Anime heroes being dropped into magical worlds while hailing from worlds that are far more mundane is big business right now, with the genre known as Isekai giving fans some of the biggest series within the medium today. Series like Sword Art Online, Overlord, The Rising of the Shield Hero, and Log Horizon are just a few examples of big-time Isekai, and it seems that a fan-favorite series, Konosuba, has announced that it is set to return for a new season as well as a spin-off series, following the release of two seasons and a movie for the hilarious quartet of adventurers.
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KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! first arrived as a light novel series in 2012 by creator Natsumi Akatsuki, joining a number of other Isekai stories that began with a run of novels. Explosion in Another World was actually a light novel series of its own, creating three novels that follow this arc and first hitting the scene in 2014. Currently, there are a number of follow-up novels that were created following the “Explosion”, so the anime certainly has plenty of material to draw from if it is looking to continue moving to the future. The first two seasons of Konosuba were produced by Studio Deen, who fans might also know from their work on The Seven Deadly Sins and Log Horizon to name a few.
The Official Twitter Account for Konosuba’s anime shared the big reveal that a third season was in the works, alongside a spin-off series, sharing new key visual art of our four heroes as they prepare for their next adventure:
If you’re unfamiliar with the story of Konosuba, Crunchyroll has the first two seasons and the anime franchise’s movie on its streaming service, with the outlet providing an official description for the series to prepare fans for the arrival of Explosion in Another World:
“After a traffic accident, Kazuma Sato’s disappointingly brief life was supposed to be over, but he wakes up to see a beautiful girl before him. She claims to be a goddess, Aqua, and asks if he would like to go to another world and bring only one thing with him. Kazuma decides to bring the goddess herself, and they are transported to a fantasy world filled with adventure, ruled by a demon king. Now Kazuma only wants to live in peace, but Aqua wants to solve many of this world’s problems, and the demon king will only turn a blind eye for so long…”
Are you hyped for confirmation of Konosuba’s third season? Feel free to let us know in the comments or hit me up directly on Twitter @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and the world of Isekai.
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