Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen wo!

KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! / この素晴らしい世界に爆焔を！

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
Studios: Drive
Producers: 81 Produce, Atelier Musa, Half H.P Studio, Kadokawa, Nippon Columbia, Sammy
Licensors: Crunchyroll
Rating: 7.51 / 10
Rank: #1970
Popularity: #701
Users Listed: 370,366
Users Scored: 156,550
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 09/20/2023
Aired: April 6, 2023 – June 22, 2023 (Spring)
Type: tv
Source: Light Novel
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 12
Broadcast: Thursday at 01:00 (JST)

Synopsis:

The series follows Megumin, a dedicated apprentice mage from the secluded Crimson Demon Village, renowned for its powerful but physically demanding magic. Driven by an unwavering passion for explosion magic, she defies conventional training, determined to master her signature spell despite its debilitating aftereffects. Megumin’s pursuit of power leads her and her childhood companion Yunyun to the Red Prison, a rigorous academy dedicated to refining Crimson Demon magical abilities.

Within its walls, Megumin delves deeper into the history of her clan and confronts looming threats. Supported by her familiar Chomusuke and younger sister Komekko, she strives to perfect her explosive technique and solidify her place as a legendary mage. The story explores themes of dedication, rivalry, and the cost of ambition within a vibrant, magical community. It offers a glimpse into a world where tradition meets individual aspiration, all wrapped in a distinctive aesthetic steeped in Crimson Demon lore.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: The Crimson-Eyed Wizards (Aired: 04/06/2023)
Episode 2: The Magic Academy's Taboo (Aired: 04/13/2023)
Episode 3: Guardians of the Crimson Demon Village (Aired: 04/20/2023)
Episode 4: The Crimson-Eyed Lonely Master (Aired: 04/27/2023)
Episode 5: Prelude to an Explosion of Madness (Aired: 05/04/2023)
... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

Megumin (Main) - Voice Actors: Takahashi, Rie, Malvárez, Wendy, Simi, Isabella, Mendez, Erica, Quilichini, Clara
Yunyun (Main) - Voice Actors: Toyosaki, Aki, Hidalgo, Alondra, Mills, Kayli, Saddy, Flávia, Lo, Emi, Blada, Kaïna
Aqua (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Amamiya, Sora, González, Nycolle, Mata, Faye, Pazete, Natali, Caruso, Lisa
Arakuremono (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inada, Tetsu, Osorio, Dan, Parisi, Milton, Williams, Imari, Méyère, Bruno
Arnes (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kojima, Sachiko, Delint, Alex, Bennett, Dawn M., Garcia, Ana, Rochet, Bérangère
Arue (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nazuka, Kaori, Lenti, Marissa, Beatriz, Celina, Figueroa, Samanta, Mouchel, Julie
Bukkororii (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakajima, Yoshiki, Machline, Daniel, Chiplock, Sean, Orozco, Alejandro, Kluckert, Sebastian, Hervé, Glen
Cecily (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fairouz Ai, Lee, Amanda, Bittencourt, Ana Elena, Leal, Lupita, Baradat, Claire
Chomusuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nabatame, Hitomi, Bartley, Ryan, Bernal, Alberto, Portella, Tabata, Verry, Clotilde, Meyer, Jermain
Chris (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suwa, Ayaka, Buckland, Kira, Villa, Angélica, Masuet, Raquel, Doang, Geneviève
Dodonko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suzushiro, Sayumi, Bartley, Ryan, Nunes, Karen, Robles, Jocelyn, Berard, Mélissa
Dustiness, Lalatina Ford (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kayano, Ai, Valenzuela, Cristina, Barrera, Mildred, Alves, Natália, Lacombe, Lila
Female Knight (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsuda, Satsumi, Gil, Leslie, Calegaretti, Giovanna, Robbe, Elia-Carmine
Fio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Aoyama, Yoshino, Fonseca, Karina, Lastra, Jackie, Verry, Clotilde
Funifura (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tomita, Miyu, Buhr, Reba, Brigido, Amanda, Sánchez, Analiz, Combes, Caroline
Host (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamamoto, Itaru, Butts, Bill, Brum, Victor, Osorio, Dan, Desroses, Thierry
Hyoizaburo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Thomas, Joe J., Takahashi, Hiroki, Telles, Ricardo, Solo, Raúl, Roullier, Philippe
Kaikai (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kanazawa, Mai, Moreno, Susana, Carmes, Rune
Komekko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Naganawa, Maria, Lastra, Jackie, Langarica, Erika, Gries, Jana Dunja, Lima, Rafinha, Carmes, Rune
Laina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mikami, Yurie, Figueroa, Samanta, Dondi, Mariana, Lauda, Brittany, Verry, Clotilde
Luna (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hara, Sayuri, Harlacher, Erika, Sánchez, Analiz, Guioli, Aline, Hauguel, Amandine
Makaromi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Haruno, Anzu, Gris, Gaby
Mitsurugi, Kyouya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Eguchi, Takuya, Vilchis, José Gilberto, Santhos, Leonardo, Fu, Stephen, Sover, Yoann
Narrator (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukushima, Jun, Pantoja, Arnie, Olguín, Javier, Bougleux, Erick
Nerimaki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishigami, Shizuka, Marie, Michelle, García Sánchez, Paola, Carvalho, Isabelle, Bernard, Ophélie
Poritan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Honizumi, Rina, Lana, Thainá, Verduzco, Iarel, Price, Maureen, Hellweg, Jasmin, Chaquin, Amandine
Pucchin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakamaki, Mitsuhiro, Thomas, Joe J., Lassah, Eduardo, Orozco, Luis Fernando, Pistorio, Pierre-François
Rhode (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsuchida, Reiou
Ryze (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Uenishi, Teppei, Villamar, Alex, Paschoal, Cadu, Shipman, Matt, Fort-Junca, Benoît
Sakiberry (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fujita, Saki, Acevedo, Casandra, Carmes, Rune
Sansara (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimada, Aino, Guerrero, María José
Satou, Kazuma (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukushima, Jun, Olguín, Javier, Pantoja, Arnie, Bougleux, Erick, Bourlé, Bastien
Soketto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hase, Miki, Belle, Naiaama, Harlacher, Erika, Monroy, Vianney, Labartino, Yaëlle
Sophie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tatsumi, Yuiko
Terry (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mogami, Tsuguo, Argôllo, Pablo, Meyer, Jermain
Torosuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Aoyama, Yutaka, Mendiola, Roberto, Cardoso, Mário
Tristan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ugaki, Hidenari, Gesteira, Carlos, Garcia, Andrés, Charrier, Jean-Marc
Wiz (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Horie, Yui, Knickerbocker, Brianna, Ángeles, Jessica, Torres, Mariana, Hervieux, Charlotte, Hannak, Nicole
Wolbach (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kaida, Yuuko, Buhr, Reba, Ghezzi, Aline, Castañeda, Carla, Dehon, Estelle, Pollow, Peggy
Yuiyui (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Noto, Mamiko, Elias-Fahn, Dorothy, Macêdo, Lhays, Mendoza Ortiz, Pamela, Viguier, Lou
Zesta (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Masutani, Yasunori, Maguolo, Alexandre, Fernández, Dafnis, Lauer, Mick, Pappas, Constantin

Staff:

Miyakoshi, Tooru (Producer)
Momoda, Hideo (Producer)
Ogura, Rie (Producer)
Taniguchi, Hiroyasu (Producer)
Tokumura, Kenichi (Producer)
Abe, Yuujirou (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Iwanami, Yoshikazu (Sound Director)
Awai, Shigeki (Episode Director)
Kanazawa, Yuki (Episode Director)
Kawabe, Shinya (Episode Director)
Koremoto, Akira (Episode Director)
Tanaka, Takahiro (Episode Director)
Watanabe, Yuki (Episode Director)
Yasukawa, Ouri (Episode Director)
Aoki, Yasuko (Script)
Machida, Touko (Script)
Sekine, Satoko (Script)
Uezu, Makoto (Script, Series Composition)
Fujii, Toshirou (Storyboard, Key Animation)
Inagaki, Takayuki (Storyboard)
Shirahata, Bob (Storyboard)
Watanabe, Shinichi (Storyboard)
Iwasaki, Takafumi (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Lyrics)
Machico (Theme Song Performance)
Mizuguchi, Kouji (Theme Song Arrangement)
Takahashi, Rie (Theme Song Performance)
TiMT (Theme Song Arrangement)
Toyosaki, Aki (Theme Song Performance)
YeYe (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition)
Adachi, Yuusuke (Key Animation)
Ahn, Min-mi (Animation Director)
Akao, Ryoutarou (Key Animation)
Akatsuki, Natsume (Original Creator)
Chen, Kaichi (Animation Director)
Cheng, Zhenlei (Animation Director)
DM (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Etou, Naoki (Director of Photography)
Fujita, Masayuki (Animation Director)
Hirano, Tomoki (Key Animation)
Honda, Souichi (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Honda, Miyuki (Key Animation)
Hoshino, Reika (Chief Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director)
Houjou, Makoto (Executive Producer)
Irie, Toshihiro (Key Animation)
Ishikawa, Youichi (Animation Director)
Iwata, Shion (Planning)
Kaminaga, Keisuke (Planning)
Kanbe, Yuuki (Planning)
Kang, Hyeon-guk (Animation Director)
Kikuchi, Takeshi (Planning)
... and 44 more staff

News:

North American Anime & Manga Releases for May (05/05/2024)
Spring 2023 Simulcast List [Update 5/19] (03/29/2023)
Spring 2023 Preview (03/22/2023)
'Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen wo!' Unveils Additional Cast, Staff, Second Promo for Spring 2023 (12/04/2022)
PV Collection for Aug 22 - 28 (08/28/2022)
PV Collection for Jun 27 - Jul 3 (07/03/2022)
'Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen wo!' Spin-off Light Novel Gets TV Anime (05/28/2022)

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