The series was first broadcast on TV Tokyo in Japan from January 8 to December 24, 2001.

The season was licensed for English adaptation, broadcast, and release by Nelvana.

The series was broadcast on the sibling cable channel YTV in Canada and ABC Family in the United States in 2002.

The opening theme is Fighting Spirits -Song for Beyblade- (僕らの時代へ -go ahead-, Bokura no Jidai e -go ahead-) by System-B while the ending theme is "Cheer Song" by System-B.

For the English version, the opening and ending themes are "Let's Beyblade!"