Danball Senki

LBX: Little Battlers eXperience / ダンボール戦機 / Danbooru Senki / Cardboard War Chronicles
Danball Senki
Genres: Action, Kids, Mecha
Themes: Mecha
Demographics: Kids
Studios: OLM
Producers: Dentsu, TV Tokyo
Licensors: Dentsu Entertainment USA
Rating: 7.02 / 10
Rank: #4412
Popularity: #6599
Users Listed: 11,294
Users Scored: 5,156
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 03/17/2022
Aired: March 2, 2011 – January 11, 2012 (Spring)
Type: tv
Source: game
Age Rating: G
Episodes: 44

Synopsis:

In 2046, the advent of remarkably resilient cardboard fundamentally reshapes global commerce. This innovation quickly intertwines with "LBX," a widespread children's pastime centered around miniature robotic combat. The narrative follows Yamano Ban, an enthusiastic LBX enthusiast who, despite lacking his own battle unit, unexpectedly receives the AX-00 model from an enigmatic figure.

This seemingly simple gift thrusts Yamano into a world of far-reaching consequence; he is burdened with responsibility for humanity's future. The series explores themes of legacy, unexpected power, and the evolving relationship between childhood play and adult burdens. Set against a backdrop of technological advancement and burgeoning competition within the LBX hobby, the story unfolds as Yamano navigates this new reality, grappling with the weight of expectations while uncovering the true purpose behind his extraordinary inheritance.

Trailer:

Episodes:

  • Episode 1: Meeting With a Small Machine (Aired: 03/02/2011)
  • Episode 2: The Lost Achilles (Aired: 03/09/2011)
  • Episode 3: Descend God Destruction of Hell (Aired: 03/16/2011)
  • Episode 4: The Cursed Golden Knight (Aired: 03/16/2011)
  • Episode 5: The Dark Assassin (Aired: 03/23/2011)
  • ... and 39 more episodes

Characters:

  • Aoshima, Kazuya (Main) - Voice Actors: Namikawa, Daisuke, Graziano, Leonardo, Kim, Il, de Fauconval, Gauthier, McKinney, David Lee
  • Gouda, Hanzou (Main) - Voice Actors: Hayashi, Yuuki, Lopez, Gabriele, Moreau, Mathieu, Pizzuto, Michael, Petriw, Adrian
  • Kaidou, Jin (Main) - Voice Actors: Erickson, Matthew, Oda, Hisafumi, Jeong, Jae Heon, Veltroni, Simone, Finkels, Fabian
  • Kawamura, Ami (Main) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Marina, Chan-Kent, Shannon, Bae, Jeong Mi, Bebi, Ludovica, Windal, Mélissa
  • Sendou, Daiki (Main) - Voice Actors: Katsu, Anri, Barbieux, Romain, Abell, Alistair
  • Yamano, Ban (Main) - Voice Actors: Kubota, Megumi, Hauser, Sarah, Kang, Su Jin, Meli, Manuel, Howard, Cole, Lethem, Circé
  • Daikouji, Ryuu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Chiba, Susumu, Cerbara, Cédric, Pizzuto, Michael
  • Haibara, Yuuya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kaji, Yuuki, Boelpaepe, Maya, Bridges, Dave
  • Hiyama, Ren (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Touchi, Hiroki, Love, Jonathan, Moreau, Mathieu, Pizzuto, Michael, Certoma, Roberto
  • Hosoi, Masashi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Macaluso, David, Wiernik, Gaëtan, Pizzuto, Michael
  • Ishimori, Rina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: McMaster, Cheryl, Hirose, Yuuka, Torrens, Célia
  • Kaidou, Yoshimitsu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fujimoto, Yuzuru, Eom, Sang Hyeon, Von Sivers, Alexandre, Pizzuto, Michael
  • Kakuma, Oushou (Supporting)
  • Kameyama, Tetsuo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shinomiya, Gou, Cagna, Renaud
  • Kamiya, Tougorou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukumatsu, Shinya, Caprio, Mino, Waleffe, Patrick, Shepherd, Mike
  • Kamiya, Kousuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Furushima, Kiyotaka, Crisari, Simone
  • Kidajima, Kojirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takase, Akimitsu, Adamthwaite, Michael, Waleffe, Patrick
  • Kidajima, Saki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Watanabe, Akeno, Boquet, Cathy
  • Kirishima, Heiji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hoshino, Mitsuaki, Van Dorslaer, Benoît
  • Mano, Shouko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okamura, Akemi, Shoichet, Rebecca, Erroyaux, Elsa
  • Mikage, Mika (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Watanabe, Akeno, Boquet, Cathy, Oliver, Terri
  • Otablack (Supporting)
  • Otablue (Supporting)
  • Otacross (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takubo, Shuuhei, Hinderyckx, Michel
  • Otapink (Supporting)
  • Otared (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koumoto, Keisuke
  • Otayellow (Supporting)
  • Shikano, Ginji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobushi, Nobuyuki, Tasquin, Philippe
  • Uzaki, Yuusuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shinomiya, Gou, Cagna, Renaud, Magarey, Richard
  • Uzaki, Takuya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakamura, Yuuichi, Kim, Il, Luhning, Ryan, Allard, Philippe, McKinney, David Lee, Sabatini, Gabriele
  • Yagami, Eiji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hoshino, Takanori, Delhausse, Jean-Marc, Lee, Victor
  • Yakabe, Heita (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Bonnet, Laurent
  • Yamano, Junichirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Rhodes, Roger, Komatsu, Fuminori, Matthys, Nicolas
  • Yamano, Marie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Day, Carol-Anne, Wegnez, Béatrice
  • Yazawa, Riko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shindou, Kei, Wegnez, Béatrice, Hauser, Sarah
  • Zaizen, Sousuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakamura, Yuuichi, Lee, Victor

Staff:

  • Beniya, Yoshikazu (Producer)
  • Hino, Akihiro (Producer, Original Creator, Planning)
  • Takahashi, Naohito (Director)
  • Mima, Masafumi (Sound Director)
  • Endou, Susumu (Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Fukumoto, Kiyoshi (Episode Director)
  • Furuta, Jouji (Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Honda, Akiko (Episode Director)
  • Maejima, Kenichi (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
  • Miyahara, Shuuji (Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Nitta, Norio (Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Nogami, Kazuo (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
  • Satou, Mitsutoshi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Shimizu, Akira (Episode Director)
  • Yatabe, Katsuyoshi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Yoshimura, Fumihiro (Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Tomioka, Atsuhiro (Script, Series Composition)
  • Yamada, Kenichi (Script)
  • Yonemura, Shouji (Script)
  • Fukazawa, Kouji (Storyboard, Key Animation)
  • Horiko, Hiroki (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
  • Little Blue boX (Theme Song Performance)
  • Maekawa, Hiroki (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Composition)
  • Aohachi, Yoshinobu (Key Animation)
  • Chino, Kyouko (Key Animation)
  • Ebara, Yasuyuki (Key Animation)
  • Fukushi, Mayumi (Key Animation, Animation Director)
  • Hara, Masaharu (Key Animation, Animation Director)
  • Hashimoto, Takashi (Key Animation)
  • Hidaka, Mayumi (Animation Director)
  • Imaishi, Hiroyuki (Key Animation)
  • Imaoka, Dai (Animation Director)
  • Ishino, Hirokazu (Key Animation)
  • Iwata, Keiko (In-Between Animation, Key Animation)
  • Kajiyama, Youko (In-Between Animation)
  • Kanetaka, Rika (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
  • Kase, Masahiro (Key Animation)
  • Kitamura, Junichi (Key Animation)
  • Kobayashi, Yukari (Animation Director)
  • Kobayashi, Yukihiro (Key Animation)
  • Koikawa, Shinpei (Key Animation)
  • Kondou, Rei (Music)
  • Kurita, Shinichi (Key Animation)
  • Macaluso, David (ADR Director)
  • Matsumoto, Tomoyuki (Animation Director)
  • Matsuoka, Hideaki (Animation Director)
  • Miki, Tatsuya (Key Animation)
  • Minagawa, Kazunori (Key Animation)
  • Murakami, Takayuki (Key Animation)
  • Nagano, Takuzou (Original Character Design)
  • ... and 15 more staff

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