KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson (2019)
After receiving a warning that Yunyun's hometown is in danger, Kazuma's party is relieved to discover it's only a joke...until it isn't. The Demon King's general has just arrived to obtain The Mage Killer, a weapon with world-ending power.
What people think about KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson
KONOSUBA: Legend of Crimson feels like a victory lap for a comedy-fantasy series that understands exactly why its chaos is so lovable: it takes epic RPG stakes and gleefully trips over them on purpose, then lands on a perfectly timed punchline. The animation pops with bright spell-slinging spectacle and expressive character work, making even the smallest reaction shot feel like a joke with its own drumroll. This time the gang’s misadventures detour into Megumin’s home turf, and the movie has a warm, affectionate streak beneath the mayhem—like you’re being invited to laugh at the world and with the characters at the same time. Fair warning: the humor can be bawdy and the vibe is proudly silly, so if you prefer straight-faced fantasy you may bounce off, but if you want a brisk, hilarious ride with real heart hiding under the nonsense, it’s an easy recommendation.
Legend of Crimson is clearly trying to give Konosuba fans a bigger, louder, more personal adventure by spotlighting Megumin’s hometown and cranking the series’ chaotic, self-aware fantasy comedy up to movie scale. When it works, it’s fast, colorful, and packed with the same shamelessly silly party dynamics and big magic spectacle that fans show up for. But if you’re not already on board with Konosuba’s brand of horny, mean-spirited humor, this one can feel like a feature-length excuse for objectification, crude gags, and jokes that land with an uncomfortable edge—especially around gender presentation and the way certain female characters are treated. Basically: great if you want more of the show’s exact vibe with a Megumin focus, but an easy skip if you’re sensitive to sexualized comedy, “punching down” energy, or anything that reads as transphobic.
Cast
Jun FukushimaKazuma Satou (voice)
Rie TakahashiMegumin (voice)
Sora AmamiyaAqua (voice)
Ai KayanoLalatina 'Darkness' Dustiness Ford (voice)
Yui HorieWiz (voice)
Aki ToyosakiYunyun (voice)
Akeno WatanabeSylvia (voice)
Hiroki TakahashiHyoizaburo (voice)
Mamiko NotoYuiyui (voice)
Maria NaganawaKomekko (voice)
Masakazu NishidaVanir (voice)
Miki HaseSoketto (voice)
Miyu TomitaFunifura (voice)
Sayumi SuzushiroDodonko (voice)
Sayuri HaraLuna (voice)
Tetsu InadaRuffian (voice)
Tsuguo MogamiVillage Chief (voice)
Yoshiki NakajimaBukkororii (voice)
Crew
- Director
- Takaomi Kanasaki
- Writers
- Makoto Uezu
- Producers
- Daiji HoriuchiMakoto HojoMitsuhiro SakakibaraChiyomaru ShikuraFumihiko ShinozakiMichiyoshi Minamisawa
- Music
- Masato Kouda
- Cinematography
- Yuki Hirose
- Editing
- Kashiko Kimura
Details
- Released
- August 30, 2019
- Language
- Japanese
- Studio
- J.C.STAFF, KADOKAWA, Sammy
- IMDb
- tt9239552
