As a result, Nelvana entered into talks with TV Tokyo to revise the series. TV Tokyo agreed if Nelvana would be co-producer for the series and if TV Tokyo could air the episodes first. The new series was thus produced by and, and co-produced by, who announced the release of 51 episodes of Metal Fight Beyblade, named Beyblade: Metal Fusion in English. The first season of the series aired in Japan's between April 5, 2009, and March 28, 2010. It premiered in North America in the fall of 2010 to YTV. In 2010, Nelvana announced that they were looking at parties interested in the fifth season of Beyblade and the second season of the Metal Saga, to go under the name Metal Masters. This season aired in Japan between April 4, 2010, and March 27, 2011.