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Score: 8.9 Great 33 votes

The Blade Raider

Episode Number: 1    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Saturday July 6, 2002    Prod Code: 101
Tyson is caught up in the sport of Beyblading, but can he balance Martial Arts and Beybladeing together?

Cast and Crew

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Star: Daniel DeSanto (Ray),  William Colgate (Mr. Dickenson),  Robert Tinkler (Cenotaph),  George Buza (Grandpa),  Len Carlson (Gideon (season 2), Jin of the Gale / Hiro (season 3)),  John Stocker (Max's Dad (Mr. Tate)),  Mary Long (Jim (season 2), Daichi (season 3)),  Joanne Vannicola (Johnny),  Ai Orikasa (Max),  Susan Roman (Oliver / Judy / Antonio / Frankie / Salima (season 2)),  Lyon Smith (Kevin / Michael / Andrew / Trevor / Fernando / Chameleon ( season 2) / Figel (season 2)),  Vincent Corazza (Robert / Steve / Gustav),  Raoul Bhaneja (DJ Jazzman / Ronney (season 2)),  Julie Lemieux (Dizzi (seasons 1 & 2), Mariah (seasons 1 & 3), Ms. Kincade (season 2)),  Mark Dailey (Brad Best),  Aya Hisakawa (Rei (Ray)),  Yumi Touma (Judy),  Craig Lauzon (Gary / Various / Goki (season 2)),  Eric Woolfe (A.J. Topper),  Gage Knox (Max),  John McGrath (Tao (season 3)),  Marlowe Gardiner-Heslin (Tyson),  David Reale (Kai),  Alex Hood (Kenny),  Kappei Yamaguchi (Michael),  Tomokazu Sugita (Sergei (Spencer)),  Motoko Kumai (Takao (Tyson)),  Shannon Perreault (Ian / Miriam (season 2) / Kenny's Mother (season 2)),  Urara Takano (Kai),  Houko Kuwashima (Kenny),  Daisuke Namikawa (Jing of Shippo),  Julie Zwillich (Enrique / Emily),  Kouichi Nagano (Rai (Lee)),  Niina Kumagaya (Mao (Mariah)),  Kazuyuki Ishikawa (Gao (Gary)),  Junko Shimakata (Kiki (Kevin)),  Hisayoshi Suganuma (Eddy),  Yuki Matsuda (Ralf (Robert)),  Chiharu Tezuka (Johnny),  Daisuke Sakeguchi (Jan or Giancarlo (Enrique)),  Aya Sakaguchi (Ivan (Ian)),  Catrona Murphy (Hilary),  Illich Guardiola (Zeo),  Kent Williams (II) (Boris / Lupinex / Doctor B (season2) / Dunga (season2)),  Nao Nagasawa (Sumeragi Daichi),  Jonathon Potts (Tala (Season 1 + 3))

Notes

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Bit Beast Debut(s): Dizzi (edit)
Beyblade Top Debut(s): Dragoon Grip Attacker. (edit)
Character Debut(s): Tyson, Grandpa, Kenny, and Kai. (edit)

Quotes

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Tyson: Let's play!
Kenny: No, Tyson. Don't. (edit)
Kai: (To Tyson) The name is... Kai. I'm the leader of the Blade Sharks, kid. (edit)

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Allusions

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The title "The Blade Raider" is an allusion of the movie "Tomb Raider". (edit)
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7.8
Good
The Blade Raider
"Informative"
Pilot....pretty good too
Continue » Posted Oct 5, 2006 8:43 pm PST
8.5
Great
The Blade Raider
"Above average"
Great
Continue » Posted Mar 15, 2006 12:53 pm PST

Dark_InuYasha17
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10.0
Perfect
The Blade Raider
"Well written"
The first episode of Beyblade. Tyson is at home training with his Grandpa, and goes off to a Beyblade match. Andrew gets beaten by Carlos, and Tyson's match with Andrew is off. Tyson vows to beat Carlos, and Tyson gets his Beyblade stronger, and beats Car
Continue » Posted Dec 8, 2005 9:29 am PST
7.2
Good
The Blade Raider
"Jumps the Shark"
The producers didn't explain it very well.
Continue » Posted Sep 10, 2005 8:01 pm PST
8.5
Great
The Blade Raider
"Character development"
A twelve-year old kid named Tyson is interested in a sport called Beyblading. However, when a powerful Beyblader who claims his opponents' Beyblades on his victory, comes to town, Tyson wants to teach him a lesson. But will he be able to do it?
Continue » Posted Aug 21, 2005 5:02 am PST
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