Little Busters! Refrain

Category:	TV Series
Adult:	No
Native:	リトルバスターズ! ~Refrain~
Titles:	LB! Refrain Little Busters! EX リトルバスターズ! リフレイン
Runtime:	25 minutes
Aired:	Oct 5, 2013 [11 years 3 months ago]
Ended:	Dec 28, 2013 [11 years 1 month ago]
Language:	Japanese
Genres:	Comedy Romance
Tags:	School Life Tragedy Daily Life Angst High School Friendship Baseball
Links:	ANIDB

At last, the baseball team of the Little Busters has reunited, with many new friends among old ones. However, peace for the fun-loving students will not last forever. As Naoe Riki learns the truth behind his narcolepsy and the other mysteries around campus, he realizes that the dream must come to an end, and everything that has stopped starts to move again.

Episode 1: It Struck Without Warning Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-10-05 In celebration of the team's first game, Komari hosts a pancake party. The Little Busters' first party with everyone together is full of smiles and good times! However, a certain group of classmates watches the party with contempt in their eyes. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 2: It Was Raining Back Then, Too Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-10-12 When Riki suffers another narcolepsy attack, Kurugaya looks after him until he wakes up. As the two reminisce about the times they've spent with their friends and voice their wishes that these times would last forever, there's a rather nice mood about them... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 3: I Wanted to Stay Here Forever Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-10-19 Riki continues to relive June 20th. With no end in sight, he goes to Kurugaya for help. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 4: Riki and Rin Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-10-26 Riki's morning begins with the feeling that he had forgotten something in his dream. As he continues through the day in a daze, a certain girl confesses that she likes him. When Kyousuke hears the news, he tells Riki that Rin also received a confession, from a third year student. This comes as a shock to Riki for reasons he can't understand. Later, while talking with Rin, he suddenly becomes strangely conscious of her. When he works up the nerve to ask her about the guy who confessed to her, Rin makes a suggestion he never expected... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 5: The Final Task Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-11-02 When a prefectural assembly member comes to the school for an inspection, a call is issued for two volunteers from Riki's class to show him around the campus. Remembering the most recent letter from Lennon, Riki and Rin timidly raise their hands. Rin does her best as they show the assembly member around, and though her nerves are apparent, the man seems to find her awkward behavior charming. After he leaves, Rin is summoned to the faculty office... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 6: After the Escape Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-11-09 Rin has left to attend another school. Riki begins to mistrust Kyousuke for the first time ever, suspecting that everything was part of some plan he concocted. Riki confides in Kengo about his fears that the Little Busters will fall apart, and is grateful to find that he feels the same way. Meanwhile, Riki continues to receive heart-wrenching emails from Rin. Finally he decides to go get her back, but Kyousuke stops him... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 7: May 13 Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-11-16 At some point, Rin changed. Since she began to fear other people, she'll only smile around children or Riki. Even Kyousuke has changed, shutting himself in his room with the lights off and refusing to attend classes. As children, the Little Busters were always laughing and having fun together, led by Kyousuke. Is there no way to go back to those days? "If there were something I could do to bring back those days, what would it be?" Source: crunchyroll
Episode 8: Proof of the Strongest Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-11-23 In his effort to recreate the Little Busters, Riki first approaches Masato to join. Masato, however, refuses the invitation and pushes Riki away with the words, "Time for me to start proving that I'm the strongest." From that moment on, Masato goes out of control and punches out anyone who approaches him. Rin tells Riki that Masato is acting the same way he did as a child. Riki and Rin set traps to stop Masato's rampage, but then... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 9: A Friend's Tears Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-11-30 After Masato, it's time to recruit Kengo into the Little Busters. But Kengo seems to know something and tries to stop Riki from recruiting members, telling him that if he continues, he'll only find darkness in the end. Riki, Rin and Masato ponder whether there's a way to bring Kengo into their group and continue rebuilding the Little Busters. But Riki is determined to become the leader that Kyousuke once was, and resolves to convince Kengo using force. At that moment, Rin holds up a ball and suggests that they challenge him in baseball. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 10: And Now, I Repeat It All Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-12-07 Riki's group at last has four members. Brimming with confidence, Riki sets off to find Kyousuke. When they were young, Kyousuke reached out his hand to Riki and saved him; now it's Riki's turn to do the same for Kyousuke. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 11: The End of the World Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-12-14 Riki was thrilled to bring Kyousuke back into the group, recreating the original Little Busters. He wastes no time suggesting that they all play baseball together. An unnatural silence surrounds them as Kyousuke watches Riki with a sad look in his eye. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 12: One Wish Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-12-21 Having learned the secret of the world, Riki takes Rin's hand and runs. There's no turning back now. When Riki thinks of his friends, he feels as though his heart is tearing apart. The next thing they know, a vision of despair spreads before the two of them. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 13: The Little Busters Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-12-28 Riki's consciousness sinks deeper and deeper into darkness. As the desperate situation around him persists, Riki is tormented by his own powerlessness. Asking himself why he turned out this way, he resolves to fight back against reality and overcome his own weakness. To find the true meaning of "the secret to this world," to answer a wish, to bring smiles to the future... Source: crunchyroll