KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world!

About KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world!

Meet KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world! (この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！), an adventure, comedy and ecchi anime by Studio DEEN (2016). Here is the premise in a nutshell. The setup: Kazuma Satou resolves that today is the day to get out of the house for a bit. Since he dies, pointlessly, it's clearly a bad choice.

Further in, the goddess who greets him in the afterlife, however, offers him a chance to be reborn in a realm not unlike that of a video game, and as a bonus she'll even throw in a cool item or ability! Can't possibly be a bad choice, right? Except he arrives with no money at all, dead average skills, and his "bonus" isn't useful at all--since he picked the goddess, Aqua, herself.

With adventure at the core, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. Voice work is led by Rie Takahashi as Megumin and Sora Amamiya as Aqua. Think of it as a pick for anyone who enjoys travel-the-world storytelling. At 10 episodes in total, it is easy to plan a viewing schedule.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with Studio DEEN, which means the visual identity of KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world! follows that studio's craft. Within the adventure category, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. At 7.9/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. On the casting side, Rie Takahashi voicing Megumin gives the lead role a recognizable voice. It aired in 2016, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.