Art, 9: We got a lot of good animation, and not just in terms of action scenes. I loved the goblin army, and how over the top their animation was when just talking. Or when Kazuma is raging at Sylvia over interrupting him and Megumin. And the action scenes were very nice.
Sound, 8: The music added a lot in terms of overall atmosphere, I think the score definitely made this a more enjoyable experience. Voice acting, as usual, konosuba is a treat to hear in both dub and sub.
Character, 8: Everyone had great moments in this movie, with the exception of Aqua, although Aqua is usually one of the best characters. Darkness didn't have much, either, but I loved the part with the orcs, I thought it was hilarious. Mostly, the character points come in for Kazuma, who was just incredible to watch here. Every second he's on screen in this movie is memorable. Megumin, and especially Yunyun had some good development as well.
Ok, now for the most critical part
Story, 5: I can already here you saying "Who watches Konosuba for the plot?" well, I do. I watch it because there are funny characters, and I want to see what happens to them. I don't think it's weird to look for that in Konosuba. Now what happened to them in this movie was good stuff for the most part. In fact, I don't have a problem with any of the plot that was in this movie. What bothers me is the plot that wasn't in it. So, I'm a light novel reader, and before you groan, just hear me out. There was a lot that got cut here. A lot of world building in the crimson demon village, and a lot of relationship building between Kazuma and Megumin. Yes, it was still present in the movie, but not to the extent that it was in the source material. I can't help but feel like anime onlys are missing out here. They cut all that out, but the second half of the movie is a fight scene that never happened in the light novel. Sylvia was supposed to have died after she was shot by komekko, but instead she has an additional form merged with veldia and hans. Now, I don't think this was a bad idea, exactly. I thought it was an interesting concept, and it was a fun fight to watch, but I didn't want that at the expense of the actual story. They definitely could have fit in all the source material if they hadn't done that, and I feel like the only reason they did put that fight in there is because this is "Konosuba: The Movie" and people come to the theater to see something spectacular. I do acknowledge that movie watchers would have probably enjoyed it less if they had done a completely faithful adaptation. I regret that this had to be put into movie form, because I feel like it only hurts it. Because they put it in theaters, it doesn't succeed in being a full fledged stand alone movie, nor a faithful 1:1 adaptation of the light novel. It could have been one or the other, but instead it's just kind of in the middle, and I'm a little disappointed about that. I don't watch konosuba for the action, I watch it for the characters, and Kazuma and Megumin have a development here that's going to be very important later on. Reading the light novel, it wasn't sylvia, the crimson demons, or the big battle that stuck out to me the most. What I remembered, and what I look back on that story for was Kazuma and Megumin becoming closer, and in this movie it's given attention, but not the amount it's deserving of.
In the end, it had good production quality, and it was a fun watch, but it's not the movie I was hoping to see. I think fans should watch the movie and read the source material to get the best experience.
