KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! is considered to be one of the greatest isekai anime titles of all time, and while fans are still waiting for the third season to arrive next year, the series is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the light novels' publication by getting a brand-new collection of short stories written by the original author Natsume Akatsuki, with illustrations from series illustrator Kurone Mushima.
Kadokawa has revealed the cover image featuring the protagonist of the isekai series, Kazuma Satou, and his beautiful female companions including Aqua, Megumin, and Darkness. It was also announced that the short story collection will be released on September 29 (both physical and digital) and its official title is Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Yori Michi 3 Eme!, which translates to KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! For The Third Time!.
The new KonoSuba short story collection includes stories that feature Darkness becoming a villainess, Megumin growing a pair of devil horns, Wiz and Vanir having a business dispute, and Kazuma’s diary documenting his restless life with Aqua and the team. An English translation for the short story collection hasn't been announced at this time.
Originally published as web novel between December 2012 and October 2013 on the popular self-authoring website, Syotesu, the KonoSuba series ended in 2020 with 17 volumes and has released various spin-offs, side stories, and the anime adaptation produced by Studio Deen. The first season of the anime premiered in January 2016, and Season 2 was released a year later. A third season has already been confirmed, and it's expected to release sometime in 2024, but no specific premiere date has been announced yet.
You can read Crunchyroll's official synopsis of KonoSuba here:
After a traffic accident, Kazuma Sato’s disappointingly brief life was supposed to be over, but he wakes up to see a beautiful girl before him. She claims to be a goddess, Aqua, and asks if he would like to go to another world and bring only one thing with him. Kazuma decides to bring the goddess herself, and they are transported to a fantasy world filled with adventure, ruled by a demon king. Now Kazuma only wants to live in peace, but Aqua wants to solve many of this world’s problems, and the demon king will only turn a blind eye for so long…
The first two seasons of KonoSuba and the spin-off series centered on Megumin, Konosuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World!, are available to stream on Crunchyroll.
