Konosuba

### Producer

Half H.P Studio, Nippon Columbia, KlockWorx, Sony Music Communications, Toranoana, 81 Produce, Kadokawa Media House, Kadokawa (S1)
Kadokawa Shoten, Nippon Columbia, KlockWorx, Sony Music Communications, Toranoana, 81 Produce, Kadokawa Media House (S2)

### Studio

Studio Deen (seasons 1–2)
Drive (season 3)

### Networks

Tokyo MX, TV Saitama, CTC, tvk, SUN, GBS, MTV, TVQ, BS11

## Novels

### Publisher

Kadokawa Shoten (JP)
Yen Press (EN)

## Manga

### Publisher

Media Factory (JP)
Yen Press (EN)

## Anime

### Producer

Half H.P Studio, Nippon Columbia, Atelier Musa, 81 Produce, Sammy, Kadokawa

## Novels

### Publisher

Kadokawa Shoten (JP)
Yen Press (EN)

## Manga

### Volumes

2+

***KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World!*** (この素晴らしい世界に祝福を, Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o!, literally "A blessing to this wonderful world!") is a Japanese light novel series written by Natsume Akatsuki. The series follows Kazuma Satou, a boy who is sent to a fantasy world with MMORPG elements following his death, where he forms a dysfunctional adventuring party with a goddess, an archwizard, and a crusader. Originally serialized as a web novel on Shōsetsuka ni Narō between December 2012 and October 2013, *KonoSuba* was published as a printed light novel series by Kadokawa Shoten under the company's *Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko* imprint from October 2013 to May 2020. The light novel series features a divergent plot and illustrations by Kurone Mishima.

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Masahito Watari and Joseph Yokobori, began serialization in Fujimi Shobo's *Monthly Dragon Age* magazine from October 2014. A radio drama CD was released by HobiRecords in March 2015, and an anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Deen aired in Japan between January and March 2016. A second season of the anime aired between January and March 2017. A spin-off light novel series, *KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!*, began publication from July 2014. Both the light novels and the manga are licensed in North America by Yen Press.

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Masahito Watari and Joseph Yokobori, began serialization in Fujimi Shobo's *Monthly Dragon Age* magazine from October 2014. A radio drama CD was released by HobiRecords in March 2015, and an anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Deen aired in Japan between January and March 2016. A second season of the anime aired between January and March 2017. A spin-off light novel series, *KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!*, began publication from July 2014. Both the light novels and the manga are licensed in North America by Yen Press. An anime film adaptation produced by J.C.Staff, titled *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson*, premiered on August 30, 2019. An anime television series adaptation of *KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!*, produced by Drive, aired from April to June 2023. A third season, also by Drive, is set to premiere in 2024.

## Overview

Originally, it was an online novel serialized from December 2012 on the novel posting site "*Shōsetsuka ni Narō*" by Akatsuki under the name of "*Jitaku keibi-hei*". On December 10, 2013, it was announced in the site's activity report that this work would be deleted, and at the same time, all other posted works under the name of "*Jitaku keibi-hei*" were deleted. Many of the elements of the story are common, but the development and setting have changed significantly between the web version and other media.

From September 9, 2014, the serialization of the manga version began in "Monthly Dragon Age" (KADOKAWA Fujimi Shobo).

In 2016, it was made into a TV animation based on the contents of the original volume 1 and 2, and was broadcast from January to March of the same year. Immediately after the end of the final episode, the production decision for the second phase was announced, and it was broadcast from January to March 2017 based on the contents of the original volume 3 to 4.

In 2019, a theatrical animation based on the contents of the original volume 5 will be released.

As of November 2021, the cumulative circulation of the series has exceeded 10 million. "This light novel is amazing! In the paperback category, it ranked 9th in the 2017 edition.

## Synopsis

Kazuma Satou lives a laughable and pathetic life, being a shut-in NEET with no distinguishable qualities other than an addiction to video games. On his way home, Kazuma dies trying to save a girl from an oncoming truck—or so he believes. In reality, the "truck" was a slow-moving tractor, and he merely died from shock.

Waking up in limbo between death and heaven, Kazuma finds himself facing the arrogant goddess Aqua. Here, he must choose between two options: go on to heaven or be sent to a fantasy world that needs his help to defeat the Demon King. Initially unimpressed by the challenging prospect of fighting a Demon King, Kazuma changes his mind after Aqua tells him he can bring any one item he wants. What better choice does Kazuma have than the goddess standing before him?

Unfortunately, after the two arrive in their new world, two things become clear: Aqua is useless beyond belief, and life in this fantasy realm will be anything but smooth sailing. From paying for food and accommodations to trying to learn new skills, the duo's problems are just starting to take shape—and the arrival of eccentric allies may only make things worse.

## Publication

### *Web Novels*

The original web novel series written by Natsume Akatsuki was published on Syosetu between December 2012 and October 2013. The author also wrote a side story featuring Wiz and Vanir. Akatsuki, who enjoyed playing fantasy video games like *Wizardry* and *Final Fantasy*, also derived much of *KonoSuba*'s fantasy elements from tabletop role-playing games.

### *Light Novels*

A light novel version with illustrations by Kurone Mishima was released under Kadokawa Shoten's Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint from October 1, 2013, to May 1, 2020. The light novel diverges significantly from the web novel's plot from the sixth volume onwards and also features changes to the characters' ages. The final book in the series, Volume 17, contains information in its Afterword on possible future development that the teased "After Story" spin-offs might contain.

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A Megumin-focused spin-off light novel series, also written and illustrated by Akatsuki and Mishima respectively, titled *KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!* (この素晴らしい世界に爆焔を！) and takes place a year prior to the main series, was released from July 1, 2014, to June 1, 2015, in three volumes. A two-volume sequel, *KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! Bonus Story* (続・この素晴らしい世界に爆焔を！　この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！スピンオフ　我ら、めぐみん盗賊団) was released on December 28, 2016, and March 1, 2019.

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Another spin-off featuring Vanir was published on April 1, 2016, called *Consulting With This Masked Devil!* (この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！; スピンオフ この仮面の悪魔に相談を！) A third spin-off series titled *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Extra Attention to That Wonderful Fool!* began publication on August 1, 2017. It is written by Hirukuma and illustrated by Uihime Hagure and features Dust as the central character.

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Yen Press announced on May 20, 2016, that it had licensed the light novels for release in North America. The first volume was released in conjunction with the second manga volume on February 21, 2017.

### *Manga*

A manga adaptation of *KonoSuba* illustrated by Masahito Watari began serialization in the October 2014 issue of Fujimi Shobo's *Monthly Dragon Age* magazine on September 9, 2014. As of November 8, 2022, sixteen *tankōbon* volumes have been released.

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A manga adaptation of the *KonoSuba Fantastic Days (この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！ ファンタスティックデイズ)* smartphone game by Kasumi Morino began serialization in Media Factory's *Monthly Comic Alive* magazine on March 26, 2022.

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Yen Press announced its acquisition of the manga adaptation at the same time that it licensed the original light novels.

## Kazuma Satou

“Any gullible fool who gets tricked has only himself to blame.”

### Aliases:

* Billionaire Adventurer (成金冒険者, Narikin Bōken-sha)
* HikiNEET
* Panty-Stealing Devil
* Kazutrash
* Crapuma
* LoliNEET

### Affiliation:

* Kingdom of Belzerg
* Adventurers Guild

### Allied:

* Eris (Chris) *(friend)*
* Wiz *(friend)*
* Taylor *(acquaintance)*
* Dust *(acquaintance)*

### Party:

* Darkness
* Aqua

## 「Biographical Information」

### Relatives:

* Unnamed Father
* Unnamed Mother
* Unnamed Younger Brother
* Unnamed Grandfather
* Megumin *(Lover, Light Novel)*

## 「Physical Description」

### Eye Color:

* Green
* Black (Light Novel)

### Hair Color:

* Brown
* Black (Light Novel)

## 「Voice Actor」

### Japan VA:

* Fukushima Jun (Anime)
* Oosaka Ryouta (CD Drama)

### English VA:

Arnie Pantoja

> "*I yearn for true gender equality. I have no patience for one who talks about female privilege when it suits them, and then complains about someone not being a man when it’s convenient.*"
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Kazuma is the main protagonist of ***Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!***, a 17-year-old game-obsessed shut-in, becoming one after having his heart broken by his childhood friend in middle school. While returning home from buying a video game, he attempts to save a classmate from being hit by a slow-moving tractor he mistakes for a speeding truck, and dies from acute stress reaction. As a result, he is sent to a parallel reality and becomes a role-playing game character. He has average stats in crucial categories, but above average intelligence and extremely high luck, neither of which are important for adventurers.  Regardless, he becomes one and learns basic skills such as steal, archery, monster detection, and basic magic. Because he never chooses a class, Kazuma is referred to as an "Adventurer" and is able to learn foundational abilities and spells that would otherwise be exclusive to a single class, and learns to overcome the limitations of his classless status by combining skills and spells in unexpected ways. Kazuma lusts on almost all the females he sees, except Aqua, who even when he acknowledges her as attractive can't seem to get excited by her, even when trying. He is initially seen as just perverted and hopeless by his female companions, but as time passes he proves to be reliable and useful when the situation calls for it, that along with other good traits he has leads to Megumin and Darkness eventually falling in love with him. Kazuma finds Darkness extremely attractive but her personality turns him off, and while seeing Megumin only as a child at the start of the series, as time passes he starts to find her attractive as well, eventually falling in love with her and accepting her confession, entering a state of "more than friends, less than lovers".

Kazuma rejects Darkness when she confesses to him, but that hasn't stopped her from trying to seduce him, even stealing his first kiss and forcing herself onto him to win over his affection. Eventually, Megumin and Kazuma shared a passionate french kiss while trying to have intercourse, before the battle against the Devil King, but a running gag in the later volumes of the light novel is that every time they are about to get intimate they get interrupted. Megumin promised Kazuma to give him "something incredible", once they returned home after defeating the Devil King.

* Kazuma's personality can vary as in some cases, he can be generally erratic and tends to insult or belittle others that annoy or insult him as he's initially shown to have a pessimistic and cynical attitude towards others. He can also display behaviors of rash characteristics with instances such as leading a counter attack against the Destroyer only to end up destroying a noble's house, thus warranting his arrest. Although sometimes, he can show kindness and leadership with his party and with others, at times willingly helping out someone such as when he willingly chose to help Aqua after one of the Demon King's generals made her sad or helping Darkness with her personal familial affairs. He is also shown to display levels of laziness and a pervert due to some of his antics with other characters. Despite all of this, it has been regularly shown that he cares for all of his companions and has earned the name of "Tsundere" from Megumin for refusing to acknowledge it. Kazuma is also shown to be selfless, such as the time when he could have made Megumin learn Advanced Magic that would have enabled her to become much more of a help to the party but instead chose to boost the power of her Explosion Magic as he did not want her to sacrifice her dreams.
* Through flashbacks, we learn that Kazuma became a shut in NEET after seeing his childhood friend who had promised to marry him in the future riding on a senior boy's bike which traumatized him to the point where he slowly avoided going to school and interacting with people. Almost all of Kazuma's romantic knowledge comes from the various anime, visual novels and other entertainment materials he used to consume in Japan, which made him pretty inept at responding to heartfelt feelings in the beginning but he later grew close to Megumin when she confessed to him and started a relationship of 'more than friends and less than lovers' with her when he acknowledged his own feelings to Megumin.

### Abilities

> "*It makes me grateful that all the wonderful events transpiring here make me grow as a person.*"
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His signature weapon is his sword due being more experienced in short-range melee combat. He also uses other weapons like his bow which has precise aim using his snipe skill. He can also learn a variety of other skills from other classes such as *Mana Swap*, *Freeze*, *Create Water* and *Steal*. These abilities are usually taught by other characters of varying classes but can't learn any advanced skills due to his class. Despite his class limiting himself to just using basic skills, he has shown to combine them for a more powerful attacks such as combining his ice and water skills during his rematch with Kyouya Mitsurugi. Statically, Kazuma is shown to be average in most traits but has above average intelligence and abnormally high luck.

* ***Luck***: Kazuma has an extraordinarily high luck stat, so high that even Luna was surprised. However, she claims that its numerical value isn't really essential to an adventurer. The only person Kazuma has ever lost to in a game of rock-paper-scissors is Eris, the Goddess of Luck. During his gambling streak in the nation of Elroad, Kazuma was able to win enough money to temporarily put a casino out of business. Though frustrating and unpredictable in the short run, most things end up turning out well for him, no matter how many times he makes the same mistakes.
 **Skills and Magic**: Kazuma belongs to the Adventurer class, and as an adventurer, Kazuma can learn and use any class's skills and magic spells. He can also level up easily. After venturing into the world's hardest dungeon, he learned many other skills on top of the ones he had prior due to having an insane amount of skill points:
* **Thief-Class**:
	+ **Bind**: Binds a target in rope provided the user has a rope on them.
	+ **Disarm Trap**: This allows the user to disarm any traps in their path.
	+ **Trap Detection**: This allows the user to detect any placed traps in the area.
	+ **Enemy Detection:** A passive skill that notifies the user of monsters or enemies nearby, with a ping.
	+ **Lurk**: Makes the user difficult to detect while in the shadows, though it does not work when the user is out in the open.
	+ **Concealment**: A superior version of the Lurk skill which grants the user invisibility for a very short span of time.
	+ **Escape**: Allows the user to escape a situation if it is possible.
	+ **Steal**: Steals an item from the opponent. Higher luck results in a more valuable item being stolen. Due to this, Kazuma often unintentionally (or intentionally) steals the opponent's underwear. In episode 21, he uses it to punish two ladies from the guild who hurt his feelings; he stole their panties.
* **Warrior-Class**:
	+ **One-Handed Sword**: The One-handed Sword skill raised proficiency with one-handed swords.
* **Wizard-Class**:
	+ **Tinder:** Summons a small fire in the user's hand or fingertips.
	+ **Create Earth:** Summons rocks and sand on the user's hand.
	+ **Create Water:** Summons water on the user's hand.
	+ **Wind Breath:** Blow a small amount of wind from the user's mouth.
	+ **Freeze:** Freezes water, or any objects.
	+ **Fireball:** Generates a ball of flame that can be thrown at a target.
	+ **Lightning:** Generates a bolt of lightning.
	+ **Flash:** Creates a bright flash that blinds the opponent.
	+ **Unlock:** Allows the user to open up any lock.
	+ **Teleport:** Teleport allows Kazuma to teleport objects or people to "marked" locations, which are places he has already visited. Kazuma can only maintain three markers at a time meaning there are only three places he can teleport to, one of which is the boss room of the deepest dungeon in the World. Kazuma can also use a random teleport, removing the need for a marker but in turn transporting a person or an object to a random location in the world.
	+ **Explosion:** Summon forth a devastatingly large incendiary detonation.
* **Undead-Class**:
	+ **Drain Touch**: A skill normally only processed by the undead, Kazuma learned this skill from Wiz and can use it to drain mana from others as well as give. It can only be used through direct contact and drains mana very quickly, so Kazuma is able to utilize this skill offensively in order to render opponents unable to move once they are drained of mana. Drain Touch isn't very effective against opponents with high endurance, such as Darkness and Mitsurugi, who can usually retaliate before being drained.
* **Archer-Class**:
	+ **Bow**: A passive skill that allows for the usage of Bow weapons.
	+ **Snipe**: Powerfully fires a single arrow with accuracy depending on the user's luck.
	+ **Farsight**: This allows him to see far into the distance and improve the user's vision overall.
* **Monk-Class**:
	+ **Auto-dodge**: Allows the user to dodge any attack autonomously. Activation is dependent on one's luck stat.
* **Ranger-Class**:
	+ **Set Trap**: Increases the power and activation chance of any trap.
* **Creator-Class**:
	+ **Create Earth Golem**: Summons golems formed from solid, clay, or mud. The size, strength, and operation time of the golem vary on how much mana the user uses.
* **Priest-Class**:
	+ **Heal**: Heals the user or an ally. It can also be used to Purify The Undead.
* **Assassin-Class**:
	+ **Deadly Backstab**: Kills enemies in one hit if conditions are met. The user being undetected is one of these conditions. The success rate is based on luck.
* **Dark Stalker Class**:
	+ **Lip Reading**: As long as Kazuma can see someone's mouth he can understand what they are saying. It is often used in combination with his Farsight ability.
	+ **Eavesdrop**: The ability to secretly listen to a conversation from a distance.
* **Chef-Class:**
	+ **Cook**: He learned the ability to cook with the idea of having a calm life and even opening a restaurant if he had the chance, he used this ability to help in the Axis Cult festival, making several dishes from Japan to attract customers.
* **BlackSmith-Class**
	+ **Smithing**: Kazuma uses his smithing ability to great effect by inventing products from Earth, such as dynamite, condoms, lighters, and kotatsu, and selling the intellectual properties of these products for profit, as well as repairing armor made out of adamantine.

Due to this, he managed to nearly put an entire casino into bankruptcy due to his consistent wins. However, due to his class, Kazuma is typically slain multiple times throughout various points, usually prompting Aqua to revive him. Kazuma is most well known, however, for his underhanded tactics that he uses to compensate for his lack of raw power, such as creating the earth and blowing it in the eyes of his enemies or using steal as a distraction. Thanks to the immense wealth that he gathers through the course of the series he also buys more expensive equipment such as high-grade manatites to cast stronger spells.

## Ending Theme

### ED Composer:

Aqua (Sora Amamiya), Megumin (Rie Takahashi), Darkness (Ai Kayano)

KonoSuba OVA, A Blessing to this Wonderful Choker!

An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Deen aired on Tokyo MX between January 14, 2016, and March 16, 2016; later broadcasting on eight other networks and several video on demand streaming networks. The series was simulcast by Crunchyroll in several regions such as North America, and by AnimeLab in Australia. The series was directed by Takaomi Kanasaki and written by Makoto Uezu with character designs by Koichi Kikuta. An original video animation (OVA) was bundled with the ninth light novel of *KonoSuba* in June 2016. The anime's opening theme is "Fantastic Dreamer" by Machico while the ending theme is "Chīsana Bōken-sha" performed by Aqua (Sora Amamiya), Megumin (Rie Takahashi), and Darkness (Ai Kayano). On January 7, 2019, Crunchyroll announced that the series would receive an English dub. The first season's dub made its debut on January 25, 2019, with the second season's dub being released on February 25, 2020.

#### SEASON 1

Discotek Media released the first season on Blu-ray in North America on May 25, 2020.

 While running into Yunyun at Wiz's shop, Kazuma ends up putting on a choker that supposedly grants wishes. He quickly discovers, however, that this choker will gradually tighten and eventually strangle him to death in four days unless he can fulfill the wish he had subsconsciously made while putting it on. The girls admit they were partly responsible for it so they offer to help. Taking advantage of the pity he receives from the other girls as a result, Kazuma guilts them into following all kinds of ridiculous and perverted commands as they try to grant his unknown wish. While most girls fulfill his perverted desires, he makes Aqua run errands and do menial tasks. During the third night, Yunyun asks why Megumin wishes to save Kazuma, and claims its just because he carries her when she's unconscious and because they're friends, which is a half truth since the main reason is because he is the first person to never kick her out of his party since she can't handle her magic. Yunyun states no matter what thing Kazuma makes her do, she'll help get the collar off since she's partly responsible. At the beginning of the fourth day, Kazuma finds himself at peace after letting out all his callous feelings towards the girls; he told Megumin he tried to feel her small breasts whenever he had to carry her after using explosion, Yunyun and Wiz he looks at their chests when he talks to them, Darkness that he started thinking of her as just breasts since she moved into the mansion, and Aqua no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get turned on by her, upsetting her that he never thought of her like he does the others. It turns out the wish he had made was that he could know what it's like to be comforted, which occurred before his confessions, resulting in the choker becoming undone without them knowing. Angered by the humiliation they were subjected to when the wish wasn't anything perverted, the girls quickly take their revenge on Kazuma, who once again finds himself in an awkward meeting with Eris.

The series was animated by Koichi Kikuta and Momoka Komatsu, with the former working on odd-numbered episodes and the latter on even-numbered. While Komatsu's character designs closely resembled those of the light novels and had more attractive appearances, Kikuta based his designs on children's shows like *Pokémon* as he felt *KonoSuba*'s story was similar to those found in such shows.

## Ending Theme

### ED Title:

Ouchi ni Kaeritai (お家に帰りたい) (eps 2-4, 6-10)

### ED Composer:

Aqua (Sora Amamiya), Megumin (Rie Takahashi), Darkness (Ai Kayano)

KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Second Season OVA

A second season aired between January 12, 2017, and March 16, 2017. The second season's opening theme is "Tomorrow" by Machico, and the ending theme is "Ouchi ni Kaeritai" by Aqua (Amamiya), Megumin (Takahashi), and Darkness (Kayano). Crunchyroll later added the second season. A second OVA was bundled with the twelfth volume of *KonoSuba* in July 2017.

#### SEASON 2

Discotek Media will release the second season on Blu-ray in North America in 2021.

 Kazuma meets a novice adventurer called Ran, who claims to be Kazuma's fan. A quest is proposed to Kazuma and his party in front of Ran, so Kazuma accepts the quest to look good in front of his fan; after some convincing, they all go to fight a robot golem. Despite being told to destroy it, Megumin desires to keep it. Aqua says she'll make Megumin a transforming robot if she destroys the golem robot, to which she agrees. Megumin sees the robot wasn't completely destroyed and still wants it, so Aqua says she'll still build the transforming robot made out of milk cartons, yet Kazuma tries to tell them it's still active, which falls on deaf ears, then it self-detonates. Kazuma returns to the guild and boasts to Ran about the success of his quest. Another quest, yet again, is proposed to Kazuma in front of Ran. Kazuma accepts it and convinces his party to do it as well. The quest is that Kazuma and his party have to investigate the ruins they already been too. Kazuma and his party search the ruins for items. Among many haunted dolls, they find a diary filled with the life of a previous Japanese NEET who was reincarnated into this world. The writer was a man who could create anything he wanted, and then it goes on how he eventually gave up when he thought why should he fight the devil king. The diary goes on about how he created the golem. The diary also states that he created bishoujo robots, but none of them were perfect. It then states the writer decided to leave and become a merchant in a wealthy city, then Kazuma realized they met him before. After Aqua finishes reading, Kazuma gets desperate to find this robot. When Kazuma finds the robot, Aqua clicks a button and activates it. The robot asks who its master is and Kazuma bravely steps forward claiming that the robot's master is him. The robot pulls out a whip and starts abusing and barking commands at Kazuma, who is cowering with his party, since the creator is a masochist. Megumin the uses explosion and destroys the ruins. Kazuma tells Ran what happened, who is uninterested. Ran soon leaves Kazuma and appears to be quarreling with Luna. Kazuma approaches them, to help sort out the quarrel. Turns out Ran isn't actually Kazuma's fan. Ran was put on a quest to motivate Kazuma and his party to do more quests. After hearing this, Kazuma gets angry and walks closer to Ran and Luna. Ran and Luna realize that Kazuma is coming closer and get scared; they start praising Kazuma at a minimum. Kazuma is unmoved by their false praises and uses his steal-skill to steal their panties.

On July 25, 2017, Jun Fukushima and Takahashi, the voice actors of Kazuma and Megumin respectively, announced plans for a new *KonoSuba* anime project, later revealed to be a new movie, *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson*.

## Ending Theme

### ED Composer:

Megumin (CV: Rie Takahashi), Yunyun (CV: Aki Toyosaki)

On July 18, 2021, the official Twitter account for the *KonoSuba* anime confirmed that a new anime project was in production. The project was later revealed to be both a third season of the main series and an anime television series adaptation of *KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!*. Both series will be produced by Drive and directed by Yujiro Abe, with chief direction by Takaomi Kanasaki. The rest of the main staff are returning from previous seasons. *KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!* premiered on April 6, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme is "Stay Free" by Machico, while the ending theme is "Jump In" by Megumin (Takahashi) and Yunyun (Aki Toyosaki).

#### SPIN-OFF

* ***Staff***:
	+ Original work - Natsume Akatsuki
	+ Original Illustration - Kurone Mishima
	+ Director - Yujiro Abe
	+ General Supervision - Takaomi Kanazaki
	+ Series Composition - Makoto Uesu
	+ Character Design - Koichi Kikuta
	+ Art Setting - Kayoko Tomono, Miho Norimatsu
	+ Art Director - Yukiko Maruyama, Eri Yamanashi
	+ Art - Atelier Emsa
	+ Color design - Saori Yoshida
	+ Director of Photography - Naoki Eto
	+ Shooting - EXPLOSION
	+ 3D Director - Kana Imagaki
	+ Editing - Yoshiko Kimura
	+ Sound Director - Miwa Iwanami
	+ Sound Effects - Yasumasa Koyama
	+ Sound Production - HALF H・P ​​STUDIO
	+ Recording - Takayuki Yamaguchi
	+ Music - Masato Koda
	+ Music Production - Nippon Columbia
	+ Music Producer - Kentaro Anai
	+ Producers - Rie Ogura, Keiichi Tokumura, Hiroyasu Taniguchi, Hideo Momota
	+ Animation Producer - Toru Miyakoshi
	+ Animation Production - Drive
	+ Production - *Konosuba Bakuen* Production Committee

Crunchyroll also licensed the series.

On October 6, 2018, it was announced that characters from *KonoSuba* would appear in *Isekai Quartet*, a crossover anime also featuring characters from *Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World*, *Overlord*, and *The Saga of Tanya the Evil*.

The third season is set to premiere in 2024.

## Film Info

### Producer

Nippon Columbia, Toranoana, MAGES., 81 Produce, Sammy, Kadokawa Media House, Kadokawa, Sony Music Solutions

### Runtime

90 minutes

***KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson*** (Japanese: この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！紅伝説, Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Kurenai Densetsu) is a 2019 Japanese animated film based on *KonoSuba* light novel series by Natsume Akatsuki. Produced by J.C.Staff, the film was directed by Takaomi Kanasaki from a script written by Makoto Uezu and stars Jun Fukushima, Sora Amamiya, Rie Takahashi, Ai Kayano, Aki Toyosaki, Yui Horie, Masakazu Nishida, Sayuri Hara, Tetsu Inada, and Maria Naganawa. In the film, Kazuma Sato and his party travel to Crimson Demon Village, Megumin's hometown, where they battle a powerful general of the Demon King's army.

In July 2017, an anime project based on *KonoSuba* was announced. The project was revealed in June 2018 to be a film adaptation of the light novel, with Kanasaki and Uezu returning from two seasons of *KonoSuba* anime series to direct and write the script, respectively. The title of the film was revealed in November 2018.

*KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson* premiered in Japan on August 30, 2019, and was released in the United States on November 12. The film grossed over $7 million worldwide and won awards at Newtype Anime Awards.

#### ***Synopsis***

Following a recently failed quest, Kazuma Sato, Aqua, Megumin, and Darkness are visited by Yunyun. Yunyun explains about the letter from her father telling her to have a son with Kazuma to make their child avenge the people of Crimson Demon Village, her and Megumin's hometown, when they get destroyed. They discover that bearing a child with Kazuma is fabricated by her classmate, but Megumin decides to check her village's condition so Kazuma's party asks Wiz to teleport them.

After defeating a group of female orcs and an army of goblins with Yunyun and Crimson Magic Clan members' help, Kazuma's party arrives at the Crimson Demon Village and visits Yunyun's father, who admits exaggerating the aftermath of the attack on the village by one of the Demon King's generals named Sylvia. Afterward, Kazuma's party visits Megumin's house and meets her family, who becomes interested in Kazuma for his fortune. Later night, Megumin's mother Yuiyui sets up Kazuma to sleep with her daughter, but Megumin escapes the room. The following day, Megumin tours Kazuma and Aqua around the village by visiting her school and the storage building that holds the Mage Killer, a weapon capable of destroying the world. They later find Darkness fighting Sylvia and her army, but Sylvia retreats after learning the defeat of Verdia, Vanir, and Hans from Kazuma. Later night, Sylvia manages to take Kazuma hostage and brings him to the storage building to steal the Mage Killer, but Kazuma traps her inside and reunites with his party. She then fuses with the Mage Killer and begins destroying the Crimson Demon Village. Kazuma's party finds a rifle as a counter-weapon and uses it to kill Sylvia.

A dying Sylvia encounters Verdia and Hans in the afterlife and fuses with them to be revived as a giant monster. Wiz and Vanir arrive at the village for a business trip but end up joining the fight. Wiz collects the Crimson Magic Clan members' magic and transfers it to Megumin and Yunyun, while Kazuma deals with Sylvia to buy them time. Megumin and Yunyun destroy Sylvia with their combined powerful attack, with Kazuma getting perished as well. Afterward, Kazuma is revived and returns to Axel with his party. While on a picnic, Megumin asks Kazuma to put her experience points into another skill to be a useful mage without relying on her main magic. She casts her final Explosion skill as a farewell but finds it much stronger than usual, realizing that Kazuma disregarded her request and put the points on it instead. As they meet up with others, a heart-shaped smoke from the explosion forms in the sky.

## Ending Theme

### ED Title:

* My Home Town (マイ・ホーム・タウン)
* 1 Millimeter Symphony (1ミリ Symphony)

### ED Composer:

* Aqua (Sora Amamiya), Megumin (Rie Takahashi), Darkness (Ai Kayano)
* Machico

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Masato Kōda was revealed to be composing the soundtrack for *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson* in June 2018. In April 2019, Kayano, Takahashi, and Amamiya were revealed to be performing the first ending theme music titled "My Home Town" (マイ・ホーム・タウン), while Machico returned to perform the second ending theme music titled "1 Millimeter Symphony" (1ミリ Symphony). The film's original soundtrack was released on September 4, 2019.

#### ***Production***

In July 2017, voice actors Jun Fukushima and Rie Takahashi announced on a radio program at HiBiKi Radio Station an anime project related to Natsume Akatsuki's light novel series *KonoSuba*, but they did not confirm the nature of the project. In June 2018, the project was revealed to be a film adaptation of the light novel and to be produced by J.C.Staff instead of Studio Deen, which animated two seasons of *KonoSuba* anime series. Takaomi Kanasaki was announced as the film's director, along with Makoto Uezu as the scriptwriter and Koichi Kikuta as the character designer. In the same month, Fukushima, Sora Amamiya, Takahashi, Ai Kayano, Yui Horie, and Aki Toyosaki were confirmed to be reprising their respective roles in the film as Kazuma Sato, Aqua, Megumin, Darkness, Wiz, and Yunyun. The film's full title was revealed in November 2018 to be *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson*. The light novel's fifth volume, titled *Let's Go, Crimson Magic of Explosion!*, served as the inspiration for the film.

#### ***Marketing***

A teaser visual for *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson* was released in November 2018. Two teaser trailers for the film were released in December 2018 and February 2019, while two full trailers were released in March and July 2019. Promotional partners for the film included Cure Maid Café, Pomme's Omelette Rice, Yaro Ramen, Roll Ice Cream Factory, and Shinjuku Alta.

#### ***Release***

 ***Home media**** *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson* was released on Blu-ray and DVD in Japan on March 25, 2020. Crunchyroll began streaming the film's Japanese-dubbed version in America, Africa, Middle East, and Europe on March 25, 2020, while its English-dubbed version was delayed from April 2020 to January 2021 for the safety of their employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was aired in Japan on AT-X on April 17, 2021, and was rebroadcast on November 13.

### Reception

 ***Critical response**** Academy Award-winning screenwriter Roger Avary gave *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson* 5 out of 5 stars, feeling that the film gave him "easily one of the best experiences in a cinema I've ever had. I would go as far as saying it's the reason cinema was invented". Nick Valdez at *ComicBook.com* also gave the film 5 out of 5, feeling that it "has not lost any of the pep in its step" despite being a couple of years since the franchise had released an anime adaptation due to its "fine balance between treating its characters with disrespect and love". He felt that the film had "[p]ure laughs, ridiculous situations, and even some impressive character growth rewarding long time fans".
* Writing for *Den of Geek*, Daniel Kurland gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars, feeling that it "doesn't aim too high, but it's still a celebration of everything that makes this anime fantasy such a treat". He felt that the film was "likely to disappoint... [but] the characters remain enjoyable enough that the film amounts to a strong summation of the series" and lauded the addition of Sylvia who "makes for a fun addition that is actually intimidating". Jordan Ramée at *GameSpot* gave the film 4 out of 10, feeling that it abandoned the "main series' traditional formula to deliver a story that's not very fun to watch". Ramée noted the main cast as the best aspect of the franchise but found the film struggling to "capture the same tone as the anime series because it splits up the core group of characters" to focus on Kazuma and Megumin. He criticized the film's repetitive humor and transphobic jokes that went "against the overall message of acceptance".

### Audio CDs

A radio drama CD, featuring a different voice cast to the anime, was released by HobiRecords on March 1, 2015. A second drama CD, along with an original soundtrack by Kouda Masato and a character song album, was released in March 2017.

## Video games

A PC video game developed by game creator Tachi, titled *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! In The Life*, is bundled with the first Blu-ray Disc/DVD volume of the anime series on March 25, 2016. The game is developed using the software RPG Maker VX Ace. Another video game, created by Team Ladybug and Krobon, titled *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Revival of Beldia*, is bundled with the limited edition of first Blu-ray Disc/DVD volume of the anime series' second season and was released on April 28, 2017. The game is a side-scroller with gameplay resembling the *Mega Man* series.

A visual novel adaptation for PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4, *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Judgment on this Greedy Game!*, was developed and published by 5pb., and was released in Japan on September 7, 2017. The game features an original story, in which Kazuma discovers a cursed ring that allows him to steal the underwear of others near him. He learns the only way to undo the curse would be by raising enough money. *Judgment on this Greedy Game!* introduces an "Underwear Judgment" system, where the player assists Kazuma in returning lost underwear to its rightful owner. Like the anime, Machico performed the opening "Million Smile", while Amamiya, Takahashi, and Kayano sang the game's ending theme "101 Pikime no Hitsuji". A Nintendo Switch port of the game was released on the Nintendo eShop on December 17, 2020.

A dungeon crawler game for the PS4 and Vita, titled *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Labyrinth of Hope and the Gathering of Adventurers!*, was released in Japan on June 27, 2019. An updated version of the game, *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Labyrinth of Hope and the Gathering of Adventurers! Plus*, was released in Japan on August 27, 2020, for the PS4 and Nintendo Switch. A mobile gacha game titled *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Fantastic Days* was released for iOS and Android devices on February 27, 2020. An outfit crafting game, *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Love For These Clothes Of Desire!* was released on September 24, 2020, for the PS4 and Switch. A dungeon RPG, *KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! Cursed Relic and the Perplexed Adventurers*, was released for PS4 and Switch in 2022.

## Reception

### Popularity

The *KonoSuba* light novels have been quite popular. By March 2, 2016, the 11-volume series has a total of 1.5 million copies in print, each volume selling 136,000 copies. In January 2018, the light novel series ranked first among the top 50 best selling digital manga and light novels in worldwide stores by BookWalker. By February 2019, the light novels had 6.5 million copies in print. In a review of the first novel, Andy Hanley praised the series' comedy reflected in the "tired genre" as well as its cast finding them appealing based on their traits. However, Hanley criticized the short length of the first volume. The series won BookWalker's 2016 Grand Prix Award.

In 2016, the anime was voted as the tenth-best TV anime in the *Newtype* 2015–16 Awards. *KonoSuba* also finished runner-up for Best Comedy in the Crunchyroll's Anime Awards 2016 to *Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto*. In 2019, the anime was chosen as the favorite Isekai series in the Funimation 'Decade of Anime' fan polls, where they vote for the favorite anime series through decade in various genres.

### Critical response

Like its light novel counterpart, the anime has received positive reception for its comedy, parody of the Isekai genre, and faithful adaptation of the light novels. Reviewing the first few episodes, Anime News Network (ANN)'s Theron Martin described the second episode as "the funniest episode of anime I have seen since *Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun* aired", while also praising the series' musical score. The voice acting has also been a subject of praise; Nick Creamer of ANN commended Sora Amamiya and Rie Takahashi's roles as Aqua and Megumin for the energy provided in their performances, while Martin applauded Jun Fukushima for his work in voicing Kazuma, considering his dry tone an additional factor in the show's humor.

From the *Legend of Crimson'*s release in Japan, Daryl Harding, writing for Crunchyroll News praised the story and comedy of the film noting that the "classic humor of (the TV series) translates well to a film runtime." Daryl Harding did criticize the film by stating that "It doesn't look too different than the TV series" even with "more effects placed over the animation during scenes of explosive magic."

In contrast, a common criticism of the anime was its inconsistent character animation, one that was described as "low budget" as characters appeared off-model. Koichi Kikuta responded by stating such design was intentional, hoping to "bring out the individuality of each character" rather than the prettier artwork in the light novels; to do this, Kikuta's animation displayed "their more human sides, like their unflattering traits and their distressed moments." Crunchyroll's Kim Morrissy considered the animation to be humorous, especially fitting in a comedic anime. Kotaku writer Richard Eisenbeis explained much of the series' humor derives from the deconstruction of Kazuma's hopes of becoming the hero of a fantasy world, instead realizing he is forced to struggle his way through the world. Comparing Kazuma's problems in a fantasy world to those in real life, Creamer wrote about a sense of relatability between the series' protagonists and the audience, as the party deals with issues like debt and taking questionable jobs because of high pay. On a critical note, Creamer disapproved of Kazuma's negative attitude, which he felt harmed the comedy in the series.

*KonoSuba's* characters, especially those in Kazuma's party, have garnered favorable reactions in the anime community. Creamer described the group as possessing a "strange but endearing chemistry," as the members are unfriendly with one another, yet are close. Morrissy added the party's "emotional bond is also evident in the ways they interact with each other. My favorite thing about the anime is that it takes the time to draw these nuances out onscreen and express them with visual flair." Megumin in particular has been considered one of the series' most popular characters, winning Sneaker Bunko's official Favorite *KonoSuba* Character poll. She was also the sixth-highest vote in *Newtype's* 2015–16 Awards for Best Female Character (Kazuma was third in the male category) and received the most "Other" votes in the Best Girl category in Crunchyroll's Anime Awards 2016. In an interview with internet personality The Anime Man, Natsume Akatsuki described Megumin as giving off "a pure and elegant atmosphere" like one of an anime heroine or waifu, hence her popularity among fans.

### Ban in Russia

In May 2021, *KonoSuba* was one of five Isekai-oriented anime titles (along with *Zombie Land Saga*, *That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime*, *Princess Lover!*, and *Nekopara*) that were given a limited ban by the Russian government for their depiction of reincarnation, which was alleged to encourage suicide by lawmakers

## External Links

* *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!* ─ Sneaker Bunko Official Website | Series introduction page
* *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!* ─ Fujimi Shobo Page
* **`Manga Website`**
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	+ *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Extra Attention to that Wonderful Fool!*
	+ *KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!*
	+ *KonoSuba: An Explosion on this Wonderful World! Bonus Story*
	+ *KonoSuba: Consulting With This Masked Devil!*
	+ *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Fantastic Days*
* **`5pb. Official Site (GAME)`**
	+ *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Judgment on this Greedy Game!*
	+ *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Favor Costume Of Desire!*
* **`Entergram Official Website`** **`(GAME)`**
	+ *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Labyrinth of Hope and the Gathering of Adventurers!*
	+ *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Labyrinth of Hope and the Gathering of Adventurers! Plus*
	+ *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Love For These Clothes Of Desire!*
* *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Fantastic Days* ─ Official Website | Sumzap
* *Kono Fan; KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Fantastic Days* Official KonoSuba Smartphone Game (@konosubafd) - Twitter
* *TV Anime "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!"* ─ Official Portal Site for the Anime Series
	+ *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Season 1* ─ Official Website
	+ *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Season 2* ─ Official Website
	+ *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Season 3* ─ Official Website
	+ *KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!* ─ Official Website
* *TV Anime "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!"* Official (@konosubaanime) - Twitter
* *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!* ─ Wikipedia **JP**
* *KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!* ─ Wikipedia **EN**