In October 2017, 325 international backers (including myself) raised ¥8,980,540 to support the localisation of the feature film Kud Wafter Returns, an anime adaptation of the Little Busters! spin-off visual novel. After numerous delays as is the trend with crowdfunded projects, Tokyo Otaku Mode (who organised the international crowdfunding efforts) last week announced that copies would begin shipping out today. And did they keep that shipment date? Why, yes they did!
Approximately 5 minutes ago as of writing this, I received an email from Fedex indicating that my package had been shipped. This may vary depending on which rewards you pledged towards and where in the world you are located, but my copy is being shipped to Australia via Fedex International Priority. Expect a review of the Kud Wafter Returns feature film on The Otaku’s Study in early February 2021 if not sooner.
Kud Wafter Returns is animated by the studio J.C. Staff, and is a “what-if” romantic-drama sequel to the successful visual novel and anime franchise Little Busters! from KEY. Many of the Little Busters! cast voice cast reprise their original roles including Yui Horie as Riki Naoe and Naomi Wakabayashi as the titular character, Kudryavka Noumi.
