Beyblade X (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga, anime and toyline based on Takara Tomy and ADK Emotions' Beyblade franchise. The fourth generation of the franchise, the Beyblade X toyline was launched on July 15, 2023, while the original manga has been serialized in Shogakukan's children's manga magazine CoroCoro Comic since May 2023, two months before the toyline's debut.
The anime adaptation, produced by OLM premiered on TV Tokyo and its affiliates in October 2023. ADK Emotions NY, Inc. and T-Licensing released the anime in English in 2024.
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Plot
Amateur Blader Robin Kazami finds himself out of a team when he is ditched by his friends after a crushing defeat. Lucky for him, a chance encounter with former champion Jaxon Cross leads these two unlikely teammates to join forces. Jaxon intends to climb back to the top of The X under the alias "Blader X" and challenge his old teammate and current champion, Khrome Ryugu. When they find a third team member in mega-popular influencer Multi Nana-iro, the newly-formed Team Persona set their sights on going pro and claiming their spot at the top.
Characters
Main
Jaxon Cross (黒須エクス, Kurosu Ekusu) / Blader X (仮面X, Kamen Ekkusu)
Voiced by: Soma Saito (Japanese); AJ Beckles (English)
Former member of Team Pendragon and the founder of Team Persona.
Robin Kazami (風見バード, Kazami Bādo)
Voiced by: Shūichirō Umeda (Japanese); Caleb Yen (English)
Former leader of Team Albatross and the leader of Team Persona.
Multi Nana-iro (七色マルチ, Nanairo Maruchi)
Voiced by: Ruriko Noguchi (Japanese); Anairis Quiñones (English)
Former and only member of Team Rainbow, a member of Team Persona and Sigrid's younger sister.
Tenka Shiroboshi (白星テンカ, Shiroboshi Tenka)
Voiced by: Yūko Natsuyoshi (Japanese); Justine Lee (English)
Blader and member of Team Persona, an Instructor of the Shiroboshi Style School and Omega's daughter.
Nine Cross (黒須ナイン, Kurosu Nain)
Voiced by: Momoko Miyashiro (Japanese); Cristina Vee (English)
Blader and Jaxon's sister.
Supporting
Khrome Ryugu (龍宮クロム, Ryugu Kuromu) / Blader Y (仮面Y, Kamen Wai)
Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa (Japanese); Stephen Fu (English)
Champion of the Pro League and leader of Team Pendragon, he lost to Jaxon Cross in the title match. He returns in season two as a pawn of Omega Shiriboshi, who gave him the powerful Beyblade Impact Drake.
Sigrid Nana-iro (七色シグル, Nanairo Shiguru)
Voiced by: Mariya Ise (Japanese); Amber May (English)
Blader and member of Team Pendragon and Multi's older sister. She is a model, she defeated Multi in the title match
Ciel Kaminari (神成シエル, Kaminari Shieru) / Blader Z (仮面Z, Kamen Zetto)
Voiced by: Kazuki Furuta (Japanese); Zeno Robinson (English)
Blader and member of Team Pendragon. Former rookie, who joined the team after Jackson's departure, he was forced to wear a "blader Z' mask to model Jackson's own person "Blader X". He narrowly defeated Robin in the title match. In season two he returns as an apprentice of Quinn Manju, and obtains the bey Shelter Drake.
Takumi Ishiyama (石山タクミ, Ishiyama Takumi)
Voiced by: Kenn (Japanese); Clifford Chapin (English)
Blader and leader of Team Phalanx.
Bariki Jinai (陣内バリキ, Jinnai Bariki)
Voiced by: Fumitake Ishiguro (Japanese); Daniel Walton (English)
Other
Suzaki (スザキ, Suzaki)
Voiced by: Naoya Miyase (Japanese); Edward Mendoza (English)
Former member of Team Albatross.
Tsuru (ツル, Suru)
Voiced by: Himari Mochida (Japanese); Heather Gonzalez (English)
Former member of Team Albatross.
Ginro (銀狼, Ginrō)
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese); Justice Washington (English)
Blader and Jaxon's former blading master.
Media
Manga
The Beyblade X manga is written by Homura Kawamoto and Hikaru Muno and illustrated by Posuka Demizu. It began serialization in CoroCoro Comic on May 15, 2023. In May 2024, Viz Media announced that they licensed the manga for English publication. Shogakukan Asia publishes an English version of the manga in Singapore.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on May 14, 2023, by Takara Tomy. The anime is produced by OLM and directed by Moto Terada with Dai Fukuyama joining her starting from episode 101, and Katsuhito Akiyama supervising up until episode 100. The character designs are by Yoshihiro Nagamori with Kazuho Hyōdō handling series composition from episodes 1–39, and Hikaru Muno taking over the role starting from episode 38 with Kōji Bandai joining him starting from episode 75. The opening theme song is "Prove" performed by One Ok Rock, and the ending theme song is "Zoom Zoom" performed by Aespa. A second season was announced on September 13, 2024, and commenced on October 18, 2024. The opening theme was "You Gotta Run" by L'Arc-en-Ciel, and the ending theme was "Cosmic Treat" by Perfume. A new opening theme and ending theme was announced for the second season on March 21, 2025. The new opening theme is "Rise" by Tomorrow X Together and the new ending theme is "Stay Gold" by Ado and Jax Jones. A third season was announced on September 12, 2025, and commenced on October 24, 2025. The opening theme for the third season is "Invincible" by i-dle and the ending theme is "Vortex" by imase. After the airing of episode 122, the series stopped airing on TV Tokyo and moved to the Beyblade YouTube channel on April 17, 2026 with a two-episode premiere with the series now being released on a biweekly schedule.
An English dub of the first season first premiered at Anime Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on July 6, 2024 with a television premiere on Disney XD, DisneyNow and Hulu in the United States on July 13, 2024. An English dub of the second season premiered on Disney XD and DisneyNow in the United States on July 26, 2025.