Hiro Granger

Biography

Hiro is Tyson's older brother, first seen as the masked Jin of the Gale, a wandering blader who interrupts Tyson and Daichi's first fight and then tests Ray — a disguise he keeps almost to the end of G-Revolution while he measures how much his brother has grown. Unmasked, he coaches the new BBA Revolution through the tag-team championship, pushing Tyson hard because he believes a champion has to be tested rather than protected. That belief takes him across the line: when Boris raises the BEGA League, Hiro goes to coach its bladers and builds Brooklyn into something devastating, before falling out with Boris over what BEGA is actually for. He blades with Metal Driger, a mechanical tiger with no living bit-beast in it, and is generally reckoned the fourth strongest in the series behind Kai, Tyson and Brooklyn. Afterwards he goes back to archaeology, and later teaches the game in Africa.

Nationality

Japanese

Team

BBA Revolution / BEGA League

Beyblades

Metal Driger; Saizo (manga); Ultimate Saizo (Next Generation Beigoma Battle: Beyblade video game)

Bit-beast or avatar

Metal Driger

First appearance

Beyblade GRevolution (as Jin of the Gale)

Japanese name

木ノ宮仁

Romaji

Kinomiya Hitoshi

Also known as

Jin of the Gale (疾風のジン Shippū no Jin) / Hurricane Jin (VIZ English Manga)

Occupation

World-Class Blader / BBA Coach / BEGA League Coach (formerly)

Gender

Male

First anime appearance

The Blade Raider (Mentioned) / New Kid in Town (full appearance; as Jin of the Gale)

First manga appearance

The Invincible Beyblader

Voice (Japanese)

Daisuke Namikawa

Voice (English)

Tim Hamaguchi

1. 1 Metal Driger S3 · ep 1

• One of only three characters (with Tyson and Kai) from the Next Generation Beigoma Battle video game carried into the main continuity.
• Operates under the masked identity Jin of the Gale before revealing himself as Tyson's older brother.
• Coaches the BBA Revolution, then defects to coach BEGA's bladers, training Brooklyn into a devastating force.
• His Beyblade and bit-beast vary by media — Ultimate Saizo in the video game, one of four 'Metal' bit-beasts depending on player choice in Beyblade Fighting Tournament, and finally Metal Driger in the manga/anime.
• In the manga, gives Tyson his first Dragoon and later a crucial upgrade part that helps beat Tala's Wolborg 2.
• Walks away from BEGA after Brooklyn's defeat, leaving his signature red glasses behind.
• Ends the series teaching Beyblading to children in an African village.

• vs Tyson Granger, Ray Kon, and Daichi Sumeragi in episode 01 — Win
• vs Ray Kon in episode 03 — Win
• vs Tyson Granger in episode 11 — Win
• vs Tyson Granger and Daichi Sumeragi in episode 26 — Lose

• You still don't recognize me, do you Tyson? I thought for sure you would've figured it out by now. My voice, my mannerisms...but you don't have a clue, do you? Well, DO YOU?

  as Jin of the Gale

• Only Tyson is capable of fixing his own shattered mindset. No one can do it for him. Hang in there, little brother.

• Way to go, Tyson. I have to admit, I was a little worried, but you really pulled through. You played by the rules and you gave it everything you had, little brother. That's what makes a true champion. I'm proud of you. Real proud.

  Hiro's thought after Tyson's third World Championship victory

• They didn't need a professional league like BEGA. Never did. BEGA's team is history, Boris.

1. S3E01 New Kid in Town Beyblade G-Revolution (2003) · The Bladebreakers Split · Jan 6, 2003
2. S3E02 A Team Divided Beyblade G-Revolution (2003) · The Bladebreakers Split · Jan 13, 2003
3. S3E03 Invitation to Battle Beyblade G-Revolution (2003) · The Bladebreakers Split · Jan 20, 2003
4. S3E11 The Blame Game Beyblade G-Revolution (2003) · Tag Team World Championship · Mar 17, 2003
5. S3E38 BEGA on the Rise Beyblade G-Revolution (2003) · Rise of BEGA · Sep 22, 2003
6. S3E42 When You Wish Upon a Star Beyblade G-Revolution (2003) · Justice 5 · Oct 20, 2003
7. S3E51 Brooklyn's Back Beyblade G-Revolution (2003) · Justice 5 · Dec 29, 2003

From our own episode records — the cast, Beyblade and debut lists we compiled show the name here.

• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 1: New Kid in Town 2003-01-06
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 2: A Team Divided 2003-01-13
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 3: Invitation to Battle 2003-01-20
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 4: We Were Once Bladebreakers... 2003-01-27
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 5: A League of His Own 2003-02-03
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 6: You're the Man, Kai! 2003-02-10
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 7: Take Your Best Shot! 2003-02-17
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 8: Roughing It 2003-02-24
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 9: Swiped on the Streets 2003-03-03
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 10: It's a Battle Royale...! 2003-03-10
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 11: The Blame Game 2003-03-17
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 12: When in Rome... Let It Rip! 2003-03-24
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 13: Kenny's Big Battle 2003-03-31
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 14: Picking Up the Pieces 2003-04-07
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 16: Fire and Water 2003-04-21
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 17: Same Old Dirty Tricks... 2003-04-28
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 20: Burdens of a Champion 2003-05-19
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 21: Under Pressure 2003-05-26
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 24: Down Under Thunder 2003-06-16
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 25: Max Attacks! 2003-06-23
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 26: Familiar Faces 2003-06-30
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 27: What a Blast! 2003-07-07
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 28: Changing Gears 2003-07-14
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 29: And Then There Were Two 2003-07-21
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 30: Let the Games Begin... Again! 2003-07-28
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 37: The BEGA Challenge 2003-09-15
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 38: BEGA on the Rise 2003-09-22
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 41: And Justice-Five for All 2003-10-13
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 42: When You Wish Upon a Star 2003-10-20
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 43: Sing Ming Ming Sing! 2003-11-03
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 44: Refuse to Lose 2003-11-10
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 45: Max to the Max 2003-11-17
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 47: Now You're Making Me Mad 2003-12-01
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 48: The Beyblading Spirit 2003-12-08
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 49: Principles of Victory 2003-12-15
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 50: Welcome to My Nightmare! 2003-12-22
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 51: Brooklyn's Back 2003-12-29
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 52: Beybattle for the Ages 2003-12-29
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 15
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 19
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 22
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 23
• Beyblade: G-Revolution episode 36

• Tyson Granger younger brother
• Grandpa Granger He leaves the dojo and his grandfather's routines behind for archaeology and later coaching, checking in only rarely, though the household that raised him clearly shaped the discipline he now demands of Tyson.
• Daichi Sumeragi He knocks Daichi flat as Jin of the Gale early on, then later, as coach, has him picked as an alternate for the BBA Revolution, treating the wild newcomer as raw talent worth developing.
• Brooklyn his BEGA pupil
• Boris Balkov He signs on to coach for Boris only to push Tyson toward a worthy opponent, and the arrangement sours once he sees Boris intends to use Brooklyn for something far uglier than competition.