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“Cat-raised boy Yamato discovers a hidden B-Daman machine that holds the fate of the world.”
Battle B-Daman
B-伝説(ビーレジェンド)! バトルビーダマン
6.35
8,594 rank · 14,927 viewers · 30 favorites
Adventure
Fantasy
Strategy Game
Kids
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Synopsis
Cat-raised boy Yamato discovers a hidden B-Daman machine that holds the fate of the world.
Upon the creation of marble launching machines known as B-Daman, people started to participate in the competitive sport B-DaBattles. However, B-Daman contain hidden powers which enhance marble shooting that can be misused for combative purposes. One night, a certain object residing behind the walls of a restaurant calls upon Yamato Daiwa—a boy raised by cats. Yamato has been having visions of the object which resembles a machine familiar to everyone. Little does he know, hidden behind the walls is not a mere machine, but the fate of the world.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 4 viewers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 2.18
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.18 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.7 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 4.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.50
Running avg · May 2012 → Jul 2020
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This anime is my childhood. When I revisited the series some years ago I thought my enjoyment of the show would change, but it didn’t. I still love it. I love the b-daman toys, I love the opening...”
- 8 “I watched this when I was like 11 or 12 i think. It is similar to beyblade and stuff like that. The story is about a happy and hyperactive kid who is always up for a challenge. He also happens to...”
- 8 “If you rewatch a lot of stuff from your childhood, you’ll find after a while that half the stuff you watched as a kid was really bad, whilst the other half is surprisingly still quite good....”
Verbosity
Short · 25%
Medium · 25%
Long · 50%
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- Format 52 × 22′ eps × min
- Total runtime 19h 04m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2004 – Dec 2004 Winter 2004
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG Children
- Ref. BS-2559 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Yomiko Advertising Producer
- d-rights Producer
- Heewon Entertainment Producer
Licensed by
- Hasbro Licensor