The highly anticipated first episode of the third season of KonoSuba: God bless this wonderful world! scheduled to open this month.
Fans have been eagerly waiting for this new season, especially since the second season aired in 2017. After nearly seven years, the wait is finally over.
The KonoSuba anime is adapted from the light novel series of the same name, written by Natsume Akatsuki and illustrated by Kurone Mishima.
The first season aired in 2016, followed by the second season in 2017. However, fans have been eagerly awaiting the third season for almost seven years.
The third season of the show will be made by Drive Studio, not Studio Deen. Yujiro Abe will be the director this time.
Takaomi Kanasake, director of the first two seasons and the film Legend of Crimson, will be the Director of this season.
He will also oversee scripts. Koichi Kikuta designed the characters and Masato Koda provided the music for the series.
In the new season, Jun Fukushima will play the main role of Satou Kazuma, Sara Anamiya will voice Aqua, Ai Kayano will play Darkness and Riye Takahashi will play Megumin.
An important character named Iris will debut in the first episode, voiced by Kanon Takao.
Expected
The Story of KonoSuba: God bless this wonderful world! revolves around Kazume Sato, who wakes up after an accident next to a beautiful girl.
She offers him the chance to travel to a distant fantasy world, taking only one thing with him. Kazume chooses to bring a Goddess named Aqua along on his journey.
They arrive in a beautiful fantasy world where the Demon King reigns. While Kazuma wishes to have a peaceful life there, Aqua is determined to solve the countless problems affecting the land.
Their actions quickly attracted the attention of the Demon King. In the upcoming third season, Kazuma and his group return, but Kazuma himself is fed up with everything.
He wanted to leave adventure behind and live as a monk. However, Aqua, Megumin and Darkness have different ideas. Their plans change when Princess Iris summons them by interrupting their intention to rest.
The first episode of the new season promises to be as funny as before, full of the quirky characters we love.
It will also introduce Iris, the Princess of Belzerg, and we get to find out what she wants from Kazuma and his group.
Release date and where to watch
KonoSuba Season 3 Episode 1 will be released on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 11:30 pm JST. The international schedule is as follows:
- Canada time: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Pacific Time: 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Australian time: 1:30am Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Greenwich Time: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Japan time: 23:30 Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Central Time: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2024
For Japanese viewers, KonoSuba Season 3 Episode 1 will air on Tokyo-MX KBS Kyoto, Sun TV and BS11.
Internationally, KonoSuba Season 3 Episode 1 will be streaming on Crunchyroll.