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Well since nobody has reviewed this yet I think I will go first. Right, so Mecard is about a young boy by the name of Jason who attends an average elementary but one day a he hears a rumour going around of these mysterious toy cars driving by themselves so him and his friends decide to go look for one.

They also meet a young and somewhat beautiful young girl by the name of Isobelle who seems to know more about them and she is not from earth but instead a faction called Blue Hall who want to keep the mecardables safe and locked up. On the same night Jason discovers a blue racing car with a robotic voice by the name of Jason and he agrees to help him find his long lost brother Tanatos.

It is a pretty good show for kids but some episode can be a bit too moronic, stupid or retard but luckily most of them are good and the series actually has plot development and character depth.

Despite it's kiddy humour it does have good or sympathetic moments where you actually feel bad for the characters and lessons or morals at the end of each episode.

If you want to watch this show all of season 1 is available on YouTube.

Now, I do have issues with this series, sure. In fact, I'll get those out of the way right now. Some of the English voice actors sound off, like, really off, the most noteworthy being the main lead who sounds like he's phoning in every single line. It took a while getting used to these. Thankfully, most of the voice actors do a good job, but the few that stand out really stand out. Also, I'm iffy on the CGI used for the Mecards. I've never been the biggest fan of this approach, so that's more of a personal bias.

But with that said, this show actually has a good story. The characters are not only likable but actually well fleshed out. In fact, the main lead isn't the usual dumb, rash protagonist I expect from shows like this. That's really refreshing. Though probably what impresses me the most is how well developed the Mechanimals are. There are tons of them, every one of them playing a major role, and most of them are given considerable depth and development. There are a few with wasted potential, but otherwise, they're well executed.

Also, the show actually contains a lot of dark elements and twists that I did not see coming. On top of that, the main characters actually lose on several occasions. This was something I really appreciated about Bakugan that made it better than people gave it credit for. It wasn't afraid to have the main character fail. I'm not sure if I can say this.

One of the more interesting elements is that until somewhere around episode 16 or so, you actually don't see the faces of adults. I found this really weird and confusing until the big moment happened and it made sense. The reason the adults had their faces hidden for so long is because they weren't vital to the plot yet, so when they do start to become a major factor, now the show has no problem showing us the faces of every adult, even those who play minor roles.

So, yeah, don't dismiss this just for being essentially a toy ad aimed at kids. It's a lot better written than one would expect.