MarVista snags rights to Nick’s Little Battlers

US-based producer and distributor MarVista has picked up Latin America rights to animated series Little Battlers eXperience (LBX).

The animated series is produced by the US division of Japan’s Dentsu and has proved popular on TV Tokyo in Japan and Nicktoons US, and a second season has just been greenlit.

The series follows the adventures of miniature customisable robots and the kids who interact with them.

MarVista Entertainment CEO, Fernando Szew. “LBX is a runaway hit in Japan, and has proven its appeal to young audiences in the US since its launch on Nicktoons last year.

“We are delighted to partner with Dentsu to introduce the series to children across Latin America where we believe it will be enthusiastically received.”