Taka Kusaba, also known as Takane Kusaba (草場貴音, Kusaba Takane) in Japan, is a character appearing in the anime/manga series, Beyblade Burst Rise. He is the younger brother of Arman Kusaba.
Appearance
Taka has amber eyes and dark brown hair that sticks up. He wears a green T-shirt with white collars and white sleeves, yellow bracelets on both hands, dark green pants with a yellow belt and black boots. He has an X-shaped bandage in the center of his forehead, and the same curly eyebrows his brother has.
Personality
Taka is very excitable and enjoys live-streaming Beybattles from his phone. He also deeply admires and looks up to his big brother, Arman.
Biography
Background
Beyblade Burst Rise
Beyblades
- Bushin Ashindra Hurricane Keep Ten: Borrowed by Taka from Arman in Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 01.
- Crash Roktavor 8Bump Yard: Taka's primary Beyblade in Beyblade Burst Rise.
Beybattles
| Beyblade Burst Rise | ||
|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Episode | Result |
| Ken Urame | 01 | Lose (0-1) |
| Valt Aoi | 04 | Unknown |
| Joe Lazure | 04 | Lose (0-2) |
Anime Appearances
Beyblade Burst Rise
- Episode 01 - Ace Dragon! On The Rise!
- Episode 02 - Abracadabra! Wizard Fafnir!
- Episode 03 - Dragon Vs. Fafnir!
- Episode 04 - Inspiration! Challenging Valt!
- Episode 05 - All-In! Judgement Joker!
- Episode 06 - The Final Hand!
- Episode 07 - Bey Carnival! Epic Final!
- Episode 08 - Dante vs. Delta!
- Episode 09 - Flying High! Harmony Pegasus!
- Episode 10 - Flash of Light! Shining Crux!
- Episode 11 - Battle in The Skies!
- Episode 12 - Spin! Advance! Survive!
- Episode 13 - The Final Stage! Facing Aiger!
- Episode 14 - Shining Bright! Hyper-Flux!
- Episode 15 - Invasion! The New King!
- Episode 16 - Rebirth! Command Dragon!
- Episode 17 - Genesis in Motion!
- Episode 18 - Dragon vs. Apocalypse!
- Episode 19 - Dragon vs. Genesis!
- Episode 20 - Rebirth! Master Devolos!
- Episode 21 - Ultimate Creation! Eclipse Genesis!
- Episode 22 - Shining Ashindra!
- Episode 23 - Dragon's Ultimate Awakening!
- Episode 24 - Rising Ferocity! Tag Battle!
- Episode 25 - The Greatest Tag Battle Ever!
- Episode 26 - Rising Friendship! Master Dragon!
Relationships
Arman Kusaba
Arman is Taka's big brother. Taka admires his big brother and always records his battles. In turn, Arman loves his brother just as much, and tries to keep him out of trouble.
Dante Koryu
Dante and Taka met in episode 1, when Ken and his friend were bullying Taka. After Dante finds out that they stole Ashindra, he stands up for Taka and gets it back. Ever since then, the two have remained good friends.
Quotes
- "Big Bro is the best Blader around here!" - Talking about his brother, Arman
- "I just really wanted to battle with Ashindra."
- "Oh, that's right! Those dirty hunks of junk are gone!" - Teasing Tango
Gallery
For a full gallery of Taka, see Taka Kusaba/Gallery.
Trivia
- Taka's Crash Roktavor has parts from the Beyblades of various main characters from the previous Burst seasons: the Crash Roktavor Energy Layer from Ranjiro Kiyama's Crash Roktavor, the 8 Forge Disc from Free De La Hoya's Drain Fafnir, the Bump Disc Frame from Toko Aoi's Spiral Treptune, and the Yard Performance Tip from Fubuki Sumiye's Emperor Forneus.
- His launch form is similar to Arman's, except he does not kick.
References
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