Toshikazu Hashimoto
Director
Little Busters! (2012)
Specials
Riki was a child when his parents died, leaving him hopeless and depressed. What saved him was a group of four kids calling themselves the Little Busters. They took Riki out and played with him during his time of need. He really enjoyed being together with them, and his grief gradually faded away. Now in his second year of high school they still hang out, fight and live together, and enjoy their school life.
Released Oct. 6, 2012
Episode 24 min
14+
Genres: Animation, Anime, Anime: School, Comedy, Drama
Keywords: tmdb.anime, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.narcolepsy, imdb.twister-the-game, imdb.high-school, imdb.high-school-student + 8 more, imdb.shut-in, imdb.orphan, imdb.cat, imdb.based-on-visual-novel, imdb.anime-animation, imdb.ecchi, imdb.hand-drawn-animation, mdblist.anime-dub
Production Companies: J.C.Staff, Visual Art's/Key
Network: Tokyo MX
S0E1 - I'll Protect the Saito of the World!
Kyousuke impliments a Battle Ranking system, with Riki slowly moving up the ranks, whilst Yuiko has fun teasing the other girls by giving them dubious advice. Meanwhile, a mysterious fighter known as Mask the Saito appears and starts defeating other members of the Little Busters and moving to the top of the rankings. Mask the Saito then confronts Riki in a battle, but he is stopped by a moving story by Komari and admits defeat, revealing himself to be Kyousuke, who passes the mask onto Riki.
Aug. 28, 2013, midnight
S0E2 - EX1 Secret Agent: Saya Tokido
While Riki Naoe goes to the classroom to pick up a Japanese lit notebook at nighttime, he is approached by Saya Tokido, who urges him to flee. After he hears a distant gunshot, he finds her abandoned student handbook left in the classroom.
Jan. 29, 2014, midnight
S0E3 - EX2 The Two in the Labyrinth
Feb. 26, 2014, midnight
S0E4 - EX3 Darkness Executives
March 26, 2014, midnight
S0E5 - EX4 Someday, Somewhere...
April 23, 2014, midnight
S0E6 - EX5 Sasami Becomes a Cat
May 28, 2014, midnight
S0E7 - EX6 The Small World That Someone Wished For
June 25, 2014, midnight
S0E8 - EX7 Kanata's Secret
July 30, 2014, midnight
S0E9 - EX8 Our Bonds
July 30, 2014, midnight
S0E10 - Kud Wafter
This anime adapts Key's visual novel Kud Wafter, which follows the romantic relationship between Riki Naoe and Kudryavka Noumi from the game Little Busters!
Nov. 28, 2020, midnight
Network: Tokyo MX
Episode Runtime: 24 min.
Season Runtime: 936 min.
Released: Oct. 6, 2012
Last Air Date: Dec. 28, 2013, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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