Beyblade: Metal Masters, known in Japan as Metal Fight Beyblade Explosion (メタルファイト ベイブレード 爆, Metaru Faito Beiburēdo Bakuhatsu), is the 2010 sequel to the anime television series Beyblade: Metal Fusion. Like its predecessor, Beyblade: Metal Masters is based on Takafumi Adachi's manga series Beyblade: Metal Fusion, which itself is based on the Beyblade spinning top game from Takara Tomy. The 51-episode series was produced by d-rights and Nelvana under the direction of Kunihisa Sugishima. The series was first broadcast on TV Tokyo in Japan between April 4, 2010 and March 27, 2011. The English series with English opening in Australia on Cartoon Network July 25, 2011, later on Network Ten on November 8, 2011 at 7:30 am and United States on Cartoon Network on August 20, 2011 at 10:30 am. On Cana