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A 56-episode anime produced by Sunrise, ''[[Crush Gear Turbo]]'' seem to be a run-of-the-mill [[Merchandise Driven]] show, involving mechanical vehicles being thrown to a ring to fight other machines called Crush Gears, which according to some detractors, looked like ''[[Beyblade|Beyblades]]'' in steroids. But deep inside, this involves a considerable degree of drama; the protagonist of the story, Kouya Marino, was the brother of the deceased Crush Gear champion, who wants to follow up to his brother's legacy. Problem is, he is just one of the few members of a fledgling Crush Gear club whose sole claim to glory is that it was once his brother's club. However, he is helped by few friends and some Crush Gear players who defect to Kouya's team.
A 56-episode anime produced by Sunrise, ''[[Crush Gear Turbo]]'' seem to be a run-of-the-mill [[Merchandise-Driven]] show, involving mechanical vehicles being thrown to a ring to fight other machines called Crush Gears, which according to some detractors, looked like ''[[Beyblade|Beyblades]]'' in steroids. But deep inside, this involves a considerable degree of drama; the protagonist of the story, Kouya Marino, was the brother of the deceased Crush Gear champion, who wants to follow up to his brother's legacy. Problem is, he is just one of the few members of a fledgling Crush Gear club whose sole claim to glory is that it was once his brother's club. However, he is helped by few friends and some Crush Gear players who defect to Kouya's team.


Crush Gear Turbo also spawned a sequel called Crush Gear Nitro, but it wasn't as popular as the original.
Crush Gear Turbo also spawned a sequel called Crush Gear Nitro, but it wasn't as popular as the original.
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* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: How the team came together.
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: How the team came together.
* [[Dynamic Entry]]: The main method of deployment of the Gears in both the manga and the anime, which could be rather problematic when people start thinking that this is the correct way to use the tie-in toys.
* [[Dynamic Entry]]: The main method of deployment of the Gears in both the manga and the anime, which could be rather problematic when people start thinking that this is the correct way to use the tie-in toys.
* [[Everythings Better With Spinning]]/[[Spin to Deflect Stuff]] - Gears can spin for a more defensive approach.
* [[Everything's Better With Spinning]]/[[Spin to Deflect Stuff]] - Gears can spin for a more defensive approach.
* [[Five Man Band]]
* [[Five-Man Band]]
** [[The Hero]] - Kouya Marino
** [[The Hero]] - Kouya Marino
** [[The Lancer]] - Kuroudo Marume
** [[The Lancer]] - Kuroudo Marume
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** [[The Chick|The Chicks]] - Shared by Lilica the Manager and Kaoru the Assistant Manager. {{spoiler|Their function, however, is only applicable outside the Gearfighting Arena.}}
** [[The Chick|The Chicks]] - Shared by Lilica the Manager and Kaoru the Assistant Manager. {{spoiler|Their function, however, is only applicable outside the Gearfighting Arena.}}
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: Kyousuke.
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: Kyousuke.
* [[Hey Its That Voice]] - [[Gundam Seed|Dearka and Cagalli]] were Takeshi and Kuroudou respectively.
* [[Hey It's That Voice]] - [[Gundam Seed|Dearka and Cagalli]] were Takeshi and Kuroudou respectively.
* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]] - Raws are hard to find in this series.
* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]] - Raws are hard to find in this series.
* [[Merchandise Driven]] - played straight.
* [[Merchandise-Driven]] - played straight.
** The merchandise is almost as hard to find as the TV show, though.
** The merchandise is almost as hard to find as the TV show, though.
* [[Mid Season Upgrade]]
* [[Mid-Season Upgrade]]
* [[No Export for You]] - in America, in that case.
* [[No Export for You]] - in America, in that case.
* [[The Phoenix]]: Not so surprisingly, Garuda Phoenix.
* [[The Phoenix]]: Not so surprisingly, Garuda Phoenix.