Epic on an immense scale, this anime is old and outdated perhaps and the animation is a bit shoddy compared to this day and age, but it provides hours of entertainment. To think that somebody could make spinning tops seem cool? The story doesn't seem to have too much substance behind it which is sad but I think that this anime would only be weighed down by one! The battle scenes are awesome and pretty well animated for something so old and there is some genuine strategy involved to so don't think its just flashy lights and explosions! Its "cool" factor you could say is extreme! The dialogue isn't too great however, or rather its not that what they're saying is bad (mostly...) but rather that it seems the voice actors for the dub are sub-standard, however with the SUPER EPIC SOUNDTRACK in the dub you probably (surprisingly) might prefer watching it in English! Its old, yes, but I don't think you should pass it up so quickly. Liked Digimon? Gurren Laggan? Medabots? Or anything epic? Then this is the anime for you. You get into it pretty quickly, its fast paced, the characters for the most part are believable and its all about rising to the top! Heck you might even start beyblading yourself! This deserves respect! (show less)