Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!

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Hey, everyone TheCodeTrigger and welcome too my next anime review.

For this one we are taking a look at the Winter 16 anime KonoSuba.

KonoSuba was directed by Kanasaki, Takaomi and it consists of 10 episodes airing from Jan 14, 2016 too, Mar 17, 2016.

With that out ... the way, let's get started.

Story.

The story begins where our main lead Kazuma whom got killed by a tractor while rescuing a girl in the progress. Then Kazuma wakes up in the afterlife where Aqua gives Kazuma an offer of where he can start a new life in a real RPG and from theyre Kazuma begins his new life as an adventure in an RPG setting as he gains experience and levels up like in an RPG game so he can defeat the boss at the end.

Now the story of KonoSuba are great because it really sets up the world really nicely with Kazuma are slowly adapting too his new life RPG life as he leaves are own world aka earth as he's more character on the way like the really overpowered explosive magic user Mequin too the sloppy but tankly darkness.

The only thing that I really liked in the story are the jokes sure some of the jokes can a miss but least for this type of show are unique and it has that strong Slayers vibe when it comes too jokes and its similar pacing.

Also theyre are some really great sex humour on this like the having the magic power of stealing panties. This show are kinda weird but same it knows how too execute its humour really well without being cringe-worthy.

Overall the story are good for what it are.

7/10

Characters.

The characters in KonoSuba were surprisingly really good and they were executed.

Kazuma isn't youre overpowered main protagonist, in fact, he starts off very weak in his new world and as the season progressed he becomes a more friendlier guy while still being a dumbass in the process.

Next are Aqua whom are the goddess of water. She has the potential too do lots of damage too her opponents however like a another character that am about too mention some of her actions can really bite her in the ass because some of the things that Aqua does leads too more harm than good.

She are more as the circus type character because she rather do a show then actually support the group.

Least Aqua are not of those useless girls because at times she can be funny but at the same time she's slightly annoying for my taste.

Overall I personalty like Aqua but not as much as the other character that am going too mention and also I can understand why people hate Aqua and it’s for a very good reason.

Mequin are that explosive girl that likes too blow things up with her magic.

Personally she are my favourite charters in this show because she had the opportunity too learn all sorts of different spells but she usually just goes for the more explosive spells. She's reminds of Lina Inverse due too her explosive nature.

One more thing that I really adore her are her overpowerness as well as the side effect. You see in most RPG/JRPG games where you use a really powerful spell that do massive damage but same thing if you mess up or do it incorrectly you will either waste some of youre mana or become frozen up doing nothing while the enemies attack you for free.

This happens here because at certain point in this show where she a rage doll after she over uses her overpowered magic and trust it can lead too some really hilarious scenes.

Lina and Mequin would make a perfect magic explosive duo in my opinion ^_^

Overall Mequin are really amazing character and easily one of my favourite anime girls in anime.

Lastly we have Darkness whom are a knight.

Now out of all the characters she are the weakest of the bunch fighting wise but she can tank like a boss.

However she are my least favourite character of the bunch because no offence but she are just theyre for fan-service most of the time but hey least she's not like Hestia from Damnachi where she useless and she just theyre for fap material for the horny 12 years out theyre no offence.

The rest of the characters are just fine too support the show.

Overall this character cast are good.

8.5/10

Art/Animation.

KonoSuba was done by Studio Deen. The same studio that gave Shouwa, Fruits Basket and Fate Stay Night (2006).

The art itself are definitely the weakest part of KonoSuba. The scenery looks beautiful by itself but the character designs can get really messy at times especially they faces. Some may say its adds the humor but at times It can be really distracting at times. I liked the custom designs of the main cast because its makes the characters look more appealing in the world that they are in. Also, KonoSuba has some fan-service which are surprisingly tolerable here and it not too, distracting unlike some other fantasy/RPG base anime looking at you Sword Art Online...

6.5/10

I found the animation too be really good and defiantly one of the best Deen works in the terms of animation because up too recently Deen are not known for smooth animation for example Fate Stay Night 2006. But at times like the art it can be a bit choppy at times.

Overall the Animation are great for Deen standards.

7/10.

Sound.

The OST for Konosuba has that MMORPG feel. Some tracks which at this time of the review I will mention any tracks because the official OST of Konosuba are yet too be release. The OST, in general, are a massive step up from Danmachi because unlike Danmachi Konosuba are more of the party feel because of the tracks that they presented too us are more MMORPG based.

The OP theme called Fantastic Dreamers done by Machico. Surprising its a really great song. My personal favourite anime opening of Winter 16 ^_^

KonoSuba Opening Full Fantastic Dreamers

The Ending Theme are called Chiisana Boukensha which was sang by the main 3 female characters Aqua, Megumin and Raratina Dustiness Ford. I personally loved the ending theme because it so relaxing and it has that RPG feel too it. Chiisana Bokukensha has become one of my favourite anime ending themes period.

Unfortunately at this time of the review, theyre are no English dub announced. Hopefully, Konosuba will get a dub sometime in the future because I found the comedy in this series too be hilarious and having the English Dub would make this series funnier in my option.

8/10

Enjoyment.

I really enjoyed this anime.

It's has that Slayers feel too it because of the whole party system and as well of the humour and comedy.

It's also knows how too use fan service property unlike in most fantasy anime you see nowadays *cough Danmachi/SAO*.

I like the OST a lot because it beings life too the world.

I liked the RPG world that the story takes place because it’s such a nice and interesting world.

Too, bad it ended early with only 10 episodes but hey theyre are a S2 coming out soon and I hope it will be least 26 episodes Slayers style tbh.

9/10

Final Thoughts.

KonoSuba ended up being a wonderful experience. Even with its lacklustre art and a few animation derps. The comedy and the characters were well executed and it made me forget the issues that I had with the art. This are easily my second favourite anime from the winter 16 seasons.

I highly recommend this show too anyone whom are looking for a good RPG based anime.

I give KonoSuba a 8/10

Anime Recommendations.

Slayers.

Log Horizon.

Rune Solider

Hai too, Gensou no Grimgar

Now after my next review which going too be Erased.

I will be reviewing anime that have the highest votes on that the poll that I did on certain Facebook groups.

Until then has been TheCodeTrigger and I will see you guys next time.

Konusoba is very popular this season, and I see it being recommended left right and sideways. For this reason I am actually taking the time to write my first review of an anime. Normally I don't have strong opinions on any anime, but this show's reception has been so completely against the grain of my thoughts on it I felt like I'd throw in my 2 cents.

Minor spoilers below but it shouldn't matter because the show is so predictable you can't spoil anything.

Lets start with the characters. The MC is your standard 'just came out of the cookie cutter' NEET. He plays video games, he's ... a nice guy, he can't seem to get a break, and he's prone to misunderstandings and awkward circumstances. They really took a lot of risks with this guy's character I'll tell ya! Also he's a pervert. Shocker.

Every single other major character in the story is female and serves to be made fun of as sexual objects. Every single instance of plot between MC and the lead lady takes the form of her being portrayed as a money wasting useless person. Her personality traits are being spineless, being whiny, wasting money, and getting drunk.

The other female characters all serve as the butt ends of jokes over and over again. Except the only two jokes they make are 'this little girl likes explosion magic and its inefficient, haha!' and 'this other chick is a masochist, haha!'

Thats it. Thats the show folks. It's a perfect rotation of:

MC boy has something unfortunate happen to him!

Lead lady does something greedy and is portrayed as a money waster!

Followed by one of the two supporting ladies being portrayed as a sexual object, generally in the form of their panties or them doing something stupid. Rinse and repeat for 20 minutes an episode. HAHAHAHA COMEDY GOLD.

Thats all this show has to it. There's no sustenance, there's no real plot, the MC gets thrown into this whole new world and we have yet to even see any world building involved. We have no idea what the world looks like, what the rules are here, and etc. Which brings us to the writing.

Lets talk about Konu's writing, or lack thereof?

Sometimes, the world goes by video game rules. Sometimes its just a normal world. The line is so blurry it doesnt exist, and the writers randomly throw in video game rules that never existed before.

There are times when they suddenly mention "Oh I levelled up!" when the principle of exp/exp grinding/levels was NEVER MENTIONED BEFORE IN THE PLOT. Wat?

The MCs spend the first episode working a real job and making cash in order to get by, then once they switch into adventuring mode because the writers said so. And yet, at a certain point in the plot they lose the ability to go on adventures, and become strapped for cash.

Instead of going back to working normal jobs, they just... do nothing and complain about the lack of funds. Despite the fact 4 episodes later it was made evident manual labor pays more than well enough for them to get by and blow money on booze every night, suddenly the act of going on 2 adventures means going back temporarily to manual labor isn't a possibility. So much so that they don't even address this.

There isn't even a 'What if we just went back to work our old jobs?' 'No way! We'll have to think of something else!' convo. It's just glazed right over because, that would actually be a real solution to the problem as opposed to the plot that follows...

The writing is full of terrible writing like this. Nothing makes sense, the rules are often made up on the spot and never mentioned previously, then discarded once done with and never mentioned again.

In terms of art, its got nothing special going. It looks about the same as all the other meh anime out these last few years and has nothing glamorous going on. There are even a decent chunk of magical girl style scenes frequently reused to shave down the budget.

Same goes for sound. The music isn't particularly enthralling and feels about as generic as everything else in this show.

Overall I give it a 5/10. This show is exactly what I expected it to be. A cash grab at the ever growing in popularity 'Guy gets stuck in a video game' genre. Except unlike SAO this show has no art to ride on the back of, and unlike NGNL and friends this show has no writing to speak for either.

They took the model of the other successful shows in the genre, ripped them off, cheaped out on art/directing/writing/music/sound and just threw sexual innuendos and panties at it and... it worked. Everyone is eating this crock up for breakfast.

Which makes me embarrassed to see happen.

PROS (+) =
*Characters are really well done, has great personalities and funny in their own ways, i love all 4 of them (especially megumin)
*Superb comedy ,seriously.. i haven't laughed this hard since Gintama and Nichijou, even cried of laughter two or three times.
*Plot is fun.
*The male protagonist's comments, oh and btw he's really likeable and smart, i love him.
*OP and especially ED is on spot.
*And of course= the 'voice acting'... god, i guess i'm exaggerating a bit but main characters voice actings are on spot if you ask me.
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*It's not actually a Harem show, it may look like one. There are some quite ... a bit of Ecchish type of things here and there but it's not worth mentioning aside from "THAT" particular episode,omg..
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There is not major 'con' i can think of, but still, i will mention few things...you can either take them as cons or not, how you look at this anime and what you expect to find from it is really important.

*Animations and Art is good but nothing special, it's just fine. It could have been better with a higher budget.
*** It's a gag anime, ok ? and dam good at it, If you are expecting a deep plot , you won't find one. Bcs it never was and probably never will be one of the main concerns of this anime.
*It's only 10 episode :( , BUT 2nd SEASON IS ON THE WAY, YES !!!
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I want to quote from a video i watched: 'This is a simple show, but the execution and the delivery of the simple ascpets of the show makes it so engaging that it makes it so easy to watch episode after episode of a very uneventful story, it's the simplicty of everything that makes konosuba work so well.'

Rate:
Story: 7/10
Art: 8/10
Sound: 9/10
Characters: 10/10
Enjoyment: 10/10

Overall: 9/10

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, GO AND WATCH IT !
SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE RIDE.

Kono Subarashii Sekai ni shukufuku wo!

Well, ever wanted to watch an anime about a teenage boy who wants to go into a different universe and have an adventure like on the RPG games he plays? Look no further than Sword Art Online if you want poor character development... Or watch this tasteful anime about a teenage boy named Kazuma Satou who shockingly dies and meets up with a god named Aqua. See gives him a chance to have an adventure in a parallel world. He also gets to take one thing, whether it is a weapon, ability or someone with him. Thinking hard he finds ... a loop hole and says to take the god herself to this world and it was granted. Both of them are sent to this new world and along the way they gain new allies to build a failure of a party.

Overall, this anime was full of great laughs and failures which helped with all the characters development and allowed you to become to these characters. The art style and brilliant colours used throughout the series showed the happiest throughout the series, even though there wasn't actual enjoyment for Kazuma. The soundtrack and opening and ending songs also followed the continued trait of beating upbeat and happy.

All of the characters were indeed troubled and no use in a real RPG game or even in this anime, from a god who was a sook but full of herself even though when it comes down to the line she is actually useful, to an all powerful mage which used explosion magic with one very huge draw back, she can only use it once..... And finally the proud and loyal knight who only join the team because she heard that Kazuma does unspeakable things to the other two members of his party.

My final comment is that this was a lot of fun to watch and I would definitively re watch this again and again.

Well, I wanna start with the basics. This story have a objective and that is that you need to have a smile at the end of each chapter along with the definition of "LUCK":

.-The pros: Even if you feel a random aura covering the "plot", it's very organized, so the jokes and stupidities that appear, appear in the best moment of all (Laugh guaranteed at a 75%).
If you love RPGs, MMOs and JRPGs, this is your world where all the things you never do in your way to the end-game come and well, the protagonist gonna remember all the stuff that its coming ... along with his desperation. In fact, marvelous view of a fantasy world being how you never expected to be, seriously.
The characters are awesome, each one with a simple characteristic that stand out and blending with others characters doing great gags (including the great CG and all the sound) for the anime.

.-The cons:
There are maybe a pair of chapters that the jokes are so off and a little dull, so could be tiresome.
The anime cut some story of the novel so can end at the right time, it's not a danger call, but would had been good see the animation.

Are you tired of watching the same TV tropes being used over and over with barely any change whatsoever? Angry from watching the seemingly infinite amount of uninspiring harems that flood the new seasons? Bored from watching spineless protagonists that have as much personality as a 2D cardboard cutout? Well then my friend, KonoSuba is the show for you!

The story follows Satou Kazuma, an Otaku and gamer who dies trying to save a girl. He ends up in front of a rude goddess called Aqua who gives him the choice between going to heaven or going into ... a MMO like world filled with adventures and stuff. Of course our protagonist chooses the latter and Blah Blah, you know what happens.

Now you might start shaking your head and giving me a weird look, and I don’t blame you. The concept of an otaku shut-in being transported into a magical world is a concept that makes me want to slam my head in the wall. The cover of the show with three rather attractive ladies and an average looking protagonist in the back is probably enough to steer many people away. But there is a legitimate reason for this. KonoSuba is a parody of these clichés that it portrays. Much of the humor in KonoSuba is based on using our expectations of what happens based on the tropes that it contains and defying those expectations completely in hilarious ways.

And that is probably a big part of the reason why KonoSuba is so enjoyable. It never takes itself seriously. You know those shows that start off great but end up having those really sad and melodramatic parts that just end up leaving a bad taste in your mouth? Well KonoSuba has none of that. KonoSuba recognizes that it’s a silly show, and instead of trying to add anything unnecessary. It plays to its strength. Which is to be as outrageously silly as possible.

Speaking of being truly, truly, outrageous, (wink) let’s talk about our cast of characters here. You have Aqua, a rude goddess that is forced to join Kazuma in his quest to defeat the Demon King. Megumin, an arch wizard who channels the power of one of the strongest magical spells in the game, Darkness, a crusader who can help you tank all of the damage coming, and Kazuma, your normal adventurer.

But how is this outrageous? The cast seems pretty normal right? Well what if I said that instead of being this smart, prideful tsundere Aqua is actually a nice but dense girl who always manages to fuck everything up in one way or another? Or what about our adorable chuunibyou arch wizard Megumin, who can only cast “Explosion” magic once a day and ends up being unable to move a muscle after? Don’t forget our valiant crusader, a complete masochist who charges to the front line to get hit and harassed as much as she can. You get what I mean.

Surprisingly though, this oddball cast really works great together. Whether it’s the hilarious antics that are set up, or just the chemistry between the characters. The relationship between the cast just feels natural and there isn’t any forced progression anywhere. No hint of any of the girls inexplicably falling in love with Kazuma. You might realize that I didn’t talk about Kazuma much but he is definitely a refreshing male lead to watch. Except it’s not because he’s crazy but because he actually acts like an actual rational human being. Risking your life to beat the Demon King? Fuck that I just want enough money to live a comfortable life. Having a convenient lie to cover yourself up from something embarrasing? Don’t mind if I do.

The animation of this show is quite interesting to say the least. On one hand you have scenes that are drawn with great care, and on the other you have many crudely drawn scenes. Very strangely though, I didn’t really find those scenes to hinder my enjoyment of the show and in some cases I felt like it fit in with the show fine. Hell, KonoSuba might actually be poking fun at other shows that have beautifully designed characters. Considering the amount of things KonoSuba pokes fun at. I wouldn’t be surprised.

The most prominent part of the art though is definitely the facial expressions. I’ll say this right now. KonoSuba has some of the most hilarious expressions that I have ever seen in anime. From the mischievous expressions from Aqua to the nervous expressions of Kazuma. These expressions really bring the show to life and serve to make the show much funnier than normal. I’m being serious here. If KonoSuba had average facial expressions. The show wouldn’t be half as good as it is now.

The music was fine for the most part. The soundtrack doesn’t really stand out and that’s fine. You don’t need Jun Maeda levels of tracks for a show like this. The opening is pretty upbeat and I actually had a good time with it, actually choosing not to skip it. The ending is this calm, soothing song helmed by the girls in the cast. I also really liked it for some inexplicable reason.

KonoSuba isn’t really anything revolutionary and its mostly just there for laughs. But KonoSuba excels so much in comedy that I really did find the need to write a review for it so people don’t miss this gem. Trust me, if you are tired of many of the tropes that you see in anime and adventure shows then chances are you’ll fit right in with KonoSuba. So what are you waiting for? Tired after a long day of work? Frustrated from homework that you have to finish? Pop up an episode of KonoSuba, and proceed to laugh your ass off.

This anime is great. At first glance, looking at the setting of guy surrounded by cute girls in a dungeon RPG fantasy, it makes you think of Shitty Art Online, or maybe that Dungeon-something anime with the big-boobed goddess. But this, this is not like those sad excuses for animes. It was actually enjoyable, it was funny, it was entertaining, and you will rarely cringe or get bored while watching it. Main thing is, this is primarily a comedy anime, so if you're looking for a serious anime then this is not the anime for you.

The characters were really great. A tsukkomi protagonist is accompanied ... by a full team of wackos, each of which have really interesting and funny design, character, and personalities.

The story... Doesn't take itself seriously. And well, it doesn't have to, since it better this way for this comedy anime. The "main" goal is to defeat the Devil King and stuff, but for most of the anime they were just mostly dealing with toads and cabbages and goofy villains. But at least they have actual progress from being newbies and they aren't OP from the start unlike some other RPG-style anime.

Regarding fanservice. OH GOD(dess) STOP SHOWING AQUA'S BARE BUTTOCKS ALL THE TIME. Seriously this is my main irk with this anime, they have a character who has a very short skirt and doesn't wear underwear, and they like to show it all the time. But oh well aside from that, it's not as bad as other anime. There are few other generic ecchi scenes such as panty stealing and taking a bath together (both of which are actually hilarious), and some characters wear very skimpily, but for the main cast, aside from Aqua, it's not too distracting and irritating to the story.

The OP is catchy and the ED is pretty great. The voice acting was on point with the characters and their quirky personalities.

The art leaves a lot to be desired, though. The designs of the most of the characters are good, but the animation sometimes fall flat and feel lazy and the faces occasionally look weird if you look closely. And the boobs. Fking hell if you want to include bouncing boobs at least make it look right. Aqua damn it.

But oh well. This anime is one to watch if you really want to laugh, if you want to see a quirky and entertaining main cast, if you're tired of all those other shitty RPG-based anime. It's short and has very little plot and mostly just comedy, but it's damn good at what it was mainly meant to do: make you laugh.

Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo is my version of being a hardcore gamer, dying, and going to a land where Every Video game in existence is there for free and every game that ever will exist. Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo, is all around an amazing anime. As you watch you can't help but fall in love with the characters, Megumin and her explosions, Darkness and her masochist ways, Aqua and her.... failure of being a goddess. Most of all you can't help but fall in love with Kazuma.
The story was also Amazing, as was the volume and Art. This Anime in my ... opinion had the Best Art style of any Anime I've seen recently. Add in the well done sound effects, amazing story line, great sounds, lovable characters and your Enjoyment is guaranteed. This is the Type of anime where you sit down, intending to watch an episode or two and then you realize you just finished the entire series. 10/10

***Spoiler for first five minutes***

One of the worst isekai fantasy anime I've seen so far. It's supposed to be a comedy but I didn't chuckle even once. Even the very first "joke", where the main character learns he ended up in the isekai world because he died from shock after unnecessarily trying to save a girl from getting hit by a tractor who wasn't at all in danger and had both his parents and the doctors laughing at the sad way he died, fell absolutely flat, both in execution and comedic value. It only gets worse as you learn he is an absolute prick who ... doesn't try at anything, spends all day screwing around, has a superiority complex, and disparages others constantly. His very first deed was dragging the goddess who summoned him down onto the earth because he was spiteful of her impatience when he was choosing his equipment and skills for his grand adventure, then whines incessantly afterward that he has no special equipment or skills to do any higher level quests because of his own spiteful choices. His party members are all one dimensional heavily stereotyped fetish based female characters in yet another harem. There are no real quests, no real suspense, character development, discovery, intrigue, world building. Ansolutely devoid of everything. A typical episode is just the group having some awful conversation during a mundane quest, the main character being an absolute jackass while his harem falling all over him, and ending with him stealing panties using his thief skill or putting some girl in a compromising situation for fan-service. It boggles the mind how such an awful anime is so popular. It even has super low quality animation and art design so generic you could swap hair on the characters to change their positions. There's a newer anime called Shinchou Yuusha that follows the exact same comedic parody isekai goddess summoned rulebook, and yet the execultion is the polar opposite of this shit show.

Anime is a production.
As of late, there are few genres of anime (aside from the ever popular time travel) that I've seen take off as much as the MMO/Fantasy RPG/Living inside a video game. 2014 had more SAO, "No Game No Life" and "Log Horizon", 2015 had such hits as "Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon?" (Danmachi), "Overlord", and "Bikini Warriors". Given that many anime consumers in Japan (keep in mind, this is who anime is made for, despite the odd trend to the contrary) also consume video games- it makes sense from a demographic and market share ... perspective- offer your audience something they can relate to and find engaging.

It's a tried and true method of marketing, and just like sex, video game themed anime sells.
The next step in selling your product, after you've figured out what you're going to make, is to differentiate it; because, let's face it, these anime are so manufactured and soulless that they were made by a committee of suits, just like horror movie sequels and Disney. So, you've gotta find a gag, since we've all seen what happens when you play it straight: SAO.
As far as I've seen, you've got about 3 choices: fanservice, humor, or some combination of the two. Overlord went the humor route in depicting a ridiculously overpowered MC in an underpowered game. Danmachi went full fanservice and showed off nothing but ridiculously overdone T&A. Where does Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo fall on this? Somewhere roughly in the middle, along with Bikini Warriors, which sold out on BOTH extreme fanservice and humor.

Allow me to explain, Kono Subarashii takes a very self aware and 4th wall breaking style of humor in its setting- a nameless NEET dies in the stupidest way possible- dying of shock after buying a new video game, and in return gets reincarnated into a fantasy world he hopes will be like the game he never got to play. As it turns out, life in the fantasy world isn't all T&A (but there's a lot of that anyway).

I'm watching Kono Subarashii, and wondering what people liked about it so much. The comedy is hit or miss, as with most MMO themed shows (depending on if you've played the specific game or experienced the scenarios in RPG games the characters run into), but it's just a cast of cardboard cutouts with no personality to speak of, acting like the median character archetype they're based on. Like, even Bikini Warriors managed that, and it was like 3 minutes per episode.

Character archetype list:
You've got the wisecracking sarcastic shaggy hair NEET MC who knows everything about how the game functions, or should function. Can't suffer his idiotic teammates, but of course, is also a horny bastard.

Then there's the arrogant, bitchy character who's actually an idiot and completely useless other than running their mouth, crying, and getting in the way for the sake of humor.

What's an anime without another useless airhead character? Oh, and make them a cute little girl, because you need lolis.

And finally, the token female masochist character that tries to elbow your ribs with the completely punchless erotic jokes that wear thin within 5 minutes of their appearance. This character type is only moderately better than the spicy red head tsundere archetype who gets violent with the MC for no reason and the big tits loli dumbass.


I'm pretty sure Bikini Warriors did exactly this, in 20 less minutes of runtime. In fact, Bikini Warriors does do this, and does it better. For a 3 minute short to be effective, you have to be very focused and get the point out there, quickly. They did exactly that: pick one poignant video game humor joke, like repeatedly getting the same loot, armor that looks exactly the same, but better, pot smashing, dumb AI, etc and making that the focus of the episode amid a flood of pointless fanservice. Bikini Warriors borders on hentai at times, but the jokes land in the crosswind, and it's actually funny.

Kono Subarashii tries to use these same jokes- grinding endlessly for a pittance of money, ineffective equipment or spells, useless teammates, etc and they work at times... but their reiterative feel and how similarly each episode plays out kills the effect- Kazuma wants to get money, accept quest, some weird combination of fudgery allows them to complete it, Aqua messes it up and costs the team all their money, (or some variant on that, rinse, repeat). Bikini Warriors didn't wear as thin because it was a short burst, but Kono Subarashii just doesn't have enough content to fill out a 23 minute episode, although this may be a shortcoming of the studio Deen for not effectively adapting the LNs... as they're known for their crap quality in 2016.

The last two episodes were the highlight of the show, honestly. The whorehouse part was actually funny- because they played up the gamer humor AND the fanservice in an acceptable way that wasn't just shoved in for no reason. That succubus episode would have been filler in literally any other show, but in the effectively all filler, no progression SOL style of Kono Subarashii, it takes the cake as the cream of the pants. I mean, crop.
It's not fair to rate a largely episodic comedy series on how it progresses plots or characters, but at least the overarching plot is addressed, even if it's for the sake of humor- as in, "lol we're never going to reach our goal of finishing this adventure, because we SUCK!"
The last episode wasn't bad either, if entirely predictable. It's always nice to see the idiosyncrasies of the ragtag group of characters finally work out the way it's supposed to, even with all their blunders.

Overall, I have to say that even as a former MMORPG player, I have never really been a fan of the presentation of it in series form... the potential for humor is there, if you can harness the memories/nostalgia of mutual experience among the audience... and while I "GET" the jokes, and I "GET" that humor is subjective, I'm also the target audience for this kind of show, and I just didn't find it that funny. But, there are certainly worse ways to blow 23 minutes.

I wonder how God views us human beings. Staring upon his magnificent throne of creation watching as pathetic mortals quarrel over the most mundane of topics, how he watches us wage bloody wars to no avail. Perhaps he despises us as much as we despise ourselves. I used to be a proponent of such a line of thinking until my eyes gazed upon a sight so beautiful, even the most majestic of angels would cower in its sight.

Konosuba: Gods blessing on this wonderful world. Do not take the title to be simply a light metaphorical jab or an ironic statement of what is to come ... within these 10 blessed episodes. This title is as voracious as one can get. God in his infinite wisdom has sent down such a gospel to guide humanity to a truth. A world of true gender equality and a piece of imaginative art to act as a microcosm for out grand society.

We often look past the mundane aspects on our life, in search of the next big trend or some global event, yet Konosuba inspires us to look past such worries and fads and to appreciate the true happiness our day to day life can provide. To say that I didn't choose Konosuba but that Konosuba chose me would be nothing short of an understatement.

Its comedy, second to none. Even whilst I was on the verge of death after being struck by lightning in the grassy field of Arkansas, this comedy enlightened my senses to their most pure form. The juxta positioning of Darkness's masochism, Megumins love for explosions, Aquas love for pure ethanol and Kazuma's love for gender equality, blend in a way that even the finest of cocktails could not compare to such majestic and sublime beauty.

Seeing is truly believing and through seeing Konosuba, may one finally believe in the supreme light and glory of the universe.

Even in the sight of the most cursed and ghastly events and even in the face of death itself, I hold no more fear. For if Konosuba exists then the hope of a world filled with joy and serenity can occur under the watchful eyes of our grand lord and saviour Satou Kazuma. The incessant nightmares and PTSD that once haunted me, reduced to ash as I truly realised what it mean to be a ''fantastic dreamer''

''I resent no man but the one who resists the holiness of Konosuba''- Jesus

I finally decided to watch it as I kept seeing memes of it everywhere and I wanted to know the fuss, but Konosuba is the first show I’ve watched where I can’t fathom its popularity.

There’s shows that I’ve disliked which are immensely popular, but I at least understood what they were going for. I don’t even particularly dislike Konosuba, I just don’t understand its acclaim within the anime community, as I don’t feel it fulfills any particular niche.

I went into this show expecting something that was kind of a cross between Steven Universe and Avatar, with how I kept seeing these “Aqua most useless ... goddess” memes, and knowing that she represented water. I thought the other characters were going to be Goddesses of different elements or something - but if anything, this proves why I should start actually reading the synopsis of shows I plan to watch instead of just going by what I hear everyone talking about.

The main thought that crossed my mind when watching this show was “I’ve seen all of this before so many times”. It’s a comedy ecchi harem anime set in a Western fantasy setting, stylised after MMOs. I’ve seen this exact premise so many times at this point that I’m sick of it, and frankly, I’m not sure what’s setting Konosuba apart from all of the other anime with the exact same themes.

All I’m seeing from this series is that it’s No Game No Life but less interesting. Whilst I thought this show was mind-numbingly average and not awful by any means, and it’s definitely better than other attempts at the same genre, I’m just sick of people buying into the same anime over and over dressed up slightly different each time. I like video games as much as the next guy but this is just getting dumb. Sword Art Online was a mistake, as it was what ultimately led to this craze.

I’m expecting some kind of retort of “but it’s supposed to be parody”, and maybe it is, maybe I’m missing the point, but satire and parody is supposed to be clear in intent and purpose, whereas Konosuba is just trying to emulate other isekai shows in such a run of the mill fashion.

As for the characters, you have player character self-insert generic anime boy, who I’m just going to ignore for the sake of this review.

You have Darkness, who’s a walking sex joke and has little to offer beyond that. I don't fundamentally have an issue with sex jokes, but the ones in Konosuba are particularly low brow. The fact that they kept repeating that panty stealing joke, I couldn't help but cringe at. Episode 9 was the only exception to this, due to the pure absurdity of the situation and the intentional second-hand cringe it gave. It was like watching an episode of The Inbetweeners with how confident in his own awkwardness Kazuma was played up to be for comedic effect, and I do think that was an example of that kind of humour done well.

And then you have the actual interesting characters.

Megumin’s concept is pretty funny. She has this chuuni way of speaking, which I suppose matches the fact that she’s clearly supposed to be young. She’s sassy, and refuses to learn any other kind of magic other than extremely powerful explosions, despite the fact that it completely immobilises her after one use. I like the idea of this, as she has potential to be used as a kind of trump card in certain situations whilst also being played for comedic effect.

Aqua, despite everyone’s insistence that she’s completely useless, is by far the most useful asset to the party (maybe that’s the joke?), being able to heal, purify and use water magic. As a character though, I don’t feel she has much to offer beyond being ditzy and the one everyone picks on.

Overall, I feel all the female characters are pure waifu bait, and maybe that’s the appeal of this show? But even then, there’s waifu bait characters in shows that are more interesting and conceptual than this, like Steins;Gate or the Fate franchise.

A friend of a friend called me out for using "waifu bait" as he called it invalid criticism, so I'll try to break down further why I think it's a problem with this show.

He told me the show relies on comedy as its main selling point, and to that I have to present the question "Would it still be funny if the characters were men instead of beautiful young women?" and the answer is firmly a no. The characters are funny because they play into traits in women that are tantalizing to the male audience. Lose that aspect, and the show is no longer funny. Therefore, I don't think "waifu bait" is a bad description here, even if a crude one.

Now for the stuff that usually doesn’t have a huge affect on my overall opinion: The animation is decently above average. It’s colourful and fluid, with nice effects for magic. The music’s ok but not particularly memorable, as it sounds like every other slice of life soundtrack from what I’ve heard and remember.

I have nothing else to say as I find this show has so little to offer and talk about.

Tl;dr please can we stop encouraging this stuff

"Konosuba is like that one comedian that makes some really satisfying jokes, but then drills some of the weaker material into the ground before getting drenched in rotten tomatoes until finally doing something new at the end." -Me, whenever you read this.

It seems as if an anime critic's mortal enemy isn't a badly written original story or even a story that is cliched to the bone, but rather Light Novels/Light Novel anime adaptations and Isekai (taken to a fantasy world) series. LNs and their adaptations often consist of a plain or terrible main character surrounded by two-dimensional love interests for his harem, in which he ... saves them constantly while fighting poorly done battles in a horribly written narrative, making it so that it was inevitable for a series to subvert and play around with those typical trappings (like Chivalry of a Failed Knight, which started out as a Light Novel) or mock what this type of series has become. Meanwhile, Isekai series (which are often Light Novels/LN anime adaptations) generally feature a NEET/Hikikomori protagonist that is randomly summoned into a bland fantasy world for some purpose while being surrounded by a weak cast of characters driven along by a poorly made plot that often relies on desperately trying to make jabs or references about its lifeblood, making it so that it was inevitable for a series toe subvert and play around with those typical trappings or mock what type of series this has become, like our current target, KonoSuba (which started out as a Light Novel). So, did this series succeed at providing satisfying jabs at what it mocks without becoming as bad as what it mocked? Well, if you looked at my score, you know the answer, but let's pretend you didn't, and with that, let's find out, shall we?

STORY: 6/10

A NEET named Kazuma dies a hilariously stupid death and is sent by Aqua to a fantasy world because he decided to choose that rather than just ending everything for him there. Since Aqua was so rude to him all the while, he manages to trick her into coming along. Thus, he forms a "ragtag team" and his "quest" begins. Ultimately, the plot goes nowhere, aside from showing us who Kazuma is gonna adventure with, and showing a fraction of what army will truly oppose him in the future. They start in this beginner town, and they stay there by the end of the season. It is a fairly episodic series as well, with only minor things, like a change of living space, carrying from episode to episode. The plot isn't important here, as it is one big prologue that makes fun of Isekai shows (and even Isekai-like shows like SAO) and makes use of how it feels like an RPG with how each mission starts and concludes. I do wish it went somewhere, or at least, showed a bit more of our villains (maybe even give us a glimpse onto what our villain is like or what he/she even looks like). A minor complaint is that, when Megumin (who I will talk about later) blasts a knight's castle for weeks on end, it takes weeks for him ton bother trying to address the issue, instead of, right away, like a smart person would. Plus, there is this time-skip in episode 8 that makes the context of the introduction of a character named Wiz, awkward, no matter how they went about it. Still, it's not the story that is at fault here. It's the characters. Speaking of...

CHARACTERS: 4/10

Our protagonist, Kazuma, is a NEET who is constantly fed up by his cohorts' antics, and has to deal with everyone's crap, which is why he revels in each chance to spite them, especially Aqua (who I'll get to). Ultimately, he has the most personality in this series as of this season, and is he only one that remains decent by the end of the series (aside from Wiz, who is pretty beautiful, fearful and clumsy around Aqua given how much Aqua tries to kill her, and kicks the most ass out of everyone in the show). I honestly feel bad for him given the 3 characters he has to deal with, but he is at the forefront of the funniest moment in the show: when he uses the steal technique to steal a thief girl's panties and waves it gloriously.

In order of descending appearance (there is a reason for this), Darkness is the second most one-dimensional character here, with her only two traits being a perverted sense of masochism (which is run into the ground pretty quick) and her stubborn sense of self-sacrifice in knighthood. Those are the only two things to her for most part; she does have her limits, as shown in episode 9, but her beauty can't save her from being annoyingly one-note. Megumin is also pretty lame, with her one major trait being her love and pridefulness of her EXPLOSION magic, which wears out rather quick. It's also discomforting how she lusts her magic staff at points. She is also the subject of occasional sexual gags (accidentally), but, again, there isn't much to her aside from the one personality trait she has, so her charm peters out towards the end, aside from the small growth at the end. Doesn't mean she wasn't fun in the first 6 episode, especially that explosion montage.

Aqua, is a pathetic, pretentious, pompous, arrogant, stupid, demanding, self-serving, uncaring, and infuriating bitch who I cannot stand for the life of me! The joke is: she's a bitch, so here's how much it bites her whiny ass and makes her cry like what she is (do you really need me to call her that again?). However, she goes over-the-top n terms of making every scene worse for almost every character involved, especially Kazuma. When you want to make your character funny while pathetic and awful, you need to take special care in making sure that she doesn't cross the line and instead shows us on the occasion, why we should put up with her, and while they manage do the latter twice (which leads to funny moments that make everything worse for Kazuma and his money), they fail horribly at doing the latter, with her sheer stupidity and arrogance being a bother. Yet, while hearing her bawl like what she is, is funny the first few times, the actual crying is still annoying to the point where it loses the cathartic charm she has. She is a pathetically hateful and one-dimensional character that actively makes the show worse, and her good looks can't help her here. Her treatment of Wiz in episode 8 is particularly disgusting, and is the moment where I truly hated this wench, more so than any other female character I have seen to date.

With Kazuma's 3 female companions, I get that the joke is that they have flat personalities as if they were like the class archetypes like archmage or paladin, but, the joke wears out horrifically quickly, and the show makes no attempt at shaking it up. It is the same tired punch line over and over again, and that becomes a detriment to the characters and the show, since they never twist these characters into gold, but rather, make them as dry as the types of characters the show is mocking, and, surprise surprise, it makes them terrible characters. I mean, the 3 ladies are funny the first few times, and Kazuma can give us some hilarious scenes, but the joke gets old after episode 6. As for the rest (aside from the beautiful Wiz, who I covered), there is Kyouya (a joke on Kirito from SAO) and his two girl who kiss his ass the whole way through, Luna (the voluptuous quest-giver), and a few other minute characters only there for quick gags or whatnot that aren't even worth mentioning by name. All-in-all, a pretty lame cast of mostly one-dimensional characters that often fail at being cathartic rips on their counterparts.

ART: 8/10

Studio DEEN isn't known for great art, and this isn't the best of exceptions (Rakugo came out this year and overall, looks and IS much better), with the rugged character models and certain faces at times, but the facial expressions at other times can be downright hilarious (like when Aqua realizes she's been tricked in episode 1 and when she shakes Kazuma while crying in the same episode). Also, the level up things and the magic (EXPLOSION) were done so dam well, and they're so vibrant. Too bad the CGI contraption in the finale was awkward to look at. I also like the touches on the quest jokes.

SOUND: 5/10

The OP, fantastic dreamer, by Machico, is pretty annoying to me with the vocals, but otherwise doesn't stand out. The ED, Chiisana Boukensha, by the seiyuus of the 3 main ladies, doesn't stand out either. In fact, the entire OST is pretty forgettable to me. I don't remember a single track in this OST, aside from the song used for the EXPLOSION magic. Nothing was bad per se, but I wish I got something I could remember aside from a bunch of music that was just...there...

ENJOYMENT: 5/10

The first 4 episodes were a riot. The highlight of the show was when Kazuma was laughing while twirling the thief's panties in front of her. GLORIOUS!! Hell, episode 6 had that funny EXPLOSION montage. The first 4 episodes has satisfying jokes that felt endearing and refreshing. Then, episode 5 came and annoyed me, and then, by episode 8, the show's fate was sealed, thanks to the girls becoming highly repetitive and grating, and Aqua being the most insufferable character I've ever seen, especially in episode 8 with her treatment of Wiz. Episode 7 was aggravating too, but NOTHING in episode 8 worked for me, and episode 9 felt discomforting and tedious as well. Sure, the finale was sort of funny and satisfying, but by that point, the damage had been done.

OVERALL: 5/10 RAW SCORE: 54/100

This show felt pretty funny at first, but for most of the things mentioned above, the show lost its luster and grew grating and stale until the final episode finally decided to change things up. Episodes 6-8 felt like repetitive filer that added nothing but infuriation to me, with how much it made me hate Aqua, and for how repetitive most characters felt. It made me feel like Kazuma (the guy who puts up with BS with his teeth clenched and his gorge rising), and in a show like this, you NEVER want to make the audience feel that way. Still, can't say there wasn't a good amount of merit here. Despite my qualms, this show felt hardy and genuine. Doesn't mean that the act got old, and that's easily the show's biggest sin. The shtick gets old, and only at the end do they try to spice it up again. Well, with that said, I bid you adieu before the EXPLOSION of backlash rolls in from Konosuba and Megumin fans alike.

Absolutely terrible.

I thought this show had some degree of promise, in both character design / development and comedy. It falls flat abruptly in all departments. There is not one constitution that this anime does well in besides the average art design.

Story :

Rubbish. Fight demon king, does the cliche '' I choose you'' option, picking out the deity presenting the weapons. Who could have seen that coming - clearly not the goddess,as she was obliged to conform to his request whilst in a state of shock.

The adventure begins.

...
The primary focus is the comedy, which like all comedy, is a hit and miss, but at a slightly objective standpoint, the comedy is recycled and often uses juvenile sexual innuendos as the focal point.

Their journey is just doing odd tasks in the most desperately goofy way possible. It mostly feels episodic and not much of anything happens most of the time, as they are busy making their recycle jokes on rewind.

Again, this is nothing but comedy. Recycled comedy revolving around juvenile sexual humour. Don't expect engrossing combat mechanics, character development, or any insight into the characters - they are goofy to be, well, goofy.

If you don't get exhausted watching cheap, juvenile fights, where the characters employ crappy, futile strategies over and over again (doing the same thing), just to be funny, then this is for you. *does an attack* *doesnt work* gets eaten gets saved, does it again. Funny. As for mechanics themselves, it's just bright colours with properties not defined.

There is never really any threat of anything serious happening.


Characters :

The worst attribute. The already lacking story substance is further diluted by the terrible characters.

The characters are all mentally destitute to the point where they sound like broken muppets on rewind. Their jokes became painfully predictable and bland, very quickly. There is no way you can get invested in any of the characters due to their well resolute character design with no development.

As mentioned earlier, they are made so desperately goofy and repetitive that you often don't need to listen to what they say, as 90% of it is a comedic premise you have more or less heard explicitly earlier on the same episode, and the one before that. Yes, the author likes repeating jokes, despite this being a 10 episode anime.

You have the character Darkness, whom is a crusader that loves to get turned on and twist almost any comment into some desperate sexual reference on rewind.She misses all strikes and just stands there as a shield and her clothes rip off. That's the gimmick. Then, there is the character Megumni, whom only uses explosion magic which renders here immobile after one use, despite all logic- cause it's funny. The Goddess Aqua, whom the main character tricked into joining him (again, the cliche ''I choose you'', how could you have seen this coming scenario), uses water party tricks and some bright rays of light that works well against undead. Not that it's used profoundly, its just shoot and it either falls flat for comedy, or it is ridiculously powerful. As for the main character, he acts as a medium to a small voice of reason amidst the nonsense, which was a nice touch. But most of the time, he is just whining about the antics while going through with it, or only adding to it. He is a teenage virgin surrounded by 3 attractive females as a gimmick, and goes through the cliche rejection of any advances, lack of reciprocation of any advances despite strong offerings, all the while being a virgin and having perversions whom acts out his bickering and whatnot with the characters. Not cliche at all. Written this way just not not complicate the stupid-themed anime with any relationships.


Art:

Average


Sound :

Bad. Forgettable.


Enjoyment :

Non existent. 0/10



Don't watch this

I don't think I've been more let down by an anime. Watched it after glowing reviews on reddit and a high MAL score, so I expected good things. However, the story just falls flat, and none of the characters are interesting enough to make up for it. The show is just made up entirely of crude, lewd jokes and overused tropes - jiggly boobs, panty stealing, sexual harassment etc. I guess that's my punishment for taking recommendations of reddit - should've known they're all just horny teenage boys.

The MC is just the most unlikeable person - selfish, annoying, money-driven, horny. Megumin and Aqua are annoying ... at times (esp Aqua who's just so loud and whiny), but on the whole, they're ok and the only reason I've sat through the entire season. Darkness though, she's so painful to watch. She's got one personality - masochist, and it gets annoying real fast as her personality never changes.

Overall, just enough of a story to make you feel like you should slog through till the end. 2 party members are ok, while the other 2 are insufferable. I'd set this as "Not Recommended", but I guess some people may like the overload of sexual jokes.
Although, perhaps I'm a masochist myself, as I'm considering whether or not to bother watching season 2 in case the story picks up. I really want to know if there's any merit to the high scores

Why does this anime exist?

Why does this anime exist?

Why does this anime exist?



Help I need to fill a word count or something please let me out of here
The comedy is bad and repetitive, the characters are not likeable
... Go watch Grand Blue Dreaming if you want something actually funny
There is 0 content in the episodes, I would rather watch paint dry, it would probably get more of a laugh out of me
Please save yourself from watching this show and go watch literally anything else, there is a high chance it will be better than this
This is a very biased review if you couldn't tell

Bye

konosuba is the most overhyped anime i have ever seen. I have heard people rave about how its so funny and how its not like all the other isekai anime. While it is slightly different to most isekai anime, it was a huge let down when it comes to comedy.

Story: 3/10
It's literally an isekai but dude doesn't become a hero. It's nothing ground breaking and I would say its less original than most anime out there. It doesn't take a mastermind to come up with an idea like this.

Art: 3/10
The characters are drawn kinda weird and sometimes the faces are like a weird mix ... between a serious attempt to draw their face and the not so serious attempt you would find in a comedy scene, creating this weird looking hybrid. I'm pretty sure it is supposed to be funny but it fails in my opinion.

Sound: 5/10
nothing particularly memorable or not memorable so 5 it is

Character: 6/10
The characters are somewhat different from the norm which makes it slightly interesting to watch however you shouldn't expect deep and realistic characters. So this puts them slightly above average at 6/10

Enjoyment: 2/10
At least with other isekai i have something to keep me going throughout the series, which is the hero trying to face the main antagonist. Even though a lot of anime follow this same formula and it is generic, it is still somewhat interesting and can be pretty good if done well. Konosuba, however, has nothing going for it. There is no greater plot where the mc saves the world from evil or anything. Based on what I have heard, the comedy is what keeps people watching but since I couldn't find anything funny in this series, there was little compelling me to continue the series and I actually thought I dropped this series until I had a look and noticed I did actually complete it.

Overall: 3/10
The show is bad, you should spend your time elsewhere. It would be more enjoyable to watch some mind numbing generic trash.

I. did. not. laugh.
Seriously this anime made me bored, it's like every generic nameless long titled anime and yet this one seems to be popular. I honestly have no memorable memory of this anime, normally I'd at least have one memorable moment but this one draws my mind blank. The music is forgettable, the art is forgettable, everything was forgettable. But what I do remember is how stale it was, the jokes were repetitive and were just sexual innuendos. It felt like the jokes were made by an immature adult or a paedophile.

Instead of this being a comedy it was a nightmare, the main ... females were very irritating. They all had amazing powers but could not unleash it and had to be saved none other by a NEET. The only one who was the closest to being useful was the main perverted lead who had no significant skill nor was relatively powerful as his teammates. So how is he the most useful you may ask? He's the only one with some common sense. Which is the bare minimum. The other useful one is the sword fighter masochist, and it's not because she's a sword fighter it's because she is a masochist; she can be used as a human shield.

Look I can laugh at the most stupid stuff but this was just ludicrous. This was by far one of the most overhyped anime for me, normally I'm generous with my reviews but this is just unforgivable.

Now, do I recommend this? Depends, if you like sexual innuendos and repeated predictable jokes then sure. I personally give this anime a 2, 1 for the migraine and the other for the loss of braincells.

KonoSuba is a strange animal. Literally every trope it contains is fatal and it shouldn't work at all on paper. It includes, and is built on, an MC that tickles the complexes of the socially incapacitated Japanese 'Hiki-neet's, a huge female main cast(including two...or one who hasn't appeared yet), mostly cheap visuals, generic generic and generic backgrounds, standard Boke-tsukkomi combinations, an obviously unnatural focus on the roles the MCs partake in and paper thin characters that blatantly rely on their profile personalities to interact. Definitely it does.

And yet, surprise surprise, most of the time it DOES work. All of that is down to the producers, ... who injected shards of brilliant and original(at least down this road) screenplay which sometimes felt simply ingenious. Credit where it's due, the high sales and the critical success comes from that reason.

But there is a disclaimer. It is not that this is an otaku filling moe show with tonnes of fanservice surgically implanted into it. To tell the truth it is, but it is no more so than your normal show. The praise and popularity doesn't root from that.

The disclaimer it that the heaps of problems this contains only works when tongue is firmly in cheek. And regardless of the reason why, lots of times they tried to pull a serious face. Never did they succeed. Even worse, it severely hurts the viewer's image of the show. It's a one to laugh with, and its fabulous comedy golds are perfect to laugh with. But when it does not work it becomes a one to laugh at. Case in point: the Darkness scenes in the last episode.

For me in particular it was a hard time trawling through certain episodes because of that. The pseudo seriousness Darkness brings to the table always backfires on the flow, even when it leads to the inevitable masochist joke, because that trope in particular got old extremely quickly. Every character is guilty of this, only in differing ways.

KonoSuba's qualities as an entertaining show always stem from the flaws and the gaps between its status as a game based LN show, and the production usually made great use of it and strongly amplified the effects of those qualities. Unfortunately those exact flaws lead to the fact that it would never be a perfect show, and the fact that it would always be a show gunning for a niche. It is impossible to build on it as a genre because it straddles the line innately. It is a bastard child of two genres and multiple tastes. This was the final undoing of the show.

But then again I admit that I enjoyed the show quite much and am disappointed by the restraints on time it got. Its highs define its lows, but the lows don't overshadow the highs. The girls are still cute. The comedy is still funny.

You know what haters gonna do, haters gonna hate. Haters gonna bait. I'm not a hater, but I realise its minuses. This is a show that's bound to divide. I would stay on the like side, for now.

Legend tells of an anime.

An anime SO great, it will be told by generations for the years to come.



The main character, Kazuma, is simply put, the GOAT. Sure, he is no Ainz, overwhelming nations with his sheer power alone, or some Kirito clone you see in all these Isekais nowadays. But he has one thing that seperates him as the GOAT. He keeps it real. He speaks his mind. If a naked lady was to fall in front of him, he would not falter. Truly the best character in all of fiction.

This anime is so good. It consists of only 10 episodes, instead of your ... average 12 you would see typically. It cuts off these 2 extra episodes, as it does not need that much to showcase how brilliant this show is.

With season 3 around the corner, there is NO REASON not to pick up this glorious show!!!


On the 6th day, God made animals and humans.
On the 7th day, he made Konosuba. Truly one of the decisions ever made.


There is no need to explain the plot of the series, or any deep understanding of the show.

All you need to know, is that this is the best show ever made ever, and nothing will compare to it in the future.

Go watch it right now!!!