Little Busters! English Edition
Also known as Little Busters! · Little Busters! Converted Edition · リトルバスターズ！
Drama, Comedy, Romance, Slice of life, Fantasy · by Key (VisualArts) · published by VisualArts (Steam); PROTOTYPE (Switch) · 2017
A boy and his rowdy childhood friends start a baseball team to fill their last school year, and every new recruit turns out to be carrying something heavy.
Who it's for: Readers who like long, joke-heavy school stories with an emotional payoff, and who will push through many routes to reach it.
The story (spoiler-free)
Riki Naoe has leaned on the same group of friends since a hard childhood: the Little Busters, a gang of troublemakers led by the restless Kyousuke. With graduation coming, Kyousuke decides they need a baseball team, and Riki is sent to recruit players.
Each girl he brings in has her own route, mixing slapstick, light romance and a personal problem the story takes seriously. Between scenes you play short baseball practice and battle minigames.
Clearing the routes unlocks a final arc that reframes the whole game, and is the reason it is so often recommended.
Where to play
Converted Edition
Nintendo eShop ↗Guides & resources
Why play it
- +One of Key's most loved works, with a famous final arc
- +Genuinely funny ensemble cast
- +Minigames that break up the reading
- +Steam Deck Verified
Keep in mind
- −Very long, and the payoff needs many routes first
- −Some routes are much weaker than others
- −The all-ages English Edition is based on the original release, not the extended 'Ecstasy' version
Main characters
Full cast →
ProtagonistNaoe Riki
直枝 理樹
Inohara Masato
井ノ原 真人
Kamikita Komari
神北 小毬
Kurugaya Yuiko
来ヶ谷 唯湖
Miyazawa Kengo
宮沢 謙吾
Natsume Kyousuke
棗 恭介
Natsume Rin
棗 鈴
Nishizono Mio
西園 美魚
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