ダンボール戦機

LBX: Little Battlers eXperience

In 2046, a revolutionary 80% shock-absorbing reinforced cardboard has been developed, rapidly transforming the world's exports. The reinforced cardboard would soon become the battleground for a popular children's hobby called "LBX" (Little Battler eXperience). Four years later, a boy named Yamano Ban who loves to play with LBX (although without a mecha himself) is given a case containing the model AX-00 by a mysterious woman. He is told that he now holds the hopes and despairs of mankind in his hands.

Names

Original	ダンボール戦機 (japanese)
Romaji	Danball Senki
English	LBX: Little Battlers eXperience
Chinese	纸箱战机 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known as	Danbooru Senki · Cardboard War Chronicles

Facts

Format	TV series · 44 ep · 23 min · 17h total
Aired	2011-03-02 → 2012-01-11 (Spring 2011)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	OLM
Source	Video game
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Kids
Genres	Action Comedy Mecha Sci-Fi
Themes	Kids Primarily Child Cast Robots CGI Real Robot

Reception

Community score	7.01 / 10
Bayesian score	7.34 / 10
Composite	51.5
On lists	3,443
Favourited	71 (2.1%)
Completion	74.0%
Drop rate	7.7%
In backlog	31.3%
Score spread σ	1.88

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Spring 2011	C	29 of 86
Studio	OLM	C	51 of 181
Year	2011	C	94 of 305
Length	Long-run	D	122 of 242
Source material	Video game	B	122 of 530
Genre	Mecha	C	130 of 484
Demographic	Kids	C	138 of 363
Genre	Sci-Fi	C	486 of 1,409
Era	Early 2010s	C	515 of 1,627
Season (all years)	Spring	C	745 of 1,868
Genre	Action	C	1,188 of 2,765
Genre	Comedy	C	1,286 of 3,488
Format	TV series	C	1,441 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	C	2,670 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Naohito Takahashi, Kouji Fukazawa, Yoshio Tanioka, Toshihiro Kohama
Series composition	Atsuhiro Tomioka
Character design	Atsushi Sonobe, Hiroyuki Nishimura
Original creator	Akihiro Hino, Atsushi Sonobe