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Template:Nihongo is a Japanese light novel trilogy by Natsume Akatsuki, a spin-off of his KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! series. It is illustrated by Kurone Mishima. It received a light novel sequel and a manga adaptation. An anime television series adaptation produced by Drive aired between April and June 2023.
Characters
| Character | Japanese[1] | English[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Megumin | Rie Takahashi | Erica Mendez |
| Yunyun | Aki Toyosaki | Kayli Mills |
| Komekko | Maria Naganawa | Jackie Lastra |
| Arue | Kaori Nazuka | Marissa Lenti |
| Funifura | Miyu Tomita | Reba Buhr |
| Dodonko | Sayumi Suzushiro | Ryan Bartley |
| Nerimaki | Shizuka Ishigami | Michelle Marie |
| Chomusuke | Hitomi Nabatame | Ryan Bartley |
| Pucchin | Mitsuhiro Sakamaki | Joe J. Thomas |
| Cecily | Fairouz Ai | Amanda Lee |
| Zesta | Yasunori Masutani | Mick Lauer |
| Narrator (Kazuma Satou) |
Jun Fukushima | Arnie Pantoja |
Media
Light novels
The Megumin-focused spin-off light novel series is written and illustrated by Akatsuki and Mishima respectively, titled Template:Nihongo and takes place a year prior to the main series, was released from July 1, 2014, to June 1, 2015, in three volumes.[3] A two-volume sequel, Template:Nihongo was released on December 28, 2016, and March 1, 2019.[4]
KonoSuba: An Explosion on this Wonderful World!
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KonoSuba: An Explosion on this Wonderful World! Bonus Story
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Manga
KonoSuba: An Explosion on this Wonderful World!
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Anime
The series was revealed alongside the third season of the main series. Both series was 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.[5] It aired from April 6 to June 22, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[6][7] The opening theme is "Stay Free" by Machico, while the ending theme is "Jump In" by Megumin (Takahashi) and Yunyun (Aki Toyosaki).[8] Crunchyroll also licensed the series.[9]