B-Daman Crossfire

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B-Daman Crossfire
Genre	Action, Adventure
Manga
Written by	Yoshinori Odaka
Demographic	Children
Magazine	CoroCoro Comic
Original run	2011 – 2012
Volumes	1
Anime television series
Directed by	Yoshinori Odaka ^[1]
Network	TV Tokyo (2011-2012)
English network	The CW (Vortexx) (2013-2014) YTV/Nickelodeon (2013-present)
Original run	October 2, 2011 – September 30, 2012
Episodes	52 (Japan) 26 (International)
Related works
Super B-Daman Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden Battle B-Daman Crash B-Daman Cross Fight B-Daman eS

B-Daman Crossfire (Japanese: クロスファイトビーダマン, Cross Fight B-Daman) is the first B-Daman anime of the Cross Fight series and the seventh B-Daman anime series, overall. Premiering on October 2, 2011 in Japan, it became the first B-Daman anime to air in almost five years, following the finale of Crash B-Daman on December 25, 2006. Its last episode, Conclusion! Cross Fight's New Era aired on September 30, 2012 in Japan. A sequel series, Cross Fight B-Daman eS, premiered the following week.^[1]

On June 8, 2013 it was announced that B-Daman Crossfire will air on Disney XD Malaysia.

It is scheduled for a tentative release across global markets outside of Asia in September 2013.^[2] Starting August 17, 2013, English dubbed episodes of B-Daman Crossfire started airing on The CW's Saturday morning block, Vortexx. The series later began airing in Canada on YTV on September 7, 2013, subsequently premiering on YTV's sister channel, Nickelodeon on October 18, 2013.

History

On June 3, 2011, toy giant, Takara-Tomy revealed that a new anime series to be based on the latest revival of the B-Daman toys, Cross Fight B-Daman, was green-lit for fall 2011. Slated to premiere on October 2, 2011 through Japanese television network, TV Tokyo and other channels as previous B-Daman anime have. Set on time, the anime aired on the 8:45 AM JST time-slot, Sunday morning following an airing of Metal Fight Beyblade 4D.

26 episodes were ordered but due to the growing popularity of the Cross Fight B-Daman toyline, an additional serving of 26 episodes aired. This brought the anime up to 52 episodes, around the ideal number for toy-based anime. While the series concluded on September 30, 2012, its sequel premiered the following week.^[2]

On September 28, 2012, d-rights created a promotional poster for use at a trade show. Showcasing a preliminary English logo concept, d-rights was seeking possible companies and networks interested in licensing the anime abroad. Not long after on October 18, 2012, the trade show turned out a success with dub the series in English and other languages, as well. An international name of "B-Daman Crossfire" was chosen along with a tentative release for autumn 2013.

Much later on April 8, 2013, d-rights neared completion in negotiations with Hasbro for release outside of Asia. To compensate for this, d-rights' parent, Mitsubishi, opened up a dubbing company specialized for international dubs called, SUNRIGHTS INC. Based in Albany, New York in the USA, they are expected to dub CrossFire in English with general releases in September 2013.^[3]

Plot

B-Daman Crossfire follows Riki Ryugasaki, a young boy who eventually discovers a particular game called, B-Daman. One day, he finds a B-Daman of his own named, Thunder Dracyan. Thunder Dracyan is inhabited by a B-Animal, mystical beasts trapped in the form of B-Daman figures.^[1]

Riki soon discovers how Dracyan's B-Animal is one of the Legendary Dragons, specifically the "Blue Dragon". His friend and rival, Samuru Shigami also owns one of these Dragons, the "White Dragon" in his Lightning Dravise. Together, they uncover a mystery and legend regarding these Dragons and plans by certain individuals seeking hegemony through them.^[1]

As a result, Riki and Samuru divulge themselves more into the sport of Cross Fight, learning the various new game types, mechanics and such while as they plan to thwart any B-Shot wishing to rule the world. At the same time, they meet friends and enemies in what climaxes in B-Daman Crossfire.^[1]

Characters

East block

Riki Ryugasaki (??? Riki Ryugasaki) / Ryugasaki Kakeru (龍ヶ崎カケル): Voiced by: Momoko Ohara; English Voice by: Mona Marshall; Spanish Voice by: Mónica Torres

A B-Shot who belongs to the East Block. His B-Daman is the power type Thunder Dracyan. He is a cheerful, modern boy who aspires to become an adventurer. Originally he did not have much interest in B-Daman, but then he gets his partner, Dracyan, through a chance encounter.

Kaito Samejima (鮫島カイト ) / Kaito Samejima (鮫島カイト): Voiced by: Meguru Takahashi; English Voice by: Erin Fitzgerald; Spanish Voice by: Daniela Gomez

An energetic, cheery B-Shot who belongs to the East Block. His B-Daman is the rapid-fire type Lightning Fin. Since he has lived abroad, he has a straightforward and open personality. He enjoys entertaining the spectators with flashy, “charming plays,” like his impressive one-handed rapid-fire.

Grizz Sukino (??? Gouichiro Tsukiwa) / Gouichiro Tsukiwa (月輪ゴウイチロウ): Voiced by: TBA; English Voice by: Ron Allen; Spanish Voice by: Mauricio Figueroa

A wild B-Shot who belongs to the East Block. His B-Daman is the power type Thunder Bearga. He demolishes the targets with powerful plays that utilize his large physic. He is an athletic type who is usually calm and kind, but when it comes to competing he gets more excited than anyone and has a strong sense of justice.

Yuki Washimura (??? Yukihide Washimura) / Yukihide Washimura (鷲村ユキヒデ): Voiced by: Hiroshi Okamoto; English Voice by: Martel Frasier Tremain; Spanish Voice by: Jhaidy Barboza

A B-Shot with an enormous appetite. Originally born in West City and a West Block B-Shot, he moved to East Block when his parents started to open restaurant at East City.

Simon Sumiya (??? ) / Shumon Katsumiya (蠍宮シュモン): Voiced by: Mai Aizawa; English Voice by: Liz Joseph; Spanish Voice by: Gerardo José Dharam

A rich B-Shot from a wealthy family who belongs to the East Block. His B-Daman is the rapid-fire type Lightning Scorpio. Proud and arrogant, he sees Riki as a rival and is constantly coming up with devious tricks and tactics. However, he is really an endearing character who is also very shy and fearful of girls.

West block

Samuru Shigami (??? Samuru Shigami) / Subaru Shirogane (白銀スバル): Voiced by: Sachi Kokuryu; English Voice by: Wendee Lee

The top B-Shot in the West Block. His B-Daman is the rapid-fire type Lightning Dravise. Contrary to Riki, he is cool and reserved. He is proud and has a sharp mind. He is a boy of many mysteries who makes no attempt to open up to any of the other B-Shots. He senses some sort of power in Riki that is different from the other B-Shots. Though he does not think much of Riki at first, he eventually starts to consider him a rival.

Reggie Mak () / Maki Reiji (巻レイジ): English Voice by: Sam Riegel

The number two B-Shot in the West Block. His B-Daman is the precision type Strike Cobra. He is a street smart bad-boy who never lets his target escape once he has it in his sniper-like sights. In his block, he considers Samuru his rival.

Hugo Raidoh () / Raidou Ouga (来堂オウガ): English Voice by: DJ dela Rosa

A West Block B-Shot. His B-Daman, Thunder Leo, excels at the “Spin Shot.” Calling himself as the "King of 110 Beasts," he is a hot-blooded B-Shot who shocks onlookers with his wild howls and unconventional behavior. He gets along well with Derek.

South block

Novu Moru (??? ) / Naoya Homura (焔ナオヤ): Voiced by: Chihiro Suzuki; English Voice by: Steve Staley

Formerly a top B-Shot in the South Block. His B-Daman, Strike Dragren, excels at precision shots. His play style is logical and calm. He uses strategy and intellect to analyze the situation and control his opponent.

Alba Cocodoro (アルバ・ココドゥロ (あるば・ここどぅろ) Aruba kokodouro )

A rapid fire type B-Shot.

Derek Watari (??? ) / Watari Daiki (渡ダイキ(わたりだいき)): English Voice by: Jane Carole

Formerly a top B-Shot in the South Block. His B-Daman, Supreme Tigare, excels at both precision and rapid-fire. He used to rule the South Block as the “Boss of the South.” He is a troublemaker with a rough and careless manner. He respects and follows Novu Moru.

North block

Basara Kurochi (黒渕バサラ(くろふちばさら Kurofuchi Basara): Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tachibana; English Voice by: Bryce Papenbrook

A B-Shot hailing from the North Block. His B-Daman, Double Drazeros, is a special type that can fire two shots at once. A delinquent living in North City, he joined Crossfire after he met Drazeros. He has a violent nature and wants to destroy all other B-Daman.

Asuka Kami () / Kamiougi Asuka (神扇アスカ (かみおうきあすか)): Voiced by: Yuichi Iguchi; English Voice by: Jeff Nimoy

A B-Shot hailing from the North Block. His B-Daman, Drift Jaku, can fire the irregular Curve Shot. He is a charismatic, but narcissistic, child model with a strong sense of beauty. He always carries a folding fan.

Gunner Arano () / Arano Gun (荒野グン (あらのぐん))

A B-Shot hailing from the North Block. His B-Daman, Thunder Bison, can deliver a super-charged Power Shot. A famous football player in North City with trademark dreadlocks, he is also Basara’s childhood friend.

Central

Rudy Sumeragi (??? ) / Sumeragi Ryuuji (皇リュウジ): Voiced by: Yuuko Sanpei

Has the ultimate B-Daman, Smash Dragold, which combines all four types: power, rapid-fire, precision, and special. He started B-Daman because he wanted to be like Riki, but becomes possessed by Dragold in the Ruins of North Sumadora. When he takes Dragold, his personality completely changes. Acting with the arrogance of a king and using overwhelming power, he drives Crossfire to the verge of ruin.

WBMA staff

Tenpouin Ruri (天宝院ルリ(てんぽういんるり)) / Rory Takakura

A female Cross Fight staff member wearing bunny ears.

Tenpouin Saneatsu (天宝院実篤(てんぽういんさねあつ)) / Takakura

Ruri's grandfather.

Shirogane Gennosuke (白銀弦之助(しろがねげんのすけ))

Subaru's father.

B-Da RYU (ビーダRYU) / Announcer

A Cross Fight match announcer.

Other Person

Akira Saiga (雑賀(さいが) アキラ Saiga Akira)

The owner of Miracle Shot B-Daman shop.

Hose (ホセ)

Alba's grandfather.

Kakeru's mother (カケルの母)
Yamashiro-sensei (山城先生(やまぎせんせい)) / Miss Yamashiro

A female teacher from Kakeru's class.

Tamada Tamao (玉田タマ男（たまだタマお）) / Tama chan (タマちゃん(たまちゃん))

Takeru's friend from the comic book version of Cross Fight B-Daman.

B-Daman

Accel=Dracyan (アクセル=ドラシアン)/Thunder dracyan Kakeru's blue dragon type B-Daman.
Onesided=Dracyan (ワンサイド=ドラシアン): Kakeru's B-Daman created by combining Accele=Dracyan with One sided-Sharks's core.
Rev=Dracyan (レブ=ドラシdghxgw4 アン):
Magnum Rising=Dracyan (マグナムライジング=ドラシアン): Kakeru's blue dragon type B-Daman.
Rev=Dravise (レブ=ドラヴァイス)/Lightning Dravise: Subaru's white dragon type B-Daman.
Steer=Dravise (ステア= グレン)/Strike Dragren: Naoya's red dragon type B-Daman.
Twin=Drazeros (ツイン=ドラゼロス)/Double Drazeros: Basara's black dragon type B-Daman.
Smash=Dragold (スマッシュ=ドラゴルド)/Smash Dragold: Ryuji's golden dragon type B-Daman.
Torque-awEagle (ステア=イグル)/Strike Avian/Strike Eagle: Yukihide's eagle type B-Daman.
Torque=Eagle (トルク=イグル)/Thunder Eagle: Yukeihide's B-Daman created by combining Steer=Eagle with Torque-Bearga's core.
Roll=Sefasword (ロール=サソード)/Lightning Scorpio: Shumon's scorpion type B-Daman.
One sided-Sharks (ワンサイド=シャークス/ワンサイド-シャークス)/Lightning Fin: Kaito's shark type B-Daman.
Stroke=Orochi (ストローク=オロチ)/Strike Cobra: Reiji's snake type B-Daman.
Spin=Leohjya (スピン=レオージャ)/Thunder Leo: Ouga's lion type B-Daman. After Ouga's match against Kakeru, a B-Animal entered Ouga's Spin=Leohjya when Ouga uses a B-Daman terminal.
Round=Tigare (ラウンド=タイガル)/Supreme Tigare/Strike Tigare: Daiki's tiger type B-Daman.
Drift=Jacker (ドリフト=ジャッカー)/Drift Jaku: Asuka's peacock type B-Daman.
Burst=Bison (バースト=バイソン)/Thunder Bison: Gun's bull type B-Daman.
Proto 01 (プロト01): The WBMA's standard (uncustomized), mass-produced B-Daman, the only B-Daman without a B-Animal. It was also Rudy's initial B-Daman, until the incident in the ruins at North City.
Loading=Diles (ローディング=ダイdト)/Lightning Rabbit: sumi's rabbit type B-Daman.
Ultimate=Dragren (アルティメット＝ドラグレンds:
Perfect=Dragren (パーフェクト＝ドラfsgグレン)/Mighty Dragren: A B-Daman created by combining Force=Dragren And Round=Tigare
Ultimate=Dragold (アルティメット=ドラゴルド): A B-Daman created by combining Smash Dragold with wings from Twin=Drazeros, rollers from Rev-Dravise, Drive Strip from Accel=Dracyan, horn from Force=Dragren.

Game Types

Seven Shots: Each player has limited time to knock known 7 progressively heavier pins, starting from the smallest pin at the closest to biggest pin at the farthest distance from player.
Extreme Rush: Each player has limited time to destroy a specified number of targets, with the winner being the first player reaching the goal. In the EW-Crossfire version of the game, it was destroying 500 archer statue targets, with player ejected from the game by failing to destroy sufficient number of targets within specific time periods.
Break Bomber: The bottom of a structure with 25 blocks is the target, with 4 rows of yellow blocks and 1 row of red blocks at the very top. The first player to knock 3 out of 5 red blocks onto the opponent's side wins. During the final battle against Dragold, a customized version of the game is played, in which the table has been enlarged to accommodate 4 players at one end. Also, in this version, there is a total of 2,500 blocks, with 49 yellows rows and 1 row of 50 red blocks at the top. In this customized version of Break Bomber, the side that knocks out the most red blocks onto the opponent's side wins.

Episodes

Main article: List of B-Daman Crossfire episodes

Note: This list is for International list only listing 26 episodes while Japan consist of 52. English Dub Episodes 20-22 were skipped and did not air on Vortexx for unknown reasons, however, they were released online on January 9, 2014. The reason behind this was most likely because Digimon Fusion was supposed to take B-Daman Crossfire's time slot on the Vortexx, starting on January 25, 2014.^[4]

Season 1 (2013-2014)

No.	English dub title	English airdate
1	"Did You Say ... B-Daman?"	August 17, 2013
2	"Wait a Minute! He's the Champion!?"	August 24, 2013
3	"B-Animals? What Are Those?"	August 31, 2013
4	"West City, Here We Come!"	September 7, 2013
5	"The Name's Leo! Thunder Leo!"	September 14, 2013
6	"Tune Up! Thunder Dracyan!"	September 21, 2013
7	"Red Dragon? Who Is That Guy?"	September 28, 2013
8	"Dragon Tiger Combo! Mighty Dragren!"	October 5, 2013
9	"This is Break Bomber!?"	October 12, 2013
10	"Camping, B-Shot Style!"	October 19, 2013
11	"Friendship Break Bomber!"	October 26, 2013
12	"The East Champ is Revealed!"	November 2, 2013
13	"Crowning the Overall Champ!"	November 9, 2013
14	"Crossfire Is ... Can It Be True?"	November 16, 2013
15	"The Incomparable Jaku!"	November 23, 2013
16	"Calling All New B-Shots!"	November 30, 2013
17	"The Wild Wild West GP!"	December 7, 2013
18	"Brutal Bitter Blizzard Battle!"	December 14, 2013
19	"The Mystery of the Ruins"	December 21, 2013
20	"Enter Dragold! The North Grand Prix!"	January 9, 2014 (online)^[5]
21	"Smash Dragold!"	January 9, 2014 (online)^[6]
22	"The Search For The Mysterious B-Daman!"	January 9, 2014 (online)^[7]
23	"The Ultimate Hammer Smash!"	December 28, 2013
24	"Watch Out! Rudy's Run Amok!"	January 4, 2014
25	"The Complete Dragon King!"	January 11, 2014
26	"This is it, The Final Match!"	January 18, 2014

Season 2 (2014)

Main article: List of Cross Fight B-Daman eS episodes

B-Daman Crossfire (which is called Cross Fight B-Daman eS in Japan) Season 2 will air Fall 2014.^[2] In a early announcement for the series, Sun Rights announced that the season would be called B-Daman Crossfire eS, but it is unknown if this is still true.

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