The first trailer for the previously announced Megumin spin-off TV anime KonoSuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World has been released, and it has been revealed that it will air in 2023. Today marks the start of the 3rd anniversary celebration of the KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson film, which will be screened until September 2. Studio Drive is in charge of the production, and you can see the first trailer here:
Rie Takahashi returns as Megumin, alongside Aki Toyosaki as Yunyun. The team working on KonoSuba’s third season is also in charge of the Megumin spin-off anime, which includes:
- Director: Yujiro Abe (episode director on Great Pretender, Kaguya-sama Love Is War 1-2)
- Chief Director: Takaomi Kanyasaki (KonoSuba)
- Series Composition: Makoto Uezu (KonoSuba 1-2)
- Character Design: Koichi Kikuta (KonoSuba)
Natsume Akatsuki, the original KonoSuba creator, and illustrator Kurone Mishima created the KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! light novel series. It was serialized by Kadokawa Shoten from 2014 to 2015, and there are three volumes in circulation. Yen Press licensed it in English and explains the plot as follows:
One year before a certain useless goddess and NEET extraordinaire hit the scene, Megumin, the “Greatest Genius of the Crimson Magic Clan,” is hard at work. Ever since a life-changing encounter in her youth, the young wizard has dedicated her every waking moment to the pursuit of the ultimate offensive magic, Explosion! (Well…every moment not spent hustling food from her self-proclaimed rival.) And while the big sister’s away, the little one will play. On a routine trip into the woods, Megumin’s little sister, Komekko, finds a strange black kitten. Little does she know that this cat plays a key role in unsealing a Dark God’s tomb…
