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Three episodes into the X anime thus far. Waited until Netflix had all of season 1 since A) I don't care that it's dubbed and B) I've been reading the manga so I already know the major story beats. The bey battles themselves are fine, but the one thing that's going to take the wind out of my sails are the lauches. Growing up with OG I remember teams having launchers made out of guitars, sports equipment, weaponry, it made the Beyblades themselves feel more personal as if they were an extension of the blader wielding it. Same thing when I got back into Beyblade with Burst. Seeing the major characters have their own launch techniques and stances was fun, if a bit wild but that was part of the charm.
Metal Saga and X the beyblade feel so store bought, which makes sense because that's literally the case in both eras. Since anybody can own a Shark Edge like how Hikaru wasn't the only blader to wield an Aquario, it takes away from the uniqueness of the individual beyblades and the bladers save the ones that use the UX and CX beys. Either way I already know how this'll all play out, so I'm just enjoying the ride.
