Little Busters!
リトルバスターズ!
Aliases | LB!, リトバス!, ritobasu, 小小克星!, 校園剋星!, LB-EX |
Play time | Very long (83h48m from236 votes) |
Developer | Key |
Publishers | Key &VISUAL ARTS &PROTOTYPE PROTOTYPE &VISUAL ARTS &Fluffy CK-GAL Entuziasty Team &sora-yozori Key Spanish Fanclub &Universo When They Cry Zero Force Translations Vietnam Key FanClub |
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Links | Wikipedia (en),Wikipedia (ja),Wikidata,MobyGames,VGMdb,HowLongToBeat,IGDB,PCGamingWiki,Lutris,Wine AppDB,VNStat |
Shops | sponsored links»US$ 59.99 @PlayAsia »US$ 63.99 @PlayAsia »US$ 67.90 @PlayAsia |
Related anime | [DB-ANN]Little Busters! (TV Series, 2012) [DB-ANN]Little Busters! Refrain (TV Series, 2013) |
DescriptionRiki 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. |
Coming-of-Age DramaS 3.0DisappearanceS 3.0Friendship 3.0High School Student Heroine 3.0More Than Seven Endings 3.0Multiple Endings 3.0Skippable Gameplay 3.0Sports as Gameplay Element 3.0Timid Protagonist 3.0Unlockable Event 3.0Unlockable Hero(ine) 3.0High School 3.0Varying Ending Songs 2.9Male Protagonist 2.9Group of Friends 2.9School Life Comedy 2.9Nakige 2.9Insert Songs 2.9Unlockable Routes 2.9Drama 2.8Shy Heroine 2.8Time LoopS 2.8Fictional Modern Day Japanese Town 2.8Protagonist's Childhood Friend as a Heroine 2.8Unlockable Choices 2.8Orphan Protagonist 2.8ADV 2.8Ponytail Heroine 2.8Date Display 2.7Baseball 2.7Foolish Friend 2.7Protagonist with Partial Voice Acting 2.7Protagonist with a Face 2.7Optional Gameplay 2.7Romance 2.7Auto Battler 2.7BullyingS 2.7School Dormitory 2.7Twin Sisters as Heroines 2.7Slice of Life 2.6Cats 2.6Drastic Character Development (positive)S 2.6Varied Title Screens 2.6Other PerspectivesS 2.6Flashback 2.6Joke Endings 2.6Alternate DimensionsS 2.6Duel 2.5Choices with 4 or More Options 2.5DreamS 2.5Heroine with Flat Chest (Non-Loli) 2.5Jump to Prior Choices 2.5Lots of Choices 2.5Protagonist with a Sprite 2.5Airhead Heroine 2.5Low Sexual Content 2.5More Than Seven Heroines 2.4Foreigner Heroine 2.4Protagonist's Rival as a Heroine 2.4Bad Endings with Story 2.3Protagonist's Childhood Friend as a Hero 2.3Bookworm Heroine 2.3Childishly Violent Heroine 2.3Fast Mini-games 2.3Arrogant Heroine 2.2Oneesan-type Heroine 2.2Combat with Exotic Weapons 2.2Depression (obsolete) 2.1Modern Tsundere Heroine 2.1Genre ShiftS 2.1Classic Tsundere Heroine 2.1Central HeroineS 2.0Built-in Encyclopedia 2.0Butterfly 2.0Clumsy Heroine 2.0Cowgirl 2.0Defloration 2.0Deredere HeroineS 2.0Discipline Committee Leader Heroine 2.0DiscriminationS 2.0Domestic ViolenceS 2.0Energetic Heroine 2.0Genius Heroine 2.0Grandfather Support CharacterS 2.0Half-Japanese Heroine 2.0Heroine with Ahoge 2.0Heroine with Big Breasts 2.0Heroine with Small Breasts (Non-Loli) 2.0Heroine with Zettai Ryouiki 2.0High School Student Protagonist 2.0Mayadere Heroine 2.0Missionary Position 2.0Only Virgin Heroines 2.0Otaku Heroine 2.0Outdoor Sex 2.0Pretending HeroineS 2.0Pure Love Story 2.0Read Text Marking 2.0School Sports Club Member Heroine 2.0Sex Scene Recollection 2.0Sex with Protagonist Only 2.0ShapeshiftingS 2.0Single Blowjob 2.0Single Boobjob 2.0Single Handjob 2.0Sitting Sex 2.0Standing Sex 2.0Twin Tail Heroine 2.0Vaginal Fingering 2.0White Haired Heroine 2.0AmnesiaS 1.9Death of HeroineS 1.9Sickly Protagonist 1.9Enforced Playing Order 1.9Unarmed Combat 1.8Dogs 1.8Multiple Route MysteryS 1.8Shooter Game 1.8Spy HeroineS 1.7Loli Heroine 1.7One True EndS 1.7FantasyS 1.5Mentor Support Character 1.5Achievements 1.5Back Skip Function 1.5Family 1.5Heroine with Psychological ProblemsS 1.5Jump to Next Choice 1.5Perverted Heroine 1.5Pistol Combat 1.5Child AbuseS 1.5Early Branching Plot 1.4Heroine with a Fang 1.4Traditionalist FamilyS 1.4Fake Choices 1.4Side Portraits 1.3Ojousama Heroine 1.3Ear-Cleaning 1.2Unlockable Gallery 1.2Tomboy Heroine 1.0Arranged MarriageS 1.0Brief NVL Scenes 1.0Food Discussions 1.0Kanji Puns 1.0Hint Corner 1.0Life and Death DramaS 0.8Death of HeroS 0.7Dungeon Crawling Game 0.5Straight Lolicon 0.2Lolicon 0.2
Releases
Japanese (17)
2007-06-01 | ♥All | Little Busters! - Trial Edition | ||||
2007-07-27 | ♥All | Little Busters! - First Press Limited Edition | 3 | |||
2007-09-28 | ♥All | Little Busters! - Regular Edition | 4 | |||
2008-07-25 | ♥18+ | Little Busters! Ecstasy - First Press Limited Edition | 4 | |||
2008-09-26 | ♥18+ | Little Busters! Ecstasy - Regular Edition | 3 | |||
2009-07-31 | ♥All | Key 10th Memorial BOX | ||||
2009-12-24 | ♥12+ | Little Busters! Converted Edition | 3 | |||
2010-11-25 | ♥12+ | Little Busters! Converted Edition | 3 | |||
2012-03-22 | ♥12+ | Little Busters! Converted Edition | 2 | |||
2012-11-30 | ♥15+ | Little Busters! Perfect Edition - TV Anime Commemorative Edition | 4 | |||
2013-03-20 | ♥12+ | Little Busters! Converted Edition | 3 | |||
2013-05-29 | ♥12+ | Little Busters! Converted Edition - Download Edition | ||||
2013-10-11 | ♥18+ | Little Busters! Ecstasy - Download Edition | 2 | |||
2017-11-01 | ♥All | Little Busters! English Edition (drm) | 3 | |||
2018-01-23 | ♥All | Little Busters! English Edition Decropper (unofficial patch) | ||||
2020-04-23 | ♥12+ | Little Busters! Converted Edition - Download Edition | 3 | |||
2020-04-23 | ♥12+ | Little Busters! Converted Edition - Physical Edition |
English (10)
2008-07-26 | ♥13+ | Little Busters! - Trial Edition (unofficial) | ||||
2011-12-18 | ♥18+ | Little Busters! Ecstasy (unofficial patch) | ||||
2011-12-18 | ♥All | Little Busters! Memorial Edition (unofficial patch) | ||||
2011-12-18 | ♥All | Little Busters! (unofficial patch) | ||||
2016-08-24 | ♥12+ | Little Busters! Converted Edition (unofficial patch) | ||||
2017-11-01 | ♥All | Little Busters! English Edition (drm) | 3 | |||
2018-01-23 | ♥All | Little Busters! English Edition Decropper (unofficial patch) | ||||
2020-04-23 | ♥12+ | Little Busters! Converted Edition - Download Edition | 3 | |||
2020-04-23 | ♥12+ | Little Busters! Converted Edition - Physical Edition | ||||
2024-06-24 | ♥12+ | Little Busters! Home Run Standard Edition (unofficial patch) |
Chinese (simplified) (3)
2010-03-29 | ♥18+ | Little Busters! EX (unofficial patch) | ||||
2012-08-06 | ♥12+ | Little Busters! Converted Edition (unofficial patch) | ||||
2025-01-26 | ♥All | Little Busters! English Edition (unofficial patch) |
Korean (5)
2012-05-25 | ♥18+ | Little Busters! EX (unofficial patch) | ||||
2019-09-11 | ♥18+ | Little Busters! EX (unofficial patch) | ||||
2019-09-24 | ♥All | Little Busters! Perfect Edition (unofficial patch) | ||||
2019-10-22 | ♥All | Little Busters! English Edition (unofficial patch) | ||||
2019-11-02 | ♥18+ | Little Busters! Perfect Ecstasy (unofficial patch) |
Turkish (1)
2014-11-05 | ♥All | Little Busters! (unofficial) |
Russian (6)
2015-04-07 | ♥All | Malen'kie prokazniki! (unofficial patch) | ||||
2015-04-08 | ♥All | Malen'kie prokazniki! (unofficial) | ||||
2015-08-04 | ♥ | Little Busters! Converted Edition (unofficial) | ||||
2024-12-05 | ♥All | Malen'kie prokazniki! English Edition (unofficial patch) | ||||
TBA | ♥All | Little Busters! (unofficial patch) | ||||
TBA | ♥18+ | Little Busters! Ecstasy (unofficial patch) |
Spanish (2)
2016-05-01 | ♥All | Little Busters! (unofficial patch) | ||||
TBA | ♥ | Little Busters! English Edition (unofficial patch) |
Portuguese (Brazil) (1)
2018-10-10 | ♥All | Little Busters! (unofficial patch) |
Vietnamese (1)
TBA | ♥ | Little Busters! (unofficial patch) |
Staff
Original edition
- Scenario
- Fujii TomotakaAssistant writer
- Kashida LeoMio's route
- Maeda JunCommon route (Interactions with Natsume siblings, Masato and Kengo), Rin & Refrain
- Shirokiri ChikaHaruka's & Kud's routes, parts of Rin's route
- Tonokawa YuutoCommon route (Interactions with other characters), Komari's and Kurugaya's routes
- Character design
- Hinoue ItaruKurugaya, Haruka, Kanata, A-chan & Komari
- Na-GaRin, Kud, Mio, Riki, Sasami, Kyousuke, Masato & Kengo
- Composer
- Hikari ShuuyouGuitar performance
- Maeda JunBGM, composition & lyrics of OP, insert song & Refrain ED
- ManackBGM composition, arrangement, insert song arrangement
- MintJamThird ED arrangement
- Mizutsuki RyouBGM arrangement
- Nakazawa TomoyukiOP, Refrain ED arrangement
- Orito ShinjiBGM composition, arrangement, ED1 composition, arrangement
- Ozaki TakeshiOP, Refrain ED arrangement
- PMMKBGM composition, arrangement, ED2 composition, arrangement
- Takase KazuyaOP, Refrain ED mix
- Togoshi MagomeBGM composition, arrangement
- a2cFirst ED, Third ED arrangement
- setzerFirst ED, Third ED arrangement
- Artist
- Hinoue Itaru
- Na-Ga
- TorinoBackground
- Vocals
- RitaOP "Little Busters", ED1 "Alicemagic", ED2 "Ame Nochi Hare", ED3 "Song for friends", INS "Haruka Kanata", Refrain ED "Little Busters -Little Jumper- ver."
- Staff
- Baba TakahiroExecutive producer
- DonmaruSpecial thanks
- Fujii TomotakaProgress management
- Kanzuki YashiroOP movie
- Kashida LeoSecond ED lyrics
- Maeda JunPlanning
- MochisukeColouring
- Na-GaColouring
- Nama HamuProgramming
- Shinori~Colouring
- Tayama MinimoColouring
- TonaProgramming, script
- Tonokawa YuutoThird ED lyrics
- TorinoColouring
- VWNSpecial thanks
- toshi5PR
- yonieScript
- Scenario
- Fujii TomotakaAssistant writer
- Kashida LeoMio's route
- Maeda JunCommon route (Interactions with Natsume siblings, Masato and Kengo), Rin & Refrain
- Shirokiri ChikaHaruka's & Kud's routes, parts of Rin's route
- Tonokawa YuutoCommon route (Interactions with other characters), Komari's and Kurugaya's routes
- Character design
- Hinoue ItaruKurugaya, Haruka, Kanata, A-chan & Komari
- Na-GaRin, Kud, Mio, Riki, Sasami, Kyousuke, Masato & Kengo
- Artist
- Hinoue Itaru
- Na-Ga
- TorinoBackground
- Composer
- Hikari ShuuyouGuitar performance
- Maeda JunBGM, composition & lyrics of OP, insert song & Refrain ED
- ManackBGM composition, arrangement, insert song arrangement
- MintJamThird ED arrangement
- Mizutsuki RyouBGM arrangement
- Nakazawa TomoyukiOP, Refrain ED arrangement
- Orito ShinjiBGM composition, arrangement, ED1 composition, arrangement
- Ozaki TakeshiOP, Refrain ED arrangement
- PMMKBGM composition, arrangement, ED2 composition, arrangement
- Takase KazuyaOP, Refrain ED mix
- Togoshi MagomeBGM composition, arrangement
- a2cFirst ED, Third ED arrangement
- setzerFirst ED, Third ED arrangement
- Vocals
- RitaOP "Little Busters", ED1 "Alicemagic", ED2 "Ame Nochi Hare", ED3 "Song for friends", INS "Haruka Kanata", Refrain ED "Little Busters -Little Jumper- ver."
- Staff
- Baba TakahiroExecutive producer
- DonmaruSpecial thanks
- Fujii TomotakaProgress management
- Kanzuki YashiroOP movie
- Kashida LeoSecond ED lyrics
- Maeda JunPlanning
- MochisukeColouring
- Na-GaColouring
- Nama HamuProgramming
- Shinori~Colouring
- Tayama MinimoColouring
- TonaProgramming, script
- Tonokawa YuutoThird ED lyrics
- TorinoColouring
- VWNSpecial thanks
- toshi5PR
- yonieScript
- Scenario
- Fujii TomotakaAssistant writer
- Kashida LeoMio's route
- Maeda JunCommon route (Interactions with Natsume siblings, Masato and Kengo), Rin & Refrain
- Shirokiri ChikaHaruka's & Kud's routes, parts of Rin's route
- Tonokawa YuutoCommon route (Interactions with other characters), Komari's and Kurugaya's routes
- Vocals
- RitaOP "Little Busters", ED1 "Alicemagic", ED2 "Ame Nochi Hare", ED3 "Song for friends", INS "Haruka Kanata", Refrain ED "Little Busters -Little Jumper- ver."
- Character design
- Hinoue ItaruKurugaya, Haruka, Kanata, A-chan & Komari
- Na-GaRin, Kud, Mio, Riki, Sasami, Kyousuke, Masato & Kengo
- Artist
- Hinoue Itaru
- Na-Ga
- TorinoBackground
- Composer
- Hikari ShuuyouGuitar performance
- Maeda JunBGM, composition & lyrics of OP, insert song & Refrain ED
- ManackBGM composition, arrangement, insert song arrangement
- MintJamThird ED arrangement
- Mizutsuki RyouBGM arrangement
- Nakazawa TomoyukiOP, Refrain ED arrangement
- Orito ShinjiBGM composition, arrangement, ED1 composition, arrangement
- Ozaki TakeshiOP, Refrain ED arrangement
- PMMKBGM composition, arrangement, ED2 composition, arrangement
- Takase KazuyaOP, Refrain ED mix
- Togoshi MagomeBGM composition, arrangement
- a2cFirst ED, Third ED arrangement
- setzerFirst ED, Third ED arrangement
- Staff
- Baba TakahiroExecutive producer
- DonmaruSpecial thanks
- Fujii TomotakaProgress management
- Kanzuki YashiroOP movie
- Kashida LeoSecond ED lyrics
- Maeda JunPlanning
- MochisukeColouring
- Na-GaColouring
- Nama HamuProgramming
- Shinori~Colouring
- Tayama MinimoColouring
- TonaProgramming, script
- Tonokawa YuutoThird ED lyrics
- TorinoColouring
- VWNSpecial thanks
- toshi5PR
- yonieScript
Ecstasy edition
- Scenario
- Maeda JunSaya route
- Shirokiri ChikaKanata route
- Tonokawa YuutoSasami route
- Vocals
- LiaSaya ED "Saya's Song"
- RitaOP "Little Busters! -Ecstacy Ver.-", ED "Alicemagic -Rockstar Ver.-"
- Shimotsuki HarukaChorus in "Sha La La Ecstasy"
- Character design
- Na-GaSaya
- Composer
- ANANT-GARDE EYESSaya ED arrangement
- Ishida Naoki
- Maeda JunComposition & lyrics of Saya ED
- MintJamOP Remix
- Scenario
- Maeda JunSaya route
- Shirokiri ChikaKanata route
- Tonokawa YuutoSasami route
- Character design
- Na-GaSaya
- Composer
- ANANT-GARDE EYESSaya ED arrangement
- Ishida Naoki
- Maeda JunComposition & lyrics of Saya ED
- MintJamOP Remix
- Vocals
- LiaSaya ED "Saya's Song"
- RitaOP "Little Busters! -Ecstacy Ver.-", ED "Alicemagic -Rockstar Ver.-"
- Shimotsuki HarukaChorus in "Sha La La Ecstasy"
- Scenario
- Maeda JunSaya route
- Shirokiri ChikaKanata route
- Tonokawa YuutoSasami route
- Character design
- Na-GaSaya
- Composer
- ANANT-GARDE EYESSaya ED arrangement
- Ishida Naoki
- Maeda JunComposition & lyrics of Saya ED
- MintJamOP Remix
- Vocals
- LiaSaya ED "Saya's Song"
- RitaOP "Little Busters! -Ecstacy Ver.-", ED "Alicemagic -Rockstar Ver.-"
- Shimotsuki HarukaChorus in "Sha La La Ecstasy"
English edition
- Translator
- Anthony BasileAdditional translation (Switch)
- Benjamin GesselAdditional translation
- Dang Minh NgyuenAdditional translation
- Ishii YoshifumiTranslation
- SilentTranslation
- arbalestbowAdditional translation
- Editor
- Jakke Elonen
- Quality assurance
- Eric Pignolet
- Tony Blomqvist
- Staff
- Anthony BasileEnglish localization assistance
- Baba TakahiroExecutive Producer
- David Alejandro Jiménez JaramilloAdditional assistance, Additional graphics
- Doki FansubsSpecial thanks
- Evan GetBusterpedia concept & writing, English localization assistance
- Henry LinSpecial thanks
- Jacob SundbergEnglish localization assistance
- Jeremy ForinoAdditional assistance
- Leslie TangOpening video effects & programming, Busterpedia concept & writing, English localization assistance
- Martín Andrés LedesmaOpening video effects & programming, Additional graphics
- Matthias WernerProject coordinator
- Mitsuhiro AbeSuperfluousviser
- Ozhan SenGraphics
- Team FluffySpecial thanks
- Tony BlomqvistProgramming
- Yoshikuni ToyoizumiOverseas edition project leader
- Translator
- Anthony BasileAdditional translation (Switch)
- Benjamin GesselAdditional translation
- Dang Minh NgyuenAdditional translation
- Ishii YoshifumiTranslation
- SilentTranslation
- arbalestbowAdditional translation
- Editor
- Jakke Elonen
- Quality assurance
- Eric Pignolet
- Tony Blomqvist
- Staff
- Anthony BasileEnglish localization assistance
- Baba TakahiroExecutive Producer
- David Alejandro Jiménez JaramilloAdditional assistance, Additional graphics
- Doki FansubsSpecial thanks
- Evan GetBusterpedia concept & writing, English localization assistance
- Henry LinSpecial thanks
- Jacob SundbergEnglish localization assistance
- Jeremy ForinoAdditional assistance
- Leslie TangOpening video effects & programming, Busterpedia concept & writing, English localization assistance
- Martín Andrés LedesmaOpening video effects & programming, Additional graphics
- Matthias WernerProject coordinator
- Mitsuhiro AbeSuperfluousviser
- Ozhan SenGraphics
- Team FluffySpecial thanks
- Tony BlomqvistProgramming
- Yoshikuni ToyoizumiOverseas edition project leader
- Translator
- Anthony BasileAdditional translation (Switch)
- Benjamin GesselAdditional translation
- Dang Minh NgyuenAdditional translation
- Ishii YoshifumiTranslation
- SilentTranslation
- arbalestbowAdditional translation
- Editor
- Jakke Elonen
- Quality assurance
- Eric Pignolet
- Tony Blomqvist
- Staff
- Anthony BasileEnglish localization assistance
- Baba TakahiroExecutive Producer
- David Alejandro Jiménez JaramilloAdditional assistance, Additional graphics
- Doki FansubsSpecial thanks
- Evan GetBusterpedia concept & writing, English localization assistance
- Henry LinSpecial thanks
- Jacob SundbergEnglish localization assistance
- Jeremy ForinoAdditional assistance
- Leslie TangOpening video effects & programming, Busterpedia concept & writing, English localization assistance
- Martín Andrés LedesmaOpening video effects & programming, Additional graphics
- Matthias WernerProject coordinator
- Mitsuhiro AbeSuperfluousviser
- Ozhan SenGraphics
- Team FluffySpecial thanks
- Tony BlomqvistProgramming
- Yoshikuni ToyoizumiOverseas edition project leader
Fluffy's translation (unofficial)
- Quality assurance
- All of the GoatsProofreading
- PieFormationProofreading
- RiveProofreading
- Staff
- EchoMateriaImage editing
- Richard 23RLdev hacking, Scripting
- YorhelScripting, External hosting
- applehqProject lead, Release engineering, Scripting, External hosting
- Editor
- Phlebas
- Richard C. Barcenas
- Quality assurance
- All of the GoatsProofreading
- PieFormationProofreading
- RiveProofreading
- Staff
- EchoMateriaImage editing
- Richard 23RLdev hacking, Scripting
- YorhelScripting, External hosting
- applehqProject lead, Release engineering, Scripting, External hosting
- Quality assurance
- All of the GoatsProofreading
- PieFormationProofreading
- RiveProofreading
- Staff
- EchoMateriaImage editing
- Richard 23RLdev hacking, Scripting
- YorhelScripting, External hosting
- applehqProject lead, Release engineering, Scripting, External hosting
Zero Force Translations' translation (unofficial)
- Editor
- FujonekoImage Editing
Character summary
Naoe RikiProtagonist
Voiced byTamiya TomoePartially voiced
Saigusa HarukaMain character
Voiced bySuzuki Keiko
Futaki KanataMain character
Voiced bySuzuki Keiko
Inohara MasatoMain character
Voiced byKanna Nobutoshi
Miyazawa KengoMain character
Tokido SayaMain character
Voiced byKazane
Kurugaya YuikoMain character
Voiced byTanaka Ryouko
Natsume KyousukeMain character
Natsume RinMain character
Voiced byTamiya Tomoe
Kamikita KomariMain character
Voiced byYanase Natsumi
Sasasegawa SasamiMain character
Voiced byTamiya Tomoe
Noumi KudryavkaMain character
Voiced byKaneko Akemi
Nishizono MioMain character
Voiced byArai Yumi
StrelkaSide character
Ivan StrugatskySide character
Voiced byOgata Mitsuru
LennonSide character
Koshiki MiyukiSide character
Voiced byKamonomiya Yuu
Amano AkariSide character
Voiced byRita
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Screenshots
Little Busters! - First Press Limited Edition