The world and the story: The world of Konosuba is pretty interesting for being a "gaming" world, it doesnt do anything new (i don't think you have to flip the table like crazy and create something drastically unique to have a quality product) and while the start is incredibly cliche (despite the show trying to poke fun at cliches) it picks up fast towards trying to show off something original.
Why are some medics laughing when someone is dying though?
Art: It's fine but there is a TON of fanservice. I wouldnt complain if there wasnt so much or if the fanservice was slightly necesary but that's not the case. The fanservice is not necesary 90% of the time.
The op and ending are so forgetable and i'm saying this just after finishing an episode. A bunch of VA didnt seemed to fit the character at all like Aqua.
Characters: Kazuma was surprisingly entertaining most of the time but his comedy sometimes relied into poking fun at cliches and tropes. I like parody but in order to make a good parody you have to make something funny, something with quality or something entertaining enough to turn your head back and have some harmless laughter at whatever is being made fun of.
Konosuba tries incredibly hard to be a parody but the show in itself is so incredibly boring that this backfires greatly. It's like a terrible soccer player taunting professional players and not being able to even make some proper passes.
The rest of the cast is boring and plain (Darkness being the only exception). Making one dimensional characters is not a bad thing, they have the ability to get character development, they can be funny if handled properly and they can make for amazing moments. Konosuba doesnt do any of this. The characters simply are there and after their initial impression they wont move too much or show off any redeemable qualities.
Also there is something wrong when your one dimensional characters try to make fun about a new one dimensional character that is being presented. You can deduce that yourself.
Again the show tries really hard to convince you that this band of people are unprepared and pathetic when they are not. They are not weak, they are crazy powerful and incredibly talented (that's also another cliche/trope...).
As for the fun you will have seeing the show. The selling point and argument of all the fans of the show i talked with was "I know it looks stupid but its really funny" "It's good comedy" or something along those lines.
On the second episode the MC was waving around the underwears of a girl like a flag.
That was so funny! (sarcasm).
The jokes in Konosuba aren't long or properly constructed. The level of comedy is almost at Pop Team Epic level of terribleness (but not crazyness) but PTE is aware of this.
Konosuba is not, a bunch of jokes are thrown here and there but aside from chuckling a little at the second episode there wasnt a moment of the show that was remotely funny.
My internal fan tried really hard to overlook the flaws my critical side was throwing at this show, desperately trying to grasp or grab something in the show that was worthwhile.
Something that deserved praised, something entertaining, something DECENT.
There was nothing.
