I have to agree with Pandemonium4146, season 3 WAS/IS the best season of Beyblade so far. Character designs went way up,
and compared to the let-down that V-Force was, G-Revolution's art was great. And for once, there were plot twists.
V-Force was all about "OMG someone wants to steal the 4 holy beasts", while in G-Rev things happened.
Tyson's friends left him, and for the first time he was forced to face his weak side, 'cause without them by
his side, he's nothing. He needs to rise above "I'm the champion of the world!"-thought and look
further. There's always someone stronger than him. In V-Force and BB2000, Tyson won (most of) his battles with luck
(and being the main character and all). It would have been more believable if Kai or Ray won. And btw, it makes no sense
that Tyson calls himself a world-champ, Ray's as good as one as well. Having defeated Boris... Kai lost...
that's the odd thing.
Anyways, back to G-Revolution. I watched that season in Italian, with no horrible (imo) English dub, nor any of the
(more horrible) dub music. No, the italian version used the original score, and that, was great. 83
"Sign of Wish" the third ending song of GRev, was my portal into Japanese Music, it lead to me listening to
"Kaze no Fuku Basho", "Oh yes...!", "Go Ahead!", "Identity" and in the end to
all the other anime I saw.
Beyblade was my second Anime (next to Pokemon), and it lead me to the world of Anime. Yes, thanks to beyblade I joined
forums and discovered lots of other show. Thanks to Beyblade I got interested in the legend of the four gods (Seiryuu,
Suzaku, Genbu and Byakko). Beyblade means a lot to me.
No, I won't say it's the best anime around, certainly not, no deffinitally not! I could name directly 10 anime
that are better. But there were things that were awesome. Remember the fight on Lake Bajkal? I was sitting on the edge
of my chair, mad at myself that I missed all the episodes that explained Kai's past. The fight of Kai vs Ray
(G-Rev) EPIC! Kai vs Tyson (G-Rev), hilarious (kai throws his scarf on the ground, breaking it. Tyson on the other hand,
dusts of his hat and puts it on his head).
The other thing I liked about Beyblade were the "real" places. Things I remembered, or picked up. Learned
about or heard about later.
I wouldn't give beyblade a "1", maybe V-Force yes (THE ART/STORY IS HORRIBLE), but G-Rev deserves an 8.
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