Bakugan (upcoming TV series)

Bakugan:is an upcoming animated television series produced by, , , TV Tokyo Corporation, and , and. It is based on Bakugan franchise and is both a "revisited adaptation" of the 2007-2011 anime Bakugan: Battle Brawlers and a loose adaptation its 2018-2023 reboot Bakugan: Battle Planet. The series will air on in United States and  in Japan.

Plot
In this coming of age adaptation of both the 2007 anime and its 2018 reboot more-than-ordinary playing cards drop from the sky and strange energy titles appear all over earth, and 15 year Danny Kruso and his team the Battle Brawlers and their Bakugan use these cards and energy tiles in a power struggle in a alternate universe called Vestroia and go beyond their limits to win the battle.

Voice Cast

 * Xander Mobus - Daniel "Danny" Kruso
 * Marieve Herington - Juno Lemieux, Olivier "Olly" Du'Pont
 * Micah Solusod - Sheng Kazumi, Masquerade
 * Kimberley Anne Campbell - Julie Styles, Lia Venegas
 * Leah Clark - Alice Zwillinge, Wavern
 * Chris Sabat - Pyrus "Drago" Dragonoid
 * Barbara Goodson - Hao Tigrerra, Ventus Skyruss
 * Kirk Thornton - Aquos Preyas, Aquos Angelo/Diablo Preyas
 * John Eric Bentley - Subterra Gorem, Darkus Hydronoid
 * Dan Woren - Professor Michel Zwillinge/Hal-G, Naga
 * AJ Beckles - Winton Styles, Thunder

Production
Spin Master Entertainment opened up a US and Nelvana cut ties with the franchise Spin Master joined up Dentsu USA, Sega Toys, Man of Action Studios, and Tokyo TV to develop another Bakugan series that adapts both the original 2007 anime and its 2018 reboot, it also confirmed that none of the original cast from both shows not will reprise their roles, characters from both shows have been confirmed to appear. Max Rangel will in addition to his position at Spin Master in Canada, he will take the role of president and CEO of its US Office and will executive produce, Ichiro Ishikawa of Tokyo TV Corporation, Steven T. Seagle, Joe Kelly, Joe Casey, Duncan Rouleau (Man of Action), Sega Toys' Naoko Miyazaki, Dentsu USA's Yasuto Muto and, TMS' Tadashi Takezaki joined in as executive producers, Casey ane Tak3zaki confirmed that each season will have 23 minute episodes and will be split into two parts and adapt the each season both from anime.

While the series is primarily adapts the original anime and loosely on the 2018 series that changes will be made combining from both shows for example: Gate Cards will be replaced BakuCells (a retool of the BakuCore), the BakuPod will be removed, the automated voice will be removed as well, G-Power will be replaced with B-Power, the size of the Bakugan will the same as the ones on the reboot, the symbols from the 2018 anime will be used (Subterra will get a new symbol), except Aurelus, which will appear later on in the series, factions will be changed to clans, the Bakugan will open after bouncing on a BakuCell, and Dragonoid's evolution will be reduced to nine (excluding Vexos Dragonoid, Maxus Cross Dragonoid, and Aeroblitz, which will appear), however the ability cards, life gauge, power level meter will be featured.

Character changes
Characters will be changed more or less, considering this series is a revisited adaptation of original anime and loose adaptation of the 2018 reboot (e.i. combining both adaptations), Dan will be named "Danny Kruso" and will retain most of his original incarnations traits with red highlights in his hair just like his 2018 incarnation, he will be 15 year old, Runo Misaki will be renamed Juno Lemieux (last name after Julie Lemieux Runo's original voice actor), a 14 year old Canadian-American very focused, competitive tomboy with a tsundere personality and sky blue hair. Olivier "Olly" Du'Pont (a re-tooled of Marucho Marukura) will a 13 yard old French foreign exchange student, a wealthy, overly generous boy, very loyal and is the brains of the bunch. Sheng Kazumi, a 15 year old Chinese-Japanese version of his original incarnation will be strong, level headed, lone wolf, and highly skilled ninja, who appear when you least expect it. Julies' last name will be changed to Styles as in the sister of Wynton Styles, instead of being tanned she will be a 14 year old African-American while still retaining her traits from the original anime, but her ponytail will be on the left side. Alice Zwillinge, a German incarnation of Alice Gehabich will be born a Gemini, among other character changes.

Casting
Voice rehearsal will be held at with Suzanne Goldish as voice director and with the original cast not returning, but only as teachers, the cast will be Xander Mobus will voice Danny Kruso,Marieve Herington will voice both Juno Lemieux and  Olivier "Olly" Du'Pont, Micah Solusod (in his LA debut) as Sheng Kazumi and Masquerade, Kimberley Anne Campbell as Julie Styles and Lia Venegas, Leah Clark as Alice Zwillinge, Wavern, Chris Sabat as Dragonoid,  Barbara Goodson as Tigrerra, Skyruss, Kirk Thornton as Preyas, Angelo/Diablo Preyas, and John Eric Bentley as Gorem and Hydronoid.

Music
, Voodoo Highway's US studio will score the series, Neil Parfitt's score from the original series will be used, in which he serve as consultant. A new rendition of Daniel Leblanc and Creighton Doane's Two Worlds Collide will be preformed by.