Aliases
LB!: EX, Little Busters! EX, Little Busters!: EX, リトルバスターズ！EX, Little Busters! Ecstasy
WINTER 2014SPECIAL
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Does the new girl in Riki Naoe's life need his help, or is she actually trying to kill him? After a chance encounter on a rooftop brings the enigmatic Saya Tokido into the Little Busters' world, the only thing that's certain is that trouble is sure to follow. Riki now must also untangle a web of new mysteries that seem to be rooted in his own personal past! Who are the Dark Executives, why do they want to keep Saya and Riki apart, and what is the nature of the secret treasure that Saya seeks? Sometimes, answers lead to even more questions in LITTLE BUSTERS! EX!
(Source: Sentai Filmworks, edited)
(Source: Sentai Filmworks, edited)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:15 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
31.8
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 7 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 77.1
- Cohort rating percentile - 93th percentile within season cohort
- Merchandise catalogue breadth (MFC) - 867 merch items catalogued (35 figures)
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial65
Production Feasibility27
Audience Reception62
Strategic Priors64
Fandom Engagement54
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:15 AM
Next scheduledin 17 hours
Renewal FAQ
Little Busters!: EX renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Little Busters!: EX getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Little Busters!: EX has a 32/100 renewal signal score. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will Little Busters!: EX be renewed?
- Little Busters!: EX currently scores 32 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is Little Busters!: EX's renewal probability?
- Little Busters!: EX's CourScore is 32 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 75 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 132 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 14,968 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.44 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 30 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 738 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 2,323 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 76 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 22 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 100 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 43 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 6,020 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,763 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 76.79 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 11 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 36,435 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 59,317 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 16,976 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.81 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 3,843 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 2,998 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.44 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 39 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 35 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 741 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 91 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 867 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 143,155 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 60,823 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 2,810,323 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 30 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.56 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 5,737 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 76.9 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 82 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.35 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 107 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 15,215 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |