Beyblade (Seasons 1–3)

Beyblade (2001) — watch online the anime series that turned spinning tops into a full competitive sport, now streaming on iFILM. Directed by Megumi Yamamoto and based on the manga by Takao Aoki, the show follows thirteen-year-old Tyson Granger as he builds a team of skilled Bladers and sets his sights on the city championship.

Tyson's crew includes the cold and fiercely independent Kai, technical genius Kenny, and the agile Ray — each with a Beyblade housing a powerful bit-beast spirit that shapes their fighting style. Their main obstacle is Kai's old team, the ruthless Bladeshark crew, in a tournament where strategy and the bond between blader and beast matter more than raw power. The series ran multiple seasons and launched a franchise with successive reboots that kept going well into the 2020s, a measure of how thoroughly it hooked its original audience. Stream all episodes of Beyblade online on iFILM.