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  • As was evident by around the half way point of the anime series, all the content of the Little Busters! visual novel by KEY was far too much for just one season, with Studio J.C. Staff confirming a second season titled “Little Busters! Refrain” for release in the future. Similar to how the second season of Clannad was named Clannad: After Story – Refrain is the name of the final chapter in the visual novel which is unlocked upon completing all the six character arcs and...

    There is Still Another Season of Little Busters! to Go

    Posted on April 10, 2013 | No Comments
    As was evident by around the half way point of the anime series, all the content of the Little Busters! visual novel by KEY was far too much for just one season, with Studio J.C. Staff confirming a second season titled “Little Busters! Refrain” for release in the future. Similar to how the second season of Clannad was named Clannad: After Story – Refrain is the name of the final chapter in the visual novel which is unlocked upon completing all the six character arcs and...

  • In the second half of last year, Prototype announced that alongside their past Playstation 2, Playstation Portable and Playstation Vita conversions of the Little Busters! visual novel… they would also be bringing it to the Playstation 3 this year. This edition, once again titled “Little Busters! Converted Edition” (リトルバスターズ！Converted Edition) is set to appear in store shelves within Japan on the 20th March 2013 and to mark this impending release the opening sequence for the title has been shared. Unless I am mistaken in some way...

    Little Busters! Converted Edition (Playstation 3) – Opening Sequence

    Posted on March 15, 2013 | No Comments
    In the second half of last year, Prototype announced that alongside their past Playstation 2, Playstation Portable and Playstation Vita conversions of the Little Busters! visual novel… they would also be bringing it to the Playstation 3 this year. This edition, once again titled “Little Busters! Converted Edition” (リトルバスターズ！Converted Edition) is set to appear in store shelves within Japan on the 20th March 2013 and to mark this impending release the opening sequence for the title has been shared. Unless I am mistaken in some way...

  • North American anime publisher Sentai Filmworks have recently announced that they have acquired the North American rights to the Little Busters! anime series. Based on the visual novel by Japanese studio KEY (Also behind titles such as Clannad, Air and my personal favorite – Kanon), this 26 episode series is being directed by Yoshiki Yamakawa and features composition by Michiru Shimada and character designs by Haruko Iizuka. When tragedy struck Riki Naoe as a child, he was rescued from grief over his parent’s deaths when...

    Sentai Filmworks Announce Acquisition of Little Busters! Anime Series

    Posted on January 16, 2013 | No Comments
    North American anime publisher Sentai Filmworks have recently announced that they have acquired the North American rights to the Little Busters! anime series. Based on the visual novel by Japanese studio KEY (Also behind titles such as Clannad, Air and my personal favorite – Kanon), this 26 episode series is being directed by Yoshiki Yamakawa and features composition by Michiru Shimada and character designs by Haruko Iizuka. When tragedy struck Riki Naoe as a child, he was rescued from grief over his parent’s deaths when...

  • According to a recent Tweet via the official Little Busters anime account, it has been announced that everyone who purchases all the limited edition releases of Little Busters will be able to send off for a bonus Blu-ray containing an unspecified bonus episode. The first volume is set to be released on the 26th December 2012 containing the first three episodes and a bunch of other goodies. Little Busters! is based off the popular visual novel series by the same name. It is currently airing...

    An Unaired Episode of Little Busters! To Be Offered to Those Who Buy the Limited Edition’s of the Series

    Posted on November 10, 2012 | No Comments
    According to a recent Tweet via the official Little Busters anime account, it has been announced that everyone who purchases all the limited edition releases of Little Busters will be able to send off for a bonus Blu-ray containing an unspecified bonus episode. The first volume is set to be released on the 26th December 2012 containing the first three episodes and a bunch of other goodies. Little Busters! is based off the popular visual novel series by the same name. It is currently airing...

  • With more or less a week left to go until the anime adaptation of the Little Busters visual novel is aired in Japan, the second promotional video for it has been released. The trailer does not have one specific focus, but features a number of small animated segments. Little Busters! was originally released as a visual novel in 2007 and is finally set to receive its anime adaptation by the studio J.C. Staff from the 6th October 2012.

    Second Major Promotional Trailer Released for Little Busters! Anime Series

    Posted on September 30, 2012 | No Comments
    With more or less a week left to go until the anime adaptation of the Little Busters visual novel is aired in Japan, the second promotional video for it has been released. The trailer does not have one specific focus, but features a number of small animated segments. Little Busters! was originally released as a visual novel in 2007 and is finally set to receive its anime adaptation by the studio J.C. Staff from the 6th October 2012.

  • To date we have seen four commercials released for the upcoming anime release of Little Busters, focusing on three of the original “Little Busters!” members (Riki, Kyousuke and Rin) as well as Kudryavka who is one of the characters recruited to the team during the events of the visual novel and potential love interest for Riki. The latest commercial focuses on both Masato Inohara and Kengo Miyazawa, the final two original members of the group who have a friendly rivalry between the two of them....

    Two New Commercials Released for Little Busters Anime Series – Masato and Kengo

    Posted on September 26, 2012 | No Comments
    To date we have seen four commercials released for the upcoming anime release of Little Busters, focusing on three of the original “Little Busters!” members (Riki, Kyousuke and Rin) as well as Kudryavka who is one of the characters recruited to the team during the events of the visual novel and potential love interest for Riki. The latest commercial focuses on both Masato Inohara and Kengo Miyazawa, the final two original members of the group who have a friendly rivalry between the two of them....

  • In the same fashion as the Naoe Riki commercial for the Little Busters! anime series, three new commercials for the series have recently begun airing in Japan. The first two focus on the Natsume siblings Kyousuke and Rin who both play major roles in the original visual novel series while the third features Kudryavka Noumi (Aka. Kud) who is a main character of spin-off visual novel Kud Wafter and “romantic interest” in the Little Busters! visual novel series. All three of these characters retain their...

    New TV Commercials Released for Little Busters! Anime Series – Featuring Kyousuke Natsume, Rin Natsume and Kudryavka Noumi

    Posted on September 24, 2012 | No Comments
    In the same fashion as the Naoe Riki commercial for the Little Busters! anime series, three new commercials for the series have recently begun airing in Japan. The first two focus on the Natsume siblings Kyousuke and Rin who both play major roles in the original visual novel series while the third features Kudryavka Noumi (Aka. Kud) who is a main character of spin-off visual novel Kud Wafter and “romantic interest” in the Little Busters! visual novel series. All three of these characters retain their...

  • A new television commercial for next months airing of the Little Busters anime series has been released. Viewable above, this commercial doesn’t feature much we haven’t seen before, but highlights that Yui Horie is taking over the voice role of Riki Naoe, the male protagonist for the series. The series is based on KEY’s 2007 visual novel release “Little Busters!”, which since spawned into several console ports by Prototype, several manga series and even a spin-off title Kud Wafter. The anime series, produced by the...

    New Television Commercial Airs for Little Busters!

    Posted on September 18, 2012 | No Comments
    A new television commercial for next months airing of the Little Busters anime series has been released. Viewable above, this commercial doesn’t feature much we haven’t seen before, but highlights that Yui Horie is taking over the voice role of Riki Naoe, the male protagonist for the series. The series is based on KEY’s 2007 visual novel release “Little Busters!”, which since spawned into several console ports by Prototype, several manga series and even a spin-off title Kud Wafter. The anime series, produced by the...

  • Over the years KEY have brought us many interesting multi-routed storylines through their visual novel releases including Air, Clannad, Kanon and Little Busters! to name a couple. While none of these have recieved an official English release, instead relying on users to purchase a Japanese copy from overseas than adding a fan-translation if one exists… you may have also been able to enjoy the storyline through English localized anime releases for several series such as Air and Clannad (Both in full anime series and movie...

    International Fans of KEY Visual Novel / Anime Works Encouraged to Take Part in “15th Anniversary Letter Project”

    Posted on July 31, 2012 | 4 Comments
    Over the years KEY have brought us many interesting multi-routed storylines through their visual novel releases including Air, Clannad, Kanon and Little Busters! to name a couple. While none of these have recieved an official English release, instead relying on users to purchase a Japanese copy from overseas than adding a fan-translation if one exists… you may have also been able to enjoy the storyline through English localized anime releases for several series such as Air and Clannad (Both in full anime series and movie...

  • The official website for the upcoming Little Busters! anime series has launched a new promotional trailer for it which can be seen above. This confirms that it will begin being aired in October 2012 and going from the trailer may feature an alternate version of the games original opening theme. Unlike most KEY visual novel to anime adaptations, this will feature animation from the studio J.C. Staff instead of Kyoto Animation. The anime series is adapted from KEY’s 2007 visual novel title under the same...

    Little Busters! Anime Series to Air in October 2012 / Promotion Trailer

    Posted on July 29, 2012 | No Comments
    The official website for the upcoming Little Busters! anime series has launched a new promotional trailer for it which can be seen above. This confirms that it will begin being aired in October 2012 and going from the trailer may feature an alternate version of the games original opening theme. Unlike most KEY visual novel to anime adaptations, this will feature animation from the studio J.C. Staff instead of Kyoto Animation. The anime series is adapted from KEY’s 2007 visual novel title under the same...

  • For those of you who have missed the previous announcements on the series, KEY’s visual novel Little Busters has recently been announced to be receiving an anime release in the near future – following on from many other successful KEY anime series over the last few years including Clannad, Kanon and Air. The first official anime trailer has recently been released and can be viewed above. The games original Japanese dub cast will be reprising their roles for the adaptation. Personally, I am not that keen on...

    First Preview Trailer of the Little Busters Anime Series

    Posted on April 9, 2012 | No Comments
    For those of you who have missed the previous announcements on the series, KEY’s visual novel Little Busters has recently been announced to be receiving an anime release in the near future – following on from many other successful KEY anime series over the last few years including Clannad, Kanon and Air. The first official anime trailer has recently been released and can be viewed above. The games original Japanese dub cast will be reprising their roles for the adaptation. Personally, I am not that keen on...

  • In July 2007, KEY and Visual Art’s released their visual novel Little Busters! to the Japanese market and has since then been released over several different consoles for both All-ages and 18+ Editions. Previous anime adaptations of KEY titles include Air, Kanon and Clannad, all three of which seem to have been well received by anime fans (and myself), and there has been much word over the years on if Little Busters would follow them with its own anime adaptation. In a commercial during the 34th webradio@DengekiBunko...

    Key’s Little Busters! Visual Novel to Receive Anime Adaptation

    Posted on March 26, 2012 | No Comments
    In July 2007, KEY and Visual Art’s released their visual novel Little Busters! to the Japanese market and has since then been released over several different consoles for both All-ages and 18+ Editions. Previous anime adaptations of KEY titles include Air, Kanon and Clannad, all three of which seem to have been well received by anime fans (and myself), and there has been much word over the years on if Little Busters would follow them with its own anime adaptation. In a commercial during the 34th webradio@DengekiBunko...

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