1] often referred to simply as KonoSuba, is a Japanese light novel series written by Natsume Akatsuki and illustrated by Kurone Mishima.

The series follows Kazuma Satou, a boy who is sent to a fantasy world with MMORPG elements following his death, where he forms a dysfunctional adventuring party with a goddess, an archmage, and a crusader.

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Masahito Watari and Joseph Yokobori, began serialization in Fujimi Shobo's Monthly Dragon Age magazine in October 2014.

[7][8][9] A spin-off light novel series, KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!, was published from July 2014 to June 2015.

An anime television series adaptation of An Explosion on This Wonderful World!, produced by Drive, aired from April to June 2023.

Following an untimely and embarrassing death, Kazuma Satou, a Japanese teenage shut-in NEET, meets a goddess named Aqua, who offers to reincarnate him in a parallel world with MMORPG elements, where he can go on adventures and battle monsters.

Despite being offered a superpowered item or ability to use in this new world, Kazuma, following some provocation, chooses Aqua herself to accompany him to the town of Axel, quickly finding her absent-mindedness to be less than beneficial.LN 1.P With Aqua unable to return to the afterlife until the Devil King is defeated, the two form a party and recruit two other members; an explosion-obsessed magician named Megumin and a masochistic crusader named Darkness.LN 1.2.4 Due to the party's dysfunctional abilities, Kazuma quickly gives up on the idea of defeating the Devil King and tries to live a comfortable lifestyle, only to find the circumstances of his daily life are forcing him and his party to encounter and battle the Devil King's generals.LN 2.3 The original web novel series written by Natsume Akatsuki was published on Syosetu between December 2012 and October 2013.

The final book in the series, Volume 17, contains information in its Afterword on possible future development that the teased "After Story" spin-offs might contain.

[16] A Megumin-focused spin-off light novel series, also written and illustrated by Akatsuki and Mishima respectively, titled KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World![Jp.

[20] A light novel adaptation of KonoSuba Fantastic Days smartphone game, written by Hirukuma and illustrated by Mishima, was published on March 1, 2022.

A manga adaptation of KonoSuba illustrated by Masahito Watari began serialization in the October 2014 issue of Fujimi Shobo's Monthly Dragon Age magazine on September 9, 2014.

[25] Yen Press announced its acquisition of the manga adaptation at the same time that it licensed the original light novels.

novel, illustrated by Suzume Somemiya, was published in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive magazine from February 27, 2018, to January 26, 2019 and compiled into two volumes.

A manga adaptation of the KonoSuba Fantastic Days smartphone game by Kasumi Morino was published in Monthly Comic Alive from March 26, 2022, to May 27, 2024 and compiled into four volumes.

[31] The series was directed by Takaomi Kanasaki and written by Makoto Uezu with character designs by Koichi Kikuta.

[37] The series was animated by Koichi Kikuta and Momoka Komatsu, with the former working on odd-numbered episodes and the latter on even-numbered.

[54][55] A third OVA consists of two unaired episodes, will be screening theatrically in Japan on March 14, 2025, and is set to be released in Blu-ray and DVD on April 25.

[63] Another video game, created by Team Ladybug and Krobon, titled KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World!

[68] Like the anime, Machico performed the opening "Million Smile", while Amamiya, Takahashi, and Kayano sang the game's ending theme "101 Pikime no Hitsuji".

Judgment on this Greedy Game!, a visual novel with outfit crafting mechanics, KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World!

The game features a story where Kazuma's party discovers a slab that can create clothing but curses them with personality changes in exchange.

[72] A dungeon crawler game for the PS4 and Vita, titled KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World!

[76] It was developed by CyberAgent subsidiaries Sumzap, with Nexon Korea handled the global release, in which the mobile game launched worldwide outside Japan on August 19, 2021.

[79] A second drama CD, along with an original soundtrack by Kouda Masato and a character song album, was released in March 2017.

[83] In a review of the first novel, Andy Hanley praised the series' comedy reflected in the "tired genre" as well as its cast finding them appealing based on their traits.

[91] The voice acting has also been a subject of praise; Nick Creamer of ANN commended Sora Amamiya and Rie Takahashi's roles as Aqua and Megumin for the energy provided in their performances,[92] while Martin applauded Jun Fukushima for his work in voicing Kazuma, considering his dry tone an additional factor in the show's humor.

Daryl Harding did criticise the film by stating that "It doesn't look too different than the TV series" even with "more effects placed over the animation during scenes of explosive magic.

[89] Comparing Kazuma's problems in a fantasy world to those in real life, Creamer wrote about a sense of relatability between the series' protagonists and the audience, as the party deals with issues like debt and taking questionable jobs because of high pay.

On a critical note, Creamer disapproved of Kazuma's negative attitude, which he felt harmed the comedy in the series.

My favorite thing about the anime is that it takes the time to draw these nuances out onscreen and express them with visual flair.