Little Busters!
Series Overview
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.
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2 Seasons • 39 Episodes
24 min per episode
2012 – 2013
Premiered: Sat, Oct 6, 2012
Creative Production Team
Latest Aired Episode
Season 2, Episode 13: “The Little Busters”
Having another attack of narcolepsy, Riki realizes that he always falls asleep at the sight of unpleasant situations, since he saw his parents' dead bodies in a car accident when he was a child, and determined to overcome this weakness, he awakens with Rin's help. Knowing that the bus will explode, Riki and Rin start rescuing the other students from the wreckage only to discover that Kyousuke is using his own body to prevent the gas from leaking further.
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Trailers, Teasers & Extra Featurettes
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Little Busters TrailerOfficial
Type: Trailer • Published 2013-10-18
Cast & Creators
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Yui Horie
Riki Naoe (voice)
Tomoe Tamiyasu
Rin Natsume (voice)
Hikaru Midorikawa
Kyousuke Natsume (voice)
Nobutoshi Canna
Masato Inohara (voice)
Yusei Oda
Kengo Miyazawa (voice)
Natsumi Yanase
Komari Kamikita (voice)
Hikaru Isshiki
Yuiko Kurugaya (voice)
Keiko Suzuki
Haruka Saigusa (voice)
Naomi Wakabayashi
Kudryavka Noumi (voice)
Shiho Kawaragi
Mio Nishizono (voice)
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yoshinobu Yamakawa
Michiru Shimada
Shinji Orito, Manabu Miwa, Togoshi Magome, PMMK, Jun Maeda
Noriko Dohi
Department Leadership Roster
Noriko Dohi
Producer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
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TV-14: Parents Strongly Cautioned — Contains material unsuitable for children under 14.
International Certification Matrix
Parents Strongly Cautioned — Contains material unsuitable for children under 14.
Parental Guidance — Recommended for mature viewers.
Suitable only for 12 years and over.
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What is Little Busters! about?
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.
How many seasons does Little Busters! have?
Little Busters! comprises 2 seasons available to explore.
Who stars in Little Busters!?
Key cast members in Little Busters! include Yui Horie, Tomoe Tamiyasu, Hikaru Midorikawa, Nobutoshi Canna, Yusei Oda.
Who created or directed Little Busters!?
Little Busters! was developed and directed by Yoshinobu Yamakawa.