Little Busters! EX

Little Busters! EX / リトルバスターズ!EX / Little Busters! Ecstasy / LB!: EX
Little Busters! EX
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School, Supernatural
Themes: School
Studios: J.C.Staff
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 7.68 / 10
Rank: #1386
Popularity: #3156
Users Listed: 58,063
Users Scored: 26,972
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 12/20/2022
Aired: January 29, 2014 – July 30, 2014 (Winter)
Type: special
Source: Visual Novel
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 8

Synopsis:

This collection of stories expands upon the world of *Little Busters!*, offering three distinct character-focused narratives. Each route delves deeper into the lives of Saya Tokido, Sasami Sasasegawa, and Kanata Futaki, presenting perspectives both before and after the central events of *Refrain*. Saya's story unfolds in the period leading up to the main narrative, while Sasami’s explores the aftermath, examining how characters navigate a changed reality. Kanata's route presents a dual timeline, weaving through moments both prior to and following the pivotal events that shape the series. These supplementary episodes provide additional insight into the relationships and emotional landscapes of these key characters, offering a more nuanced understanding of their journeys within the *Little Busters!* universe and are included as bonus content with *Refrain*'s home video releases.

Trailer:

Episodes:

  • Episode 1: Secret Agent Tokido Saya (Aired: 01/29/2014)
  • Episode 2: The Two in the Labyrinth (Aired: 02/26/2014)
  • Episode 3: Darkness Executives (Aired: 03/26/2014)
  • Episode 4: Sometime, Somewhere... (Aired: 04/23/2014)
  • Episode 5: Sasami Turns into a Cat (Aired: 05/28/2014)
  • ... and 3 more episodes

Characters:

  • Futaki, Kanata (Main) - Voice Actors: Suzuki, Keiko, Simmons, Genevieve
  • Naoe, Riki (Main) - Voice Actors: Horie, Yui, Emerick, Shannon
  • Sasasegawa, Sasami (Main) - Voice Actors: Tokui, Sora, Sumrall, Allison
  • Tokido, Saya (Main) - Voice Actors: Sakurai, Harumi, Haag, Hilary
  • A-chan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hirai, Riko, Terrell, Tiffany
  • Inohara, Masato (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Canna, Nobutoshi, Ayres, Greg
  • Kamikita, Komari (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yanase, Natsumi, Ballard, Tia
  • Katsusawa (Supporting)
  • Kawagoe, Rei (Supporting)
  • Kurugaya, Yuiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Ryouko, Mosier, Carli
  • Miyazawa, Kengo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Oda, Yuusei, Anzaldua, Leraldo
  • Nakamura, Yukari (Supporting)
  • Natsume, Rin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tamiyasu, Tomoe, Karbowski, Brittney
  • Natsume, Kyousuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Midorikawa, Hikaru, Shepard, Blake
  • Nishizono, Mio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawaragi, Shiho, French, Caitlynn
  • Noumi, Kudryavka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Wakabayashi, Naomi, Grant, Tiffany
  • Saigusa, Haruka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suzuki, Keiko, McDonald, Margaret
  • Suzuki, Mad (Supporting)
  • Takamiya (Supporting)
  • Tokido, Father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kondou, Takayuki
  • Watanabe, Sakiko (Supporting)

Staff:

  • Dohi, Noriko (Producer)
  • Yamakawa, Yoshiki (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
  • Hashimoto, Toshikazu (Episode Director)
  • Okamura, Masahiro (Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Suzuki, Kentarou (Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Bottom, Kyle (Script)
  • Furukawa, Tomohiro (Storyboard)
  • Lia (Theme Song Performance)
  • Manyo (Theme Song Arrangement)
  • MintJam (Theme Song Arrangement)
  • Ozaki, Takeshi (Theme Song Arrangement)
  • Rita (Theme Song Performance)
  • Suzuyu (Theme Song Performance)
  • Abe, Misao (Key Animation)
  • Aida, Makoto (Key Animation)
  • Aoki, Rie (Key Animation)
  • Araki, Issei (2nd Key Animation)
  • Bessho, Masanao (Key Animation)
  • Fukagawa, Kasumi (Key Animation)
  • Furuki, Mai (2nd Key Animation)
  • Haga, Eriko (Key Animation)
  • Hagiwara, Masato (Key Animation)
  • Hayashi, Takayoshi (2nd Key Animation, Key Animation)
  • Hinoue, Itaru (Original Character Design)
  • Hong, Beom-seok (Key Animation)
  • Iida, Mitsuhiro (Key Animation)
  • Ikeda, Tatsuya (2nd Key Animation)
  • Isogai, Noritomo (Planning)
  • Itou, Kaori (Key Animation, Animation Director)
  • Izumi, Shizuka (Animation Check, In-Between Animation)
  • Kametani, Kyouko (Animation Director)
  • Kashimura, Emi (Production Manager)
  • Katou, Tsurugi (Key Animation)
  • Kawamura, Ryouko (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
  • Kawasaki, Rena (Key Animation)
  • Key (Original Creator)
  • Kinoshita, Yuuki (Key Animation)
  • Kodama, Hikaru (Key Animation)
  • Komatsu, Sana (2nd Key Animation, Key Animation)
  • Komatsubara, Sei (2nd Key Animation)
  • Kutsuna, Kenichi (Key Animation)
  • Maeda, Yuki (Publicity)
  • Maeda, Jun (Original Creator)
  • Maejima, Hiroshi (Key Animation)
  • Matsumoto, Miki (In-Between Animation)
  • Matsushita, Ikuko (Animation Director)
  • Minamihara, Yoshiko (Key Animation)
  • Miyajima, Hitoshi (Key Animation)
  • Miyanaga, Azusa (2nd Key Animation, In-Between Animation, Key Animation)
  • Mori, Etsuhito (Key Animation)
  • ... and 35 more staff

Related Anime/Manga:

  • Little Busters! Ecstasy Series (manga - Adaptation)
  • Little Busters! Refrain (anime - Parent Story)