Armored Girl Chronicles / LBX Girls (装甲娘戦機, Soukou Musume Senki) is an upcoming 2021 anime television series based on the Armored Girls online game by DMM, a spin-off to the Danball Senki (Little Battlers Experience) franchise by Level-5. The series is broadcasted in Japan on TOKYO MX, BS11, and Mainichi Broadcasting System beginning on January 06, 2020.
Synopsis[]
Riko Morisawa, a young girl from Tokorozawa, goes on a trip to Tokyo with her friend Mana. While they roam around the shops of Ikebukuro, Riko spots a billboard about an event related to the Little Battler's eXperience (LBX) line of toys. Mana urges Riko to purchase one, and although initially declining, Riko soon avails a few LBX kits for her father.
Upon opening one of the boxes labeled "LBX Assassin," a temporal rift manifests itself and transports Riko into the sky of an alternate Japan. While she falls at terminal velocity, an exosuit based on the LBX Assassin materializes around her, saving her from the descent. However, on the ground, she encounters the Mimesis, lethal metallic creatures that invade world after world. As she flees away from these monsters, Riko is rescued by four other LBX-equipped girls. After learning about Riko's predicament, the group decides to recruit her into their combat unit—"Soukou Musume."
Soukou Musume Senki narrates how the unit endures the trials and tribulations they face, developing unbreakable bonds along the way.
Bibliographic Information[]
Novel[]
Danball Senki Wars Novelize
- Cardboard Senki Wars DVD first volume bonus novel. The author is Rokusuke Kamiooka.
- Volume 1 "Chapter 1 Friends" (Volume 1)
- Volume 2 "Chapter 1 Friends" (Volume 2)
- Volume 3 "Chapter 2 Trust" (Volume 1)
- Volume 4 "Chapter 2 Trust" (Volume 2)
- Volume 5 "Chapter 3 Commander" (Volume 1)
- Volume 6 "Chapter 3 Commander" (Volume 2)
- Little Battlers W NOVELIZE And the world begins to move again
- An original novel commemorating the DVD release of The Little Battlers Wars DVD. The author is Rokusuke Kamiooka. W's epilogue content. 2 volumes in total. For the first part, you can apply with the serial code for 2 of the Wars DVD volumes 1-3, and for the second part, 2 of the 4-6 volumes.
Manga[]
- Gaiden Manga Version
- Published in the Summer 2011 issue of Corocoro G under the title of "Cardboard Senki Kaido Jin Gaiden". Drawing by HIRO.
- A Gaiden work depicting the incident that Jin Kaido was involved in the day before Artemis, and the characters other than Jin and the butler occupy the original manga. In addition, "LBX Troy" has appeared as a manga original LBX.
- Also published in the Winter 2011 issue of Corocoro G under the title of "Cardboard Senki Boost Gaiden". The drawing is also by HIRO. This depicts the battle after the end of "Danball Senki", and the Four Holy Beasts and LBX Epsilon, which did not appear in the main game, appear.
- Armor girl (Manga Version)
- Serialized from the spring 2018 issue of "CoroCoro Aniki". Author Hiroshi Kawamoto. Along with the restart of this game, the settings will be renewed from the winter 2020 issue, and the new series will be completed in the winter 2021 issue. The book is one volume.
- Danball Senki Wars (Manga Version)
- The drawing is by Hideaki Fujii. From the February 2011 issue to the January 2012 issue, it was serialized in "Monthly CoroCoro Comic" under the title "Danball Senki", and from the February 2012 issue to the March 2013 issue, it was serialized under the title "Danball Senki W". Due to the fact that it is a monthly series, the scenario is arranged to be short and the ending is different from the original.
- From the April 2013 issue to the November 2013 issue, "Danball Senki Wars" was serialized. Here, the number of volumes was reset and it was made into a book with a total of 2 volumes.
Character[]
The main character of this work. She is from Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture. She is easygoing and at her own pace, befitting her age, but she also has intense emotional ups and downs. On the one hand, she's friendly and sociable, and she's also a mood-maker who brightens up the atmosphere. In her other armored girl unit, it seems that there are many failures due to conflicts in her relationships, so her bright presence is important.
Although it's her mission to live, she enjoys her travels all over the country in her way, and she secretly makes her travel plans and enjoys sightseeing with other armored girls. There are many. Although it is natural for her, her sense of combat is close to zero, and although she has the power of an LBX for long-distance combat in the first place, she is not good at shooting, such as being unable to hit even the target of a cork gun.
She doesn't stand out much in battle, partly because she's not the type to fight hard on the front lines, but she can sometimes activate her luck. Her family runs a coffee shop, and she prides herself on being good at remembering people's names and family ancestry, but in reality, she often makes subtle mistakes.
She is good at cooking. She caught a summer cold and couldn't go on a school trip. A girl from a parallel world. She has had something similar before, and she seems to tend to get caught up in things, but she is positive in person.
Abilities[]
"A space-time transfer person huh... I'm amazing!"
― Riko Morisawa from the Game
A three-dimensional mobile tactical weapon in the form of a reinforced exoskeleton ≪LBX UNIT: Armor Girl≫. There are several types that specialize in each field, increasing the user's combat capabilities by leaps and bounds and providing defense through shields. It is a mysterious weapon that emerges from a parallel world along with the armored girl when a space-time jinx occurs, and is considered the only means of force that humanity can directly use against the Mimesis, an aptitude metal creature that invades from a parallel world along with the space-time jinx. In the world where the story is set, humanity is unable to manufacture enough of them to distribute them to everyone, as the factories that produce them have been attacked by the Mimesis, making them a very valuable weapon.
- Girls who fight wear "LBX units", which are armed with the power of LBX. Transformation is completed by automatically changing into a special suit in the transformation room packing in Nate and attaching the unit.
- However, the size of the suit and unit is predetermined, and if the body shape changes due to eating too much, it will not be possible to transform into an armored girl. Due to the benefits of the unit, it has physical abilities that far exceed those of ordinary people, and it can demonstrate special performance according to the model LBX, but the armor girl's skill is indispensable to master it.
- The unit will automatically purge when it runs out of energy. It is later revealed by Otaku Loss that it has an attack function that can temporarily gain enormous attack power, but once it is used, it consumes a huge amount of energy, and armored girls themselves take their life energy. There are disadvantages such as being tormented by hunger.
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LBX Unit: Assassin (アサシン Asashin) is Kamiya Craft's newest LBX model for assassination methods in the Danball Senki universe. | ||||||||||||||
| ─ LBX for special missions. wild frame. It is a state-of-the-art machine completed by Kamiya Heavy Industries for the assassination plan of Prime Minister Zaizen, and is called "LBX for assassination". It has various abilities such as excellent stealth, long-range sniping ability, close combat power that surpasses Deku, and self-destruct function in case of plan failure. A unit specialized in long-range combat. Assassin has its Executioner ready and aimed. Executioner (イグゼキューショナー) is a primary rifle weapon that has précised aim, it is filled with Energy ammo that can pierce the target giving 120 rounds per ammunition.
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However, it is only a tactical weapon that can be used on the front lines to fight Mimesis on an equal footing, not a weapon that can turn the tide strategically, and its consumption rate is commensurately high. In particular, its energy consumption is very high, so it needs to be operated under a precise operational plan due to the difficulty of global warfare and the tight time limit for weapon operation and operation.
The only individuals who can equip and use LBX units ≪LBX System≫. They are girls who were transferred from parallel worlds along with LBX units when a dimensional rift occurs, and since they are the only personnel capable of fighting against Mimesis in the background world of the story, they are considered a very important military force. The armored girls have been randomly caught up in the dimensional rift from different parallel worlds, and they are destined to fight for their lives in a grim world. In the Japan of the story's background, they seem to take on contracts from people to fight enemies personally or are organized as base defense troops or guerrilla units under the Hexagonal Command.
- As of all the Girls who were forced to transfer to the otherworld to fight Mimesis and by manifesting the LBX's unit, giving them almost of LBX system and fully extended capabilities from fighting. As Mr. Octacross who created the LBX all Armored Girls have special moves that allow them to help in combat situations.
- The LBX body consists of a core skeleton (internal frame) and armor parts (exterior parts), and it is possible to freely replace parts and frames. The weapons listed below are also basic equipment [Compressed Bullet, Barrage Missile, Stinger Missile, etc.], and it is possible to equip other LBX weapons and equip other LBX weapon arms.
- Auto & Manual Shooting System
- Suspension System [Giving armor from bootlegs and feet for the ability to maneuver and easily adapt from falling.]
- Armor base system [Giving them A lightweight from moving around and also giving suppression damage from the enemy.]
- As Mr. Octascross said, all LBX units contain Drones for recon and scouting.
- Navigation System
- Attack Function
- It is a so-called special move, and by damaging the enemy LBX, you can accumulate the C gauge (chance gauge), and by consuming it, you can deliver a powerful blow or give yourself a powerful buff. Most deadly functions can be learned freely by accumulating experience points for each weapon, but there are also LBX-specific deadly functions, such as JET strikers and seraphic wings.
- A special move that was created by Mr. Octacross for LBX Armored Girls, But it has a downside it can deplete the 100 to 0 life energy giving them hunger and tiredness.
- As the Assassin Attack Functions is Self-Destruct!
- The Assassin's Self-Destruct doesn't kill the user.
- The user is protected by the enhancement coating that sends all the energy outward. But it can only be used once.
- It has 10 seconds to activate.
It appears that whether they belong to base defense or guerrilla units within the Hexagonal Command is at the discretion of the armored girls. However, since Mimesis is extremely powerful and especially overwhelming in numbers, their battles are extremely dangerous, and there are said to be many casualties on every front. Naturally, the armored girls who act independently also have a high possibility of dying in battle someday. Thus, while the number of armored girls is limited, their attrition rate is high, leading to an uncertain situation regarding when the world might come to an end.
TV Anime[]
From January 2021, it will be made into a TV animation with the title "Soukou Musume Senki". It was planned in parallel with the first version of The Armored Girl as part of the Armored Girl project, but the early version of the game was undergoing long-term maintenance and was reviewed, and the animation was also in progress, so the initial version of the game was originally planned. It was decided to change what was the content of the land connection and proceed on its route. As a result, many of the settings incorporate the contents of the early armored girls, and there are many different parts, including the. As an example, Miserem Crisis and Armored Musume Senki are events in parallel worlds, and the suit name to be worn is an LBX unit, and the design is also a light suit, and each LBX motif armed unit is worn from the back. The enemy force is Mimesis with the same name as the initial version of the game. In February 2021, a collaboration scenario with Mizerem Crisis was held.
From January 2021, as one of the Armor Musume PROJECT, "Armor Musume Senki", the first new TV anime series in 10 years and the first late-night animation work of Level 5, will be broadcast on TOKYO MX and others. Studio A-CAT is in charge of animation production. In addition, Sanpo Food Co., Ltd. is cooperating in the promotion, and cup ramen appears in the work.
- Staff
- Original - Armored Girl (DMM GAMES)
- Director - Keitaro Motonaga
- Series composition - Yasuyuki Muto
- Character Design - Kumi Horii
- Mimesis Design - Yasuhiro Moriki
- Mechanical Design - Kenji Ando, Koji Watanabe
- Prop Design - Goichi Iwahata
- Art Director - Daisuke Negishi
- Art setting - Katsuhisa Takiguchi
- Cinematographer - Akio Hayashi
- 3DCG Director - Takayuki Homma
- Editing - Yoshiaki Kimura
- Music - Go Sakabe
- Music Producer - Kohei Sakai
- Music production - DMM music
- Producer - Shuichi Takashino
- Animation Producer - Shunsuke Sato
- Animation production - Studio A-CAT
- Production - Soukou Musume Senki Production Committee, DMM Pictures (DMM MUSIC)
Soukou Musume Senki is an anime adaptation based on the spin-off game Soukou Musume, developed by DMM Games and Level 5.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "The Day I Fell Into a Battlefield" Transcription: "Senjō ni Ochita Hi" (Japanese: 戦場に落ちた日) |
Keitarō Motonaga | Yasuyuki Mutō | January 7, 2021 |
| 2 | "Chosen Girls" Transcription: "Erabareshi Shōjotachi" (Japanese: 選ばれし少女たち) |
Norihiko Nagahama | Yasuyuki Mutō | January 14, 2021 |
| 3 | "The Battle of Gotenba" Transcription: "Gotenba Kōbō-sen" (Japanese: 御殿場攻防戦) |
Makoto Sokuza | Yasuyuki Mutō | January 21, 2021 |
| 4 | "The Legendary Super-Builder Otacross" Transcription: "Densetsu no Chō Birudā Otakurosu" (Japanese: 伝説の超ビルダーオタクロス) |
Kaoru Yabana | Yasuyuki Mutō | January 28, 2021 |
| 5 | "The Old Capital, Conquered" Transcription: "Shihaisareta Koto" (Japanese: 支配された古都) |
Tsutomu Murakami, Kaoru Yabana | Yasuyuki Mutō | February 4, 2021 |
| 6 | "Special Move: Attack Function" Transcription: "Hissatsu Atakku Fankushon" (Japanese: 必殺 アタックファンクション) |
Keitarō Motonaga | Yasuyuki Mutō | February 11, 2021 |
| 7 | "Suzuno's Secret" Transcription: "Suzuno no Himitsu" (Japanese: スズノの秘密) |
Juria Matsumura | Yasuyuki Mutō | February 18, 2021 |
| 8 | "The Terrifying Ammonite" Transcription: "Senritsu no Anmonaito" (Japanese: 戦慄のアンモナイト) |
Naoki Murata | Yasuyuki Mutō | February 25, 2021 |
| 9 | "The Battle at Kanmon Strait" Transcription: "Kanmonkaikyō no Gekitō" (Japanese: 関門海峡の激闘) |
Naoki Murata | Yasuyuki Mutō | March 4, 2021 |
| 10 | "For the Sake of this World?" Transcription: "Kono Sekai no Tame ni?" (Japanese: この世界のために？) |
Keitarō Motonaga | Yasuyuki Mutō | March 11, 2021 |
| 11 | "Interceptor Group Juggernaut" Transcription: "Yūgeki Shōtai Jagānōto" (Japanese: 遊撃小隊ジャガーノート) |
Norihiko Nagahama | Yasuyuki Mutō | March 18, 2021 |
| 12 | "Bonds That Save the World" Transcription: "Sekai o Sukuu Kizuna" (Japanese: 世界を救う絆) |
Keitarō Motonaga | Yasuyuki Mutō | March 25, 2021 |
External Link[]
- TV anime "Soukou Musume Senki" official website [Broken Link]
- TV Anime "Soukou Musume Senki" Official (@soumusu_anime) - Twitter
- Game "Danball Senki" Official (@soukou_official) - Twitter
- Soukou Musume Senki ─ Wikipedia (in Japanese)
Trivia[]
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