Metal Fight Beyblade - Episode 40

'''GO! Battle Bladers''' is the fourtieth episode of the Beyblade Metal Fusion anime.

There is no prologue intro in this episode. Rather just its own prologue scene.

Statistics

 * Original Airdate: January 10, 2010
 * English Airdate:
 * Opening Song: Metal Fight Beyblade
 * Ending Song: Boys ~Hikari Kagayaku Ashita He~
 * Kanji: GO!バトルブレーダーズ！
 * Romaji: "GO! Batoru Bureidaazu!"
 * Arc: Battle Bladers

Summary
The Battle Bladers eventually begin. An introduction from Daidouji congratulates the sixteen Bladers who have made it. The matches are then announced, and the Battle Bladers formally begins with Gingka's gang battling against Dark Nebula bladers. Bull and Captain Capri head on first, with Captain Capri using its quick attacks to put Dark Bull in an unaware position. But when Captain Capri uses its special move, Bull counterattacks and deflects Storm Capricorn off the stadium. The next match is between Kenta and Tetsuya. Tetsuya talks about all his hard work to come to the Battles Bladers being paid off, without realizing that Kenta had already won the match. The next battle between Teru and Ryutaro ends with Ryutaro defeating Teru with his special move. The fourth battle of the tournament is the anticipated battle between Gingka and Yu. Flame Libra uses his special move and shoots non-stop at Storm Pegasus, but Pegasus manages to block one final attack from Libra with its vacuum shield. Libra then does another spectacular move, only to be countered by Pegasus' Storm Bringer, which then ends the match in Gingka's favor. After the battle, Yu finally realizes why Kenta thinks highly of Gingka. Meanwhile, Doji speaks to a mysterious member of Dark Nebula.

Major Events

 * Battle Bladers begins.
 * Daidouji announces the battles which are really against members of the Dark Nebula.
 * Benkei defeats Tobio and advances to the quarter-finals.
 * Kenta defeats Tetsuya and advances to the quarter-finals.
 * Ryutaro defeats Teru and advances to the quarter-finals.
 * Gingka learns that Ryutaro is a member of the Dark Nebula.
 * Gingka defeats Yu and advances to the quarter-finals.
 * Yu reforms.
 * The dark nebula has another new blader.

Characters

 * Gingka Hagane
 * Kyoya Tategami
 * Madoka Amano
 * Kenta Yumiya
 * Benkei Hanawa
 * Hikaru Hasama
 * Hyoma
 * Tsubasa Otori
 * Ryuga
 * Reiji Mizuchi (Debuts but does not speak)
 * Daidouji
 * Yu Tendo
 * Dan Sodo
 * Kumasuke Kumade
 * Ryusei Hagane (mentioned)
 * Tetsuya Watarigani
 * Ryutaro Fukami
 * Tobio Oike
 * Teru Saotome
 * Blader DJ
 * Osamu
 * Takashi
 * Akira

Special Moves used

 * Spin Screwdriver (Storm Capricorne M145Q)
 * Red Horn Uppercut (Dark Bull H145SD)
 * Distortion Drive (Thermal Pisces T125ES)
 * Starblast Attack (Storm Pegasus 105RF)
 * Sonic Shield (Flame Libra T125ES)
 * Tornado Wing (Storm Pegasus 105RF)
 * Sonic Wave (Flame Libra T125ES)
 * Sonic Buster (Flame Libra T125ES)
 * Inferno Blast (Flame Libra T125ES)
 * Storm Bringer (Storm Pegasus 105RF)
 * Lion Gale Force Wall (mentioned)

Beyblades

 * Storm Pegasus 105RF (Gingka's; Featured)
 * Flame Sagittario C145S (Kenta's)
 * Dark Bull H145SD (Benkei's)
 * Lightning L-Drago 100HF (Ryuga's)
 * Flame Libra T125ES (Yu's)
 * Storm Capricorne M145Q (Tobio's)
 * Dark Gasher CH120SF (Tetsuya's)
 * Earth Virgo GB145BS (Teru's)
 * Thermal Pisces T125ES (Ryutaro's)

Featured Beybattles

 * Benkei Hanawa (Dark Bull H145SD) vs. Tobio Oike (Storm Capricorn M145Q) = Benkei and Bull
 * Kenta Yumiya (Flame Sagittario C145S) vs. Tetsuya Watarigani (Dark Gasher CH120SF) = Kenta and Sagittario
 * Teru Saotome (Earth Virgo GB145BS) vs. Ryutaro Fukami (Thermal Pisces T125ES) = Ryutaro and Pisces
 * Gingka Hagane (Storm Pegasus 105RF) vs. Yu Tendo (Flame Libra T125ES) = Gingka and Pegasus

Trivia

 * This is the first time Yu lost to someone other than Ryuga, not counting the Battle royal.
 * Doji saying he knows nothing about losing is ironic seeing as he lost to Gingka in infultrate the dark nebula's castle, it can be said that Doji did not try as hard and seeing how Gingka lost to Ryuga after their fight this statement can be justified.