The soon-to-be-released anime series, Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World! is based on Natsume Akatsuki’s light novels drawn by Kurone Mishima. The writer also happens to be the writer for Konosuba: Gods Blessing On This Wonderful World! Light novels.
Originally released in October 2013, the story of Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World! Revolves around a loner student who ends up dying wrongfully. In his afterlife, he comes across one goddess, Aqua, who he chooses to keep close to him in the fantasy world after his reincarnation. The show is a spin-off with Megumin, a sorceress who refuses to help Kazuma in his afterlife journey.
This particular anime series is set before the timeline of the Konosuba: God’s Blessing On This Wonderful World! Began. The anime series, Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World! is being directed by recognized directors Yujiro Abe and Takaomi Kanasaki.
The show has cast Aki Toyosaki as Yunyun and Rie Takahashi as the voice for Megumin. Kaori Nazuki is the voice behind Arue, and Maria Naganawa voices Komekko. It is clear that the story is set a bit before the original Konosuba story began and that the characters that will appear in this series will continue to appear in the future.
Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World!: The Plotline
This anime series is the story of Megumin and her magical clan. Megumin happens to be a very knowledgeable witch who works hard at creating chaos. She has had certain experiences during her childhood that have pushed her in a strange direction. Every moment that her eyes are open and that she breathes, she only thinks of one thing, which is indulging in dark magic.
She is a genius and a proud member of the Crimson Magic Clan, and while she is away on the lookout to find the ultimate offensive magic, her notorious little sister gets a pass to play. On a regular day, when Komekko, Megumi’s younger sister, is out in the woods following her routine trip, she comes across a strange ball of fluff.
She finds it to be a small black kitten. Her ears perk, and she is fully absorbed in the kitten’s adorable existence. What she does not know is that the kitten plays a certain role in keeping the Dark God’s tomb sealed and that doing anything to the kitten may lead to some serious issues, like the seal of the tomb getting lifted, giving the Dark God a way out.
The anime series, Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World! is set to follow this storyline and explore its characters.
Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World!: Episode Release Timings
The show, Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World!, plans on premiering its first episode on Thursday, April 6th, 2023. Each episode of the series will have a running time of no longer than twenty-four minutes. The episodes will be released on a weekly basis, i.e., a new episode will be released every Thursday. The series will have a total of twelve episodes for now, and they will be released at 12:00 am JST. Fans of the show can find the episode released timings for different time zones to keep track of the new episodes:
- Pacific Standard Time (Canada): 8:00 am (Wednesday)
- Central Standard Time (United States): 10:00 am (Wednesday)
- Eastern Standard Time (Mexico): 11:00 am (Wednesday)
- Greenwich Mean Time (UK): 4:00 pm (Wednesday)
- Indian Standard Time (India): 9:30 pm (Wednesday)
- China Standard Time (China): 11:00 pm (Wednesday)
- Korean Standard Time (South Korea): 12:00 am
- Japan Standard Time (Japan): 12:00 am (midnight)
- Australian Central Daylight Time (Australia): 1:30 am (Thursday)
Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World!: Episode Release Schedule
Fans of the anime can find the episode release date schedule below:
- Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World! Episode 1: April 6th, 2023
- Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World! Episode 2: April 13th, 2023
- Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World! Episode 3: April 20th, 2023
- Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World! Episode 4: April 27th, 2023
- Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World! Episode 5: May 4th, 2023
- Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World! Episode 6: May 11th, 2023
- Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World! Episode 7: May 18th, 2023
- Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World! Episode 8: May 25th, 2023
- Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World! Episode 9: June 1st, 2023
- Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World! Episode 10: June 8th, 2023
- Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World! Episode 11: June 15th, 2023
- Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World! Episode 12: June 22nd, 2023
Konusuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World!: Where to Watch It?
The anime series will stream on the online streaming platform Crunchyroll. International fans of the show can access the website to watch the series with subtitles of their choice. Japanese fans of the series may tune into their local TokyoMX network channel to catch the episodes.
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