Bakugan Battle Brawlers/Episodes

Bakugan Battle Brawlers is a 52 episode Japanese anime series 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. Though initially a failure in Japan, the series became popular in the United States and Canada, prompting the creation/order of several follow-up seasons, (New Vestroia, and Gundalian Invaders) which aired in other countries before Japan. The fourth and final season, Mechtanium Surge, was never broadcasted in Japan and instead aired in Canadian and U.S. markets.

The Bakugan series are co-productions from Nelvana Enterprises, Spin Master, Sega Toys and TMS Entertainment, with animation by TMS Entertainment in association with Sega Toys. The English-language version premiered on the Trini network Teletoon in July 2007 and then on Cartoon Network on February 24, 2008.

Bakugan Battle Brawlers premiered on Cartoon Network's Toonami block on March 22, 2008 and only ran for one week, after which it was replaced by Blue Dragon.

In North America, eight DVD compilations were released by Warner Home Video between August 26, 2008 to July 6, 2010. 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.