Why does every battle toy need an anime show?

[SkullCandy]

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It started with Pokemon, not a huge problem, then Yu-gi-oh, and now a bunch of stuff like Beyblade, Bakugan, and a TON of stuff. Why...? /Discuss

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[xHerobrinex]

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It started with Pokemon, not a huge problem, then Yu-gi-oh, and now a bunch of stuff like Beyblade, Bakugan, and a TON of stuff. Why...? /Discuss

[nickbond1]

Here is your reason.

[SkullCandy]

Here is your reason.

ohhhhh I get it

[Man 2]

It's not that every battle toy needs its own anime show, it's that every anime show needs its own battle toy.

Take Transformers for instance. Unless I'm much mistaken, the series came before the toy line.

And as for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, there were enough action figures inspired by that series to give every soldier in the US army a unique action figure.

[.:FancyPants:.]

My guess is that they originally intend to release a show, but first they realease a battle toy, and then release the show so that everyone watches it.

[Vegetarian Zombie]

It's not that every battle toy needs its own anime show, it's that every anime show needs its own battle toy.

Take Transformers for instance. Unless I'm much mistaken, the series came before the toy line.

And as for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, there were enough action figures inspired by that series to give every soldier in the US army a unique action figure.

TMNT.

Old show was the stuff.

New show is just stuff.

[Freeze]

Take Transformers for instance. Unless I'm much mistaken, the series came before the toy line.

They were actually just adverts for things first lol

[Meow03]

It's not that every battle toy needs its own anime show, it's that every anime show needs its own battle toy.

Take Transformers for instance. Unless I'm much mistaken, the series came before the toy line.

And as for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, there were enough action figures inspired by that series to give every soldier in the US army a unique action figure.

No, the toy came first, but for a lot of them the show came first.  Pokemon the show came first then the toys

[Chrono]

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It started with Pokemon, not a huge problem, then Yu-gi-oh, and now a bunch of stuff like Beyblade, Bakugan, and a TON of stuff. Why...? /Discuss

Pokemon was understandable.
Yu-gi-oh was SOLVE WORLD CRCIA WITH CHILDREN'S CARD GAME
Beyblade was OMG I'M YELLING AT A HUNK OF PLASTIC/METAL IT MAKES IT SPIN FASTER AND PRODUCE HOLOGRAMS
The rest I don't know much at all about.

It's not that every battle toy needs its own anime show, it's that every anime show needs its own battle toy.

Take Transformers for instance. Unless I'm much mistaken, the series came before the toy line.

And as for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, there were enough action figures inspired by that series to give every soldier in the US army a unique action figure.

I'm not sure if you're aware, but Transformers and TMNT aren't battle toys. They're action figures.

Battle toys as in, you play a game with them.

[TristanLuigi]

Don't forgot Go-Gos. God those things are expensive weird useless pieces of stuff.

[Col. Burton]

I personally remember when Bakugan was new. Anyone remember those little plastic stadiums you rip those tops in when you were 8?

[Chefkokkie]

Pokemon the show came first then the toys

That's not true, the show was based off of the video games. Assuming by toys you mean the video games ofcourse.

[Supersylox]

...Is there a Gundam show?

[carolcat]

I personally remember when Bakugan was new. Anyone remember those little plastic stadiums you rip those tops in when you were 8?

Heck yeah <3