2011 · LEVEL-5 · Role-playing · Tactical

Danball Senki

PlayStation exclusive

Originally released in 2011 for Playstation Portable, Denball senki became more popular and known in the west later in 2015 as "LBX: Little Battlers eXperience".

Released: 16 June 2011
Platforms: PlayStation Portable
Genres: Role-playing Tactical Adventure
Developers: LEVEL-5
Publishers: LEVEL-5
Modes: Battle royale Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action
Age ratings: CERO A
Languages: Japanese

About

Little Battlers Experience, also known as Danball Senki (Japanese: ダンボール戦機, Hepburn: Danbōru Senki; lit. "Cardboard War-Machines"), or simply LBX, is a series of action role-playing video games created by Level-5, involving small plastic model robots known as LBXs (standing for "Little Battler eXperience") that fight on dioramas made out of cardboard, with the main character setting out to battle against LBXs created by other characters. The first game of the series was released on June 16, 2011, for the PlayStation Portable and has expanded to six official games and three Japanese anime series. Nintendo published the first game for Nintendo 3DS in North America on August 21, 2015, Europe on September 4, 2015, and Australia on September 5, 2015.

›Story

The game is in the distant future 2050. Technological advancement has revolutionized in the franchise's universe, and recently even further with the newest invention of the Fortified Cardboard. As the cardboards took distributing and manufacturing to higher levels above its own time, the greatest purpose would be serving as small arenas for the halted sales of the dangerous hobby model, the LBX (Little Battler eXperience). With the models back on the stock shelves, its popularity begin to skyrocket, becoming kid's everyday favorite hobby.

However, there lurks a great darkness within this bright future, whose ambition to conquer the world is powerful even among government authority. Only one boy holds the hope necessary to save the world.

Keywords

adapted to - anime
adapted to - manga
robot
robot combat

Media

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Story

AD 2046, technology has grown all over the world and innovation is leading the way. The way of delivery methods has changed since the creation of fortified cardboard, which can resist every impact and keep its contents intact. As the popularity of the material grew, so did its purposes. The super strong cardboard was used as material for special battlefields for LBXs, specialized miniature robots made by Tiny Orbit that were once banned due to their destructive purposes. Their popularity has again risen due to the specialized battlefield, and special models of LBX were made.

Four years after the creation of these fortified cardboard, in AD 2050, Van Yamano, a male middle school student, was entrusted with the LBX "AX-00" by a mysterious woman, containing a Platinum Capsule. Van learned from the woman that his father was still alive and knew about a secret conspiracy in the government. Van himself must protect the LBX and the Platinum Capsule, as its contents could change the world forever.

Development

Development of the franchise began in 2008 alongside the game which is once titled "LEVEL5 VISION 2008". In December 2009, Level-5 announced that the anime/manga series is under production to accompany the release of their latest PlayStation Portable game, with Bandai releasing a series of plastic models featuring the mecha from the game. Although initially set for release in 2010, the anime is delayed a year later and aired on March 2, 2011, while the game is released on June 16, 2011.