They never said which field trip
Guys, Alternate Universes.
Such things are literally canon in at least two, maybe three other Key games alone, all routes should be assumed to be alternate universes unless the plot states otherwise, such as LB.
Kud Waf is just a âif Riki started dating Kud after the entire ordeal was overâ universe, Iâm sure there would also be a âif Riki started dating Rinâ universe and plenty others, âif Riki started dating Kurugayaâ, âif Riki started dating Kyousukeâ, âif Riki started dating Sayaâ, just about any reasonable one should âexistâ as an unseen but fundamentally âcanonâ possibility.
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That was my point. In my opinion Kud Wafter follows a universe after the field trip to the ocean where Kud and Riki get together. But that doesnât mean that one canât exist with the other heroines/heroes as well.
Another spinoff may pop up later where Riki ends up with Kyosuke or something.
I bet Mio would love that.
And Kud Wafter cannot be set in the fake world because the Fake world only covers the first semester and always loops and starts over.
Heeyyy~ there are much speculation about Saya, Kanata, and SasamiâŠ
BUT HOW ABOUT LENNON??!
I know Lennon is something like Kyousukeâs alter-ego in artificial worldâŠBut how if Lennon not just some alter-ego made by KyousukeâŠhow if Lennon is already death in the real worldâŠhe also come to artificial world because he see something bad happened to his masterâŠor maybe he isnât death from startâŠSome articles said animal sixth sense is more strong than humanâŠthey can heard humanâs cried in their nearly deathâŠ
I think Lennon is special catâŠHe doesnât like another Rinâs catsâŠI can say that becauseâŠwhen Rin brushing all of her catsâŠLennon canât be seen anywhere (whereas Lennon always with her right in VN, he like to climb into Rinâs face)
Sometimes I imagine that Lennon is a cat that found by Kyousuke when he seeked for his jobâŠHis condition is very bad when Kyousuke found himâŠSo Kyousuke bring and take care Lennon with himâŠBecause Lennon owe his life to Kyousuke, he always followed Kyousuke anywhere he go and become a loyal catâŠ
I love how Kyousuke carry Lennon in his armâŠLennon look comfortable in Kyousukeâs armâŠ
ITâS REALLY FUN TO TALK ABOUT REFRAIN HERE <3
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Itâs actually John Lennon, who also entered the world when he died.
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Kud Wafter takes place in the summer. Riki and Kud are wearing their summer uniforms. In the Little Busters epilogue, everyone has already changed back into their winter uniforms. so it canât be after the beach.
I think itâs just an alternative universe where the first field trip was successful and there was no incident. Little Busters! 4-Koma did the same thing, having the field trip be incident free.
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Ah come on, theyâre not gonna make a new mugshot for everyone just for the epilouge.
deskslam
I have evidence to prove it is not mere laziness! I present to you evidence from the Little Busters script!
// <0086> Summer had gone so fast.
// <0086> ć€ăŻé§ăè¶łă§éăéăăŠèĄăŁăă
<0087> \res{0087}
// <0087> Before I knew it, the sunlight had started to wane.
// <0087> ăă€ăźéă«ăæ„ăźć
ăăăă¶ăćȘăăăȘăŁăŠăăă
<0088> \res{0088}
// <0088> The winds had also begun to carry a chilly edge lately.
// <0088> ăăăšăšăă«éąšă«ăČăăăăšăăăăźăæăăćŁçŻă«ăȘăŁăŠăăă
<0089> \res{0089}
// <0089> Today was the first day I was wearing my winter uniform after a long time.
// <0089> äč
ăă¶ăă«ćŹæă«èąăéăăŠăżăă
<0090> \res{0090}
// <0090> And so was Rin.
// <0090> ăă°ăăăŻć€æă ăŁăéŽăăăăćŹæă ă
Take that! [cue dramatic finger point]
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SHIT.
Um.
Furious dicking in between ending and epilogue?
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Or a year simply passed and itâs summer again?
As far as I can see, not many LB characters are in Kud Wafter, so itâd make sense if it took place later when the other characters are doing other things too.
All the characters have the same colour ribbon/tie as they do in LB. The colour changes dependent on what year they are in. Also seniors such as A-Chan are still there.
Hm I guess that invalidates that theoryâŠI could probably come up with something. But as Kud Wafter isnât translated, and my Japanese studies are still at their infancy, I canât really comment further on this.
I think itâs fine to just say that itâs an alternate ending where thereâs
Wait what?? The 4-koma is set in an alternate universe without the incident?
I need to read this now!
Obliterated.
Sorry to be that guy, but do we have LB! 4-koma discussion here?
Sorry, never mind if my question or opinion doesnât matter.
My opinion never matters anyway.
I think discussing it in the LB general topic should do.
I really donât think itâll fit in, but okay. No one seems to be interested in discussing LB! 4-koma anyway.
Now, I think I havenât said this about how Refrain ends, butâŠ
Call me a bad guy and allâŠ
I sorta hoped that Refrain anime would make everyone but Riki and Rin dies. No wish-granting stars, time reversing things and whatever. I hoped they all stay dead.
Now, donât get me wrong. I do love the members of Little Busters. Every of them. But what I donât really like about the ending is the fact that they can somehow turn back the time and revive the dead. Itâs just⊠I donât know, too convenient?
You canât just wish so hard to revive someone you love so much from deathbed. Thatâs just too good to be true. Miracles do exist, but theyâre not that convenient. Instead, I think the kind of miracle I hoped they showed us is that they can stay strong and live on in such situation. They have to live, left by the people they care so much. People can just die without heroic death. People will live, suffer, and die. But along with the pain of living, they also learn how to hold dear their lives. They will learn the joy of living, and how precious it is because itâs not eternal.
After the scene of Riki lying on the hospital bed, I sorta thought that maybe the âfactâ that they saved everyone and everyone survived is just, in his head, sort of another kind of dream. Because itâs really too good to be true. You know that if such accident (bus crash) happens, youâd expect several death. But everyone survived and made full recovery within a year. Thatâs just too good to be true.
Or maybe Riki and Rin and Kyousuke are the only ones who didnât survive? After the explosion in Refrain, the scene abruptly turned to Rin singing in the classroom. My first thought was âAm I in heaven or what?â
Which is why they created the epilogue âBokura no Asaâ to assure the readers that itâs not just some kind of fantasy.
But I just think that it can be interesting to have a story about âhow the left ones should live on without their loved ones.â
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Didnât the anime go the âtrueâ route and skip the part where he proposed to Rin in the hospital? I donât mind the anime leaving it more open ended to let the head-canon resolve the end, but it does feel rushed. Wouldnât yaâll agree?
P.S. I donât mind 4Koma discussion, but I donât think itâs a refrain thing. We might need Bocchan⊠I mean @Aspirety to make a spinoff thread
Boccan� 
Iâm all for a 4Koma discussion topic!
