It is the beginning of the end for this comedic isekai series, KonoSuba. Announced on the official Twitter, Natsume Akatsuki, the author of the KonoSuba light novel, stated that the series of KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! will be ending in the 17th volume of the book on May 1st, 2020 in Japan. However, also revealed in the tweet, it is hinted that there will be more projects for this series. There might be some after story content that was not originally available in the web version of light novel. In short, despite the light novel ending this upcoming month, be prepared for some post ending stories for Kazuma and his friends.
Great news for Konosuba fans, I got two great news for anyone who loves the series. You might have watched the anime on Crunchyroll subbed and dubbed multiple times and you might even read ahead in the light novel and manga, but this news will make you cough out some money. In a tweet from Rightstuf, an online shop retail where fans buy anime products, they revealed that Discotek Media, an English company that license and sells DVDs, will be releasing the Blu-Ray set of season 1 of Konosuba (also known as KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World!). This season 1 set will include all the episodes and OVA in English Sub and Dub. Season 1 will be released on May 26th, 2020.
Kazuma Sato decides that today is the day to get out of the house for a bit. Since he dies, pointlessly, it’s clearly a bad choice. The goddess who greets him in the afterlife, however, offers him a chance to be reborn in a world not unlike that of a video game, and as a bonus she’ll even throw in a cool item or power! Can’t possibly be a bad choice, right? Except he arrives with no money at all, dead average skills, and his “bonus” isn’t useful at all–since he picked the goddess, Aqua, herself. How are the two of them supposed to defeat the evil Devil King and live happily ever after? Well, for them, it probably starts with day laboring rather than adventuring. And it’s only going to get more disappointing from there!
Speaking of Konosuba, anyone remember the movie Konosuba – Legend of Crimson from last year? I got good news from Crunchyroll, the movie KONOSUBA -God’s blessing on this wonderful world!- Legend of Crimson will officially be on Crunchyroll website so fans can watch it. The movie is coming on March 25th, but the English Dub will be released on April 2020. And yes, this will be for all regions in the world where you can watch Crunchyroll.
synopsis:
A video game-loving shut-in, Satou Kazuma’s life should’ve ended when he was hit by a truck, but through a twist in fate, he ends up reincarnating in another world–and dragging the goddess, Aqua, along with him.
“I’m going to enjoy the life of an adventurer that I’ve always fantasized about from RPGs! Time to be the hero!” But in spite of his enthusiasm, only trouble was waiting for Kazuma.
Namely, the troublemaking goddess, Aqua; The wildly dorky mage, Megumin; And the unrelentingly delusional lady knight, Darkness; He ends up forming a party with these potentially powerful, but incredibly unfortunate individuals, which leads to deep debt, being tried for treason, slaying the Demon King’s generals, and occasionally dying (again).
Then, one day, the Crimson Demon girl Yun Yun says something that makes the entire group freeze up: “I want to have your babies, Kazuma!”
Upon hearing the details, it turns out that the Crimson Demon village that Megumin and Yunyun are from is facing a threat that could mean it’s ending. Kazuma and his gang follow Yunyun, who returns to the Crimson Demon village intent on saving it… when they are faced with their greatest threat yet! What will become of the unremarkable adventurer Kazuma’s life in another world?!
If you are an Android user, you might have remembered the anime app Wake Me Up, Asuna. That app allowed fans to talk to Asuna and she responds back at you whether you are speaking English or Japanese. She would wake up if your phone was on as an alarm and she will always hi to you. She was also voiced by the same voice actress in the anime (only the Japanese voice actress). Unfortunately, this app later discontinued in January 15th, 2019.
Now, looks like Asuna has some competition in the app world. Once was an an exclusive Japanese app, there is an English app where you can have the explosive mage girl Megumin from Konosuba in your phone. According to Crunchyroll, there is an app called Isekai where you can talk to the characters and have them respond and perform functions like doing a timer and alarm. Currently, Isekai will allow fans to talk to Megumin. The app has just released an English pack DLC where she will respond back to you and understand you in English. The voice actress is still the same person, Rie Takahashi.
The English pack is around $7 and this will allow her to speak in English text and hear you in English. The app will be for Android AND Apple users.
Sorry Asuna, as much as I love having you in my phone, I have to move. Are you excited to have Megumin in your phone?
If One Piece Stampede and My Hero Academia Heroes Rising is not enough to satisfy your anime needs, maybe you need KonoSuba. Announced from Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll is teaming up with Fathom Events and Kadokawa and bringing the upcoming KonoSuba movie in theaters. The movie is called KONOSUBA – A God’s blessing on this wonderful world! – Legend of Crimson. This movie will be played in one night only on November 12th of this year. Here is the plot and trailer:
A video game-loving shut-in, Satou Kazuma’s life should’ve ended when he was hit by a truck, but through a twist in fate, he ends up reincarnating in another world–and dragging the goddess, Aqua, along with him.
“I’m going to enjoy the life of an adventurer that I’ve always fantasized about from RPGs! Time to be the hero!” But in spite of his enthusiasm, only trouble was waiting for Kazuma. Namely, the troublemaking goddess, Aqua; the wildly dorky mage, Megumin; and the unrelentingly delusional lady knight, Darkness. He ends up forming a party with these potentially powerful, but incredibly unfortunate individuals, which leads to deep debt, being tried for treason, slaying the Demon King’s generals, and occasionally dying (again).
Then, one day, the Crimson Demon girl Yunyun says something that makes the entire group freeze up: “I want to have your babies, Kazuma!” Upon hearing the details, it turns out that the Crimson Demon village that Megumin and Yunyun are from is facing a threat that could mean it’s ending. Kazuma and his gang follow Yunyun, who returns to the Crimson Demon village intent on saving it… when they are faced with their greatest threat yet! What will become of the unremarkable adventurer Kazuma’s life in another world?!
Do you like Isekai anime? Do you want a good laugh? I got some awesome news from team Crunchyroll and the anime KonoSuba. Today is the conclusion of Anime Expo and Crunchyroll didn’t hold back on revealing some news for the anime KonoSuba. Some of you are already aware that the anime has an English Dub, but season 1 is the only dubbed version… until now! Konosuba season 2 will have an English Dub and it will be on the Crunchyroll site.
Also coming to the site, we will be getting the KonoSuba OVAs. There are currently two OVAs and each one is from season 1 and season 2. Season 1 OVA will be dubbed and subbed and it’s already out today! Season 2 OVA is going to be subbed and it is also released at the same time. The dubbed versions will be out later.
Last but not least, some of you are already aware of the upcoming KonoSuba movie and it’s going to be released exclusively in Japanese theaters. Crunchyroll are planning to release the movie globally to members so everyone can enjoy the anime.
Hallelujah! Thank God for this glorious news. I don’t thank Aqua for this, but I am here to inform you all that the comedy, isekai anime KonoSuba: : God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! is getting an English Dub! Revea;ed in a tweet and at an article, KonoSuba is getting an English Dub. So far, the English Dub will be focused on season 1 and we only got four voice actors voicing the main characters.
Announced at Anime News Network, the anime will not only get an English Dub, but be prepared to watch this anime in Spanish and Portuguese. The dub will be at Crunchyroll and at January 15th. For now the dub is on season 1 and we will have to wait for season 2 dub.
Kazuma: Arnie Pantoja
Aqua: Fate Mata
Megumin: Erica Mendez
Darkness: Christina Vee
We dubbed one of our ALL TIME FAVORITES, Konosuba, and you can watch all of Season 1 NEXT WEEK ~ 🎉🎉🎉
Popping up online, we got some Konosuba news! Unfortunately, it’s not season 3 of the anime, but there is project going on for the anime. Announced today at their official site, the popular anime based on Natsume Aktasuki’s light novel Konosuba (KonoSuba -God’s blessing on this wonderful world!) got a green light for an anime project. In ANN, the anime will be directed by Takaomi Kanasaki who previously did the two seasons of the anime. The movie will also have returning voice actors for the characters. Besides characters, the team who worked on the music, animation and story will also be back and will be working on the movie project.
Story synopsis:
The original light novels center on Kazuma, a shut-in student who dies in a traffic accident, but meets the goddess Aqua after death. He is given the chance to reincarnate in a fantasy world and can keep one thing with him. When he decides to choose Aqua herself, they are both transported to their new lives. The pair go on quests to earn just enough to buy food, shelter, and clothing, and eventually hire the sorceress Megumin and swordswoman Darkness, who they quickly learn are just as useless as they are.
Hello everyone, this is yours truly Matthew of Matt-in-the-Hat, and today is a special day because today it’s my birthday! Today I turn 23 and I have been waiting for a long time to reach this number. As a way to start this post, I will be doing a special top 10 posts but with a twist. If you guys know me enough, you would know that I have a gaming obsession with Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts. For this top 10, this will actually be divided into top 5s instead but in the end, it will be 10. Also, there is no particular order. Here is the reason behind this. Also, I will be doing personal shout-outs!
Today is the DLC add-on to the game Final Fantasy XV, Episode Gladioulus. In this episode, players will be playing as Noctis’s friend Gladiolus and they will experience what is like to play as the strongest man of the group. Taking place after facing Ravus, Gladiolus leaves the party and tries to obtain new skills. With the help of Cor, Gladio will be fighting daemons and he will have to face the ultimate challenger, Gilgamesh. If players bought the season pass, this episode is free; otherwise, you will have to pay $5.
Also coming out today is the release of of the HD collection game Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX, (in the UK, this game comes out on March 31st). This game will include the past Kingdom Hearts that was previously included for the PS3 but now it will be on PS4. The graphics are enhanced with 60 FPS. This game will include the following: Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (HD Cinematic Remaster), Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Final Mix, and Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded (HD Cinematic Remaster).
Now that I have giving you this information, going back to the top posts, I will tell you the titles to these top posts. I will be sharing my top 5 Strongest Male Humans in dedication to the Episode Gladiolus and my personal Top 5 Anime Worlds that could join Kingdom Hearts.
As an anime fan, you meet a variety of unique and different characters. However, have you seen a character that seemed too similar to another character? I am saying, have you seen a character that looked almost similar in appearance? Sometimes, a mangaka artist or author may create their characters by coincidence or they base it off from someone’s work. If it’s based on works, they either (a) really respect the original artist and wanted to do their own creation or (b) steal the idea and claim it as their own. In this top post 5 posts, I will be showing some anime characters that look strikingly similar to other characters in different works. This will be focused on different works and not on the same genre (in short, this may not be limited to only anime. Also this is not in order. Just things that popped in my head).
Confirmed The Pokemon Company, Pokemon Go will be starting it’s first ever event. This event will be a special Halloween event.
In this event, there will be an increase chance of encountering “spooky Pokemon.” Here is what players are expected to meet:
Drowzee
Gastly
Gengar
Golbat
Haunter
Hypno
Zubat
The event will begin on October 26 to November 1. In addition, players will also be getting extra candy. The Professor will give you 2 pieces of candy instead of one for every time you transfer Pokemon. Catching Pokemon will give you 6 candies. Your buddy Pokemon will give you 4 candies.
Anime News
Announced at the official website, the anime KonoSuba (or KonoSuba – God’s blessing on this wonderful world!!) will be getting a second season and it will be streamed on January 11. It’s also revealed that Machico (the same artist who did the previous opening in the first season) will perform the new opening song. The voices for the main cast will also return and play the ending theme song. The site also released a new visual. The anime is based on Natsume Akatsuki’s light novel.
Here is the synopsis of the anime:
Kazuma Satō, a hikikomori (shut-in) die-hard fan of games, anime, and manga. A traffic accident brings his disappointingly brief life to an end … or it should have, but he wakes up and sees a beautiful girl who introduces herself as a goddess. “Hey, I have some good news — would you like to go to an alternate world? You may only bring one thing you like with you.”
He responds, “…So, I’ll bring you.” With that, he is transported to another world and his great adventure subjugating the demon king begins … but first the hard work of finding food, clothing, and shelter begins. Kazuma wants to live in peace, but the goddess raises one problem after another, and then the demon king’s army has its eyes set on him.
Also joining in for another season is High School DxD. It’s been announced that the ecchi harem High School DxD will return with a 4th anime season!
Light novel describes it as:
Issei Hyōdō, a dim-witted, lecherous second-year high school student who is killed by a girl on his first date ever. Issei is reincarnated as a devil, and from that day forward, he serves as an underling of Riasu, a high-level devil who is also the prettiest girl on Issei’s campus.
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