Little Busters! (リトルバスターズ!) is a 26-episode anime TV series adaptation based on the visual novel developed by Key. It is directed by Yoshiki Yamakawa and produced by J.C.Staff and aired in Japan between October 6, 2012 and April 6, 2013 on Tokyo MX. The screenplay was written by Michiru Shimada, and chief animator Haruko Iizuka based the character design used in the anime on Itaru Hinoue's and Na-Ga's original designs.
The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks for release in North America. Section23 Films released the first BD/DVD collection on November 19, 2013. Hanabee Entertainment has licensed the series in Australia and New Zealand for a January 2014 release on BD and DVD.
English Voice Cast
Main Cast
- Blake Shepard - Kyousuke Natsume
- Brittney Karbowski - Rin Natsume
- Shannon Emerick - Riki Naoe
Secondary Cast
- Caitlynn French - Mio Nishizono
- Carli Mosier - Yuiko Kurugaya
- Genevieve Simmons - Kanata Futaki
- Greg Ayres - Masato Inohara
- Leraldo Anzaldua - Kengo Miyazawa
- Margaret McDonald - Haruka Saigusa
- Tia Ballard - Komari Kamikita
- Tiffany Grant - Kudryavka Nomi
Minor Cast
- Allison Sumrall - Sasami Sasasegawa (ep20), Yumi (ep24)
- Beth Lazarou - Katsusawa (ep19)
- Brent Marshall - PE Teacher (ep25)
- Cara Duncan - Suginami (ep22), Yamazaki (ep19), Yukari Nakamura (ep20)
- Christopher Ayres - Sho Saigusa, Soccer Club Captain (ep25), Teacher (ep19)
- Clint Bickham - Aikawa (ep20)
- Connor Leach - Jiro (ep24)
- John Swasey - Basketball Club Captain (ep25), Endo-Teacher (ep25), Grandfather
- Johnny DeLaCerda - Taro (ep24)
- Juliet Simmons - Sakiko Watanabe (ep20)
- Krystal LaPorte - Dorj
- Mark X. Laskowski - English Teacher (ep25), Judo Club Captain (ep25), Saburo (ep24)
- Nancy Novotny - Ami (ep24), Miyuki Koshiki (ep25), Rei Kawagoe (ep20)
- Tiffany Grant - Chernushka
- Tiffany Terrell - A-chan, Announcer, Takamiya (ep19)