Little Busters!

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#1The Team Name Will Be... the Little BustersAwakened early in the morning by someone announcing the return of Kyousuke Natsume, Riki Naoe goes to stop his roommate Masato Inohara from fighting their friend and Masato's rival Kengo Miyazawa. Riki asks Kyousuke to…2012-10-06 · 24m

#2If You're Happy, I'm HappyOn the school's roof, Riki finds Komari Kamikita, a clumsy girl from his class who loves sweets. Riki tells her he wants to recruit her for the baseball team, but he soon realizes that she may not be well suited for…2012-10-13 · 24m

#3I Like Cute Things, You SeeThe members of the Little Busters baseball team have morning practice, though Rin is less than enthusiastic. Masato gives Riki back his idiom dictionary, albeit damaged and smelly, in a plastic bag. Haruka Saigusa, a…2012-10-20 · 24m

#4We'll Make a Happy, Sunny PlaceRiki helps his classmate Kudryavka Noumi move her boxes into her new dorm room one afternoon. The next day, Riki goes to the roof looking for Komari to thank her in place of Rin for taking care of one her cats that was…2012-10-27 · 24m

#5To Find What I've LostKomari continues to dream about her brother, and Riki goes to see Kojirō to learn more about Takuya. Kojirō merely tells him that he should not pry further into the matter if he cares about Komari. Unable to sleep, Riki…2012-11-03 · 24m

#6Let's Find Wonderful ThingsKomari is in shock from remembering her dead brother Takuya, recalling the time they spent together in the hospital. In Komari's recollection, Takuya writes a picture book for her, and tells her that he might be gone…2012-11-10 · 24m

#7Now Then, Guess Who!Riki sets out to find more members for the team.2012-11-17 · 24m

#8Let's Look for a Roommate!Riki, Rin, and Masato go to great lengths to make sure their newest team member gets what she wants: a roommate.2012-11-24 · 24m

#9Save the Cafeteria!Rin finds another message on Lennon. This time, the mission is to save the cafeteria. Later, Riki wonders how the message's author knew there would be a crisis in the cafeteria, just before he is hit by another…2012-12-01 · 24m

#10The Blue of the Sky, the Blue of the SeaRiki is tasked with finding the last member of the Little Busters to have a full baseball team of nine. Riki hits a foul ball that hits Mio and he brings her a compress the next day. He notices that Mio always has a…2012-12-08 · 24m

#11See, There Ain't No GhostsTo test the team's courage, Kyousuke sets up various traps within the school.2012-12-15 · 24m

#12A Blue World, Stretching on to EternityRiki wants Mio to be included among his friends, so he asks her to be the team's manager, which she ultimately accepts after initially thinking they were starting an all-male idol group. After practice, Mio brings…2012-12-22 · 24m

#13Where the End BeginsRiki sees the girl who looks like Mio in the courtyard, but she disappears soon after. Mio remains absent from school for several days, and people around Riki start slowing forgetting about her. The next day, Riki finds…2013-01-05 · 24m

#14That's Why I'll Hold My Hand Out to YouRiki is resolute that he will not forget about Mio, but Midori plays around with his memories of her, leaving him unsure about how much of his memories of her are real. Riki seeks help from Kyousuke, but all he can offer…2013-01-12 · 24m

#15Hell Yeah, This Totally Rocks!After an initial failed attempt by Komari and Kudryavka to get Riki to follow them because of something 'serious', Rin texts Riki to come to her room in the girl's dorm. Narrowly escaping detection by Kanata and the…2013-01-19 · 24m

#16Don't Look At Me Like ThatMasato battles Haruka after she eats some of his katsudon, but he loses quickly. Later, Riki, Rin and Komari watch as Haruka starts to repair a bench which she has fond memories of, but Kanata arrives and points out that…2013-01-26 · 24m

#17I Wanted Someone to Stay By My SideHaruka tells her friends how she and Kanata were born from two separate fathers, one of whom, Shō Saigusa, was the one previously arrested. Due to this, the Futaki family took control of the Saigusa family, and Haruka…2013-02-02 · 24m

#18The Answer Is Within Your HeartAs it begins to rain, Haruka confronts Kanata and discovers that Kanata had lied to her when they were younger about being allergic to eggs. After Kanata leaves, Kudryavka tells Riki that she is a nice person when inside…2013-02-09 · 24m

#19Keep Working HardKudryavka decides to take a national proficiency test in school, and the other Little Busters members help her study, especially in her weakest field English. Komari coaches Kudryavka in English, followed by Mio covering…2013-02-16 · 24m

#20Cure the LovesickAnother mysterious letter arrives for Rin and Riki, telling them to ease the lovesickness of a second-year boy named Aikawa who likes Sasami. They start by asking Sasami what her hobbies are and the type of guys she…2013-02-23 · 24m

#21Fifty Nautical Miles into the SkyAfter another training session, the Little Busters join up to clean their clubroom. Later in the night, Riki comes across Kudryavka and assists her with a traditional ritual of her country, Tevua, which was once part of…2013-03-02 · 24m

#22I Promise I'll Come BackNo news comes whether Kudryavka's mother is still alive, and travel is restricted to and from Tebwa to reduce risk of contamination from the exploded rocket engine. However, the Tebwan embassy sends Kudryavka a plane…2013-03-09 · 24m

#23For Those You LoveAs her friends in Japan learn that an uprising started in Tebwa following the failed rocket launch, Kudryavka meets her grandfather where he is in hiding and learns that her mother survived the explosion. As her…2013-03-16 · 24m

#24If Rin-chan Is Happy, I'm Happy, TooRiki and Rin are by the side of the river when they receive another mysterious letter telling them to do a puppet show, and soon spy some kids having an argument. A girl was going to put on a puppet show for her friend…2013-03-23 · 24m

#25The Final MemberKyousuke tells the Little Busters that their first baseball game will be against a team composed of captains from other sports clubs. Most of the team is ultimately excited about the match, save for Riki and Rin. In…2013-03-30 · 24m

#26The Greatest of FriendsAfter being left in charge of the Little Busters, Riki is struggling about what he should do since he no longer has Kyousuke to lead him, Kyousuke himself explains Riki he is now stronger than ever and all the things…2013-04-06 · 24m

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Quick facts

Episodes26

Seasons1

StatusFinished

Aired2012

Japanese title: リトルバスターズ!
Also known as: LB!

Synopsis

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! \[Written by MAL Rewrite\]