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Driger Shooter

Electronic Spinning Launcher
2001 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Hasbro, Inc (manufacturer)
Place of origin
China (manufactured)

Beyblade began as a comic and animated series in Japan. It is about a group of children who battle with highly powerful and enchanted spinning tops. This Driger Shooter was manufactured by Hasbro in 2001 and became the electronic incarnation of the spinning top. In 2003 it became extremely popular as the Beyblade series had a cult following. However, its popularity was relatively short lived.


Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Dolls & Toys
Object type
Electronic spinning launcher
Parts
This object consists of 7 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Toys (Recreational Artifacts)
  • Boxes (Containers)
  • Instructions
  • Instructions
  • Instructions
  • Components
  • Toys (Recreational Artifacts)
  • Instructions
TitleDriger Shooter (manufacturer's title)
Brief description
Beyblade, plastic electronic spinning launcher, 'Driger Shooter', made by Hasbro, manufactured in China, 2001.
Production typeMass produced
Object history
Purchased in preparation for the Must Have Toy exhibition
Production
Manufactured under license from Takara Co., Ltd
Summary
Beyblade began as a comic and animated series in Japan. It is about a group of children who battle with highly powerful and enchanted spinning tops. This Driger Shooter was manufactured by Hasbro in 2001 and became the electronic incarnation of the spinning top. In 2003 it became extremely popular as the Beyblade series had a cult following. However, its popularity was relatively short lived.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.77:1 to 7-2004

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Record createdAugust 6, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O165076/driger-shooter-electronic-spinning-launcher-hasbro-inc/
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