Bakuten shuto Beiburedo the mubi gekito!! Takao VS Daichi

This movie is far from the best of the Beyblade franchise. But it's much further from the worst. The characters are fairly likable, the pacing is better than some seasons, and the battles are fun. Really this feels more like a series of episodes combined together into one, since the tone is very similar to that if the show. My only complaint is their attempt at using CGI for the bit-beasts. While in most other series, the spirits are drawn while the beys are done in 3d this movie makes both 3D and it just feels off

I admit to knowing little about the "Beyblade" franchise apart from that it's not really that popular...which is probably why I know little about it. From what I see, the series is about people who fight using tops. I thought it would be a Mon show. Well, magical creatures do in fact appear in this movie eventually. I can't tell if it's faithful to the anime or if fans would like it. I just found it pointless.

Everything is just so cliché and it's all been done before and much better. There's a few token girls, the main character is a big eater, he gets a rival, etc. The side characters were especially forgettable. An ancient evil being awakened has been done a lot of times before too. I've never watched the anime, so I guess I can't judge it that well. I would still take 'Yu-Gi-Oh" over this, the anime not the movie, that was even worse than this. *1/2

Japanese characters using spinning tops to find out who is tougher. Are they serious? I mean, granted the Pokémon show and Yu-Gi-Oh! shows weren't very well thought out, but at least they made enough sense to kids to last for several years. But this is plain asinine.

There is little plot to entertain the viewer. The 'monsters' are trapped in the spinning tops and are freed somehow. Those creatures then possess some kids and act like hyenas in the way they laugh. They then try to track down another kid and top. Afterwords, the world somehow comes to near destruction from the top creatures in a Beyblade battle. Boring stuff follows.

There is just no way anybody should watch this. The creators should be ashamed and the voicing is just awful. Where did they come up with these cheesy lines and dry acting? I just wish nobody was harmed in creating this travesty of a Japanese show. "F"

I must say, this is one of the neatest anime movies around. i was slightly disappointed that the story was in the year of G Rev, but their outfits were from V-Force. but that's okay. i was just slightly puzzled. anywho, the plot line was great and the final battle was awesome! i own it and would never give it up. it truly is a must-have for all beyblade fans. and their facial expressions.....i could watch the movie over and over because of how funny their expressions are! they're hilarious! i was also slightly disappointed that kai wasn't shown more in it. i'm a HUGE fan of kai, and that kinda made me a little unhappy. however, i'm glad that he got the spotlight for a little while. I also like how well they did with matching up the voice to the mouth movements. unlike many other anime movies, the voice comes out a bit before or after the mouth actually opens. and when that happens, well, then it just doesn't make any sense and i get all confused. but truly, i loved this movie and wish it would be given more credit. beybladers around the world.....GET THIS MOVIE! until then....LET IT RIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have recently watched the 3 seasons of Beyblade and was told about this movie. All I knew is that it was non-canon and is an alternate account about how Tyson met Daichi (somewhat different to how Harry met Sally...).

The movie introduces the concept of dark bitbeasts and their release into the world when Tyson battles Daichi for the first time. These bitbeasts are reflections of Dragoon, Dranzer, Driger and Draciel and builds on the idea that these are the Guardian bitbeasts (from season 2). It was a novel idea that was a nice break from the World Championships and the repetitive element of someone trying to steal bitbeasts to rule the world. In this instance, 4 innocent people are possessed to embody the Bladers that control the dark bitbeasts. These Bladers were out to defeat the Bladebreakers and imprison the Guardian bitbeasts.

It is quite a simple story in essence, but I was happy that it returned the origins of the bitbeasts and gave us a bit more of an explanation about them. I almost wish that this story replaced the comparatively lacklustre introduction of Daichi in season 3. It was not a perfect story though. I wished that the other members of the Bladebreakers had more of a role in this movie. It just felt as though there were cameos and the main focus was on Tyson and Daichi. Although Tyson is the main protagonist in this story, the other characters still deserved to have more of a role. I was also slightly annoyed by how they changed the voice of Chief, although this was only a minor issue.

The animation was as it was in season 3. The characters looked their age, which was the main issue I had with their overly youthful look in season 2. In places the animation was a bit off. It just seemed that the movie was made in a bit of a rush. Perhaps there were time pressures or cost cutting problems. I still think that these issues could have been solved by a more intensive editing process that gave season 3 such a high quality look.

All in all, I enjoyed this movie and would recommend it if you enjoyed the original series. There are a few minor annoyances in the storyline and the character's involvement, but it does not detract from the overall experience. Enjoy!