should i watch this or season 1 first

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Feb 12, 2024 8:35 AM

Eldencheese

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Mar 2023

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i heard this was a prequel

Feb 12, 2024 8:37 AM

rohan121

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This spinoff is so different I do not think it matters much. The story is inconsequential.

Feb 12, 2024 8:44 AM

FaceClan

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Jul 2021

Everything that happens in this anime happens before the first season, but everything is so mismatched that it doesn’t really matter tbh.

Feb 12, 2024 8:46 AM

Jpa_Bhz

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I'd watch the 2 seasons + movie first, megumin felt more like a spin-off than a prequel

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Feb 12, 2024 8:49 AM

sturmikun

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Aug 2023

its a spin off / prequel. You wont lose anything if you start with the main line than watch this

Feb 12, 2024 8:49 AM

Chronigan

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Aug 2021

i would watch the first two seasons and the movie first. there are several call backs you won't get if you haven't seen them.

Feb 12, 2024 8:50 AM

CheliosX

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Dec 2022

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Watch the first season first. This spin off is necessary too so watch it as well. Don't skip peak isekai.

Feb 12, 2024 8:52 AM

ALEXxAMI

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Although this is a prequel, I'd watch the main series first.

Narrative-wise, I seem to remember there being references to "future" Konosuba events in this one that will go over your head if you watch it first.

Enjoyment-wise, this is also way worse (in my opinion) than Konosuba and may deter you from watching the series entirely if you watch it first.

Feb 12, 2024 8:58 AM

Sindi_ii

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Jul 2020

it would be better to watch the earlier series first bc this has many references to the main series you wont get otherwise

Feb 12, 2024 9:08 AM

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zckfox

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Jan 2020

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Just because something is a prequel doesn’t mean you are meant to view or read it in chronological order.

Feb 12, 2024 9:10 AM

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Akmalbarg47c

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Apr 2023

you can watch season 1 after this spin-off, enjoy.

Feb 12, 2024 9:11 AM

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MazeCuber

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Oct 2020

This is a prequel spin off. It’s not really necessary to watch. Though I would recommend it.
But then you should watch it after the movie, since it will spoil characters that will get introduced later on in the main series.

Feb 12, 2024 9:30 AM

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hi777

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Jan 2024

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I think you should watch previous season before that it's a better experience that way

Feb 12, 2024 9:40 AM

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Spheromancer

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Feb 2020

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Outside of a very small number of exceptions, prequels are ALWAYS meant to be consumed after the original story.

Rest in Piece, Miura.

Feb 12, 2024 9:59 AM

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UnfunnyKing

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Jpa_Bhz said:
I'd watch the 2 season + movie first, megumin felt more like a spin-off than a prequel

Bro what? 💀 They both come after season 1.

Feb 12, 2024 10:10 AM

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SweatyFingers

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Jul 2023

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I watched this before the main series cause i didn't know any better and honestly it didnt make a difference, the only difference it made was me liking Megumi more

Feb 12, 2024 10:17 AM

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Jpa_Bhz

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UnfunnyKing said:

Jpa_Bhz said:
I'd watch the 2 season + movie first, megumin felt more like a spin-off than a prequel

Bro what? 💀 They both come after season 1.

I meant to say: "I'd watch the two seasons + movie first"

Feb 12, 2024 10:22 AM

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UnfunnyKing

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Jpa_Bhz said:

UnfunnyKing said:

Bro what? 💀 They both come after season 1.

I meant to say: "I'd watch the two seasons + movie first"

Ahhh ok that makes sense 👍

Feb 12, 2024 10:53 AM

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thathighanimeguy

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Jul 2021

I watched this after the main story and it merged together well. I’d recommend watching this after because it has some easter eggs for if you’ve seen the main series hidden in it

Feb 12, 2024 11:12 AM

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Nyamaste

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it's before the main series, but not a prequel per se. I think it was much worse than the main series anyway. I'd recommend starting with the main to avoid getting turned off of it.

Feb 12, 2024 11:17 AM

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Mato95

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Jun 2021

as the others said, spinnoff/prequel is so different that it doesnt really matter, but I would reccomend you to watch it in release order(season 1, season 2, movie, prequel, also dont forget ovas) bcs season 1 is soo much more funnier that it will get you hokked easily

Feb 12, 2024 11:39 AM

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Polvo_Aranha

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I think it would be funnier watch it later, so you can think "Ah, so that was their fault all along".

Feb 12, 2024 12:22 PM

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Ayanokonji

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Jun 2021

nope you don't need to watch the season first it is different story

Feb 12, 2024 3:44 PM

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Maros15873

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Jan 2024

I would start with season one of konosuba because I am not sure if i would continue watching konosuba after watching megumin prequel first.

I think megumin prequel rely that people already like megumin and konosuba. I am afraid that without konosuba I would not enjoy megumin prequel as much as i did. 🤷‍♀️

Feb 12, 2024 3:59 PM

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Pizzer55

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Aug 2020

I think you should watch this as last season, nothing about main story or anything else but tbh i loved that season so much also cause i watched it as last, cause you start by knowing a little bit of Megumin and then you saw her story

Feb 12, 2024 11:03 PM

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MiladyRukia

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Dec 2022

there's references and jokes you wouldn't appreciate without watching the original 2 seasons

Feb 13, 2024 12:14 AM

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MeguSae38

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While this happens before the main story I'd still recommend to watch it after the main series (and movie) because this a spinoff of one of the main characters, and I think you'll appreciate it more if you know (and hopefully like) said character from the main story.

Feb 13, 2024 6:34 AM

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MrMichelangelo

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Nov 2021

I'd rather recommend watching with the release order. This whole spin off feels great as a complementary story to the main plot. Also, it's so nice to see some foreshadowing scenes, gags (or quite literally, flashbacks for the persons watching the spin off after the main story)

Feb 13, 2024 9:09 AM

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ProphetofNixon

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Mar 2023

watch season one first, it doesn't matter much plot wise but there are a lot of little references and jokes that will not make sense if you start with this

Feb 13, 2024 9:10 AM

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ProphetofNixon

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bad wifi led me to respond twice, sorry

Feb 13, 2024 9:10 AM

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ProphetofNixon

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watch season one first, it doesn't matter much plot wise but there are a lot of little references and jokes that will not make sense if you start with this

Feb 13, 2024 9:10 AM

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ProphetofNixon

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watch season one first, it doesn't matter much plot wise but there are a lot of little references and jokes that will not make sense if you start with this

Feb 13, 2024 9:10 AM

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ProphetofNixon

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Mar 2023

watch season one first, it doesn't matter much plot wise but there are a lot of little references and jokes that will not make sense if you start with this

Feb 13, 2024 10:00 AM

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BioCrumpet

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Aug 2021

If you want more background on who she is to the main storyline then yes but you can watch this as a stand alone. It’s Megumins story

Feb 13, 2024 10:00 AM

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BioCrumpet

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Aug 2021

If you want more background on who she is to the main storyline then yes but you can watch this as a stand alone. It’s Megumins story

Feb 13, 2024 6:44 PM

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ImagineSisyphus

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Jpa_Bhz said:
I'd watch the 2 seasons + movie first, megumin felt more like a spin-off than a prequel

You don't say.. It was a spin-off it probably says so on MAL as well..

Feb 13, 2024 6:50 PM

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APDied

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maybe just skip it. really not worth the time. in fact it's actually better that the reason behind her motivation is not discussed

Feb 13, 2024 6:53 PM

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Jpa_Bhz

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Sep 2021

Bananko00 said:

Jpa_Bhz said:
I'd watch the 2 seasons + movie first, megumin felt more like a spin-off than a prequel

You don't say.. It was a spin-off it probably says so on MAL as well..

No shit sherlock. Even though MAL classified this as a spin-off it doesn't change the fact that the events happen before season one, thus essentially making it a prequel to season one.

Feb 14, 2024 6:51 PM

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Rxmgdz

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Dec 2022

If Megumin is the reason why you watch Konosuba then yes.

Feb 15, 2024 6:02 AM

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nhkam

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Start with this. She’s so much fun in the main story, so much so that I was a little let down. It’s a nice setup to her character too.

Feb 15, 2024 3:38 PM

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EbolaBlast

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Jun 2023

If I watched this spinoff before attempting konosuba i would have sworn off the series and never given it a shot konosuba 10/10, this spin off either 4/10 or a 5/10 depends on my mood. As a show its absolutely mid…as part of Konosuba its god awful trash.

Feb 15, 2024 7:26 PM

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Varekk

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Sep 2020

Watch Season 1 first, and don’t watch this. This is garbage.

Feb 17, 2024 1:21 AM

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InfraCreeper

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Dec 2022

Would recommend you to watch season 1 as it sets the mood, moreover since it's an isekai it would me more appropriate to start with the introduction of the mc. After that you could watch the 2nd season or the spinoff.

Mar 1, 2024 10:49 PM

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soundtoxin

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Release order is always a safe bet since that's how everyone who kept up with each thing as it came out watched it, and how it was intended to be watched.

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