Beyblade · Season 3 of 3

Beyblade G-Revolution

Bakuten Shoot Beyblade G Revolution

  • 2003
  • 52 episodes
  • 4 arcs
  • Japan Jan 6, 2003
  • English Sep 18, 2004

The third and final season of the Original Series and sequel to Beyblade VForce, GRevolution returns to a tournament-driven structure under the same director as Season 1. Tyson's Bladebreakers, now including newcomer Daichi Sumeragi, compete in a six-team round-robin format across five countries before villain Boris resurfaces with a new organization, BEGA, to seize control of Beyblading.

Episodes

52 in broadcast order

The Bladebreakers Split

Episodes 1–9

A wild kid named Daichi and a masked blader calling himself Jin of the Gale crash into Tyson's post-championship routine, and the announcement of a two-blader tag-team World Championship pulls the Bladebreakers apart. Ray and Max leave for their old teams, the Japanese qualifier builds a new BBA Revolution, and Kai walks away just before the team flies to New York.

  1. 01
    New Kid in Townタカオ、勝負だ! (Takao, Shōbu da! — Tyson, Let's Battle!)

    Fresh off his second world title, Tyson is running a neighbourhood blading class with a newly upgraded Dragoon G when a wild-haired kid named Daichi storms in claiming to be Japan's real number one.

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  2. 02
    A Team Divided友達じゃねぇ! (Tomodachi ja nē! — We're Not Friends!)

    Tyson's clash with Jin turns into a three-way scramble when Daichi refuses to be left out, and Ray has to step in to break it up.

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  3. 03
    Invitation to Battleオレには勝てん (Ore ni wa Katen — You Can't Beat Me)

    Daichi's dawn-to-dusk challenges wear Tyson down, and a chaotic outing to the public pool gives Kenny a close look at how much raw ability the newcomer really has.

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  4. 04
    We Were Once Bladebreakers...オレの道はオレが決める (Ore no Michi wa Ore ga Kimeru — I Decide My Own Path)

    With Ray and Max gone to their old teams, Jin corners Kai on a rooftop and needles him about where his loyalties lie.

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  5. 05
    A League of His Own100年早いぜ! (Hyaku-nen Hayai ze! — You're a Hundred Years Too Early!)

    The Japanese qualifier opens with Tyson and Kenny drawn into Block A and Kai and Daichi into Block B, with the two block winners to be paired as the national tag team.

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  6. 06
    You're the Man, Kai!カイしかいねぇ! (Kai shika Inē! — It Has to Be Kai!)

    The Block B final pits Kai against Daichi inside a rotating jungle-themed stadium that suits the wild youngster perfectly, with the winner earning the right to partner Tyson.

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  7. 07
    Take Your Best Shot!オマエしだいだ (Omae Shidai da — It's Up to You)

    The American qualifier reaches its finals as Max meets his old teammate Emily in Block A while Michael squares off against the brash powerhouse Rick in Block B.

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  8. 08
    Roughing It合宿じゃねぇ! (Gasshuku ja Nē! — This Isn't a Training Camp!)

    The newly christened BBA Revolution heads to a mountain training camp, only for Hiro to break the news that Kai has walked away from the team.

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  9. 09
    Swiped on the Streets1+1は無限大だぜ! (Ichi tasu Ichi wa Mugendai da ze! — One Plus One Is Infinity!)

    BBA Revolution lands in New York for the opening round, where a white-knuckled flyer named Daichi is quickly overwhelmed by the city and both he and Tyson have their beyblades lifted by a pickpocket.

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Tag Team World Championship

Episodes 10–30

Six teams (BBA Revolution, PPB All Starz, White Tiger X, Barthez Battalion, F-Dynasty and the Blitzkrieg Boys) play a round-robin across New York, Rome, Madrid, Egypt and Sydney, with Barthez's cheating and Tyson's fraying temper as running threads. The finals return to Japan, where Tyson and Daichi must get past F-Dynasty before a title decider that comes down to Tyson against Kai.

  1. 10
    It's a Battle Royale...!まとめてきやがれ! (Matomete Kiyagare! — Come at Me All at Once!)

    The World Championship opens in New York with six teams introduced: BBA Revolution, PPB All Starz, White Tiger X, Barthez Battalion, the unknown F-Dynasty, and the Blitzkrieg Boys, now featuring Kai.

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  2. 11
    The Blame Gameオレが悪いんじゃねぇ! (Ore ga Warui n ja Nē! — It's Not My Fault!)

    Humiliated by the loss to Ray, Tyson dumps the blame on Daichi, declares he is better off alone and storms out.

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  3. 12
    When in Rome... Let It Rip!逆転劇の幕開けだ (Gyakuten-geki no Makuake da — The Curtain Rises on a Comeback)

    The tournament moves to Rome, where coach Barthez invites a TV crew to film his nurturing methods while his bullying of his own bladers slips through the cracks.

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  4. 13
    Kenny's Big Battleキョウジュはキョウジュだ! (Kyōju wa Kyōju da! — The Chief Is the Chief!)

    Benched for the Blitzkrieg Boys match, Tyson sulks off and ends up running errands for a peculiar old man who turns out to be Tao, Ray's master.

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  5. 14
    Picking Up the Piecesオレにやらせろ! (Ore ni Yarasero! — Let Me Do It!)

    Kenny throws everything he has at Wolborg, but Tala's Novae Rog attack shatters his blade and takes the point.

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  6. 15
    Sleepless in Madridパートナーだろ!? (Pātonā daro!? — We're Partners, Aren't We?!)

    In Madrid for the Spanish leg, Lee is grinding through secret night training out of fear of dragging Ray down, and it is wrecking his sleep and his health.

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  7. 16
    Fire and Water邪魔するな! (Jama Suru na! — Don't Get in My Way!)

    While Max prepares to meet Kai, BBA Revolution overhears Robert and Johnny of the Majestics confronting Barthez Battalion about how the European qualifier was really won, and Kenny digs up proof of foul play that arrives too late to matter.

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  8. 17
    Same Old Dirty Tricks...気をつけろ、大地 (Ki o Tsukero, Daichi — Be Careful, Daichi)

    Rather than report Barthez Battalion to the officials, Tyson wants to beat the cheaters cleanly, a stance that is tested when Mathilda's rigged Pierce Hedgehog shatters under Daichi's assault and the flying fragments hurt him.

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  9. 18
    Beyblade Like an Egyptianいい顔してるね! (Ii Kao Shiteru ne! — That's a Good Look on Your Face!)

    The tour reaches Egypt, where Barthez benches Miguel for defying him and hands Aaron and Claude tampered blades fitted with web-like traps for the match against the Blitzkrieg Boys.

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  10. 19
    One for All... Free for AllNOーーーッ!! (Nō!! — NOOO!!)

    Max and Rick still cannot agree on why they blade, and Rick walks out on the PPB All Starz rather than play Max's way.

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  11. 20
    Burdens of a Champion負けるなよ…タカオ (Makeru na yo… Takao — Don't Lose… Tyson)

    The Egyptian leg closes with BBA Revolution against F-Dynasty, and Tyson asks for a two-on-two so he can beat the circus siblings at their own tag specialty.

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  12. 21
    Under Pressureダサダサだぜ! (Dasadasa da ze! — That's So Lame!)

    A television crew shadows the world champion for a day over Hiro's objections, and Tyson's every move stiffens under the lens while Daichi competes for the camera's attention.

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  13. 22
    Sibling Rivalryアンタなら勝てる! (Anta nara Kateru! — You Can Win!)

    With the Blitzkrieg Boys already through and five teams deadlocked, the Sydney round becomes a knockout for everyone else, starting with F-Dynasty against an eliminated but proud Barthez Battalion.

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  14. 23
    Ray and Kai: The Ultimate Face Off!まだだ… (Mada da… — Not Yet…)

    Tala's quick win over Lee puts White Tiger X a battle down, and Kai steps into the dish against Ray with a place in the finals riding on it.

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  15. 24
    Down Under Thunderパワー全開だ!! (Pawā Zenkai da!! — Full Power!!)

    The Australian leg continues with BBA Revolution against the PPB All Starz, and Daichi opens against Rick in a straight contest of strength that fills the arena with the smell of scorched metal.

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  16. 25
    Max Attacks!GOーーーッ!! (Gō!! — GOOO!!)

    Tyson and Max meet with a finals berth at stake, and the friends' styles could not be more different: relentless offence against patient, immovable defence.

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  17. 26
    Familiar Facesよっしゃー! (Yosshā! — All Right!)

    The finals move to Japan with three teams still standing, and while the BBA works out a format everyone goes home for a breather: Max visits his parents and the old community centre, Tyson shows Grandpa a new seriousness in the dojo, and Romero takes Julia and Raul back to the circus that raised them.

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  18. 27
    What a Blast!最高に面白いぞ! (Saikō ni Omoshiroi zo! — This Is the Most Fun Ever!)

    The whole city tunes in as Tyson and Daichi take on Julia and Raul again in a two-on-two semifinal.

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  19. 28
    Changing Gearsまだかよ! (Mada ka yo! — What's Taking So Long?!)

    The final between BBA Revolution and the Blitzkrieg Boys arrives, but a last-minute inspection finds a faulty gear assembly inside Dragoon that Kenny must rebuild against the clock.

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  20. 29
    And Then There Were Twoオレならここだ (Ore nara Koko da — I'd Be Right Here)

    Daichi and Tala leave the dish at the same instant, and with neither fit for a rematch Mr. Dickenson rules that the next battle will decide the world title: Tyson against Kai.

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  21. 30
    Let the Games Begin... Again!終わりじゃねぇ!! (Owari ja Nē!! — It's Not Over!!)

    Tyson and Kai are so evenly matched that both blades leave the arena at exactly the same moment, and a worried Mr. Dickenson leans toward declaring a draw.

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Rise of BEGA

Episodes 31–41

Boris Balkov resurfaces as owner of the BEGA League, a glossy professional outfit that buys out the BBA and fields Ming-Ming, Crusher, Mystel, Garland and the prodigy Brooklyn. After Tala is left broken and both Kai and Hiro cross over, Tyson's former rivals band together and build the Hard Metal beyblades for a five-on-five showdown.

  1. 31
    Runaway Daichiじゃあな! (Jā na! — See Ya!)

    The new tag-team champions are celebrated, but Daichi seethes as Tyson soaks up all the attention and decides to vanish on a solo training trip so he can come back and beat his partner outright.

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  2. 32
    Beyblade Idolわけわかんねぇ!! (Wake Wakannē!! — I Don't Get It!!)

    A news bulletin announces that the BBA has been bought out and rebranded as the professional BEGA League and that Mr. Dickenson has resigned, outmanoeuvred by his own board while the championship kept him busy.

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  3. 33
    Out of Their Leagueあやまれ!! (Ayamare!! — Apologize!!)

    Boris invites Tyson, Max, Kenny and Daichi on a tour of BEGA's lavish headquarters, leaving an indignant Hilary outside, and insists that watching village children blade during his years of wandering turned him into a reformer.

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  4. 34
    The Mysterious Mystelキミの名は… (Kimi no Na wa… — Your Name Is…)

    Back in the White Tiger village, a stranger who leaps and glides like a bird keeps appearing to Mariah, Lee, Kevin and Gary, doing good deeds and vanishing.

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  5. 35
    Pros and Ex-Consお前に会えてよかったぜ (Omae ni Aete Yokatta ze — I'm Glad I Met You)

    Sponsors swarm Tyson with pro contracts while he still cannot decide whether Boris is sincere, and Grandpa suggests he go and ask his older brother.

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  6. 36
    Boris, the Blade Stops Here!ふざけるな! (Fuzakeru na! — Don't Mess Around!)

    A hastily announced public match turns out to be Garland against Tala, with Boris supervising from the wings.

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  7. 37
    The BEGA Challenge1000%だ! (Sen-pāsento da! — It's 1000%!)

    Boris sets the terms: a five-on-five showdown that will decide the future of the sport, with Tyson's side needing to assemble a team from scratch.

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  8. 38
    BEGA on the Rise地獄を見るぞ (Jigoku o Miru zo — You'll See Hell)

    Hiro's defection stuns the blading world, and his special project is a serene prodigy named Brooklyn whose ability unsettles even his coach.

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  9. 39
    Rebel AllianceBBAの最終兵器 (BBA no Saishū Heiki — The BBA's Ultimate Weapon)

    Disguises fail to get Tyson and Daichi past BEGA's membership-card rule at the parts shops, and just as they despair, the White Tigers, All Starz, Barthez Battalion and F-Dynasty turn up ready to help take the league down.

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  10. 40
    Back to Basicsギブアップか? (Gibu Appu ka? — Giving Up?)

    The Hard Metal blades are finished, and nobody can control them: Tyson, Daichi, Ray and Max spend the day being thrown around by their own launches, with more than one blade ending up at the bottom of the lake.

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  11. 41
    And Justice-Five for Allなんのつもりだ (Nan no Tsumori da — What Do You Think You're Doing?)

    Tyson, Max and Ray keep wrestling with the Hard Metal system while Rick, Lee and Michael each stake a claim to the team's open fifth spot, provided they can master the new blades first.

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Justice 5

Episodes 42–52

The best-of-five Justice 5 series between the newly named G Revolutions and BEGA decides who controls the sport. Kai's rematch with Brooklyn and Tyson's tiebreaker against a Brooklyn consumed by Zeus carry the original Beyblade anime to its finale.

  1. 42
    When You Wish Upon a StarミスターXだ! (Misutā Ekkusu da! — It's Mister X!)

    BEGA's last berth comes down to Kai against Brooklyn, and Kai's fierce attacks are met by a calm opponent who seems to anticipate and mirror every move before closing in.

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  2. 43
    Sing Ming Ming Sing!アーユーレディ? (Ā Yū Redi? — Are You Ready?)

    Justice 5 opens with Daichi against crowd favourite Ming-Ming, whom he intends to expose as an entertainer who does not take blading seriously.

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  3. 44
    Refuse to Lose絶対に勝つ!! (Zettai ni Katsu!! — I'll Definitely Win!!)

    Ray takes the second match against Crusher knowing that G Revolutions already trail after the opener.

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  4. 45
    Max to the MaxOK! (Ōkē! — OK!)

    Two matches down in a best of five, G Revolutions cannot afford another loss, and the burden lands on Max against the unpredictable Mystel.

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  5. 46
    The Return of Kaiトレビア~ン! (Torebiān! — Très bien!)

    With two losses and a draw on the board, Tyson trains on the riverbank and prepares to blade twice himself rather than trust anyone else with the fifth slot.

    JPEN
  6. 47
    Now You're Making Me Madえっ!? (E!? — Huh?!)

    Match four is meant to be Tyson against Garland, but G Revolutions walk in with a fifth member nobody expected: Kai.

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  7. 48
    The Beyblading Spirit愛だ…! (Ai da…! — It's Love…!)

    Brooklyn's attacks keep coming and Kai barely stays upright, while Tyson honours a promise not to interfere no matter how bad it looks.

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  8. 49
    Principles of Victoryアチョーーー! (Achō! — Hi-yah!)

    Everything now rests on Tyson's match with Garland, whose family has produced champions for generations by following a handed-down book of victory principles.

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  9. 50
    Welcome to My Nightmare!この負け犬が! (Kono Makeinu ga! — You Loser!)

    The series is level and a tiebreaker will decide it, but Brooklyn has unravelled since his defeat, and Hiro refuses Garland's offer to take the match in his place.

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  10. 51
    Brooklyn's Backウザいんだよ! (Uzain da yo! — You're Getting on My Nerves!)

    Tyson walks out for the deciding match not knowing which BEGA blader he will meet, and finds Brooklyn waiting, changed utterly by his first taste of defeat.

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  11. 52
    Beybattle for the AgesGO!シュート!! (Gō! Shūto!! — Go! Shoot!!)

    Zeus gives Brooklyn black wings and a vortex that begins tearing the city apart, and Tyson rises to meet him with everything Dragoon has while Max, Ray and the others refuse to leave the arena.

    JPEN

JP is the Japanese broadcast; EN is the English one, where the season had it.

Storyline

The third and final season of the Original Series and sequel to Beyblade VForce, GRevolution returns to a tournament-driven structure under the same director as Season 1. Tyson's Bladebreakers, now including newcomer Daichi Sumeragi, compete in a six-team round-robin format across five countries before villain Boris resurfaces with a new organization, BEGA, to seize control of Beyblading. After the Blitzkrieg Boys are crushed by BEGA's strongest, the newly formed G Revolutions build custom Beyblades and defeat BEGA in a climactic tournament. The season introduces Engine Gear and Hard Metal System tops and shifts the franchise's focus away from bit-beasts toward Bladers and battle techniques.

Characters

39In the wiki
All 39 characters

Ordered by how many of this season's episodes the guide places each character in.

Beyblades

31 introduced this seasonThe toy catalogue
All 31 Beyblades

Stadiums

8All stadiums

Did you know

11All trilogy trivia
  • V-Force followed almost without a gap, airing on TV Tokyo from January 7 to December 30, 2002, and G-Revolution ran from January 6 to December 29, 2003, so the trilogy occupied three consecutive calendar years.

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  • The original trilogy totals 154 episodes: 51 for the first season, 51 for V-Force and 52 for G-Revolution.

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  • The English G-Revolution arrived later than the other seasons, with YTV and ABC Family broadcasts spread across 2004 and 2005.

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  • Season one was animated by Madhouse under director Toshifumi Kawase; Yoshio Takeuchi took over for V-Force and Mitsuo Hashimoto directed G-Revolution.

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  • G-Revolution's first opening, 'Go Ahead (Bokura no Jidai e)', was sung by Motoko Kumai, the actress who voices Tyson in Japanese, so the hero effectively performs his own theme song.

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  • Dizzi's role shrank once Hilary joined the cast in V-Force, and she was dropped entirely for G-Revolution, which required the dub team to edit out imagery on Kenny's blade.

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  • The Heavy Metal System, the smaller, denser generation of tops that closes out the original era, went on sale in Japan in August 2003, while G-Revolution was still on the air.

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  • Daichi, who becomes Tyson's tag partner in G-Revolution, actually debuted on cinema screens in the August 2002 film, five months before the third season introduced him on television.

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  • The Russian team itself was renamed between seasons: the dub called them the Demolition Boys in the first series and the Blitzkrieg Boys in G-Revolution.

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  • Kenny, the team's analyst, finally competes as a blader in G-Revolution, winning match after match in the Japanese qualifier and later facing Tala in Rome, where Wolborg shatters his blade.

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  • The masked 'Jin of the Gale' who upends Tyson's life at the start of G-Revolution is his own older brother Hiro, who goes on to coach BBA Revolution and then defects to BEGA.

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Soundtracks

12 songsEvery Beyblade song
  1. Opening Japanese Episodes 1–31
  2. Opening
    Identified Springs
    Japanese Episodes 32–52
  3. Opening
    Let's Beyblade! Sick Kid, featuring Lukas Rossi
    English The whole season
  4. Ending
    Kaze no Fuku Basho 風の吹く場所 The Place Where the Wind Blows Makiyo
    Japanese
  5. Ending
    Oh Yes!! Sista with Yuka
    Japanese Episodes 1–17
  6. Ending
    Sign of Wish Makiyo
    Japanese Episodes 32–52
  7. Ending (instrumental)
    Let's Beyblade! (instrumental) Sick Kid, featuring Lukas Rossi
    English The whole season
  8. Insert song
    Always Be In the Game Jason Dean Bennison
    English
  9. Insert song
    Hang On Chris Szczesniak and Mike Dunca
    English
  10. Insert song
    I'm Not Going Down Jonathan Evans and Gerard Tevlin
    English
  11. Insert song
    Rise Above the Storm Daniel LeBlanc and Creighton Doane
    English
  12. Insert song
    Swing Low Jason Dean Bennison
    English
  13. Insert song English

The background score of Beyblade G-Revolution was written by Yasuharu Takanashi (高梨康治).

Released on

  • Bakuten Shoot Beyblade G-Revolution — Original Soundtrack ~Special Edition~「爆転シュート ベイブレード Gレボリューション」オリジナルサウンドトラック~Special Edition~

    Original soundtrack · Jan 16, 2004 · Virgin Records (Toshiba-EMI) · TOCT-25189

    Yasuharu Takanashi's score for the third season, with a theme for each of the Bladebreakers and the television cuts of all four vocal themes. The Special Edition covers the whole trilogy: the last two tracks are the 2002 film's opening and the second season's first ending.

    38 tracks
    1. Towards Our Era -go ahead- (TV size ~ special version)
    2. Takao's Theme
    3. Kai's Theme
    4. Rei's Theme
    5. Max's Theme
    6. Kyoujyu's Theme
    7. Daichi's Theme
    8. Hiromi's Theme
    9. Hurricane Jin Appears!
    10. Friends ~ BBA's Theme
    11. To the World Tournament!!
    12. Tension
    13. Tension II
    14. Oh Yes!! (TV size)
    15. Takao's Theme II
    16. Kai's Theme II
    17. Rei's Theme II
    18. Max's Theme II
    19. Jin's Theme
    20. Kaze no Fuku Basho (TV size)
    21. Battle G-Revolution
    22. Battle G-Revolution II
    23. Battle G-Revolution III
    24. Battle G-Revolution IV
    25. Barthez Soldier
    26. Identified (TV size)
    27. Spirit of Bladers
    28. Spirit of Bladers II
    29. Spirit of Bladers III
    30. Theme of Attack
    31. Climax Part 1
    32. Climax Part 2
    33. Preview BGM
    34. Sign of Wish (TV size)
    35. Dancin' Battle ~ Ming Ming's Theme
    36. Hard Hit! Hard Battle!!
    37. Victoria
    38. Urban Love
  • Beyblade: Beyblade Classics

    Compilation · Nov 12, 2021 · Lakeshore Records

    A retrospective of the English songs of the three original seasons, released eighteen years after the last of them.

    12 tracks
    1. Round After Round — Jonathan Evans and Gerard Tevlin
    2. All Across the Nation — The Black Europeans
    3. Never Gonna Take Me Down — Anthony Vanderburgh
    4. Let's Go Beybladers — David Krystal and Chris Szczesniak
    5. Swing Low Let It Rip — Jason Dean Bennison
    6. Underdog — Mudd
    7. Switchblade — Jack Lenz and Asher Lenz
    8. Always Be in the Game — Jason Dean Bennison and Mike Northcott
    9. Rise Above the Storm — Daniel LeBlanc and Creighton Doane
    10. I'm Not Going Down — Jonathan Evans and Gerard Tevlin
    11. Hang On — Chris Szczesniak and Mike Duncan
    12. Let's Beyblade (feat. Lukas Rossi) — Sick Kid

Credits and music

Themes

  • OP (Japanese): Go Ahead
  • OP (Japanese): Identified
  • OP (English): Let's Beyblade!
  • ED (Japanese): Oh Yes!!
  • ED (Japanese): Kaze no Fuku Basho
  • ED (Japanese): Sign of Wish
  • ED (English, instrumental): Let's Beyblade!

Arcs

  • First half (eps 1-30): BBA round-robin tournaments across the USA, Italy, Spain, Egypt and Australia
  • Second half (eps 31-52): the BEGA arc
  • Japan/America/Russia/China/Europe Qualifiers
  • World Championships
  • Justice Five Tournament