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Beyblade Anime to Return after 4 Years This Summer
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4th anime series to tie into August's revived spinning-top game line
The April 8 issue of the Nihon Keizai (franchise after a four-year hiatus this August, and will sponsor a new accompanying Beyblade anime this summer. Takaratomy is aiming for 20 billion yen ($200 million) in yearly revenue by next year, and will improve the new tops by making them out of metal instead of plastic.
Takaratomy launched the game franchise in 1999, and sponsored three anime series between 2001 and 2003: Takao Aoki's manga spinoff, although a new manga series has yet to be announced.
Source: animeanime.jp