, 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.
Plot
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 the super strong cardboard, which can resist every impact and keeping 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 LBX's, 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 the super strong cardboard, in AD 2050, Ban Yamano (Van Yamano in the English dub), a male middle school student has been entrusted with the LBX "AX-00" by a mysterious woman, containing a Platinum Capsule. Ban learned from the woman that his father is still alive and knew about a secret conspiracy in the government. Ban himself must protect the LBX and the Platinum Capsule, as its contents could change the world forever.
Main characters
A 13-year-old boy and the main protagonist of the series. Van is a young man whose is very obsessed with LBX Toys and is always wanted to collect them. His father was the inventor responsible for creating the LBX Toys, but since he has been missing from airplane, Van's mother refused to have LBX Toys until the Mysterious Woman gave him an LBX, known as Achilles, saying the fate of the world rested on this LBX. Van later learns that his father is still somewhere and that airplane accident was a fake and was captured by an evil organization known as the 'Innovators', or New Dawn Raisers in the dub. Van continues to search for his father and fight with his rivals to defeat the evil man responsible for kidnapping his father.
A 13-year-old girl and a classmate of Van. Bright and studious, she's a real walking encyclopedia on LBX! She gets LBX Pandora by solving its mystery.
Van and Ami's best friend. He's a little cynic and unsure, but he's always there to help his friends with his LBX skills, strategy and cunning. He is expert in long range shooting.
Hanz stole Achilles's armor frame by using a fake cash card. He was first defeated by Van. In season 2, he joins Van's gang in order to fight the Directors.
A mysterious, emotionless, and somewhat of a loner, Justin Kaido is practically the anti-Van. He is Yoshimitsu Kaido's Grandson. A new student at school, he spends all of his time battling with his LBX named Emperor. His skills are so advanced that Justin earned himself the nickname "Sudden Death Emperor" because it has never taken him more than 10 seconds to beat an opponent. In fact, the only time Justin has ever lost was when he battled Van. Afterwards he becomes Ban's friend and joins his team.
He is an LBX player who first shows himself in 2050 Artemis. He is being controlled by Innovator. Jin makes him normal. Afterwards in LBX W, he joins Ban.
He is the second one who defeated Gouda. He is known as the "Magician in the Box".
A boy with sharp reflexes and a natural talent with LBXs. The second protagonist of Danball Senki W. Loves video games and an old superhero TV show called "Galactic Hero Senshiman". When his concentration reaches a certain threshold, usually when pushed to his limits, he becomes attentive and able to respond faster than usual, sometimes being able to predict the future when his stress was heightened enough.
A feisty girl with good combat skills. Ran lives with her grandpa in her family's dojo, and is the inheritor of the Hanasaki style. She gets chosen to fight with Ban and Hiro against Detector by winning Minerva in a karate tournament.
She is the daughter of Owen Kaios.
The 14-year-old champion of the 2051 Artemis LBX world tournament with the nickname "Super Rookie". Her LBX Vampire Cat was handmade by her little brother, Takeru. She has a habit of getting in other peoples' business, and loves tomato juice. Everyone, including Hiro thought she was a boy until she commented after winning.