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Originally Posted by Rengemaru

Spoiler for Comparison to previous Key adaptations:

However, Little Busters! didn't have such things. Or rather, JC Staff didn't go on KyoAni's style. This might not be their fault since they are being very strict to the VN, or so I'm hearing. So we can't really place the blame on them. Cause if you put yourself in KEY's feet, you wouldn't repeat the same sequence that you used in your previous 3 games in the latest, 4th game. And sadly, this is reflecting on people's initial acceptance of this anime.

Spoiler for Comparison to other Key works and initial reaction to the game:

Initial reception of the game was mixed, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that some viewers are struggling to get into the show. Many fans peg Little Busters as an embodiment of perfection, but the truth is that it was a more polarizing game than previous Key products. You have to look back to Summer 2007 to see what players were saying at the time.

Some felt that Key struck out on the humour and school life parts (less focused and more mundane than before). I think most readers loved the latter parts of the story, which even vindicated the game in the eyes of many detractors. Nevertheless, there's good reason to expect a mixed response from anime-only viewers.