KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! (この素晴らしい世界に爆焔を！) 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 manga adaptation and a two-volume light novel sequel ''KonoSuba: An Explosion on this Wonderful World! Bonus Story (which received a manga adaptation published in English under the name Konosuba: Even More Explosions on This Wonderful World!''). The light novels and manga have been published in English by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation produced by Drive aired between April and June 2023.
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Light novels
The Megumin-focused spin-off light novel series is written and illustrated by Akatsuki and Mishima respectively, titled KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! (この素晴らしい世界に爆焔を！) 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, KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! Bonus Story, (続・この素晴らしい世界に爆焔を！) was released on December 28, 2016, and March 1, 2019.[4]
KonoSuba: An Explosion on this Wonderful World!
KonoSuba: An Explosion on this Wonderful World! Bonus Story
KonoSuba: An Explosion on this Wonderful World!
KonoSuba: An Explosion on this Wonderful World! Bonus Story
Manga
KonoSuba: An Explosion on this Wonderful World!
KonoSuba: Even More Explosions on This Wonderful World!
KonoSuba: An Explosion on this Wonderful World!
KonoSuba: Even More Explosions on This Wonderful World!
Anime
The series was revealed alongside the third season of the main series. Both series were 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.[32] It aired from April 6 to June 22, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[33][34] The opening theme is "Stay Free" by Machico, while the ending theme is "Jump In" by Megumin (Takahashi) and Yunyun (Aki Toyosaki).[35] Crunchyroll streamed the series.[36]
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References
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- Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!, Vol. 1 (light novel) Yen Press, retrieved December 4, 2019^
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- Konosuba: Even More Explosions on This Wonderful World!, Vol. 1 (manga) Yen Press, retrieved February 15, 2025^
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- 第1話 紅い瞳の魔法使い達 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!, retrieved April 6, 2023^
- 第2話 魔法学校の禁忌 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!, retrieved April 8, 2023^
- 第3話 紅魔の里の守護者達 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!, retrieved April 15, 2023^
- 第4話 紅い瞳の孤高の少女 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!, retrieved April 22, 2023^
- 第5話 爆裂狂の誕生 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!, retrieved April 29, 2023^
- 第6話 爆裂ニートの就職活動 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!, retrieved May 9, 2023^
- 第7話 水の都の迷惑教団 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!, retrieved May 13, 2023^
- 第8話 水の都の狂信者達 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!, retrieved May 20, 2023^
- 第9話 紅魔の里からの来訪者 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!, retrieved May 27, 2023^
- 第10話 駆け出しの街の冒険者達 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!, retrieved June 3, 2023^
- 第11話 名物娘と森の悪魔 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!, retrieved June 14, 2023^
- 第12話 この素晴らしい世界に爆焔を！ Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!, retrieved June 17, 2023^