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Beyblade: Metal Fusion to Debut in U.S. in Fall 2010
posted on by Egan Loo
The North American production company premiered in Japan in April under the name Metal Fight Beyblade, will tie into the relaunch of the toy line. According to Nelvana, the anime's story follows a new cast of "characters competing for dominance with their Beyblade tops, battling with an evil organization, Dark Nebula." The "Metal" in the new anime and toy line's name is a reference to the use of metal in the new tops, instead of just plastic as in the earlier incarnations.
Nelvana is co-producing the anime with Japan's Hasbro will sell worldwide except in the Middle East and Asia. Nelvana, d-rights, Takara Tomy, and Hasbro had partnered on all the previous Beyblade incarnations. The Beyblade Battle Association is planning new tournaments in North America.
The Nihon Keizai (Shogakukan's Coro-Coro Comic magazine last September.
Thank you to John And for the news tip.
Image © Takafumi Adachi, MFBB Project, TV Tokyo
