Little Busters! is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key. It was released on July 27, 2007 for Windows PCs and is rated for all ages. ''Little Busters!'' is Key's sixth game, along with other titles such as '' Kanon'', ''Air'', and ''Clannad''. An adult ve ...

'' and '' Little Busters! Ecstasy'' are

visual novel A , often abbreviated as VN, is a form of digital semi-interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with sta ...

s developed by

Key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (map ...

and published by

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in 2007 and 2008. The story follows Riki Naoe, a high school student and member of a close-knit group of friends who call themselves the Little Busters. It was adapted by

J.C.Staff , is a Japanese animation studio founded in January 1986 by Tomoyuki Miyata, who previously worked at Tatsunoko Production. The studio's first release was ''Yōtōden'' in 1987. They have produced several well-known anime series, such as '' Food ...

into two

anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...

television series broadcast between 2012 and 2013, and an

original video animation , abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA s ...

series to be released in 2014, directed by Yoshiki Yamakawa with music direction by

Shinji Orito is a Japanese musical composer originally from Hyōgo, Japan working for the visual novel brand Key under VisualArt's. Before forming Key, Orito worked for another software company named Leaf where he contributed to four games. After leaving Lea ...

. The discography of ''Little Busters!'', ''Ecstasy'', and the anime adaptations consists of one

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

, one EP, eight

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, three

soundtracks A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of ...

, and five

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s. The core of the discography consists of two original soundtrack albums for the visual novels, one for ''Little Busters!'' and the other for ''Ecstasy''. The soundtracks were produced by

Key Sounds Label Key Sounds Label is a Japanese independent record label formed in 2001 as a brand of the publishing company VisualArt's. Key Sounds Label was formed to catalog and release music related to visual novels produced by the brand Key, also under Visu ...

and released in 2007 and 2008. The music on the soundtracks was mainly composed and arranged by

Jun Maeda is a Japanese writer and co-founder of the visual novel brand Key under Visual Arts. He is considered a pioneer of nakige visual novels, and has mainly contributed as a scenario writer, lyricist, and musical composer for the games the company pr ...

, Shinji Orito,

Magome Togoshi is a Japanese video game composer for visual novel studios. He began work as a music arranger in 1999, where he started working for the visual novel studio Key under VisualArt's to produce music for '' Kanon''. Between then and 2006, Togoshi compo ...

, Manack, and PMMK. The third soundtrack album is for the ''Little Busters! Refrain'' anime series. Five remix albums were released for the two games between 2007 and 2013. An EP for ''Little Busters!'' was released in 2008 covering three pieces of theme music used in the game as well as remix versions of those songs. A compilation album mainly containing previously released vocal tracks for the visual novels and anime adaptations was released in 2014. Eight singles were released between 2007 and 2013: a theme song single for ''Little Busters!''; four

image song An image song or character song is a song on a tie-in single or album (often called an image album or character album) for an anime, game, ''dorama'', manga, or commercial product that is sometimes sung by the voice actor or actor of a character ...

singles covering the characters Rin Natsume, Saya Tokido, Kanata Futaki, and Sasami Sasasegawa; and three theme song singles for the anime series adaptations.

Albums

''Semicrystalline.''

''Semicrystalline.'' is an

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album which contains a selection of songs from the visual novel ''Little Busters!'',

remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...

ed by Rintaro Iwashita of PMMK. The album is otherwise composed, and produced by

and members of PMMK. The album came with the subtitle: "''Little Busters!'' original arrange album". This album was released as a bonus item, included with the limited edition first printing of the PC version of the game released on July 27, 2007 by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0032''. As a result, it was not released for individual sale. Of the ten tracks on the one-disc album, eight are remixed

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from the game while the last two are remix versions of "Little Busters!" and "Haruka Kanata", two songs originally featured on the "Little Busters!"

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. The last track, "Replicato", uses a portion of the ninth track "Haruka Kanata (Semicrystalline. remix)" played in reverse.

''Little Busters! Original Soundtrack''

The ''Little Busters! Original Soundtrack'', from the visual novel ''Little Busters!'', was first released on August 17, 2007 at Comiket 72 in Japan by

bearing the catalog numbers ''KSLA-0033—0035''. The soundtrack was re-released on September 28, 2007, and contains three discs totaling fifty-three songs composed,

arranged In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orchest ...

, and produced by

, Manack, Ryō Mizutsuki, members of MintJam, and members of PMMK.

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provides vocals for five songs, "Little Busters!" (plus remixes), "Haruka Kanata", "Alicemagic", "Amenochi Hare", and "Song for friends".

''Rockstar Busters!''

''Rockstar Busters!'' is a

hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...

album with songs taken from the ''Little Busters!'' visual novel and arranged into hard rock versions. It was released on December 28, 2007 at Comiket 73 in Japan by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0037'', and was re-released on August 15, 2008. The album contains one disc with twelve tracks all arranged by the rock group MintJam, and Terra, a member of the group, provides vocals for the eleventh track.

provides vocals for three songs, "Little Busters!", "Haruka Kanata", and "Alicemagic". The album is otherwise composed and produced by

, Manack, and members of PMMK.

''Little Busters! Analog Collector's Edition''

is an EP released on a

gramophone record A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English), or simply a record, is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts nea ...

for the ''Little Busters!'' visual novel released on May 4, 2008 in Japan by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0041'', and re-released for general sale on July 25, 2008. The EP features three of the theme songs from the visual novel in regular versions on the

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, and remix versions on the

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. The remix versions are from the second ''OTSU Club Music Compilation'' album released on February 29, 2008. The EP is composed,

, and produced by

Yūto Tonokawa (pseudonym) is a Japanese scenario writer originally from Saitama, Japan. He had worked for the visual novel studio Key under VisualArt's. He began working with Key on their sixth game ''Little Busters!'' and wrote the scenarios for two of the m ...

, Manack, members of MintJam, ZTS,

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, and Blasterhead.

''Ontology''

''Ontology'' is an

album which contains a selection of songs from the visual novel ''Little Busters! Ecstasy'', remixed by members of

. The album is otherwise composed, and produced by

and members of PMMK. This album was released as a bonus item, included with the limited edition first printing of the PC version of ''Little Busters! Ecstasy'' released on July 25, 2008 by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0042''. As a result, it was not released for individual sale. Of the nine tracks on the one-disc album, seven are remixed

from ''Little Busters!'', and two—"Neko to Garasu to Marui Tsuki" and "Kakeru"—are exclusive tracks of ''Little Busters! Ecstasy''.

''Little Busters! Ecstasy Tracks''

is a soundtrack containing the music tracks exclusive to the visual novel ''Little Busters! Ecstasy''. The soundtrack was first released on August 15, 2008 at Comiket 74 in Japan by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0043'', and was re-released on December 25, 2008. The soundtrack contains one disc with fifteen tracks composed,

, and produced by

, and Manack.

provides vocals for four songs, short and long versions of "Little Busters! (Ecstasy Ver.)", "Song for friends (No Intro Ver.)", and "Alicemagic (Rockstar Short Ver.)".

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provides vocals for the short and long versions of "Saya's Song". "Kakeru" is heavily sampled from the song "Hashiru" on the album ''

Love Song A love song is a song about romantic love, falling in love, heartbreak after a breakup, and the feelings that these experiences bring. A comprehensive list of even the best known performers and composers of love songs would be a large order. ...

''.

''Deejay Busters!''

''Deejay Busters!'' is a

of songs taken from the ''Little Busters!'', ''Little Busters! Ecstasy'' and ''Kud Wafter'' visual novels and remixed into electronic dance music. It was originally released on May 8, 2011 at the Rewrite Fes. promotional event in Japan by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0068'', and was later released for general sale on May 27, 2011. The album contains one disc with ten tracks originally composed by

and Jun'ichi Shimizu, and features ten separate remix artists. Of the ten tracks, 1, 2, 3, 9, and 10 are from ''Little Busters!'' and ''Ecstasy'', while the others are from ''Kud Wafter''. Four artists provide vocals for five songs:

sings "Little Busters!" and "Alicemagic", Miyako Suzuta sings "One's Future",

sings "Saya's Song", and

Haruka Shimotsuki is a Japanese singer and dōjin music composer known for her vocal themes in the ''Atelier Iris'' and ''Ar tonelico'' series. She also wrote the lyrics and sang the ending themes to the first two seasons of '' Rozen Maiden'' as well as the OVA ...

sings "Hoshikuzu".

''Ripresa''

''Ripresa'' is a piano

album with songs taken from the ''Little Busters!'', ''Little Busters! Ecstasy'' and ''Kud Wafter'' visual novels and arranged into piano versions. It was released on April 26, 2013 in Japan by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0089''. The album contains one disc with ten tracks, eight of which are from ''Little Busters!'' and ''Ecstasy'' and the other two, tracks 5 and 9, are from ''Kud Wafter''. The album is composed and produced by

, PMMK and Jun'ichi Shimizu; tracks are arranged by Keiji Inai and Manyo.

''Little Busters! Refrain Original Soundtrack''

''Little Busters! Refrain Original Soundtrack'' is an original soundtrack containing music tracks featured in the ''Little Busters! Refrain'' anime series and was first released on December 29, 2013 at Comiket 85 in Japan by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0094''. The soundtrack contains one disc with 17 tracks composed,

, and produced by

, Ryō Mizutsuki, Manack, Kenichirō Iwasaki, Manyo, Nishi-ken and MintJam.

sings three songs: "Little Busters! EX (TV Size)", "Little Busters! (TV animation ver.) (TV Size)" and "Alicemagic (TV animation ver.) (TV Size)". Suzuyu sings two songs: "Boys be Smile (TV Size)" and "Mezameta Asa ni wa Kimi ga Tonari ni (TV Size)".

Ayaka Kitazawa is a Japanese singer from Saitama who has released music under Key Sounds Label since 2012. In 2013, she sang the ending theme song to the anime series '' Little Busters! Refrain''. Career Ayaka Kitazawa had an interest in singing from a young ...

sings "Kimi to no Nakushimi Mono (TV Size)".

''Little Busters! Perfect Vocal Collection''

''Little Busters! Perfect Vocal Collection'' is a compilation album of vocal music featured in the ''Little Busters!'' and ''Little Busters! Ecstasy'' visual novels and their anime adaptations. It was first released on April 29, 2014 at the Character1 exhibition in Japan by

bearing the catalog numbers ''KSLA-0095–0096''. It was later re-released for general sale on August 8, 2014. The album contains two discs with 23 tracks composed,

, and produced by

, PMMK, Leo Kashida, Luka, Manack, Manyo, MintJam, Nishi-ken, Terra, Arm, VWN, dj Aura Qualic, Yū Hagiwara and Anant-Garde Eyes. Singers on the album include:

Harumi Sakurai is a Japanese voice actress and narrator. Some of her prominent roles are Saya Tokido in ''Little Busters!'', Yuri Nakamura in ''Angel Beats!'', Awaki Musujime in ''A Certain Magical Index'', Lisanna Strauss in ''Fairy Tail'' and Sylphie Appl ...

Keiko Suzuki is a Japanese voice actress and narrator from Osaka. She voices characters from visual novels, and has been in the cast of five Key titles. She is also known under the name . Filmography Anime * ''Clannad'' (2007) as Girl * '' Little Busters!'' ...

, Suzuyu and Tomoe Tamiyasu.

Singles

Little Busters!

is a

maxi single A maxi single or maxi-single (sometimes abbreviated to MCD or CDM) is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an A-side song and a B-side song. The first maxi singles Mungo Jerry's first single, "In the Summertime" was the ...

from the visual novel ''Little Busters!'' containing three of the game's

theme songs Theme music is a musical composition that is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at som ...

sung by

and was first released on May 25, 2007 by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0028''. The single contains one disc with six tracks in regular and off-vocal versions. The song "Little Busters!" is the opening theme of ''Little Busters!''; "Haruka Kanata" is an insert song; and "Alicemagic" is one of the ending themes. The single is composed,

, and produced by

I've Sound I've Sound, or simply called , is a Japanese techno/trance music production group based in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Led by Kazuya Takase, it features the talents of seasoned "sound creators" and many different vocalists, known as to their fa ...

, Manack, and members of MintJam.

Rin no Hisoka na Koi no Uta / Mission:Love sniper

/ Mission:Love sniper" is an

for the ''Little Busters!'' visual novel, and was first released on December 28, 2007 at Comiket 73 in Japan by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0038'', and was re-released on August 15, 2008. The single is for the main heroine Rin Natsume in the game, and contains one disc with four tracks sung by Tomoe Tamiya, the

voice actress Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...

of Rin. The song "Mission:Love sniper" uses the same tune as Rin's theme song from the game, "Ring Ring Ring!". The single is composed,

, and produced by

, Arm of

IOSYS is a Japanese musical ensemble and dōjin circle from Sapporo, Japan. The group is primarily known for producing remixes of music from the Touhou Project series of dōjin game, ''dōjin'' games. They are not signed to a label, instead preferring ...

, and members of MintJam. Track three was originally composed by

Gustav Holst Gustav Theodore Holst (born Gustavus Theodore von Holst; 21 September 1874 – 25 May 1934) was an English composer, arranger and teacher. Best known for his orchestral suite ''The Planets'', he composed many other works across a range ...

under the title "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity" from his orchestral suite ''

The Planets ''The Planets'', Op. 32, is a seven- movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1917. In the last movement the orchestra is joined by a wordless female chorus. Each movement of the suite is name ...

''. The track is called "Jupinyā" on the single as a

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onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia is the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. Such a word itself is also called an onomatopoeia. Common onomatopoeias include animal noises such as ''oink'', ''m ...

for the sound of a cat meowing, "nya".

Saya no Nemureru Requiem / Saya's Song

/ Saya's Song" is an

for the ''Little Busters! Ecstasy'' visual novel, and was first be released on February 28, 2009 in Japan by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0047'' at Key 10th Memorial Fes, an event held in commemoration of Key's ten-year anniversary. The single is for the heroine Saya Tokido, and contains one disc with five tracks sung by

, the

of Saya.

Raison / Pickles o Oishikusuru Tsukurikata

"Raison / is an

for the ''Little Busters! Ecstasy'' visual novel, and was first released on December 29, 2009 at Comiket 77 in Japan by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0049''. The single is for the heroine Kanata Futaki, and contains two tracks sung by

, the

of Kanata. Three of the tracks are short

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

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s of Keiko Suzuki playing Kanata.

Neko to Garasu to Marui Tsuki / Alicemagic (Aroma Tablet mix)

/ Alicemagic (Aroma Tablet mix)" is an

for the ''Little Busters! Ecstasy'' visual novel, and was first released on December 29, 2009 at Comiket 77 in Japan by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0050''. The single is for the heroine Sasami Sasasegawa, and contains tracks sung by Tomoe Tamiyasu, the

of Sasami. is Sasami's

leitmotif A leitmotif or leitmotiv () is a "short, recurring musical phrase" associated with a particular person, place, or idea. It is closely related to the musical concepts of ''idée fixe'' or ''motto-theme''. The spelling ''leitmotif'' is an anglici ...

in ''Little Busters! Ecstasy'', and "Alicemagic" is originally one of the ending themes from the visual novel. Two of the tracks are short

dramas Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been c ...

Little Busters! (TV animation ver.) / Alicemagic (TV animation ver.)

"Little Busters! (TV animation ver.) / Alicemagic (TV animation ver.)" is a

for the ''Little Busters!'' anime series by

, which was released on October 31, 2012 in Japan by

bearing either the catalog number ''KSLA-0087'' or ''KSLA-0088'' depending on the edition. The former is for the limited edition, which came bundled with a DVD containing non-credit opening and ending videos for the anime, and the latter is for the regular edition. The single contains the opening and ending themes from the anime version in full length, TV length, and off-vocal versions. The opening theme is "Little Busters! (TV animation ver.)" and the ending theme is "Alicemagic (TV animation ver.)", both sung by

. Both songs are

es of the theme songs featured in the original visual novel. The single is composed,

, and produced by

and

Boys be Smile / Mezameta Asa ni wa Kimi ga Tonari ni

"Boys be Smile / is a

for the ''Little Busters! Refrain'' anime series by

, which was released on October 23, 2013 in Japan by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0092''. The single contains the opening theme "Boys be Smile" from the anime sung by Suzuyu in full length, TV length, and off-vocal versions. The single is composed,

, and produced by

and Manyo.

Kimi to no Nakushi Mono / Namidairo no Tsubasa

is a

for the ''Little Busters! Refrain'' anime series by

, which was released on November 6, 2013 in Japan by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0093''. The single contains the ending theme "Kimi to no Nakushi Mono" from the anime sung by

in full length, TV length, and off-vocal versions. The single is composed,

, and produced by

, Leo Kashida, MintJam and Nishi-ken.

Charts

References

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