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Stark700 said:
VN readers: Why is this arc called Refrain? Is it because someone is going to stop something from happening or someone?

It's the name of the final route in the visual novel. It is unlocked after completing the six heroine's routes. It is the real main scenario of the entire thing. Just like After Story is to Clannad. As for why it's the name of the route, it might be best to just wait and see why.

Apr 6, 2013 2:37 PM

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Oh yeah, the new thread.

What say? Can't wait. I have high expectation for this.

The PV... DAT fight...

Apr 6, 2013 3:10 PM

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KeyIsLove said:

Stark700 said:
VN readers: Why is this arc called Refrain? Is it because someone is going to stop something from happening or someone?

It's the name of the final route in the visual novel. It is unlocked after completing the six heroine's routes. It is the real main scenario of the entire thing. Just like After Story is to Clannad. As for why it's the name of the route, it might be best to just wait and see why.

This guy pretty much nailed it spot on. Refrain can also mean, "To repeat." Wink Wink.

Apr 6, 2013 6:25 PM

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What do you guys think that will be the length of this season in episodes? I personally think 13 will just do fine, and judging from the trailer so far, adapting Kurugaya's route and Refrain itself should go just fine for 13 episodes.

Apr 6, 2013 6:33 PM

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I'll bet they'll throw in two of the EX routes here. I really want it to just be Rin 1 and 2 then Refrain, but we have to do Kurugaya's route so there's that, then they could probably hit around 16 or 19 if they stretch it out.

But 12 to 13 is what I'm hoping for. I just want to see the Refrain route start already. I'm dying to see it.

Apr 6, 2013 6:35 PM

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and here im still wondering if they will do ecstasy arcs, even so i was still literally cheering at then end of ep26. sooooo good little busters rule!

Apr 6, 2013 7:32 PM

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My emotions are not prepared for a second found of suffering.

Always Strive to become stronger.
For both yourself and for others.

Apr 6, 2013 8:47 PM

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Lol.... I found it amusing how already 17 people rated this at a 9.12 score when it hasn't even aired yet ._.

Apr 6, 2013 8:53 PM

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HYPE LEVED GOD *¬*

Apr 6, 2013 9:02 PM

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My thoughts on how season 2 will go. DONT READ IF YOU HAVENT PLAYED REFRAIN THE VN.

First episode will be common route stuff to ease the viewers in. Maybe a little refresher on what happened in season 1.

First, getting Kurugayas route out of the way, that will be 3 eps.

Then Rin 2 for 4 eps.

Then we have Refrain for 5 eps.

Ep 9 - Flashes of images of the bus crash. Riki wakes up like usual. Its going like the first episode but instead Riki attempts to stop the fight but Masato and Kengo don't listen. He then tries to find Kyousuke but doesn't see him. He then gets deja-vu and wonders whether it has happened before. Riki then looks after the weakened Rin and wonders how she came to this state and consults Kyousuke but all he does is sulk. Riki and Rin play catchball. Kengo asks to do something fun because he can't do kendo due to breaking his arm in the fight so they climb out the class window. After, he suggests catchball with Rin and Masato but Kengo is acting odd but agrees. They play but then Kengo and Masato leave LB after Riki picks up the baseball bat.
Ep 10 - Riki ponders on what happened and asks Rin but she can't say anything but deep down knows something. They then try to reform LB with Riki being the new leader and asks Masato to join but he won't, vowing to become the strongest. We switch to his point of view and he narrates instead of Riki. He goes crazy and eventually is recruited with the fight and flashbacks to his past.
Ep 11 - Now with 3, they ask Kengo to join but he refuses. Riki learns from Masato and Rin that by defeating his father, he joined the gang. They go to his dojo but don't learn anything new. Eventually Riki confronts Kengo but he speaks in riddles. He goes to Kyousukes room and finds out Kengo is lying about something. Its the next day and the 3 watch Kengo closely in class. Riki sees that Kengo is using both his hands. Later, the gang come up with the plan to make Kengo use his broken arm. It works but Kengo is still being wishy washy with his answers. Riki challenges Kengo in a game of baseball. Now Kengo is narrating his side with flashes of the events of him cursing Kyousuke, catch ball with Rin and promising Riki to always protect him. We then come to the baseball match and he loses and joins LB.
Ep 12 - We're now in Kyousukes narrative. We get flashes of the events up to Rin 2 and reveals that hes the mastermind behind all the tasks. Now in the present, hes depressed and regretful and we see Riki, Rin and Masato asking him questions. He goes to sleep and we switch back and forth to the bus accident. Later, the 3 aswell as Kengo are in his room. Riki offers Kyousuke a hand and now the original members are back together and play baseball. One by one, they dissapear and Riki and Rin wake up in the bus accident but can only save themselves due to Rikis narcolepsy.
Ep 13 - Last episode. We see Rin runnung through school, seeing all the girls. We're then at the hospital with Riki in bed and Rin by his side. They both vow to become stronger and create their own world. Now we're back to Rin running through school again but nobody is there. She see Komari and makes a wish. We then go back to the bus crash and this time, Riki and Rin and able to save everybody. Forward in time and Riki wakes up to Rins singing. All the LB members come in one by one. Lastly, Kyousuke comes from the window and then we get the Little Jumpers ending and an awesome shot of them at the beach.

Anyway, would like to see others peoples speculations for next seasons episodes :]

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Apr 6, 2013 9:05 PM

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how abt 4 episode for

Apr 6, 2013 9:07 PM

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badgerkins said:
My thoughts on how season 2 will go. DONT READ IF YOU HAVENT PLAYED REFRAIN.

First they'll get Kurugayas route out of the way, that will be 3 eps.

Then Rin 2 for 4 eps.

Then we have Refrain for 5 or 6 eps. I can't be bothered with the rest lol. Anyway, would like to see others peoples episode summaries for next season :]

Mmm.. yeah, I agreed. If they begins with a route a not a common route would be great.

Then, Refrain will have 12/13 episodes...

Apr 6, 2013 9:09 PM

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Tasuku- said:

HYPE LEVED GOD *¬*

OH YEAAAAAA

Apr 6, 2013 9:11 PM

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TakuyaShu said:
how abt 4 episode for

Personally I think the EX girls will be OVAs (I haven't played EX so not sure how they fit in with the vanilla story)

Apr 6, 2013 9:12 PM

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Pandita088 said:

badgerkins said:
My thoughts on how season 2 will go. DONT READ IF YOU HAVENT PLAYED REFRAIN.

First they'll get Kurugayas route out of the way, that will be 3 eps.

Then Rin 2 for 4 eps.

Then we have Refrain for 5 or 6 eps. I can't be bothered with the rest lol. Anyway, would like to see others peoples episode summaries for next season :]

Mmm.. yeah, I agreed. If they begins with a route a not a common route would be great.

Then, Refrain will have 12/13 episodes...

Oh yeh, forgot about common route. Kick the can will be Ep1 :D

Apr 6, 2013 9:23 PM

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Eh... can someone translated this? Is from the official site.

Apr 6, 2013 9:58 PM

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Pandita088 said:
Eh... can someone translated this? Is from the official site.

Same words Kyousuke says at the end of the Refrain PV - "Frozen time begins to move once more - everything starts then."

Apr 6, 2013 11:39 PM

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KeyIsLove said:
I'll bet they'll throw in two of the EX routes here.

They won't do that. Is your brain flying elsewhere or something?

Apr 7, 2013 12:21 AM

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the pic of refrain kinda cool... *__*

Apr 7, 2013 3:51 AM

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I admit the picture looks pretty neat.

Honestly though, I'm not excited as I'd like to be. I think it'll actually end up better though because Refrain is a linear story, with only a few obvious choices. I'm still worried about the pacing though and the impact they'll do, so I'm not too excited.

I really wanna play the EX perfect edition of LB! first, so I can get a taste of Saya's route and the other two. Translations when...

Apr 7, 2013 3:55 AM

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I really wanna play the EX perfect edition of LB! first, so I can get a taste of Saya's route and the other two. Translations when...

If you mean the patch, I don't know since we're talking about Doki. They took so long releasing the full patch of Tomoyo After and we will only get a partial patch once it's released which the translated parts on that patch are the H-scenes, new contents of Haruka's route and Kud's route, Sasami's route and Kanata's route but not Saya's route.

Apr 7, 2013 4:03 AM

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Tasuku- said:

Omg that picture gives me chills; it looks awesome; but...

DO NOT CLICK IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE SECRET OF THE WORLD

Apr 7, 2013 4:10 AM

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A great contrast to the thumbnail of season 1. I love it.

Apr 7, 2013 8:40 AM

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Tyrel said:

KeyIsLove said:

Stark700 said:
VN readers: Why is this arc called Refrain? Is it because someone is going to stop something from happening or someone?

It's the name of the final route in the visual novel. It is unlocked after completing the six heroine's routes. It is the real main scenario of the entire thing. Just like After Story is to Clannad. As for why it's the name of the route, it might be best to just wait and see why.

This guy pretty much nailed it spot on. Refrain can also mean, "To repeat." Wink Wink.

Pretty much that. It's not 'refrain' as in 'refrain from doing something but 'refrain' as the part of a song that is repeated multiple times.

Apr 7, 2013 9:38 AM

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Naoki-Saten said:

Tyrel said:

KeyIsLove said:

Stark700 said:
VN readers: Why is this arc called Refrain? Is it because someone is going to stop something from happening or someone?

It's the name of the final route in the visual novel. It is unlocked after completing the six heroine's routes. It is the real main scenario of the entire thing. Just like After Story is to Clannad. As for why it's the name of the route, it might be best to just wait and see why.

This guy pretty much nailed it spot on. Refrain can also mean, "To repeat." Wink Wink.

Pretty much that. It's not 'refrain' as in 'refrain from doing something but 'refrain' as the part of a song that is repeated multiple times.

Yay other people figured it out too. Glad to see other people are educated on this kind of thng as well.

Part of Refrain Subs for Little Busters!: Refrain
Recently Played/Read VNS (Most Recent to Oldest):
- Da Capo
- Grisaia no Kajitsu
- ef - a fairy tale of the two
- G-senjou no Maou
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- Rewrite
- Hoshizora no Memoria -Wish upon a shooting star-
- Clannad
- Little Busters EX!

Apr 7, 2013 9:42 AM

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Anyone know where that picture came from? It's badass.

Apr 7, 2013 9:52 AM

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From the LB anime website. Specifically Refrain section.

Apr 7, 2013 10:22 AM

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Found it. Here is the high resolution version without the logo, 1280x1785.

Here is a version I made with the logo on it for my profile. (640x893)

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Khalan3 said:

Tasuku- said:

Omg that picture gives me chills; it looks awesome; but...

DO NOT CLICK IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE SECRET OF THE WORLD

Wow gg I just noticed after all this time.

KeyIsLove said:
Found it. Here is the high resolution version without the logo, 1280x1785.

Here is a version I made with the logo on it for my profile. (640x893)

Decided to enhance your original IMG to make the colors show, use it if you want for your profile :P.

TyrelApr 7, 2013 11:09 AM

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So basically I'm a MAL newbie but a Key Anime / VN Veteran.

Anyways, Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu, minna!!

I loved the first season, but had been not for the animation/pacing issues, I'd easily give it a 10/10, but due to lack of focus from J.C Staff (They had an INSANE number of anime airing at Fall 2012) , It somehow dissapointed me SLIGHTLY, but overall, a good, well-adapted effort. 8/10.

Anyways, looking forward to Season 2/Refrain!!

I'm hyped!

"MIRAI ZURA!

MIRAI ZURA YO, RUBY-CHAN!"

-Hanamaru Kunikida

Apr 7, 2013 11:59 AM

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Tyrel said:
Decided to enhance your original IMG to make the colors show, use it if you want for your profile :P.

It's wonderful. Thank you. Using it now =)

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just wanted to point out that the poster looks absolutely badass.

that is all. see you all in hopefully 7 months!

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Apr 7, 2013 3:30 PM

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I wonder what the op and ed songs are...

Apr 7, 2013 4:11 PM

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I wonder what the op and ed songs are...

i have the feeling that they will use new song for opening and ending, (like clannad).

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Khalan3 said:

Tasuku- said:

Omg that picture gives me chills; it looks awesome; but...

DO NOT CLICK IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE SECRET OF THE WORLD

Thanks for pointing that out! I didn't realize that until you did OTL

Anyway, I have a bit of a question about the Refrain pv (major Secrets of the World spoilers):

Apr 7, 2013 4:54 PM

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dizzyworld2 said:
Anyway, I have a bit of a question about the Refrain pv (major Secrets of the World spoilers):

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the pic are totally cool,not mentioning the meaning behind it. ( Noticed about the orb , thanks to khalan3)

and about LB! EX, i assumed it has been fully tranlated?
and for those who have played it how many new routes are they?

Apr 7, 2013 6:32 PM

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As someone who played through LB, I am excite

If you really want to fit in, just put Legend of the Galactic Heroes in your top 5 and have it be the only 10-rated anime in your list.

Apr 7, 2013 8:02 PM

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Extremely excited of what is to come. Hoping that they will do a wonderful job with it.

Apr 7, 2013 9:00 PM

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dizzyworld2 said:

Anyway, I have a bit of a question about the Refrain pv (major Secrets of the World spoilers):

Nope. Kurugaya's.

evenlaist said:

and about LB! EX, i assumed it has been fully tranlated?
and for those who have played it how many new routes are they?

Only 3(Kanata, Sasami, Saya). Also, they plan to release only a partial patch(All the contents are translated but not Saya's route yet) first meaning we can only assume they aren't done yet. And yes, Tokido Saya is an exclusive new character and has a route.

And in order to play the EX routes though the recent patch(6.0) is buggy, you should answer 'yes' when the game asked you "Do You Know The Secret Of The World?". If you answered 'no' in the first place, you won't able to play them anymore even after finishing Refrain so in order to access the EX routes, remove all of your savedata and the game will ask you again then choose 'yes'. You can now access those 3 whenever you want.

But if you plan to wait for the next patch, we can only assume that they fix some bugs, you can freely play the 3 EX routes after finishing Refrain even you answered either 'yes' or 'no' when they asked you "Do You Know The Secret Of The World".

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Apr 10, 2013 5:55 PM

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i cant wait to see rin confession, riki & kengo vs kyousuke & masato, riki & rin vs masato... etc XD

Apr 10, 2013 11:15 PM

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ryshin said:
i cant wait to see rin confession, riki & kengo vs kyousuke & masato, riki & rin vs masato... etc XD

Hey don't also forget the Loli Loli Love Love Hunters! ;D

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Tennouji_ said:

ryshin said:
i cant wait to see rin confession, riki & kengo vs kyousuke & masato, riki & rin vs masato... etc XD

Hey don't also forget the Loli Loli Love Love Hunters! ;D

All hail the Love Love Hunters!

I hope the pairings will be Masato-Mio, Kengo-Komari (Haruka is fine, too), Kyousuke-Kud

Apr 11, 2013 12:40 AM

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Tennouji_ said:

ryshin said:
i cant wait to see rin confession, riki & kengo vs kyousuke & masato, riki & rin vs masato... etc XD

Hey don't also forget the Loli Loli Love Love Hunters! ;D

kinda forgot.. haha XD... one of kurugaya's route epicness... lol

Apr 11, 2013 6:19 AM

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