Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!

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Konosuba is an isekai for people who dislike isekai. Well, can be a fun watch for people who like the genre too of course, but if you’ve grown tired of the overused tropes and carbon-copy protagonists this one is a nice change.

This is a tale of a dysfunctional dungeon party and the chemistry between the characters is what makes the series so enjoyable. Starting with the main character who is a lazy, unmotivated, good for nothing, cowardly and with personal gain as the primary goal. In other words, actually relatable protagonist. Next in line we have a goddess with negative IQ that others thinks ... is crazy for claiming she’s divine, a literal meat shield tank whose masochism is levelled much higher than any close combat skills and a dps who is completely useless except for being a portable nuclear explosion with a 24h cooldown. There is not one properly heroic among the protagonist, just a bunch of lovable defects with a writing that sneers at traditional isekai stories.

It is thanks to this that Konosuba achieved such entertaining chaotic energy and reading it feels like riding a train with no brakes on planet comedy. Now of course, comedy is quite subjective matter, which is why the genre is more difficult to review than others. Just trust me that it’s not common for books to make me laugh out loud and Konosuba did precisely that numerous times. I’m amazed by how it keeps inventing hilarious situations with character flaws that could be seen as one trick pony if used wrong.

Now, there is one small problem and that is the finale of the last volume. Before it was even translated there were already leakers calling it weird and disappointing, and claiming it ruined the series. So I was understandably worried as I picked it up and as I was reading through it. Thankfully, those worries were entirely unfounded and I have no idea what was there for people to dislike. The finale stayed true to the Konosuba spirit with no derailing and gave me some good laughs.

So, this is a series I wholly recommend. Unless you hate fun or something.

This story is action-packed and full of funny tales. I couldn't contain myself when reading and it felt as though my sides were hurting the whole time. They call me an Aqua-Simp hehehe. I also like megumi bc her character design and attitude is very funny and amazing. Furthermore, I relate to the main character a lot. I would honestly do the same things he does if i got isekai'd myself. In fact, I would want to get Isekai'd and sent to another dimension and live funny tales like these guys.

10/10 recommend if u want to laugh all story long and if u like giggles.

KonoSuba is a perfect case of the writer trying to have her cake and eat it too.


The initial volumes seem to be a parody of the many fantasy settings and harems found in other LNs. And it was done pretty well. The protagonist and his companions each had a distinct personality, and the hijinks they got up to could be pretty funny, even though I think their full effect is felt much better through animation.


However, in the later volumes, the novel falls prey to the tropes and cliches it was initially parodying. That too in a pretty blatant way, though the serial nature of the ... novel might be to blame for that.


For example, at the end of one of the volumes, one of the female characters comes up to the main character Kazuma, and tells him she wants to have his kids. Now, this is pretty clearly a 'tease', a hook to get the reader to buy the next volume.


It reads like the author knows exactly what she is doing, and is making use of it to get more male readers. There are three types of stories: stories the author thinks would be good and able to stand on their own (see: Les Miserables), stories the author writes as a form of wish fulfillment for themselves (see: Mikael Blomkovist in the Millennium trilogy), and stories the author writes as a form of wish fulfillment for the readers (see: 50 shades of Grey). Most stories are a combination of these three (as are the aforementioned books). KonoSuba is clearly leaning towards the third one, and I think that is a shame. It cannot really effectively parody what it itself has become.


Still, it has its moments I suppose. Don't let this review dissuade you from reading it, just know what you're getting into, and don't set your expectations too high. Nothing wrong with waiting for the upcoming anime, having read the LN and having watched the season already out, I have to say the anime is better, or rather, Konosuba's premise, characters and jokes transfer over to anime much better.