“Orphaned narcoleptic Riki joins childhood team Little Busters; now they must recruit members and uncover a mysterious world secret.”
Little Busters!
リトルバスターズ!
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Synopsis
Orphaned narcoleptic Riki joins childhood team Little Busters; now they must recruit members and uncover a mysterious world secret.
As a child, Riki Naoe shut himself from the world, thanks to a diagnosis of narcolepsy following the tragic deaths of his parents. However, Riki is saved when, one fateful day, a boy named Kyousuke recruits him into a team who call themselves the Little Busters. Accompanied by Masato, Kengo, and Rin, these misfits spend their childhood fighting evil and enjoying their youth. Years pass, and even in high school, the well-knit teammates remain together. Kyousuke decides to re-ignite the Little Busters by forming a baseball team as it will be his last school year with them. They have a problem though: there aren't enough members! The tables have turned, for it is now Riki's turn to reach out and recruit new friends into the Little Busters, just like Kyousuke had once done for him. Then, an omen surfaces—Rin finds a strange letter attached to her cat, assigning them the duty of uncovering the "secret of this world" by completing specific tasks. Just what is this secret, and why is it being hidden? It's up to the Little Busters to find out!
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 73 sampled reviews
What 73 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.05 · split reception
5.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.0
↓ 1.66
Running avg · Oct 2012 → Feb 2025
- 9 “Little Busters was a fantastic watch that cheered me up with its constant humor and heartwarming daily shenanigans. While the series leans into the expected Key-style melodrama, it never detracted...”
- 8 “Little Busters is the newest anime adaptation of another one of the great Visual novels developed by Key. This seems to be one of the better Key adaptations, so far it seems to be on the same level...”
- 10 “Little Busters! is a truly touching and funny experience featuring an amazing opening theme, an interesting plot, and well-fitting character traits. While I have some lingering suspicions regarding...”
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- Format 26 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 24m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2012 – Apr 2013 Fall 2012
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-6995 catalog
Produced by
- Warner Bros. Japan Producer
- Showgate Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor