#mfb episode 9

[maukiki1-but-cringefail]

i swear to fucking god im not a hater but if i see another fucking badly-made thumbnail boring neurotypical straight guy with lame monotone voice talking over buncha mfb clips video of the worst metal fight beyblade takes ive ever seen with the unfunniest jokes im gonna rearrange the DNA sequence of the closest person to me to that of a Doto greenamyeri nudibranch because i swear to god just shut the fuck up.

how the fuck do you meatheads base how much you like a character over powerscaling and win ratio. would you prefer a wild bear over your own mother because the bear is stronger than her? thats how you fuckin sound like. i gotta rant this shit out because i had enough if i hear another fucking "ryūga da goat🥶🐐" "beyblade really is that serious🤣" "This show is so acoustic😵" "did you know that moses split the sea with a be-" WE FUCKING KNOW THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS AT THIS POINT. ALSO IF YOU DEADASS USE AUTISM AS AN INSULT LET ALONE USE THE WORD ACOUSTIC OR ARTISTIC FOR IT STAY 7 KILOMETERS AWAY FROM ME AND ALSO DONT WATCH METAL FIGHT BEYBLADE EVERYONE IS GAY AND AUTISTIC YOU KNOW WHY⁉️ which cishet neurotypical out there makin spinning tops fight with neon green or blue whateverthefuck hair half the cast looks like they been hiding in closet before their debut episode.

PRIME example of these bad takes is , because of powerscaling again the hate on masamune ? i thought people hated him because they thought he was annoying (like how i did when i first watched it when i was little) (FOUR YRS OLD) and like id get that as in he talks alot or whatever but people hate him because. fucking. "he has a low win ratio and claims to be the number one blader" BITCH THATS A 15 YR OLD. or like around that age somewhere you get the point. so what if the taco doritos colour palette guy a little confident in himself bitch you hate fun you hate sillyness. people also use him as like a tool to praise kenta? constantly i see takes like "kenta is like masamune if masamune didnt suck" or something as in they both try to rise to the top and get stronger but one of them doesnt talk shit like did you know you can praise a character without putting down the other one motherfucker. another one is "masamune isnt a legendary blader because he talks shit but cant actually back it up" Hey my brother in Allah lets play a little game. which one of the fucking legendary bladers talks big about himself. you have ten seconds. 10...9...8....KING. KING IS RIGHT THERE .

also saw someone say damian shouldve been a legendary blader⁉️⁉️mf that boy was on rearrangement stereoids the effects of that wouldve already worn off by the time of metal fury how does that even WORKK😭😭 he was probably off with 3 big fucking pet dogs to eat custard pudding or sumn idk .Ryūga dickriding has been a thing for for ever but right now for some reason people decided they didnt talk about that guy enough. theres so many videos on him guys there are other characters to talk about i can write a three billion word essay on damian but i dont think i can say anything about ryūga that hasnt been said at this point. also the people who claim hes alive BECAUSE hes alive in the manga is crazy like yall cant see those as two different universes? im not saying wether if i think hes alive or not this isnt about that dont miss the point. i wanted to make text posts about mfb for forever but i was embarrased for god knows why so i just posted my mfb fanart on my main but i cant take it anymore (eatina burger with no honey mustard) must speak this time im afraid

also sorry if this is hard to read im not good at ending sentences where i should punctuation jumpscare. powerscaling mfs will hear u say u like a character like for example tsubasa or sumn and immediately bring up ryūga like shut the fuck up this shit happened on twitter i dont even use twitter i opened the app for 000.1 seconds. you just jelaous ryūga will never serve like did mf also im not a ryūga hater anyways i reached the character limit fuck

[sky-of-dusk]

When I did the post about the meido and Kyouya traversing Hell, I noticed that Kyouya’s words in the VO, after the Wolf Canyon, are darker.

(The quotes are a translation of the Japanese version of Episode 9 - Beyblade Metal Fusion)

Kyouya: It was hell.

Benkei: Hell.

Kyouya: I can still hear it. The wind blowing from the valley. The bloodthirsty growls of the wolves. I took a look at Hell on Earth you couldn’t even imagine!

Benkei: Hell on Earth...

First, he doesn’t talk about a “terrible” or “horrifying place”, but of hell. And the wolves are described as “bloodthirtsty.”

Kyouya: To live or to die... To kill or to be killed... In the end, you can only depend on your own strenght.

In the English and French translations, Kyouya only talks about battles. He says “Win or lose, defeat or be defeated...” But, while he crossed the Wolf Canyon, he was truly confronted to death for the first time of his life. That’s one of the reason he breaks down the way he did: he never felt so much fear in his life. He tells and retells it after his return.

Kyouya: I'll completely destroy you, so you won't even be able to hold a bey again, and carve that into your body and soul.

The “carve that into your body and soul” surprised me.

Kyouya: In the end, you can only depend on your own strenght.

Benkei: So the Face Hunters aren't needed anymore?

Kyouya: That's right. They gather together like weaklings. I found a way to live in hell alone, so I don't need any company!

And Kyouya doesn’t talk about “friends”, but “company”. Which is more coherent since the Face Hunters are his lackeys (sometime his fan-club, sometimes his security details). But they are not Kyouya’s equals and his relationship to them is absolutely hierarchical. Besides, Benkei and the other Face Hunters refer to him as Kyouya-san (Mr. Kyouya or sir).

Kyouya: Go back and tell this to Hagane Ginga : “Tategami Kyouya had come back from Hell just to defeat you!”

In the original version, Kyouya doesn’t just say he comes back and wants to challenge Ginga. He wants Ginga to know what he went through to battle him (and, in the end, defeat him).

[mach-speed-spin]

Rating Beyblade Metal Fusion + some games drip

1) Long ass post

2) 2/10 here is equal to a 6/10 irl

3) Original season 1 here, V-Force here, G-Rev here

4) Characters that kept the same design over multiple seasons are listed under the debut season (ex: Gingka is here but not in the Masters)

5) All mfb games released prior to Metal Masters with original characters I can easily find images for on the wiki are included

Gingka: 6/10. The scarf and headband are what elevate this design

Kenta: 3/10. Almost a background character

Blader DJ: 7/10. I love everything about his design. He 100% looks like someone who could get me hyped about the end of the world (and he did)

Osamu: 2/10. Background character

Takashi: 2/10. Same as Osamu

Akira: 3/10. He looks a little better

Benkei: 5/10. Cool jacket with the bull on the back and a cool beanie with a bull design on the side

Face Hunter A: 3/10. Great for a background character, but a background character design nonetheless

Face Hunter B: 5/10. He looks like a guy in the earliest stages of making a Jotaro Kujo cosplay

Face Hunter C: 4/10. I like the shirt

Face Hunter D: 4/10. I like the tank top

Face Hunter E: 6/10. I love that jacket and he looks better than some main characters

Kyoya: 7/10. I love the ripped coat and ripped crop top

Madoka: 4/10. Her design is kinda neat

Doji: 4/10. It’s an evil purple business suit

Young Tetsuya: 3/10. Pretty basic

Tetsuya: 5/10. I love the cape with a crab cutout

Flirty Tetsuya: 4/10. I like the ponytail but would prefer is he kept the cape

Nigel Crabcakes: 7/10. Fucking amazing. Tetsuya larping as British (also I couldn’t find any images online)

Echizen: 3/10. Basic character, which works for a background character but still not great

Taraba: 3/10. Same as Echizen

Young Hikaru: 2/10. Designed like a background character (like regular background and not the Facehunters)

Hikaru: 5/10. I like it. It’s pretty cool

Supika: 3/10. She looks kinda plain

Katol: 3/10. I like the facepaint but that’s it

Pre-Gemios Dan: 3/10. Very muted colors and a somewhat generic look

Dan: 5/10. I like the jacket and I like the arm warmers

Pre-Gemios Reiki: 3/10. Same as Dan

Reiki: 5/10. Same as Dan

Ryuga: 8/10. I love jackets being worn as capes. I love how he makes a tiara look so badass. I love the gauntlet

Possessed Ryuga: 9/10. He loses the cape but veiny muscles + face marks + his face stretching to like if you put a dragon skull in a human head

Ryo: 7/10. His outfit is just Gingka’s but better

Hyoma: 4/10. It’s stylish but doesn’t have anything special going for it

Hokuto: 2/10. That’s a weird ass dog but I like the headband

Yu: 4/10. It’s just alright really

Tsubasa: 10/10. This is just personal bias because this is exactly how I want to look. Also, have this image taken from his debut scene

Tobio: 4/10. Mainly for the eyepatch/visor

Kumasuke: 4/10. Nothing special (except for the fact that Benkei joked about Doji having a merch store and Kumasuke proves it’s probably true)

Kumata: 3/10. A downgrade from Kumasuke

Kumaji: 3/10. Same as Kumaji

Sora: 7/10. I love sleeveless jackets

Ryutaro: 6/10. The makeup makes it work

Phoenix: 10/10. I love the hang glider coat. I love the mask. I love the boots. Easily one of my favorite designs

Teru: 7/10. I love that jacket (side note but watch the scene in episode 34 where he meets Gingka and tell me the ost there is not one of the best of the season)

Django: 6/10. He’s practically a background character yet he gets such a good cowboy design

Kazuki: 3/10. He’s almost a background character but I like the beanie

Yui: 1/10. Absolutely nothing going on

Busujima: 8/10. Cyberpunk Waluigi wearing spiked arm (shoulder?) bands and steel toed boots

Reiji: 6/10. His clothes are plain until you look right below his belt. Also snake eye hair clips

Nemea: 7/10. Very stylish and I love the necklace

Van: 7/10. I love the spikes and the chain belt

Aegis: 5/10. He’s simultaneously a 10 and a 0

Crow: 5/10. I like the coat

Hajime: 3/10. Really no sense of fashion

B-Killer: 10/10. I love every part of this giant robotic design

Rochi: 4/10. I like the jewelry but that’s it

Tsuyoshi: 4/10. Some of it works. Some of it doesn’t

Kai: 4/10. That necklace makes it work

Kouki: 6/10. It looks good and the earrings complete it

Asami: 3/10. Practically a background character

Hellbeyd: 4/10. Looks good but nothing special

Kakeru: 4/10. It’s camouflage but more can be done with it

Mamoru: 4/10. Kinda plain, but that gauntlet does look good

Mariko. 5/10. Good, but more detail would be nice

Rina: 5/10. You can’t go wrong with a cat girl but at the same time she’s nothing standout

[justwombatthings-blog]

The Road to El Dorago: Episode 9 - Circle Upper

Virgo was actually one of the Metal System Wheels I was looking forward to testing the most - I had always been interested in it, but the straw that finally broke the camel’s back and convinced me to buy it was JesseObre’s use of it to win a tournament. Back in the day, Virgo was the most popular option for Stamina until Earth took its place, though it was beatable with Libra if the Libra user launched hard enough. I only tested it for Stamina so far, but in the future I might go back and try it for Attack since it’s basically the HMS AR Circle Upper.

Now, way before perfect balance became a widespread phenomenon for how badly it ruins the Burst Stamina metagame it was an issue with Virgo - Some people would report Virgos that spun for 5 minutes, while others had bad ones that only spun for about 1 or 2. While people back then claimed this was due to a mold difference, no physical differences between the Virgos were ever observed, though I’m not sure if the existence of multiple molds was ever officially confirmed or debunked. So before I had to get into actual combos, I had to do some solo spin tests of my Virgo (on DF145B, since that was the Stamina setup of choice back then) to get a sense of where it stood balance wise.

3:08.74

3:21.46

3:11.94

3:10.24

3:15.21

Seems to be right above the 3 minute mark, so about average. Kind of a bummer, but I’m not enough of a whale to buy a bunch of Virgos until I get a 5 minute one - I don’t even do that for Burst, unless one of my parts is imbalanced to the point of being unusable. Oh well, time to try it on some Stamina combos.

MF-L Virgo AD145WD vs. MF-L Earth Sagittario AD145WD 

At first, Virgo was tying Earth pretty consistently and occasionally beating it, until I swapped the AD145WDs... then it lost every time. It’s probably slightly worse than Earth in this setup considering that it needed the better parts to keep up. After that, I decided to test out one of the combos Jesse used.

MF-L Virgo 230MB vs. MF-L Earth Sagittatio AD145WD/230MB

As expected, Virgo 230MB dominated Earth AD145WD (MTSC is kind of at a bad unusable point since it loses to both LTSC and HTSC). Once I changed Earth to 230MB as well, it was more or less the same story as the AD145WD mirror match - whoever got the better 230MB tended to win. I tried Virgo 230MB against the Gravity Attack 90RB that Kei used during the tournament and it resisted it pretty well, aside from one “push KO”. Tried it against super-tall Flame setups and thanks to the slopes it was able to destabilize them all pretty easily. I can totally see how Jesse won with this. 

Didn’t try the F230CF or 125BWD setups he used though, my Orange Takara Tomy F230 that I essentially spent over $100 to get actually ended up sucking (it comes unscrewed through normal use and doesn’t outspin the things it’s supposed to), and I think I have a better version of what I think he was going for with the 125BWD setup. For now, I wanted to try a Staller/Upper Attacker I had been interested in ever since I heard that Metal System Virgo was better than Night Kronos. 

MF-L Virgo 90MF vs. MF-L Earth Sagittario II AD145WD

At first, I was having a hard time getting Virgo to outspin Earth, but after I changed to a better launcher (Stallers benefit from a stronger launch much more than stationary Stamina does) Virgo was winning just fine. When I tried other LTSC/MTSC it also won pretty handily, and it beat MTDC/LTDC just fine as well. The late-game destabilization really gives it the edge vs. 145 height stuff.

MF-L Virgo 90MF vs. tall stuff

So for all the tall combos, I tried MF-H Scythe Pegasis II TH220CS, Flame Cancer 230CS/MB/EDS, MF-L Scythe Pegasis 230MB, and MF-L Gravity Stamina F230GCF... it lost to all of them except Gravity. Maybe it’s just because of my F230 sucking, but whenever it would try to spin steal at the end of the match, Virgo would just use its slope to turn it so it was facing the wrong direction, and there were a few times where it straight up flipped it over. For the most part, short Stallers are able to beat Gravity F230, so this wasn’t a huge shock.

MF-H Virgo 90TB vs. Earth/Scythe AD145WD

Decided to try one last Virgo setup as a Destabilizer (I mean, with slopes like that, who wouldn’t think to try that), but it was as inconsistent as I usually find destabilizers in MFB - it was only able to OS Earth AD145WD about half the time. Scythe would probably beat it more consistently, if it and Virgo would stop KOing each other. 

So overall, the best Virgo combos that I can recommend are MF-L Virgo 230MB and MF-L Virgo 90MF. Virgo isn’t a game-changing part like something like Libra was, but it’s still powerful enough to contend with most of the popular Stamina/Defense combos in the Limited meta. I missed out on a few chances to use it unfortunately (I chose Flame 230MB over it when Virgo would have gotten the job done just as well), but I’ll make sure to give it a shot in my next Limited event.

[sky-of-dusk]

Kyouya: It was hell.

Benkei: Hell?

Kyouya: I can still hear it. The wind blowing from the valley. The bloodthirsty growls of the wolves. I took a look at Hell on Earth you couldn’t even imagine !

Benkei: Hell on Earth...

Kyouya: To live or to die... To kill or to be killed... In the end, you can only depend on your own strenght.

- Beyblade Metal Fusion, episode 9 (japanese dub)

Kyouya: Go back and tell this to Hagane Ginga: “Tategami Kyouya had come back from Hell just to defeat you!”

-  Beyblade Metal Fusion, episode 9 (japanese dub)

(I quoted the japanese dub, because I read something in a book and it made me think about Kyouya’s first crossing of the Wolf Canyon. I wanted to check if I was thinking too much into this or if I could be a little right)

The meido is the first step to reach underworld/paradise in Buddhism. It’s for the souls who had a nuanced life, who did nothing extraordinarily good or evil. It is described as a place of non-stop howling wind and harassing animals (normally, birds). It has cliffs so high one would be able to reach their top only with huge efforts, determination and overcoming moments of discouragement. But they have to climb these cliffs if they want to reach the next step, usually the hereafter (though it was the contrary for Kyouya : he had to climb them to come back to life).

The cliffs are a symbol of the soul’s sins.

So, Kyouya in the Wolf Canyon was literally Kyouya crossing Hell... and he didn’t escape it safe and sound.

[sky-of-dusk]

Why Benkei, Kenta et Ginga forgave Kyouya after the Wolf Canyon?

Because he wasn't in his usual state. They all saw it, and even Leone agreed.

The wind is said to be able to drive people crazy... Researches are done and, scientifically, it's accepted that wind can increase irritability, aggressivness and behavioral disorders. And Kyouya, who's intuitive, kind of understand it, even if he was gone too far to be able to come to his senses alone.

Benkei: This is a fierce clash but I'm used to it. This is who we are, this is what we do. Leone's attacks are always intense but for some reasons today- today something seems a lot different.

Kyouya: It was terrible. (...) Even now I can still hear it, the sound of the wind blowing up from the bottom of the valley, the growls and those worthless hungry wolves...

Kyouya was already angry when he jumped into the canyon (against Ginga for defeating him, against the Face Hunter for making him meet Ginga). Into the canyon, he was scared, because he was surrounded by hungry wolves and nearly died countless times, running on adrenaline, which could only make his state worse. And he was alone. That was one of the thing that shaked him the most about the Wolf Canyon : he was utterly alone, like he never felt before. He never stopped to repeat it during the two episodes where he made his return.

Kyouya: The only thing you can rely on in the end is your own strength.

Benkei: Is that why you think you no longer need the Face Hunters or me?

Kyouya: Yes. I'm stronger now. I don't need others to protect me. In that terrible place, I learned how to live on my own. I don't need things like friends.

(notice how the Face Hunters worked more like some security detail, or a fan-club, than a real gang).

Kyouya came back to Bey-City, decided to beat Ginga, a goal he hung on throughout his alliance with the Dark Nebula (which certainly lasted more than one month). He decided to get rid off the Face Hunters, because he "managed" to survive the Wolf Canyon alone. His anger increased (something he didn't need, really) when he learnt about Benkei's "betrayal" for Ginga, the one he wanted so much to beat.

Then, the 10th episode was all about Ginga trying (and finally succeeding) to make Kyouya comes to his senses.

Kyouya: I fought and I survived on my own when I was alone in that rock valley. I sharpen my fangs in order to destroy you.

Ginga: You weren't alone.

Kyouya: What's that?

Ginga: Remember the blader's spirit that you took with you but left back in the wilderness. 

[mach-speed-spin]

I was thinking about how later Burst seasons being shorter really hurt them until I realized Beywarriors Cyborg is also 26 episodes long (technically 28 with 2 of them being prequel episodes)

Metal Fury being shorter hurt it because it came out of nowhere. The anime staff couldn't plan for it. Sure, the final stretch of Fury may be one of my favorite arcs, but so many characters who felt like they would get more focus towards the end didn't (Tithi, Chris, Bao, the other Nemesis bladers)

Beywheelz and Shogun Steel are both very similar in how they handled being shorter. Beywheelz had a smaller cast (15 named characters only), while Shogun Steel made sure every character was tied to the main plot (unlike previous mfb seasons, where Teru, Sora, Lovushka, and Jigsaw weren't involved with it). I'd say it worked better for Beywheelz, but both still tried to cram too much content in too little runtime

After Beywheelz tried lightning-fast pacing, Beyraiderz decided to make the main cast even smaller: 7 bladers and 3 non-bladers (only 2 of which are important). The problem? It dragged on for longer than it should. Beywheelz wasn't fast because of the number of characters, but because of the number of plot points it has (face Dominators in 2v2, get more members before Judgement Bey, fight at Judgement Bey, stop the portal). Beyraiderz only has 2 of these (revive sacred beasts, defeat Kaiser Grey)

GT's first half presents a unique way of handling the shorter runtime by doing something only longer seasons dared to do: introducing characters and dropping them soon after. Is it a good solution? Not in the slightest. Joe and Lodin should've showed up at Battle Island. Fumiya, Pheng, and Lodin should've been more important after Arthur shows up. The second half is better about this, hyper-focusing on 4 characters (Dante, Arman, Delta, and Gwyn), with a handful of supporting characters who don't get much focus (Blindt, Aiger, and Arthur)

Sparking did the Beyraiderz thing with a larger cast. There are 10 main bladers (Ultimate Tag Series competitors), 4 non-main bladers (Wakiya and the rest of the Comets) and 3 non-bladers (Hanami and the MCs' parents). There are 2 tournaments, the Legend Festival and the Ultimate Tag Series. From the beginning of the season, we know where we're headed (Legend Festival). After that, we have a short time where beys are upgraded and they show off their new abilities before introducing the Ultimate Tag Series, that goes on for the rest of the season. Did this work? Kinda. It prevents the plot from feeling overstuffed and no characters are suddenly dropped, but the plot also has very little depth because of it

DB does something. It presents several barely-connected arcs and we go straight from one to the other. We go from challenging Bell at his house, to Bell meeting BC Sol, to the Great Aerial Tour, to the 3v3 match, to Ultimate Valkyrie, to Phenomeno Payne, to the finale and the transitions are all very jarring. When Cho-Z did this (Luinor Cup to Battleship Cruise to title matches to the Dread Tower), it gave us a narrative throughline for us to follow (corrupted resonance). Despite the transitions being jarring, we still have something showing us the plot progression, while in DB I couldn't tell you what the plot is about if I tried

So that brings me to Beywarrios Cyborg. What did that do? Well, the cast consists of 11 bladers, and 9 non-bladers (not counting the prequels). There are only 2 main plot points on a large scale (get tokens, stop Bran), but on a smaller scale, there is much more going on. Getting tokens is as simple as winning a few battles, but each character has a different reason for doing so, and these conflicting reasons also change character dynamics. Stopping Bran requires getting Gai and August to turn on him, adding 2 smaller steps before reaching the main goal

[mach-speed-spin]

Since Beywheelz confirmed every Beyblade series exists as part of a multiverse, I consider Hasbro’s MFB commercials to be canon. So enjoy the 11 episode miniseries that perfectly encapsulates the early 2010′s

Episode 1 (Let It Rip) Episode 2 (Game Changer) Epsiode 3 (To the Extreme) Episode 4 (Deploy and Destroy) Episode 5 (Own the Dome) Episode 6 (Stun, Race, Crash) Episode 7 (Shine On) Episode 8 (Hyperblades) Episode 9 (Shogun Steel) Episode 10 (Beyraiderz) Episode 11 (The Warrior Within)

I wish Hasbro did these for Burst. I mean, we got Battle For the Burst/ The Player/ Enter Battle Mode (literally the same commercial uploaded 3 times under different names). But not only is it only a single commercial, but the song used was never released (while the MFB era commercial tracks were released officially and are available for free on YouTube)

Compared to those, the rest of Hasbro’s Burst commercials (this playlist has several) are kinda disappointing

[mach-speed-spin]

Ranking all Beyblade EDs

Let’s face it. We’re probably not getting a new ED until Burst ends since they’ve switched to the 10 minute format (which is strange because zero g had an ED). So I’m celebrating the EDs we have gotten so far by ranking them all. I’ll use the full/ extended versions when possible. Visuals aren’t as important but if they are exceptionally good I’ll mention it. So without further ado, here is my ranking of the Beyblade EDs

20. Urban Love (2002/V-Force ending 1): Possibly unpopular opinion but I never liked Urban Love as an ending. Maybe it’s because I’ve always seen Beyblade as more action oriented but it just feels like it doesn’t fit. In a vacuum however, this is a good song

19. Porporo (original series movie): Something is off with it. I can’t lay my finger on it but it feels off. Listen to it and tell me what you find. It kinda sucks that something I don’t even know drags an otherwise great ED down

18. Bey-Pop (Cho-Z/Turbo ending 1): Unpopular opinion but Bey-Pop was not a good ED. The art style isn’t bad. And the song isn’t either. It’s the severe mood whiplash it gives you. It’s really fun but it’s jarring and not in a good way

17. Bey-Pop Swing (Cho-Z/Turbo ending 2): Bey-Pop but even more fun and less mood whiplash. It’s not a massive upgrade but it still is an upgrade

16. A Better Place (Beywheelz): Less extreme version of Urban Love. Good song, just doesn’t seem to quite fit Beyblade

15. Hold Tight (Beywarriors Cyborg): Same as A Better Place, but slightly better

14. Oh Yes (G-Revolution ending 1): Here is where all the EDs are good. Oh Yes is good, it’s just against really strong competition. There is nothing about it I dislike it’s just the others I like more

13. Come Around (Beywarriors Beyraiderz): Unlike Urban Love, A Better Place, and Hold Tight, this one functions because of Beyraiderz’s pacing. Raiderz is a far slower season than Wheelz or even V-Force. It doesn’t cause any mood whiplash and the line “the battle is over, it’s time to move on” hits different after the last episode (although it doesn’t make much sense in other episodes)

12. What’s the Answer (2002/V-Force ending 2): Let’s get up, get up and stand up. It’s laid back enough to serve as an ED and upbeat enough to avoide mood whiplash with Beyblade’s intense action. I like it

11. Oozora Wo Koete Yuke (Explosion/Masters): Same as What’s the Answer but slightly better. Perfect balance between relaxing and upbeat

10. Cheer Song (2000): I don’t know why but I love it. Is it the beat? The vocals? I don’t know but it’s a great song

9. Believe (Burst): It fits the laid back mood of the first Burst season. Believe works really well here. If it was another season, like Metal Fury, it probably wouldn’t rank as high, but because it goes so well with the episodes it’s in, it’s in the top 10

8. Spinning the World (MFB movie): This has the benefit of being used only once, and so it has virtually no issues with not fitting the movie. Plus it’s a banger, even in a vaccum

7. To the Radiant Tomorrow (Fusion): Positions 7-5 are mostly interchanegable. To the Radiant Tomorrow, much like Spinning the World, it’s a banger that fits the series perfectly

6. Looking Up Similing (Zero-G/Shogun Steel): More relaxing that To the Radiant Tomorrow, it’s still a banger. And like Believe, it fits the more laid back mood of Shogun Steel (at least the first half)

5. Kaze No Fuku Basho (G-Revolution ending 2): It’s just a banger. And it fits the mood of the part of G-Revolution that it is used in

4. Destiny (Fury/4d): This is on my playlist. Even is it weren’t an ED, I’d still love it. And the name goes perfectly with the themes of Metal Fury

3. Sign of Wish (G-Revolution ending 3): This ending would normally be worthy of being number 1 on the list. It’s incredible. I absolutely adore the guitar and the vocals are perfect. It’s only at number 3 because postitions 1 and 2 transcend all concepts of “good” and “bad”

2. Beyxercise 2 (Evolution/ God ending 2): I know what you’re thinking. But let me explain. Bey-Pop and Urban Love all suffer from massive mood whiplash. Beyxercise 2 should be the same, but even worse. But Beyxercise 2′s mood whiplash is so extreme that the only proper respone is to laugh at the sheer absurdity of it. 2 guys, dressed like a Nintendo Switch, doing a beyblade dance with some surprisingly good greenscreen effects. It’s also catchy as hell

1. Beyxercie (Evolution/ God ending 1): Everything I’ve said about beyxercise 2 but even better. I may or may not have done the Beyxercise dance multiple times