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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name         = KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!
| image        = Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! light novel volume 1 cover.jpg
| caption      = First light novel volume cover, featuring [[Kazuma Satou]] (left) and Aqua (right). [[Megumin]] and Darkness also appear as small characters.
| ja_kanji     = この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！
| ja_romaji    = Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
| genre        = {{ubl|[[Fantasy comedy]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Komatsu|first=Mikikazu|title="KonoSuba" Novel 12th Volume to Come with Another Original Anime Blu-ray|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/26/konosuba-novel-12th-volume-to-come-with-another-original-anime-blu-ray |publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|access-date=June 21, 2021|date=December 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Silverman|first=Rebecca|title=Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! GN 1 - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/konosuba/god-blessing-on-this-wonderful-world/gn-1/.108995 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 12, 2020|date=November 20, 2016|quote=Jokes work more often than not, good parody of the usual sword-and-sorcery world as well as the transported-to-a-game genre, short story extra is a nice touch}}</ref>|[[Isekai]]<ref name="17th-volume">{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Konosuba Light Novel Series' 17th Volume Listed as Final One in May|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-01/konosuba-light-novel-series-17th-volume-listed-as-final-one-in-may/.158174 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 12, 2020|date=April 1, 2020}}</ref>}}<!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). -->
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = novel series
| title        = 
| author       = Jitakukeibihei ([[Natsume Akatsuki]])
| illustrator  = 
| publisher    = [[Shōsetsuka ni Narō]]
| first        = December 20, 2012
| last         = October 21, 2013
| volumes      = 6
| volume_list  = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = light novel
| author       = Natsume Akatsuki
| illustrator  = [[Kurone Mishima]]
| publisher    = [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher
| NA = [[Yen Press]]
}}
| demographic  = Male
| imprint      = [[Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko]]
| first        = October 1, 2013
| last         = May 1, 2020
| volumes      = 17
| volume_list  = List of KonoSuba volumes#KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World!
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = manga
| author       = Natsume Akatsuki
| illustrator  = Masahito Watari
| publisher    = [[Fujimi Shobo]]
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher
| NA = Yen Press
}}
| demographic  = ''[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]''
| magazine     = [[Monthly Dragon Age]]
| first        = September 9, 2014
| last         = 
| volumes      = 20
| volume_list  = List of KonoSuba volumes#KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World!_2
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type         = tv series
| director     = {{ubl|Takaomi Kanasaki{{efn|Credited as {{nihongo|Chief Director|総監督|Sō Kantoku}} for the third season.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「このすば」3期決定！めぐみん描く「この素晴らしい世界に爆焔を！」もTVアニメ化|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/479419 |website=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]] |date=May 28, 2022|access-date=May 28, 2022|language=ja}}</ref>}}|Yujiro Abe ({{Abbr|S3|Season 3}})}}
| producer     = {{ubl|Rie Ogura|Kouichi Sano ({{Abbr|S3|Season 3}})|Hiroyasu Taniguchi ({{Abbr|S3|Season 3}})|Hideo Momota ({{Abbr|S3|Season 3}})}}
| writer       = [[Makoto Uezu]]
| music        = Masato Kōda
| studio       = {{ubl|[[Studio Deen]] ({{Abbr|S1–2|Seasons 1–2}})|[[Drive (studio)|Drive]] ({{Abbr|S3|Season 3}})}}
| licensee     = {{ubl|[[Crunchyroll]] (streaming){{efn|
* [[Anime Limited]] holds home video distribution rights in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and [[Crunchyroll Store Australia]] holds a separate license from Crunchyroll.
* This series was originally licensed by Crunchyroll, then owned by [[TCG (company)|The Chernin Group]] and [[AT&T]], prior to its acquisition by [[Sony]]'s [[Crunchyroll LLC|Funimation Global Group]] in 2021. Funimation itself is owned as a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment Japan ([[Aniplex]]).<ref name="Crunchyroll License Press Release">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2017-01-24/crunchyroll-announces-winter-2017-anime-lineup/.111421|title=Crunchyroll Announces Winter 2017 Anime Lineup|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=January 20, 2017|access-date=March 9, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=August 9, 2021|title=Sony's Funimation Global Group Completes Acquisition of Crunchyroll from AT&T|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-09/sony-funimation-global-group-completes-acquisition-of-crunchyroll-from-at-t/.176073|access-date=August 9, 2021|website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref>}}|{{English anime licensee|NA=[[Discotek Media]] (home video; {{Abbr|S1-2|Season 1-2}} only)|SEA=[[Medialink]]}}}}
| network      = [[Tokyo MX]], [[TV Saitama]], [[Chiba Television Broadcasting|CTC]], [[Television Kanagawa|tvk]], [[Sun Television|SUN]], [[Gifu Broadcasting System|GBS]], [[TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting|TVQ]], [[Nippon Broadcasting System|BS11]]
| network_en      = {{English anime network | SEA= [[Animax (Asian TV channel)|Animax Asia]]}}
| first        = January 14, 2016
| last         = June 19, 2024
| episodes     = 31 + 2 OVAs
| episode_list = List of KonoSuba episodes
}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = light novel
| title        = Consulting With This Masked Devil!
| author       = Natsume Akatsuki
| illustrator  = Kurone Mishima
| publisher    = Kadokawa Shoten
| demographic  = Male
| imprint      = Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
| magazine     = The Sneaker Web
| first        = September 25, 2015
| last         = December 25, 2015
| volumes      = 1
| volume_list  = List of KonoSuba volumes#Consulting With This Masked Devil!
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = light novel
| title        = KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Extra Attention to that Wonderful Fool!
| author       = Hirukuma
| illustrator  = Yūki Hagure
| publisher    = Kadokawa Shoten
| demographic  = Male
| imprint      = Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
| first        = August 1, 2017
| last         = 
| volumes      = 7
| volume_list  = List of KonoSuba volumes#KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Extra Attention to that Wonderful Fool!
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = manga
| title        = KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Extra Attention to that Wonderful Fool!
| author       = Hirukuma
| illustrator  = Tamako Buta
| publisher    = [[Media Factory]]
| publisher_en = 
| demographic  = ''Shōnen''
| magazine     = [[Shounen Ace]]
| first        = January 26, 2018 
| last         = January 24, 2020
| volumes      = 2
| volume_list  = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = manga
| title        = Consulting With This Masked Devil!
| author       = Natsume Akatsuki
| illustrator  = Suzume Somemiya
| publisher    = Media Factory
| demographic  = ''[[Seinen manga|Seinen]]''
| magazine     = [[Monthly Comic Alive]]
| first        = February 27, 2018 
| last         = January 26, 2019
| volumes      = 2
| volume_list  = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = light novel
| title        = KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Fantastic Days
| author       = Hirukuma 
| illustrator  = Hirone Mishima
| publisher    = Kadokawa Shoten
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher
| NA = Yen Press
}}
| published    = March 1, 2022
| volumes      = 1
| volume_list  = List of KonoSuba volumes#KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Fantastic Days
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = manga
| title        = KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Fantastic Days
| author       = 
| illustrator  = Kasumi Morino
| publisher    = Media Factory
| publisher_en = 
| demographic  = ''Seinen''
| magazine     = Monthly Comic Alive
| first        = March 26, 2022 
| last         = 
| volumes      = 
| volume_list  = 
}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title        = Anime film
| content      = 
* ''[[KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson]]''
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title        = Related
| content      = 
* ''[[KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!]]''
}}
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{{Nihongo foot|'''''KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!''''',|この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！|Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o!|{{lit}} "A Blessing on This Wonderful World!"|lead=yes|group=Jp.}}<!--Please do not remove or change the title to its Japanese equivalent without providing the English translation. Wikipedia guidelines dictates we must use the English language title. --> often referred to simply as '''''KonoSuba''''', is a Japanese [[light novel]] series written by [[Natsume Akatsuki]] and illustrated by [[Kurone Mishima]]. The series follows [[Kazuma Satou]], a boy who is [[isekai|sent to a fantasy world]] with [[MMORPG]] elements following his death, where he forms a dysfunctional [[Party (role-playing games)|adventuring party]] with a goddess, an archmage, and a crusader. Originally serialized as a [[web novel]] on [[Shōsetsuka ni Narō]] between December 2012 and October 2013, ''KonoSuba'' was published as a printed [[light novel]] series by [[Kadokawa Shoten]] under the company's ''[[Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko]]'' [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]] from October 2013 to May 2020. The light novel series features a divergent plot.

A [[manga]] adaptation, illustrated by Masahito Watari and Joseph Yokobori, began serialization in [[Fujimi Shobo]]'s ''[[Monthly Dragon Age]]'' magazine in October 2014. A radio [[Radio drama in Japan|drama CD]] was released by HobiRecords in March 2015, and an [[anime]] television series adaptation produced by [[Studio Deen]] aired in Japan between January and March 2016. A second season of the anime aired between January and March 2017.<ref name="S2Anc">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-16/konosuba-anime-gets-2nd-season/.99855|title=KonoSuba Anime Gets 2nd Season|date=March 16, 2016 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=March 16, 2016}}</ref><ref name="s2 Air date">{{cite web|url=http://nagamedigital.com/2016/11/14/konosuba-season-2-release-date/|title=KONOSUBA SEASON 2 GETS OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE, PV AND KEY VISUAL|date=November 14, 2016|website=nagamedigital.com|access-date=November 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114232041/http://nagamedigital.com/2016/11/14/konosuba-season-2-release-date/|archive-date=November 14, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="s2 January">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-06-24/konosuba-tv-anime-2nd-season-premieres-in-january/.103579|title=KonoSuba TV Anime's 2nd Season Premieres in January|date=June 24, 2016 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 24, 2016 }}</ref> A [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] light novel series, ''[[KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!]]'', was published from July 2014 to June 2015. Both the light novels and the manga are licensed in North America by [[Yen Press]]. An anime film adaptation produced by [[J.C.Staff]], titled ''[[KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson]]'', premiered on August 30, 2019. An anime television series adaptation of ''An Explosion on This Wonderful World!'', produced by [[Drive (studio)|Drive]], aired from April to June 2023. A third season, also by Drive, aired from April to June 2024.

== Premise ==
{{See also|List of KonoSuba characters{{!}}List of ''KonoSuba'' characters}}
<!-- Note, as the light novel is the PRIMARY work, this plot summary should be written for the light novel, not the anime or manga. -->
Following an untimely and embarrassing death, [[Kazuma Satou]], a Japanese teenage [[hikikomori|shut-in]] [[NEET]], meets a goddess named [[Aqua (KonoSuba)|Aqua]], who offers to reincarnate him in a [[parallel universe (fiction)|parallel world]] with [[Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMORPG]] elements, where he can go on adventures and battle monsters. Despite being offered a superpowered item or ability to use in this new world, Kazuma, following some provocation, chooses Aqua herself to accompany him to the town of Axel, quickly finding her absent-mindedness to be less than beneficial.{{ref|LN|LN 1.P}} With Aqua unable to return to the afterlife until the [[Dark lord|Devil King]] is defeated, the two form a party and recruit two other members; an explosion-obsessed magician named [[Megumin]] and a masochistic crusader named [[Darkness (KonoSuba)|Darkness]].{{ref|LN|LN 1.2.4}} Due to the party's dysfunctional abilities, Kazuma quickly gives up on the idea of defeating the Devil King and tries to live a comfortable lifestyle, only to find the circumstances of his daily life are forcing him and his party to encounter and battle the Devil King's generals.{{ref|LN|LN 2.3}}

== Publication ==
=== Web novel ===
The original [[web novel]] series written by Natsume Akatsuki was published on Syosetu between December 2012 and October 2013.<ref name="Syosetu">{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130827082350/http://ncode.syosetu.com/n7145bl/|archive-date=August 27, 2013|url=http://ncode.syosetu.com/n7145bl/|title=KonoSuba web novel|publisher=Syosetu|language=ja|access-date=February 8, 2016}}</ref> The author also wrote a side story featuring Wiz and Vanir.<ref name="WN Side">{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130729143507/http://ncode.syosetu.com/n7364bo/|archive-date=July 29, 2013|url=http://ncode.syosetu.com/n7145bl/|title=The Masked Demon's Dream Watching|publisher=Syosetu|language=ja|access-date=February 8, 2016}}</ref> Akatsuki, who enjoyed playing fantasy video games like ''[[Wizardry]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', also derived much of ''KonoSuba''{{'s}} fantasy elements from [[tabletop role-playing game]]s.<ref name="Akatsuki interview">{{cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/04/26-1/the-anime-man-interviews-konosuba-creator|title=The Anime Man Interviews "Konosuba" Creator|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=April 26, 2017|access-date=September 1, 2017|archive-date=September 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902091244/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/04/26-1/the-anime-man-interviews-konosuba-creator|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Light novels ===
{{See also|List of KonoSuba volumes#Light novels{{!}}List of ''KonoSuba'' volumes § Light novels}}
A [[light novel]] version with illustrations by [[Kurone Mishima]] was released under [[Kadokawa Shoten]]'s [[Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko]] [[Imprint (trade name)|imprint]] from October 1, 2013<ref name="LN1">{{cite web|url=http://sneakerbunko.jp/bookdetails/index.php?pcd=321307000151|script-title=ja:この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|access-date=May 30, 2015|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530122639/http://sneakerbunko.jp/bookdetails/index.php?pcd=321307000151|archive-date=May 30, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> to May 1, 2020.<ref name="LN13">{{cite web|url=http://sneakerbunko.jp/bookdetails/index.php?pcd=321706000257|script-title=ja:この素晴らしい世界に祝福を!13|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|access-date=January 20, 2018|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030003500/http://sneakerbunko.jp/bookdetails/index.php?pcd=321706000257|archive-date=October 30, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="LN16">{{cite web|title=この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！16 脱走女神、ゴーホーム！|date=August 2019|url=https://sneakerbunko.jp/product/konosuba/321904000247.html|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|access-date=December 10, 2019|language=ja|archive-date=October 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025165937/https://sneakerbunko.jp/product/konosuba/321904000247.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The light novel diverges significantly from the web novel's plot from the sixth volume onwards, and also features changes to the characters' ages. The final book in the series, Volume 17, contains information in its Afterword on possible future development that the teased "After Story" [[Spin-off (media)|spin-offs]] might contain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/akatsukioffici3/status/1259684826770096128/|title=After Story to finish Natsume Akatsuki's KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World!|language=ja|date=May 11, 2020|access-date=December 5, 2020}}</ref>

A Megumin-focused spin-off light novel series, also written and illustrated by Akatsuki and Mishima respectively, titled {{nihongo foot|''[[KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!]]''|この素晴らしい世界に爆焔を！|Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!|{{lit}} "Give Explosions to This Wonderful World!"|group=Jp.}} and takes place a year prior to the main series, was released from July 1, 2014, to June 1, 2015 in three volumes.<ref name="MegLN1">{{cite web|url=http://sneakerbunko.jp/bookdetails/index.php?pcd=321403000163|script-title=ja:この素晴らしい世界に爆焔を！|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|access-date=June 6, 2015|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319035638/http://sneakerbunko.jp/bookdetails/index.php?pcd=321403000163|archive-date=March 19, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> A two-volume sequel, {{nihongo foot|''KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! Bonus Story'',|続・この素晴らしい世界に爆焔を！|Zoku: Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!|{{lit}} "Sequel: Give Explosions to This Wonderful World!"|group=Jp.}} was released on December 28, 2016, and March 1, 2019.<ref name="MegSequelLN1">{{cite web|url=http://sneakerbunko.jp/bookdetails/index.php?pcd=321607000363|script-title=ja:続・この素晴らしい世界に爆焔を！|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|access-date=February 11, 2017|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118182424/http://sneakerbunko.jp/bookdetails/index.php?pcd=321607000363|archive-date=January 18, 2018|url-status=dead }}</ref> Another spin-off featuring Vanir was published on April 1, 2016, called {{nihongo foot|''Consulting With This Masked Devil!''|この仮面の悪魔に相談を！||{{lit}} "Consulting with the Masked Devil!"|group=Jp.}}<ref name="VanLN1">{{cite web|url=http://sneakerbunko.jp/bookdetails/index.php?pcd=321601000557|script-title=ja:この仮面の悪魔に相談を！|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|access-date=June 30, 2016|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402060707/http://sneakerbunko.jp/bookdetails/index.php?pcd=321601000557|archive-date=April 2, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> A third spin-off series titled {{nihongo foot|''KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Extra Attention to that Wonderful Fool!''|この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！エクストラ あの愚か者にも脚光を！|Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Extra Ano Orokamono ni mo Kyakkou o!|lit. "Bless Me in This Wonderful World! Extra: Attention Also to That Fool!"|group=Jp.}} began publication on August 1, 2017. It is written by Hirukuma and illustrated by Uihime Hagure, and features Dust as the central character.<ref name="ExLN1">{{cite web|url=http://sneakerbunko.jp/bookdetails/index.php?pcd=321703000426|title=この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！エクストラ あの愚か者にも脚光を！|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|access-date=January 29, 2018|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030003504/http://sneakerbunko.jp/bookdetails/index.php?pcd=321703000426|archive-date=October 30, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> A light novel adaptation of ''KonoSuba Fantastic Days'' smartphone game, written by Hirukuma and illustrated by Mishima, was published on March 1, 2022.

[[Yen Press]] announced on May 20, 2016, that it had licensed the light novels for release in North America.<ref name="Yen Press">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-20/yen-press-licenses-konosuba-death-march-to-the-parallel-world-rhapsody-manga-light-novels/.102332|title=Yen Press Licenses Konosuba, Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody Manga, Light Novels|date=May 20, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702032320/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-20/yen-press-licenses-konosuba-death-march-to-the-parallel-world-rhapsody-manga-light-novels/.102332|archive-date=July 2, 2017}}</ref> The first volume was released in conjunction with the second manga volume on February 21, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yenpress.com/2017/02/konosuba-gods-blessing-on-this-hilariously-frustrating-world/|title=Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Hilariously Frustrating World|work=[[Yen Press]]|date=February 21, 2017|access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref> On June 20, 2023, Yen Audio released the first volume of the light novel as an audiobook.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Konosuba-Blessing-Wonderful-Useless-Goddess/dp/B0BXV8PV1Y/|title=Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!, Vol. 1 (Light Novel): Oh! My Useless Goddess!|website=Amazon |date=June 20, 2023|access-date=July 28, 2023}}</ref> They also released the ''Fantastic Days'' novel on June 18, 2023.

== Media ==
=== Manga ===
{{See also|List of KonoSuba volumes#Manga{{!}}List of ''KonoSuba'' volumes § Manga}}
A [[manga]] adaptation of ''KonoSuba'' illustrated by Masahito Watari began serialization in the October 2014 issue of [[Fujimi Shobo]]'s ''[[Monthly Dragon Age]]'' magazine on September 9, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/125663|title=''Omamori Himari'', Milan Matra's New Series|publisher=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]]|date=September 9, 2014|access-date=October 30, 2015|language=ja}}</ref> As of December 9, 2024, twenty ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes have been released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322408001061/ |script-title=ja:この素晴らしい世界に祝福を! 20 |website=[[Kadokawa Future Publishing]] |language=Japanese |access-date=October 20, 2024}}</ref>

Yen Press announced its acquisition of the manga adaptation at the same time that it licensed the original light novels.<ref name="Yen Press"/>

A manga adaptation of ''Extra Attention to that Wonderful Fool!'' novels, illustrated by Hirukuma, was published in [[Media Factory]]'s ''[[Shounen Ace]]'' magazine  from January 26, 2018, to January 24, 2020 and compiled into two volumes.

A manga adaptation of ''Consulting With This Masked Devil!'' novel, illustrated by Suzume Somemiya, was published in Media Factory's ''[[Monthly Comic Alive]]'' magazine from February 27, 2018, to January 26, 2019 and compiled into two volumes.

A manga adaptation of the ''KonoSuba Fantastic Days'' smartphone game by Kasumi Morino began serialization in ''Monthly Comic Alive'' on March 26, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pineda|first1=Rafael Antonio|title=KonoSuba Fantastic Days Smartphone Game Gets Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-02/konosuba-fantastic-days-smartphone-game-gets-manga/.183163|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 2, 2022|date=March 2, 2022}}</ref>

=== Anime ===
{{See also|List of KonoSuba episodes{{!}}List of ''KonoSuba'' episodes|Isekai Quartet{{!}}''Isekai Quartet''}}
An [[anime]] television series adaptation produced by [[Studio Deen]]<ref name="AnimeAnnouncement">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-25/kono-subarashii-sekai-ni-shukufuku-o-alternate-world-comedy-light-novels-get-tv-anime/.88540|title=''KonoSuba'' TV Anime Announcement|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 25, 2015|access-date=May 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626203637/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-25/kono-subarashii-sekai-ni-shukufuku-o-alternate-world-comedy-light-novels-get-tv-anime/.88540|archive-date=June 26, 2017}}</ref> aired on [[Tokyo MX]] between January 14, 2016, and March 16, 2016;<ref name="Networks">{{cite web|url=http://konosuba.com/1st/onair/|title=''KonoSuba'' Network Information|publisher=KonoSuba.com|language=ja|access-date=January 29, 2016|quote=TOKYO MX &ndash; 1月13日より毎週水曜 &ndash; 25:05 ～ 25:35}}</ref> later broadcasting on eight other networks and several [[video on demand]] [[streaming media|streaming networks]].<ref name="Networks"/> The series was simulcast by [[Crunchyroll]] in several regions such as North America,<ref name="Crunchyroll">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-12/crunchyroll-to-stream-konosuba-god-blessing-on-this-wonderful-world-anime/.97499|title=Crunchyroll to Stream KonoSuba|date=January 12, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=February 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728231301/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-12/crunchyroll-to-stream-konosuba-god-blessing-on-this-wonderful-world-anime/.97499|archive-date=July 28, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and by [[AnimeLab]] in Australia.<ref name="AnimeLab">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-22/new-titles-for-animelab-2016-winter-simulcast-season/.96781|title=New Titles for AnimeLab 2016 Winter Simulcast Season|date=December 21, 2015|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=February 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729011400/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-22/new-titles-for-animelab-2016-winter-simulcast-season/.96781|archive-date=July 29, 2017}}</ref> The series was directed by Takaomi Kanasaki and written by [[Makoto Uezu]] with character designs by Koichi Kikuta.<ref name="AnimeAnnouncement" /> An [[original video animation]] (OVA) was bundled with the ninth light novel of ''KonoSuba'' in June 2016.<ref name="OVA1">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-21/kono-subarashii-sekai-ni-shukufuku-o-light-novel-bundles-original-anime-blu-ray/.96791|title=''KonoSuba'' Light Novel Bundles Original Anime Blu-ray|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 21, 2015|access-date=December 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726160432/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-21/kono-subarashii-sekai-ni-shukufuku-o-light-novel-bundles-original-anime-blu-ray/.96791|archive-date=July 26, 2017}}</ref> The anime's opening theme is "Fantastic Dreamer" by [[Machico (singer)|Machico]] while the ending theme is {{nihongo foot|"Chīsana Bōken-sha"|ちいさな冒険者||{{lit}} "Little Adventurer"|group=Jp.}} performed by Aqua ([[Sora Amamiya]]), [[Megumin]] ([[Rie Takahashi]]), and Darkness ([[Ai Kayano]]).<ref name="Staff">{{cite web|url=http://konosuba.com/1st/staff_cast/|title=KonoSuba anime staff|publisher=KonoSuba.com|language=ja|access-date=January 31, 2016}}</ref> On January 7, 2019, Crunchyroll announced that the series would receive an English dub.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-07/crunchyroll-to-stream-konosuba-anime-dubbed-in-english-spanish-portuguese/.141729|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=Crunchyroll to Stream Konosuba Anime Dubbed in English, Spanish, Portuguese|date=January 7, 2019|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 8, 2019}}</ref> The first season's dub made its debut on January 25, 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/konosuba-finally-has-an-english-dub-and-heres-wher/1100-6464212/|title=Konosuba Finally Has An English Dub, And Here's Where You Can Watch It|website=GameSpot|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-07}}</ref> with the second season's dub being released on February 25, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last=Luster|first=Joseph|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/02/15-1/konosuba-season-2-dub-comes-to-crunchyroll-on-february-25|title=KONOSUBA Season 2 Dub Comes to Crunchyroll on February 25|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=February 15, 2020|access-date=February 28, 2020}}</ref> [[Discotek Media]] released the first season on [[Blu-ray]] in North America on May 25, 2020.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=discotekmedia|author=Discotek Media|author-link=Discotek Media|number=1237437365527949312|date=March 10, 2020|title=Today, we woke up to the amazing and wonderful news that WE, Discotek Media, are releasing Konosuba: God's Blessing On this Wonderful World season 1 on Blu-Ray this May!! The OVA is included, too!!! https://rightstufanime.com/Konosuba-Season-1-OVA-Blu-ray|access-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref>

The series was animated by Koichi Kikuta and Momoka Komatsu, with the former working on odd-numbered episodes and the latter on even-numbered. While Komatsu's character designs closely resembled those of the light novels and had more attractive appearances, Kikuta based his designs on children's shows like ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' as he felt ''KonoSuba''{{'s}} story was similar to those found in such shows.<ref name="Interview with Koichi Kikuta" />

A second season aired between January 12, 2017,<ref>{{cite web|title=KonoSuba Season 2 Reveals New Key Visual, Supporting Cast Designs|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-05/konosuba-season-2-reveals-new-key-visual-supporting-cast-designs/.109524|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 10, 2020|date=December 6, 2016}}</ref> and March 16, 2017.<ref name="S2Anc"/><ref name="s2 Air date"/><ref name="s2 January" /> The second season's opening theme is "Tomorrow" by Machico, and the ending theme is {{nihongo foot|"Ouchi ni Kaeritai"|お家に帰りたい||{{lit}} "Want to Go Home"|group=Jp.}} by Aqua (Amamiya), Megumin (Takahashi), and Darkness (Kayano).<ref>{{cite web|title=KonoSuba 2 Anime's Promo Video Previews Machico's Opening Theme|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-12/konosuba-2-anime-promo-video-previews-machico-opening-theme/.109782|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 13, 2016|date=December 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731160957/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-12/konosuba-2-anime-promo-video-previews-machico-opening-theme/.109782|archive-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref> Crunchyroll later added the second season.<ref name="CrunchyrollS2">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-10/crunchyroll-to-stream-konosuba-2nd-season/.110856|title=Crunchyroll to Stream KonoSuba's 2nd Season|date=January 10, 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref> A second OVA was bundled with the twelfth volume of ''KonoSuba'' in July 2017.<ref name="OVA2">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-26/konosuba-light-novel-to-bundle-original-anime-blu-ray/.110350|title=KonoSuba Light Novel to Bundle Original Anime Blu-ray|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 26, 2016|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731004431/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-26/konosuba-light-novel-to-bundle-original-anime-blu-ray/.110350|archive-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref> Discotek Media released the second season on Blu-ray in North America in 2021.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=discotekmedia|author=Discotek Media|author-link=Discotek Media|number=1305706141490454529|date=September 14, 2020|title=Konosuba 2 is coming on Blu-ray! It includes the dub, includes the OVA, and it is coming next year! We know you guys loved the season 1 Blu-ray, so here is more!|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref>

On July 25, 2017, [[Jun Fukushima]] and Takahashi, the voice actors of Kazuma and Megumin respectively, announced plans for a new ''KonoSuba'' anime project, later revealed to be a new movie, ''[[KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-25/konosuba-comedy-fantasy-anime-gets-new-anime-project/.119285|title=KonoSuba Comedy Fantasy Anime Gets New Anime Project|date=July 25, 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/07/25-1/new-konosuba-anime-project-announced|title=New "Konosuba" Anime Project Announced|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=July 25, 2017|access-date=August 26, 2017|archive-date=February 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206233535/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/07/25-1/new-konosuba-anime-project-announced|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On October 6, 2018, it was announced that characters from ''KonoSuba'' would appear in ''[[Isekai Quartet]]'', a crossover anime also featuring characters from ''[[Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World]]'', ''[[Overlord (novel series)|Overlord]]'', and ''[[The Saga of Tanya the Evil]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-06/new-isekai-quartet-anime-project-crosses-over-overlord-re-zero-tanya-konosuba-franchises/.137803|title=New Isekai Quartet Anime Project Crosses Over Overlord, Re:Zero, Tanya, Konosuba Franchises|date=October 6, 2018|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 14, 2018 }}</ref>

On July 18, 2021, the official [[Twitter]] account for the ''KonoSuba'' anime confirmed that a new anime project was in production.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Luster|first=Joseph|date=18 July 2021|title=KONOSUBA Officially Has More Anime in the Works!|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2021/07/18-1/konosuba-officially-has-more-anime-in-the-works|url-status=dead|access-date=18 July 2021|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718142541/https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2021/07/18-1/konosuba-officially-has-more-anime-in-the-works}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-18/konosuba-god-blessing-on-this-wonderful-world-light-novel-gets-new-anime/.175261|title=KONOSUBA - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Light Novel Gets New Anime|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 18, 2021|access-date=July 18, 2021}}</ref> The project was later revealed to be both a third season of the main series and an anime television series adaptation of ''[[KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!]]''. Both series were produced by [[Drive (studio)|Drive]] and directed by Yujiro Abe, with chief direction by Takaomi Kanasaki. The rest of the main staff returned from previous seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-28/konosuba-anime-confirms-3rd-season-anime-adaptation-of-konosuba-an-explosion-on-this-wonderful-/.186131|title=Konosuba Anime Confirms 3rd Season, Anime Adaptation of Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! Spinoff Novels|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=May 28, 2022|access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref> ''KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!'' aired from April 6 to June 22, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-04/konosuba-an-explosion-on-this-wonderful-world-anime-2nd-video-unveils-more-cast-and-staff-april-/.192558|title=Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! Anime's 2nd Video Unveils More Cast & Staff, April Debut|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=December 4, 2022|access-date=December 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/514728|script-title=ja:「この素晴らしい世界に爆焔を！」MachicoによるOPテーマ聞けるPV第3弾|website=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=February 28, 2023|access-date=February 28, 2023|language=ja}}</ref> The opening theme is "Stay Free" by Machico, while the ending theme is "Jump In" by Megumin (Takahashi) and Yunyun ([[Aki Toyosaki]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-28/konosuba-an-explosion-on-this-wonderful-world-anime-3rd-promo-video-reveals-theme-song-artists-/.195416|title=Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World Anime's 3rd Promo Video Reveals Theme Song Artists, April 5 Debut|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=February 28, 2023|access-date=February 28, 2023}}</ref>

The third season aired from April 10 to June 19, 2024 on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme is "Growing Up" by Machico, while the ending theme is {{nihongo foot|"Ano Hi no Mama no Bokura"|あの日のままのぼくら||{{lit}} "Us, Just Like on That Day"|group=Jp.}} by Aqua (Amamiya), Megumin (Takahashi), and Darkness (Kayano).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-01/konosuba-god-blessing-on-this-wonderful-world-3-anime-2nd-promo-video-reveals-theme-songs-april-10-/.208188|title=KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world! 3 Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals Theme Songs, April 10 Premiere|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=March 1, 2024|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref> Crunchyroll also licensed both series.<ref>{{cite web|title=KONOSUBA - An Explosion on This Wonderful World Anime Streams on Crunchyroll in April|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/03/19/konosuba-an-explosion-on-this-wonderful-world-anime-streams-on-crunchyroll-in-april|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|last=Luster|first=Joseph|date=March 19, 2023|access-date=March 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Crunchyroll to Stream A Condition Called Love, KonoSuba 3, Kuramerukagari, Kurayukaba Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-29/crunchyroll-to-stream-a-condition-called-love-konosuba-3-kuramerukagari-kurayukaba-anime/.208150|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=February 29, 2024|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref> A third OVA consists of two unaired episodes, will be screening theatrically in Japan on March 14, 2025, and is set to be released in Blu-ray and DVD on April 25.<ref>{{cite web|title=KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world! 3 OVA Reveals March 14 Run in Theaters|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-11/konosuba-god-blessing-on-this-wonderful-world-3-ova-reveals-march-14-run-in-theaters/.218902|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=December 11, 2024|access-date=December 11, 2024}}</ref>

=== Theatrical film ===
{{See also|KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson{{!}}''KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson''}}
On June 25, 2018, a film adaptation was announced to be in development at [[J.C.Staff]]. The cast and staff reprised their roles from the TV series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Anime Gets Film Project|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-25/konosuba-god-blessing-on-this-wonderful-world-anime-gets-film-project/.133376|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 25, 2018|date=June 25, 2018}}</ref> The film is titled {{nihongo foot|''KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson'',|この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！紅伝説|Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Kurenai Densetsu|group=Jp.}}<ref>{{cite web|title=『この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！紅伝説』ティザービジュアル公開！|url=https://konosuba.com/2nd/news/?mode=detail&id=20181104_1|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation]]|access-date=November 5, 2018|language=ja|date=November 5, 2018|archive-date=September 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913180348/http://konosuba.com/2nd/news/?mode=detail&id=20181104_1|url-status=dead}}</ref> and it premiered in Japan on August 30, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2018-10-20/konosuba-god-blessing-on-this-wonderful-world-anime-film-opens-in-2019/.138430|title=KONOSUBA - God's blessing on this wonderful world! Anime Film Opens in 2019|date=October 20, 2018|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-25/konosuba-god-blessing-on-this-wonderful-world-anime-film-reveals-song-artists-august-debut/.146140|title=KONOSUBA - God's blessing on this wonderful world! Anime Film Reveals Song Artists, August Debut|date=April 25, 2019|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=April 25, 2019}}</ref> Crunchyroll began streaming the English subtitled and English dub version on March 25, 2020, and on January 1, 2021, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Crunchyroll Adds Konosuba Film's English Dub on January 1|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-01/crunchyroll-adds-konosuba-film-english-dub-on-january-1/.168049|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|date=January 1, 2021|access-date=July 11, 2021}}</ref>

=== Video games ===
A PC video game developed by game creator Tachi, titled {{nihongo foot|''KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! In The Life'',|この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！in the life|''Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! In The Life''|group=Jp.}} is bundled with the first Blu-ray/DVD volume of the anime series on March 25, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-13/konosuba-1st-blu-ray-dvd-to-include-pc-game/.98637|title=KonoSuba's 1st Blu-ray/DVD to Include PC Game|date=February 13, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802002325/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-13/konosuba-1st-blu-ray-dvd-to-include-pc-game/.98637|archive-date=August 2, 2017}}</ref> The game is developed using the software [[RPG Maker VX Ace]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Blu-ray限定版&DVD限定版 第1巻 超豪華5大特典！！|url=http://konosuba.com/1st/bd/?mode=detail&id=bd1|website=アニメ『この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！』公式サイト|publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|access-date=August 21, 2016|language=ja}}</ref> Another video game, created by Team Ladybug and Krobon, titled {{nihongo foot|''KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Revival of Beldia'',|この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！復活のベルディア|''Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Fukatsu no Verdier''|group=Jp.}} is bundled with the limited edition of first Blu-ray/DVD volume of the anime series' second season and was released on April 28, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=「この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！２」 Blu-ray & DVD 第1巻|url=http://konosuba.com/bd/?mode=detail&id=bd1|website=アニメ『この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！2』公式サイト|access-date=March 30, 2017|language=ja|archive-date=October 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027210828/http://konosuba.com/bd/?mode=detail&id=bd1|url-status=dead}}</ref> The game is a [[side-scrolling video game|side-scroller]] with gameplay resembling the ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'' series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/konosubas-season-2-limited-blu-ray-bonus-sweet-mega-man-style-side-scroller/|title=KonoSuba's Season 2 Limited Blu-ray Bonus Is A Sweet Mega Man-Style Side-Scroller|publisher=Siliconera|date=February 1, 2017|access-date=August 6, 2021}}</ref>

A visual novel adaptation for [[PlayStation Vita]] and [[PlayStation 4]], {{nihongo foot|''KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Judgment on this Greedy Game!'',|この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！ -この欲深いゲームに審判を！|''Kono Subarashii Sekai Ni Shukufuku Wo! Kono Yokubukai Game Ni Shinpan Wo!''|group=Jp.}} was developed and published by [[5pb.]], and was released in Japan on September 7, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gematsu.com/2017/05/konosuba-game-ps4-ps-vita-launches-september-7-japan|title=KonoSuba game for PS4, PS Vita launches September 7 in Japan - Gematsu|date=10 May 2017|website=gematsu.com|access-date=10 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/konosubas-new-game-releases-september-7-japan-comes-bonus-konosuba-shooting-game/|title=KonoSuba's New Game Releases September 7 In Japan, Comes With Bonus KonoSuba Shooting Game|work=Siliconera|date=May 10, 2017|access-date=October 24, 2020}}</ref> The game features an original story, in which Kazuma discovers a cursed ring that allows him to steal the underwear of others near him. He learns the only way to undo the curse would be by raising enough money. ''Judgment on this Greedy Game!'' introduces an "Underwear Judgment" system, where the player assists Kazuma in returning lost underwear to its rightful owner.<ref>{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|date=28 March 2017|title=KonoSuba game launches for PS4 and PS Vita this summer in Japan|url=https://gematsu.com/2017/03/konosuba-game-launches-ps4-ps-vita-summer-japan|publisher=Gematsu|access-date=March 30, 2017}}</ref> Like the anime, Machico performed the opening "Million Smile", while Amamiya, Takahashi, and Kayano sang the game's ending theme "101 Pikime no Hitsuji".<ref>{{cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/07/23/hear-cast-and-machico-sing-konosuba-game-themes|title=Hear Cast And Machico Sing "Konosuba" Game Themes|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=July 23, 2017|access-date=August 26, 2017}}</ref> A Nintendo Switch port of the game was released on the [[Nintendo eShop]] on December 17, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！-この欲深いゲームに審判を！- ダウンロード版|url=https://store-jp.nintendo.com/list/software/70010000035750.html|access-date=2020-12-12|website=My Nintendo Store（マイニンテンドーストア）|language=ja}}</ref>

The sequel to ''KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Judgment on this Greedy Game!'', a visual novel with outfit crafting mechanics, {{nihongo foot|''KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Love For These Clothes Of Desire!''|この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！～この欲望の衣装に寵愛を～|''Kono Subarashī Sekai Ni Shukufuku Wo! Kono Yokubo No Isho Ni Choai Wo!''|group=Jp.}} was released on September 24, 2020, for the PS4 and Switch in Japan. The game features a story where Kazuma's party discovers a slab that can create clothing but curses them with personality changes in exchange.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Knight |first1=Thomas |title=KONOSUBA – God's Blessing On This Wonderful World! Love For These Clothes Of Desire! – Review |url=https://www.nookgaming.com/konosuba-gods-blessing-on-this-wonderful-world-love-for-these-clothes-of-desire-review/ |website=NookGaming |date=February 5, 2024 |access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref> A western release of the game, including a [[Microsoft Windows]] port, came out on February 8, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-11/konosuba-love-for-these-clothes-of-desire-ps4-switch-pc-game-launches-in-west-on-february-8/.206371|title=Konosuba - Love For These Clothes of Desire! PS4, Switch, PC Game Launches in West on February 8|website=Anime News Network|date=January 11, 2024|access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>

A dungeon crawler game for the PS4 and Vita, titled {{nihongo foot|''KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Labyrinth of Hope and the Gathering of Adventurers!'',|この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！～希望の迷宮と集いし冒険者たち～|Kono Subarashī Sekai Ni Shukufuku Wo! Kibou No Meikyuu To Tsudoishi Boukenshatachi|group=Jp.}} was released in Japan on June 27, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.entergram.co.jp/konosuba/product/|title=PS4/PS Vita『この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！～希望の迷宮と集いし冒険者たち～』 ｜ プロダクト|access-date=July 1, 2020|language=ja}}</ref> An updated version of the game, {{nihongo foot|''KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Labyrinth of Hope and the Gathering of Adventurers! Plus'',|この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！～希望の迷宮と集いし冒険者たち～Plus|Kono Subarashī Sekai Ni Shukufuku Wo! Kibou No Meikyuu To Tsudoishi Boukenshatachi Plus|group=Jp.}} was released in Japan on August 27, 2020, for the PS4 and [[Nintendo Switch]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entergram.co.jp/konosuba_plus/product/|title=PS4/Switch『この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！～希望の迷宮と集いし冒険者たち～Plus』 ｜ プロダクト|access-date=September 22, 2020|language=ja}}</ref>  A dungeon RPG, {{nihongo foot|''KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! Cursed Relic and the Perplexed Adventurers'',|この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！～呪いの遺物と惑いし冒険者たち～|group=Jp.}} was released for PS4 and Switch in 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/09/konosuba-gods-blessing-on-this-wonderful-world-cursed-relic-and-the-perplexed-adventurers-delayed-to-november-24-in-japan | title=KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Cursed Relic and the Perplexed Adventurers delayed to November 24 in Japan | date=13 September 2022 }}</ref>

A [[Mobile game|mobile]] gacha RPG titled {{nihongo foot|''KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Fantastic Days''|この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！ファンタスティックデイズ|''Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Fantastic Days''|group=Jp.}} was released for iOS and Android devices on February 27, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=【公式】《好評配信中》この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！ファンタスティックデイズ（このファン）|url=https://konosubafd.jp/|access-date=March 25, 2020|language=ja}}</ref> It was developed by [[CyberAgent]] subsidiaries Sumzap, with [[Nexon|Nexon Korea]] handled the global release, in which the mobile game launched worldwide outside Japan on August 19, 2021. The latter announced that they've transferred the global publishing rights over to Sesisoft, which took effect on June 1, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|author=Schpasm|title=KonoSuba Fantastic Days Global Server is Changing Publishers|url=https://news.qoo-app.com/en/post/163120/konosuba-fantastic-days-server-change|website=QooApp|date=April 18, 2023|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref> It will end service on January 30, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=KonoSuba: Fantastic Days Smartphone Game Ends Service on January 30 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-02/konosuba-fantastic-days-smartphone-game-ends-service-on-january-30/.217446 |date=November 2, 2024 |access-date=November 2, 2024 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Audio CDs ===
A radio [[Radio drama in Japan|drama CD]], featuring a different voice cast to the anime, was released by HobiRecords on March 1, 2015.<ref name="Drama CD">{{cite web|url=https://www.toranoana.jp/info/dojin/konosuba/|title=KonoSuba Drama CD|publisher=[[Comic Toranoana]]|language=ja|access-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref> A second drama CD, along with an original soundtrack by Kouda Masato and a [[character song]] album, was released in March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://otakumode.com/news/5891ab30e088942e19129b4f/March-Is-KonoSuba-Month-New-Original-Soundtrack-Drama-CD-Character-Song-Album-Slated-for-Release!|title=March Is KonoSuba Month - New Original Soundtrack, Drama CD & Character Song Album Slated for Release!|work=Tokyo Otaku Mode News|date=February 2, 2017|access-date=August 26, 2017}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Popularity ===
[[File:KonoSuba Aqua Nendoroid.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Chibi Figure of Aqua]]
The ''KonoSuba'' light novels have been quite popular. By March 2, 2016, the 11-volume series had a total of 1.5 million copies in print, each volume selling 136,000 copies on average.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/03/02/konosuba-novel-sales-increases-three-times-thanks-to-tv-anime|title='KonoSuba' Novel Sales Increases Three Times Thanks to TV Anime|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=March 2, 2016|first=Mikikazu|last=Komatsu}}</ref> In January 2018, the light novel series ranked first among the top 50 best selling digital manga and light novels in worldwide stores by [[BookWalker]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2018-01-24/top-50-best-selling-digital-manga-and-light-novels-on-book-walker-konosuba-no.1-worldwide/.126885|title=Top 50 Best Selling Digital Manga and Light Novels on Book☆Walker – Konosuba #1 Worldwide|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=January 24, 2018|access-date=January 25, 2018}}</ref> By February 2019, the light novels had 6.5 million copies in print.<ref>{{cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/02/03/konosuba-art-book-commercial-explodes-online|title="Konosuba" Art Book Commercial Explodes Online|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=February 3, 2017|access-date=August 26, 2017}}</ref> In a review of the first novel, Andy Hanley praised the series' comedy reflected in the "tired genre" as well as its cast finding them appealing based on their traits. However, Hanley criticized the short length of the first volume.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uk-anime.net/manga/Konosuba:_God's_Blessing_on_This_Wonderful_World!_-_Vol._1_(Light_novel).html|title=MANGA REVIEW: Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! - Vol. 1 (Light novel)|last=Hanley|first=Andy|date=February 28, 2017|website=UK Anime|access-date=April 11, 2017}}</ref> The series won BookWalker's 2016 Grand Prix Award.<ref>{{cite web|last=Komatsu|first=Mikizaku|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/02/03/konosuba-gods-blessing-on-this-wonderful-world-wins-book-walker-grand-prix-award-2016|title="KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world!" Wins Book Walker Grand Prix Award 2016|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=February 3, 2017|access-date=September 1, 2017}}</ref>

In 2016, the anime was voted as the tenth-best TV anime in the ''[[Newtype]]'' 2015–16 Awards.<ref name="Newtype 2015-16 Awards">{{cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/10/09/japanese-fans-pick-favorite-anime-from-last-twelve-months-in-newtype-awards|title=Japanese Fans Pick Favorite Anime From Last Twelve Months In Newtype Awards|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=October 9, 2016|access-date=September 1, 2017|archive-date=September 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902010701/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/10/09/japanese-fans-pick-favorite-anime-from-last-twelve-months-in-newtype-awards|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''KonoSuba'' also finished runner-up for Best Comedy in the [[Crunchyroll]]'s [[1st Crunchyroll Anime Awards|Anime Awards 2016]] to ''[[Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto]]''.<ref name="Crunchyroll Awards 2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2017/01/10-1/feature-crunchyroll-anime-awards-the-results-are-in-see-who-won|title=FEATURE: Crunchyroll Anime Awards - The Results are In! See Who Won!|work=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=January 10, 2017|access-date=September 1, 2017}}</ref> In 2019, the anime won "Isekai Series of the Decade" at the [[Funimation]]'s Decade of Anime poll, where the fans voted for their favorite anime across multiple categories.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Decade of Anime: Your Favorites of the 2010s|url=https://blog.funimation.com/2019/12/09/best-anime-of-the-decade-vote-for-your-favorites|access-date=February 7, 2022|website=Funimation - Blog!|date=December 9, 2019|archive-date=January 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128053934/https://blog.funimation.com/2019/12/09/best-anime-of-the-decade-vote-for-your-favorites/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
{{Quote box|align=left|width=25em|quote=''KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World'' is an anime that has a lot of fun mocking the tropes of the typical JRPG fantasy world via a colorful cast of characters that are enjoyable in their own right. The comedy is so spot-on with its deadpan nature that it's hard not to be drawn in by that alone.|source=– Richard Eisenbeis, in his review of the anime<ref name="Eisenbeis review" />}}

Like its light novel counterpart, the anime has received positive reception for its comedy, parody of the isekai genre, and faithful adaptation of the light novels.<ref name="Novel vs Anime" /> Reviewing the first few episodes, [[Anime News Network]] (ANN)'s Theron Martin described the second episode as "the funniest episode of anime I have seen since ''[[Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun]]'' aired", while also praising the series' musical score.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/konosuba-god-blessing-on-this-wonderful-world/episodes-1-2/.97800|title=KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world!! Episodes 1-2|last=Martin|first=Theron|date=January 21, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802104838/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/konosuba-god-blessing-on-this-wonderful-world/episodes-1-2/.97800|archive-date=August 2, 2017}}</ref> The voice acting has also been a subject of praise; Nick Creamer of ANN commended Sora Amamiya and Rie Takahashi's roles as Aqua and Megumin for the energy provided in their performances,<ref name="Creamer review" /> while Martin applauded Jun Fukushima for his work in voicing Kazuma, considering his dry tone an additional factor in the show's humor.<ref>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Theron|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/konosuba-god-blessing-on-this-wonderful-world-2/episode-7/.112580|title=KONOSUBA - God's blessing on this wonderful world! 2 - Episode 7|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 23, 2017|access-date=September 1, 2017|quote=Week in and week out, Jun Fukushima knocks it out of the park with his perfectly-measured rendition of Kazuma. In every scene, his inflection and tone is exactly right to milk the maximum value out of a scene's comedy potential. ... The female seiyuu are nailing their roles too, but many scenes in this series wouldn't be half as funny without Kazuma's dry wit as the slightly-less-crazy center of a crazy maelstrom.}}</ref>

From the ''Legend of Crimson'''s release in Japan, Daryl Harding, writing for Crunchyroll News praised the story and comedy of the film noting that the "classic humor of (the TV series) translates well to a film runtime." Daryl Harding did criticise the film by stating that "It doesn't look too different than the TV series" even with "more effects placed over the animation during scenes of explosive magic."<ref>{{cite web|last=Harding|first=Daryl|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2019/09/02/review-konosuba-legend-of-crimson-explodes-into-theaters-but-doesnt-blow-anyone-away|title=REVIEW: Konosuba: Legend of Crimson Explodes Into Theaters But Doesn't Blow Anyone Away|website=Crunchyroll News|publisher=Crunchyroll|access-date=6 March 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903035046/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2019/09/02/review-konosuba-legend-of-crimson-explodes-into-theaters-but-doesnt-blow-anyone-away|archive-date=3 September 2019}}</ref>

In contrast, a common criticism of the anime was its inconsistent character animation, one that was described as "low budget" as characters appeared [[off-model]].<ref name="Novel vs Anime">{{cite news|last=Morrissy|first=Kim|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2017/02/27-1/feature-novel-vs-anime-konosuba|title=FEATURE: Novel vs Anime - "Konosuba"|newspaper=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=February 27, 2017|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> Koichi Kikuta responded by stating such design was intentional, hoping to "bring out the individuality of each character" rather than the prettier artwork in the light novels; to do this, Kikuta's animation displayed "their more human sides, like their unflattering traits and their distressed moments."<ref name="Interview with Koichi Kikuta">{{cite web|url=https://wavemotioncannon.com/2017/02/07/konosuba-interview-with-koichi-kikuta-anime-style-009-july-2016/|title=Konosuba Interview with Koichi Kikuta (Anime Style 009, July 2016)|work=Wave Motion Cannon|date=February 7, 2017|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> Crunchyroll's Kim Morrissy considered the animation to be humorous, especially fitting in a comedic anime.<ref name="Novel vs Anime" /> [[Kotaku]] writer Richard Eisenbeis explained much of the series' humor derives from the deconstruction of Kazuma's hopes of becoming the hero of a fantasy world, instead realizing he is forced to struggle his way through the world.<ref name="Eisenbeis review">{{cite web|last=Eisenbeis|first=Richard|url=https://kotaku.com/when-your-new-life-in-a-jrpg-world-doesn-t-live-up-to-e-1778353269|title=When Your New Life in a JRPG World Doesn't Live Up to Expectations|publisher=[[Kotaku]]|date=May 26, 2016|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> Comparing Kazuma's problems in a fantasy world to those in real life, Creamer wrote about a sense of relatability between the series' protagonists and the audience, as the party deals with issues like debt and taking questionable jobs because of high pay. On a critical note, Creamer disapproved of Kazuma's negative attitude, which he felt harmed the comedy in the series.<ref name="Creamer review">{{cite web|last=Creamer|first=Nick|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/konosuba-god-blessing-on-this-wonderful-world-episodes-1-10-streaming/.100209|title=KonoSuba – God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! [Episodes 1-10 Streaming]|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 25, 2016|access-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>

''KonoSuba''{{'s}} characters, especially those in Kazuma's party, have garnered favorable reactions in the anime community. Creamer described the group as possessing a "strange but endearing chemistry," as the members are unfriendly with one another, yet are close.<ref name="Creamer review" /> Morrissy added the party's "emotional bond is also evident in the ways they interact with each other. My favorite thing about the anime is that it takes the time to draw these nuances out onscreen and express them with visual flair."<ref name="Novel vs Anime" /> Megumin in particular has been considered one of the series' most popular characters, winning Sneaker Bunko's official Favorite ''KonoSuba'' Character poll.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sneakerbunko.jp/special/konosuba-charavote/index.php|title=KonoSuba Character Poll|work=[[Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko]]|access-date=March 7, 2021|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919074521/https://sneakerbunko.jp/special/konosuba-charavote/|archive-date=September 19, 2016}}</ref> She was also the sixth-highest vote in ''Newtype''{{'s}} 2015–16 Awards for Best Female Character (Kazuma was third in the male category) and received the most "Other" votes in the Best Girl category in Crunchyroll's Anime Awards 2016.<ref name="Newtype 2015-16 Awards" /><ref name="Crunchyroll Awards 2016" /> In an interview with internet personality [[The Anime Man]], Natsume Akatsuki described Megumin as giving off "a pure and elegant atmosphere" like one of an anime heroine or [[waifu]], hence her popularity among fans.<ref name="Akatsuki interview" />

== Notes ==
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