Little Busters! follows Riki Naoe, a high school student with narcolepsy, as he reunites with childhood friends under leader Kyousuke Natsume to form a baseball team called the Little Busters. The series delves into themes of friendship, confronting personal traumas, facing harsh realities, and the fragility of everyday life.
This curated collection of 25 canonical quotes from the anime highlights character growth, emotional depth, and key moments across arcs, blending joyful bonds with painful revelations.
Let’s start a band. We’ll call the band… Little Busters
Episode 1 (The Team Name Will Be…The Little Busters)
Kyousuke Natsume
Kyousuke ignites the group’s revival, symbolizing unbreakable bonds and turning ordinary life into adventure.
I was able to forget the pain and loneliness in my heart. Everything was just so much fun. If only every day could be like this forever…That became my only wish
Episode 1 (The Team Name Will Be…The Little Busters)
Riki Naoe
Riki reflects on childhood salvation through friends, underscoring theme of friendship healing loss.
A peaceful everyday life hides its fragility. Fear and violence aren’t just something in another world, completely unrelated to us
Episode 1 (The Team Name Will Be…The Little Busters)
Kyousuke Natsume
Foreshadows the series’ core secret, warning of hidden dangers behind joy and urging vigilance.
My heart is as naive as toilet paper
Unknown (Common Route)
Masato Inohara
Masato’s humor masks vulnerability, highlighting growth from bravado to emotional openness.
There are people in this world that what they consider a harmless prank can deeply hurt someone else
Episode 11 (Horrific No Ghost Meet Up)
Mio Nishizono
Mio confronts bullying trauma, emphasizing empathy and the pain of misunderstood cruelty.
If you turn your eyes away from sad things, they’ll happen again one day. If you keep running away, you’ll keep repeating the same mistakes
Episode 6 (Unknown Title)
Riki Naoe
Riki urges facing truth, marking his development from passive to resolute leader.
If the world is full of things we never wanted to know, is our only option to look away? You won’t solve anything by running away
Episode 6 (Unknown Title)
Kyousuke Natsume
Kyousuke challenges denial, tying to theme of confronting world’s cruel secrets.
The sixth shooting star fell as Komari slept. And so I wished…that whatever secret there was in the world, it wouldn’t be sad
Episode 5 (Unknown Title)
Riki Naoe
Riki’s wish during Komari arc reveals innocence amid budding awareness of tragedy.
Anything can happen. No one ever thinks it will until it does. The most important thing is to not let the tragedy defeat you
Little Busters! Refrain (Episode Unknown)
Kyousuke Natsume
Kyousuke imparts resilience post-trauma, central to Refrain’s growth and survival theme.
The encounter is much more important than the loss. Losing people is sad and painful
Unknown (Refrain Arc)
Unknown Speaker
Balances joy of bonds against grief, core to series’ emotional weight on fleeting life.
You can start running forward, alongside me and Rin! So smile! Even in the saddest and hardest times, the Little Busters will be together
Episode 6 (Unknown Title)
Riki Naoe
Riki rallies group, showing leadership evolution and enduring friendship theme.
I can’t stand how you’re having so much fun by yourselves. Allow me to enjoy the sunshine of youth with these beautiful, young girls
Episode 3 (I Like Cute Things, You See)
Yuiko Kurugaya
Kurugaya’s playful join highlights peaceful recruitment, revealing her caring side beneath flair.
We’re going up against a powerful enemy! We need your help! What’s your name?
Episode 1 (The Team Name Will Be…The Little Busters)
Kyousuke Natsume
Kyousuke recruits dynamically, embodying his charismatic drive for unity.
Even cats fall from poles
Unknown (Common Route)
Masato Inohara
Masato consoles in crisis, blending humor with wisdom on accepting falls in life.
The Little Busters… are eternal
Unknown (Refrain Arc)
Kengo Miyazawa
Kengo affirms timeless bonds, pivotal in reforming group amid separation.
If you’re happy, I’m happy
Episode 2 (If You’re Happy, I’m Happy)
Rin Natsume
Rin’s simple devotion to Riki shows pure friendship evolving into deeper care.
Well, there’s a cat soul in it. Rising Meow Fastball!
Episode 20 (Unknown Title)
Kyousuke Natsume
Humorous baseball moment captures joyful team spirit and absurdity of fun..
I want to let flow the sweat of youth with these lively young girls too
Episode 3 (I Like Cute Things, You See)
Yuiko Kurugaya
Kurugaya embraces youth, marking her integration and theme of seizing everyday joy.
Does it ease your heart? Hearing the chimes from here
Episode 3 (I Like Cute Things, You See)
Yuiko Kurugaya
Kurugaya offers solace, highlighting peaceful moments fostering emotional bonds.
When you try passing someone on a bicycle, you have to pedal a little bit harder, right? Just put the same effort into this
Episode 5 (Unknown Title)
Yuiko Kurugaya
Encourages perseverance in routes, symbolizing extra push for personal growth.
Hey Riki… those feelings torment me even more! Why the hell must I leave everyone behind?!
Little Busters! Refrain (Episode Unknown)
Kyousuke Natsume
Kyousuke’s raw breakdown reveals leader’s hidden pain, humanizing his sacrifice.
The name will be… The Little Busters!
Episode 1 (The Team Name Will Be…The Little Busters)
Kyousuke Natsume
Foundational declaration births team, igniting themes of unity and purpose.
No one ever thinks it will until it does. What will happen, happens. That’s how the world is
Little Busters! Refrain (Episode Unknown)
Kyousuke Natsume
Accepts unpredictability, urging strength against inevitable tragedy.
If you keep running away, you’ll keep repeating the same mistakes. That’s why you have to face the truth straight on
Episode 6 (Unknown Title)
Riki Naoe
Riki’s growth mantra ties to loops, confronting repeated traumas head-on.
The most important thing is to not let the tragedy defeat you. To believe that you can get through it
Little Busters! Refrain (Episode Unknown)
Kyousuke Natsume
Climactic resilience call, encapsulates series’ victory over despair through bonds.
