What Konosuba Gets WRONG About Sequels | GR Anime Review

[@EODM07]

Hold up folks. I think Arkada may have been influenced by the Axis Cult.

[@godman829]

Some bad stuff here

[@remyhavoc4463]

Some of S2's episodes have the best scene to me, S1 is just more consistent

[@CloudMountainJuror]

I think S2 is better because I actually find it way more consistent. S1 had a stellar first 6 episodes and then stumbled its way through its last 4, which outside of the one with the Darkness bathroom scene were pretty mediocre. With season 2 though there was no such quality drop - it felt like an entire season up to par with those first 6 eps of season 1.

[@remyhavoc4463]

@@CloudMountainJuror on the other hand, yeah, I do agree. Season 2 was consistent, but I disagree with Season 1's first 6 episodes because I found it way more enjoyable than the last 4

[@CloudMountainJuror]

@@remyhavoc4463 That's what I said lol, the first 6 eps of season 1 were great

[@remyhavoc4463]

@@CloudMountainJuror I guess I'm illiterate now

[@marocat4749]

Latatina gets have her backstory too, and aquas cult is just, it shows her actually caring for her followers a lot.

[@jaysonwebb2921]

I feel like you went into the second season wanting something that konosuba just isn't. You comparing it to its always sunny is a great analogy, they go on crazy adventures but they always end up back at the bar haven't learned a lesson. That's part of the joke, instead of going on a great adventure and rising to challenges and growing like most characters in this genre they happen to end up on these adventures through their own screw ups and by the end theyre back at the bar and haven't learned anything.

[@MrMohaakon]

100% agree

[@Dharengo]

You think he’s doing the exact thing he said he’s doing in the video?

[@kylem2010GT]

I went into S1 wanting something Konosuba wasn't. But that's not too uncommon. What other anime do better is they hook me anyway, presenting something better than I had imagined. Konosuba missed the mark for me. I also wanted a quest anime, where they leave the starter town, get more powerful, add more useless party members, and manage defeat the demon king purely by accident. I really thought the series was (and still is) selling that narrative, but they just end up back at the bar, because it's their shtick. It's a bit too wishy-washy to me.

[@WaterGhost3]

I mean, I don't think his point is that they ended up in the same place- but rather that the show constantly throws the same jokes at you even in the second season that it starts to get stale. Sure, every now and then there is something slightly unique but then it just goes back to the same old same old. You can have a story where, like you said, they end up in the same position they started out as without learning everything AND STILL not repeat old jokes- which is something they didn't try to do in Season 2.

[@Dharengo]

Seinfeld puts the characters in a variety of new situations even though the characters themselves barely ever change. I think the argument is that Konosuba doesn’t really do this.

[@neilselgi8581]

I actually didn't really care about season 1 all that much. It was only untill the last two episodes that I really got into it. And then season 2 happened and the jokes got infinitely better than the previous season. And then the movie happened which is in all honesty one of the funniest animated films ever made. I am sure a lot of people may have problems with the lack of progression in the plot but I never really cared about the plot about Konosuba. It just felt like an excuse to see these characters interact and get into hilarious situations. I watch this show for the comedy and the characters, not for the plot. The plot is okay but I just want to spend time with these people and witness their hilarious shenanigans. Also the dub is one of the best in recent memory.

[@iamdareal8870]

gotta agree with this one

[@bastionsea2829]

And that was the intent

[@mrmediocre3462]

"the last two episodes" wait wasn't episode 9 the succubus one?

[@neilselgi8581]

@@mrmediocre3462 Ah yes! I couldn't stop laughing because of that episode. It's probably one of the funniest episodes of anime that I have ever seen.

[@bastionsea2829]

@@mrmediocre3462 the show only had 10 episodes, so that's 9 and 10

[@dinozero2]

Oh boy this about to get spicy.

[@fireicelightarrows]

Arkada thinks he’s criticizing Darkness but she’s actually enjoying the harsh words. The viciousness that he inflicts upon her, ravaging her lack of character development, and no remorse for his pounding violations!

[@tric5122]

^^This guy understands the show more then the guy giving his review.

[@BiggieChungulus]

I thought kazuma never cared about the main quest and his goal in life was to live comfortably/wealthy

[@eugenefindit]

Unpopular opinion (maybe): I actually liked Season 2 more than Season 1. I just thought the comedy was done way better. 😁

[@ryanmillar5467]

Imho I think he is judging this series way too harshly. To me it's sort of like watching a dnd party going off the rails and messing around in the best way possible, but glass is the dm that wants the campaign he made where the team go and defeat the bbeg to be the forefront of the game.

[@ForrestFox626]

I think the novels are better

[@ayserashour2380]

@@ForrestFox626 I've read all the novels and I loved the anime adaptation way more. The voice acting adds a lot to the comedy. I did like the novels though don't get me wrong.

[@iota-09]

@@ryanmillar5467 yesnt It's more like, he has seen what there was to see in terms of shenanigans, so if there's nothing new to see, might as well go forward with the plot till new shenanigans can be had.

[@thewildcard600]

@@ForrestFox626 waaaay better

[@ZerpsT]

How tf do you look EXACTLY the same over the past 6 years I've been watching lol

[@TheCinderfang]

Wierdly to me he looks younger to me

[@shiteyanyo1111]

I think he's aging in reverse, honestly. Because I thought a similar thing.

[@krzlcve]

this is what im saying because I came back to this channel after 5 years and am in SHOCK

[@cdnamy8832]

This man shares the same Genes as Masahiro Sakurai.

[@Civilian08]

13:35 Touches on the core of the show that you're overlooking because you have this preconception that you're unable to shake. The characters don't have character development because they're fine the way they are. They don't need to be fixed. The show sets up their traits like problems and then show how their traits can be great in the right context. It's a show about acceptance and indivuality, and also how your friends and family lift you up. A story about Darkness learning to fight, Megunin learning other kinds of magic, aqua learning how to better serve her friends, and Kazuma becoming a braze adventurer could be good, but it would also be a very different show.

[@mmeister_5315]

The show is definitely being set up for the long run. Personally, I thought season 2 was better, and that the movie was the best. Why? Because for me the comedy was better. Tbh, I watch Konosuba for the jokes and the character interactions, it’s not really meant for anything else.

[@mmeister_5315]

I can definitely see why you don’t like it because of the lack of progression, but to say it’s inherently BAD on the studios part, I disagree. I honestly think they got everything that they wanted to accomplish done.

[@sachxtrem]

Same boat as you. Show feels more like a sitcom plus I feel like the lack of progression gives the writers more freedom to bring the gang into wacky and wackier situations.

[@captchoco3035]

Yes comedy on s2 was better xD like all of them got more comfortable and more wacky like Darkness' royalty episode and the Masked demon lord taking over darkness

[@sdbzfan1]

People forget that comedies just have endings in mind so they can say they have one, just like nichijo all i want is these characters day to day lives

[@deleted5745]

The ending is trash anyway, why bother? I watch for the comedy

[@KyuubiMal]

Expecting fast progression in a sitcom doesn't make sense, also many sitcoms have short seasons and it works just fine

[@tylermustappa2982]

For sitcoms to work and to have people put in those funny situations kind of require characters to stay dumb and not have too much decelopment otherwise they become compent people who would otherwise not put themselves in bad situations.

[@JaimeNyx15]

Yup. British television has six episode sitcom seasons and it works just fine.

[@pagatryx5451]

@@tylermustappa2982 Exactly... Whilst being a parody sitcom of typical isekai adventure series, he wants it to become a typical isekai adventure series. It'd be like complaining that in One Punch Man, Saitama should become more proactive at being a hero and stop being so incompetent as the series progresses, and maybe even fight threats that challenge him for more engagement, at that point it would just stop being the parody series it always intended on being. If you don't like Konosuba, that's fine, but claiming it's bad because it's not what YOU want it to be is always an argument I see and hate. If you feel like the writer should change things rather than improve things, you're probably no longer presenting objective and instead subjective criticism. Wanting the writer to develop characters, have a more interesting storyline, etc, that can be all fair criticism under the right context, but that's not what Konosuba's about. It's not that the writer failed to accomplish something he was aiming for, he was just aiming for something else entirely. And yeah, I disliked simply because of the melodramatic intro. "one of the worst followups", when acknowledging he's in the minority in thinking the way he does and OPM S2 and dozens of other S2's that flopped, hard, exist. I'm fine with people having controversial opinions, in fact I respect people much more for not being afraid to present them, but doing so in a way for baited clicks and for dramatization is something I take issue with. And I also prefer it when it's more than 'I disliked the direction it went.'

[@tylermustappa2982]

@@pagatryx5451 Feel like this video answers why a majority of the anitubers I follow never cover sequals to things. People expect a lot of things instead of letting things happen and see how things play out.

[@marocat4749]

@@pagatryx5451 Saitama isnt really incompetent, he even cleans after the other heroes fail, with the motive of killing time, of course, but he does his job. And the other heroes are shown as petty bureaucratic system as riticism of japan liely, not some grandious selfless perfect organiation

[@moxi_floxi]

Oh good, is this going to be the hottest take about Konosuba ever?

[@sebasfv5705]

Nah, the hottest take is that it's not funny and super repetitive

[@iota-09]

@@sebasfv5705 well he didn't say the first but he did say the latter, and based off of what he and the commenters said, i'm led to belive it's most likely true, although i can't say for sure as i've not watched it.

[@Haskellerz]

Arkada has seen hundreds of isekai comedy anime by now. He might be numb to Konosuba

[@MarceloZ2]

@@sebasfv5705 yeah, I agree. Didn't find it that funny, didn't found the jokes all that interesting. I liked the characters, but not enough to laugh at everything they do. I sure appreciate the Megumin focused episodes, but I thought that Kazuma ruined most of the comedy whenever he was the major character of the scene. Kazuma works as a side character in a scene (like the multiple explosions scene in season 1), *not* as the main character of a scene (like the extremely unfunny and downright irritating stealing panties scene). All the jokes centered around him are sexual in some manner, and it gets old *really fast,* and most in your face and jarring than most of the sexual jokes with the other girls (that are much better and much clever than the jokes centered around Kazuma). Kazuma was *the main reason why* I found Konosuba season 1 not that much funny overall. He is the weight holding the series down in my opinion. If Aqua was the protagonist and he was a side character, the anime would be *much better,* because Kazuma works best as a side character supporting the jokes centered in other characters.

[@smithtailer848]

I think it is almost correct. but it isn't only charm of konosuba. recently konosuba's movie "kurenai dennsetsu" is released in japan. also right novel is released for volume 17. we can look for more hot take than this.

[@roninboi5187]

Bruh I ain’t gonna lie, I doubt anyone WANTS the characters to change “for the better”, they are best as they are in the situations they end up in. My opinion at least

[@MWhaleK]

Agreed and well put!!

[@kamronspencer4910]

But even if they don’t get better they need to be able to keep the situations fresh

[@roninboi5187]

@@kamronspencer4910 perhaps, but I feel like this series doesn’t need to really take itself seriously, it’s not a serious story yaknow

[@roninboi5187]

@@kamronspencer4910 I would argue they aren’t the same joke, they are just thematically similar jokes revolving around the quirks of the cast. If kazuma suddenly started being pulled into sopngebob esc gags, it would hardly be konosuba anymore.

[@Zelkiiro]

Then the characters need to have new traits established and/or focused on, to exponentially increase the possible number of jokes to be made. As the show is now, he is 100% correct that the sequel is entirely useless.

[@cranesilentlyplays8084]

Long comment/LN information ahead: As an anime adaptation of a light novel, you have to remember that the anime was covering an ongoing series that started as a web novel around SAO's time. Konosuba's LN series is around 16 novels and the anime has covered up to the 5th book (the movie.) Each novel has a theme/revolves around one of the main characters in a rotation (one of the main characters hasn't even shown up yet in the anime.) It's fine to not like a book, since each book is focused on different things and are meant for different parts of the fanbase, however this is why Konosuba is so popular and loved by many. The author progresses the story subtly throughout the series, since it's a lengthy story and the point of the series is the journey, not the destination. Konosuba's slower progression makes it feel somewhat realistic, heck it's even a plot point later on. It may seem slow for some, but the author's writing gets better as it progresses and the story and world becomes very fleshed out. The movie is the start of the LNs becoming longer (each season covered 2 books, while the movie was most of the 5th book.) Book 5 is basically the equivalent of Araki finding his art style for part 5 onwards. (Also, seems like GR didn't realize it, but this is the start of Kazuma and Megumin's relationship in the series, which is why the movie focuses on Megumin and her village. The anime sadly didn't include all of the build up/subtle hints, so I can't fault people on this.) Konosuba's anime adaptation is good, but it definitely feels like it's meant for the people who read the LN. Neither the manga, LN, or the anime are 100% the same, which makes all of them enjoyable in different ways. I highly recommend GR to read the LNs, since he would be able to satisfy what he wanted from the anime, as long as he understands that the fun is in the journey. Fun Fact: In the WN, everyone was older, then they are in the LNs. On another note, the Konosuba author's next/last series to be adapted into an anime next(?) year is called: Sentouin, Hakenshimasu!/Combatants Will be Dispatched! It was written before Konosuba, but was published after Konosuba, so you'll see the author's progress as a storyteller. The main characters are villains from a Futuristic Earth, trying to take over another world. Think of Invader Zim. Sorry for the long comment from my phone, but I wanted to help clarify who Konosuba is for/give information for anime only viewers or people who are unsure about the series.

[@Fred_Costa]

Your praise of the first season was that the fun part was just watching the interactions. Also, so many shows have episodes that don't progress the story and that is fine. More that half of Cowboy Bebop's episodes have no impact on the story whatsoever and it is still great. That said, it is just your opinion, we're all having a discussion here.

[@tylermustappa2982]

Isnt Archer kind of the same? Asholel characters have one character trait do same gags and little character or plot growth?

[@goldenbrigain7031]

@@tylermustappa2982 kinda, but archer gets jammed into random arcs concerning stupid events that usually last a couple of episodes, and entire seasons can have the entire position of the main cast change.

[@dinogt8477]

He is a careful bastard he doesn’t want to anger his idiotic fans with the truth. That’s why he has become a sell out

[@tylermustappa2982]

@@dinogt8477 unfortunately mothersbasement beat him to the punch

[@dinogt8477]

@@tylermustappa2982 he still is a sellout

[@s0dip]

Well at least he knows he's in the minority

[@princessthyemis]

Don't be mean to him!

[@willpina]

But that's because everyone is in denial. Most people can't admit that something in which they're emotionally invested, is not as good as they think. I like Konosuba. The first 3 episodes were 9/10, and the first one might actually be a 10/10. But everything after is 6 or 7/10 with a few 5s thrown in.

[@MrToonlink53]

@@willpina just cause people don't share your opinion doesn't mean they are in denial.

[@Drazer012]

I dont think hes as much of a minority as he thinks he is, seems a lot of people agree the 2nd season was just super flat. I know i did, nothing interesting really happened.

[@MrToonlink53]

@@Drazer012 Are you sure about that cause a lot of people seems to love season 2. GR is definitely in the minority. Hell from what I've seen people like the movie more than both seasons.

[@punkuin5208]

Some of the best comedy anime and comedy shows in general don’t see noticeable character development, and don’t need to. One of the joys in anime such as Nichijou is just seeing the characters react with each other in absurd situations. IASIP looks at how the gang behaves in certain situations. It’s an episodic comedy anime, that was never intended to have noticeable lasting development. It’s a meme, but a well written one.

[@uno823]

You clearly haven't watched Hinamatsuri cause that anime is the perfect blend of character development and comedy. I recommend you to watch it since it's my favorite comedy series

[@thewildcard600]

read the light novel since a lot of good stuff was lost in the adaptation. this also applies to the characterization. for example anime Kazuma is pretty tame in comparision to the full on degenerate scum he is in the novels

[@wangwang2211]

I actually try the light novel and somehow the jokes just don't work for me, and I love the anime. This is the opposite case of Sket-dance, in which i love the manga but feel indifferent toward the anime. I guess humor is subjective even between mediums.

[@thewildcard600]

i recommand starting with vol 6 after watching the movie

[@vipsnap2707]

True I mean one of the things kazuma tried making was condoms, but he couldn't get the material thin enough

[@1810jeff]

I'm pretty sure if a third season happens it will be more Darkness focused since that's how the light novel and manga went. So there that.

[@timjennings4342]

Yeah I know he doesn’t usually follow the source material, and to be honest I don’t either with the exception of this, but he doesn’t seem to quite understand that it is spending time building upon itself in a natural way, as opposed to jumping the shark and having the cast randomly decide that they’re going to start an adventure now. Like if you read the whole novel series like I did, you know how it’s actually a literal plot point how all the adventures stay in the starting town, why they stay, and what the ramifications are for the whole of Belzarg.

[@parthasarathisahoo5410]

Ummh, i may sound awkward, but I'm new to these stuffs of novels and all. Could you please say where you all read the Light Novels ❓

[@1810jeff]

@@parthasarathisahoo5410 type "konosuba light novels pdf" and you'll find the downloads there

[@parthasarathisahoo5410]

@@1810jeff i see, thanks ❗

[@torcherdeath]

14:10 Beating a dead horse gag *Exciting Darkness panting noises*

[@Sherrbrrt]

I thought I was crazy when everyone acted like we were supposed to know who that demon lady was. Glad you mentioned that.

[@theredhunter4997]

yeah honestly they need to do a 2 episode ova and fill in the gap between season 1 and 2

[@waffle2434]

I feel like this is a case of you just having completely wrong expectations for the type of series Konosuba is, but honestly you put forth a good case for why you have these assumptions. But many of the things you highlight as negative aspects of season 2, you could just as easily say the same things about season 1. Sure we have less time with some characters because they were just introduced in S1, but there's not really any character development in any of our main casts by the end of that season either. The demon general they fight in S1 is just by chance, it just happened that the castle they were attacking was owned by a demon general, just like how it is a coincidence that the spa they went to was getting poisoned by another demon general, so this is obviously going to be a recurring theme for the series as a whole. You are looking for something in this series that it was never going to truly provide, being disappointed that Konosuba doesn't have character development, is like getting upset that “Run With The Wind” doesn't focus more on running, or getting mad at “Hibike! Euphonium” for not focusing more on the music, because those series were never really about those topics. If anything, I actually feel that season 2 does a better job of developing the world of Konosuba, because we finally leave the town, and are able to see other environments than the ones that we have seen. Also, like you said in the video, I think one thing that is trapping you in this mindset that there should be more character development in a comedy, is this fixation on the episode length and how it should be equal to quality of the narrative. Personally, the reason I think Konosuba has a low episode count per season is so they can spend more of the budget on each episode instead of dividing it by 12, that way the show can look as good as it does, because they are getting a 12 episode budget and spending it over 10 episodes instead of 12. Not to mention you also have to remember that this is a series based on a light novel, all of the jokes were written years ago, all they're doing is adapting it, so you looking for new hot takes on the current state of the iseki genre isn't going to happen, because the source material was written before the current state. Anyways, This comment is basically redundant since you touch on a lot of these points by the end of the video, just thought I would say it anyways since that like/dislike radio looks like a direct outcome of what you said in the first minute of the video. Either way, I still thought the video was good, and while I disagree with you on Konosuba, you did a great job of explaining your problem with Season 2, so good job, keep up the great work😊

[@uno823]

Great comment man, exactly how I felt about the second season of konosuba

[@andrewgon]

As an Aqua fan (yes, we exist) I felt she got some development at the final arc, for the first time she was serious about the matter at hand. I liked when she head back alone, her desperation casting the healing spell over the overwhelming poison in the water was genuine to me.

[@AnimarchyHistory]

Honestly. I think this comes from wanting konosuba to be a narrative. To me it’s just slice of life meets isekai. It’s literally a bunch of mates going around doing dumb things every day. And nothing actually changes. When you think about our own lives. In a bizarre way we see our own reflected in the cast. We get up. Go questing for money. Get back. Spend our money hanging with our mates. Pass out. Then do it all again tomorrow. And occasionally we have crazy shit happen. That first episode montage is so perfect as it sets out that adventuring in an isekai and boring ass life aren’t much different. We turn up to watch Konosuba because amazingly enough. It’s relatable.

[@mangamanzx]

Honestly your impressions of the series at this point are valid and apparently post Megumin book the author addresses those criticisms and there is more of the stuff you wanted but I can see these as a "too little too late" thing so we'll just have to wait for season 3 to see if your hopes areanswered.

[@SadButter]

On that note... *WHERE THE FUCK IS SEASON 3*

[@tylermustappa2982]

@@SadButter Princess connect

[@Aramakie98]

@@tylermustappa2982 That pudding- ghost episode, freaking hilarious! I was already well entrenched with the show and then I saw that and said this will be in my que for a very long time to revisit over and over similar to any number of other comedies.

[@psydrone8]

The ONI-CHAN scene is still my favorite joke in all of anime.

[@tariqueanderson9240]

Same

[@O-san4]

Mine was the interrogation scene where kazuma confessed everything

[@helloramos5805]

unfunny

[@butterflyish25]

Explosion...... Megumin literally gave new meaning to explosion 😂😂

[@agx111]

exxploosionn

[@kostajovanovic3711]

She did?

[@helloramos5805]

Shittiest and unfunniest character in existance and even worse because it a fetish loli

[@alvarezrodriguez4163]

@@helloramos5805 you must a very successful stand-up comedian

[@helloramos5805]

​@@alvarezrodriguez4163 I know the truth hurts you

[@tonk82]

Oh wow... here we go xD i really enjoyed season 2, and loved the movie. Quite frankly... i really disagree with most of your points.

[@LuckOfTheDrawReborn]

It's like looney toons man, bugs and daffy do the Rabbit Season-Duck Season bit, and Bugs swaps it around, resulting in Daffy getting blasted.

[@disk3001]

Its almost like Konosuba is a sitcom, where everything needs to be set back to the status quo by the end of the arc and its meant to be lighthearted comedy without any actual stakes; (I agree they could've done so much more with what they got, but I think the first few books where written as a "story of the week" structure because the author didn't expect it to be so popular) The character of Darkness is handled very poorly, since she is just a one trick pony where the one trick wasn't that funny to begin with. But after the movie I would say that Megumin and the whole Crimson clan has become some of my favorite tidbits of anime ever, they are just so passionate about everything they do and by the end of the movie I was so happy for Megumin.

[@undaijoubunii-chan586]

>hasn't premiers yet >6 dislikes to 9 likes already Lul

[@supdude982]

Some People think the like and dislike buttons are "I agree" or "disagree" with your opinion buttons Its especially weird that they dont even wait to watch the video to evaluate arkada's point of view lol, the bias is way too strong with these people

[@undaijoubunii-chan586]

@@supdude982 exactly

[@Yosakusan]

@@supdude982 Isn' that what it is? I disagree with him so I deslike the video. KZbinrs usually say that there is no difference between liking or deslikimg a video for the algorithm anyway.

[@supdude982]

@@Yosakusan I can disagree with someone while still enjoying the content he provides, for example I really did not find the first season of konosuba funny at all, it was mediocre at best ,yet I still found entertainment and an interesting insight on the series in arkada's review where he praises the hell out of it So I gave the video a Like, at least that's how I see the function of like/dislike button

[@shiteyanyo1111]

@@Yosakusan The video was well-made regardless of his opinions. Dislike and Like are about the CONTENT not the opinion of the creator.

[@XmostlyharmlessX]

Extending the chocolate bar logic, you apply your expectations of a well rounded meal to the chocolate bar that is Konosuba. It's not meant to be nutritious. Eat your healthy lunch daily and enjoy your chocolate bar in moderation. Or you might become constipated like this.

[@trashokahn1445]

Really great review. I dont agree at all, but i think you made it clear "why" you didnt enjoy it and you never gave me the feeling that the people who really liked the second season and movie are wrong or are missing the faults. I hope you are not holding back your opinions any more, but after seeing the "Like/Dislike" ratio i undestand why would refrain from doing so. I wish people would just accept different opinions instead of disliking everything that isnt 100% their viewpoint.

[@AlexLiar]

To be honest, I prefer to put dislike on videos I don't like than giving KZbinr a false sense of approval. I like his videos, I follow all his new updates. And I am greatful for his work. But that doesn't mean I need to agree or like everything he is saying.

[@trashokahn1445]

@@AlexLiar High dislike ratio on a video hurts the KZbinr because the KZbin algorhitm is punishing channels with a high dislike ratio. This means disliking this video will lead Arkada to not give us his honest opinions when his opinions do not match with the mainstream. That is something you should keep in mind..... I liked this video, not because i agree with him, but because he said his honest opinion knowing very well that it will give him a lot of dislikes and i respect that

[@shiteyanyo1111]

You are a Saint among demons.

[@AlexLiar]

@@trashokahn1445 That's not how YT algoritms works, but I will let you belive whatever you want...

[@theredhunter4997]

I disliked not becuase his view point was different but because I disagreed with it, and wrote a comment politely explaining my point of view, so I think dislikes here are fair

[@danthespaceman9747]

For reference to anybody scrolling by new Konosuba has 17 volumes and the anime on average cover two volumes per season with the fifth volume covered in the movie. Progression for the characters only begins to ramp up around volume 5-6 where the second season left off. In other words if you wanna know it’s worth watching you’ll just have to find out for yourself.

[@RetroFurui]

Uh I always felt that season 2 was better than season 1. But I agree with you that season 2 feels lacking in new content and continuing the story. However, all faults season 2 had I can point at season 1. So the question is then, why did you enjoy season 1 so much? Is it possible that your taste, and expectations, was just different because of the time difference between the seasons? Because watching season 1 and 2 right next to each other really does show you what it is: just more konosuba. Nothing different, just more konosuba. And that's all it needed to be since it's a comedy. That's why atleast I enjoyed them equally.

[@leewenzhao4583]

To me, it is merely because season 1 comes first. It was new, fresh and quirky. Season 2 comes, the fact that I feel it is the exact same joke, is the reason I don't enjoy it.

[@iota-09]

Well towards the end he did say he enjoyed the movie which still had repeated jokes, so...

[@leewenzhao4583]

@@iota-09 He said he is kinda happy there is character development for Megumin, and the surprising setup of her town being all chunni. The jokes are largely the same, if they aren't related to the Megumin's character exploration. He even said that he is surprised he didn't hate the movie, despite the problem is somewhat still there.

[@Cut_Content]

Season 1: "The generals must be defeated before facing the Demon King" _Multiple generals get killed throughout season 1, 2, & the movie_ GR: ThE StoRy IsN't PrOgrESsinG

[@rhyssuy8361]

Did they actually reach the other generals and demon king in the novel

[@Cut_Content]

@@rhyssuy8361 idk, I don't read the manga, I only watch the anime

[@atalapastruca1109]

@@rhyssuy8361 Spoilers for the light novels Yes, in fact, Kazuma kills the Demon King in a one-on-one, but they don't kill all the generals, only 2 live though, one is Wiz and the other is the Demon King's daughter

[@rhyssuy8361]

@@atalapastruca1109 how did he do it it's kazuma were talking about

[@atalapastruca1109]

@@rhyssuy8361 Forgive me, but the text will be quite long. First, my bad, there are 3 generals they didn't kill, the other was the one in charge of the strategies of the Demon King's Army, they didn't kill her because she had a curse, if someone inflicted her damage, directly or indirectly, the other person suffers the exact pain in the exact zone, but if you killed her, all the people in a 100 meter radius will die. Now to the fight. He had a lot of help before the fight, he recieved a magic sword from Dust (the blonde guy introduced in episode 9 of the first season) before they left Axel, he recieved Aqua's magic boost, Eris gave him magic boost too (he died before fighting him, so Eris was giving him some magic boost before getting resurrected) and Kazuma realized that if you get support magic from different religions the effects will stack, the Demon King got his stats reduced by Aqua with an ability the gods have (which she forgot about it until that point lol) and he was already old, but still powerful. Besides, Kazuma learned an insane amount of skills and had like 40 or 50 skills points left, which he planned to use them to learn advanced magic after they came back (he didn't have time to learn it because of other events that happened in volumes 15 and 16), he had some high quality manatite (a mineral that has a lot of mana) and a lot of tools like dinamite (he created it in this world). First, Kazuma teleported him and himself to the deepest dungeon in the world (the place he went to raise levels with Wiz and Vanir in a previous volume) and the strategy was "hide and shoot him with Snipe or use the darkness to place traps" (before I forget, the Demon King was an archwizard), doing that he damaged him quite a bit, burning one of his knees and below, then Kazuma used one manatite to create and Earth golem, and now both of them were chasing the Demon King, then he destroyed the Demon King with a very powerful magic skill and he created an Earth Golem more powerful than the one Kazuma created (the Demon King had an ability that increases his allies stats if they are at a certain distance), chasing Kazuma now. After barely escaping, Kazuma used his dinamite to destroy the upper half of the golem, but now he was in a dead end, after some magic exchange between them, both got serious injuries, the Demon King got a hole in his other knee and Kazuma got a hole in his shoulder, lossing a lot of blood, he healed himself using Heal but he was already weak after that. Then, Kazuma was crouched (I don't know how to say it, because he was on one of his knees, but because he was tired) and proposed the Demon King a truce and letting the fight in a tie, then both of them would be teleported to the Demon King's castle and they would leave him alone, but he refused, so, after that response, Kazuma used his skill points to learn Explosion magic, to use it, Kazuma used his last manatite, killing the Demon King and himself in the process (he was gonna die either by the explosion since they were close or by the fall of the rocks above them after the explosion, making the recovery of his body impossible). Obviously there is more after that, but that is the end of the fight. I totally recomend reading the light novels, there are 17 volumes of the main story and there are like 4 Spin-Offs, one is for Dust, one is for Vanir and the other 2 are for Megumin, but in different times, one is a year before the main story and the other is between volume 9 and 11 I think, but I'm not too sure. Sorry for the bible I wrote, but I don't know how to make it shorter.

[@ranges787]

the jokes in season two are crazy good have never seen such a funny show

[@lokasocba]

I did like Konosuba S2, but I also had the feeling that some jokes were so much overused they lost impact. It is not at "Sakamoto Desu Ga?" levels, but the problem is still there.

[@donaldtrump2728]

to be completely honest, I think a lot of it is because of the konosuba memes

[@heretic124]

Arkada: "Erased became one of the fastest forgotten hits in recent memory." Me: "Oh yeah, I watched that. Hmm..."

[@illyavogel1660]

I dont get how you can say its life Sunny In Philly and then say its bad because no progression. You can watch any ep of sunny and you know what you get, nothing progresses. That's the humor of the show.

[@NoblesseOblige-17]

S2 was great. So was the film. And so will be the S3, if the LN is anything to go by.

[@shoukokomi6419]

I think the issue with expecting the series to parody more recent isekai tropes is that it's an adaptation of a light novel that began in 2013. Each season covers approximately two volumes (the movie covering volume 5), and all five of those volumes released by the end of 2014, before the isekai genre really began to take off. It might have seemed like it was running out of ideas because it was rather ahead of its time, all things considered, and it probably would have fared better if the author had begun writing it in 2016 instead.

[@CommunitySpIash]

The anime follow the light novels pretty well, and the first 4 volume is really no character development. Then volume 5 which the movie covers is when development happens for Megumin. Then volume 6 and onward gives Darkness development. Other chat get developed too. So if we ever get a season 3 it’ll show all the characters get development.

[@zimbabweking]

I thought the fact that S2 didn't progress into any grand quest to defeat the demon king, and and instead was filled with hilarious pointless diversions/sidequests, was the best part. It's a clever subversion and one of the best Meta jokes of the whole series. Kind of like how I spent in game months in skyrim fixing my house and organizing my armour all while the world ending threat waited for me to become thane of every major hold by killing random bandits.

[@CloudMountainJuror]

I read your thumbnail and I will watch the video, but man, Konosuba season 2 absolutely stomps season 1 in every imaginable way and I can't imagine thinking otherwise.

[@user-jb8is1gf3n]

fr tho

[@Yosakusan]

S2 and the movie are both better than S1. I don't know what GR is on about.

[@Poisen_]

Because GR is a stuck-up git with impossible standards, expecting complete anime adaptations from the get-go, not willing to entertain the thought that *maybe, just maybe* the show is an adaptation of an ongoing series and sometimes there just isn't enough source material left to start a new season with (without resorting to fillers).

[@garrett1433]

Its called having an opinion, let's be respectful please :)

[@Poisen_]

@@garrett1433 Yes. He has an opinion. And I respect his freedom to have one. At the same time, I reserve my freedom to have my own opinion on him and his way of formulating opinions and arguments.

[@garrett1433]

I mean calling him a git seems kinda unnecessary, but hey to each there own

[@TheObsesedAnimeFreaks]

@@garrett1433 unnecessary in the same sense that calling anyone anything is not a valid argument. it's not to convince you he is right it's to discredit the subject of the name calling. you wouldn't be complaining if someone called trump hitler or a racist or called biden an election stealing cuck or prisoner-elect.

[@mementomori5580]

Well, at least you're not alone. I liked Season 1 far better than Season 2. But I couldn't give you a specific reason, I would have to watch it again. It's been quite some time by now ^^ But I distinctly remember that midway through season 2 I started to get dissatisfied with it and enjoy it less and less. Which left me with the feeling that Season 1 was better.

[@j.k.6200]

GR: Konosuba season 2 is bad... Me: Ok, so you've decided that you don't want to live anymore....

[@ironysteeth]

This video is poster child of Anime Only peeps.

[@khalilfrederick2253]

Kinda surprised the anime Overly Cautious Hero wasn't recommend. I think it does most of the things he wished Konasuba did.

[@kingdomdani]

Not even. It wasnt even funny. It is One Joke repeated ad nauseum

[@Exel3nce]

What the dude said above me

[@selpharessecret3899]

I personaly liked it a lot. The plot twist was quite dark actually, to be fair even more in the books. That aside I liked the meta World for Isekai worlds. It can actually be in the same universe as Konosuba.

[@AlexLiar]

@@selpharessecret3899 The plot twist was so predicatable I asked my friends about it after first episode. And I was only wrong about minor details. About the jokes, people above said it very good - "One joke" repeated ad nauseum. I stopped smiling in the middle of first episode, was yawning fro two episodes, and dropped it around 5th.

[@fenrirr22]

Overly Cautious hero was a slightly better than average nive anime series, while KonoSuba is the Crown Jewel of the comedy and isekai genre as well and this is both a general opinion and the opinion of many anime critiques.

[@caseyc9841]

Idk if you're curious about these things but this is the first time one of your videos have popped up in my recommended in over a year. I was glad to see it.

[@edi9892]

I need more of them. Sure, I don't want a third iteration of them accidentally defeating a Demon lord, and maybe a bit more character development, but honestly, I don't expect them to completely change. The only person I can't stand is Aqua. I actually like Kazuma and Megumin, though the prior is a lazy pervert and the latter should really broaden her skill set...

[@arbazshaikh7417]

Are you reviewing the second season or the movie i can understand that the second season was slow but the movie was freakin amazing

[@BlackSteelMagnum]

Just watch the video and find out

[@arbazshaikh7417]

@@BlackSteelMagnum well i did and i certainly am not happy🤨

[@tylermustappa2982]

Personally I thought the movie was the best of konosuba

[@BlackSteelMagnum]

@@arbazshaikh7417 well it answered your question, and now you can proceed being informed in your unhappiness

[@thewildcard600]

my problem with the movie was that they cut out so much of the good stuff and instead added an unnecessary second boss phase

[@melonlord1414]

Well the hot spring town was, something. I'd argue there is more development in the movie than in Season 2, I guess

[@0ptera]

I love how the background box art reminds everyone Slayers always was the better fantasy parody, fight me.

[@Jowgen]

YES! Throw that shade at the Funimation website! The DRAMA! ... it fuels me.

[@addie275]

I know there's no perfect adaptation but still I think this is pretty much a very faithful and great adaptation I don't have any problem whatsoever

[@LoveLearnShareGrow]

It's funny, it looks like you're only disappointed in Season 2 because you enjoyed season 1 so much. Whereas I thought season 1 was completely mediocre and I only really watched it because I love the isekai genre. There were some decent laughs, but by episode 3 I could tell it wasn't going anywhere. So when season 2 was pretty much the same thing, I chuckled through it a few times and wound up feeling the same sense of vague disappointment I always feel when a series fails to live up to its own potential. On the other hand, I really liked the movie. It felt like a couple very solid episodes that landed some good jokes and had some big explosions. My expectations were low, and it exceeded them. Mission accomplished. Now on to better series.

[@Darkyan97]

What? Season 2 was awesome! 100 times funnier than Season 1. And the movie was even better!

[@vinay.salwan]

Those looking for an alternate recommendation, should definitely check out Mahoujin Guru Guru(2017), it's definitely an amazing show! I hope Arkada reviews it too since it's an underrated gem.

[@sownheard]

There is a reason where talking about konosuba it's a show that gets the click's

[@Shockwave00010]

I tend to agree with GR. Not because I thought it was bad, but just because my bar was already set low. I never expected anything more than a cheap laugh, I did not expect a amazing story from something like... "this"... it was funny at times, weird at others and generally was a lighthearted thing to take my mind of things... would hardly call it a masterpiece or anything, but for what it was, I enjoyed it

[@luckyowl10]

As a reader of the first 7 volumes of the light novel Konosuba (there are 17 in total) is based on I can say that the novels are much better story wise. Some key arcs are cut from Season 1 (based on Volume 1 & 2) that I loved in the novels, tho enjoyed it nonetheless. Season 2 (based on Volume 3 & 4) felt more or less what the novels presented. The movie about the Crimson Village (based on Volume 5) felt nice when I watched it in the anime, but they butchered around a third of the story from the novel that had nice character moments. Volume 6 and 7, some of my favorite ones, would make a great 3rd season (which will probably never be made, who knows), that would challenge our understanding of the characters presented before with great twists, have the most badass Kazuma action moments ever. Tho I don't argue the status quo being a problem overall, I also feel like the character hardly change volume to volume and some development that was made in one volume, was washed down in the next one, hope the second half of the Konosuba light novels will start to actually challange this status quo.

[@-TheRealAnimeFan-]

I 100% agree with what you said about season 2 it didn’t captivate me like the first I didn’t enjoy it as much. The movie on the other hand surprised me and I had an amazing time seeing it in theatres!! Hope an eventual season 3 will be better...

[@draconisxc]

Tbh Konosuba feels more like a traditional 1/2 hour American network sitcom than an anime in some ways, which I think is why comparisons to Always Sunny don't feel forced. With few exceptions, American sitcoms are notorious for mining the same barren ground for laughs season after season while still attracting an audience.

[@iota-09]

Honestly, Knowing all of this i'm actually glad i never watched konosuba, asshole characters, no discernible plot/character progression, jokes repeated at nauseum...

[@sirrliv]

The phrase that best sums up my feelings about Season 2 is "Missed Opportunities". They had so many chances to stir things up without deviating too much from the set formula, to give us that "something new" that we craved, and indeed generally expect from something with a 2 in the title. Chief among them, Vega, the adjudicator who comes to arrest Kazuma for blowing up the noble's house at the end of Season 1; she is clearly shown to be an intimidating authority figure with an ironclad (and possibly downright erotic) penchant for law and order, but who becomes flustered when the tables are turned and it is revealed that despite her haughty show for justice she has no idea how the outside world really works as demonstrated by her being just as useless as anyone when hunting giant toads. This is comedy gold and the stuff that second seasons are made of! Have her join the main cast as Kazuma's parole officer, let her keep her passion for law while also making her the wide-eyed innocent city girl seeing for the first time what life in the real world is really like, maybe even shake things up for her by showing her own weaknesses (maybe she's a lightweight to alcohol or something). There's other points they could have worked off of too, like the revelation that Darkness really is a noblewoman and wasn't just faking this whole time. Heck, Season 1 set up a second character trait for Darkness that everyone, including the writers, seems to forget: She can't hit anything with her attacks, and this embarrasses her and in the good way. There's episode potential right there: have her secretly approach Kazuma to ask for sword training, show her trying to resist her normal urge for punishment while trying to raise her own combat capability to the level of "half-assed", show her making progress, end with a big crisis where Darkness needs to make the killing blow... and misses. Kazuma saves the day, everything more or less resets but with the hint that now Darkness has at least a chance to not be totally useless. But no, in the end they chose to toss most of these new characters and potential development to the side in favor of the same old jokes that were starting to feel tired by the end of Season 1. In a way, I'd even say that thematically Konosuba Season 2 isn't really a "Season 2" at all, just a straight continuation of Season 1 with nothing substantially changed between them. Edit the two together, cut out the intro/outro, and I defy you to tell me the difference.

[@therightone5708]

I have a diametrically opposite viewpoint of you. I really don't like when a show like konosuba tries to showcase "character development" bcoz these kinds of development are mostly for the sake of ticking a box rather than add to the experience in my viewpoint.

[@Blankace.]

I mean you're stating your opinion on fact which is kinda iffy to begin with, you shouldn't be going into Konosuba expecting "How will these characters develope in this episode?" And instead go into it like "How are they going to fuck up today?" or "What kinda character interaction are we going to have today?". You are expecting from the show that it's not trying to give, it's like saying goblinslayer sucks because it didn't make you laugh. Another thing is that some of the things you bring up are setup for future gags or stuff that is going to have an impact later on.

[@grayrook8637]

So you make the Sunny in Philadelphia reference which I think is important. You keep going on about character development but you are analysing this as some sort of long running narrative. I think you should look at it from a sitcom writing perspective, in that case it is actually really on point. Sitcoms are ultimately circular in their story telling always coming back to the sitting on the couch discussing the moral of the week moment with incremental growth over long periods of time. To each their own but I though season two was fine.

[@williamhestilow4021]

Arkada is forgetting this is NOT an isekai action series. It is a sitcom. You do not expect heavy character development in sitcoms. You look at comedy, and season 2 to me was far more comedic in tone than season 1. The movie, however, dwarfed both series in comedy.

[@GurrenPrime]

If you’re looking for a parody anime that doesn’t just stick to a status quo, might I recommend Machikado Mazoku/ The Demon Girl Next Girl? Starts off as a fairly simple magical girl parody, but as it goes on the characters become more fleshed out and the comedy evolves along with them. It’s only got one season so far, but the manga has enough for two more and it keeps surprising me with both the comedy and the surprisingly good character writing, especially for its two main leads.

[@BlackSteelMagnum]

I feel like I’m the first person to comment AFTER the video finished. Honestly to me if the next season doesn’t do anything to fix the one note character problem then I would be disappointed. Up till now I’ve been alright with it. But also I think they are going to drop the demon lord in their front yard at some point, because I think we all enjoy that they only deal with the generals by happenstance. Fair points!

[@sownheard]

Why expect something different 🙃 You suddenly want darkness to be into chess? You want aqua to be competent. You want megumi to use other magic. You want kazuma to be more composed. If you change there personality's The show would literally transform into any other generic isekai anime.

[@BlackSteelMagnum]

@@sownheard lol naa my man I want them to be expanded. People are more than one joke and long running characters should be too. Like what do any of them want out of life? How do they want to achieve it? Does Darkness actually want to date Kazuma? Once Megumen has the greatest magic is she gonna use it to rule a kingdom or do magic shows for children? How many great comedians get on stage tell the same joke 5 times and call it a day? Just use what’s already there to do something different.

[@BlackSteelMagnum]

@TsukuyomiREKT 😂

[@AugustA447]

Just wanted to let you know you are not alone. I dropped Season 2 for the very reasons described, and I don't think it's a bad idea to have high expectations about a generally positively-received show. Even a parody needs to have some kind of story, and once all the jokes have been said, it needs somewhere to go that will allow its characters and settings room to breathe and grow. There is nothing wrong with maintaining the status quo, but KonoSuba's status quo is flimsy to begin with, which does not bode well for it. I hate saying all this because I loved all the jokes the first few times around, and I wanted all the characters I loved to become something more

[@onedaysoon5351]

I agree, season 1 was definitely better. Season 2 just felt the same honestly, it wasn't anything new and I laughed less. But it's still a good story, and I plan to buy the light novels

[@tenaciousrodent6251]

Has there ever been an isekai show where the demon king is actually defeated? Because the shows always stop long before that.

[@MexicanSunnyD]

Overly Cautious Hero is one I can think of.

[@xBox360BENUTZER]

​@@MexicanSunnyD Doens´t really count when the story gets reset to point zero with an open ending.

[@xBox360BENUTZER]

or 99% of romcoms that end after 1 or 2 seasons with zero progress.

[@MexicanSunnyD]

@@xBox360BENUTZER he still defeats the demon king. Just because he has to go defeat another one doesn't retroactively undo his past accomplishment.

[@xBox360BENUTZER]

@@MexicanSunnyD I don´t think he cares about the demon king specifically, but defeating him and concluding the story.

[@parazitul1986]

I agree with what you said that the second being worse than the 1st, but that's mainly because of the missing episodes and the introduction of Wizz, that has been done terrible. I also agree with your point about beating the dead horse with repeatable jokes. However i don't agree with completing beating it into the ground. Development in comedy shows is done slow most of the time, that's just how it works and it doesn't help the fact that konosuba has pretty few episodes. But it's nothing we can do about the later. And development in season 2 exists, it's just focused more on world building than the characters, which is ok. Considering it's a fantasy the world also needs it's fair share ov development. But the thing this show needs the most in order to fix those problems while maintaining it's identity is more airing time.

[@A_Random_W33b]

Arkada, look, I love ya buddy, always appreciated your videos and your consistent quality on this platform, and I love your genuine opinions even though I may not agree with them. BUT I will just straight up say this. Second seasons ARENT SEQUELS. Subsequent seasons of any series of any kind are by and large, just extensions of the original season. Which means, they are not going to diverge too much from the tone established by the first season. A true sequel would be something that addresses that the original series's plot has already ended and tries to tell a different story after the events of the original work. Its the reason why Star Wars Episode 5 & 6 aren't really considered true sequels to episode 4, because like seasons, Episode 5 and 6 are still telling the same story, the Luke Skywalker Saga, and just laying out events in sequence to the plot. Thats why episode 7-9 are considered the Sequel trilogy, because it acknowledges that the preceding story has already finished its course and is now telling a new story for its run. Konosuba season 2 did and accomplished in what it wanted to do, like any good subsequent season, and that is just more Konosuba. Which includes over the top characters, ridiculous scenarios, and zany comedy. Sure there is an overarching "plot" as established in the first season. But any viewer watching this series knows that even after season 1, Konosuba's main priority isn't story, its being a comedic parody on isekai/fantasy. Not saying it will ignore its story, there has been progress as seen whenever Kazuma and co encounters a demon general, but for the most part, Konosuba is going at its own pace in terms of story.

[@Aarzu]

I enjoyed season 2, but I also understand your frustration thanks to your comparison to "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia". The first 2-3 season of that series was some of the most hilarious T.V. I ever watched! After that, however, the jokes started getting stale. "The gang sinks to new lows" could describe most episodes of the series. I think the problem with IASIP and KonoSuba is the jokes weren't thought out beyond that first bit. Now IASIP did end up improving on this by giving the cast some very distinct issues and such that made it so they could imply in certain episodes that one of them MIGHT be a serial killer and the writers trusted their audience enough to not spoon feed the clues and let them see the evidence themselves. And the comedic payoff is that, no, Dennis is not a serial killer, but the fact that there was enough red flags that him being one is believable says A LOT about his character. I think that's what this series needs. Darkness' masochism is well-established. Why does she have such a thing for punishment? When did she learn about this kink? There's so much to dive in with the other characters. Just because they have one-note jokes doesn't mean their personalities can't be more complex.

[@Gemnist98]

I’ve been dreading this video for a good three years now.

[@Youboremenow]

It's been a hot minute since i read the novels but from what I recall the arc arkada wants for darkness is pretty much only in 1/16 volumes. The forced marraige arc. Also not so much doing something different but if there was a season 3 more characters would be introduced and the palace and chris the thief arcs would begin. Both fun stuff.

[@alessandroortuzar9650]

I’m still waiting for season 3 :(

[@kyperactive]

3 years later... was the wait worth it?

[@Kain1202]

"Missing Something" Isn't that because it's only adapting the light novels in peices? I think they've skipped over some things too.

[@usuarionorepetido]

I read the light novels a long time ago and probably I've forgotten a lot of details, but I just remember missing the chapter when Kazuma changes teams with Dust for a mission (that chapter is very funny and it shows Kazuma being pretty competent) (Season 1 and 2 = Volumes 1 to 4). I haven't watched yet the movie (volume 5), so I don't know if they skipped something there. I don't think that his opinion would change reading the novels at least the volumes 1 to 4. There are other little details, but no big deals like for example at the end of the Alcanretia Arc it's shown that that the high priests of the Axis Order know that Aqua is really the goddess Aqua, but they decide to hide the information to protect her.

[@DekArosaro]

@@usuarionorepetido They also skipped the introduction of Wiz, or sped it up. The movie also skiped some things, and added new things.

[@AnimeFlyz]

@@DekArosaro The movie decided to skip a bunch of comedy to instead make the final fight like 15 minutes longer. Which IMO was a bad move.

[@DekArosaro]

@@AnimeFlyz i agree, alone the way how they got to the village was different, i missed the scene with the mandragora girl. And so much fun stuff in the village was just glossed over.

[@Dlmc85]

Less episodes allows to have more budget to more visual comedy apart from the lines themselves. The movie having even more money demonstrates that. The reason why i love konosuba is how jokes and characters are consequential The stuff that these people do because of how they are clashes around and produces (hilarious) consequences. There's character development even if you don't notice. At the end of season 2 you see that kazuma starts showing respect for Aqua and in the movie we see her caring for him when he's traumatized or when he pulls up his pants like a mother. It's the attention to detail in a storm of jokes that makes me love it, you could do a comedy show just throwing around them but having them built in an natural to the situations is what's difficult and them being top tier too? That's a masterpiece.

[@ciupanezubogdanel]

*Konosuba S1 was the best anime of it's year* Also *(...)rather stale character setups(...)it got stale rather quickly* jezus, either your standards for that year were low considering you think something that got stale quickly was THE BEST.....oooor you're going into season 2 (and even season 1) with the unfair expectation of "this COMEDY anime will also have some character growth or otherwise non-comedic substance to it" Like, i get it, YOU want something else, something that Konosuba is not.... and it's great that you are aware that you are in the minority...because...your analogy with Always Sunny in Philadelphia was great, but let me give you a better one: This is like ordering and drinking a cup of mint tea (or substitute with whatever spice you enjoy in your tea), liking it, then ordering a 2nd one that's exactly the same and complaining that it doesn't have cinnamon / ginger (/ substitute with whatever OTHER spice you enjoy in your tea)... Like come on man...people who order the 2nd tea, will expect it to be like the first one... you're the only one wanting extra spice in it. (inb4 "your analogy a shit cuz a sequel is about evolving, not ~being exactly the same~" --- if the tone of Konosuba S1 didn't dictate to you that it's commitment is to comedy, and nothing else... i don't know what to tell you mate)

[@miguellopes7627]

I love konosuba, it's just so fun and relaxing

[@samuelduenas1591]

at least he acknowledges that he's in the minority

[@simonkey21]

oh man, I totally feel you!!! it becomes boring at times, but it has so much potential...

[@simonkey21]

watch princess connect re:dive

[@Artonox]

i think the episodes are supposed to be fun and that is all. I actually somewhat agree with you - it does lack story development and glosses over important parts when it shouldnt. its not going to be a 5/5 or maybe even 4/5. However, the characters are charming, the jokes are a love and hate and that has created a fandom. It just wants to be likable and ask for nothing more. I came away thinking this is ok - its similar to big bang theory. Junk anime, but appeals anyway

[@ChickenCast100]

Oh boy Ive been watching GR for 7 ish years now I think or whenever the SAO review came out, anyways I love the content keep up the great videos!

[@shawnjavery]

I actually agree with you, konosuba was one of the rare stories I liked enough to go and read the light novel for, and while I didn't read everything it got old. Like really old, the jokes fell off as time progressed and there wasn't a significant story progression. The thing with the princess ended up feeling really weird, and something about kazuma as a main character felt unrelatable after a point. Him actually succeeding as a businessman felt kinda jarring.

[@mistahspoke9281]

It might just be the formatting of how many episodes they have. I think them skipping over the introductions of past episodes and only referring them in passing is unique but not as bad as it's made out to be. It could have been done to skip over stuff the creators didn't wanna touch upon or just because the source material skipped over it.

[@NaramSinofAkkad790]

For some reason the jokes just haven't gotten old yet.

[@marocat4749]

It had a bit pacing maybe lacking at the end, but the trial is a pretty good first main conflict to go in. And aquas cult, is character progress. And darknesses background is explored quite a bit. Even yunyun apears, well megumin doesnt get developement but both aqua and darkness develope. It just tells me jeff likes megumin and cares about her?!

[@robertconlon]

YOOOOOOOO 8-Bit theater. Thats a throwback. Thanks Arkata!

[@alvarezrodriguez4163]

What I've heard is the anime series was simply an advertisement for the light novels. So maybe we're expecting too much?

[@rx-42-s]

he keeps flip-flopping "it's good but it's bad but-" and so on, and its hilarious. Don't know why, I just felt I had to point that out.

[@2dbeats3d]

Great vid! I’m curious if these problems are the same for the LN

[@Dharengo]

I don’t even watch konosuba but there is nothing unfair about this review. You did a perfect job explaining why you feel the way you do.

[@preetidahiya1233]

You got to see megumin for 10 fucking whole episodes!! What more could you ask?

[@jessemartin7718]

the second was similar to the first. I don't understand how one can like the first and dislike the second. I can't wrap my head around it. why was there an expectation for this series to progress more than a standard slice of life anime in a season? I would like more character progression too but i really never expected it beyond what maybe the movie held. i guess the imagination runs too wild sometimes? idk