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| Starring: | Yū Kobayashi Eri Sendai Ryō Hirohashi Chihiro Suzuki Risa Mizuno Mamiko Noto |
| Num Episodes: | 52 |
| Network: | TV Tokyo (Japan) Teletoon (Canada) Cartoon Network (U.S) |
is the first season of the 2007 Japanese action adventure[1] anime television series Bakugan Battle Brawlers based on the strategic game called Bakugan developed by Sega Toys and Spin Master. The season was produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the battle brawlers who possess them.
The season first premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2007, and was rebroadcast six days later on BS Japan. Nelvana Enterprises produced an English version which aired on the Canadian television network Teletoon on July 8, 2007. Cartoon Network, an American television station also premiered the season on February 24, 2008. The season was followed by a second season, , in 2009.
Four pieces of theme music are used for the season; two opening themes by Psychic Lover and two closing themes. Thirteen DVD compilations of four episodes each were released by Sega in Japan. The first compilation was released on July 25, 2007[2] with the thirteenth compilation released on July 25, 2008.[3] In North America, eight DVD compilations were released by Nelvana in Canada and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in the United States. For the U.S. release, Volumes 1 and 6 contained 5 episodes each, volumes 2 through 5 each had 4 episodes, and the seventh and eighth volumes, titled Chapter 1 and 2, each had 13 episodes. The first compilation was released on August 26, 2008[4] with the eighth compilation released on July 6, 2010.[5]