Danball Senki
| Danball Senki | |
|---|---|
| Original title | ダ ン ボ ー ル 戦 機 |
| transcription | Dambōru Senki |
| Manga | |
| title | Danball Senki Danball Senki Wars |
| Original title | ダ ン ボ ー ル 戦 機 ダ ン ボ ー ル 戦 機 ウ ォ ー ズ |
| transcription | Dambōru Senki Dambōru Senki Wōzu |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Hideaki Fujii |
| publishing company | Shogakukan |
| magazine | CoroCoro Comic |
| First publication | January 15, 2011 - October 15, 2013 |
| expenditure | 6 + 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| title | Danball Senki Danball Senki W Danball Senki Wars |
| Original title | ダ ン ボ ー ル 戦 機 ダ ン ボ ー ル 戦 機 W ダ ン ボ ー ル 戦 機 WARS |
| transcription | Dambōru Senki Dambōru Senki W Dambōru Senki Wars |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| Year (s) | 2011-2013 |
| Studio | Oriental Light and Magic |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 139 in 3 seasons |
| Director | Naohito Takahashi |
| production | Kiyofumi Kajiwara |
| music | Rei Kondo |
| First broadcast | March 2, 2011 - December 25, 2013 on TV Tokyo , TV Hokkaidō , TV Aichi , TV Osaka , TV Setouchi , TVQ Kyushu |
| Computer / video game | |
| title | Danball Senki |
| Studio | Level-5 |
| Publisher | Level-5 |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
June 16, 2011 |
| platform | PlayStation Portable |
| genre | Action RPG |
| language | Japanese |
| Computer / video game | |
| title | Danball Senki Boost |
| Studio | Level-5 |
| Publisher | Level-5 |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
November 23, 2011 |
| platform | PlayStation Portable |
| genre | Action RPG |
| language | Japanese |
| Computer / video game | |
| title | Danball Senki Baku Boost |
| Studio | Level-5 |
| Publisher | Level-5 |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
5th July 2012 |
| platform | Nintendo 3DS |
| genre | Action RPG |
| language | Japanese |
| Computer / video game | |
| title | Danball Senki W. |
| Studio | Level-5 |
| Publisher | Level-5 |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
October 18, 2012 |
| platform | PlayStation Portable , PlayStation Vita |
| genre | Action RPG |
| language | Japanese |
| Computer / video game | |
| title | Danball Senki W Super Custom |
| Studio | tri-ace |
| Publisher | Level-5 |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
June 27, 2013 |
| platform | Nintendo 3DS |
| genre | Action RPG |
| language | Japanese |
| Computer / video game | |
| title | Danball Senki Wars |
| Studio | Level-5 |
| Publisher | Level-5 |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
October 31, 2013 |
| platform | Nintendo 3DS |
| genre | Action RPG |
| language | Japanese |
Danball Senki ( Japanese ダ ン ボ ー ル 戦 機 , Dambōru Senki ), also LBX for Little Battlers eXperience , is a Japanese franchise of computer games , manga and anime . The first work was the manga by Hideaki Fujii , published in January 2011 . A television series followed in March of the same year, and various games by the developer Level-5 from June .
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In the game Danball Senki the players compete against each other with miniature mechas in special arenas. The action takes place in a world of 2050 and beyond, where tournaments with real little robots have become a popular hobby. The boy Ban Yamano ( 山野 バ ン ), who would also like to play, one day receives such a robot from a mysterious woman. But it contains secrets that are being pursued by a political conspiracy whose victim was Ban's father. So he and his friends get caught between these power games and, according to the mysterious woman, should save Japan from this conspiracy. In the sequel, Ban and old and new friends fight terrorists who want to abuse the robots for their own purposes. Finally, there is a storyline that continues into the future and is about life in a school devoted to training Danball Senki players.
Publications
Mangas
A first manga series by Hideaki Fujii appeared from issue 2/2011 (January 15, 2011) to 3/2013 (February 15, 2013) in the manga magazine CoroCoro Comic published by Shogakukan in Japan. The chapters were also brought out in six anthologies ( Tankōbon ).
This was followed by the sequel Danball Senki Wars ( ダ ン ボ ー ル 戦 機 ウ ォ ー ズ ), which appeared from issue 4/2013 (March 15, 2013) to 11/2013 (October 15, 2013). Their chapters have been summarized in two edited volumes.
Animes
Until 2011, the Oriental Light and Magic studio produced an initially 44-part anime television series as part of the franchise. Naohito Takahashi directed the production , Atsuhiro Tomioka was responsible for the series concept. The idea for the series came from Akihiro Hino . The character design was created by Hiroyuki Nishimura and the artistic directors were Toshihiro Kohama and Yoshio Tanioka . The first season was followed by two more: Danball Senki W with 58 episodes and Danball Senki Wars with 37 episodes, making a total of 139 of the 25-minute episodes.
The broadcast took place on 2 March 2011 to 25 December 2013 in Japan when TV Tokyo - Network , simultaneously on TV Tokyo , TV Hokkaido , Television Aichi , TV Osaka , TV Setouchi and TVQ Kyushu , but also with time delay on other channels . An English version was shown by Animax Asia, a Korean version by Cartoon Network Korea, a French version by Canal J and a translation into Tagalog by ABS-CBN Sports + Action. However, not every season has been translated into all of these languages.
On December 1, 2012, Inazuma Eleven GO vs. Danball Senki W released a crossover with the series Inazuma Eleven in Japanese cinemas.
Voice actor
| role | Japanese voice ( seiyū ) |
|---|---|
| Kazuya Aoshima | Daisuke Namikawa |
| Ami Kawamura | Marina Inoue |
| Ban Yamano | Megumi Kubota |
| Hiro Ōzora | Hiro Shimono |
| Ran Hanasaki | Kana Hanazawa |
| Arata Sena | Ryōta Osaka |
| Hikaru Hoshihara | Sayori Ishizuka |
| Muraku Hōjō | Shuhei Iwase |
| Haruki Izumo | Tomoaki Maeno |
music
The music in the series was composed by Rei Kondo . The opening credits were accompanied by the following songs:
- 1 Dream by Little Blue boX
- Ishin Denshin ( 以 心 伝 心 ) from Little Blue boX
- Brave Hero by Little Blue boX
- Sanmi Ittai from Little Blue boX
- 2 spirits from Little Blue boX
- Telepathy from Little Blue boX
- Mugen Myself from Little Blue boX
- Eternal from Little Blue boX
The closing titles are:
- Boku no Chokinbako ( 僕 の 貯 金 箱 ) by Hiroki Maekawa
- Himitsu Kichi ( ヒ ミ ツ キ チ ) by Hiroki Maekawa
- Do Wak Parappa by Hiroki Maekawa
- Me wo Tojite… by Hiroki Maekawa
- Umare Kawattemo Boku de Ii yo by Hiroki Maekawa
- Chikyū no kizuna ( 地球 の 絆 ) by Dream5
- Kamisama Yāyāyā by Dream5
- Bokutachi no Wars by Ryota Ohsaka, Sayori Ishizuka, and Tomoaki Maeno
- Hirameki by Ryota Ohsaka
Computer games
The first game developed by Level-5 was released on June 16, 2011 in Japan for the PlayStation Portable . Five more games followed by 2013, also for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita consoles . The games are a mixture of computer role play, in which the player follows a plot, interspersed with duels with opponents and optional side quests.
Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)
- TV Tokyo for the anime series (Japanese)
- Entry on the anime on Anime News Network (English)
- Danball Senki Wiki - Wiki for the series