This story was made by the same author as Konosuba’s author. While both share similar comedy aspects Combatants must be dispatched focuses on comedy a little too much. The action scenes are a let down and one particular arc within a desert is so useless even the story cannot explain its presence.
The high points of the show are undoubtedly the scant few moments when the characters are talking to each other and it isn’t a blatant comedy sketch routine. This was made even more obvious when the best episode in the whole show was an episode unrelated to the plot or the typical location the show takes place in and instead you learn about the leaders that the main character works for.
Many of the characters share a lot of similarities to KonoSuba’s characters whether that is art or personality designs but I also believe that they end up not feeling as tropey as Konosuba’s characters.
Again about the action in the series while you might not expect very good action scenes since this is a mostly comedy show KonoSuba never failed to deliver fairly satisfactory action scenes. This is obviously a failure of the anime studio making this show and as a result many story elements lack the expected climax that it definitely was aiming for.
I could see this improving greatly in a sequel series and while the plot doesn’t go in a direction that was completely satisfactory it is still changing the status quo from what you’d expect.
In summary it is an enjoyably relaxing time that feels distinct from any other series and its character moments make me want more from the show in the future.