What is Way of the Bey?
Way of the Bey is a short-form official Beyblade series published on the Beyblade YouTube channels. Instead of following a tournament arc like the main anime, it takes the shape of a training course: a beginner blader named Maki asks to be taught, and a self-appointed master called Sushi Senpai puts him through one lesson per episode. The humor is deliberately over the top, but the lessons underneath are real Beyblade fundamentals, which is exactly why the series works so well as a first stop for new fans.
The format is deliberately snackable. Each entry sets up one idea (how attacks are delivered, how a defensive blader holds ground, why stamina decides long battles), plays it out as a gag-heavy training session, then leaves Maki slightly less clueless than he was at the start. Watched in order, the eight episodes form a single story: Maki goes from total rookie to someone willing to face his own teacher.
Sushi Senpai and Maki: the double act at the center
The cast is tiny and that is a strength. Sushi Senpai plays the demanding mentor, the kind who invents an absurd workout and then acts surprised that his student is suffering. Maki is the audience stand-in: eager, unprepared, and loud about it. The pair also turn up outside the numbered episodes, notably in a rap bit built around the two of them, which tells you how far the series is willing to lean into comedy.
Because the roles are so clean (teacher, student), you can drop into almost any episode and understand what is happening within seconds. That said, the emotional payoff of the last two episodes only lands if you have watched Maki fail a few times first, so a straight run through the season is the better way to experience it.
Season 1 episode guide: the eight lessons
The season is built like a curriculum. Here is what each entry sets out to teach, in broadcast order:
- From Zero to Hero?! 💪 Watch Maki Unlock Secret Beyblade Powers: the opening episode, where Maki is introduced as a complete rookie and the training premise is established.
- Attack has many forms 🤯: the lesson that aggression is not one single move, and that attackers win in more than one way.
- Defend like Urchin ⚔️: the counterpart episode, focused on absorbing pressure instead of creating it.
- Survival of the Fittest 💪🔥: Sushi Senpai's now infamous workout episode, built around the idea that endurance matters as much as strategy.
- Find Your Balance 🌀🔥: the mixing episode, where Maki learns that balance means combining skills rather than standing still.
- Mind Games 💥🌀: the mental side of battling, with focus treated as a skill you train like any other.
- Prepare for Ultimate Test🔥: the pre-final episode, where everything Maki has picked up is put back on the table.
- Final Battle Test 🌀: the payoff, Sushi Senpai against Maki, student versus teacher.
If you only have time for two, start with the first episode for the setup and finish with Final Battle Test 🌀 for the conclusion. The middle six are where the actual teaching happens, and they are the ones fans go back to.
The Beyblade skills the series builds on
The episode order is not random: it mirrors the way Beyblade X sorts its blades. Modern Beyblade X tops fall into recognized categories built around attack, defense, stamina and balance, and Way of the Bey walks through those ideas one at a time before adding a fifth, less mechanical one: focus.
- Attack: high aggression, built to knock an opponent out of the stadium, at the cost of consistency.
- Defense: designed to survive contact, redirect force and stay in play when a fast blade is bearing down on it.
- Stamina: made to still be spinning when everything else has stopped, which is what the workout episode dramatizes.
- Balance: a blend of the above, which the series frames as the hardest thing to get right rather than the easy compromise.
- Focus: not a blade category, but the series treats a blader's composure as a stat you can raise.
That structure is why Way of the Bey episodes are useful beyond the jokes. A viewer who has never launched a Bey comes out understanding why two blades built for different jobs behave so differently in the same stadium.
Where Way of the Bey sits next to the main Beyblade series
Way of the Bey is not a replacement for the long-running Beyblade anime, and it does not try to be. The televised series run for dozens of episodes across full tournament arcs, with large casts and multi-episode rivalries. This one is a companion piece: short, self-contained, aimed squarely at players who have just picked up their first launcher and want to know what to do with it.
It also lives alongside a broader wave of official short content on the same channels, including quick tip clips on things like launching technique, plus playful quiz videos. Those extras are worth a look once you have finished the season, but the eight numbered episodes are the spine of the story and the reason the series gets its own page here.
How to watch Way of the Bey online, for free
Everything you need is on this page. The grid above collects the episodes of the season and plays each one directly from the official Beyblade YouTube channels, so what you are watching is the publisher's own upload, in full, at no cost. There is no account to create, no subscription, no trial and no download.
A few practical notes on Way of the Bey streaming:
- The season is still active, so the line-up can grow as new episodes and new dubs are published.
- Availability differs between languages, because each official channel publishes on its own schedule. The counter shows the episodes listed for your language; their availability can change.
- Occasionally a rights holder sets a video back to private. That video becomes unavailable; other language versions may remain watchable, and replacements here require a manual update.
- Watching in order is recommended, since the final two episodes pay off the earlier lessons.
Frequently asked questions
Is Way of the Bey free to watch?
Yes. Every episode is an official upload from the Beyblade YouTube channels, played here at no cost and without registration.
Do I need to know Beyblade X to follow it?
No. The series is written for newcomers and explains the ideas it uses as it goes. Existing fans will simply recognize the categories faster.
How long is an episode?
These are short-form episodes, closer to a quick lesson than a full anime installment, which makes the whole season easy to finish in one sitting.
Is the season finished?
Season 1 builds to a clear conclusion with the final battle between Sushi Senpai and Maki, but the season is still active on the channels, so the number of episodes you can play may change over time.
Ready to start training?
Way of the Bey is the rare tie-in that earns its place: eight quick lessons, one running gag that never quite gets old, and a genuine crash course in what separates an attack blade from a stamina one. Scroll back up, press play on the first episode, and follow Maki from total rookie to the moment he faces his own teacher. Watch Way of the Bey the way it was meant to be watched, in order and for free, with the official episodes.