Series synopsis
Battle Spirits: Shonen Toppa Bashin, also known as バトルスピリッツ 少年突破バシン is a Japanese action & adventure animation comedy kids sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on tv asahi on September 7, 2008. It ended on September 6, 2009. It stars Mutsumi Tamura, Kaya Miyake, Ayahi Takagaki and Ryosuke Sakamaki.
Bashin is a grade 6 student who loves trading card games. The globally popular card game Battle Spirits is all the rage. Through some strange circumstances, Bashin acquires a Pyroxene which gives Bashin the ability to become a Card Battler. He can summon the monster Spirits depicted on the cards so they can fight each other. Bashin learns that the legendary X Rare Card actually exists, and he engages in fierce card battles with other rivals to get the X Rare Card.
Premise
Bashin is a grade 6 student who loves trading card games. The globally popular card game Battle Spirits is all the rage. Through some strange circumstances, Bashin acquires a Pyroxene which gives Bashin the ability to become a Card Battler. He can summon the monster Spirits depicted on the cards so they can fight each other. Bashin learns that the legendary X Rare Card actually exists, and he engages in fierce card battles with other rivals to get the X Rare Card.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mutsumi Tamura as Toppa Bashin (voice)
- Kaya Miyake as J Sawaragi (voice)
- Ayahi Takagaki as Suiren (voice)
- Ryosuke Sakamaki as Striker (voice)
- Akemi Kanda as Meganeko (voice)
- Maya Nishimura as Kyouka Sawaragi (voice)
- Masato Funaki as Curator (voice)
- Tomoyuki Shimura as King Uchuuchouten (voice)
Supporting cast
- Chafurin as Michael Elliott (voice)
- Hirohiko Kakegawa as Kiano Sawaragi (voice)
- Kozo Mito as Smile (voice)
- Riki Kitazawa as Card Sensei (voice)
- Daisuke Kishio as Galaxy Seven (voice)
- Michiko Neya as Masako Inogashira (voice)
- Taiten Kusunoki as Kyuusaku Kujou (voice)
- Toshihide Tsuchiya as Kitan Otonashi (voice)
- Kenta Miyake as Maccho (voice)
- Michael Shitanda as Amade Us (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 50 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 50 | September 7, 2008 | September 6, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Front Breaking Bashin Enters Stage! Toppa Bashin, who received a pendent with a red stone from his missing father, goes to meet the Battle Spirits champion J Sawaragi for a match. |
September 7, 2008 |
| 2 |
The Rival's Name is J After his match against J, Bashin learns that he's a chosen card battler. |
September 14, 2008 |
| 3 |
Parents Day in the Stormy Course of Life It's Parents Day at Toaru Elementary school, and one of the rumored Nazo-Otona appears. |
September 21, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 7, 2008 |
| Last aired | September 6, 2009 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |