That was simply a wonderful watch from start to finish. It was beyond good to see all of these lovable dorks animated again in their full glory. Just watching them get into trouble or somehow bringing it to them without even trying, and straight-up not be up to anything good. I didn't realize how much I had missed KonoSuba before I watched this movie and had an absolute blast. It was truly worthwhile, and gosh, I am still waiting for that much-needed sequel. But studio J.C Staff no doubt knocked this one out of the park and blew my mind apart since I didn't think they had it in them to deliver this kind of exquisite quality and pure passion once more. I almost forget J.C Staff was good back in the day. I hope this is a sign of them rising up even more from the ashes. Toaru Railgun's third season that is airing as of 2020 Spring season looks quite beautiful and is far better on the eyes. But, there are many other shows they missed the mark with, or you just don't feel the overflowing sense of passion like this movie.
For one, how about Shokugeki no Slideshow: Powerpoint edition— or maybe they are using Google slides nowadays. Who knows? I don't wanna find it out either. I was initially going to just write my thoughts on a completed post. But that was a wall of text which would look so bizarre, so I decided to just do a full review and include my honest feelings here instead. I have a lot of stuff I wanna get off my chest and share laughter and joy about, so let's just get to all that snazzy stuff. The incredible explosive shipping teases and moments we got. Megumin's fans especially are really gonna love this movie. There is never a dull moment with the quirky-dorky group of Kazuma, Aqua, Megumin, and Darkness. It had everything that made you love KonoSuba and much more elevated to all kinds of higher levels with outstanding production value. I absolutely had such a great laugh watching this, and man was the comedy over-the-top odd as always, but so damn charming and just natural fitting our cast's personalities. I had a blast to see them all interact again and give us an extremely good time while they are at it.
J.C Staff were going all-in and made us really realize again in a spectacular manner why we just can't get enough of KonoSuba like ever. Megumin and at last YunYun had a pivotal role in this movie. We went to their Crimson Demon village, where they were born and raised. Hence tons of character exploration background, life, and family friends were dished out to us, which made use grow even a stronger bond with them. Suffice to say, if you previously disliked any of them, this movie might've changed that for you like damn big time. All kinds of Megumin-like characters were on screen and others just as quirky and over-the-top as her lovable self. It was about damn time, but we got lots of comedic, wholesome, and adorable Megumin x Kazuma moments as well. The fans are gonna love that. Yunyun was finally not shafted to the side at the end of it all and had lots of moments to shine and kick some major butt. That final scene for one with Megumin and Yunyun's very explosive teamwork was terrific, and the animation was so stunning.
Kazuma had lots of experiences in this movie. He'd rather forget, I am sure, and many scarred him for life. My boi almost got ridden by a gang of female orcs who have not seen male flesh in a very long time. Gosh, that whole moment was so damn hilarious and Kazuma voice actress, Jun Fukushima is killing it big time as ever. This was by far his most flexible, strongest, and enjoyable work yet from KonoSuba. Kazuma shined every damn time he was on screen with this sassy, bold, confident, and outright funny, charismatic personality with no regard for how he looks to others. Kazuma is the embodiment of not giving a shit and just yells out all his bottled feelings or what he wants to say at the moment without getting embarrassed. Aqua and Darkness took a step back, but still had lots of moments in the movie that would make you laugh or adore these two sights for sore eyes. Megumin had the most focus out of them all. Rie Takashi was killing it just like anyone else with her voice filled with so much energy, emotions. That you knew she loved and truly missed being Megumin. When it came to the production value as already hinted at multiple times, it was simply scrumptious, and the sakuga was absolutely fluid.
Sheesh, you should've seen Kazuma's hands moving with such precise motions. I am sure fellow fans know what I am talking about. It's a very iconic moment, after all. Every moment of the movie, even a minor scene looked full of life and didn't seem dull or cheap. Although the movie had derps, that might just be Studio J.C Staff trying to emulate and paying some homage to Deen's quirky art. Yes, they totally killed it. Expect to see an insurmountable amount of weird facial expressions that will have you busting a gut without letting up. The soundtrack was great, hyped up the right moment, increased the comedic value even higher to really strike you. I also loved the outro song, which had our beautiful main female trio singing in union and separation. It was such a lovely and soothing song to end the movie on a pleasant note. I got a bit teary-eyed by the end, not even gonna try to sugarcoat it. I truly missed KonoSuba from the bottom of my heart, so this movie was a dream-come-true moment for me. Btw, I love how in the movie chomesukeI almost every scene to add to the fluff and wholesome vibes, it's such a simple gimmick, but it simply so damn effective, and hence I adored the amount of Chomesuke we got in the movie.
If you are feeling bored or need to laugh at your heart's content, break out some snacks, and sit back and watch this joyous KonoSuba movie. It will not leave you dissatisfied if you want everything that makes KonoSuba so popular and beloved packed in an hour and half of the pure utter entertainment without letting up for a moment or even a single dull moment. Fair warning it might have your side hurting a lot by the end as a cause of laughing way too much.I've said it a lot of times already, but I just loved and enjoyed this movie so much. I will tell you, however, if you're not caught up to the anime, this will spoil the events of volume 5, so just be sure about that before you decide to watch it. Now I need a new season of KonoSuba, and everything will be damn peachy.
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