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AndyRayy said: I suppose I was too optimistic to expect some of the other VN players to not bitch about every little detail of the episode. And again with the J.C. hate? I guess people are still butthurt about Key not waiting for KyoAni to finish their production queue, as if that would change so much about this already perfectly fine adaptation. Figures. THIS.THIS.THIS. SO MUCH THIS. QFT.QFT.QFT. As a VN player,I found the entire anime amazing.J.C Staff did a nice job. Guess most people bash J.C Staff from nowhere because of the whole KyoAni thing,really. |
KarlieeNov 24, 2013 1:06 AM
| I rewatched a few times, and the 2nd half is really good, especially with the dialogue. It really highlighted the full circle aspect of Riki/Kyousuke. The 2nd half being better animated and well done was pretty nice. Come to think of it, Little Melody as an ending would've been a really subtle ending and song to use with the amount of intensity that this episode brought towards the end. The whole fight with Masato and Kyousuke was nicely done. It wasn't like the VN, but I think the 2nd part of the episode was great in its own right. The episode actually re-focused the arc to highlight Riki's strength and the parallel between Kyousuke and Riki. I think the full circle aspect was crystal clear for anime watchers, and that's going to aid to the impact of the later episodes. Thematically, the show is keeping itself consistent and clear, though some of the plot events are losing development. |
Redfoxoffire said: It's pretty fucking annoying coming into these topics every week to see the VN readers being mad at everything. I liked the episode. So there. Basically it. It was a good episode, and while I didn't get the answers I wanted from the previous episode (which is now the plot), I found that it was quite something to delve into Masato's mind and see why he wanted to be the strongest, albeit having the entire situation to be not exactly clear. I like the position Riki's in, trying to get all of his friends back together and be the Little Busters again, with one person at a time. It was a pleasant episode, perhaps not the best of the season, but it was still pretty damn good. |
| @JimRaynor When CamoBullo stated, "albeit having the entire situation to be not exactly clear." I think he was referring to the whole Masato delusions part and him rampaging, rather than Masato's motivations to become stronger, which were quite clear in the episode. |
| After this episode, the meaning of Refrain from the title should become more clear. |
| Okay, that certainly was a lot shorter than I expected. I guess one episode isn't QUITE enough the material in the same depth as the VN. I mean, there was a lot of interesting conversation between Riki and Masato during the fight that got cut out, which certainly was a shame. I essence of the route was there, but it certainly could have benefitted from more time in my opinion. I can see anime viewers getting lost this episode. The change in tone is just so dramatic. But it's not bad. The adaptation keeps the information necessary to understand the story (in the future), but a lot of "brotime" between Riki and Masato was, unfortunately, lost. Also, no "Rin, it's me! Don't you recognise me?!" Bit disappointing. That part was really good. And why the hell didn't Masato take off his jacket? And I'll be honest. I liked Song for Friends... |
SleepingEntityNov 24, 2013 2:58 AM
egnaro315 said: After this episode, the meaning of Refrain from the title should become more clear. It's interesting how you can stretch every definition of 'refrain' to fit the story of Little Busters. Repetition would be the main definition, though. |
| 3 guys with Masato as their avatar in a row. This was a good episode. At the same time, it's not what I expected out of this season of Little Busters. Maybe a bit too silly while being serious at the same time. |
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| Egnaro315 made this. It's pretty cool, and similar to how it would've been if JC Staff wasn't JC Staff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B8l6wfLeqU |
| As an Anime watcher only, this episode is amazing. But, Riki's derp face are back from season 1... Can't wait for next week's episode :D |
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| I can't believe you're arguing over an OST -_- As for me , who I only watched the anime , it was pretty good , but I'm still confused as f. |
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Vladz0r said: Egnaro315 made this. It's pretty cool, and similar to how it would've been if JC Staff wasn't JC Staff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B8l6wfLeqU Definitely prefer these subs over the one I just watched lol. "Ill stick with you until the end" vs "Ill stick with you until the last moment comes" Ah well.. J.C. Plz. Get cho shit together for the last few episodes yeah?! Fingers still crossed. |
| Ok episode, which makes it the best LB episode so far. |
| People are slating this episode but in all honesty, I didn't think it was too bad. Sure they could have made some improvements and I thought they were going to drag this over two episodes rather than one but in retrospect, I think it wasn't to bad. But I do have to agree, I too was hoping for Little Melody. |
| 'Once an Arsenal man, always an Arsenal man.' - Bob Wilson. |
| Rewatched the episode for the third time, dividing into two parts at the time where the title shows up. It turned out acceptable when you watch it seperately. I guess the first part is the main reason why most people disliked this episode because it distracted them (well including me of course) from enjoying the second half. About the arguments about the ost placements, of course LM will sound better and SFF is acceptable but when the second "la la la la la la, la la la la la la" part gets cut off, it creates a strange feeling which distracted my concentration to the part(which is supposed to be the touching part). JimRaynor said: It's funny that lots of people in last few weeks whining about JC staff didn't use the BGM "A World Where Nothing Happened". Now we've got it in this episode, then they changed other stuff to whine. Keep whining, and keep assuming anime-only viewers' perspective. LOL No any constructive but negative opinions, so damn brilliant JC haters. It is you who ruined my mood. I see people saying yay to that BGM finally being placed into the anime lol. About the whining, lets say your boss forgot to give you your salary and he finally gave it to you and now he shouts at you everyday and you are not allowed to whine about it. What do you feel? This is this and that is that. Oh, and no one really assumed the AOVs' perspectives as what I saw. You see, everyone will have different opinions on the same episode. You might have loved it but some might not, just like not everyone likes raw fish lol You talk about how much you like the episode and I won't bitch about you admiring it, but at the same time when others are whining about the episode not effectively delivering their expected level of awesomeness in the VN, you shouldn't be giving such harsh comments too. For someone who think that this episode is meh, I can agree with you that I loved the third episode and I cried watching it. But for the stated reasons I just can't think this episode is satisfying, while some of you think that it has already met your expectations. But well, the thing is that from this episode I realized that my bar is still set to be too high because of the first three episodes. So yeah, including many VN people who whined on this episode, I think we will not be whining that much starting from the next because we won't hype too much on it. FYI, I read the masato episode a few times the week before the episode aired and imagined how awesome that it will be animated (and truly thought that this part is one of the best bits of the VN) when it turned out to be just "acceptable" or "good" for some of us. The disappointment at that instant. -- Maybe the reason I again adjusted my comment towards the episode from meh to acceptable is because I adjusted my expectations. Guess some of you guys who cried to this are more forgiving while some of us who disliked this episode is stricter on the adaption. You can't really blame us for hoping our favourite novel to be adapted as good as possible. ======================= Oh and by the way, after writing ^^^, I realized that might hopes might have really been to high for JC. I trusted them to bring almost the level of views in the VN, since I felt more in episode 3 than in the VN that I really set my hopes really high for the adaption. So, I will give a 3.5/5 for this episode. It wasn't really that bad, but not awesome like in the VN. It was at most... 'good'. |
inuvivoNov 24, 2013 5:40 AM
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| ^This post summed up my thoughts, I agree with pretty much everything you said... That's also why I initially disliked SFF. Episode 3 made my hype level soar and this was just acceptable, but that's only after I watched it a second time (and just a moment ago a third with subs). Our complaints may be annoying but it is a discussion, and we're all entitled to our opinion on the episode. I also rarely notice BGM changes unless I feel it is absolutely out of place, I honest still don't remember most of the names except for the ones used in climax scenes. :P I thought Two Sugars was the one where Rin and Riki made their traps because I felt it was too sudden of a shift from the previous scene LOL... OTL I should go listen to them all... Then again that might make me care about the BGM placements even more so never mind. |
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Karliee said: As a VN player,I found the entire anime amazing.J.C Staff did a nice job. Guess most people bash J.C Staff from nowhere because of the whole KyoAni thing,really. Ironically, some people don't even want Kyoani to touch LB!. What I think is that when people complain, it's more of a minor gripe they have with something. It's not a detrimental thing where viewers go "oh god what is this anime, there is no LB! anime". For me, the major gripe I have with series is that WB gave enough budget for 13 episodes; as a result, lot of stuff are rushed. I feel like 16 episodes (with 8 for EX) would have been a wiser choice for adaptation.. But of course, that's another argument that I can write a wall of text of. But to the point, my expectations for Refrain has been reduced and I've actually been satisfied for what JC could do with those limited episodes. |
dizzyworld2Nov 24, 2013 7:08 AM
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| Like the episode, Masato is very OP. Cried during the end not as much as when I read the vn though. Nice punch Riki XD. This episode is the the whole reasons I like him. By the way correct me if I'm wrong but |
| "The moment man devoured the fruit of knowledge, he sealed his fate... Entrusting his future to the cards, man clings to a dim hope. Yet, the Arcana is the means by which all is revealed... Beyond the beaten path lies the absolute end. It matters not who you are... Death awaits you." —Nyx Avatar, Persona 3 |
Ace000 said: Yeah but he keeps that on his thoughts. |
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Tennouji_ said: Ace000 said: Yeah but he keeps that on his thoughts. Ahh thx. I really need to reread the vn after the anime ends XD |
| "The moment man devoured the fruit of knowledge, he sealed his fate... Entrusting his future to the cards, man clings to a dim hope. Yet, the Arcana is the means by which all is revealed... Beyond the beaten path lies the absolute end. It matters not who you are... Death awaits you." —Nyx Avatar, Persona 3 |
| If anyone wants to fucking complain during Kengo episode I will hurt you |
planetarian said: If anyone wants to fucking complain during Kengo episode I will hurt you I won't complain. I very grateful that Little Buster! even gets to be animated XD |
| "The moment man devoured the fruit of knowledge, he sealed his fate... Entrusting his future to the cards, man clings to a dim hope. Yet, the Arcana is the means by which all is revealed... Beyond the beaten path lies the absolute end. It matters not who you are... Death awaits you." —Nyx Avatar, Persona 3 |
| I don't understand why you all LN people are complaining so much about. this is a "Adaptation" it's not meant to be completelly like the LN. now, I never played the LN but I found this episode preety good and the music very addequate. |
| EL PSY KONGROO!!! |
Vladz0r said: Mm, I always wonder why 95% of the Crunchyroll and Reddit comments on the show seem to be positive, but MAL is super critical. It's funny that Little Busters!: Refrain, which started out as a romcom moe harem, attracted such an extremely critical audience. The people who comment on crunchyroll are actually watching this anime how it's supposed to be watched. I'd say this is the best episode so far for LB. Was actually surprised to see it having a lower score than some of the earlier episodes. |
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| damn.. I really speechless seriously.. :3 masato has a hard past :3 hmm so they will make little busters again? good luck riki! XD go help kengo and kyousuke!! XD |
| I expected a lot more having come on here for the previous episode discussion to find hysteria about this next awesome episode. In all honesty as an anime only viewer once again I felt a bit confused (hence me coming back here) and wondering what was so significant about that episode. Yes it was nice looking into the past but it just felt like nothing really happened, hopefully i'll understand it more after it finishes. If not i'll have to blitz the VN to figure out wth is going on :p |
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| Am I the only one here wondering when Riki learned how to fight? o.O |
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| I wonder if Kyousuke was the one behind Masato's hallucinations... He's the only person that should be capable of that. Although I wonder if he can even do anything in that broken state? I hope this will be explained later.. |
| ヽ(ｏ`皿′ｏ)ﾉ ヽ(ｏ`皿′ｏ)ﾉ ヽ(ｏ`皿′ｏ)ﾉ ヽ(ｏ`皿′ｏ)ﾉ ヽ(ｏ`皿′ｏ)ﾉ |
| This EP turned out alright. Considering that J.C.'s time is limited to fit everything perfectly. xAvengerx said: Am I the only one here wondering when Riki learned how to fight? o.O Some lucky hits I would say. |
| Almost pushed to tears this episode. The OST helped to establish much more of the emotion compared to the VN. For the most part, I am satisfied at how the adaptation turned out this time. |
Vladz0r said: I do too, and I think his arc will at least make more sense to anime-only watchers. Also, LB Refrain Saya Blu-Ray CM- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58cpWOLQqzs I guess this is where the Refrain budget went =p They said they will be using the EX version of the OP in the EX anime right? I realised that it is not the first season anime mix version of the OP from "sono hi no mukou made" but somehow it still sounds a little different from the EX version. I wonder if they made another version or it is just me :o |
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xMaebaraK1x said: Vladz0r said: I do too, and I think his arc will at least make more sense to anime-only watchers. Also, LB Refrain Saya Blu-Ray CM- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58cpWOLQqzs I guess this is where the Refrain budget went =p They said they will be using the EX version of the OP in the EX anime right? I realised that it is not the first season anime mix version of the OP from "sono hi no mukou made" but somehow it still sounds a little different from the EX version. I wonder if they made another version or it is just me :o Most likely, yes since I didn't notice that it's originally EX version but I guess they remix it. |
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| Another good episode, I rather like it. And even sound direction felt good contrary to what other people of this thread thinks. TV is whole different format than PC and some things that worked there doesn't need to work here. Try not to compare it, it can't be done, VNs are always better than animes because of huge amounts of time you devote to it. Song for Friends had its deserved impact here (not to mention they have many chances to use other tracks and go playing Song for Friends again). Anyway, everything needed was there, so I guess they did the right job. |
| This episode is about Masato, on how he got stronger and joined Little Busters. That childhood part was admiring, btw they're cute little kids Riki was strong enough to beat Masato, so Masato was just testing Riki back then. |
| Up till the last few scenes i was thinking that this was the worst episode of any Keys adaption i have seen so far but when Masato got defeated it made a big turn around. And the episode redeemed itself it still wasn't a very good episode tho. I have to say that last few scenes where nicely done and i liked the childhood part as well i do hope next week is better tho. |
Vladz0r said: I dunno. I wonder if people are expecting After Story episode 18 tears every episode. I only found 3 moments in Clannad that were even worth tearing up for, And in the end, all the LB routes have an in-story explanation for happening, along with insight on all the other events that happened. Still, I don't know if it'll carry it, and this show probably requires a lot of thinking, but people haven't gotten to like the characters involved. speak brother. This is how I feel. It's not that sad enough to cry over the little routes. Mod Edit spoiler put into spoiler tag. |
ThangLongNov 27, 2013 8:51 AM
| I think it is one of the best episodes in LB! Refrain so far (though I like the Kurugaya ones even better). It is not rushed and I think it provides a lot of cross-references to past episodes and show how everything is linked together. So I was right in making the call last week that the remaining episodes will be for Riki to emulate Kyousuke and re-forming Little Busters, although I may have underestimated how easy to get Masato to join. So it seems that with Kyousuke out, Masato (and probably Kengo too) will test Riki in various ways and at the same time face their own personal demon. And once these two are in, the biggest task will be to get Kyousuke to face his own personal demon and get back to himself. And by doing so Riki will prove he can stand on his own as well as help people around him and make friends out of them. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Good episode overall, although I question some BGM placements; It's good to see THAT soundtrack finally... =3 "Song for Friends" in the end is a nice touch... |
| "MIRAI ZURA! MIRAI ZURA YO, RUBY-CHAN!" -Hanamaru Kunikida |
| "I'm the strongest!" "What would Kyousuke do?" NO!What would Riki do.Really starting to dislike that Riki is just following what Kyousuke did. Riki's fighting move were funny to see tbh.Couldn't really take the fight serious(until the last elbow hit). Young Kyousuke vs young Masato was entertaining.He finally got a friend. So Masato disappearing now?Kengo episode next. |
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| much better than previous 2 episodes; really loved this episode; no idea what some people are complaining about. JC Staff really did a great job stuffing everything in that 1 episode they got from WB to do Masato's route. now wonder how they are going to do Kengo's episode in 20 minutes. But we have four episodes for Kyousuke's route the "secret of the world" part so unless they decide to do something retarded like muscle sensation; I have faith the last part will be really great! |
Khalan3 said: Most of the episode was great, but the music they used didn't sound right... There was an ost in the VN that sounded better for masato's routemuch better than previous 2 episodes; really loved this episode; no idea what some people are complaining about. JC Staff really did a great job stuffing everything in that 1 episode they got from WB to do Masato's route. now wonder how they are going to do Kengo's episode in 20 minutes. But we have four episodes for Kyousuke's route the "secret of the world" part so unless they decide to do something retarded like muscle sensation; I have faith the last part will be really great! |
5chan said: With more effort and execution, I feel this episode could have been done better. I still have my doubts on JC Staff's handling with the series. I feel for the VN readers. Praise the heavens! An anime-only watcher who understands rather than mindlessly complains. Yeah, it's kinda frustrating that they'd attempt Little Busters without bringing their all to the anime series. |
5chan said: I'm so happy people like this exist in the MAL forumsWith more effort and execution, I feel this episode could have been done better. I still have my doubts on JC Staff's handling with the series. I feel for the VN readers. |
| I don't know why, but I got some feels there... |
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