WAIT... Remember Bakugan?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ธ.ค. 2023
- Bakugan was a lot bigger of a deal than some out there remember it to be, having a massive part of the toy market owned by their products and fans eating it all up. But Bakugan has gone through a lot since the original series ended and still has a lot to offer in terms the anime and the actual card and toy game. Today, let's take a look back at Bakugan and see what it was all about and how it was and still is a big hit.
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Thanks so much for watching! Were you ever a fan of Bakugan? Are you still a fan and into where the series is at currently?
Yes i used to have a bunch of the toys and cards
Even the ds game
Man i missed it
Yes I was a fan but it’s not as special has the original.
Gen 3, no. Gen 2, yes. Gen 1 was good, but the gameplay was a broken exploitable mess (no offense.).
This was my show
Everyone has a show for different ages
At this age
My sisters: was pokemon(original) and Digimon my oldest: cousin was pokemon(original), Digimon, and Beyblades
Me and one of my other cousins (2000 born) was : huntik, bakugan, ben 10, yu-gi-oh (reruns mostly)
Original yes, reboot no
Bakugan was fucking epic at the time. I love the "Training Arc" where everybody evolved.
Yeah seeing Draco, Tigrera, Prayas and the others evolving was so cool... untill the 6th or 7th time. It happens so often during season 3 and 4 and the Bakugans looked more like humans with armors than monsters. That's a bit dissapointing 🙁
@@ladypool1404 and in season 2 they drop half of the main characters and continue to do so every season
@@Steven9567yea the first season was a banger but the later seasons would have something off or missing each time
@@ladypool1404 I remember when Drago first evolved to stand upright and thinking that the new design looked terrible XD
I was also disappointed when all the side Bakugan just kind of disappeared and the characters no longer had to use teams.
@@horse14t yeah that one was a poor decision imo
I seriously miss this incarnation of Bakugan and I even still have several Bakugan in my possession to this day
Sweet we should play if we 12 years olds
Me too.
I really liked the first season, having that same feeling as other adventure type game-based animes, but I noped out at the second season. I REALLY liked the chracter's design, but the whole "Aliens invaded the monster world" really pushed me away at a time when I was doing the classic "growing out of your childhood shows" really quickly.
I really liked the female characters from the first season too, but they were replaced and relegated to either background or cameo type characters, while keeping all the guys (From what I remember).
@@sirbruno95I did the same thing I stopped after a couple episodes of the second season. But just this year I actually went back and rewatched the show and if you can get past the cringe I actually kind of enjoyed the 2nd season. The introduction of gauntlets was cool to me as well as battle gear
Got about a dozen and a half of the old 2000s bakugans.Still love em and keep it in a old watch case when they were big boxes
Bakugan, Ben 10, Generator Rex, OG Teen Titans, Beyblade, and Yu-Gi-Oh 5d's literally made my childhood. The nostalgia those shows have is unmatchable. Sad that shows like those aren't made anymore these days 😭😭
Omg Beyblade lord I can't tell you enough of how much I love that show, and everyone of them shows
what about Crush Gear
Danny Phantom, El Tigre, My life as a teenage robot, there’s just too many great ones to name
@@JakeRider-wc6keDigimon is fire af as well
@@Otakubro6 Yeah I remember that show to I also like that as well
That first Bakugan video game was actually really cool. Make an OC that actually had a voice, play out matches on arenas that are like combos of golf and a marble game, original storyline with everyone from the show reprising their roles, music actually going off? It wasn’t perfect but it was really well made.
Hell, on HD consoles, it STILL looks better than the new one!
Facts Leonidas is the goat and one thing I loved about it did tournament which I wished was an arc in the original series
And the Naga you get with the special edition
Shame we never got exclusive Leonidas toys, bro was on a single gate card and that was IT
@@WeebGuru6speaking of Leonidas I wish they made him an actual Bakugan
@@bibigamer502 facts he had great design especially omega leonidas
The Bakugan community is rather niche, but still active today, especially among collectors. I am a collector myself who has spent about 10k collecting the toys, and I currently run a discord server dedicated to it with custom rules for the game. I am also in the process of designing a website that documents each and every toy that released, because that information is not readily available nor easy to find. As you can tell, it holds a special place in my heart.
Would be cool to see a video of your collection. I have dozens of the original small marble versions from the first wave of toys. Those were always my favorite. What’s the market like for them anyways?
Is there a way to determine the worth of older bakugan. I got a case full them and cards and just wanna see if they are worth anything.
@@jbrune2433 For the first few waves especially, the demand is pretty high but so is the supply. Most are give or take $2-10 with a few rarer exceptions, but special treatment variants like translucent and cream colored will fetch you more. Later seasons get insane with price and rarity and unfortunately everythings inflated compared to when I started 4 years ago
Do you know wheh/ what was the very first bakugan released
@@legendarybroly2 Infodump incoming.
Iirc, around 2007ish they first released in Japan under the now defunct Sega Toys as well as a limited test run in Canada. The Canadian run was poorly documented but in Japan the first wave was Dragonoid in single packs, and Robotallion, Fear Ripper and Reaper in 3 or 6 packs. Ventus attribute did not exist until later but they each came in all 5 attributes at the time.
As a side note, the original game rules were different from the one we are familiar with, using HSP point values located on the cards to determine the winner of the game and some Bakugan had different names (Fear Ripper was called Shredder for example). This was reworked later on into the game we are more familiar with once the US market caught on
The obsession that I had with Bakugan lived rent free in my head for years.
My only obsession is to pretend the guy from Phi Brain is Duke Devlin.
I was obsessed with Masquerade and Alice, Masquerade was cool while Alice was the best girl in the series.. I don't remember if I was shocked, happy or both when I learned that it was the same person.. Yea..
Masquerade revealing his identity was highlight of series, best part of show.
The way he’d narrate his moves were badass “bakugan…brawl” “bakugan.. STAND”
@@legendarybroly2AND the throwing
@@magician1231 he had swag in every move 😭
@@magician1231 it’s funny cus the person he was impersonating throws bakugan the same way, makes you see it before the reveal
@@legendarybroly2 yeaah, I noticed that much later
The NOSTALGIA! I hate how after season every character but Dan, Shun and Marucho was demoted in importance. It didn’t help that they kept introducing new gimmicks and by the end of the OG run, a lot of the rules from the first season were gone.
Shun and marucho were practically punching bags so it better every character aside from dan or his direct rival ( spectra or ren) was demoted
@@jourdanfarquharson4697sucks cus shun was one of the best at the time him and dan met, now he’s anjobber
@@legendarybroly2Shun was the number #1 brawler in the world, he was that guy.
I remember having dozens of the Little Bakugan Critters, Cards, a big Drago toy and even a Bakugan Wii Game that sadly doesn't work anymore.
I have the DS version of the first game as well as a basketful of Bakugan from when I was growing up
I used to stay up countless nights playing the wii game with my cuzzin during the summer!!! You got to play with and against eachother with created characters. Good times!
@@gregthehedgehog0956the ds game was awesome
The first series was honestly the best version since it had a good cast, an unexplored world and conflict. I really liked the character dynamic and relationships and the side-characters actually mattered and had skill, instead of always relying on Prota-kun to bail them out. Sure, in the end it always boiled down to that, but the series did good in giving everyone their time to shine. Alice was amazing as the antagonist in the first half - good subversion too. I also liked how Dan and Runo's relationship developed throughout the series - good ship.
Season 1 is superior. 🙌🏾
I think the biggest problem with the IP was that the game itself wasn’t very strong. The toys were cool but no one was interested in playing the game so it didn’t have much staying power.
It had 4 seasons before ending
It had some staying power at least
I was OBSESSED with this show growing up! Collected the cards, the figures, the books, the games (ESPECIALLY the DS game!!!!), binged the whole first 2 seasons, and am currently REwatching them on Prime Video, as well as Seasons 3 and 4!!! I even went as Dan for Halloween one year! Dyed my hair brown (I was a towhead blonde as a kid), spiked it, had my mom buy the costume online, and even bought an extra accessory that didn't come with the costume: Dan's Bakugan Holster!!! And I had the BIGGEST crush on Mira, Runo, and Julie, in that order! Also, weirdly enough, was SUPER into Elfin from Season 2 (NOT like that!!!!) I think I liked her as Marucho's primary Bakugan more than Preyas. I just enjoyed her personality more. Which is REALLY weird, since Preyas was basically Deadpool. ESPECIALLY Preyas Angelo and Diablo! But idk. Something about Elfin just seemed to fit Marucho better than Preyas. And of course, the BEST Bakugan of them all: Drago!!!!!! Oh, also, fun fact I didn't learn until about a year ago: Dan's mom is voiced by Alyson Court, AKA the OG Claire Redfield from Resident Evil 2!!!! Like I said, I was OBSESSED with this show!!!! Part of me still is, clearly, even at 24, because I remember so much about the show, even after having gone a decade and a half without watching it up until recently! 🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️
Never give up on your childhood. I’m 36 and I still enjoy those things as an adult. Always go by this saying: *”You can remain a kid inside while being a responsible adult.”* 😎👍
Facts me and my bros and a few kids I went to elementary school with were big fans of this show and wwe😂had most of the t shirts when the series first started here in America 😊😊
Oh god... I need to rewatch all seasons, NOW!
omg that's amazing! you were even more obsessed than me XD. I had the DSi game, bedding sheet, toys, first two DVD's, couple of backpacks and that was it lol.
I will never get over Dan, someone who helped make the rules for the game, always being surprised about rules for the game he created.
Man this show, so many good memories and getting the original toys and cards. Those were the good old days. I really love the original art style.
True the original art style was goated.
I love Bakugan I still rewatch it every once in a while it’s one of my faves
Once I found a subterra in my backyard and as a kid, it made me feel special because that's kind of how each character received their bakugans for the first time.
That is so cool!
I wonder whose kid it belonged to. 😂
Of course everyone remembers Bakugan and who doesn’t remember that opening.
“WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?”
As soon as you hear that peak fiction to me
And while on the subject of that opening, WHY it never got a full version is so messed up beyond belief. :T
@@jimmyhook4852 well, it is what it is maybe there’s a good reason but for now we just don’t know we just leave it as it is.
@@NeoXNeo2007 Ah well.
But hey: That hasn't stop any fans trying their luck in regards to making their own fan made extended openings for it. ;)
“WHEN THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST YOU”
@@jackspicer5261 "BACKED AGAINST THE WALL"
I still remember the show, specifically the first season, tried its best to avoid anything related to death, but failed to do so cuz some scenes were pretty obvious.
Yea dubs of anime tend to censor stuff alot
As a kid growing up loving Pokmeon and Yuigoh back in the start of their runs as a kid. I also fell in love with Bakugan I always loved the idea behind the irl mechanics of the game and always wanted to give it a try. Only reason I couldn't was because I could never find a proper gameshop that supported it near me to truly buy any of it. Bakugan though was highly enjoyable for me and loved waiting for a new episode each week though, I even loved the reruns. Theme song was catchy as well.
The show was literally my childhood. I was 4 when the show first aired on cartoon network. My favorite season is Bakugan New Vestroia. Sure, season 1 is the most nostalgic season, but New Vestroia felt a bit more story driven and less filler, making it bit more compelling in my opinion. Overall, this show is one of my favorite childhood shows, and I thank you for reminding me about it 😁👍.
The first two seasons are the best.
I was about 8 years old when Bakugan came out and I remember it IMMEDIATELY took over the entire elementary school, like it was scary how quickly it caught on. Every single kid from kindergarten to 5th grade was playing this game at recess, lunch and hell even during during class when teachers weren't looking, these things were constantly getting taken away by the teachers. We had em lined up in the metal parts of the inside of the desk, stuck on cards we taped to our shoulders so we'd be like the characters in the anime, everyone and anyone was ready to throw down whenever. I remember we tried to be so much like the show that we started ranking each other based on how many wins we all had, and once the Doom Card eventually released in the card game, it was over. We had a rule that if you pulled the Doom Card on anyone, any bakugan who lost had to be given to the winning player and it caused so many fights that the game ended up getting outright banned. The game died off shortly after that and everyone started going back to Yugioh and Pokemon, but there were a few of us who kept our bakugan "partners" with us even amidst the bans. I unfortunately lost my partner a few years later when my family moved, and it genuinely broke my heart. I still had all my other bakugan and all my cards but it just wasnt the same without my 520g Pyrus Drago and I too fell out of it around the third season of the show. I did recently buy another copy of my old buddy off of ebay, and while its not the same one that I used to destroy my friends with, it's still a very nice reminder of the best few years of elementary school.
Same age as you, and Bakugan got banned because someone’s box of Bakugan at our elementary school got stolen. The anime (so good), and those memories are just so nostalgic. I also got into Ygo, Pokemon, and Chaotic when Bakugan kinda died. Did you ever get into Silly Bands?
While I'm aware that the game/toy aspect has somewhat improved over the years, they will never be able to replicate the awesome vibes and primal, fantastical elements of the original.
Also Preyas (AKA Bakugan Deadpool) is irreplaceable.
Same, Elfin was awesome too, she was basically the Bakugan version of Sailor Moon
Bakugan was my childhood show. I’m glad it’s archived. Bakugan is by far one of the forgotten anime’s since it’s been under the radar for a long time.
Not really forgotten.
Fun fact, the same person that voices Dan is the same person that voices Yang from Yin Yang Yo.
And Owen from Total Drama
i used to be really into it but fell off around 2012 cause i rediscovered chaotic and was trying to get my friends into it.
a little story: I was playing D&D at a game shop when i got up to get a snack. when i paid i noticed a closed up bakugan on the counter. i asked how much it was and the shop owner said i could just have it. they couldn't figure out how to open it and it didn't have any cards so they didn't know what it was and couldn't price it (and they didn't have a market for it in the area). some guy had come in and just left it there when they told him they couldn't buy it from him.
and that is how i got my one and only Bakugan- Ventus Juggernoid (i affectionately call him jug head).
Man I grew up with this show and I remember collecting so many of them! It as too bad that the story became so confusing to follow after the first season/series
I remember watching each and every episode as it came out for every season in elementary school. It truly made my childhood, especially collecting the toys and cards.
Alice as Masquerade caught me off guard at first when I watched this show... Then the rules starting getting weirder as New Vestroia emerged.
I think mechtagun surge is the weakest season
Isn't that a fact? I was more confused at how her attire never changed, but then remembered that the mask was broken - and everyone knew from that point onwards (Funnily enough, this is the only episode I remembered)
A very interesting marvel of a series, ran for an absurdly long time, got very popular, even had 5 story arcs and 4 seasons of the original anime and a reboot years later, would never had expected this if I was introduced to bakugan today as opposed to years ago
My nephews just showed me their Bakugan, I had never heard of them before and now I see this a couple weeks later!
Season 1 and two top tier amazing writing and story. Then it goes downhill
Oh and it got reboot TWICE
Personally I liked the first two seasons three and four are ok but the two reboots are ehhh.
season 2 was great literally a whole new world to explore and kept the og spirit having the characters mature and 3 was gold giving us the best world building and so much lore and acient history not to mention it had a good premise season 4 was alright and gave dan more depth and had him struggle with inner evil and eventually growing up
@@drybonesmunchakoopas5143 season two I enjoyed as much as season one I loved the setting and the characters and give more details about its setting and lore.
@@OmegaKatanaXIII I also liked it. For me my 2 favorites are 1 and 3 and 2 is a close second
I absolutely loved this show as a kid, I was 12 years old, when the show was first airing on Cartoon Network, which is absolutely crazy to think about. But the OG series was amazing, I loved the story and characters. I don't think they can replicate how amazing the OG series is, no matter how many times they reboot. It was just something special.
Honestly, Bakugan was such a breath of fresh air for my TCG addled brain. It wasn't just slapping down cards and reading text boxes. It felt like a real brawl. Though I fell off the game pretty quickly coz I never learnt the rules!
I freaking LOVED watching that show everyday before school man just like with Pokèmon, Yugioh 5D, and Beyblade Metal Fusion.
Now, Bakugan being one of my main favorite series back at the time, I had loved it so much I had started playing with actual toys from the series. I got my first pair, mainly being Drago and dome other guy who I can't recall but it was on that fateful day or time period where I had brought my toy with me to school (elementary) and talked to the other kids who were also into the series of Bakugan... I had met one person this kid who we had a deal in trading each other our bakugans after who'd win in a duel after school, I had won but lo.g behold the kid had tricked me and I had got scammed that day way back when I had traded him my Drago for some pry mantis character and a dark dragon i believe? 🤔🤔🤔 Idk it was a very foggy but vivid memory as I remember it now I was like 7 or something, bro got me good with the scam after school 😅 it was more of a oh i don't like this one, you take that and give it back kind of idea too maybe? Eh I was dumb, and probably made some stupid silly decisions back then giving it to that kid who ran off with drago... I lost him that day 😅 sorry Drago 😔🕊️🕊️🕊️
Bro you are actually my favorite TH-cam channel right now. Like legit you are helping prolly not just me get thru a time that's not the best for some 😅
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I remember this. It stands as a show where the main character and the female lead actually get together unlike shows like Pokemon, Yugioh, Beyblade, etc. Then there's the show reminding us Shun is a ninja every time the camera points at him.
Bakugan is one of THE best things to ever be created in my opinion. It will always be a part of me. I remember watching the very first episode and finding out who Masquerade was. The first season will always be the best one. This show is just too good and the story is near perfect. I love you Bakugan.
My brothers had Bakugan years and year ago and I thought they were awesome.. So a few weeks ago, one of the kids at work had a Bakugan that she opened by throwing on the floor, so I asked to look at it, gently placed it on a seemingly random spot and it magically opened.. I love impressing kids with the magic of obscure knowledge and magnetic nails..
TWO WORLDS COLLIDE, ON THE INSIDE!
I love Bakugan! I haven't watched the reboot or the re-reboot yet, but I loved watching the original as a kid. Still collecting the toys today and I hope that someday Sega Toys will give back the OG designs back to Spin Master. It'd be great to see Skyress, Peryas, and Elfin (and the others, obviously) again in the new generation.
Battle Planet was quite disappointing. Considering that we had Man of Action, the makers of Ben 10 and Generator Rex on board. With the former being quite good in the original run aside from Omniverse and the later being quite underrated.
The two reboots aren’t that good compared to the og series.
I Remember watching this before Going to Middle School back in the Day and played the Nintendo DS version of the Game when it used to be so popular unfortunately as a 26 year old Man all these years later I never get the chance to finish it so I'll probably get back into it for nostalgic reasons. Lol
The way that this video was so beautifully structured and how the information given was SO good is mind blowing...I ADORED the anime and the Nintendo DS game I collected a few toys as well this franchise was so good from the very start
Ive actually watched the newest reboot of bakugan, and I enjoyed it a lot, am excited for season 2
You should do a retrospective on bakugan on the whole series.
How can one forget such a banger opening
Something I love about this channel is that it answers all the questions I have for tv shows I didn't watch as a kid.
Literally been rewatching the series, thanks for doing this video!
Bakugan was the brand I preferred to Pokémon when I was much younger
I loved this show so much when it came out on cartoon network I was so into the card game too, I even had a drago key chain on my bag for college to this day 😂😂 I loved this version of the show and it was what I watched over pokemon (until xy) and all the other popular stuff like yu-gi-oh etc and as you said the theme song was so good 😂
I remember watching Bakugan Battle Brawler in the morning while I was getting ready for school. This video brought a lot of memories of my childhood, including having memories of playing with beyblades while I was a kid at the start of 2010.
Bakugan was one of my favorite things as a kid I had a ton of them. Sadly it fell off after a bit. Thank you for making a banger video about it!
I'm surprised Drago didn't become a meme because of all his transformation.
I feel like when it comes to non-human characters in anime Drago breaks the record for most transformation across the same continuity.
I think Goku still has him beat
@@Nephalem2002 Do you count temporary upgrades like Maxus Dragonoid or just transformation that are permeant.
Also do you think Goku's fusions count as transformation?
@@lesterwilliamsjr649 alrighty here we go;
Super Saiyan
Ascended Super Saiyan
Ultra Super Saiyan
Super Saiyan 2
Super Saiyan 3
Super Saiyan 4
Super Saiyan God
Super Saiyan Blue
Super Saiyan Perfected Blue
Ultra Instinct Sign
Ultra Instinct Mastered
@@Nephalem2002 There is also
(1) Regular Oozaru
(2) Golden Oozaru
(3) Limit Breaker
(4) Kaioken
And yes I count Kaioken as a transformation and technique since is temporarily changes his appearances by increasing his muscle mass.
Goku's wins the award for the most ionic transformations but Drago wins the award for best transform name collection in my opinion.
Drago's forms
(1) Original
(2) Delta
(3) Ultimate
(4) Infinity
(5) Neo
(6) Vexos
(7) Maxus
(8) Cross
(9) Maxus Cross
(10) Helix
(11) Lumino
(12) Blitz
(13) Titanium
(14) Mercury
(15) Fusion
(16) Aeroblitz
@@Nephalem2002 I think its a tie with 16 forms for each of them.
Would love to see you go more detailed about the original series 🔥🙌🏾
Bakugan was my childhood! I owned the first two DVD's, a DSi game, some toys of course, bakugan backpacks, and I even had a Battle Brawlers Bedding! OMG I forgot about half of the stuff I used to own. It's crazy how quickly one can forget about the things they were obsessed with as a child. Thank you for unlocking a deep memory for me. In elementary school, most kids were either into Pokemon, Bakugan, or Yu-ghi oh
Okay Bakugan was EVERYWHERE in Canada and it being the testgrounds for it makes that make sense
I loved this show so much when I was little
Ah good time back then with this show
Ah man I am going to rewatch this again; thank you for the review Jordan!
You have no idea how much Bakugan means to me. It was my whole life from 2008-2012 and onwards. How could you not know about Bakugan?? It was everywhere and I collected every toy, card, video game, pluses, battle gear, figures, watched every season and episode, the list goes on.
*"What are you gonna do?"*
What a blast to the past
I personally got into this because my school had one of those groups of nerds that would kinda hide around the corner from the teachers during recess and they were playing Bakugan. I watched them a few times, got a set of my own, and THEN got stupidly into the anime.
And it was a blast! It also helped me mentally at the time. Near the end of that year, I broke my arm. One thing that helped me at the time was I had a keychain toy clipped to my sling that I took everywhere and fidgeted with. And it just so happened to be a Haos Preyas the size of my fist, with a little pull lever on the bottom to release the latch in place of the magnetic release and it even had a working element change dial. Loved that thing, wish it hadn't gotten tossed when it broke off the chain.
Man after seeing this video brings back some fun times I had playing bakugan with my friends back in middle school. Thank god I kept the collection I made when I was collecting them I might try to see if any of my friends want to binge want the original series for new years
I was personally more of a beyblade kid growing up.
While it was the metal series which I can agree was also goated
Oooooh, bringing up another good one!
I can't ever forget beyblade
Let's be real. How many people actually played the card game? I just wanted to play with the Bakugan themselves.
I remember two things about Bakugan during my childhood 1: Me having a crush on Dan and 2: Throwing those toys like the characters in the show and it hitting my brother in the face. Nothing but amazing memories
I could never forget bakugan. Not only did I play it all the time with my friends as a kid, both at school and at home, but I still have most of my collection too
Anyone else have the ds game
Me
Yes! Thank you for this! I have so many memories with this series!🥳🥰
been waiting on this one, this game was a huge part of my childhood. I never really got into Pokemon or yugioh but this for some reason grabbed me. Plus like u said the way they rolled onto the card and popped out was really sick as a kid
Great wealth is an understatement to Merucho's family.
The theme song was TOUGH!!! “2 worlds COLLIDE, on the inside…” 🎶🎼🎶
Im getting so much bakugan in my feed nowadays it makes me miss the old days with the og game pieces characters and the video games
Ah, the nostalgia! I had three Bakugan as a kid.
Never watch the series before, or even knew of it... But damn! was I proud of these cards and figures.
And because of this video, I just found out, I had the main(?) red one. Probably not rare or anything, but I think, it's a nice fact.
(I think, I gotta get one again, just to have that memorie in my living room-)
Bakugan was the shit back in the day. I remember back in second grade when on Saturday afternoon I saw one of the first commercials. My seven year old mind had no clue what it was but it immediately registered in my brain as awesome.
Ay I totally remember Bakugan part of my childhood surprised it took you this long to cover
This was my childhood. I remember waking up early every morning just to watch it. Also i remember the entire opening cause it went that hard.
"What are you gonna do?
The odds are stacked against you.
Back against the wall, you gotta give it your all.
This the final stand.
The powers in your hands.
Two worlds collide on the inside.
You gotta fight for what's right, before its gone gone gone. This is Bakugan."
Damn I wish there was more to the original iteration of this show. I also haven't seen the new version but I am considering it. And final favourite og bakugan is a tie between Laserman and Mantris and my first owned bakugan was pyrus Fear ripper
I loved the original series and even today I still hold it very dearly. Even collected the Bakugan toys but never really got into the game outside the school yard as a kid. Some of the recent changes they made haven't resonated with me but I can hope it still gets people into the franchise and enjoy it
I grew up watching this show! It was really the first show I ever remember watching, I was around 4 or 5 at the time. I adore the original series, and while none of the sequel series ever really grabbed me (I watched New Vestroia but only caught bits and pieces of what followed, and didn't know anything about the 4th season), the original episodes will always hold a special place in my heart.
Also, the twist with Masquerade was the first time in my life I had ever experienced a plot twist, and sometimes I'll go back and watch that moment and still get goosebumps. So good, child me had no idea!
ALSO, Bakugan for the DS slaps, I'll still play through it occasionally to this day, it was the first video game I ever owned
Honestly still find myself humming some of the OST to this day. Soundtrack's a gem
The Bohrok from Bionicle is the only sphere shaped toy one would ever need. Truly the ultimate Bakugan.
The goat that’s why he’s the goat childhood bruh me and my sister were obsessed this show Dan & Drago is the goat and this series has a decent reboot
Omg, my favourite show as kid with my favourite TH-camr now. Awesome!
I can’t express how much i love your content man.
Bakugan was my thing back in 4th though 7th grade had the t shirts and toys my oldest brother used to buy me a few at a time for Christmas back in the day thankfully they were cheap new episodes on Saturday mornings back then used to watch it while getting ready for school in the morning seasons 1 through 3 i still go back and watch here and there 😊😊 was 9 when this series first started I'm 26 now
I remember watching this show but never was able to keep up regularly because I never knew when it aired. The theme song is a banger. I recently watched it in its entirety thanks to Tubi.
as some one who grew up with the show I didn't really mind them doing a reboot after so, so, so many seasons with original cast and plus how the original show ended was literally Dan and Drago taking off on a boat on a "new journey". So, where I am at is that Dan's and Drago's story is done especially with all the shit they went through to get there.
I loved this show...I was a huge need for Bakugan and well went deep into the rabbit hole with this back then
I remember watching the anime as an older kid before and enjoyed it. Good thing to come across this video
Daaaaamn do I remember LOVING the absolute heck outta the first season of Bakugan. I was my parents ultimate nightmare being a fan of both Bakugan and Beyblade with the toy lines and kinda getting my brother into them too
This took off when i was like 8 or 9 so naturally me and all my classmates got into it pretty heavily, got my first pair for christmas that year and boy i was excited, it made for some very fond memories of minde
Damn bro, you're putting in work for the holidays!
I loved watching the show growing up & would always try to tune in or record new episodes to watch them.
This was my FAVORITE show as a child! So many years later I still remember it all very fondly!
I love this show and i never skip over the intro song it's epic.
I used to play the heck out of the Bakugan Nintendo DS game when I was younger.
I was obsessed with the show as a kid and I’m actually in the middle of a rewatch of the entire show (including New Vestroia, Gundalian Invaders and Mechtanium Surge) with my roommate who’s watching it for the first time. It’s been awesome revisiting a show I loved so much and I still have my Bakugan tho I don’t have as many cards any more. We are going to an anime convention soon and we thought it would be funny if we cosplayed from Bakugan so I’m in the middle of making Dan’s season 1 outfit. I even got a drago off eBay because I didn’t have a pyrus draganoid. I’m actually really excited too. I’ve been working on a design that will allow me to carry drago on my shoulder just like they do in the show
I had so many Bakugan when I was younger. You could get these see through cases for them that and I had two of them full to the brim and more in bags. Didn’t have a clue how to play the game and neither did any of my friends but we just pretended that we were the characters from the show. When I finally got Drago I literally asked my parents to buy me fingerless gloves so I could be Dan. Been meaning to get back into it now (even though I’m in my 20’s and have a full time job) and actually learn the new game mechanics so I can play myself
Literally have the theme randomly start playing in my head over a decade after the last episode I watched.