Beyblade: Metal Masters

Beyblade: Metal Masters also known as Metal Fight Beyblade Explosion, is the second season of The Metal Saga and the the fifth season of the Beyblade anime. It premiered in the United States on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 8:30 AM on Cartoon Network with three back-to-back episodes. It first premiered in France on June 21, 2011 and in the UK on January 9, 2012. It's preceded by Beyblade Metal Fusion and succeeded by Beyblade Metal Fury.

Synopsis
Gingka and his friends meet a new Blader named Masamune Kadoya. Masamune is a new Blader who joins Gingka's group and will stop at nothing to defeat him. The WBBA sponsors the new "Beyblade World Championships", a world tournament where four representatives from each country around the world gather and battle to become the world champions. When Gingka, Masamune, Tsubasa and Yu are chosen as the representatives of Japan, they won't hold anything back to become the world champions! Kyoya was chosen but turned the opportunity down, as he wants to battle Gingka, and joins the African Team along with Benkei who masquerades as the Masked Bull. They must then secure the spot of being the strongest Bladers in the world!

Novice Wiki Entry
This is season 2 of Beyblade Metal Fusion. It is expected to air on T.V sometime in the summer of 2011. It will feature many new and old characters and beys. It is a 52 episode season. New characters will be realized with new beys like Damian, Zeo, Julius, Faust/ Toby, etc.

Main Characters

 * Gingka Hagane
 * Masamune Kadoya
 * Tsubasa Otori
 * Yu Tendo
 * Madoka Amano

Japan

 * Kenta Yumiya
 * Benkei/Masked Bull
 * Kyoya Tategami
 * Ryo Hagane
 * Hikaru Hasama

World
See here for more information.

Episodes
See List of Beyblade: Metal Masters episodes for more information.

Music
Two pieces of theme music were used for the opening and closing themes. The opening theme is "Galaxy Heart" (ギャラクシーハート "Gyarakushī Hāto") performed by YU+KI, and the ending theme is "It Goes Over the Sky" (大空を越えてゆけ "Ōzora wo Koete Yuke"), performed by Odoriba Soul. Beyblade: Metal Masters was followed by a second sequel, Beyblade: Metal Fury.

Trivia

 * The name "Metal Masters" was used in some of Hasbro's Beyblades during the original series of Beyblade. They had a unique sticker on the packaging that read, Metal Masters.
 * Along with the 88 constellations and 12 Zodiac signs, some of the Beyblades are based on Greek Mythology (e.g. Hades Kerbecs BD145DS, Keberos, the hound from Hades that had three heads and Cyclone Herculeo 105F representing Hercules with the Lion he defeated.)
 * This is the only season of the Metal Saga not to have a one on one final battle.
 * This is the only season of the Metal Saga where Doji is absent.