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REVIEW: Little Busters! Episodes 1-6 Streaming

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I was referring to the inherent plot holes, characters who are defined more by the sounds they make than anything else, and lack of emotional honesty. Some people dig those sorts of things. That's their right to do so and I respect that. But to me, no thanks.

The whole point was that the anime wasn't done well. (Also, Little Busters! isn't good, but that's just my opinion.)

^this, I would absolutely agree with this. that is what makes it really sad that the production committee doesn't seem to be doing it's job in growing the anime, instead they seem to be demanding every nickel and dime they can get out of it.

Tanteikingdomkey wrote:

^this, I would absolutely agree with this. that is what makes it really sad that the production committee doesn't seem to be doing it's job in growing the anime, instead they seem to be demanding every nickel and dime they can get out of it.

As discussed elsewhere, that's the nature of a VN adaptation, which is why the majority are so lacklustre. There's little potential for franchise growth (and LB! itself already went through the typical life cycle - game, manga, CDs, console ports, etc. - years ago!) and little interest from the large manga/book publishers that carry the anime industry, so how can they attract much investment? Heck, even Pony Canyon/KyoAni decided that they had better things to do with their time and money.

As for the LB! anime, it's well above average by VN adaptation standards. This isn't a great feat, but its important to understand the context and circumstances surrounding these types of projects. Warner's offer probably beat any of the others by several miles, constrained as it might be.

That is why they got a director who had no projects that were critically or popularly liked, give it little animation budget, charge a ton for the simulcast until they came down in price halfway through the show

Tanteikingdomkey wrote:

That is why they got a director who had no projects that were critically or popularly liked, give it little animation budget, charge a ton for the simulcast until they came down in price halfway through the show

A C-grade proposition still beats a D or E that competitors may have pitched. The people at Key aren't stupid. It took them nearly five years to close an acceptable deal, and they turned down numerous offers.

For anime producers, the opportunity cost is huge. LB! ties up 4-cours that could be spent bankrolling their own properties (what Aniplex and KyoAni currently see as a high priority) or appeasing the powerful benefactors at Kadokawa/Dengeki/MediaFactory, Square Enix, large TV stations, etc. (from a business perspective, the raison d'etre for an anime producer). It probably wasn't easy for Kohei Kawase to convince Warner brass that four cours of LB! was the best goal for the company.

Kawase's grumpiness over 11,000 copies being sold, along with the delayed simulcast and shoestring episode budget, are possibly signs of how much profit producers want to offset lost opportunity.

As for Key, they'll take the best offer available. Right now, they're waiting on Rewrite.....

This is a key show and it is considered by many to be their best work. so why would they assume that it is going to end badly.

however it can make them a huge return if done right. LB is a property that could easily make tons of money for them.

most studios would kill for a key property to put them on the map and show off what they can do, like kyo ani did years ago

(and probably don't want to do again because they are having to much fun with 13 and 26 episode and done series or swiming bishonen).

there are many major directors who could have done it.

these seasons don't have to be consecutive. many shows are now doing the do a season take one off model. I mean lets be honest her 4 is not that big a deal it was not that long ago when most anime shows were 2 cour and it was not horribly uncommon for a series to go for 50 or 100 episodes.

The Little Busters arrangement seems like a compromise in light of the risk and required commitment. Warner greenlit four cours, but it's at the cost of lower episodic budget.

Thats probably the best we could have hoped for.

I wouldn't really of been happier with the other options... 13 episodes with a good budget and staff would just remove so much stuff and even if you remove all the character routes and wouldn't have been enough for Refrain.

Even at 26 episodes, at best you're going to get common route and Refrain while removing all the character routes, so you're left with an incomplete adaption.

It might not be ideal, but I'd take lesser staff and budget if it means the entire thing gets adapted. Its enough for me just to see my favorite VN get fully animated, I don't need all the bells and whistles.

Thats the problem when you have an absolutely massive VN like this. Its tough to get it greenlight to adapt the whole thing... most VNs just go with the MajiKoi or Mashiro route where they just do one route. In the end, Little Busters IS one of the best VN adaptions of all time still since they are actually adapting the entire thing instead of just a small part of it.

RyanSaotome wrote:

Thats probably the best we could have hoped for. I wouldn't really of been happier with the other options... 13 episodes with a good budget and staff would just remove so much stuff and even if you remove all the character routes and wouldn't have been enough for Refrain. Even at 26 episodes, at best you're going to get common route and Refrain while removing all the character routes, so you're left with an incomplete adaption. It might not be ideal, but I'd take lesser staff and budget if it means the entire thing gets adapted. Its enough for me just to see my favorite VN get fully animated, I don't need all the bells and whistles. Thats the problem when you have an absolutely massive VN like this. Its tough to get it greenlight to adapt the whole thing... most VNs just go with the MajiKoi or Mashiro route where they just do one route. In the end, Little Busters IS one of the best VN adaptions of all time still since they are actually adapting the entire thing instead of just a small part of it.

I haven't watched the anime yet so glad there's some good remarks about it.

Even at 26 episodes, at best you're going to get common route and Refrain while removing all the character routes, so you're left with an incomplete adaption.

It might not be ideal, but I'd take lesser staff and budget if it means the entire thing gets adapted. Its enough for me just to see my favorite VN get fully animated, I don't need all the bells and whistles.

I am going to have to ask what the review feels looks like cheap animation because the animation in the opening is poor, especially the final segment where it takes 7 SECONDS for everyone to gather together. it looks like someone took the show and reduced it down to 12 frames per second from 24 or 30 frames per second. it looks super cheap, it's in the opening, it has no background art, it looks like trash especially if you are looking at riki or rin.