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Metal Fight Beyblade logo

After an indefinite hiatus in 2005, where Takara suspended the Beyblade toyline, Beyblade is set to return this August with an anime, manga and video game for the Nintendo DS following in 2009. Takara-Tomy (Takara merged with Tomy in 2006) is currently aiming for 20 billion yen (approximately $200 million USD) in yearly revenue by next year. This new generation of Beyblades name has been translated as Metal Fight Beyblade (MFB) and on August 9th, 2008 will be released to the public.

To celebrate the release of Metal Fight Beyblade, TAKARA-TOMY will be hosting two events on July 12th, 2008 and July 21st, 2008, under the name of "METAL FIGHT BEYBLADE BIRTH FESTIVAL".

Components of MFBs

MFB Chart

There is four parts that make up a Metal Fight Beyblade:

• Face: Hexagonal screw-like piece that fastens the Beyblade together, similar to Bit Protector from the HMS. They feature graffiti-style illustrations on the top (i.e. Bull, Pegasus, etc).
• Wheel: Main source of attack from a Beyblade; unlike HMS, the Wheel is completely made out of metal to compensate for the lack of a Weight Disk. They use various shaped protrusions to lower the spin velocity of an opponent. The Wheel is fundamentally the same as the Attack Ring from the HMS and plastic Beyblades.
• Track: Taking a step backwards, MFB has separated the spin direction part from the bottom, thus turning it into two pieces again (as it was in the plastic generation). The height and spin direction of a Beyblade can be changed with this. Similar to Spin Gear from plastic Beyblades.
• Bottom: The bottom of the Beyblade. It has interchangeable tips which the Beyblade spins on. Movement patterns can be altered with the differently shaped tips that can be used. It is similar to the Blade Base from plastic Beyblades or the Running Core from HMS.

Types

There is four different types of MFBs:

• Stamina
• Balance
• Attack
• Defense

These can be easily compared to the types of the plastic generation, the only difference being that survival/endurance is being called stamina.

Size Difference

Metal Fight Beyblade's will be smaller than plastic generation Beyblades, and about the same size as those of the HMS series.

Shooter

The shooters in Metal Fight Beyblade do not have multi-directional capabilities, as was possible with the Dual Shooter in HMS. Of the pictures released so far, it seems as if they have reverted to the plastic generation style of winder. Grip design is very similar to the HMS Customize Grip. Some of the launchers also appear to have a screen, which implies that there may be some information such as RPM (rotations per minute) displayed when a Beyblade is launched.

Stadiums

Four stadiums has been revealed so far, “Attack”, “Balance” and “Stamina”, as well as a red stadium that comes with the Pegasus DX Set; the first three are comparable to HMS stadiums, except for the fact that instead of a circular centre, it has a hexagonal shape just as the Face does.

Currently Confirmed Metal Fight Beyblades (and prices/release dates)

The packaging for MFB seems to be different from past packaging designs

Booster Packs: Approx. $6.10USD

• BB-01: Pegasus (8/9/2008)
  
• BB-02: Bull (8/9/2008)
  
• BB-03: Cheiron (8/9/2008)
  
• BB-04: Leo (8/9/2008)
  
• BB-12: Wolf (9/18/2008)
  
• BB-18: Libra (10/23/2008)
  

Starter Packs (Beyblade, Shooter, Winder, Beypointer): Approx. $14.04USD (excluding Wolf)

• BB-05: Pegasus (8/9/2008)
  
• BB-06: Bull (8/9/2008)
  
• BB-07: Cheiron (8/9/2008)
  
• BB-08: Leo (8/9/2008)
  
• BB-11: Wolf (9/18/2008) Approx. $7.92USD
  
  • Note: Wolf, unlike the other Starters, does not contain the Beypointer.
    
    

• BB-09: Pegasus DX Set (8/9/2008) Approx. $30.50USD
  
• BB-10: Attack Stadium (8/9/2008) Approx. $12.19USD
  
• BB-11: Beylauncher (8/9/2008) Approx. $6.10USD
  
• BB-13: Random Booster Vol.1 Secret Aries (9/18/2008) Approx. $5.93USD
  
• BB-14: Balance Stadium (9/18/2008) Approx. $6.10USD
  
• BB-15: Launcher Grip (9/18/2008) Approx. $4.95USD
  
• BB-16: Beypointer (9/18/2008) Approx. $10.16USD
  
• BB-17: Beylauncher (10/23/2008) Approx. $5.93USD
  
• BB-19: Stamina Stadium (10/23/2008) Approx. $12.85USD
  
• BB-20: Beybattle Try Set (10/23/2008) Approx. $49.45USD
  
• BB-21: Bey Reshuffle Set Attack & Balance Type (11/20/2008) Approx. $24.71USD
  
• BB-22: Bey Reshuffle Set Stamina & Defense Type (11/20/2008) Approx. $24.71USD
  

Gallery

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  Pegasus

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  Bull

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  Cheiron

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  Leo

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  Wolf

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  Libra

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  Random Booster 1

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  Balance Stadium

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  Attack Stadium

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  Launcher Grip

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  Beypointer

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  MFB at the Tokyo Toy Show

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  MFB Chart

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  MFB Arcade Machine

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  MFB Arcade Machine

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  MFB Poster, featuring Pegasus

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  Beyblade's past worlwide development

International Development

At a recent event where Takara-Tomy showcased MFB, they stated that expansion into overseas countries is being planned for 2010. No specifics were given, such as the company that will handle production, distribution, etc.

Conclusion

This page will be updated as new information arrives and when these Beyblades are released, until then no conclusions can be made.

External Links

Video of MFB in action
TAKARA-TOMY Beyblade website
Anime News Network - Beyblade to return after 4 years this summer
Toy Exhibit at Tokyo Metropolitan Trade Center (Japanese)
Metal Fight Beyblade prices and release dates (Japanese)
2008 Tokyo Toy Show report (Japanese)
2008 Tokyo Toy Show report 2 (Japanese)