Episode 1 The Crimson-Eyed Wizards] (in Japanese). Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o! . Retrieved April 6, 2023. Episode 10 Outlaws of the Town for Beginners] (in Japanese). Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o! . Retrieved June 3, 2023. Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! Bonus Story, Vol. 1 (light novel)". Yen Press . Retrieved August 14, 2020. in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018 . Retrieved February 11, 2017. Episode 9 Destroyer from the Crimson Demon Village] (in Japanese). Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o! . Retrieved May 27, 2023.

Episode 4 The Crimson-Eyed Lonely Master] (in Japanese). Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o! . Retrieved April 22, 2023. Having graduated from school, Megumin tries to earn enough money so she can leave the village to start adventuring, but she has trouble securing a stable job. In the meantime, she secretly trains in the night by casting explosion magic in the forest, with the village believing the explosions are the work of a demon. One night, Megumin is approached by a demon woman named Arnes who is looking for Chomusuke, whose true identity is the Dark God Wolbach. Megumin agrees to sell Chomusuke for 300,000 eris, but Chomusuke refuses to be taken away from Megumin. Yunyun then arrives and Arnes explains she has run into a bout of bad fortune, not knowing it is being caused by a bracelet she bought from Megumin's parents. The bracelet's energy attracts the attention of the villagers, who chase off Arnes thinking she is the cause of the explosions. Megumin decides to use the money she earned to leave the village and puts Chomusuke in Yunyun's care. After bidding farewell and receiving gifts from her classmates, Megumin uses a teleport spell to leave the village. Transcription: " Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Ekusupurōjon o!" ( Japanese: この素晴らしい世界に 爆焔 （ エクスプロージョン ）を！) Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!, Vol. 4 (manga)". Yen Press . Retrieved December 4, 2019. High-Speed Incantation: Decreases the time of incantation. Thanks to this skill, Megumin doesn't need to recite an incantation, although it decreases her Explosion magic firepower. However, in the end of the series, she already mastered the spell to use its full power without incantation.Compared to the four members of her party, Megumin's stats are the highest in terms of intelligence and she is shown regularly to be clever when the situation demands it. However, said intellect is commonly hindered by her chuunibyou tendencies, best shown by her refusal to learn any spells outside of Explosion despite the obvious limitations that come with it.

Suddenly anime is . . . exploding. But where did Japanese animation come from, and what does it all mean? Written for fans, culture watchers, and perplexed outsiders, this is an engaging tour of the anime megaverse, from older arts and manga traditions to the works of modern directors like Miyazaki and Otomo. Read about anime standbys like giant robots, samurai, furry beasts, high school heroines, and gay/girl/fanboy love—even war and reincarnation, plus all of anime’s major themes, styles, and conventions. At the end of the book are essays on 15 of fandom’s favorite anime, including Evangelion, Esca-flowne, Sailor Moon, and Patlabor. Episode 12 An Explosion on This Wonderful World!] (in Japanese). Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o! . Retrieved June 17, 2023. Father Zesta is arrested on suspicion of collaborating with the Devil King by pouring jelly slime powder into the city's hot springs. However, he manages to pass a lie detector test and the authorities have no choice but to release him. Megumin then wonders who the real culprit must be. Arnes then arrives to take Chomusuke, but Zesta, Cecily, and the rest of the Axis Church go into a religious frenzy when they realize she is a demon girl and chase her out of city, believing she is the culprit sabotaging the hot springs. Zesta then gifts Megumin with enough money to pay for a coach trip to Axel, and offers to have her stay the night. Cecily reveals to Megumin that Father Zesta had accidentally mixed jelly slime powder in the hot springs instead of baking powder, which was how he passed the lie detector test. Upon seeing how small the Axis Church's hot springs are, Megumin uses her explosion magic to create a much larger pool. The next day, Father Zesta casts a blessing on Megumin and she bids farewell to him and Cecily before leaving for Axel with Yunyun.Loo, Egan (May 13, 2023). "Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World Anime Casts Fairouz Ai, Yasunori Masutani". Anime News Network . Retrieved September 10, 2023. in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015 . Retrieved June 6, 2015. Let’s be honest here. For as many anime fans there are that love a unique story with well-developed characters and twists that leave you guessing, there are just as many fans that love simple stories with lots of action. Both sets of fans have different preferences in regards to what anime they choose to like, but there are some things in anime that unites almost everyone. Believe it or not, a giant explosion can serve as one of those things.

Worldbuilding is one of Konosuba’s best aspects; in fact, you can almost consider the strong worldbuilding as a parody aspect considering that most fantasy isekai build their world like a 4-year-old builds with Legos. Most things are unexplained and the viewer is supposed to just accept current aspects of the series without any explanation. The Megumin spin-off explains aspects of the original series that were considered commonplace. Some examples include: Crimson Demons perform introductions because they are taught in school that being cool is half the battle of casting magic. Chomusuke is half of a devil king’s general and was brought in by Komekko for lunch. The Axis cult learned its tactics from Megumin and Yunyun. Aside from this, the Megumin spin-off also provides a lot of easter eggs for those that astutely watched the main series. The series understands well that it is a prequel, so it makes no mistake in adding things that the viewer will recognize and enjoy as a fan of the series. Episode 3 Guardians of the Crimson Demon Village] (in Japanese). Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o! . Retrieved April 15, 2023. Lightning Crimson Eyes: An electric eye beam. It could reflect Yunyun's Lightning, but it's too painful to the user. Not intending to hand Chomusuke over, Megumin comes up with a plan to use a stuffed cat toy to lure Host into a trap so she can use her explosion magic on him. During the night though, Yunyun sneaks into Megumin's room and steals the cat toy. Believing Megumin is still asleep, Yunyun admits that she's grown to respect Megumin and her choice to learn explosion magic, but she knows that Megumin's plan won't work. Instead, she has recruited a party to help fight Host, and she casts a sleep spell on Megumin to prevent her from interfering. Megumin wakes up the next day and chases after Yunyun, receiving a blessing from Cecily on the way. Meanwhile, Host neutralizes most of Yunyun's party, but she is able to cast a paralyze spell on Host but accidentally paralyzes herself as well. Megumin then arrives and casts her explosion on Host, destroying him. Afterwards, Cecily leaves on a journey to gain enough levels so she can eventually take over Axel's local church. Yunyun, realizing she won't be able to improve herself by relying Megumin, also leaves on her own journey to learn advanced magic and briefly crosses paths with Megumin's master. Despite Megumin defeating Host, adventurer parties still avoid her. With little other choice, Megumin answers a party recruitment ad and meets Kazuma and Aqua for the first time. Because of her refusal to learn any other magic, Megumin entirely dependent on allies after casting and to move away.Film 373: Animation: History and Criticism". Emory University. Archived from the original on 2010-06-08 . Retrieved 2009-06-05. Art/Animation: [8/10] - Same artsyle, but the animation is still brilliant. The few fight scenes are done admirably and the infamous megumin explosion is always visually appealing. The animation felt smooth overall, did it’s job and a litttle more. Though she plays the part of the supremely powerful wizard, Megumin is actually quite childish and immature. She is sensitive about her age and underdeveloped body, becoming either despondent or aggressive when treated like a little girl. She maintains a somewhat petty rivalry with her old classmate Yunyun, and never misses an opportunity to bully and harass her, despite secretly seeing her as a friend.

The series was revealed alongside the third season of the main series. Both series will be produced by Drive and directed by Yujiro Abe, with chief direction by Takaomi Kanasaki. The rest of the main staff are returning from previous seasons. [28] It aired from April 6 to June 22, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. [29] [30] The opening theme is "Stay Free" by Machico, while the ending theme is "Jump In" by Megumin (Takahashi) and Yunyun ( Aki Toyosaki). [31] Crunchyroll also licensed the series. [32] No. Loo, Egan (December 4, 2022). "Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! Anime's 2nd Video Unveils More Cast & Staff, April Debut". Anime News Network . Retrieved December 4, 2022. Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!, Vol. 5 (manga)". Yen Press . Retrieved April 13, 2020. Wahahahahaha! My name is Megumin, the number one mage of Axel! Come, you shall all become my experience points today!" Luster, Joseph (March 19, 2023). "KONOSUBA - An Explosion on This Wonderful World Anime Streams on Crunchyroll in April". Crunchyroll . Retrieved March 19, 2023.

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Explosion Magic: A special brand magic of the Detonation Series that allows the user to summon a single beam of light, that detonates at the target, creating a devastating fire/wind blast. It is the most powerful magic spell, learned by immortal beings like undead and gods, with enough spare skill points to learn it. However the magic has several demerits: it consumes too much MP, being a single shot spell (in Megumin's case, she always collapses after use this, becoming immobile and defenseless); the magic is also so powerful it also affects the surrounding landscape, being dangerous to use it in dungeons, that can collapse over the user; finally, its noise also attracts all the monsters in the surrounding area.