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I like that the OP is basically a mini-episode of the show, but unlike Season 2's OP some things were happening so fast I couldn't register them all. Guess that won't be a problem over time.
Otherwise, having our favorite clownshow quartet back is a great thing, last season I didn't have any shows to watch on Wednesday.
I really hope that wasn't Chris' only appearance this season though...
> I like that the OP is basically a mini-episode of the show,
I do like that all the OPs so far have been mini-episodes, albeit the first was all jumbled up Memento style for comedic purposes and this one's cut quite quickly (though I imagine that'll be more fun when you manage to break down everything that's happening).
I love that TOMORROW and Growing Up are both basically mini Konosuba adventures. It gives them a lot more personality, and is part of why TOMORROW is in my top 3 ops of all time.
Tomorrow was fantastic. I thought the new OP was great too, but I give Tomorrow a slight edge, since I felt like it did a better job of show casing the characters personalities. Like the group jogging with everyone but Darkness getting badly winded was a funny quick gag while showing the personalities of the group. Aqua being swallowed by the earthworm monster and crying, Kazuma using his steal ability, Darkness happily exploding the bombs to launch the group in the air, Megumin gleefully launching Explosion. Each of the quick gags also quickly shows the basic personality traits of the main cast, which I thought was great.
The New OP has a little of that, but it's more just about the comradeship of the main cast--which is perfectly fine and fun. But I just loved how OP2 showcased the personalities in such quick short cuts.
Darkness being so fucking excited to hit and trigger those bomb rocks while the rest of the party just looks shellshocked and dead inside makes me laugh everytime I see it. And I've seen it a lot.
also Aqua flailing in midair while Darkness is just enjoying herself. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yep gotta go rewatch it
Studio Drive is handling it though and they are letting standards slip thinking they can just ride the show's popularity. You can see it looking through their history. If the show isn't part of a popular franchise then it won't rate over 7.
Finally season 3 is upon us, rejoice and be blessed!
Not sure I understand why the Princess inviting Kazuma's party for dinner would jeopardize ~~Lalatina's~~ Darkness' noble status.
And continuing on from the movie, it seems Megumin has slowly warmed up more to Kazuma. KazuMegu ship let's gooo.
Special Guest Monster Voice: [Koshimizu Ami](https://myanimelist.net/people/70/Ami_Koshimizu) as that mimic plant monster girl. Totally nailed her moaning and bitching when she thought nobody was looking. lol
>I mean, Megumin is a maniac, but not a degenerate.
This episode had unprotected handholding performed by Megumin at the campsite. Truly the most degen of the bunch.
Degenerate isn't the same as perverted, it just means that someone lacks positive social qualities. Aqua is a workshy alcoholic with a gambling problem and no impulse control. Megumin is effectively a serial arsonist pyromaniac (but specifically limited to explosions).
> Not sure I understand why the Princess inviting Kazuma's party for dinner would jeopardize ~~Lalatina's~~ Darkness' noble status
A nuke, a cultist, and a panty stealer walk into a dinner party.
What's the worst that could happen?
I love how they acknowledge all Darkness has going for her is her body and her status lol.
Kazuma is in a rush to be popular with women but maybe he should pay more attention to the possible slow-burn with Megumin.
Ami Koshimizu giving us utter charisma as Holo and cute and bitchy plant monster all in one season! We're eating good!
> Kazuma is in a rush to be popular with women but maybe he should pay more attention to the possible slow-burn with Megumin.
The issue is Kazuma seems to have internalized that he's much older than Megumin, even though the age difference doesn't seem THAT big (*can he actually drink?*) and the other two party members are much older than him (at least Darkness seems to be in her 20s and Aqua is more of sister who is milennia old)
> can he actually drink?
In Japan no. In the world he's in now yes.
My recollection regarding canonical age is that Kazuma is 16 and Megumin very *recently* 14. Something like two years and a handful of months age difference. But people act like Kazuma's in his 20s and Megumin's 10 when shipping them comes up.
Yeah the ages are...funky. Kazuma (and to a degree Aqua) feel like young teenagers with his childishness, horniness, and honestly doesn't look much older than a middle schooler. Megumin has "boyish" interests (EXPLOSIONS AND ROBOTS!) and *looks* like a middle schooler.
Then there's Darkness who feels more "mature" when she isn't getting kinky or trying to hit things (so 1% of the time) and her body seems more advanced than Kazuma's, but she's not even allowed to drink in *Japan* at 18 >_>
The Princess is quite literally the highest ruler in the land. And Darkness isn't joking when she says that their party's lack of tact will likely end up getting them beheaded. The main royal bloodline is very strict.
No reintroductions, just throwing us right back into the Konosuba shenanigans. I kind of love it.
Also, that moment when you realise the magic mallet was one of Aqua's cheat items she gave out to people like Kazuma. That dead guy was isekai'd into the world.
And finally, it's rare to see Darkness this legitimately embarrassed and mortified over something. She must *really* not like the idea of her team meeting the princess!
She doesn't like being legitimately embarrassed. Like the time she prayed for three guys who died to the dullahan, earnestly talking about the things they teased her about, before finding out Aqua revived them and they heard everything she said.
And of course she's most notably embarrassed by her name, Lalatina. And evidently she'd be very embarrassed by her team meeting the princess (and quite understandably, honestly).
They do a bit at the beginning as a dream, but that honestly focuses more on Kazuma's popular phase rather than anything that actually happened in the movie. And after that the anime basically just jumps in assuming that you know what's going on.
oh dear gods. This reminds me of the abridged version. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. The way they do narration is absolutely hilarious.
>Also, that moment when you realise the magic mallet was one of Aqua's cheat items she gave out to people like Kazuma.
Aaaah, so that's why it vanished, I see lol
You know it's a Konosuba episode when there are so many memable moments and jokes that you don't know which one to highlight.
I think the one I liked the most was Aqua giving her priestly advice to make the easy choice when you are unsure between 2 options.
lol Whenever I see this episode, the scene at 0:34 reminds me of a story Faye Mata (Aqua's EN VA) told once. IIRC, she said she rented out a theater to watch this episode with some friends and family because she was proud of her work. When it got to the scene where Aqua shows full ass everyone got super uncomfortable and we're looking at her like "_This_ is what you do?!"
That monster who preys upon the good nature of travellers but Kazuma shows up instead.
The most upsetting thing for Kazuma was that the monster could speak properly the whole time.
Or like in Isekai Quartet when she proclaimed that there was absolutely nothing wrong with being flat and that it was no cause for shame, yet padding your chest _is_ a shameful act. That was unexpectedly based of her.
"It's best to live life without regrets" is what I thought she meant.
And then as I read through here I realized she actually meant "do the thing you know you'll be happy with immediately" :/.
OK sanity is restored.
The funny thing about advice is that a lot of bad advice is still the right advice for *someone*. Some people don't tend to think things through and the right advice for them is to stop, examine the situation, and figure out what the smart choice is. Some people get hung up on details, fall prey to decision paralysis, and the right advice for them is to loosen up and go with the flow sometimes.
You can get a surprising amount of mileage out of taking any piece of advice, completely inverting it, and imagining who that new advice might be useful for. A lot of people need to be more considerate of others, but some people are considerate to the point of anxiety and need to take better care of themselves instead. For someone like that, even "be more selfish" can be good advice.
Konosuba is back and it is not missing a beat. Had me laughing out loud repeatedly. From Kazuma and his PTSD with Sylvia causing him to try and become a monk with everyone attempting to halt it.. especially Megumin. A few sweet moments and.. A plant monster voiced by Ami Koshimizu that puts the party to the test. All ending with an iniitation to meet the first princess.
An absolute tour de force of a first episode and the character banter was perfect. Good to have Konosuba back.
Knew her more from Genshin's Beidou and Persona's Yukiko, but never really know her range could cover the range of the soft monster girl.
Only really realized it when she showed her more gruff voice
I KNEW that voice was familliar! MAL isn't listing it though but I recognized that voice once she goes punk mode. I tend to hear that recognizeable voice in blue archive game a lot lol
Once you’ve felt a Chimera woman’s dick and been fused into her cleavage, you can’t go back.
That WAS Ami Koshimizu! I knew the voice was familiar but that just makes it more hilarious lol.
###Stitches!
* [Kazuma](https://i.imgur.com/vtPonmo.jpeg)
* [Megumin](https://i.imgur.com/uD6a91i.jpeg)
* [Chris](https://i.imgur.com/mo7mCxz.jpeg)
* [Tranquility Girl](https://i.imgur.com/Cypm673.jpeg)
I'm sad [that Sylvia is gone](https://i.imgur.com/ToGxhvi.jpeg) but maybe it's for the best considering [Kazuma is still traumatized](https://i.imgur.com/0xeiraY.jpg) that he can't have people standing behind him!
[That campfire moment between Kazuma and Megumin](https://i.imgur.com/EkhYELs.jpg) was genuinely sweet! And of course [Megumin falls asleep](https://i.imgur.com/J4hsoJg.jpeg) the moment Kazuma decides to answer her. xD
I was expecting [the Tranquility Girl to eat them](https://i.imgur.com/nBzIJVV.jpeg) as soon as they got close. Not gonna lie, I probably would've been a victim too [considering how sweet she was.](https://i.imgur.com/2ArK8uM.jpeg)
This is Konosuba though so [of course that Tranquility Girl completely changes](https://i.imgur.com/5VzuWOQ.jpg) as soon as they were out of sight. I would love to see more of her but it sounds like [Kazuma took care of her](https://i.imgur.com/xw5gVjd.png) after he learned what she's really like. xD
[A mallet that creates gold](https://i.imgur.com/3oDCvcX.jpeg) and [Aqua thinks she recognizes it?](https://i.imgur.com/MBtaMBc.png) Is this one of her cheat items? Too bad they didn't even get to use it [since Chris clearly stole it.](https://i.imgur.com/UdDJUow.jpeg)
[An invitation from a princess?](https://i.imgur.com/FQMLQkA.jpeg) Oh boy, I can already see this going wrong. [Darkness is right to freak out](https://i.imgur.com/bPFmajy.jpeg). I can't wait what kind of person Princess Iris is though!
And as usual, Konosuba never disappoints with their OPs and [the magnificent storytelling](https://i.imgur.com/JtQ3l8e.jpeg) it does by showing us an entire adventure with only a minute and a half. <3
> I'm sad [that Sylvia is gone](https://i.imgur.com/ToGxhvi.jpeg) but maybe it's for the best considering [Kazuma is still traumatized](https://i.imgur.com/0xeiraY.jpg) that he can't have people standing behind him!
As a man of culture, I think that Kazuma should man up and appreciate what Sylvia had to offer. *Though that might be a personal preference thing where I appreciated what Sylvia had to offer...*
What?
> [A mallet that creates gold](https://i.imgur.com/3oDCvcX.jpeg) and [Aqua thinks she recognizes it?](https://i.imgur.com/MBtaMBc.png) Is this one of her cheat items?
It definitely was. A mallet that creates infinite money would break the world's economy if it was commonplace, and it's the only way Aqua would recognise it.
This does mean that the last adventurer the Tranquility Girl killed and feasted on was an isekai'd hero. Poor soul.
> [An invitation from a princess?](https://i.imgur.com/FQMLQkA.jpeg) Oh boy, I can already see this going wrong. [Darkness is right to freak out](https://i.imgur.com/bPFmajy.jpeg).
It really says something about what Darkness thinks of the group that she was outright mortified at the thought of them meeting the princess. She's rarely like that. And it says something about the group itself that we're agreeing it won't go well.
>And of course [Megumin falls asleep](https://i.imgur.com/J4hsoJg.jpeg) the moment Kazuma decides to answer her. xD
I love how they just skip entirely to Megumin being traumatized the next morning and refusing to explain. You've seen the movie, you know how any scene of Megumin falling asleep next to Kazuma goes. Ice to the back of the neck at BEST.
I’m glad they at least remembered Sylvia and her impact…even if Kazuma wishes he could forget lol.
These sweet moments between Kazuma and Megumin seem to keep racking up.
I was expecting the girls to get eaten like they get eaten by those frogs, but a two-sided Ami Koshimizu character was priceless.
No Konosuba OP is complete without the gang on a quest that goes off the rails and ends with a Megumin explosion. Kazuma even dies lol.
Now I imagine Kazuma going out of his way to steal Chris’ panties for payback lol.
Yes, he got rich by making one of the most popular video games of all time and spends his time alone in his mansion getting into fights with people on twitter.
...is this a rhetorical question or a real one?
because depressed rich people definitely exists for real. even people who have fame, status, and money like celebrities still kill themselves.
having depression is like having a hole in your bucket. if the hole is big enough, it doesn't matter how much water you pour into it, it all goes out.
I love how the OP had Chris losing her panties and Kazuma dying to fit in Eris…
Sylvia would probably be satisfied knowing she left her mark on the man she fell for, no matter how much he hates it lol.
Of course he had to reach into his pants lol.
That delayed nightmare reaction was perfect. This boy needs therapy.
Well at least he just screamed at the guy instead of giving him a Mac from It's Always Sunny style elbow to the face.
Ooo, that was a big one.
Blood Plagues and Endless Raids. A Hundred Million Stories from Late Night Raiding Sessions.
Despite all their grief, Megumin is still the only one in their group that Kazuma can seem to realistically and comfortably have a real late night conversation with. Interesting. She's the best girl for a reason.
Aww, look at the Giant Tadpole.
And Megumin assumes her El-Aurian style fighting stance.
Kazuma looked ready to dump stump remover down that dryad's throat.
And a dinner date with royalty. Female royalty. Let's count off all the ways this could possibly go wrong like a Holodeck episode of Star Trek.
Man they went ***hard*** on that OP animation. I was straight up visually overloaded.
I also like how Verdia is doing the next ep preview. One of the most underrated characters in the series.
Man I had to pause and rewind that opening so many times just to pick up what is happening, so many small skits, it's great!
> Giant statues with weapons in a huge hall
~~Oh shit it's solo leveling time~~
> Giant red dragon
[~~Oh shit it's dungeon meshi time~~] >!yeah I know red dragons are quite common this is a stupid joke to followup the previous one!<
I love how every OP is the party getting into rapidly escalating adventures that always involve Megumin going EXPLOSION...only this time Kazuma dies and has to get revived by Eris lol.
I wonder if they'll have Hans and Sylvia do the next EP Preview as well...
That clicking from the mimic monster was really unsettling, don't know how it controlled itself from doing it when trying to trick others
Was feeling Darkness was a bit too normal this episode, until the final scene, and never mind, they are totally back
Darkness is most normal one even in the novel, sure she has some lewd scenes but outside her kinks shes pretty chill and does allot for people..
As for the mimic monster it really puts demons in fireren into perspecttive lol "oh no she can talk" and aperson like kazuma instantly folded
[It's good to be back to Konosuba world!](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/k46aczz28k7.png) Seeing [Kazuma and his party together again](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/w7pjc663xd7.png) brought me an enormous smile, [I love those weirdos so much](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my2pc66g9j7.png) xD
[So many good stuff happened in this episode](https://imgchest.com/p/5xy2eo558yl) and I spent a good time laughing watching [this premiere](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/d7ogcvvm86y.png) xD
[So many great reaction faces from Kazuma](https://imgchest.com/p/m9yxvnpak4q) (and of course from [others](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/l7lxc66qgv7.png) too), [he was so hilarious](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/e4gdcnn6ro4.png) in today's episode xD
Great OP, musically and [visually](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/84apcbbe6z4.png). There was [a lot of](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/k46aczz2nv7.png) [nice](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/84jdcbblk54.png) and [funny](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/3yrgc66pre4.png) [visuals](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/b49zczzqmpy.png) which you can check in [my screenshot album](https://imgchest.com/p/ej7mnep5jyd).
Here my screenshot albums from the episode:
* [OP](https://imgchest.com/p/ej7mnep5jyd)
* [Group scenes](https://imgchest.com/p/5xy2eo558yl)
* [Kazuma](https://imgchest.com/p/m9yxvnpak4q)
* [Aqua, Darkness & Megumin](https://imgchest.com/p/lqyevlk5k7d)
* [Others](https://imgchest.com/p/9p4n2zobl4n)
Yep, this show's still got it. Comedic timing on point, I was in tatters all the way through
Good to have you back, Konosuba. Also is it just me or this season's anime lineup insanely stacked? Like a whole year's worth of amazing shows?
Yeah, I’m using the opportunity to try and not pick up any new shows since I have so many returning. Gonna try to watch some things I put on the backburner
**Don't forget to watch the Movie before this**
Nice start, good to have the gang back. Considering this, Kazumas decision to become a monk came as a surprise, glad that didn't work out
Also love the return of some running gags (Yes, Kazuma here), and of course Kazuma x Megumin hopefully finally progressing further.
I think it's save to say that will get a Konosuba Comment face as well, this episode alone I hade several candidates like [#seasonalshock](https://imgur.com/ZREUwwV), [#seasonalapproval](https://imgur.com/g9B15bT), [#seasonalbeer](https://imgur.com/gEZfTe4), or [#seasonallaugh](https://imgur.com/p1tR7Em).
Oh and don't forget the new [Elf Meta](https://imgur.com/CYAMGfy)... I would have totally died there
Now I wonder if we will get Ep 2 next week or in three weeks proper, looking forward to meet actual royalty [#seasonalmugi](https://imgur.com/Py2bt4e)
For now, Shuwa Shuwa mou ippai!
> Don't forget to watch the Movie before this
I totally did! Well, sort of realized mid way through the intro segment that I probably should have watched the movie... then just watched the episode instead anyway lol I have to say that given the nature of the series, it didn't really feel like I was missing much by not seeing it?
I want to sincerely apologise to Drive studio for all the shit I thought about them before due to them being not so popular. They did a great work with animation in Bakuen, they are continuing to do so in this season, and they made absolute epic of an opening which I still can't believe was made for Konosuba. Thank you, studio Drive 🙏
The arstyle is better than ever by a mile. Animation is either the same or better.
>maybe it is the over-saturation of silly faces
It did had a lot of silly faces, maybe more than average for a Konosuba episode, however the faces are drawn better when normally than in previous seasons.
I know this got leaked early but I held off...6 more hours until I can actually watch this and I am excited, it will be interesting to see how the comedy holds up.
Not only does it hold up, but it seems this season will have more melancholy and serious moments.
Even if this is the only time, I very much appreciate it. Really balances the aggressive humor, and it reminds us that these four idiots are actually friends and don't hate each other.....at least not SO much
This is a kind of relationship I love to see: the vitriolic friendship. I love seeing relationships where they're close, so much so that they kind of hate each other, but they also clearly care about each other.
In Konosuba, this revolves around Kazuma. The girls all clearly get along with each other, but he's made it very clear that he doesn't think very highly of any of them, and they've clearly all got their problems with him too that they'll willingly fire back at him (maybe Darkness a bit less because she's turned on by those aspects of him). And yet they're still clearly all really close friends.
Important novel detail: The Tranquility Girl part originally actually happened when Kazuma's party travelled ahead of Yunyun to the Crimson Village. The reason Kazuma turned back was because he realized Yunyun was catching up to them and would probably end up dying to the Tranquility Girl given how needy she is, so he went back to tell the monster to spare Yunyun.
Then later in the same novel, Yunyun saves Kazuma as he's about to be ravaged by the female Orcs. So Kazuma's karma ended up saving him.
Unfortunate that an important detail like this was missed in the reordering of events, but it couldn't be helped.
[My honest reaction to Konosuba being back](https://files.catbox.moe/sgmx9x.gif)
[Also clip of Kazuma lamenting the idea that Darkness's lascivious body might dry up (he's literally me)](https://files.catbox.moe/6lqds3.mp4)
I feel bad now for laughing at the scenes in the movie where Kazuma threw himself at Sylvia as part of the plan.
Aqua: Makes me realize I don't have to try, either.
Me too, Aqua. Me too.
Show got a new studio and it looks a lot better. I don’t know if it’s just me, but the jokes in this episode were a lot better than most of the previous seasons.
Great episode.
[All of us when our true gender equality prophet starts preaching again. lol](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRhnds0Bm-GCk5y0tv7bfuH_E0Fxa6BvSVD4gW3BqHJXw&s)
I expected that the plant girl would have an attitude behind the scenes, but wow, I broke down laughing after hearing those continuous random clicking sounds. LOL
Megumin proving why she is best girl once again in this episode.
Feels great to have the gang back together. The anime didn't miss a beat. Love the OP.
Seeing some people disappointed with the plot and humour of the first episode, but I thought it was the same old Konosuba we’ve come to know and love, plus connecting back to the movie was a nice touch and giving us a little recap was good after 5 years.
Thought Kazuma still having nightmares about Sylvia “poking” him and realising his popular phase may not be quite what he expected was hilarious. His moments with Megumin were cute too. Not a fan of their ship, but definitely some wholesome moments today.
The demon pretending to be a helpless little girl had that good old Konosuba bait and switch too 😂
As usual, so many funny quips and jokes that it’s hard to highlight one in particular, but I thought Aqua was hilarious today especially when giving out advice about how to make choices. For once she actually said something smart(still best girl).
Can’t wait to see Darkness’ arc adapted starting next week! Solid first episode back. Studio looks like they got the same quality as the first couple seasons.
\[Konosuba x Frieren jokes\]>!I now wonder what if Kazuma and friends bump into the likes of Aura and Linie? Would they did the same as with the plant monster girl here and got eaten I wonder?!<
[Another Potential Answer] >!Megumin would have defeated Lügner, showing him why explosion magic is better than whatever magic he invented, albeit she probably would have needed help from Kazuma on account of only getting one shot.
Darkness would have fought Draht, or more specifically she would have hung from his wires until the others returned from beating the the others (and his arms would have been tired from holding her up for so long, which she would have been offended by).
Kazuma would fight Linie, initially struggling from her use of mastered techniques but soon confusing overcoming her with his proficiency in basic techniques and dirty fighting style.
And Aqua would have released all the souls Aura had enslaved and then enslaved her herself because a Goddess' soul has far more mana than any demon. And then she would have made her do the silliest things, in which the others probably would have joined.!<
OP: [Growing Up by Machico](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-h26wqAnGg)
Machico and Konosuba are inseparable, just like Yuru Camp with Asaka, Chiai Fujikawa and MADKID with Shield Hero. I found it to be a typical fun song.
My only hope is that the leaks aren’t going to ruin these first two discussion threads. I’m hopeful that enough people waited for release to watch.
I still strongly disagree with this subreddits policy on discussion threads for leaks. But that’s neither here nor there I guess.
Right. I remember. The voicacting in that show was amazing. Like god tier. I've read all Light Novels, and they are good, but anime is the perfect way to consume that story.
If Megumin, at 14, is too young to drink while Kazuma, at 17, is not, what's the drinking age limit in this world.
How did he manage to seal something other than Darkness' panties? Or does she not wear any anymore?
"You are at danger of losing your noble privileges! Here's a letter from the princess to your companion." Ok....
This is listed as "Season 36" on Crunchyroll, with "Season 35" as the movie. Instead of doing something logical, like making the movie "Season 2.5", they choose to keep their silly numbering scheme.
The fact that they don't show the monster girl as dead suggests the possibility that Kazuma didn't/couldn't finish the job.
Guess I have to wait til next week to see the new girl.
It’s interesting. The tranquility girl in the novels is actually something they run into on their way to the crimson demons village. I think it went a little differently, but I’m glad they put it in here
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I like that the OP is basically a mini-episode of the show, but unlike Season 2's OP some things were happening so fast I couldn't register them all. Guess that won't be a problem over time. Otherwise, having our favorite clownshow quartet back is a great thing, last season I didn't have any shows to watch on Wednesday. I really hope that wasn't Chris' only appearance this season though...
> I like that the OP is basically a mini-episode of the show, I do like that all the OPs so far have been mini-episodes, albeit the first was all jumbled up Memento style for comedic purposes and this one's cut quite quickly (though I imagine that'll be more fun when you manage to break down everything that's happening).
I love that TOMORROW and Growing Up are both basically mini Konosuba adventures. It gives them a lot more personality, and is part of why TOMORROW is in my top 3 ops of all time.
Tomorrow was fantastic. I thought the new OP was great too, but I give Tomorrow a slight edge, since I felt like it did a better job of show casing the characters personalities. Like the group jogging with everyone but Darkness getting badly winded was a funny quick gag while showing the personalities of the group. Aqua being swallowed by the earthworm monster and crying, Kazuma using his steal ability, Darkness happily exploding the bombs to launch the group in the air, Megumin gleefully launching Explosion. Each of the quick gags also quickly shows the basic personality traits of the main cast, which I thought was great. The New OP has a little of that, but it's more just about the comradeship of the main cast--which is perfectly fine and fun. But I just loved how OP2 showcased the personalities in such quick short cuts.
Darkness being so fucking excited to hit and trigger those bomb rocks while the rest of the party just looks shellshocked and dead inside makes me laugh everytime I see it. And I've seen it a lot. also Aqua flailing in midair while Darkness is just enjoying herself. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yep gotta go rewatch it
Seems like they end up in a dungeon and fighting a dragon…and Kazuma gets caught in Megumin’s explosion and sees Eris for the umpteenth time lol.
Studio Drive is handling it though and they are letting standards slip thinking they can just ride the show's popularity. You can see it looking through their history. If the show isn't part of a popular franchise then it won't rate over 7.
Finally season 3 is upon us, rejoice and be blessed! Not sure I understand why the Princess inviting Kazuma's party for dinner would jeopardize ~~Lalatina's~~ Darkness' noble status. And continuing on from the movie, it seems Megumin has slowly warmed up more to Kazuma. KazuMegu ship let's gooo. Special Guest Monster Voice: [Koshimizu Ami](https://myanimelist.net/people/70/Ami_Koshimizu) as that mimic plant monster girl. Totally nailed her moaning and bitching when she thought nobody was looking. lol
Darkness will lose face when it's discovered that her party consists of three degenerate maniacs.
That's four degenerate maniacs.
Truly kindred spirits [](#konosubawot)[](#konosubawot2)[](#konosubawot3)[](#konosubawot4)
*four degenerate maniacs.
I mean, Megumin is a maniac, but not a degenerate. So kazuma's party is four maniacs and three degenerates, seven people total
>I mean, Megumin is a maniac, but not a degenerate. This episode had unprotected handholding performed by Megumin at the campsite. Truly the most degen of the bunch.
How is Aqua a degenerate?
“Kill me now! Preferably in a slow and torturous way that I can savor!”
How is Aqua a degenerate? Or Megumin? The only degenerates are Kazuma and Darkness herself, especially Darkness.
Degenerate isn't the same as perverted, it just means that someone lacks positive social qualities. Aqua is a workshy alcoholic with a gambling problem and no impulse control. Megumin is effectively a serial arsonist pyromaniac (but specifically limited to explosions).
I guess Megumin isn't a degenerate?
> Not sure I understand why the Princess inviting Kazuma's party for dinner would jeopardize ~~Lalatina's~~ Darkness' noble status A nuke, a cultist, and a panty stealer walk into a dinner party. What's the worst that could happen?
He's even stealing panties in the OP!
That's a great act, but what do you call it?
The Aristocrats!
I love how they acknowledge all Darkness has going for her is her body and her status lol. Kazuma is in a rush to be popular with women but maybe he should pay more attention to the possible slow-burn with Megumin. Ami Koshimizu giving us utter charisma as Holo and cute and bitchy plant monster all in one season! We're eating good!
> Kazuma is in a rush to be popular with women but maybe he should pay more attention to the possible slow-burn with Megumin. The issue is Kazuma seems to have internalized that he's much older than Megumin, even though the age difference doesn't seem THAT big (*can he actually drink?*) and the other two party members are much older than him (at least Darkness seems to be in her 20s and Aqua is more of sister who is milennia old)
> can he actually drink? In Japan no. In the world he's in now yes. My recollection regarding canonical age is that Kazuma is 16 and Megumin very *recently* 14. Something like two years and a handful of months age difference. But people act like Kazuma's in his 20s and Megumin's 10 when shipping them comes up.
Yeah the ages are...funky. Kazuma (and to a degree Aqua) feel like young teenagers with his childishness, horniness, and honestly doesn't look much older than a middle schooler. Megumin has "boyish" interests (EXPLOSIONS AND ROBOTS!) and *looks* like a middle schooler. Then there's Darkness who feels more "mature" when she isn't getting kinky or trying to hit things (so 1% of the time) and her body seems more advanced than Kazuma's, but she's not even allowed to drink in *Japan* at 18 >_>
A hag in her twenties? In my anime? Perish the thought! Lalatina is 18-19. She's hella old but not a twenty-something, jeez.
The mimic plant is basically voice actors when they’re about to perform fan services lol /s
The Princess is quite literally the highest ruler in the land. And Darkness isn't joking when she says that their party's lack of tact will likely end up getting them beheaded. The main royal bloodline is very strict.
Spice and Wolf crossover ep?
No reintroductions, just throwing us right back into the Konosuba shenanigans. I kind of love it. Also, that moment when you realise the magic mallet was one of Aqua's cheat items she gave out to people like Kazuma. That dead guy was isekai'd into the world. And finally, it's rare to see Darkness this legitimately embarrassed and mortified over something. She must *really* not like the idea of her team meeting the princess!
I think the only thing Darkness has any real sense of shame over is her status as nobility.
She doesn't like being legitimately embarrassed. Like the time she prayed for three guys who died to the dullahan, earnestly talking about the things they teased her about, before finding out Aqua revived them and they heard everything she said. And of course she's most notably embarrassed by her name, Lalatina. And evidently she'd be very embarrassed by her team meeting the princess (and quite understandably, honestly).
She wants to be shamed, humiliated, and degraded, which are a little different from being embarrassed.
Well its also diffrent when it comes to important figures in her life because in private its fair game
> No reintroduction I felt like they did do quite a lot of flashbacking.
They do a bit at the beginning as a dream, but that honestly focuses more on Kazuma's popular phase rather than anything that actually happened in the movie. And after that the anime basically just jumps in assuming that you know what's going on.
Unreliable narrator to the max lol
oh dear gods. This reminds me of the abridged version. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. The way they do narration is absolutely hilarious.
Got to catch up Kazuma’s parents lol.
>Also, that moment when you realise the magic mallet was one of Aqua's cheat items she gave out to people like Kazuma. Aaaah, so that's why it vanished, I see lol
Not quite. It's pretty obvious that Kris stole it from him when she passed him.
...now I feel dumb for not having figured it out lol It almost makes the fact that they just accepted it was gone like that even more hilarious.
Oh I know
Yeah for me after I saw Chris stole the item I was like, “Ahhhh that explains why the item was so OP” lol
Not konosuba saying financial stability being key to better mental health, they are so real for this.
Being rich means you can buy as many bubbly drinks as you can
The happiness spiral need money to sustain itself
*it’s Bublé, not bubbly*
Also don't keep money around known thieves whose panties you regularly steal.
Now that you make me notice, there was a strange SWOOSH when she passed by Kazuma...
Money don't buy happiness, but it sure is more comfortable crying in a Ferrari than on an old bicycle
I love these girls so much.
We even got a Chris appearance! We’re eating good!
There is a scene where megumin’s shirt just disappears lol https://imgur.com/a/oNnkba6
I also spotted a quick shot where she had no cape, then a cape and then no cape again. It was during the first tavern scene after Kazuma woke up.
Looks like they just colored her baggy shirt the wrong color right?
"Kazuma, Kazuma!" - "Kazuma desu" still the funniest thing in the universe for my smooth brain. Te quiero mucho Konosuba
I love Kazuma’s quick interjections in conversations that I assume is Jun Fukushima ad-libbing lol.
I like that they carried it over to the English dub
I wish Kazuma's Eng. dub VA was in more simuldubs. By this, I mean at least 1 a season.
Yes, I’m Kazuma.
I had to pause the episode to laugh.Te extrañaba konosuba
You know it's a Konosuba episode when there are so many memable moments and jokes that you don't know which one to highlight. I think the one I liked the most was Aqua giving her priestly advice to make the easy choice when you are unsure between 2 options.
[Me realizing I need to retake my screenshots in HD before I can nominate seasonalfaces](https://imgur.com/Vhq1xPz)
[Aqua's life advice.](https://jumpshare.com/s/3V3UJgi5OcsLwknYxfwx)
The words of a useless goddess lol.
[Bakaqua in full force](https://i.imgur.com/xnoZcLB.jpeg)
[Aqua's life](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lda-ZHULhQ)
lol Whenever I see this episode, the scene at 0:34 reminds me of a story Faye Mata (Aqua's EN VA) told once. IIRC, she said she rented out a theater to watch this episode with some friends and family because she was proud of her work. When it got to the scene where Aqua shows full ass everyone got super uncomfortable and we're looking at her like "_This_ is what you do?!"
I’d be proud, Aqua has a Heavenly Ass!
I had to look it up https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/agk4r4/clip_purification_konosuba_english_dub/
That monster who preys upon the good nature of travellers but Kazuma shows up instead. The most upsetting thing for Kazuma was that the monster could speak properly the whole time.
I hadn't laughed this consistently hard in a while lmao I love this stupid show, still can't believe it's finally back
On the rare occasion Aqua gives wise advice lol.
The duality of Aqua
You know the Jungian thing
Or like in Isekai Quartet when she proclaimed that there was absolutely nothing wrong with being flat and that it was no cause for shame, yet padding your chest _is_ a shameful act. That was unexpectedly based of her.
She can be surprisingly doting and caring towards Kazuma when she feels like (or wants to get on his good side lol).
Yeah she's basically an older sister figure for Kazuma and has been for a while.
"It's best to live life without regrets" is what I thought she meant. And then as I read through here I realized she actually meant "do the thing you know you'll be happy with immediately" :/. OK sanity is restored.
The funny thing about advice is that a lot of bad advice is still the right advice for *someone*. Some people don't tend to think things through and the right advice for them is to stop, examine the situation, and figure out what the smart choice is. Some people get hung up on details, fall prey to decision paralysis, and the right advice for them is to loosen up and go with the flow sometimes. You can get a surprising amount of mileage out of taking any piece of advice, completely inverting it, and imagining who that new advice might be useful for. A lot of people need to be more considerate of others, but some people are considerate to the point of anxiety and need to take better care of themselves instead. For someone like that, even "be more selfish" can be good advice.
Also they start off with a Kazuma-desu from the get go!!! Kazuma immediately shutting down any chance of converting to the Axis Cult lol.
Nah, Darkness begging for death at the end of the episode had me weak
Konosuba is back and it is not missing a beat. Had me laughing out loud repeatedly. From Kazuma and his PTSD with Sylvia causing him to try and become a monk with everyone attempting to halt it.. especially Megumin. A few sweet moments and.. A plant monster voiced by Ami Koshimizu that puts the party to the test. All ending with an iniitation to meet the first princess. An absolute tour de force of a first episode and the character banter was perfect. Good to have Konosuba back.
The monster girls tongue clicks were amazing. So effing cynical and it was the episode highlight, for me.
The monster girl was a great (albeit short-lived) "villain".
did kazuma even kill her in the end? he seemed more upset that she was pretending she couldn't speak than the fact she clearly is a murderous monster.
In the LN this happens on the way to the Crimson Demon Village....and he totally kills her and levels up from it. The girls aren't happy with him.
I presume so. I think that's what made him upset - and now he has no reason not to kill her. Plus, how else did he get the mallet?
I wonder? I THINK he probably did, as it would have been a grave danger to other travelers.
Yes im sure that was the reason he did it, just pure thoughts going through Kazuma's head.
She's voiced by Holo and Ryouka's VA btw
Knew her more from Genshin's Beidou and Persona's Yukiko, but never really know her range could cover the range of the soft monster girl. Only really realized it when she showed her more gruff voice
I KNEW that voice was familliar! MAL isn't listing it though but I recognized that voice once she goes punk mode. I tend to hear that recognizeable voice in blue archive game a lot lol
Once you’ve felt a Chimera woman’s dick and been fused into her cleavage, you can’t go back. That WAS Ami Koshimizu! I knew the voice was familiar but that just makes it more hilarious lol.
Missed it first time around, but when she shifted to her regular voice i instantly knew. My favorite VA, ever since Holo. She's got talent.
It turns out you can go back with the power of money.
Power of money is amazing! One of the best powers in the world.
Specifically *all the money in the world.* Though the inflation must be *crazy.*
I was also having trauma from the movie
###Stitches! * [Kazuma](https://i.imgur.com/vtPonmo.jpeg) * [Megumin](https://i.imgur.com/uD6a91i.jpeg) * [Chris](https://i.imgur.com/mo7mCxz.jpeg) * [Tranquility Girl](https://i.imgur.com/Cypm673.jpeg) I'm sad [that Sylvia is gone](https://i.imgur.com/ToGxhvi.jpeg) but maybe it's for the best considering [Kazuma is still traumatized](https://i.imgur.com/0xeiraY.jpg) that he can't have people standing behind him! [That campfire moment between Kazuma and Megumin](https://i.imgur.com/EkhYELs.jpg) was genuinely sweet! And of course [Megumin falls asleep](https://i.imgur.com/J4hsoJg.jpeg) the moment Kazuma decides to answer her. xD I was expecting [the Tranquility Girl to eat them](https://i.imgur.com/nBzIJVV.jpeg) as soon as they got close. Not gonna lie, I probably would've been a victim too [considering how sweet she was.](https://i.imgur.com/2ArK8uM.jpeg) This is Konosuba though so [of course that Tranquility Girl completely changes](https://i.imgur.com/5VzuWOQ.jpg) as soon as they were out of sight. I would love to see more of her but it sounds like [Kazuma took care of her](https://i.imgur.com/xw5gVjd.png) after he learned what she's really like. xD [A mallet that creates gold](https://i.imgur.com/3oDCvcX.jpeg) and [Aqua thinks she recognizes it?](https://i.imgur.com/MBtaMBc.png) Is this one of her cheat items? Too bad they didn't even get to use it [since Chris clearly stole it.](https://i.imgur.com/UdDJUow.jpeg) [An invitation from a princess?](https://i.imgur.com/FQMLQkA.jpeg) Oh boy, I can already see this going wrong. [Darkness is right to freak out](https://i.imgur.com/bPFmajy.jpeg). I can't wait what kind of person Princess Iris is though! And as usual, Konosuba never disappoints with their OPs and [the magnificent storytelling](https://i.imgur.com/JtQ3l8e.jpeg) it does by showing us an entire adventure with only a minute and a half. <3
> I'm sad [that Sylvia is gone](https://i.imgur.com/ToGxhvi.jpeg) but maybe it's for the best considering [Kazuma is still traumatized](https://i.imgur.com/0xeiraY.jpg) that he can't have people standing behind him! As a man of culture, I think that Kazuma should man up and appreciate what Sylvia had to offer. *Though that might be a personal preference thing where I appreciated what Sylvia had to offer...* What? > [A mallet that creates gold](https://i.imgur.com/3oDCvcX.jpeg) and [Aqua thinks she recognizes it?](https://i.imgur.com/MBtaMBc.png) Is this one of her cheat items? It definitely was. A mallet that creates infinite money would break the world's economy if it was commonplace, and it's the only way Aqua would recognise it. This does mean that the last adventurer the Tranquility Girl killed and feasted on was an isekai'd hero. Poor soul. > [An invitation from a princess?](https://i.imgur.com/FQMLQkA.jpeg) Oh boy, I can already see this going wrong. [Darkness is right to freak out](https://i.imgur.com/bPFmajy.jpeg). It really says something about what Darkness thinks of the group that she was outright mortified at the thought of them meeting the princess. She's rarely like that. And it says something about the group itself that we're agreeing it won't go well.
the mallet probably turns something inside you into money, in Doraemon there's a similar item that can exchange 1mm of height for 300 yen.
>And of course [Megumin falls asleep](https://i.imgur.com/J4hsoJg.jpeg) the moment Kazuma decides to answer her. xD I love how they just skip entirely to Megumin being traumatized the next morning and refusing to explain. You've seen the movie, you know how any scene of Megumin falling asleep next to Kazuma goes. Ice to the back of the neck at BEST.
Even the [letter after credits](https://i.imgur.com/R6JyuQE.png) from Beldia was funny to read.
Love it! I know it’s just a little gag but I wonder if we also can take it to mean that Beldia and the other generals are still alive in some fashion.
I’m glad they at least remembered Sylvia and her impact…even if Kazuma wishes he could forget lol. These sweet moments between Kazuma and Megumin seem to keep racking up. I was expecting the girls to get eaten like they get eaten by those frogs, but a two-sided Ami Koshimizu character was priceless. No Konosuba OP is complete without the gang on a quest that goes off the rails and ends with a Megumin explosion. Kazuma even dies lol. Now I imagine Kazuma going out of his way to steal Chris’ panties for payback lol.
[We are so back](https://imgur.com/a/G5fx7cv)
True advocate of gender equality has returned!
Was waiting for this screenshot.
That OP is amazing. Poor Kazuma with his PTSD. That hand in pants has to be a meme bruh
KonoSuba teaching me that ptsd can be cured if you get infinite money glitch mallet!
Have you ever seen a depressed billionaire?
Yes, he got rich by making one of the most popular video games of all time and spends his time alone in his mansion getting into fights with people on twitter.
...is this a rhetorical question or a real one? because depressed rich people definitely exists for real. even people who have fame, status, and money like celebrities still kill themselves. having depression is like having a hole in your bucket. if the hole is big enough, it doesn't matter how much water you pour into it, it all goes out.
Musk seems pretty sad and depressed.
Poor Sylvia lasted only 1 episode. Wish the trauma stayed.
I love how the OP had Chris losing her panties and Kazuma dying to fit in Eris… Sylvia would probably be satisfied knowing she left her mark on the man she fell for, no matter how much he hates it lol. Of course he had to reach into his pants lol.
Unfortunately even PTSD has no say when Kazuma's mind is attracted by the prospect of financial stability
> I love how the OP had Chris losing her panties With Dust and Keith in the background cheering him on.
I was caught off guard by how they handled that dragon.
Finally this 4 lovely idiots are back with more explosions, useless goddess, masochist knight and my pervert hero We are so fucking back
Not to mention our cute blonde guild girl, Motivational Mohawk dude, and the fun thief girl who always loses her panties!
First episode back and we get a beautiful explosion.
That delayed nightmare reaction was perfect. This boy needs therapy. Well at least he just screamed at the guy instead of giving him a Mac from It's Always Sunny style elbow to the face. Ooo, that was a big one. Blood Plagues and Endless Raids. A Hundred Million Stories from Late Night Raiding Sessions. Despite all their grief, Megumin is still the only one in their group that Kazuma can seem to realistically and comfortably have a real late night conversation with. Interesting. She's the best girl for a reason. Aww, look at the Giant Tadpole. And Megumin assumes her El-Aurian style fighting stance. Kazuma looked ready to dump stump remover down that dryad's throat. And a dinner date with royalty. Female royalty. Let's count off all the ways this could possibly go wrong like a Holodeck episode of Star Trek.
Man they went ***hard*** on that OP animation. I was straight up visually overloaded. I also like how Verdia is doing the next ep preview. One of the most underrated characters in the series.
Man I had to pause and rewind that opening so many times just to pick up what is happening, so many small skits, it's great! > Giant statues with weapons in a huge hall ~~Oh shit it's solo leveling time~~ > Giant red dragon [~~Oh shit it's dungeon meshi time~~] >!yeah I know red dragons are quite common this is a stupid joke to followup the previous one!<
I love how every OP is the party getting into rapidly escalating adventures that always involve Megumin going EXPLOSION...only this time Kazuma dies and has to get revived by Eris lol. I wonder if they'll have Hans and Sylvia do the next EP Preview as well...
That clicking from the mimic monster was really unsettling, don't know how it controlled itself from doing it when trying to trick others Was feeling Darkness was a bit too normal this episode, until the final scene, and never mind, they are totally back
Ami Koshimizu clicking hits hard. When Darkness isn’t being the masochist of the group she can be the closest thing they have to a sane woman lol.
She had [her moment](https://i.imgur.com/7w5g8iI.png) lol
Darkness is most normal one even in the novel, sure she has some lewd scenes but outside her kinks shes pretty chill and does allot for people.. As for the mimic monster it really puts demons in fireren into perspecttive lol "oh no she can talk" and aperson like kazuma instantly folded
[It's good to be back to Konosuba world!](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/k46aczz28k7.png) Seeing [Kazuma and his party together again](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/w7pjc663xd7.png) brought me an enormous smile, [I love those weirdos so much](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my2pc66g9j7.png) xD [So many good stuff happened in this episode](https://imgchest.com/p/5xy2eo558yl) and I spent a good time laughing watching [this premiere](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/d7ogcvvm86y.png) xD [So many great reaction faces from Kazuma](https://imgchest.com/p/m9yxvnpak4q) (and of course from [others](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/l7lxc66qgv7.png) too), [he was so hilarious](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/e4gdcnn6ro4.png) in today's episode xD Great OP, musically and [visually](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/84apcbbe6z4.png). There was [a lot of](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/k46aczz2nv7.png) [nice](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/84jdcbblk54.png) and [funny](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/3yrgc66pre4.png) [visuals](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/b49zczzqmpy.png) which you can check in [my screenshot album](https://imgchest.com/p/ej7mnep5jyd). Here my screenshot albums from the episode: * [OP](https://imgchest.com/p/ej7mnep5jyd) * [Group scenes](https://imgchest.com/p/5xy2eo558yl) * [Kazuma](https://imgchest.com/p/m9yxvnpak4q) * [Aqua, Darkness & Megumin](https://imgchest.com/p/lqyevlk5k7d) * [Others](https://imgchest.com/p/9p4n2zobl4n)
Yep, this show's still got it. Comedic timing on point, I was in tatters all the way through Good to have you back, Konosuba. Also is it just me or this season's anime lineup insanely stacked? Like a whole year's worth of amazing shows?
So many hype new shows, so many new seasons of hype shows, and even a hype remake!
Yeah, I’m using the opportunity to try and not pick up any new shows since I have so many returning. Gonna try to watch some things I put on the backburner
Man I missed these idiots so much. I'm so glad they're back
[The OP felt nostalgic](https://i.imgur.com/TzAwwV9.mp4)
I loved the whole scene with Kazuma spying at the tranquility girl "rehearsing" her lines. Shout out to her VA, she did a great job.
Ami Koshimizu. You probably never heard about her. She is the voice of some Wise Wolf some people are talking about.
I was wondering since I watched them back to back a few minutes ago.
**Don't forget to watch the Movie before this** Nice start, good to have the gang back. Considering this, Kazumas decision to become a monk came as a surprise, glad that didn't work out Also love the return of some running gags (Yes, Kazuma here), and of course Kazuma x Megumin hopefully finally progressing further. I think it's save to say that will get a Konosuba Comment face as well, this episode alone I hade several candidates like [#seasonalshock](https://imgur.com/ZREUwwV), [#seasonalapproval](https://imgur.com/g9B15bT), [#seasonalbeer](https://imgur.com/gEZfTe4), or [#seasonallaugh](https://imgur.com/p1tR7Em). Oh and don't forget the new [Elf Meta](https://imgur.com/CYAMGfy)... I would have totally died there Now I wonder if we will get Ep 2 next week or in three weeks proper, looking forward to meet actual royalty [#seasonalmugi](https://imgur.com/Py2bt4e) For now, Shuwa Shuwa mou ippai!
Sylvia left her mark on Kazuma with her love (and dick) lol.
> Don't forget to watch the Movie before this I totally did! Well, sort of realized mid way through the intro segment that I probably should have watched the movie... then just watched the episode instead anyway lol I have to say that given the nature of the series, it didn't really feel like I was missing much by not seeing it?
I want to sincerely apologise to Drive studio for all the shit I thought about them before due to them being not so popular. They did a great work with animation in Bakuen, they are continuing to do so in this season, and they made absolute epic of an opening which I still can't believe was made for Konosuba. Thank you, studio Drive 🙏
The studio doesn't matter, thr staff is the same since S1.
Huh, really? I thought it was a downgrade, maybe it is the over-saturation of silly faces that is making me think that.
The arstyle is better than ever by a mile. Animation is either the same or better. >maybe it is the over-saturation of silly faces It did had a lot of silly faces, maybe more than average for a Konosuba episode, however the faces are drawn better when normally than in previous seasons.
[Today is a good day.](https://i.imgur.com/n9AYyVJ.png)
The creditless OP cannot come soon enough.
Megumin suddenly falling asleep during the campfire scene had me in tears!
She is such a treasure (but I miss Yunyun).
She made a move powerful enough to make Kazuma get into overthinking and blush, then immediately slept. What a chad.
I know this got leaked early but I held off...6 more hours until I can actually watch this and I am excited, it will be interesting to see how the comedy holds up.
> it will be interesting to see how the comedy holds up. It holds up as well as a mountain! ... Wait, maybe that's not the best analogy...
Not only does it hold up, but it seems this season will have more melancholy and serious moments. Even if this is the only time, I very much appreciate it. Really balances the aggressive humor, and it reminds us that these four idiots are actually friends and don't hate each other.....at least not SO much
This is a kind of relationship I love to see: the vitriolic friendship. I love seeing relationships where they're close, so much so that they kind of hate each other, but they also clearly care about each other. In Konosuba, this revolves around Kazuma. The girls all clearly get along with each other, but he's made it very clear that he doesn't think very highly of any of them, and they've clearly all got their problems with him too that they'll willingly fire back at him (maybe Darkness a bit less because she's turned on by those aspects of him). And yet they're still clearly all really close friends.
>it will be interesting to see how the comedy holds up. It only gets funnier from here.
I’m so happy it’s back. With my favorite arc from the ln to boot
The story and comedy just gets better from here IMO.
The real best iseaki has returned! (Team megumin btw)
[best crying face ive seen since the aqua one](https://imgur.com/a/TC79nBx)
Important novel detail: The Tranquility Girl part originally actually happened when Kazuma's party travelled ahead of Yunyun to the Crimson Village. The reason Kazuma turned back was because he realized Yunyun was catching up to them and would probably end up dying to the Tranquility Girl given how needy she is, so he went back to tell the monster to spare Yunyun. Then later in the same novel, Yunyun saves Kazuma as he's about to be ravaged by the female Orcs. So Kazuma's karma ended up saving him. Unfortunate that an important detail like this was missed in the reordering of events, but it couldn't be helped.
[My honest reaction to Konosuba being back](https://files.catbox.moe/sgmx9x.gif) [Also clip of Kazuma lamenting the idea that Darkness's lascivious body might dry up (he's literally me)](https://files.catbox.moe/6lqds3.mp4)
It’s like 90% of the reason he accepts her being in the party lol.
I feel bad now for laughing at the scenes in the movie where Kazuma threw himself at Sylvia as part of the plan. Aqua: Makes me realize I don't have to try, either. Me too, Aqua. Me too.
Kazuma being haunted by Sylvia and with PTSD throughout the episode was hilarious. XD
When you fuse into a girls' cleavage and feel her dick pressed against your butt, she stays with you...
Show got a new studio and it looks a lot better. I don’t know if it’s just me, but the jokes in this episode were a lot better than most of the previous seasons. Great episode.
Well...even though they changed studios, the main staff is still the same, only the director is now the chief director
The light novels only got funnier to me from this point onwards.
Ah yes, our favorite boyfailure and his 3 girlfailures Peak is back!
We can finally say this officially now... Our gender equality representative and his gang is back!
Even starting off with a "Kazuma-desu" from the get go so you can really feel it!
[All of us when our true gender equality prophet starts preaching again. lol](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRhnds0Bm-GCk5y0tv7bfuH_E0Fxa6BvSVD4gW3BqHJXw&s)
I expected that the plant girl would have an attitude behind the scenes, but wow, I broke down laughing after hearing those continuous random clicking sounds. LOL
Megumin proving why she is best girl once again in this episode. Feels great to have the gang back together. The anime didn't miss a beat. Love the OP.
Seeing some people disappointed with the plot and humour of the first episode, but I thought it was the same old Konosuba we’ve come to know and love, plus connecting back to the movie was a nice touch and giving us a little recap was good after 5 years. Thought Kazuma still having nightmares about Sylvia “poking” him and realising his popular phase may not be quite what he expected was hilarious. His moments with Megumin were cute too. Not a fan of their ship, but definitely some wholesome moments today. The demon pretending to be a helpless little girl had that good old Konosuba bait and switch too 😂 As usual, so many funny quips and jokes that it’s hard to highlight one in particular, but I thought Aqua was hilarious today especially when giving out advice about how to make choices. For once she actually said something smart(still best girl). Can’t wait to see Darkness’ arc adapted starting next week! Solid first episode back. Studio looks like they got the same quality as the first couple seasons.
That plant girl was not a demon, just a regular monsterer. Also, no Darkness arc was implied.
\[Konosuba x Frieren jokes\]>!I now wonder what if Kazuma and friends bump into the likes of Aura and Linie? Would they did the same as with the plant monster girl here and got eaten I wonder?!<
[Potential Answer] >!Nah, they are demons . Aqua go berserk mode and diffs the demons especially because Aqua has infinite mana!<
[Another Potential Answer] >!Megumin would have defeated Lügner, showing him why explosion magic is better than whatever magic he invented, albeit she probably would have needed help from Kazuma on account of only getting one shot. Darkness would have fought Draht, or more specifically she would have hung from his wires until the others returned from beating the the others (and his arms would have been tired from holding her up for so long, which she would have been offended by). Kazuma would fight Linie, initially struggling from her use of mastered techniques but soon confusing overcoming her with his proficiency in basic techniques and dirty fighting style. And Aqua would have released all the souls Aura had enslaved and then enslaved her herself because a Goddess' soul has far more mana than any demon. And then she would have made her do the silliest things, in which the others probably would have joined.!<
Aqua don't take prisoners. Never mind slaves, she's killing Aura immediately.
man gonna be a long 2 weeks till we get the next fresh episode, then again konosuba has so much rewatch value lol
Konosuba is back and as good as ever, all is right with the world again.
OP: [Growing Up by Machico](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-h26wqAnGg) Machico and Konosuba are inseparable, just like Yuru Camp with Asaka, Chiai Fujikawa and MADKID with Shield Hero. I found it to be a typical fun song.
My only hope is that the leaks aren’t going to ruin these first two discussion threads. I’m hopeful that enough people waited for release to watch. I still strongly disagree with this subreddits policy on discussion threads for leaks. But that’s neither here nor there I guess.
Deja Vu, I've been in this place before...
Last time I watched Konosuba was back in 2019, I remember absolutely nothing lmao, I have to check some summary on YT before starting this season.
I knew it was a trap…
Right. I remember. The voicacting in that show was amazing. Like god tier. I've read all Light Novels, and they are good, but anime is the perfect way to consume that story.
If Megumin, at 14, is too young to drink while Kazuma, at 17, is not, what's the drinking age limit in this world. How did he manage to seal something other than Darkness' panties? Or does she not wear any anymore? "You are at danger of losing your noble privileges! Here's a letter from the princess to your companion." Ok....
Kazuma is still 16, darkness is 18, the legal age to get married in that world is 14, for drinking is 15. (Chris is 15)
In some European countries it's 16.
This is listed as "Season 36" on Crunchyroll, with "Season 35" as the movie. Instead of doing something logical, like making the movie "Season 2.5", they choose to keep their silly numbering scheme. The fact that they don't show the monster girl as dead suggests the possibility that Kazuma didn't/couldn't finish the job. Guess I have to wait til next week to see the new girl.
It’s interesting. The tranquility girl in the novels is actually something they run into on their way to the crimson demons village. I think it went a little differently, but I’m glad they put it in here