LITTLE BUSTERS RIN MUSCLE CHAN SERIES
The anime series was released on a set of nine BD/DVD compilation volumes between Decemand Augby Warner Home Video in limited and regular editions. The series was also streamed by Crunchyroll with English subtitles.
LITTLE BUSTERS RIN MUSCLE CHAN TV
It aired at later dates than Tokyo MX on AT-X, BS11, Gunma TV, MBS, Tochigi TV, TV Aichi and TV Kanagawa.
The 26-episode series aired between Octoand Apon the Tokyo MX television network in Japan. Meanwhile, Rin gets mysterious letters from her cat Lennon to complete various tasks in order to learn the "secret to this world". Riki, who is diagnosed with narcolepsy, is tasked to recruit more girls in preparation for a baseball game, and he bonds with each of them on account of their internal conflicts. The story follows a group of childhood friends ( Riki Naoe, Rin Natsume, Kyousuke Natsume, Masato Inohara and Kengo Miyazawa) now attending high school called the Little Busters, as they decide to form a baseball team. The episodes, produced by the animation studio J.C.Staff, are directed by Yoshinobu Yamakawa, written by Michiru Shimada, and features character design by chief animator Haruko Iizuka who based the designs on Itaru Hinoue's and Na-Ga's original concepts.
The Little Busters! anime television series is based on the visual novel Little Busters! and its expanded version Little Busters! Ecstasy by the Japanese visual novel brand Key. Cover art of the first BD/DVD compilation volume released by Warner Home Video, featuring main character Rin Natsume.