As a standalone entry, it's only really decent at best. However, as a sequel to a series that I thought was bad due to how I felt about Konosuba S1, it was definitely a well-deserved sequel/second season. Kind of good in that regard.
Let's discuss the story... well, what can I say really? Same sort of deal as the first season if I'm being completely honest with you all. One thing I don't like about Konosuba's story is that it's... sort of repetitive in the sense that all it really boils down to is just go on quests, antics, more quests, more antics... the story doesn't really improve on itself where I think it really needed to from S1. Plus, we still have that overarching goal which always seems far from reach and like there is zero progression whatsoever, despite the group defeating 2 more of the Devil King's army. And to add insult to injury on this, I've noticed that the pacing of this show is really slow, which could justify me feeling like nothing is going on in these episodes. It's an odd choice for the creator to make a decision like this.
As for the characters... nothing has really changed where personality is concerned. Kazuma's still a scumbag sometimes, Aqua's still pretty obnoxious, Megumin is still my favourite level head, and Darkness... I'm still unsure of how to feel about her. I'm not sure if it's her masochistic nature that throws me off of her, I don't hate it but I can't like it either, she's honestly one of the grey area characters for me personally. However, despite personalities not changing much, their developments as a group really shine and especially so in the last episode with their battle against Hans, coordinating their attacks as a team. Speaking of, another character that I really didn't expect to get some development was the side character Wiz. Her switch up and attack on Hans in the last episode was something, it really made her shine as a character there. Pretty decent development all things considered, nothing to complain about, that's for certain.
Just like S1, Konosuba S2 is still impressive in the visual department, even more so here actually because we get a lot better animation. Wonderfully executed by Studio DEEN. Once again, the battle with Hans in the last episode was just wonderful to look at, really solid work. It's not by any means "KINO" animation or the best visual spectacle out there but it was still something to marvel at and appreciate. Good job to Studio DEEN.
Sadly, much like S1, S2's humour just falls flat on its face. Even though it's meant to be a comedy, to me, the jokes just don't land well at all. I understand that some people may like comedy but I just don't see what the fans see personally.
OP was pretty neat too, better than what S1 gave us and the ED was essentially much of the same as S1 which I don't have a problem with, it's fitting, that's all I'll say.
So overall, S2 sort of hit me with a curveball here, I understand that Konosuba is beloved by the fans, and don't get me wrong, it does have its appeal and I understand why. But to me, sometimes it just doesn't hit the right notes. Although with S2, I feel like it was a step in the right direction for the series and a good sequel to expand the universe and add some development to characters, although still falls short when it comes to story and humour. If the movie doesn't surprise me with another curveball as it did here in S2, I will be disappointed.
6 made the most sense here. It was definitely better than S1 for sure, however, it wasn't all too good but not really bad in some regards whatsoever. It's only a decent entry, nothing more or less.
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