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(Anata no Taisetsu na Mono no Tame ni)
“For What You Find Important”
Ah, Kud-o superficially you may seem like a moeblob at first glance, but theres no one else quite like you. Kudryavka strike box!!
I had some forewarning (not through any choice of my own, mind you) that the Kud arc was going to be a pretty dramatic tonal shift from a series thats already proved itself capable of some jarring ones. The extent to which that was true started to become apparent last week and even more so this, as Kuds arc came to a generally satisfying conclusion.
In a way Kuds arc had to do some serious heavy lifting, because while I know there were earlier hints that will seem obvious if I re-watch the series after the second season, this was the arc were the work of rolling out the secret of this world really started. Among the things that seemed odd this week:
- Haruka and Mio were back with the group at the start of the episode, as if nothing had happened. I refuse to believe their disappearance (this has happened twice with Mio that Ive noticed) was a coincidence.
- On a related note: the comment that Kud had used the Little Busters as a way to adjust to her new world, and If any of us were missing, that world would cease to exist. I dont know exactly what it means, but it means something.
- Kyousukes comment that terrible things dont just happen in places that are very far away. He could have been talking about events along the lines of Komari and her brother or then again, he might not
- Kud, while chained in prison, said very specifically that she had to get back to help Riki and Rin. Why help Riki and Rin specifically?
- The more I consider Rikis statement that his comment to Kud about not running away was really talking to himself, the more I think hes referring to his narcolepsy being a form of running away from reality. I have no proof, but I cant find any other obvious connection either for the statement itself or the narcolepsy.
It does seem that Kud is somehow more directly connected to the secret of the world than any of the other characters who have been in focus thus far shes certainly had more suspicious conversations with Kyousuke than anyone else, and hes obviously in the know but her own arc still provided probably the best drama of any thus far. To say it was a stylistic change from the rest of the series would be a massive understatement we jumped directly into civil war. Automatic weapons fire as a lullaby, mortal shells exploding, and prison Kud chained half-naked in an underground cell by the rebels who saw her as a symbol of the regime they loathed. LB obviously didnt go deeply into the politics of the thing this isnt that sort of show but the issue of ethnic tension between native peoples and the Russian descendants who retained power after the collapse of the Soviet Union is a very real one in many former Soviet Republics.
I dont think theres any way to describe Kuds escape without using the term Deux ex Machina a psychic connection between she and Riki using the gear from her mothers ship, which magically teleports from Rikis hands into hers? Well, this is Key after all and magical realism is the not-so-secret of any Key world. And I get the sense that this sort of thing is going to prove to be par for the course once the cat is out of the big and we go into magical mode at full-speed, not to mention that this development presumably was taken directly from the VN. Its a bit of a head-slapper but it does raise the rather charming notion that theres a special thread connecting Riki and Kud-o. I couldnt help but notice that when she arrived back in Japan, it was Riki who she went to immediately.
We have two three episodes left of this season, and presumably an announcement about what form S2 will take will come shortly thereafter. Episode 24 appears to focus on another mysterious letter tied to a cats tail (you really shouldnt do that, seriously) but being able to do more than guess, it seems unlikely to me that LB is going to undertake anything really major in these last two episodes as far as the larger mystery is concerned (of course the letters are obviously connected to it, but so far those stories have been pretty low-key on the secret front). I could be wrong and the season might end on a major revelation or cliffhanger, but it feels more likely that the Kud arc was the dramatic peak, with the final two eps more about a soft landing and stage setting. Im also curious to see if anything is going to develop with Kengo, whose role may be the most mysterious of all in that, as of now, he doesnt really seem to have a compelling reason to exist at all. I havent figured out yet if hes somehow the lynchpin to everything or we just havent gotten to his storyline yet, but there are enough extended shots of his sitting at a distance from the rest of the group to really make me wonder.
It’s that time of year again: the Spring 2013 Preview and Poll is online at Lost in America. Please stop by for a read and share your most anticipated series for the upcoming season.
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I really loved the way, how JC Staff animated Kud’s route.There are some missing things, but there isn’t enough time for everything.The Deus ex Machina will be explained with the “Secret of the World”, so there is nothing to complain.The first time I played Kud’s route in the VN, I was also surprised (negativ), but the replay after “Refrain” makes it clear.I still don’t know, why they put so much flashbacks/futureflashes of Rin2 and Refrain in there. It’s not possible that Riki went a failed Rin2 or Refrain, because it would take major damage to Rin’s and Kyousuke’s psyche. Well, JC Staff surprise me (positive). Pictures of the Week:http://i.imgur.com/d73cHZ0.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/9ioMfif.jpg
Thats right! All will be explained with the secret of the world so for those that are dissapointed because of the “deus ex machina” dont have nothing to worry about because all have an explanation!
I want to find out whether or not I am in the minority here.I think Kurugaya is the most interesting character in the group. And I was sort of enduring all of these other arcs because I wanted to get to her arc. And it turns out that there won’t be one. She got shafted big time and I feel like I got shafted big time.Is she a popular character? Or am I the only one that likes her?
I don’t find her the most interesting in the group, but I like her fine and I know there are some others who agree with you. As for her getting shafted, while I don’t know the source material well enough to do more than guess, I would think there’s a very good chance her arc will be covered in the second season. We’ll know more when we get the announcement with specifics about the schedule for S2.
Your not alone man I too is waiting for her story arc.
I don’t think (and hope) she’s going to have a route in the second season. If anything I’d hope for an OVA so they can keep the plot line intact. Her route in the VN was more of a story about her and Riki falling in love and Riki pursuing a relationship with her, rather than trying to help/save her like he did with the other girls (not to say he didn’t help her in some way or another). Which is why it would kind of ruin the flow of the main story since it would detract from the buildup and ending. I wouldn’t know about popularity, but she’s definitely my favorite female character. So here’s hoping for a proper route.
Hi guys where can I get the movie Kud wafter and how much does it cost??
You are not alone! She is my fav character also, but i can understand why her arc is not covered here, legit reason, oh well.
can u tell me the whole story of kud wafter plz form beginning to end plz By the way kud id also my favorite character. plz reply
Don’t worry. I like her too. She is now my favorite Key girl actually.
I remember seeing a short preview video for her arc somewhere but now I can’t find it.
Dont worry, you are not alone. She is my second fav. character after rin and her route was the only who made me cry in the vn
where is kudo from??
Okay, first of all I have few questions;1. What’s the meaning of that tattoo in Kud’s face?2. Why is Kud just only wearing her cloak? Did the rebels did something to her?and3. With only 3 episodes left will they show Yuiko’s arc? or did I just missed it?I only have a grudge with Kud’s grandfather why the hell did she left Kud alone with the rebels lurking everywhere? Why didn’t he just let her come along.And that ending song “Ame nochi Hare ()” by Rita, wow just nice and fits perfectly.
1. I think it a signal for the rebels that she is a prisoner or something like that. xD2. Well, I didn’t played “Kud Wafter” (the Eroge-bonusgame for Kud), but I read that……she might got raped back then, because she said something like Riki isn’t her “first”… 3. Kurugaya’s route is the one, that has the strongest bond with the “Secret of the World”, so her route will be most likely in the second season.-This season will most likely end with the big baseball-game (japanese TV-magazines ftw! \(w)/ ).Maybe it’ll be like this:1st season ends with baseball-game->2nd season starts with more tasks->Rin1 route or Kurugaya route (I’d say Rin1)->the other route (I’d say Kurugaya) -> Rin2 -> Kengo’s arc -> Rin2-ending -> Refrain
The rumor came from the UTW release of Little Busters. And it seems to be going viral.
There’s no such kind of complicated thing behind it.If I’m not remembering it incorrectly, these are because they want to use her as sacrifice to a ritual which they believe will save the land (remove pollution due to the chemical during the explosion and other causes to the war…) Kud is willingly to be sacrificed at 1st b’coz … (If my death could save this land from war, i’ll play my role as a small gear which may benefit the others) She regretted of it after hearing the voice of her friends and Riki…
1 – Just tevua traditions I think. How she was a prisioner, I think they would mark her somehow2 – For what I remember I read in the vn, she was raped.3 – Kurugayas route = 1/3 of the secret of the world revealed. So I think they will animate before rins route. The ending song is too the ending song of her route. Its simply beautiful, just like kud <3
Oh, a translator just confirmed hours ago that kud was not raped when she was chained (because there were a lot of people like me that think the worst hahaha). In my opinion, it would be weird if that were the case, and totally anticlimatic.
Well, she was hung there to Die…Legs into Water to bring you Body temperature down. If you Sleep in, you would not wake up.And.. i dont want to think this to the end, why they hung there naked. No, i reject reality (or something)
First off this LOLhttp://images.randomc.net/Little%20Busters/Little%20Busters%20-%2023%20-%20Large%2022.jpgI wonder what scene it came fromsecond I’ve never been so conflicted while watching anime in my life… honestly I both hated this adaption of my favorite VN route(though not favorite character) and loved it. – I liked the placement of the music a lot actually (except for when they played the “title” music in a totally inappropriate place -.-)- I hated how kud suffered for all of 5 seconds when in the VN it was all more played out. If i remember correctly she had been in that cave for days.. – I felt so so about the Secret of the world forshadowing because how in the world can Kud have visions of things that she wasn’t even there to witness… Kyousuke and Riki talking and Rin in the white uniform are two of the flashbacks that come to mind. – I wanna know why the heck Mio and Haruka magically reappeared…- I still feel like going for the “friendship is magic” approach in Kud’s route just doesn’t work out like the more romantic one from the source.. plus cutting out the scene where Kud calls Riki and tries to talk to him while people are breaking down the doors and coming to get her was a little disappointing – I did like how they showed a bit of tebua/tevua though. and i felt like the ending was satisfying.Despite all of this however I still liked this episode which is why Im so conflicted.. :STL;DR I’m super conflicted as to whether or not this was a good or bad episode. Subtle changes hint at a possible Secret of the world change and deliver a so-so ending for kud’s route.
Discussing your first question in your first spoiler tag, here are some of my own thoughts in spoiler tagsBack in Mio’s arc, Mio (who no doubt realized the truth of the world, thus explaining her absence at crucial moments in the storyline) mentioned how this is a world that grants wishes. I don’t think “granting wishes” is the right word, but rather “addressing regrets” is more like it.Mio gets to address her regret of leaving Midori behind. Kud gets to address her regret of not having the chance to go back to Tevua and make a proper farewell for her mother, no matter how chaotic the situation in Tevua has become.Do understand that all that going back to Tevua we’ve seen never really happened, it’s all in Kud’s subconsciousness. So this world gives her that chance to do so. (Using the movie “Inception” as an analogy would best describe how this world works, where everyone’s subconsciousness is merged, with Kyousuke as the administrator, Masato and Kengo as its passive moderators, and Riki and Rin as the oblivious players. The other LB members are merely in for the ride as observers. )As Kanata puts it last episode, “It is better to do it and regret it, then to regret never having done it.”And the rocket gear Kud left behind for Riki was used as a summon item for Riki to recall Kud if he wishes to. To answer your second question about why Mio and Haruka “reappeared”, again here are my thoughts in spoiler tagsAs I said above, Mio no doubt realized the truth of this world for some time. And Haruka recently as well. Them disappearing at crucial moments (Kud deciding to go to Tevua at Riki’s advice) was probably the world/Kyousuke’s doing to prevent them from unwittingly “spoiling” it too early for Riki and Rin.
The image you point out are probably when MAJOR SPOILERS OF REFRAIN Riki realizes that is kyousuke the one who is behind the notes and lennon
For the “reappeared” Persons. Perhaps their Seijus was working on another Anime, so they took them out in the meantime.
mmm, with this “Teleport” thing, i begin to think that this LB World is not real. Perhaps it is a World of someone in Coma. A Dream
episode 23, score 6/10
“Given enough small actions we should be able to gradually change the world.”This one line carried more meaning than it appears to have. It is not only significant to this one arc but important throughout the latter part of the story. Never forget this line.
Wow! Part of me can’t believe they went that far. But if there is one thing I know, it’s that only Key that could make this and (mostly) get away with it. As for why Kud was naked, well I probably don’t want to think about that.All in all Kud’s story was pretty damn good. It was evenly paced, mysterious and melodramatic (But not tremendously so). If I were to really level a complaint, it was that the ending was deus ex machina, but I’ve been told that Refrain answers why magic is able to happen. Can’t be sure they aren’t saying things to justify everything, but I can give LB the benefit of the doubt. Nothing much more to say really. Kud was a much better character then Komari. Her seiyuu could actually get her voice to be sad and she was pretty much unconventional as a Moe Kyun girl. And I guess I am a sucker for Japanese spoken English. At the very least, there was a lot of main plot that kept me interested. Haruka and Mio were back. Definitely interesting. I give Kud’s route an 8/10.It looks like they saved the best stories for last, since the last three episodes will mostly focus on the first baseball game. That will leave Kurugaya, Rin and Refrain for next season. My favorite character and the stories that Maeda wrote. Could be a nine. As for the first season as a whole, I’m stuck between a six and a seven. Depends on how the last episodes are I guess.This is Kud’s bad end for those who can handle it (It’s that bad!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9QZWPYyXSU
If I could not believe what happened to kid on the good end, I wanted to kill someone when I read the bad end D:
Sorry, what happened to kud*
So the supernatural stuff finally takes part in the story! It seems random that every problem the main characters faced was solved by an unexplained phenomenon (Kud’s gear suddenly teleporting from Riki’s hands to her’s over thousands of miles) so I trust this episode will feel very unsatisfying to some with such a deus ex machina.
Oh, and…http://i.imgur.com/d73cHZ0.jpg Sweet dreams.
I dont know why people find funny that image I think is just another of the 1000 quality shots that j.c has done. But I do not care about that.
OK, so how much of that actually happened?
Everything. Its awesome how j.c could adapt an extremely delicated route like kuds and make it the best of the anime!The only thing that is different is that the vn make it seem that kud was prisioners by days and in the anime feels just like 10 minuts! anyway still epic!
Technically everything. Depending on how you see it, another interpretation is that none of this is happening. You wouldn’t even need Refrain to understand what I mean – the end of Kurugaya’s route alone is enough.
epic!Just awesome how they adapted one of the more heartbreaking parts of the vn delivering a whole new perspective of the events!Loved also how they animated the bests cgs like this http://images.randomc.net/Little%20Busters/Little%20Busters%20-%2023%20-%20Large%2030.jpgand specially this http://images.randomc.net/Little%20Busters/Little%20Busters%20-%2023%20-%20Large%2032.jpg (I could not help but cry because I was waiting all my life to see that scene animated, and it was perfect).In my opinion this was the best episode to date because it mix all what makes little busters! be an awesome series!Thanks for the post, enzo!
To the VN readers (specifically Wafter readers)Was all this backstory in Tevua already revealed somewhere or is it anime original? I read the Kud route on translated VN but I’m pretty sure Kud left and next time we saw her was while she was captive. Regardless I enjoyed actually seeing it quite a bit.
Anime orginal. But for what I know that was exactly what it was supossed to happen.
I admit tears formed when watching this episode. Kudo being an adorable and sweet girl, events in this episode made me sad/angry:1- aiming a gun at a child.2- leaving her hang like this as torture and possible way to die.3- how Kudo must have felt so alone.4- what was suggested in the spoilers above.Maybe I’m being overly sensitive (knowing also those things can still happen in real life), I just felt so powerless. Nonetheless, I am glad the episode ended with a sweeter note. Kudo is not a worthless gear in my eyes.
I think the ending felt way too quickly resolved, aside from the deux ex machina. I mean, it felt like this should’ve been two episodes. There is a friggin civil war going on even if it only lasted a few days! How did her grandfather react when she wasn’t where he left her? How did her visit with her mother go? All that was off-screen!
I would concede that it all went rather quickly, but I think a lot of time was given to other development, especially for Rin. Hell, even Riki and his neutral personality got some. The overarching plot and some thematic elements also got some attention. I think this development is quite important, and in our limited time frame most of the routes could have used more time, but had secondary priority. Could things have been juggled better? Probably. But this late in the game I think setting up for the future is the better decision.
Question that will be explained when the secret of the world is revealed.
Kud’s route takes the biggest departure from the VN source of all the routes so far, which is not necessarily a bad thing. JC Staff used the opportunity to, for one, do a lot foreshadowing for later events–even if a lot of it was shameless clue dropping–which is good. They also tried to flesh out the whole Tevua/Tebwa/Whateverthisfictionalexsovietislandrepublicis debacle out from a different perspective, which is commendable since in the original Kud’s route was a rather fast paced disaster-phon that shock and awed into emotional submission. Not to say that the anime doesn’t go along rather hurriedly as well, but changes like this, if done well, are key to all good adaptations.I’d love to answer all of Enzo’s wondering-out-louds, but I think letting them hang for a while will be more interesting for all parties involved. Instead I’ll note some differences from the VN. Only minor ones which are relatively safe to talk about; these are only minor spoilers for the VN and harmless for the anime-only viewer:– In Kud’s route in the VN, Kud and Riki are romantically involved.- Both Kud and Riki perform the tatoo ritual- This apparently forms a link between the two- There is no teleportation involved- Kud does not come back quickly, but eventually I haven’t read Kud Wafter, so I of course have no idea what gets told there. But now it’s clear why Kud’s route was relatively long; they actually get a lot of development (both thematic and otherwise) done. This may have been at the expense of Kud herself, but I don’t think it was very damaging. The integration was fairly good. So though Kud’s route was not one of my most enjoyable routes when playing the original VN, thumbs up to the adaptation.tl;dr: a lot of development has been done. Look forward to later episodes.
Oh, and whenever Kurugaya’s piano shows up, I get good chills. I’m not sure why.
Ahhh, Kurugaya’s piano. I think that was it 2nd or 3rd appearance in the anime thus far.
Because Kurugaya is awesome!
Kurugaya… I want your route to be in the anime ;__;
Kurugaya is The Best Key Girl!
But for what I remember There was teleportation involved!
http://images.randomc.net/Little%20Busters/Little%20Busters%20-%2023%20-%20Large%2022.jpg^^^scariest pic of the season IMO
Looks like Riki has been/will get broken.Ah, Little Busters. Beneath your cutsie, moe saturated, innocuous exterior is a great load of darkness. Has anyone posted a “What I watched, What I expected, What I got” poster of Little Busters yet?
What I watched: An adaptation of the best key work to dateWhat I expected: An adaptation of the best key work to dateWhat I got: An adaptation of the best key work to dateWhy people complains about little things? In my opinion, and if you just take what they adapted, you get a very solid anime, with interesting routes, and very dramatics moments, I dont know, why people hate it so much? I just want a reason.
CAN U TELL ME THE WHOLE STORY OF KUD WAFTER I BEG U PLZ BRO/ SIS PLZ
I don’t think Andmeuths was talking about how the VN was adapted. I believe he is talking about what happened in the story. I mean did you see Civil War and little girls being chained naked in a damp cave comming? Irreardless to answer why people generally are annoyed at the adaption is it is not perfect, forgetting that the adaptions by Kyo-ani weren’t perfect and took out romance for some girls too.
Oh, my bad, I have not read well what he say and how english is not my languaje I wasntt able to understand what he was trying to say. Sorry.But now that I read well: I like how Andmeuths is exposing his thoughts about the show Based on what the show want to delivere. But I think there is a lot of people who will complain about that. I dont know if iexpressing well but he is one of few people what see what is key trying to deliver, and im happy that there is still people that not complain about details and can enjoy a show for what is.
“They’re eating her! Then they’re going to eat me!”
In contrary to most of other regulars, I’m not really fond of this episode, individually.Mostly because of my confusion about Kud’s personal conflict. Mostly she seems to have a personal conflict upon meeting with her mother, but I was wondering the whole time : “did she get her priority right?”. I think she should have been happier that her mother was miraculously saved, or probably she is supposed to worry since “she remembered her own future”. Or probably her mind is too messed up so her mind is unpredictable? Also,the music placement of that title bgm is totally unfitting.Despites of that, in grander scale of things this serves a great buildup for later events. I can’t wait for the kurugaya, rin and refrain!
I think her personal conflict was because If she die, she will not be able to help rin and riki anymore
Just waiting for Kengo tobreak his arm anytime now.
Based on the summaries, that should happen on episode 25, 1 before the first season ends.
“Haruka and Mio were back with the group at the start of the episode, as if nothing had happened. I refuse to believe their disappearance (this has happened twice with Mio that Ive noticed) was a coincidence.”They never disappeared. The scene was more like Riki being left alone, disconnected from everybody else. They don’t show it, but I assume that he tried calling everyone, not just Haruka and Mio.
The pacing of the episode feels rushed, which diminished some of the impact. I guess it’ll be better to play the VN.
Yes you should do that! And understand why the vn readers are so hyped about refrain!
I actually just finished her route (I’ve been playing them after the anime finishes them). The pacing was actually pretty inconsistant. Short story: Most of the pacing was better in the anime, but the events in this episode were done better in the VN.
Thats right. 1/2 of her route was kud studying for the tests and the other half was prety weird. The only thing that the vn done better is the cave scene. But I could say that is way epic in the anime. The song that played fits perfectly <3
I doubt this is really important, but the ending song is Amenochi Hare (Clear Weather After the Rain), not Alicemagic. It’s still sung by Rita though.
All those guesses about Mio and Haruka dissapearances are wrong XDI really do hope writers explain this annoying little detail in theanime, as many newcomers have no access to the VN material. And evenso it is not exactly obvious why they dissapeared.
The official site updated the summaries of the next episode.It seems that the lasts episodes will be full of common routes things. Im just waiting for Koshiki incident <3
Oh, And was just announced that the ova included in the bd will be about “mask the saito” 😀
Strange event how did Riki teleported the item to Kud must be usage a bit will energy with midnight ritual of drawing the family coat of arm.