Little Busters!: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Little Busters!
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Anime, Romance
• Premiere date: 2012-10-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-12-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11684
• IMDb ID: tt2309408
• TVDB ID: 259638

Cast and credited roles

• Yui Horie — Riki Naoe
• Hikaru Midorikawa — Kyosuke Natsume
• Tomoe Tamiyasu — Rin Natsume
• Yuiko Tatsumi — Nishizono Mio
• Kana Hanazawa — Suginami Mutsumi
• Nobutoshi Canna — Inohara Masato
• Harumi Sakurai — Tokido Saya

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-10-06; final listed air date 2013-04-06; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 2013-10-05; final listed air date 2013-12-28; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Little Busters! on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.