KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! (Japanese: この素晴らしい世界に爆焔を！, Hepburn: Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!) is a Japanese light novel trilogy by Natsume Akatsuki, a spin-off of his KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! series. It is illustrated by Kurone Mishima. It received a manga adaptation and a two-volume light novel sequel KonoSuba: An Explosion on this Wonderful World! Bonus Story (which received a manga adaptation published in English under the name Konosuba: Even More Explosions on This Wonderful World!). The light novels and manga have been published in English by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation produced by Drive aired between April and June 2023.
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Plot
It depicts Megumin's past before she met Kazuma and Aqua, showing how she met Yunyun, gained her explosion magic, and began her adventuring career.
Media
Light novels
The Megumin-focused spin-off light novel series is written and illustrated by Akatsuki and Mishima respectively, titled KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! (この素晴らしい世界に爆焔を！, Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!; lit. "Give Explosions to This Wonderful World!") and takes place a year prior to the main series, was released from July 1, 2014, to June 1, 2015, in three volumes. A two-volume sequel, KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! Bonus Story, (続・この素晴らしい世界に爆焔を！, Zoku: Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!; lit. "Sequel: Give Explosions to This Wonderful World!") was released on December 28, 2016, and March 1, 2019.
Anime
The series was revealed alongside the third season of the main series. Both series were produced by Drive and directed by Yujiro Abe, with chief direction by Takaomi Kanasaki. The rest of the main staff are returning from previous seasons. It aired from April 6 to June 22, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme is "Stay Free" by Machico, while the ending theme is "Jump In" by Megumin (Takahashi) and Yunyun (Aki Toyosaki). Crunchyroll streamed the series.