Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo – 02

The daughter of YuiYui and Hyoizaburo!

It’s kind of weird to write about a show that starts after everything else. Other shows are getting to things, and the one you’re writing about is still introducing things, and it feels a little behind. But that doesn’t mean it’s not fun to watch in the paaaaast.

Leave It to Me!

What, are you tickling it?

Unlike when you hear those words in Rabbit House, they don’t mean a whole heck of a lot when Aqua says them. I do like that even though the show is purportedly told through Kazuma’s point of view, he and Aqua seem to be sharing the ‘lead role’ fairly equally. What I think this does is frees up Aqua to be kind of a derpy character. She’s all talk, no walk. I’ll give her credit for trying to walk, but it’s more like she just stumbles.

Good work “distracting” the toads…

Sometimes the biggest source of stumbling is her own pride, which gets her in trouble as she and Kazuma are trying to complete a kill quest. Kill 5 giant toads in 3 days. How hard can that be, right? Yeah, when they say “giant”, they mean “giant”. These are the chupacabra (not Tuba-cabra) (and not Chupathingy) of frogs, stealing goats and other livestock from farmers, or sometimes even the farmer’s kids. And despite all of Aqua’s boasting, she just doesn’t have the power to take down a frog. Thankfully, they sit still and don’t fight back when they’re trying to eat someone.

POWERRRR!

This looks like it’ll do the trick, right?

So obviously they need more firepower. Should be easy to recruit some, given how awesome Aqua obviously is (in her head), right? But it’s harder to find someone than they think, until Megumin shows up. My first thoughts about Megumin were that she was a little too much of a direct expy of Rikka Takanashi, eye patch and chuuni patter and hand movements all present. The only way she’d be more Rikka would be if she was voiced by Maaya Uchida. And if it’s more power you’re looking for, Megumin certainly seems to be the answer, as she loves explosion magic, the most powerful kind of magic. Too bad she never bothered with anything else, so she’s basically a nuclear weapon: one powerful explosion and done.

Just gonna take a little rest

I did like how she didn’t give up on being in the party, tho. Even to the point of using social shaming against Kazuma when he tried to ditch her. This girl knows how to get things done. And by done, I mean ‘to turn out in her favor.’ And maybe they’ll actually convince her to try some other kinds of magic (it’s not that she can’t because she’s tried and failed, it’s that she can’t because she doesn’t really want to do anything besides explosions). But maybe their other new party member, Darkness, will be able to help out more. I’m guessing not really.

Well, she started out serious…

Bonus Blessings

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I liked Megumin’s bit more the second time through, when you kind of get over the “oh, it’s Rikka” thing. And I think that the show is doing a really good job with the call back jokes, like bathtime for Aqua (and now Megumin), or the being eaten by frogs thing. It goes back to the well, but isn’t taking too much water each time. And it’s not allowing too much time to get tired of any particular bit. They’ve got the comedic timing down really well in this show. And I also like the ED, with the tilt-shift perspective (I always like it when visual tricks are used).

About Highway

Proving that you don't have to be young to love anime, I enjoy all genres and styles of shows. If it's not hurting anyone else, you should never be ashamed of what you like!