The Little Battlers: Episode 1

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"Inside lies both humanities hope and despair," a very accurate description of The Little Batters in general. From this first glimpse of the series, it is easy to tell if you will watch the rest. An important point to consider when watching the first episode is to ask, does this first encounter let me know what I'm in for? In this case, the answer is "Without a doubt." The route that's followed is a short peak at what's to come before focusing on how this begins. Through this, we are able to see exactly what to expect as the show advances while creating a contrast with how things start.

If you're interested in checking The Little Battlers out, you'll need to satisfy the following points in order to enjoy the series:
  • Have an interest in robots/model kits
  • Have a tolerance dramatic plot-twists
  • Enjoy competition/fighting
  • Understand the seriousness of the cast
Without meeting at majority of these criteria, it is likely that you won't enjoy this series. The creator of this series is LEVEL-5, resulting in many similarities between The Little Battlers and Inazuma Eleven, an earlier series they created. Watching the first episode, I can guarantee that this series is of the same breed as Inazuma Eleven. If the soccer series involved cyborgs, gods, aliens and super soldier, what will happen in the series about model kit robots?

The designs are unique; that's a key quality to have in a series. Although simple in design, each character's style is very distinct with clear personality. The LBX themselves don't lack in originality either, reflecting their user's persona while sporting memorable features. All of this is presented in colorfully bright combination of animation and CG. While animation mainly occurs on the characters and CG on LBX, the melding is so smooth that the transition awkwardness that plagues other series is nonexistent. The overall feel of the animation style is very bright and cheerful, pleasing to the eyes and attention grabbing.

As expected, the action sequences are quite good. Without a strong opening show, there wouldn't be much hope for views to stick around for more. However, the tease mid-episode was quite disappointing. I found the references made during these action sequences to be quite amusing as well.

All in all, this was a good first episode since:
  1. Introduced the story
  2. High production values
  3. Established the format
  4. Drew the viewer's interest

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