Netflix began streaming Bakugan Legends, the fifth season of the new Bakugan anime that started with Bakugan Battle Planet, on Wednesday. The service is streaming 13 22-minute episodes with an English dub.
According to the story summary, the Awesome Brawlers realize that the connection between Earth and Vestroia is on the verge of disappearing, bringing a new threat to the surface, reports Anime News Network.
Canadian toy and media company Spin Master announced a relaunch of the franchise in collaboration with TMS Entertainment and Corus Entertainment's Nelvana subsidiary in October 2018.
The relaunch includes a toy line, the Bakugan Battle Planet anime, and "additional short-form content" available online.
The first Bakugan Battle Planet season premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network and in Canada on Teletoon in December 2018. The anime then premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo and its affiliates in April 2019. The first season has 100 11-minute episodes.
The second season, Bakugan: Armored Alliance, premiered on Teletoon in February 2020. The show then premiered on Cartoon Network in March 2020, and later premiered in Japan online in April 2020. The second season has 104 11-minute episodes.
Netflix added the series in March 2021.
Bakugan: Geogan Rising is the third season of the Bakugan Battle Planet anime, and it premiered on the Canadian television channel Teletoon in January 2021. The show has 52 11-minute episodes.
The anime premiered in Japan in April 2021. Netflix added the series that same month. Netflix began streaming the second part of the series in September 2021.
The fourth season in the series, Bakugan: Evolutions, premiered in April 2022 in Japan and in February 2022 in Canada. The anime had 26 22-minute episodes.
The Bakugan franchise is based on Spin Master and Sega Toys' combination of metal cards and marble-like magnetic toys that automatically transform into figures during gameplay. The franchise has been a bestseller in North America.
