Konosuba - The Best Worst Girls

Konosuba's girls are some of the worst in anime. So why do we act like they're the best?
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[@FirstLast-cg2nk]

The brilliance of this show is that, rather than sticking the main character with a bunch of girls that he doesn't deserve, Kazuma is given a "harem" of girls that are exactly what he deserves.

[@Victor-056]

Egg-salad!

[@_MNF__]

@uwu owo but the girls have a personality aswell...?

[@_MNF__]

@uwu owo Oh my bad lol

[@ethancobabe2420]

That's not true... ok it's like 80% true, but Aqua is too useless. At least Darkness is a glorified meat shield and Megumin can one-shot all mid-high to low level enemies. Aqua was only useful twice... once was as bait in a cage.

[@Dracopyre321]

uwu owo And that’s why he deserves any girls at all: he has a personality. Only a few harem anime have a protagonist that have a personality. A couple that come to mind are Issei from High School DxD and Arata from Trinity Seven.

[@herowin3825]

So you have a nuke, an undestroyable moaning sandbag and a person consisting 80% of salty water, half of which is tears Your objective? *Survive*

[@ylliastergames659]

Эртине Баян-оол this might be the best description of the female leads I’ve ever heard/ read :D

[@Emeowy]

oh no

[@ayanithtalreign]

A nuke that carries its own detonator with it and *demands you use it*.

[@Emeowy]

"A nuke" "a moaning sandbag" i cant

[@Subject-106]

You will be missed Noble Six/Kazuma.

[@Zistheone2]

I noticed that the girls all click with Kazuma since they each share one of his negative traits: • Aqua- Selfish & entitled • Megumin- Short tempered • Darkness- Perverted

[@simonhenriqueesilvalima90]

True af

[@louise6093]

Woah, I just noticed that lol

[@-ZaN-]

Sed

[@lancetheking7524]

Surprisingly accurate

[@pyromania1018]

Meg's a perv, too: "Explosion" is clearly a climax reference for her.

[@Great_Olaf5]

I love how even the fan theory takes into account Aqua's garbage intelligence stat. Like, making your underwear invisible so someone can't peep at them is some real F-tier logic.

[@victorvirgili4447]

Reminds me of a meme I saw “Some guy challenged me to climb up a tree with a skirt” “He just wants to see your underwear” “I won’t wear any then”

[@fernandotrevinocastro1018]

@@victorvirgili4447 that sounds like a joke from the before internet times, thanks for the memories

[@PunishedNegativeZer0]

She buys a chicken egg for a million dollars. She really is that dumb

[@zackyboi9818]

It’s a harem, but it’s not. It’s an isekai, but it’s not. That’s what Konosuba is. It’s doesn’t focus on any of those. It’s comedy. It’s “new”

[@WoomyGoomy]

It's essentially a sitcom...but in an amime

[@TheDannyschoofs]

It's like Excel Saga... You think you're watching the next hot harem anime show & then you have to spit out your drink, because it destroys all the tropes, by being extremely funny :p

[@nibbanibba7202]

Have any of you mates seen the new isekai app, if not the you should check it out

[@oak6225]

It IS an isekai, what are you talking about?

[@nibbanibba7202]

@xin zhao I’m talking about the new app

[@Pilegao]

*Kazuma is the best girl fight me*

[@maxim7269]

Nah sorry, for me vanir is Best girl

[@MarcosAlexandre-no3qx]

What are you all talking about it's obviously that dulahan is the best girl

[@oddpooka2]

*galaxy brain*

[@ElegantNoise_]

*okay*

[@LeoTheFish]

...shit you right.

[@aldar8240]

I'd just like to say the following: Everyone in Kazuma's party, even him, are all min-maxers to varying levels of effectiveness. Think about it: Darkness, a tank who completely ruined her damage output to tank better. Megumin, a dps who figured she wouldn't need to use other attacks if she made a big enough kaboom. Aqua, who took a pile of personality flaws and tanked luck/intelligence to gain access to the intended-for-NPC "Deity" race and its perks. And Kazuma, who buffed up luck to its max and grabbed the adventurer class so he can grab luck-based skills from a variety of different sources, then grabbed whatever other skills were around to fill out any weakpoints he and his party had. In conclusion, Kazuma's party (there has to be a better name for that. the Konogroup-up, maybe?) is a group of tabletop rpg players who completely cheesed their characters, whilst the DM continually tries and fails to kill them. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

[@shywizard]

Ahem. My strategy for my next DnD campaign has been made-

[@aldar8240]

@@shywizard which character are you using?

[@shywizard]

@@aldar8240 Ehehehe, either Kazuma or Megumin-

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

Tanks aren't supposed to do damage, just crowd control so the dps can do damage, and keep mobs off the healer.

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

Best Ted Talk I've seen in a long time.

[@satoshigekkouga2892]

Darkness: Oppai is truth Aqua: Medium is premium Megumin: Flat is Justice

[@hydqjuliilq27]

Kazuma: Excalibur

[@Dr_Weirdoo]

Big breast is Best Medium is premium Flat is justice

[@iexisted583]

Darkness is just oppai Oppai

[@thatguywhocomments5534]

All sizes makes my wood rise

[@knoven-]

Aqua? Medium? Goodness, anime proportions really are affecting us

[@haydenxsniper949]

Aqua is cute but she’s useless Megumin is adorable but she’s a living Nuke Darkness has a cool design but her masochistic nature makes me wanna die, and Kazuma is lord of gender equality

[@kaenryuuart543]

Are you implying that being a living nuke not a plus?

[@cosmictitan2166]

@@kaenryuuart543 Right?

[@Pixal_Dragon]

Mon Hunterz abso-fucking-lutely

[@JAY-zf6jw]

Mon Hunterz it’s more of an rpg so you won’t be blown up

[@boogerhead199]

@@monhunterz5430 my main goal is to blow up

[@randomstuff4631]

What DnD is like according to mass media: Got, Lotr What DnD is really like: This show

[@ajshim]

I want to play D&D like this.

[@randomstuff4631]

@@ajshim Play with enough different people and itll happen eventually.

[@Grid433]

RandomStuff most likely

[@hazelforest1543]

@@ajshim its called drunk DnD. Its fun...

[@Pikabo0]

ajshim Have you never massacred an entire village because you’re bored?

[@tarikuzzamanbelal3253]

You missed a very important point, no matter how bad these girls are, they will do anything for their friends. Dont believe me? Look up that OVA where they desperately try to save kazuma from dying by fulfilling his wish. And, when they realise that kazuma's true wish was just to be with them they just kill him again in the funniest ways and revive him later. They deeply love and care about them. They are like the four best friends who can be the absolute jerks in front of each other, fuck with you at every step just for their fun. But, when it really counts, they wont hesitate to throw their life on the line for their friends. I could go on a lot to defend them but then it will become too long. But, i think that they are just these assholes because we are all assholes in front of our bestfriends.

[@SenseiWriter]

Ratio

[@Thurmanism]

@@SenseiWriter L

[@Decaying_bacon]

Also [spoilers read the light novel if you haven't] when darkness was being married off to the old landlord kazuma sold all the intellectual rights of his ideas so he could pay off her debt and stop her from being married

[@fernandotrevinocastro1018]

Yes, they are real Friends, there is real love betwen them, but they are stoopid *ssholes who behave like sh*t, so that's what they do to one another, but it does come from the Best place in their hearts... But theyre *ssholes so...

[@WinterGirlRules]

​@@Decaying_bacon I love Volume 7. Between that, the fact that she tried to marry him to settle the debt her friends owed, & the chapter where the entire town of Axel works together to kill the Hydra Darkness is trying to kill, it's so heartwarming. :,)

[@alexjones9233]

Darkness is without doubt best girl: - She feaky - She rich - She intelligent (at least far more so than Aqua or Megumin) - She nice (she isn't a bratty child or bratty godess) - She selfless (even if it's usually for the wrong reasons) Her only real flaws are being a tad suicidal and too kinky for her own good

[@coilovercat]

Horni

[@squirtleislife1312]

Being selfless for your own benefit is still selfish

[@alexjones9233]

@@squirtleislife1312 does it matter why? If someone spends their life and finances on charity work, would it matter why they did it? The outcome is the same

[@squirtleislife1312]

@@alexjones9233 what if they did it because he thought he was raising money to create guns for a war, would it matter? No, not really, in the end the charity would still receive the money one way or the other, but that doesn't mean the man that spent his entire life and savings on it is a good person. I could still go on by I hope that's enough to convey my point

[@stealthyshibe4904]

Megumin is clearly smarter than Darkness. She's like the 2nd smartest character in the group because she can be manipulative nearly at the same level as Kazuma.

[@ikcikor3670]

2:50 tl;dr "Darkness is a hopeless pervert and a terrible teammate" Darkness: _very happy noises_

[@rushiaisboingboing4957]

*heavy breathing

[@MrChillaxin2010]

*Happy Masochist Noises*

[@jinghongliu1406]

Why does her breast get bigger after taking off her armour?

[@samsadowitz1724]

@@jinghongliu1406 plate armor is kinda restrictive in the chest area without hindering movement too much. Out of the armor "the girls " are free to show true size.

[@justadude1779]

@@rushiaisboingboing4957 ft. HARD MOANS😂😂

[@josea.moreno5125]

They made a friggin Lich, the epitome of dark necromancy, seem nice compared to the protagonist. Genius

[@PengyDraws]

not to mention that almost every member of the demon army seems very nice compared to aqua. (Verdia and Serena being exceptions.)

[@noble6752]

The knight guy didnt deserve to die

[@PengyDraws]

@@noble6752 No, he did not. After reading the dust spinoff, he's actually not that bad.

[@andrewzheng4038]

@@noble6752 all Verdia wanted was to make a noise complaint lol

[@pennywisedancingclown692]

In my opinion aqua is worse than verdia as verdia is just a pervert

[@pikachulife8388]

Darkness is like if Samus and Link had a baby and dropped it.

[@zyaicob]

This is an incredibly underrated comment

[@concept5631]

Funny

[@DemiIsNotHere]

I always have aproblem with calling Aqua useless, even if high maintenance and a nuisance, you start your adventure with a lv:100 character and infinite revives.

[@jonathanbenedict306]

Agreed

[@williamwoolf8072]

infinite? shit i didnt know it was that op

[@WinterGirlRules]

True, but she's also mostly the cause of a great deal of misfortune on herself & everyone else in Axel, & often causes Kazuma's deaths. Lol.

[@purplevanilla]

yeah she is the one who always makes kazuma die and got stucked by enormous amoutn of debt which makes kazuma's life becomes sufferings.

[@stormwatcheagle5448]

Konosuba, AKA It's Always Sunny in Isekai

[@RADIOACTIVEBUNY]

Evan Reeves that’s what I’ve been saying lmao

[@ScoutGreen11]

Yes! I'm not the only one! Someone needs to do an abridged version of this show in the style of ASIP

[@HarmonicVector]

You'd have to be a really shitty goddess to get into politics. "Aqua Runs for Office"

[@volatilemix1652]

ScoutGreen11 there is one, it’s by REVEL HOUSE

[@ScoutGreen11]

@@volatilemix1652 OMG! Thank you!!!!!

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

It's obvious who's best girl because we all serve the Soviet Yunyun.

[@Zondrogor]

My god, that deserves so many more likes than it currently has!!!XD

[@Crewserdriver]

I think you mean megumin is best girl

[@Raving_Rando]

I serve the Soviet Yunyun.

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

@@Raving_Rando *we

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

@@Crewserdriver i think you mean Yunyun

[@hotedits1991]

other harem protaganist: so many girls to choose from. imma be blind and not choose so that noone gets hurt. kazuma: we don't do that here. I have been trying to cross the line with literally any of them minus Aqua. but they keep playing me like fiddle. seriously if you like me just say it. my NEET heart can't take all this teasing.

[@BigFootTheRealOne]

You know there are a couple harem MC that just marry them all

[@BigFootTheRealOne]

You know there are a couple harem MC that just marry them all

[@archmagemc3561]

Best part, its hinted sooo many times if he actually tried for Aqua she'd just say yes because she is desperate.

[@jackthorton10]

He’s fits the title every man a king

[@rosin_apprefix3673]

Dude that's too personal why you stalking me

[@anirex3919]

“As annoying and crazy and downright insufferable as they are, at least they’re not fake.” I honestly felt that. I hate it when people try to hide their rough edges and pretend to be more “cute” or “cool” than they actually are

[@tibfulv]

Maybe we do like these girls for their personalities. _Shows Darkness._

[@gloweye]

There's a reason Darkness is best girl....

[@wyattroncin941]

Call me a sadist if you really must point it out, but i like her for her personality.

[@aronnemcsik]

She has her "personality" and proudly wears them on her chest for our pleasure

[@deeznutz3712]

I vote for Darkness. Deep between that pervert, masochistic lust, there is a big heart.

[@aronnemcsik]

@@deeznutz3712 We Just can't see that heart from her boobs.

[@wildcardjoey4776]

Very few people realize that Lalatina describes Aqua when describing the "perfect husband"

[@youcantconvinceamoronnotto7117]

who does she sell to prostitution?

[@thomaschitham3487]

@@youcantconvinceamoronnotto7117 Maybe not per say prostitution, but she is willing to defile Kazuma's body in various ways just to make him come back with her resurrection spell.

[@Juslin7989]

@@thomaschitham3487 Bro that was megumin

[@thomaschitham3487]

@@Juslin7989 Aqua said she was going to before Megumin came up and wrote Excalibur on Kazuma.

[@kfw-fp3uf]

@Thomas Chitham she said darkness was gonna write on him before megumin did

[@luan_cheese]

Megumin’s face in Rock Paper Scissors is priceless

[@a1saiyan382]

thats me when i choose what video game to play

[@HawaiiKnut]

Smugumin

[@tender0828]

I love how human these waifus feel despite their absurd character on the surface level

[@1337penguinman]

I think that's it right there. They're relatable.

[@HawaiiKnut]

Yeah. Darkness is really a nice person who just happens to have a severe kink.

[@BanditOfBandwidth]

Aqua is a cat: - Selfish - Lazy - Thinks she's better than everyone else, while nobody believes that. - Can switch to being whiny and begging instantly when there's something she wants. And make a LOT of noise for it. - Craves constant attention, yet dislikes strangers that try to get close.

[@homiecat9826]

BanditOfBandwidth even chomosuke is better than her

[@zyaicob]

Cats are useful

[@homiecat9826]

@@zyaicob true

[@ravenanimations3176]

You forgot the whole showing of the ass thing too

[@deadlysword1000]

That's in insult to cats everywhere. Aqua's more akin to a spoiled brat toddler who was denied her way.

[@kriskiireonsitakschill1732]

You forgot the powerful excalibur And *chunchunmaru*

[@zyaicob]

c h u n c h u n m a r u

[@myzu8518]

😂😂 that holy excalibur

[@herocatz]

ＣＨＵＮＣＨＵＮＭＡＲＵ

[@akramgimmini8165]

The Name of My Diomond Sword in Minecraft

[@geno_xi]

Excalibur from soul eater? FOOL!

[@carlos-ig5iy]

favorite is definitely wiz, maybe it’s cause of her big “personality”

[@wa11nutsman71]

thought it was the big eyes

[@a1saiyan382]

or like everyone else big melons

[@splashor6361]

Darkness is like oobleck. If you treat her normally, she'll treat you normally. But if you punch her, she gets hard-

[@svientz3779]

She gets hard?

[@ElinorMahoney]

Roses are red Megumin is the best But do not ever forget Eris pads her chest

[@pointzero4450]

I don't mind if their padded

[@Zenthres]

@@pointzero4450 i wonder if you got that referance yourself

[@magolvl9274]

Perfect poesy

[@artex5301]

@Megumin medium is premium hehehehe

[@preyoreo777]

@Megumin Ngl your the best

[@xehanortjostar6728]

Title: *The best worst girls* Thumbnail: *The worst best girls* I have confusion

[@keithsilverdale4350]

The berst wost girls, clearly.

[@punic4045]

@@keithsilverdale4350 or is it the wost berst girls?

[@fps_eko]

Dont worry. They all cancel each other out

[@imfromwaybackintheday4417]

@oofster cmon r/woooosh

[@cir1l109]

Uh um I AM confusion

[@boninibanana9399]

9:54 I remember going through doki doki literature club and monika openly stating that she is baffled as to why the player still likes the others even if she tried so much to make them insufferable and unlikable. the girls of konosuba have the same charm as the overly tropey and somewhat predictable girls of doki doki simply because their traits, likeable or not, feel more real than the others.

[@empanada65]

My personal favorite is darkness, but I think one of the other appeals of konosuba that people don’t talk about is the fact that we get shown all of the girls in wide variety of clothing and styles. Most other waifus only ever have like one or 2 outfits they’ll ever wear for a whole series, with some shows drawing attention to it when they have the “casual clothes” date. Aqua, megumin, and darkness have a large array of clothes we’ve seen them in so it makes us feel like we know them better. I mean, one of my favorite things about Konosuba is the bra-less nightgowns they all wear at night and how they’re all animated. Name one other show that shows their waifus bra-less in a way that they don’t even mention it, you can just SEE it.

[@Vgamer311]

Most physical attraction: Aqua/Wiz (tie) Most canonically sexualized: Darkness Most adorable: Megumin Most useful: everyone but Aqua Most familiar/most screen time: Aqua Best personality: (Party): Megumin (overall): Wiz Winner: kazuma.

[@sinisternorimaki]

Most crazy: everyone but Eris

[@cheesecrew]

Hai kazuma desu

[@tomharries2259]

Sinister Norimaki unless there is a demon involved then she is batshit crazy.

[@theoriganalxldub]

Vgamer311 I wholly agree with the last part at least lol

[@PrivateSparky]

Actually, most useless would go to Darkness. This becomes more obvious in the later volumes of the LN, to the point where the entire party literally pokes fun at how little she usually contributes. Aqua's personality and general attitude are what's holding her down but if you look at what she actually has done, she clearly proves she isn't useless at all. She's can revive people from the dead like it is nothing(Dullahan fight). Her magic is strong enough to pierce strong magical barriers (Mobile Fortress Destroyer). She can summon a tsunami out of thin air (Dullahan fight). Her purification magic can severely harm undead (Lichs are one of the strongest types of undead but Aqua can put Wiz in a life threatening state just by holding her hand for a few seconds.) and even water just by touching it. And that's not even considering some of her later feats in the LNs.

[@midnight_horizen8184]

A hormonal teenager, A goddess with a drinking problem and a bratty attitude, An underaged mostly sane girl compared to the others, and a woman who's into BDSM. A perfect crew for the protagonist!

[@SmoovyNovaFan]

lets be honest, none of them are sane, Darkness enjoys suffering to a fault, Aqua has a massive ego, and Megumin who's only goal in life is to blow stuff up like an escaped mad terrorist

[@floppydisksareop]

@@SmoovyNovaFan To be quite fair, if I could blow stuff up on that scale, with basically no effort, at the age of 14, you can bet that my hometown would have a lot more craters around it than it has (which is admittedly 0), and there would be like 50 warrants for me or I'd have spent some time locked up for blowing shit up. Explosions are *amazing*.

[@brokeandtired]

To be honest Aqua is the kinda girl a man can imagine bending over and banging senseless...The canonical lack of panties is simply a bonus.

[@pyromania1018]

Kazuma is a truly hilarious protoceratops.

[@damienrey8216]

i think the phrase "into bdsm" is an understatement

[@colemanholt2434]

Wiz is best girl. I'll die on this hill. Her personality blends well with her not being able to run a shop well. Plus she does her absolute best to help people but makes situations worse in doing so. Her intentions are so pure and I love her for it! It also helps that she doesn't have a downside as bad as the main three girls.

[@wesleyward5901]

She's def top 3. Personally, Yunyun is best girl, Eris is 2nd best and Wiz is 3rd best.

[@ThePrinnyman]

@@wesleyward5901 Makes me sick to see an Eris supporter around here. Eris pads her chest.

[@Zerpan12]

​@@ThePrinnymansounds like one of Aqua's supporters

[@heechoonyeo4762]

I'd say in terms of personality, I like Wiz. She's rather simple for the most part, however she's just, really kind and gentle.

[@juderosebudphantomoaloupeep]

she's so clumsy and unlucky though that vanir wants to kill her with his death ray

[@depressedgwyndolin]

Same

[@typacsk]

In a sane world, she'd be best girl. But in the world of THIS show...

[@stephanreiken9912]

Darkness's ideal husband sounds just like what Kazuma would do.

[@thedeuces8851]

*Cough* *Cough* Yeah, IDEAL.

[@JAY-zf6jw]

Except the feelings aren’t mutual

[@Otakulifeforme]

So True

[@kazuma6173]

True

[@is1hair]

I wouldn’t say that they aren’t mutual. Like Kazuma said, all he thinks about when he sees Darkness is boobs. She is boobs.

[@brycevo]

Konosuba really sounds like playing a JRPG with my friends

[@MrMortull]

Further to that, there has been more than one occasion where I've seen something these idiot assholes have done (with, to or generally around each other) and had to suppress the D&D memories. My gaming friends really can be the most idiotic and awful people in-character, and it's glorious.

[@towelgirl21]

That's why I liked it.

[@thatguyontheright1]

@@MrMortull Yea, fantasy anime with idiot characters reminds me of playing D&D as well...and you know what? Playing D&D with idiots is a more fun experience than playing with people who make it serious business.

[@brandonteppelin6353]

I had a D&D character named Odorf Teabaggins. From Tea-Bag End. He was a hobbit rogue. Who stole everything not nailed to the floor. Our playgroup had among us- A Half-Orc heavy metal Bard. Named Kiev Rickard. A human fighter who specialized in mauls. Mike Hammred. A half elf monk. Named Ton-Ee Jaa. Not in the same party. Among different campaign settings even. I'd like to think though...our party would be basically the worst.

[@brycevo]

@@brandonteppelin6353 XD

[@foxyninjaa]

YUN YUN! That scene where she's having a Birthday party on her own trying to feign happiness makes me want to pick her up and SQUISH all the sadness away SHES SOFKNCUTE!!!

[@Colonel_Overkill]

Megumin has a special place in my heart for her love and dedication to the subtle art that we share. Complete and total lack of restraint explosions. While my waifu list is almost always redheads she is an exception worth of praise and more mana to recast EXPLOSION!!!

[@adgato75]

"Smugumin" is the absolute best.

[@boncattoo]

Every waifu with the letter s are the best like SpeedWagon

[@adgato75]

@@boncattoo I see you are a man of culture , as well.

[@smugumin3448]

You called?

[@Chipcats]

Why of course.

[@MinusZaxis]

@@smugumin3448 yes

[@bnerd1]

i love that aqua barfs rainbows

[@darwinxavier3516]

Why would barf need to be censored but tentacle rape is fine.

[@marialuisalim6354]

I love that megumin barfs explosions

[@Bonniefan-gs1eg]

She should be the mom of gnome from gravity falls

[@billy9749]

I love being part of the axis cult

[@mychaeljones7526]

@@edi9892 How are people okay with that death?

[@joshuabang1437]

3:29 “Wiz, Eris, and Yunyun” Clip of Chris

[@torpedo996]

Eris is Chris when she goes to the surface of the world.

[@joshuabang1437]

@@torpedo996 that is extremely true

[@hzrd8675]

@@torpedo996 holy shit you may be right

[@cjloha91]

My favorite is megumin because of her long intros and incantations before performing explosion magic. Also because in video games I always try to make the biggest explosion possible regardless if the game is suppose to be stealth or not. In the world of video games megumin and I are the same 😂

[@aunforeseencircumstance5478]

“or she turned them invisible so kazuma cant peep at them” brain size:1000000000

[@seeps489]

lol

[@ravingtac0896]

*-1

[@roscora614]

Whats better? Having a guy see your underwear,pr having them see your bare ass?

[@daisuki9296]

Bigger the brain Dumber the child, intelligence is determined by how creased the brain is

[@Death_______]

so he can't steal her pantsu.....

[@SigmaSyndicate]

Future High School Physics classes will replace "Schrodinger's Cat" with "Aqua's Panties".

[@crystalbreaker947]

Another underrated comment... UP YOU GO!!

[@renatocorvaro6924]

That'd be impressive, since Schrodinger's Cat isn't taught in Literature, because it's a physics experiment, and is actually Copenhagen's Cat. So how High School Literature Classes are going to replace University Theoretical Physics text that doesn't actually exist is something I would be really interested to learn about.

[@ghoulbuster1]

We get it, you're smart.

[@tunnelsnake420]

*Renato Corvaro* r/iamverysmart

[@Reydriel]

More physicists need to start naming stuff from their research with anime memes lol (here's hoping I get to do it soemday)

[@AaronMichaelLong]

Being flawed doesn't make a character bad, it makes them relatable. Like Falstaff in Shakespeare, it's a character's flaws that drive the story and make them entertaining. A flawless, idealized "Mary-Sue" is the epitome of bad writing, and a flawless, impassive friend or partner in real life is *invariably* one who is putting up a front, and won't ever show any vulnerability or authenticity in your relationship.

[@GraveUypo]

i believe he said that made them bad WAIFUS, not bad characters. not ever he suggested that.

[@ailporf]

Sadists when they see Darkness: *I see this as an absolute win!*

[@jwff7000]

Darkness: She protecc Megumin: She atacc Aqua [USELESS]: But most importantly, Kazuma: He wants to go bacc

[@orbitalsummer]

doesn't aqua want to go back though?

[@SmoovyNovaFan]

Aqua's got your bacc since she can heal and revive

[@rkpyi8616]

@@tobiwayne7725 almost every problem is caused by aqua

[@whatisevenahandle]

Aqua, she causes lots of problem or mostly attract them: no lucc

[@thatguywhocomments5534]

Kazuma wants to stay though

[@Ikcatcher]

We all know that Kazuma is best waifu

[@cheesecrew]

hai kazuma desu

[@technic1285]

TheRealCheddar I was about to comm. This, Go figure.

[@ianlugo9501]

Ikcatcher 😂😂😂😂

[@theoriganalxldub]

Ikcatcher Of course.

[@togodragon]

Is there really any other choice?

[@syrusalder7795]

That clip at the end has got to be one of my favorite scenes in konosuba. The sheer joy in Darkness's face as everyone else is just resigned and depressed over the fact that they need to be blown up to proceed is so hilarious.

[@Master_WannaBe_]

Aside from the waifu argument, the team completely lampoons RPGs parties. Aqua is a goddess/arch-priestess, by RPG logic she’s supposed to be the most useful and effective support member, yet most of the time she’s completely useless. Megumi is an arch-mage, she supposed to have a wide array of powerful spells and be the party’s artillery; she only uses one spell and it can be used once a day, after that she’s completely drained. Darkness, the paladin that’s sworn to protect the weak from all dangers, yeah she’s actually a masochist who can’t get enough of taking damage. Kazuma, a panty-stealing asshole who takes every opportunity he can to be a pervert, essentially, a brutally honest depiction of an RPG player.

[@hardlinewinter8040]

Um In the manga Aqua literally says that she made her panties invisible with goddess magic

[@seated1140]

Noooooo

[@dodo-uz4ct]

So no one could peek her panties. GENIUS

[@isaac70784]

dodod dedet WAIT

[@parkchimmin7913]

dodod dedet Modern problems require modern solutions

[@idek117]

YOU DONT KNOW THAT, SHE COULD HAVE BEEN LYING SO THAT NOONE WOULD LOOK

[@Shenaldrac]

My boyfriend has described this show and its cast as "The anime version of Always Sunny in Philadelphia."

[@shithoagie]

Shenaldrac lol, I just made that comparison in a reply to someone else

[@robertwyatt3912]

*The Gang Becomes Anime*

[@themachine9290]

Shenaldrac YES

[@Odinsday]

Shenaldrac I need to see Danny DeVito in this show as soon as possible.

[@ryancarter2959]

November11Seven I mean the manga is still on going so we very well could get more. Much more

[@Super.YT_]

Your personality is amazing omfg. 10:54 onwards omg. man i think this deserves a sub.

[@Krosstic]

You gotta feel bad for darkness, she’s probably the only character that gets a weird closet pervert but he’s just too incompetent to do anything lmao.

[@nothisispatrick4644]

Only a normie would call lalatina as "Darkness". *Normies*

[@Altoskr]

Dankness

[@lnsflare1]

Loch Ness.

[@CDodger24]

when the anime reveals her real name i was dying of laughter.

[@ashchisalleh1454]

Darkness. Lol

[@someguyontheinternet8793]

Normies must be purged

[@l.o.b.2433]

That Aqua was voted better than Megumin is a personal insult for me.

[@gebreknefekalmoradiss3785]

To you perhaps, I don't know the standards you are using but overall, aqua still seems much more fun to be around than the others, unless you are an arsonist there aren't many common points between a normal guy and megumin, while there's only one specific kind of "fun" you can have with darkness without her making every situation turn sexual.

[@l.o.b.2433]

@@gebreknefekalmoradiss3785 The movie finally convinced me. And since I don't like drinking alcohol, Aqua isn't a good companion for me.

[@polnajeff9035]

@@l.o.b.2433 i dont either. but aqua still best girl

[@tama5380]

Dude you're insulting meee

[@l.o.b.2433]

@@tama5380 So a normal day for you?

[@fulana_de_tal]

Being a female, i honestly love these girls, because, even if they are the worst people possible, and darkness masochism makes me really unconfortable, they have personality and they're there for a reason, they're great female characters and they're hilarious

[@vtr0104]

You touched upon the fakeness aspect in the video, and I think that's mostly why people enjoy these characters. They don't really feel like characters, but like actual people with tangible flaws, which is pretty rare. When you meet people in real life, most, if not all of them, are carrying around some kind of horrible baggage that you might end up knowing about or not, but which will always be there. And with time, you can pick up which people are willing to share those things in order to be accepted for who they are, and which are willing to perpetuate a persona because they're either assholes or are so traumatized by something that they feel like they could never do that without some kind of perceived horrible consequences. Say what you will of the three girls, but none of them can be faulted for holding back some aspect of their personality when around Kazuma, and the same goes for him too. It might come off as some kind of deconstructed harem (and I know the doujinshis aren't helping either), but it feels a lot more like a bunch of messed-up friends having adventures together. It's gonna sound stupid, but it seems like one of its better successors in recent times was Interspecies Reviewers, except there it's more obvious what with literally having a bunch of bros doing bro things.

[@navnav5338]

we like them BECAUSE they have flaws. characters that dont have flaws dont feel real

[@B__SYAHRULMUBAROK]

Agree on that. I don't much enjoy a story that mainly tell the power of the entity but without exploring flaws every character had, either the protagonist nor the villain.

[@RandomPerson-cm2wg]

Mi Ke it makes them more relatable. What makes a villain terrifying is making them unpredictable. Keep their intentions as a secret, then reveal the intentions as that of a madman. That’s what makes a villain terrifying.

[@the3diamonds472]

But we love speedwagon

[@FallenPasha]

We like watching them in a show but nobody would ever want to actually be friends with any of them or ever consider a relationship with them.

[@hyprwhrl978]

That just backs up Aqua's intellegence She wears pants but makes them invisible so that Kazuma can't see them. Then what's the point in wearing them at all?

[@returnedtomonkey8886]

Inteligence 100

[@Westerncreek]

only bad girls don't wear panties!

[@darkzero7969]

ngl if she was smart she would be crazy OP

[@Blergph]

Kazuma The Great Player that would make her be like "sans" actually no... anyways the 2nd best anime I've ever seen as a weeb in my entire life. wow

[@vortechstg4091]

Warmth

[@deanne3585]

I love Wiz, she's so kind and cute🥺 and Aqua has such lovely and unique hair. All of them have so much personality which makes them so likeable

[@thebaku818]

megumin is my personal favorite, her chuunibyou nature, though it might be irritating, is a trope that i, from personal experience, havent seen that often, and its just adorable. also i relate to her in the sense that if im given enoguh power first thing id do is blow up a planet, then lie face up on the ground to fall asleep and end my turn

[@InsufferableCrap]

Konosuba is the first anime that accurately makes me believe that these people are friends. Because although I love and care for mine, they are the dumbest idiots who irritate me beyond any fathomable measure of the human mind.

[@erikburzinski8248]

True.

[@thewolfoflight5780]

God damm it you make me miss my Old Friend Group

[@random3x70]

A part of Aqua’s design is her hair beads. That are in large orb with two smaller orbs attached. You know H2O molecule.

[@ggImJesus]

Hmmm good eye

[@gaigeschaal9070]

Thats way to much intelligence to associate with this character

[@gallalameblook9911]

SOMEBODY GIVES A NOBEL TO THIS MAN. Wait a Nobel for something Aqua relates NVM

[@hirokokueh3541]

Megumin : "did someone say Nobel?"

[@quizzyskeptical9450]

The way he said “intentionally written to be as unrepentantly awful” made me cry 😂😂😂😂😂

[@rockowlgamer631]

the best moment to represent this video is when Kazuma got his head sliced off by the snow samurai and started lamenting after explaining all the shit he went through only to feel sad if he were to leave the girls, and then was brought back to life by Aqua blackmailing Aris about padding her chest only to come back to Darkness and Megumin giving Kazuma hug caused they missed him............(for some reason) perfect moment in the series to best represent this video

[@bobbys332]

Second best moment: Kazuma's death and resurrection dealing with the Lizard runners. Dies a stupid death, decides he wants a bit of peace and quiet, gets forced into returning because *SOMEONE* was doing something to his body. Later finds out what it was and wants to kill them. They don't want him to leave and will go to VERY SERIOUS extremes to make sure he keeps coming back. They know that without him they are in trouble (he IS the only one with a sense of progression after all. Megumin and Darkness don't particularly have a goal in mind beyond explode things and get assaulted, and Aqua needs him to get her back to her realm) but they also know he often dislikes working with them because of their own idiosyncrasies.

[@Pluveus]

Darkness put all of her stats in defensive skills because when she was offered the D, she couldn't resist. Also, one of my favorite parts of the light novel was when someone from a normal party was talking shit on Kazuma so they swapped for a day and the dude came back traumatized and his party was unsure about giving up Kazuma because he was so useful.

[@apacheattackhelicopter5823]

what volume??

[@Pluveus]

@@apacheattackhelicopter5823 Volume 2, chapter 1, starting at section 7 and running through the rest of the chapter.

[@apacheattackhelicopter5823]

Pluveus Oh boy, might aswell read the novel from the start

[@apacheattackhelicopter5823]

Pluveus Thank you!

[@Pluveus]

@@apacheattackhelicopter5823 no prob, the LNs are equally funny, but not quite in the same way.

[@hunterbrett6612]

ARE YOU IMPLYING THAT A CHARACTER I LIKE ISN'T PERFECT?

[@andrewratliff4007]

Yes. Fight me

[@jadecoolness101]

Yes.

[@infernace5613]

Yes. I am not scared. Fight me.

[@FlowWolf7]

It's not implying. He is flat out saying they are not perfect

[@NihongoWakannai]

FlowWolf7 fight me

[@sliceregisteredtrademark5302]

Great character design advice. Especially the psychology behind Darkness’ ponytail - I didn’t see that coming

[@myself2noone]

Having just watched the show. I think Aqua ends up being the funniest. The other two end up repeating the same joke a lot of the time, but Aqua is delightfully stupid in so many new and interesting ways.

[@davethelong5093]

Fun fact: For all her talk about abuse and debauchery, Darkness is still actually a virgin, that being said, once the sun goes down she goes at it REAAAAALLY hard solo.

[@lordfelidae4505]

Ainz Ooal Gown is that second part canon? WHERE DO YOU GET THIS INFORMATION, OH SKELETAL KING OF SORCERY?!

[@hickorymccay2994]

@@lordfelidae4505 Probably no. I mean, anime may be somewhat perverse, but not _that_ much.

[@JAY-zf6jw]

Lord Felidae the light novel

[@JAY-zf6jw]

Hickory McCay the light novel is a romance in some volumes, too

[@hickorymccay2994]

@@JAY-zf6jw Really?

[@akumu2225]

"I can only be satisfied with something big and hard." -Megumin (s1 ep6)

[@kondamnnigga]

No don't do THAT

[@strungwig9687]

oh no stop making me have big pepe moment

[@australium7374]

Megumin=if she didn’t have the relationship she did with kazuma she would be a pain in the ass for the group, assuming she isn’t already

[@tyronetyronerson8993]

Kazumas excalibur

[@brianmichael6445]

Reported

[@blakecandin1140]

I didn't strike gold when I found konosuba, I founding freaking diamonds. I can't even express the amount of love I have for this show but I haven't found a single show that fills the gap this show left.

[@moosepocalypse6500]

I love Darkness, I love how she creeps out the villains. I guess it ruins the fun of torturing people if they WANT it LMFAO 😂 I say this as someone who, while I don't kink-shame, would in real life find her masochism a bit extreme to the point of being embarrassed to be seen around her lol

[@Zortec]

Megumin didn't pick Chuunibyou. Chuunibyou Picked Megumin!

[@TheGamingMexican69]

Zortec Truth

[@batuhan6887]

Did you read the light novels? If not, in a side story chuunibyous of the crimson demon clan in Axel assemble and make a contest for the honor of being the most chuunibyouest? person and Kazuma comes with Megumin and chooses to participate. Well, Kazuma became the god of chuunibyous’ after that.

[@TheOmegaCloud]

To be fair Chuunibyou picked the entire race of Crimson Demons (who are not actual demons but whatever).

[@alpha-sama]

The cat chooses the wizard, mr. Potter.

[@fluxedgirl]

in soviet russia, chuunibyou picks megumin

[@miraclejohnson3161]

Wiz is way to underrated how could you not love that Sweet Person of a lich with such a nice personality and *cough* nice body

[@marivelarmitage5244]

And a habit to waste your money in a blink of eye

[@JAY-zf6jw]

Marivel Armitage I was about to say the same thing, this is why Vanir works her to tears

[@gmenos6252]

Vanir is the best girl of the series

[@lucyfer_the_bat]

because i like megumin more

[@matascekas7663]

I may be 6 months late but i'll still ask, have you watched the first season ova, cuz youll be coughing alot more, as much as i may despise the episode

[@michaelsantini9613]

I haven't watched Konosuba and your descriptions of the characters are AMAZING, I might just go watch it now lol.

[@ericfang7844]

85% of the season is them being funny and stupid. But in the few instances where they show how much they care about Kazuma is heartwarming.

[@trickster5941]

The cabbages are best girl smh

[@TheEel228]

What about the Toads.

[@sassylostchild7711]

Snow sprites

[@linkedwinters]

The castle really gets me going 😩👌💯💯

[@Blergph]

uuuu

[@endymionthemightymasterofm9600]

Time for an Avatar the last airbender konosuba crossover

[@sadhlife]

Daily reminder that Eris pads her chest

[@ericsaxon5736]

I love Eris for that.

[@mustysmells817]

Kris is best girl

[@Roasted_Piglet]

I don't mind if they are pads though

[@infernace5613]

I don't give a fuck

[@ronaldomendoza7578]

Tushar Sadhwani // I rate stuff // Still would fuck

[@mysticbobby2718]

Konosuba is a masterpiece ( my personal opinion). The funniest isekai that I have ver watched in my life till now. I'm going to be really sad when it ends. Seeing Kazuma, Aqua, Megumin and Darkness being together seams fun to watch.

[@angelinebena9675]

I want the third season so bad I want to see the group together again. Can’t wait for April❤

[@AnimeUproar]

Darkness is beautiful, THICC, comes from a wealthy family, and while she is clearly kinky, her code of honor ensures that she would keep all that kinkiness solely for her husbando. STOP BEING WRONG GEOFF!

[@shithoagie]

AnimeUproar bullshit. She'd give it up to anything with tentacles, or anything with a penis, muscles, and ill intent....

[@KM-uk2rt]

nope

[@MorpheousXO]

Only if Husbando was a Pimp who sold her on the street... so I guess that means she wouldn't XD

[@drewbabe]

darkness would definitely be into ntr so sorry dude but your opinion is wrong

[@Rensune]

Virjunior Then you have to be More perverted than monsters. Which Kazuma is.

[@user-or8ql3fe5v]

When I only started watching Konosuba, I was thinking of Aqua as very beautiful and sexy, but after reading the entire LN series, I think of her exactly like Kazuma does.

[@diamondheat9]

Gorse Aurn classic. I must rewatch

[@ronaldomendoza7578]

@Gorse Aurn When you think about it, its truly sad, especially when she says she was at max from the very start

[@markperalta3210]

Imma start reading the LN noe

[@chen1759]

omg same this y kazuma is my favourite

[@Zesprit15]

Oh, is the light novel finished? Might have to read it then.

[@himadima5240]

Still come here to watch this again like every year...

[@PhilipHubbe]

Darkness is low key the most powerful person in the anime.

[@a1saiyan382]

megumin would destroy her and kazuma,kazuma defeated the demon kong

[@feynman6756]

I'm a big Yunyun fan myself. The fact is, the three main girls seem more like family than someone to go on a date with. They're definitely very lovable, but mostly in a playful way. Yunyun, on the other hand... She undeniably has physical attractiveness, and her friendship with Megumin is quite endearing. Her shyness is very cute, if you like that kind of thing, but she can also be intent on the things that really matter to her. Plus, she's actually very competent at magic and is able to get things done. She is intelligent, but can also care deeply for the people close to her (if they aren't scared off first, though unintentionally). She may struggle to make friends, but for me, that just causes me to empathize with her more strongly. Yunyun is capable of love, and deserving of protection. For these reasons, Yunyun is best girl in "Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku Wo!". Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

[@MinusZaxis]

YunYun is best uwu

[@imrekalman9044]

Her body might seem cold But her heart is warm She shall never grow old Therefore I'm a Wiz fan

[@IamINERT]

That coochie felt like Antartica I thought my dick might freeze

[@YaBoiNicho]

As a Yunyun fan myself, Y E S

[@germanfan6481]

The last line got me

[@catmaster7370]

Top 10 reasons to love Megumin: 1. Big juicy Explosions 2. Smug 3. Explosions 4. Cute 5. explosions 6. Loli 7. ExPlOsIoNs 8. The way she looks 9. exPLosIOns 10. EXUPROOOOOOOOOSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mikelp9600]

Accurate af

[@greatbrandini3967]

Don't forget bakuretsu

[@LtApples101]

Don’t forget chunchunmaru

[@chikafujiwari5762]

Your right

[@creepo8378]

shes only 14

[@blightburnt]

Best girl is Kazuma. Hands down.

[@Murpler]

kazuma:bard aqua:bitch darkness:bedrock megumin:nuke

[@MGDrzyzga]

My favorite? Megumin. Still trying to figure out why, but I knew my affection grew after I laughed so much after someone described her as "the inevitable love child of Michael Bay and a stick of dynamite."

[@kieranhogan8086]

I was thinking Micheal Reeves but instead electricity its Explosion.

[@TheGuardDuck]

Well of course she is. That just makes too much sense.

[@JAY-zf6jw]

If you like megumin you should read the light novel, kazumin is canon in it

[@TheGuardDuck]

@@JAY-zf6jw Awww. I figured Kazuma would settle for Darkness. He's pervy enough for her.

[@remyhavoc4463]

@@TheGuardDuck hell no man Not even any signs of it. He fucking despises her the most

[@diequick8235]

I WANT KONOSUBA SEASON 3

[@firebrony101]

The fact that the upcoming movie is now confirmed to be adapting the 5th Volume of the LN kind of all but confirms a third season. Who knows, we might get an S3 teaser at the end of the movie!

[@disgustingweeb]

*I NEED IT*

[@gunby9322]

*I TOO NEED IT*

[@habibi_ey]

I'm sure there will be one after the movie the creator said that if the movie will be good he will consider making another season

[@redsalmon9966]

WE*

[@vanity137]

Megumin is the beat character no doubt shes just unbeliveble cute and her pesonality is wierd but its also pretty alr sometimes

[@tomoyaokazaki2138]

you hit the nail on the head when you described their personalities. Great job man, and personally, I don't think I'd view Aqua, Megumin, or Darkness as my waifu. Although you say is true, the personalities of these girls are a turn-off. But as you mentioned, they are great for the comedy that we need in our lives. I do like the 3 characters, but not as potential waifus.

[@bringbackthegoodolddays6367]

"Big in japan Not so big in the west And pads her chest" Man that was fire

[@broncos435]

1 syllable short of a haiku in each line too

[@Ben-fp4he]

@@broncos435 fixed She’s big in Japan Not quite so big in the west And she pads her chest

[@stinkmaster9429]

@@Ben-fp4he it was supposed to be eris pads her chest.

[@itsgengreen4683]

Why those it rhyme so great though😂

[@gammabursta6915]

Lol

[@sephirothfromffvii8141]

We all love the girls of Konosuba for their flaws, it makes them feel much more real and human and is a pleasant breath of fresh air from the basic, quiet, nice, and cute waifus that we’re constantly seeing.

[@chronologizer422]

You want flaws, read a fanfic.

[@mshirzady3747]

@@chronologizer422 Specifically, the worst ones.

[@IamINERT]

@@chronologizer422 hell yeah

[@chronologizer422]

@@mshirzady3747 *SONIC X TAILS FLASHBACKS*

[@mshirzady3747]

@@chronologizer422 Dark!Evil!Rinnegan!Mangekyou-Sharingan!Ten-tails-Jinichukiri!Gary-Stu!Harem-ninja!Hypocrite!Naruto flashbacks.

[@ChairLord90]

It's because chemistry between the characters is good. I can't imagine missing one of them in the party

[@herpderp9774]

I may be late to the party but you definitely hit the nail on the head, all of their worst traits mingle well with their weaponized cuteness in making us smile, especially Aqua's spiteful and petulant nature playing up her bratty and deviously hilarious nature.