After having watched the first 6 episodes the anime was seriously below my expectations. Alas I read on the forums here that it gets better after about the 7th episode or so. So I pressed on. A waste of time, I tell you, I should've just dropped it right there and moved on to something that I could actually enjoy.
The anime suffers from bad story setup and lots of filler moments. What I mean by the latter is moments that really had no reason to be in the anime except to prolong it. Little Busters could be told in 12 episodes in a way that it would be actually interesting to watch.
In it's current state, however, it was boring. It was so boring that I sometimes just left it playing in the background in small screen with "always on top turned" on and turned my attention elsewhere or even played music to make the experience at least a little bit bearable. I wanted to watch it all to give an accurate review.
Regarding the story, sure, there were some good moments or ideas but I've watched even worse anime that had those. Most of it was the usual stuff you could see coming from a mile away and when things actually got interesting for a moment, it was all ruined with a bad conclusion which either was very simple (but somehow still needed Riki's help) or it was solved with magic (as in - that's the way thing are, don't ask questions). Especially horrid was the 23rd episode. Just goes to show that no it doesn't get better after the 7th episode, it's just as bad till the end. However, it does make you think that it'll get better.
Soundwise, the BGM was forgettable, the OP and ED poor, or not my style, whichever you prefer.
Characters were interesting (generally) for a brief moment when it was their time to shine (their arc) but after that they became generic and dull characters yet again. The two huge guy friends were at times especially painful to watch.
The art being good is the only thing that saves this anime from an even worse score. That and cute voice acting. This anime might have the cutest "moe noises" ever. The most interesting part was actually the ending but with the disappointment that is Little Busters, I doubt I'm going to want to watch the second season.
Wafuu~ and skip this anime.
