Sega Toys is announces another Anime and Game franchise called Bakugan Battle Brawlers available this summer in Japan and by 2009 around the world.

Sega Toys announced partnerships with Anime studios TMS Entertainment Ltd. and Japan Vistec Inc., Canadian toy maker Spin Master Ltd. and Canadian cable television and radio broadcaster Corus Entertainment Inc.

Sega targets Bakugan Battle Brawler at 9 to 11 year old boys.
Will it be as big as Pokemon? Who knows, at least it is not a card game.
The game will be launched in Japna in July. It will go on sale in Europe and the U.S. next spring.
More details in this Sega Toys press-release (PDF, Japanese).