There aren’t many children’s toys out there that have survived as long as Beyblade has. For every decades-long mega franchise like Pokemon or Transformers, there are dozens of fidget spinners, Pogs, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Last year’s tournament was more of a national one, and it pitted ...

Last weekend’s Beyblade X national qualifier at Anime Expo represented a lot of firsts for the 25 year old toyline. It was both the first official US tournament for the Beyblade X generation, and a ...