-7504-7 | |
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| 15 | June 26, 2020[30] ISBN 978-4-09-143196-7 |
February 2021[31] ISBN 978-981-14-7504-7 | |
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| 16 | August 28, 2020[32] ISBN 978-4-09-143218-6 |
February 2021[33] ISBN 978-981-14-7504-7 | |
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| 17 | November 26, 2020[34] ISBN 978-4-09-143246-9 |
May 2021[35] ISBN 978-981-14-8651-7 | |
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| 18 | March 26, 2021[36] ISBN 9784091432698 |
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Book Summary The story of the the Beyblade-loving Asahi brothers, Hikaru and Hyuga, reaches its climax!! Can Hyuga win against the notorious fiend of the Beyblade World Lain, and restore Hikaru's spirit!?
Beiburēdo ga daisukina Asahi kyōdai Hyūga Hikaru no monogatari ga kuraimakkusu o mukaeru!! Beiburēdo-kai no saigai rēn ni Hyūga wa kachi, Hikaru no kimochi o torimodosu koto ga dekiru no ka!? ベイブレードが大好きな朝日兄弟ヒュウガ・ヒカルの物語がクライマックスを迎える!! ベイブレード界の災害レーンにヒュウガは勝ち、ヒカルの気持ちを取り戻すことができるのか!?
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Notes
- ↑ Kanji: 朝日兄弟編
Kana: あさ - ひ - きょ - うだい - へん
Hepburn: Asahi Kyōdai-hen
English: Asahi Brothers Arc - ↑ Hepburn: Dai-nanajūsan wa "Yobisamase, Usa Ni Himeshi Yasei no Chikara!!"
- ↑ Hepburn: Tokubetsu-hen "Jōnetsu No Yūgō!! Dorago Varukirī Tanjō!! (Zenhen)"
English: Special "Fusion of Passion!! The Birth of Drago Valkyrie!! (Part 1)" - ↑ Hepburn: Tokubetsu-hen "Jōnetsu No Yūgō!! Dorago Varukirī Tanjō!! (Kōhen)"
English: Special "Fusion of Passion!! The Birth of Drago Valkyrie!! (Part 2)" - ↑ Hepburn: Dai-nanajūyon wa "Shijō-hatsu! Sekai Taitoru Matchi Sannin Batoru Kaisai"
- ↑ Hepburn: Dai-nanajūgo wa "Densetsu o Koero!! Kinpaku no Mitsu Tomoe Daisessen!!"
- ↑ Hepburn: Dai-nanajūroku wa "Regaria Jeneshisu, Dengeki no Senkai Kasoku!!"
English: Chapter 76 "Regalia Genesis, Electric Revolution Acceleration!!" - ↑ Hepburn: Dai-nanajūnana wa "Zettai Shihai!! Wakai-Ō Puraimu Apokaripusu!!"
- ↑ Hepburn: Dai-nanajūhachi wa "Gekidō no Kakusei-Ryū, Inperiaru Doragon!!"
English: Chapter 78 "Awakening of The Turbulent Dragon, Imperial Dragon!!" - ↑ Hepburn: Dai-nanajūkyū wa "En-jō no Kansei-bi, Doreddo Bahamūto no Netsujō!!"
English: Chapter 79 "The Circle of Perfection, the Passion of Dread Bahamut!!" - ↑ Hepburn: Dai-hachijū wa "Daburyū Bī Bī Ē Tai Heru!! Saikyō Kettei Taggu Batoru!!"
- ↑ Hepburn: Dai-hachijūichi wa "Doragon Ando Diaborosu, Yūjō no Masutā Doragon!!"
English: Chapter 81 "Dragon & Diabolos, Master Dragon of Friendship!!" - ↑ Hepburn: Dai-hachijūni wa "Chōten o Koero!! Shin Shisutemu Bei Tanjō Hiwa"
English: Chapter 82 "Beyond the Top! The Secret Story Behind The Birth of The New Bey System" - ↑ Hepburn: Dai-hachijūsan wa "Bei-kai No Kakumei-ji!? Hyūga Ando Hikaru Tōjō!!"
English: Chapter 83 "Revolutionary Youths of the Bey World!? Hyuga & Hikaru Have Arrived!!" - ↑ Hepburn: Dai-hachijūyon wa "Shakuen no Taiyō, Sūpā Haiperion no Mōkō!!"
English: Chapter 84 "The Scorching Flames of the Sun, the Fierce Attack of Super Hyperion!!" - ↑ Hepburn: Dai-hachijūgo wa "Ryūsen no Akuma Kāsu Satan, Akkan no Hangeki Dorifuto!!"
English: Chapter 85 "Devil of Deflection Curse Satan, The Masterful Counterattack Drift!!" - ↑ Hepburn: Dai-hachijūroku wa "Zenryoku Shugyō! Supākingu Shūto Shūtoku!!"
English: Chapter 86 "Full-Power Training! Learn The Sparking Shoot!!" - ↑ Hepburn: Dai-hachijūnana wa "Hakaisō Reiji Ronginusu, Fungeki no Shiga!!"
English: Chapter 87 "The Destruction Spear Rage Longinus, Teeth of Fury!!" - ↑ Hepburn: Dai-hachijūhachi wa "Senryaku no Kaiten Henge, Akuma-Ryū Desu Diaborosu!!"
English: Chapter 88 "Rotation Change Strategy, The Devil Dragon Death Diabolo!!" - ↑ Hepburn: Dai-hachijūkyū wa "Genkai Toppa!! Nekketsu Kyōdai Shinkuro Tokkun!!"
English: Chapter 89 "Breaking The Limits!! The Hot-blooded Brother's Special Synchro Training!!" - ↑ Hepburn: Dai-kyūjū wa "Hasai no Kōbō!! Kyō-en Barianto Rushifā!!"
English: Chapter 90 "Crushing Offense and Defense!! Calamitous Flame Variant Lucifer!!" - ↑ Hepburn: Dai-hachijūkyūichi wa "Geigeki no Kakusei!! Hakairyū Tenpesuto Doragon!!"
English: Chapter 91 "Awakening of Interception!! Destruction Dragon Tempest Dragon!!" - ↑ Hepburn: Dai-kyūjūni wa "Kanzen Muteki!! Wārudo Supurigan, Saigo No Shikyō!!"
English: Chapter 92 "Completely Invincible!! World Spriggan, The Final Lesson!!" - ↑ When released in October 2020 Corocoro Comic Issue No. 510, this chapter was originally entitled "Lean VS Shu (Disciple Versus Master)" (弟子 VS 師匠 [Lean Tai Shu (Deshi VS Shishō)]).
- ↑ Hepburn: Dai-kyūjūsan wa "Infinitto Akiresu, Chōzetsu Mugen no Kengeki!!"
- ↑ Hepburn: Dai-kyūjūyon wa "Gekitō Densetsu-kyū!? Batoru Roiyaru de Kachi Agare!!"
- ↑ Hepburn: Dai-kyūjūgo wa "Shōnetsu no Taiyō-shin, Heriosu Borukēno no Kaishin!!"
- ↑ Hepburn: Dai-kyūjūroku wa "Mujihi no Saiyaku! Rushifā Ji Endo!!"
- ↑ Hepburn: Dai-kyūjūnana wa "Kyōfu ni uchikate! Rejendo-tachi no gekirei"
- ↑ Hepburn: Dai-kyūjūhachi wa "Shakuen no Haiperion Bān, Netsukon no Tsuigeki!!"
- ↑ Hepburn: Dai-kyūjūkyū wa "Kiseki no Genkai Toppa!! Taiyō Kyōdai no Kizuna!!"
References
- ↑ Shogakukan Asia Licenses Beyblade Burst Manga. Anime News Network (April 21, 2017).
- ↑ ベイブレード バースト １. Shogakukan (December 28, 2015).
- ↑ Beyblade Burst 1. Shogakukan Asia (April 2017).
- ↑ ベイブレード バースト ２. Shogakukan (March 28, 2016).
- ↑ Beyblade Burst 2. Shogakukan Asia (June 2017).
- ↑ ベイブレード バースト ３. Shogakukan (July 28, 2016).
- ↑ Beyblade Burst 3. Shogakukan Asia (October 2017).
- ↑ ベイブレード バースト ４. Shogakukan (December 28, 2016).
- ↑ Beyblade Burst 4. Shogakukan Asia (December 2017).
- ↑ ベイブレード バースト ５. Shogakukan (January 27, 2017).
- ↑ Beyblade Burst 5. Shogakukan Asia (August 2018).
- ↑ ベイブレード バースト ６. Shogakukan (April 28, 2017).
- ↑ Beyblade Burst 6. Shogakukan Asia (July 26, 2019).
- ↑ ベイブレード バースト ７. Shogakukan (October 27, 2017).
- ↑ Beyblade Burst 7. Shogakukan Asia (November 2019).
- ↑ ベイブレード バースト ８. Shogakukan (December 27, 2017).
- ↑ Beyblade Burst 8. Shogakukan Asia (November 2019).
- ↑ ベイブレード バースト ９. Shogakukan (April 27, 2018).
- ↑ Beyblade Burst 9. Shogakukan Asia (March 2020).
- ↑ ベイブレード バースト １０. Shogakukan (August 28, 2018).
- ↑ Beyblade Burst 10. Shogakukan Asia (March 2020).
- ↑ ベイブレード バースト １１. Shogakukan (November 28, 2018).
- ↑ Beyblade Burst 10. Shogakukan Asia (March 2020).
- ↑ ベイブレード バースト １２. Shogakukan (April 26, 2019).
- ↑ Beyblade Burst 12. Shogakukan Asia (Aug 2020).
- ↑ ベイブレード バースト １３. Shogakukan (September 27, 2019).
- ↑ Beyblade Burst 13. Shogakukan Asia (Aug 2020).
- ↑ ベイブレード バースト １４. Shogakukan (February 28, 2020).
- ↑ Beyblade Burst １４. Shogakukan Asia (December 2020).
- ↑ ベイブレード バースト １５. Shogakukan (June 26, 2020).
- ↑ Beyblade Burst 15. Shogakukan Asia (February 2021).
- ↑ ベイブレード バースト １６. Shogakukan (August 28, 2020).
- ↑ Beyblade Burst 16. Shogakukan Asia (February 2021).
- ↑ ベイブレード バースト １７. Shogakukan (November 26, 2020).
- ↑ Beyblade Burst 17. Shogakukan Asia (May 2021).
- ↑ ベイブレード バースト １８. Shogakukan (March 26, 2021).
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