Battle Spirits: Shonen Toppa Bashin
Battle Spirits: Shonen Toppa Bashin
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Battle Spirits: Shonen Toppa Bashin

7.8 / 10
2008
1 season
50 episodes
Action & AdventureAnimationComedyKidsSci-Fi & Fantasy

Bashin is a grade 6 student who loves trading card games. The globally popular card game Battle Spirits is all the rage. Through some strange circumstances, Bashin acquires a Pyroxene which gives Bashin the ability to become a Card Battler. He can summon the monster Spirits depicted on the cards so they can fight each other. Bashin learns that the legendary X Rare Card actually exists, and he engages in fierce card battles with other rivals to get the X Rare Card.

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The series follows the daily adventures of 6th year elementary school student, Toppa Bashin, who has a mysterious red stone pendant from his father. One day he meets J Sawaragi, the consecutive tournament champion, who possesses a similar white stone. J challenges Bashin to a battle in the alternate universe, Isekai World, where spirits are real.

  • Ep 1

    1.Front Breaking Bashin Enters Stage!

    07-09-200824m

    Toppa Bashin, who received a pendent with a red stone from his missing father, goes to meet the Battle Spirits champion J Sawaragi for a match.

  • Ep 2

    2.The Rival's Name is J

    14-09-200824m

    After his match against J, Bashin learns that he's a chosen card battler.

  • Ep 3

    3.Parents Day in the Stormy Course of Life

    21-09-200824m

    It's Parents Day at Toaru Elementary school, and one of the rumored Nazo-Otona appears.

  • Ep 4

    4.The Idol is My Sunshine

    28-09-200824m

    Popular idol My Sunshine disappears before a concert, and while searching for her, Bashin finds her alter-ego Suiren instead.

  • Ep 5

    5.The Athletics Meet is Trouble

    05-10-200824m

    Bashin and J's elementary schools face off at the athletics meet.

  • Ep 6

    6.Card Battler Hospital Visit

    12-10-200824m

    Striker feels useless while in the hospital, so he decides to learn Battle Spirits.

  • Ep 7

    7.Shut up the Uproar

    19-10-200824m

    Bashin and Striker are locked out of a My Sunshine performance.

  • Ep 8

    8.Break Through From the Front at the Field Trip

    26-10-200824m

    Bashin's class is going to Kyoto on a trip, but Meganeko is left behind.

  • Ep 9

    9.Okyou's Labyrinth?

    02-11-200824m

    J locks in the guests at a party in his Kyoto home to catch a Nazo-Otona.

  • Ep 10

    10.Big Maze is Big Trouble

    09-11-200824m

    In order to mend his relationship with his mother, J decides to give up Battle Spirits.

  • Ep 11

    11.The Great Batosupi Operation

    16-11-200824m

    My Sunshine announces on Battle Spirits TV that she doesn't like Battle Spirits.

  • Ep 12

    12.Unidentified Unknown Invitation

    23-11-200824m

    Bashin gives Siegfried to Striker, and goes off to try and win 100 battles without it.

  • Ep 13

    13.Arrival of the Gunslinger's Apparition

    30-11-200824m

    It's the day of the tournament, but Bashin is still in his room, sleeping.

  • Ep 14

    14.First Final is Smile After Tears

    07-12-200824m

    In the main tournament, Bashin and J make it to the final round.

  • Ep 15

    15.A Faulted Perfect Christmas

    14-12-200824m

    Bashin is planning a surprise for his school Christmas party.

  • Ep 16

    16.The Day Aibou Disappeared

    21-12-200824m

    After getting in a fight with Bashin over his deck, Aibou runs off.

  • Ep 17

    17.My First Sunshine

    04-01-200924m

    Suiren's true identity is revealed to be... an old lady?

  • Ep 18

    18.Break Through From the Front in Winter

    11-01-200924m

    While Meganeko plays detective, J invites Bashin and his friends to test a new battle system.

  • Ep 19

    19.Thrilling Tag Rivals

    18-01-200924m

    Elliott plans to open a Battle Spirits school in America.

  • Ep 20

    20.A Broken Friendship is a Constant Disagreement

    25-01-200924m

    On the last day of school, Bashin decides to ditch the surprise party his class planned for Card Sensei.

  • Ep 21

    21.My Sunshine Valentine

    01-02-200924m

    Noticing how off Bashin, who still hasn't apologized to Meganeko has been, Striker decides he needs Valentines chocolate to feel better.

  • Ep 22

    22.Being a Nazo Otona was His Secret

    08-02-200924m

    Meganeko starts her training under Card Sensei, where she chooses to be a yellow card battler.

  • Ep 23

    23.Last Days as an Elementary Schooler

    15-02-200924m

    Bashin wants to test his new X-Rare on J, but he's still acting strangely.

  • Ep 24

    24.Spring Batosupi- A Yellow Storm

    22-02-200924m

    Meganeko enters the spring tournament, disguised as the masked card battler Kiiroko.

  • Ep 25

    25.A Flash of Light- The Cornerstone's Awakening

    01-03-200924m

    If he can defeat Kiiroko, Bashin will get to face J again in the finals.

  • Ep 26

    26.Batosupi Under the Sakura

    08-03-200924m

    J throws a graduation party, and Bashin brings Kiiroko along to surprise his friends.

  • Ep 27

    27.Pink and Amade Us

    15-03-200924m

    My Sunshine is going through artists block, so her manager hires a music critic for her.

  • Ep 28

    28.J- Trip to a Town of Romance

    22-03-200924m

    Battle Spirits TV films a special at J's castle, which is rumored to be haunted.

  • Ep 29

    29.Middle School Uniforms New School Uniforms

    29-03-200924m

    Bashin and the others finally enter middle school, where both he and J find Numbers within their new schools.

  • Ep 30

    30.Thriving Spirits Batosupi Club

    05-04-200924m

    Bashin wants to join the Battle Spirits club, which may not even exist.

  • Ep 31

    31.A Student Council for Batosupi

    12-04-200924m

    My Sunshine learns that her new school lacks a Battle Spirits club, and tries to rectify that.

  • Ep 32

    32.A Letter From the Speed Star

    19-04-200924m

    Hayami wonders if she needs to let go of Bashin, when he'd rather spend time with his friends than her.

  • Ep 33

    33.Aim for the Weak Point for the Advisor Too!

    26-04-200924m

    The Battle Spirits club finds that they need an advisor to go on a trip for Golden Week.

  • Ep 34

    34.The Treacherous Training Camp Jack

    03-05-200924m

    At training camp, Striker becomes concerned at the lack of teamwork from his fellow club members.

  • Ep 35

    35.Break Through From the Front of Tests and Fathers

    10-05-200924m

    J's father is opposed to his son joining Numbers Elite, but doesn't know how to confront him about it.

  • Ep 36

    36.Hot Blooded Batosupi Club at the Capital

    17-05-200924m

    The Toaru and Tonari Battle Spirits clubs combine, to face Numbers Elite in Kyoto.

  • Ep 37

    37.The Spirit of Aibou's Group

    24-05-200924m

    While their owners are stuck taking tests, the pets decide to confront Okyou.

  • Ep 38

    38.Rapid Loop Pool

    31-05-200924m

    When My Sunshine is frustrated over her movie, Meganeko comes to her for help.

  • Ep 39

    39.Deep Close Contact with the Opposing Team- The Curtain Raised?

    07-06-200924m

    Bashin forms a team to get back J, but before the tournament, Seven defects.

  • Ep 40

    40.Break Through- The Space Between Family and Team

    14-06-200924m

    Suspicious of Masako's true identity, Striker confronts Elliott.

  • Ep 41

    41.Confrontation! Black Knight and Queen will Definitely be Finished

    28-06-200924m

    Bashin is set to face Jack Knight in the final round, but the order was suddenly changed.

  • Ep 42

    42.Settlement- In Jack's Night, Death is Rebirth

    05-07-200924m

    At last Bashin and Jack Knight battle, but King Uchuuchouten brings real spirits into the match.

  • Ep 43

    43.The Revived Master is a Blue Comet

    19-07-200924m

    Number Nine entrusts Number Eight the task of delivering invitations to the King Uchuuchouten Cup, as a test of loyalty.

  • Ep 44

    44.Surfing, Sun and Striker

    26-07-200924m

    While on a trip to the beach, Striker notices My Sunshine is acting strangely, so the pets convince him she must be in love with someone.

  • Ep 45

    45.Break Through From the Front in Summer

    02-08-200924m

    Meganeko finds a photo of her grandfather with King Uchuuchouten, along with a new X-Rare.

  • Ep 46

    46.The Cornerstone Six- Disappearance the Day Before the Finals

    09-08-200924m

    Realizing Number Nine's true intentions, Elliott and Kiano decide to try and stop him.

  • Ep 47

    47.Break Through From the Front Showtime- The Curtain Raised!

    16-08-200924m

    Before the King Uchuuchouten Cup begins, Card Sensei and the others look for the disappeared Masako Sensei.

  • Ep 48

    48.The Last Opponent Nine- The Last Battle

    23-08-200924m

    Striker and Suiren have one last secret weapon that could help defeat Number Nine.

  • Ep 49

    49.Take it From the Life! Shine, Cornerstone's Settlement!!

    30-08-200924m

    Bashin and J reveal their new X-Rare to defeat Seven and Smile.

  • Ep 50

    50.Miracle Card Battler- Bashin Breaks Through From the Front!

    06-09-200924m

    Both the real world and Isekai World are at risk in Bashin's battle with King Uchuuchouten.

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