OK so I watched like the first 2 episodes and this is what I understood: Cocky kid who thinks he's the best at some interdimensional game. He uses a mix of monster marbles and cards to fight against other kids in a different dimension. Amazingly this seemed to me like a mixture of Pokeballs and yugioh cards. What's even worse is that they take Yugioh's "It's more than a game... IT'S REAL!!!" trying to explain that Bakugan monsters are real and eventually even including a Doom Dimension which is basically the same as Yugioh's Shadow Realm.

The battles or "brawls" are not really interesting or "tactical" as it's basically which is monster is bigger and more of a badass; I say so cuz I noticed how most of the times the Gs don't even matter as any monster can defeat any with a little "heart" since they're "real".

Then, there are the dialogues. They're so used up as in many other shows and all the little sarcasm and "funny phrases" of the characters are annoying and yes even Ash from Pokemon is annoying now.

Overall this show is a thief that steals concepts from mainly Pokemon and Yugioh (and don't even make me bring Chaotic in here).

Unoriginal, boring, lame, and eventually annoying I don't recommend it to anyone to watch it. Heck don't even let ur children to watch this thrash. Shows like this will end up destroying anime shows...

1/10

This is exactly what this is. It seems to me as if the toys were made, and the writers weren't given a set of rules to work from to write the game-playing parts into the show.

The rules of the game change from 'battle' to 'battle', with the sequence of play having no bearing at all on whose turn it is to play.

This is not the way to advertise your product in a show, marketers. Not at all. The target market, likely children between six and ten years of age, are not as dumb as you seem to think they are. They understand that games have rules, and that rules are consistent. A game with good rules will sell. A game with rules they can understand will sell.

Going from the show, the rules seem completely irrelevant, inconsistent, and pretty much unplayable. My 8 year old niece watched the show just once, decided the game didn't make any sense, and won't watch it anymore.

Then, additionally, there's the plot of the show itself... if you can call it that.

Right in the opening credits, the main character states 'My friends and I created this game', and shortly after that, in one of the very first episodes, the same character is saying 'I've never heard of that.' It's inconsistent, tries to steal elements from numerous other toy-selling shows, and fails to make them gel together with any kind of coherency.

A very sad effort on all sides. At least they didn't make all of the characters chibis.

I enjoy watching anime. The story may not be the best but the battle scenes make up for it. The show is meant for younger children around 7 or 10. I got interested in it when I was 17 and I am now 21. I find it funny that the majority of reviewers on this show are made my old people not children. Spin Master has a reboot planned sometime in 2016 or 2017. It may be interesting to watch.

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I could write an entire novel on how utterly atrocious Bakuguan is, but instead I'll confine it down to the big ones.

5.The animation. The reused frames are much more noticeable then other anime. Even without it the animation is sloppy and cheap. The character designs are putrid.

4.The voice acting. Either version, they both suck. Trite, phone in performances in an epic battle of who can make the most clichéd voice imaginable.

3.The plot. Top player and friends join together to stop some evil, something about a dimension, thinly layered crap is what it boils down to. No attempt to distinguish itself, no creativity employed at all.

2.Humor. It makes "Epic Movie" look like "Monty Python" in comparison. Stop trying to be funny, you just make me cringe. Puns and cowardly monsters don't make funny without somekind of effort. At least try.

1.Characters. Can you get any more trite then this? There is no development, at all. The characters are more thin then the paper they draw on. They're all one note characters, defined by a single trait and never expanding upon it.

Now for the grand daddy of all reasons: The game makes no sense at all. The rules are non existent. The outcomes and such are almost entirely random. Since the series is based entirely around this game, that will kill it dead. I mean BeyBlade was bad, but you could at least be able to tell when someone was on the winning or losing side rather easily.

Better left to rot.

As if horrible shows as "Pokemon" "Yugioh" and "Beyblade" weren't bad enough, this atrocious series tries to follow a similar story line to those shows I've mentioned before, without trying to hide the fact this is a complete rip-off of those (equally bad) cartoons.

Well, just like "Beyblade" "Yugioh" and "DuelMasters" the only purpose of this shows is to make kids buy some silly toys that appear in this series. I know that cartoons like this are aimed to very little children, but...This is one of the stupidest and most boring shows that I've ever watched in my life, and being aimed to kids doesn't excuse it of being so bad.

If you hate the anime shows as "Pokemon" or "Yugioh" avoid this show like plague.

I am only giving this TV series 10 out of 10 because I am shocked. How can people give it such low ratings? It's fun, entertaining. The show is meant for kids, of course the dialogue is childish. The characters are likable and the battles are interesting enough. The show is good enough to keep your attention for the 20 minutes that lasts. Of course, the main aim of the show was to promote the toys and all, but it's just as good as Pokemon and Beyblade. In some moments it makes you laugh, and others are just to fill in episodes, but it's easy to follow and harmless. I'd rather have my kids watching this than the shows that are now on TV, filled with inappropriate jokes and stupid characters. In conclusion, I do think it is worth giving a chance.

I enjoyed the show. It's logical and it's great.

The characters are interesting and childish which makes it funnier, and best of all, what I probably enjoyed more than the story is the brawls. The rules of the game are awesome, you can look them up online. They make the game about strategy which means you have to predict your opponent's next few moves.

The plot is cool, it adds to the show and is creative.

As for People on here saying it's inconsistent are making ridiculous claims, and their reviews should not be taken seriously as most of them themselves have hardly watched 2 episodes.

If you carry on in the show, these "inconsistencies" will start to become clearer on what the characters meant at the time of saying it.

I read a lot of the reviews here and they all make fair points. I do have to say if you just started or maybe intersted, it's not going to give you every perfect detail.I rather not even call this a ripoff, it's supposed to sell it's product, and didn't all the other shows do exactly thatr? Bakugan battle Brawlers Season 1 does take elements from other series but builds upon itself overtime to create have good character development, and to bring something new or different that the other shows didn't particularry have. I give this show a 10 because I actually spent time watching it and found to be engaing and teach lessons. I enjoyed as a kid and I still do now, especially with the 2018/2019 Bakugan Battle Planet reboot coming up. By the way, I do suggest watching the sub version at least once because they do handle the show better and include better audio and voice acting. So in general, give it a chance and if you hate still then that's ok. It shouldn't be hated because it was trying to sell toys. Pokemon, beyblade, yugioh, yokai watch all did that too.

What sets aside my review from the other (justified) negative reviews for this show is that I was the target demographic at the initial time of broadcast.

People compare Bakugan to shows like "Pokemon", "Beyblade" and "Yu- Gi-Oh" describing it as either ripping them off or following in their "terrible" footsteps. However this works for this show and the three aforementioned shows all had similar target audiences and were successful in satisfying them.

This puts these comparisons in a very favorable light for Bakugan.

The show itself lacks substance, depth and common sense when viewed through the eyes of an adult but for a child, these traits do not constitute a good show. They constitute a bad show that requires more brainpower to understand and enjoy.

Bakugan taken at face value is a very poor show clearly designed to push toys to children however, it does this extremely well.

I remember enjoying this show a large amount and would urge any parent or older sibling to allow a younger child who has rejected "better" animes in the past the chance to watch something they will enjoy.

This show on its own: 3/10

This show for children: 7/10 as it still falls short of other similar shows like "Pokemon", "Beyblade" and "Yu-Gi-Oh"

This show is mundane and pointless. And you can tell that it was made on the cheap by how poor the animation is. Just terrible all around. Every episode comes to a pointless Bakugan Brawl which is never enticing. Many of the shots are from the back or of robots so that they don't have to animate the facial expressions. It's completely riding on the back of Pokemon fans, hoping to bring them into this terrible, boring world. Oh, and they love love love the word "huh?" They say it every three or four lines. If I was a kid, I would never watch this, and I urge you to stay away. Yuck! I wish all the characters would just fall in the Doom Dimension and stay there. HUH? HUH? HUH?

What Makes Bakugan A Terrible Anime Show This Show Was Awesome Even The Video Games Of Bakugan Were Huge Of Fun All The Bakugan Video Games Are So Much Fun All The Haters Can Die In A Fire But The Haters Are Just Retared And Stupid Because This Show Is Awesome Back Then I Don't Know Why This Show Got Cancelled I Want More Bakugan BAKUGAN BRAWL!

You guys seems to act like idiots around this show. You're saying the humor is bad when it isn't You're saying the animation has recyclable when it does mostly and is not stupid. You're saying the characters aren't well development &*$# you then. You guys seem to think Pokemon and/or Yu-Gi- Oh are better than this, then you're a bunch of clods. I like this show next to Pokemon, BeyBlade, and Yo-Kai Watch.

For starts I don't get why so many people just start hating on this because it has similarities to Pokemon.

I haven't watched Bakugan for a few years nor I was able to watch the other serse after it because I lost track due to only having cable TV for a whole year.

But I remember watching when it first came out. Both me and my sister used to enjoy it. Even my dad found an abandoned Bakugan toy at a chinese restaurant once and gave it to me.

Believe it or not I even had a fantasy of Pokemon and Bakugan having a crossover.

Straight to the point doesn't matter which came out first. If you enjoy it thats all that matters.

When I watched it , it was one of the best cartoons ever. Everyone used to talk about it. People used to play imaginary bakugan in the class or on the bus or outside when they didn't have the toys with them. I visit imdb to review this gem of an anime and I find really bad reviews about how the animation is bad, or the story is bad or how the characters are not developed properly or how the game makes no sense, that's absurd! First of all the game makes perfect sense !(excluding new vestroia and mechanthum surge, coz I haven't seen them) ,

The Game:

You set two gate cards , you set your bakugan, and make them battle, if your life points are lower , you can activate special ability cards , or activate the ability of your gate cards! It's a looooooot easier to understand than Yu gi oh . Coz we use the same set of cards almost for every element, just in a more creative way . So you know all the cards and bakugan that each player has , some like me could even name them. Also there's a doom card to send your bakugan to the doom dimension, you won't get it back if that happens. It's as simple as UNO! But unlike UNO, there's nothing left to luck , it all depends on YOUR STRATEGY. Honestly, if you can't understand it, that's probably coz you suck at the game , or coz you don't want to .

The Characters:

Some say that the characters design is one dimensionsional and thinner than the paper they draw on(you know who you are), Did you even watch the show?? I'll admit it doesn't have the best characters ever , maybe coz it's a KIDS SHOW!!! but how on Earth(and Vestroia) are they bad????

Dan is your token protagonist at first, but he does loose and with each loss he learns, he learns to look at Drago as a partner rather than a bakugan, there are arguments , conflicts and consequences to Dan's actions , like the time he brawled without Drago. His character develops immensely, from a playful token protagonist, to a guy with a purpose and an unbreakable bond with his friends. When Dan battled the world No. 3 , you could legit feel the tension. Sure he's not the greatest protagonist ever , but he's almost on par.

The others 5 main brawlers developed too , most of them in the doom dimension arc, till that they were almost token character types , but in the doom dimension arc, we discover more about why they were that way and how they improve as a brawler and as a person!,

JULIE Learning that she must strive to be the best person she can be instead of comparing herself with others causes Gorem to evolve.

MARUCHO learning to embrace his past, to recognize and accept the old Marucho for who he is instead if loathing, even though the old Marucho was always obedient and didn't live life to the fullest to meet his parents's expectations, he was still Marucho. This causes preyas to evolve.

SHUN was a lone wolf kind of guy , believing that he had to face every battle on his own, in the episode of his test , he was taken to a land where the sun never set, a land in which he could be with his late mother , just them, but then he has a memory of his terminally ill mother saying to him from her deathbed "When I was young , I wished that the sun never set so that I could play forever. Sunsets like that don't last forever, enjoy them while you can" , And he realized that while battling , when his best friend/bakugan Skyrus almost defeated, Shun's realization that nothing lasts forever and thus it is important to spend those preiceless moments with those you hold dear, causes skyrus to evolve.

RUNO used to be reckless, never heeded anyone's advise and overall stubborn, in her test, she realizes how stubborn she was and how she was always so hasty and wanted payback.

Should I go on? This is good writing people, face it. If you call the plot weak or thin , you're either haters or cannot comprehend human emotions, life lessons and good storytelling. The plot:

Naga and Wayvern , the white ones who are forgotten and just die when their time comes , tired of being powerless and forgotten decided to seize power at the coast of the destruction if Vestroia, the bakugan home planets, by trying to take the silent core and the infinity core, Wayvern however was good and kind and also had the infinity core , Naga later in the show obtained the silent core , Naga wanted to obtain both cores and destroy Earth as well, Naga initially didn't have much influence on Earth, so he used Masquerade and Dr. Martin as his minions to get things done .

It's up to the Bakugan Battle Brawlers to stop them. Masquerade sends his minions to Beat the brawlers but they get beaten instead, so masquerade sends their bakugan to the doom dimension. He then confronts Dan and sends Drago to the Doom dimensions in an epic battle , Dan and the Brawlers follow, over there , they acknowledge their flaws and become better versions of themselves, thus evolving their bakugans. Drago had to beat all his teammates to evolve further , and he does. The brawlers then meet wayvern.

As vestroia and Earth begin to Collide, there were numerous holes connecting both worlds . The brawlers go to investigate and find out that many elements combined and the Bakugan formed as a result worked for Naga, and they planned on taking the Earth. It's up to the Brawlers and all the Bakugan players in the world , every opponent the brawlers faced to save the Earth.

Naga kills wayvern, so she gives Drago the infinity core, the two then Battle it out in an epic manner while the other Brawlers of the world are trying to Fend off Naga's minions. In the end Drago destroys Naga but to stop the worlds from colliding, Drago must become the stable core of vestroia, so after a heartfelt goodbye, all the Bakugan go back to vestroia ... For good .

There are many sub plots etc. That I missed, but this is pretty much the story. The story is not great, but it is by no means bad.

The animation:

Sure the animation is not the best , but it is good! The Bakugan are animated beautifully and the overall animation is good. It's not like the Fate Series , but it's almost like Code Geass. And as for the "recycling", they recycle the part where bakugans transform from sphere to their original forms, the activation of gate cards and ability cards , the attacks except in key fights. Why is it a bad idea??? I mean , it is a card game after all , do you want the Bakugan to transform in a different way each time? Like why? It's like asking a person playing blackjack to say hit me in a different voice each time. And as for the action scenes , this is NOT A MARTIAL ARTS ANIME! If your Bakugan's power level is higher , you win, and your bakugan don't have to do any fancy moves for that. Does a chess piece need to do fancy moves before taking out a pawn? The frames are repeated for a reason, EFFICIENCY. The animators are smart , and know what they should spend their time on. And just because a guy with internet access says otherwise , it Doesn't mean the animation is bad!

Conclusion:

I loved this anime, it evokes major nostalgia. I could relate to many of the characters when I was a kid, I was stubborn like Runo, Wanted to live up to everyone's expectations like Marucho and constantly compared myself with others like Julie, Ditched my friends like how shun did ,when I was mad and then made up with them, was greedy like Masquerade, supported my friends the best I could like Alice and formed unbreakable bonds with my friends like Dan! And the battles were epic! The premise was very interesting, it was a unique kind of game, with interesting Bakugans. If you don't like it , it's ok, I can see why, but Calling it a bad show is not fair. This show is a perfect 10 in my eyes.

This is one of those times when I loath being an uncle because I get to stubble across what is considered gems to the youth of today. I feel like this genre of anime is deeply reaching out by mixing/matching past ideas from shows that were cancelled (for good reasons) to create something that might sell if only for a little while. That is what this show is based off of and it's really bad, but hell the kids love it. I can only wonder the agony I must've put the adults through when I was watching Pokemon back in the late 90s.

Basically if you list the shows before this one and mix them up in some sort of combination you'll receive this show. Pokemon(not cancelled), Digimon, Bayblade, Battle B-Daman, Medabots, Chaotic(not cancelled), then Cardcaptors, and Yu-Gi-Oh!. Now pour those shows into a barrel, toss it down the cliff of unoriginal-shame and behold Bakugan at the bottom.

I'm now seeing advertisements and merchandise of this franchise everywhere. I don't understand it because even for the shows I watched as a youth had decent writing and character development. I can say that the toys are quite unique and I was amused by the way each toy transformed from spheres (& now they have other shapes) into another form. Aside from that the show does feel like it compiled the interests that got people to watch the other cartoons into this on vessel and it's doing great.

It does have poor writing and the characters are bland, but what can you expect from a youth show. It does feel repetitive from the start if you've seen the shows I listed, but if you're a kid and haven't seen them then you'll enjoy this show. No doubt if they had re-runs of the cancelled shows, the kids would may enjoy those more then again they were cancelled for a reason. As much as I find this show to be just as bad and should be cancelled, I can't deny the amazing success it has generated for itself. I feel sad for the kids, but they don't so I guess we should let them enjoy this.

when i first saw this anime i thought it was alright but could improve i am pretty damn sure that this show wouldn't last a year summery One day mysterious cards fall from the sky and are picked up by hundreds of kids. The kids then develop a game know as Bakugan. However, there is more to the game then they thought. The Bakugan come from another world known as Vestroia, where the evil Naga is trying to conquer the world by finding the Infinity Core. Now the kids and Bakugan must team up to stop this threat

Bakugan Battle Brawlers is an anime series based on a strategic card game which is played with magnetic, spring-loaded marbles. The series debuted in Japan on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2007. Then, it was dubbed into English and began airing in Canada on Teletoon during the summer of 2007. In the United States, an English dub version of the series made its debut on Cartoon Network on February 24, 2008.

I actually liked this show as a kid. It was nostalgic to go back to this show, but I don't like it all that much anymore. There were three major card games in the late 2000s. Pokemon, Digimon and Yu-Gi-Oh. But I was into... Bakugan. I actually think the game surpasses Pokemon in many different ways. But the show doesn't.

Problem #1: The Characters: They are all clichéd. Like, Runo is a brat, Dan is... well, the kid who wants to be the very best (sound familiar?), Marucho's the nerd and Shun is the stoic, quiet one.

Problem #2: The Premise: The plot for this show is completely unoriginal. The plot resembles a fusion of Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon. I don't know a whole lot about Yu-Gi-Oh but I can still call it a ripoff of both, can't I? Dan wants to be the highest ranked Bakugan player in the world. Similar how Ash wants that too. I'm not gonna call this ripping off as I am gonna call it clichéd.

Problem #3: The Animation: Anime can get away with cheap animation because the backgrounds look very detailed and well done. It's the same here, except much, much cheaper. The character designs are utter crap. I honestly think you could eat a bunch of Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon card DVDs and crap out something far better than this show

This was one the first cartoons I admitted sucked and made me change the channel from CN to Nickelodeon. Most people I met even told me its abysmal and I consider it one of the worst cartoons of all time.

PLOT: There is no plot. I can just simply say the story is about teenage wannabees who meet mysterious creatures and must battle to protect. As series goes on it just leaves too many plot holes.

CHARACTERS: The characters are just cardboard cut outs with no character and simply plain annoying, especially Preyas (the comic relief of season one and two) who is so stupid that he makes Jar Jar Binks look intelligent. The villains are so bad that they make Terl look like Darth Vader.

ANIMATION: We get cheap cut out animation and CGI so bad that it look like something that came out of a rejected Playstation 2 game.

HUMOUR: It makes Disaster Movie look like Spaceballs.

And all in all people just say away from this show its boring and repetitive.