Little Busters! EX - Blu-ray

Little Busters!: EX is an 8-episode OVA series adapting the additional routes from the Little Busters! Ecstasy expanded edition of Key's visual novel — specifically the routes for Saya Tokido, Kanata Futaki, and Sasami Sasasegawa, three characters who received minimal attention in the main TV series. Saya's route in particular — a thriller involving a labyrinth beneath the school, a mysterious mission, and a girl who fights with extraordinary ability and carries secrets she may not survive revealing — is widely considered the best writing in the EX series and one of the most distinctive storylines in the Little Busters! universe. The OVA episodes are framed as standalone supplements to the main series rather than a continuation, and can be viewed after either season.

Little Busters!: EX is produced by J.C. Staff and directed by Yoshiki Yamakawa, released in Japan from January 29 to July 30, 2014. Sentai Filmworks released the EX Complete Collection on Blu-ray on December 6, 2016 at an SRP of $49.98, running 200 minutes across 8 episodes, rated 14+.

Notable Staff & Voice Talent

Director: Yoshiki Yamakawa
Original Visual Novel: Key / Visual Art's (Little Busters! Ecstasy expanded edition, 2008)
Studio: J.C. Staff
Music: Jun Maeda & Shinji Orito (Key composers)

Japanese Cast:
• Yui Horie as Riki Naoe
• Kana Asumi as Saya Tokido (Ben-To — Asebi Inoue, Maid Sama! additional cast, Wagnaria!! — Popura)
• Ryōko Shiraishi as Kanata Futaki (Hayate the Combat Butler, Sorcerous Stabber Orphen reboot, Trinity Seven — Levi Kazama)
• Sora Tokui as Sasami Sasasegawa
• Hikaru Midorikawa as Kyousuke Natsume

English Dub Cast (Sentai Filmworks):
• Caitlin Glass as Riki Naoe
• Luci Christian as Saya Tokido
• Christina Stroup as Kanata Futaki
• Chelsea McCurdy as Sasami Sasasegawa
• Blake Shepard as Kyousuke Natsume

Blu-ray Features (Sentai Filmworks, December 6, 2016)

• All 8 OVA Episodes — Complete EX Series (~200 min)
• Clean Opening & Closing Animations
• Sentai Filmworks Previews

Spoken Languages: English & Japanese Audio, English Subtitles

Edition Details

Japanese Title: リトルバスターズ！EX (Ritoru Basutāzu!: EX / Little Busters! EX)
Runtime: 200 Minutes (Complete OVA, 8 Episodes)
Director: Yoshiki Yamakawa
Blu-ray Release Year: 2016 (U.S. Release, December 6 — Sentai Filmworks, $49.98)
Original Release Date (Japan): January 29 – July 30, 2014
Publisher: Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 14+
Region: Region A (North America)
Note: Adapts routes from Little Busters! Ecstasy expanded VN edition. Saya Tokido route widely considered EX's standout storyline. View after main series and Refrain.
Genre: Drama, Romance, Action (Saya route)
Themes: Ecstasy Expanded Routes, Saya Underground Labyrinth, Key Visual Novel OVA, Supplemental Character Stories, Little Busters! Franchise Conclusion

Media assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.