Beyblade: Metal Fusion - Season 1 (2009)

Doji presents Benkei with the powerful Beyblade, Dark Bull so he can defeat Gingka.

When a crab-obsessed villain named Tetsuya Watarigani kidnaps Madoka, Gingka must battle him to save her.

Hikaru Hasama issues a challenge to battle Gingka with Benkei's help but, Kenta poses as Gingka and fights her instead.

Benkei trains Kenta to face Hikaru again; Madoka gives Kenta a bey part to help him create a new special move, which he uses to defeat Hikaru.

Doji sends Kyoya to Wolf Canyon to prove his worth.

Kyoya returns from Wolf Canyon and battles Benkei, destroying the warehouse they're in.

Gingka battles Kyoya and Kyoya creates a tornado that rips through the city which inadvertently summons Gingka's friends to cheer him on.

Gingka and the gang arrive at the Dark Nebula and are assaulted with a bey storm from above.

The gang are met with traps set by Merci on their way to confront Doji. When Gingka makes it, Doji asks him to join forces with him. When he refuses, a fierce battle ensues.

Gingka battles his long lost nemesis Ryuga...but his anger gets in the way of winning.

Through flashback, we learn about Gingka's father, Ryo, who originally had the bey Pegasus and was defeated by Ryuga and lightning L-Drago.

The gang set out to find Gingka in his home town but are faced with challenges along the way, including a mysterious traveler named Hyoma.

On their way to Gingka's village, the gang is tested by Hyoma who reveals he is an old friend of Gingka's.

Finally arriving in the village, Gingka is not there but a wise, talking dog named Hokuto is; Gingka climbs a mountain to obtain a scroll that may have the key to his defeating Ryuga.

Hyoma and Gingka show the gang their beyblading stadiums of the past; Hyoma challenges Gingka to a new battle and it's not like it's ever been before.

Benkei and Kenta learn how to change parts on their beys which make their beys even stronger, especially for the Aquatic Tag Team Tournament they enter.

Gingka and his friends go to the remote Beyblade Island to participate in the intense Survival Battle competition.

The Survival Battle continues and it's down to the wire with eight competitors remaining...who will win?

In the jaw-dropping finale of Survival Battle, everyone is surprised when Kyoya and Gingka are knocked out and the winner is...the new kid named Yu.

As the winner of the Endurance Battle, Yu is granted his wish: to have a Battle Bladers, the biggest beyblade competition in the world.

Battles heat up as the bladers earn points for entry into the Battle Bladers competition; Gingka meets a new rival, Tsubasa, who tests his strength.

Kyoya comes across a calculating opponent Tobio, aka Captain Capri, whose moves appear erratic but not unstoppable by Kyoya.

Tsubasa proves his worthiness as a blader and joins forces with Doji's Dark Nebula Organization.

The competition to make it into Battle Bladers heats up with Yu battling Hyoma and Tsubasa battling Kenta.

As everyone gears up for Battle Bladers, the crab-obsessed Tetsuya is up to his usual tricks defeating everyone...except Gingka.

Kenta befriends a new blader, Sora, who has amazing power but no control; Sora copies Gingka's special move, but cannot pull it off.

Gingka is pushed to the limits when he enters an important challenge match and faces a self-claimed magician named Ryutaro.

Four battles go on in four different stadiums as the competition heats up to make it into Battle Bladers.

In an exciting challenge match for Battle Bladers, six bladers are pitted against each other at the same time.

Madoka gives Gingka a new Digital Power Launcher which calculates his launch power as he practices and also carries his points won in battle. When Tetsuya dresses in disguise, he tricks them into giving him Gingka's Bey Pointer and tries to run away with it. Phoenix comes to the rescue but then challenges Gingka's will as a blader i.e. if he really was determined to win, he would take better care of his pointer. To prove his resolve, Gingka agrees to battle Phoenix in an all or nothing match. Gingka loses, and has no points left. This gives him the resolve he was ...

Gingka has to create a new special move when battling his new opponent Teru whose former ballet skills make him an incredible blader.

Tsubasa sneaks into the Dark Nebula but he is caught by Doji who makes him battle many Dark Nebula bladers to earn his freedom.

Tsubasa is almost defeated by Ryuga in an intense battle until Phoenix comes to the rescue; Gingka fights Tobio in a stadium of moving walls.

When a gang led by Busujima takes over their stadium, Kenta and Sora have to battle hard to get it back.

Even though Gingka is in a panic to win back enough points to enter Battle Bladers, he gives up a final challenge match to help his friends win against Tsubasa.

Gingka wins against Phoenix, leading Phoenix to return his pointer to him with enough points to enter Battle Bladers; Tsubasa reveals he has been working for the WBBA.

Battle Bladers begins but turns out Doji is in charge.

Hyoma must battle an unknown blader, Reiji from the Dark Nebula, who uses a Poison Serpent to take him down.

The gang nurse Hikaru to health after her defeat by Ryuga; Yu is forced to battle Reiji to see if he can stay with the Dark Nebula and the battle ends in a huge explosion.

Benkei battles his idol Kyoya and loses; Gingka beats Ryutaro but celebrations are cut short when they are visited by the wounded Yu.

Kenta battles Reji for Yu and confuses him by switching Sagittario and Yu's bey Libra's performance tips.

After a fierce battle with Ryuga, Tsubasa is eliminated from Battle Bladers; Ryuga issues a challenge to Gingka who readily accepts.

Battle Bladers Semi-Finals pits Gingka against Reiji; Doji takes Yu away so Hyoma and Kenta go to the Dark Nebula to save him.

Gingka manages to defeat Reiji using a mirror to reflect his attacks back; Phoenix helps rescue Yu and defeats Doji in battle, only to reveal the two knew each other back in Koma Village.

The masked blader Phoenix is revealed to be Gingka's Father, Ryo who explains he went into hiding to fight the Dark Nebula; Ryuga saps Doji of his energy making Ryuga more powerful.

Kyoya finally gets to battle Ryuga, determined to avenge Tsubasa who had become a close friend. After persuading Ryuga not to use his special move, it really looked like Kyoya could win.

In the first part of the finals, Ryuga builds a special arena for his match with Gingka.

In a spirited finale, Gingka battles with a mutated version of Ryuga.