Why I Love Konosuba

What happens when you put the worst hero, the worst goddess, the best worst wizard, and a pretty ok paladin (with some issues) in one party? Pure Magic.

Chapters:
0:00 Seeing Old Friends Again
1:05 Brought to you By You!
2:16 Secret Sakuga Sauce
6:28 A Fantasy World with Character
13:32 It's Always Sunny In Another World


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In the depths of his Mother's Basement, Geoff Thew creates videos analyzing the storytelling techniques of anime and video games. He has been named the number one Worst YouTube Anime Reviewer by The Top Tens.

[markmolayal]

The thing that really sells Konosuba's cast is how fleshed out they are. Aqua's not just an idiot goddess, she's an expert at all sorts of crafts like sand art, performing, and construction, but she's so vain that she only uses them when she's in the mood, for example

[MappyTheSquire]

3:04 This. Right here. The blink and you miss it visual gags. A goblin trying too hard to be cool and menacing just... quietly cuts his own tongue off. This is quite possibly my fave part of Konosuba.

[Electriceye]

That comment you highlighted is really into something.
Good friends might raise each other up, but GREAT friends actively make each other worse.

[TheZephyrStorm]

You’re wrong about kazuma’s steal. He doesn’t steal what he values the most. He steals what the opponent values the most or doesn’t want you to take the most.

[TheIrrelevantYT]

Konosuba is the Chekhov's minigun of isekai. Everything pays off.

[Kingamer]

Kazuma fighting without his party reminded me of that scene when Rock Lee dropped his training weights. 💀💀💀💀

[alanmcmillian]

Speaking of budget saving anime tricks...

...The original Matrix trilogy was praised to the skies for its anime influence, but a lot of people crapped on the architect scene without recognizing that it was the MOST anime thing about the trilogy because it was emulating the "Here's how we pay for the Sakuga" storyboarding that almost every anime does.

[Ikcatcher]

The thing I like about Konosuba is that after like several episodes wacky stupid shit going on with Kazuma and gang, it just suddenly hits you with a sudden wholesome moment that shows the character having more depth than just their perceived personalities

[Paratet]

I also love how the series has one of hte most realistic sibling relationships I've seen on TV. Kazuma and Aqua. When their not antagonizing each other, they're goofing around together and acting like idiots.

[MysteicVoltronus]

I love the fact that everything in the show works exactly how it should, but never the way the characters expect. Like how Kazuma's god tier luck stat makes still that use it as a modifier completely broken like his archery or steal. Or my favorite is Aqua is the god of resurrection, but her using the skill in the world is treated like a request that needs approval. But since she is there it is auto delegated to Eris who has to approve it, because Kazuma was given dirty on her measurements and Aqua is still technically her boss. So Kazuma gets to be immortal through bureaucracy and office gossip.

[flmdladm_]

I think one of the best things about Konosuba is how much fun it seams the voice acting cast has with their roles. Original or dubbed. They absolutely kill it and I’m glad you took the time to talk about that. Kudos sir!

[maskedtonez]

Konosuba has taken its place as my favorite anime of all time for all of the aforementioned reasons. I just love the cast and how well they mesh together in their misadventures

[cyberswordsmen]

One minor correction. Aqua spends points on party tricks but that isn't a actual problem as she already has all the good arch-priest skills. The problem is her inability to apply them with any competence not missing them. Most good adventurers in konosuba actually run out of things worth spending skill points on fairly early on. Kazuma and Megumin are exceptions due to being an adventurer who can learn anything and Megumin having such a ridiculous build that she needs all the points she can get to buff it well past the point of diminishing return.

[seraphonica]

Kazuma's lechery is also much better than most anime uses thereof simply because there ARE consistent consequences. and I don't mean like... episode long narratives that eventually connect. I mean when he gets smacked in the face by someone he's offended, or he's rekd on the battlefield because he's too busy watching a wardrobe malfunction to guard himself. His perverse nature is a flaw, and not in a "you're the Kiryu so you get a pass" kind of way.

[SonnyO]

The show is basically Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia in anime form. You love the worst people when they aren’t bothering you.

[castillogrande]

Last time I came this early I was asked to leave the Pizza Hut salad bar

[tylergoodman]

Konosuba is my favorite anime; Kazuma, Aqua, Megumin, and Darkness are the best dysfunctional guild ever. They may not always get the job done, but no one does a better job at messing up. Great video from mothers basement. 💯💖🎉

[ymeynot]

@Mother'sBasement
MY GOD! That is my campaign I have been running for over 2 years! I had to make an NPC quest giver a ghost just to move the plot line along because they fought some cultists and then the next NPC they saw with a room full of candles got an arrow to the forehead before saying a single word. Yes, everyone in a room full of candles MUST be part of the cult!

[BlueCrimson]

As far as redeeming qualities for Aqua... I'm not sure it's wholly POSITIVE, but for better or worse, she IS a goddess through and through. It's why she hates the devils, why the undead constantly hound her to give her rest, which she does, and why she's so good at sniffing out and sniffing out curses. Even if her timing is usually comedically bad, and she never tells anyone she can easily break the curse. It's mainly adventuring duties that she's never bothered to voluntarily help with: any goddess duties she never shies away from. Besides the keeping track of her reincarnateds' cheat items.

[tanithis]

Surprised that there was no mention of how GOAT the English voice cast is for this series as well when talking about the Japanese cast. I can't even count how many times I put the series on in the background when doing other things because of how great the dub is.