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KonoSuba is a Japanese light novel series written by Natsume Akatsuki. The series has received four spinoff light novels and a manga adaptation.

Light novels

KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!

No. Title Original release date English release date
1Oh! My Useless Goddess!
Aa, Damegami-sama (あぁ、駄女神さま)		October 1, 2013[1]
978-4-04-101020-4		February 21, 2017[2]
978-0-31-655337-7
  • 1. May I Go to a New World with This Self-Proclaimed Goddess!
  • 2. May There Be Treasure (By Which I Mean Panties) in This Right Hand!
  • 3. May the Self-Proclaimed Goddess Have Her First Pressing at This Lake!
  • 4. May There Be an End to This Useless Battle!
After meeting an untimely death, Kazuma Satō is greeted by the goddess Aqua who offers to send him to a reality with MMORPG elements to battle the Devil King there. Given the choice of anything to arm himself with, Kazuma chooses Aqua herself and the two are teleported to a town called Axel, where they recruit two other party members, Megumin and Darkness. As the party complete quests to earn money for their daily life, their actions anger one of the Devil King's generals, Dullahan, who attacks the town but is thwarted by Kazuma and Aqua's efforts.
2Love, Witches & Other Delusions!
Chūnibyō demo Majo ga Shitai! (中二病でも魔女がしたい！)		December 1, 2013[3]
978-4-04-101110-2		April 18, 2017[4]
978-0-31-646870-1
  • 1. May I Trade with These True Friends!
  • 2. May There Be Peace for the Master of This Maze!
  • 3. May Love Reach Out to This Ghost Girl!
  • 4. God's Blessing on This Wonderful Shop!
  • 5. May We Do Away With This Outrageous Fortress!
The volume covers the party's daily life: Kazuma is killed while on a quest hunting snow fairies and is revived by Aqua; Kazuma and Dust swap parties for a day, with the former successfully completing his quest and the latter's ending in disaster; Kazuma and Aqua explore a dungeon and help an old couple pass into the afterlife; Kazuma visits Wiz and takes a request to exorcise a mansion, their success allows the party to use the mansion as a home; and Kazuma hires a succubus to induce a nocturnal emission but fails due to Aqua's barrier. When a mobile fortress, the Destroyer, threatens Axel, Kazuma leads his party to counter the attack, only to inadvertently destroy a noble's house, landing him with a warrant for his arrest.
3You're Being Summoned, Darkness
Yondemasu yo, Dakunesu-san. (よんでますよ、ダクネスさん。)		March 1, 2014[5]
978-4-04-101242-0		August 22, 2017[6]
978-0-31-646873-2
  • 1. May I Be Saved from This unfair Trial!
  • 2. May There Be a Friend for This Crimson Magic Girl!
  • 3. May There Be a Good Match for This Noble Daughter!
  • 4. May This Masked Knight Submit!
The noble rigs the trial and condemns Kazuma to death. Darkness is forced to reveal her noble roots as the noble Lalatina to postpone the execution; in return, Lalatina is pressured into marrying the noble's son. The noble's son turns out to be a perfect gentleman so Kazuma and Aqua attempt to make the marriage meeting a success to prevent Lalatina's sadomasochistic dream from coming true; instead, Lalatina counters by convincing people that Kazuma is her lover. Meanwhile, the court prosecutor accuses Kazuma for summoning monsters in the old couple's dungeon. Realizing the court may find Aqua's magic in the dungeon and use it as false evidence, the party enter the dungeon and defeat the Devil King's general, Vanir. Vindicated of his crimes, Vanir proposes a business deal with Kazuma.
4You Good-for-Nothing Quartet
Namakura Karutetto (鈍ら四重奏)		May 1, 2014[7]
978-4-04-101570-4		December 12, 2017[8]
978-0-31-646876-3
In return for patenting technological knowledge Kazuma has of Japan, Vanir offers him a large amount of money after production. Feeling set for life, Kazuma's party and Wiz visit the hot springs in Alcanretia, a town which serves as a base for the infamous Axis Church, an aggressive and disillusioned cult that reveres Aqua. There, they encounter the Devil King's general, Hans, who attempts to poison the hot springs to destroy the town's source of income. With Aqua's insistence, the party kills Hans and return to Axel.
5Let's Go, Crimson Magic of Explosion!
Bakuretsu Kōma ni Rettsu & Gō (爆裂紅魔にレッツ&ゴー!!)		September 1, 2014[9]
978-4-04-101571-1		April 24, 2018[10]
978-0-31-646878-7
The party learn from Yunyun that the Crimson Demon village is under attack by Devil King general Sylvia. On Megumin's request, the party follow Yunyun to the village. There, Kazuma makes advances towards Megumin and learns that a Japanese man created the Crimson Demons, along with weaponry to counter the Devil King's attacks. Sylvia attacks the village, but is defeated with a gun left behind by the Japanese man. Returning home, Kazuma receives a letter from a princess who wishes to meet him.
6The Princess of the Six Flowers
Rokka no Ōjo (六花の王女)		March 1, 2015[11]
978-4-04-102267-2		August 21, 2018[12]
978-0-31-646880-0
As word of their victories against the Devil King spreads, Kazuma eagerly seizes upon an audience with the Crown. With the King called away by the endless war, they are received by the insatiably curious princess Iris. In the capital, they find the nobility in uproar as the empire's wealth vanishes into the clutches of the Chivalrous Thief. Though he catches the thief, Kazuma reluctantly admits failure when he discovers the culprit is none other than Chris, who is attempting to steal a holy body-swapping relic before it is used for malicious intent. His shame is only compounded when he is slain during a routine skirmish with the Devil King's army. Disgraced and exiled, Kazuma is forced to infiltrate the royal castle alongside Chris, though without his party, when a conspiracy to impersonate the royal family is uncovered...
710 Millions Bride
Okusenman no Hanayome (億千万の花嫁)		September 1, 2015[13]
978-4-04-103539-9		—
Lord Dustiness falls ill and, in order to save the family from debts, Darkness agrees to marry the landlord Alderp Alexei Barnes and quit the adventurer life. Kazuma and the group rescue Darkness from the wedding, while Aqua manages to heal Lord Dustiness, whose illness is revealed to be a demon's curse. Vanir discovers Alderp had made a pact with a demon named Maxwell in order to curse Lord Dustiness and had defrauded everyone with the demon's help. Vanir reminds Maxwell that he is owed payment for the pact, so Maxwell drags Alderp to Hell to collect it. For the rest of the people, it appears Alderp had fled because of shame.
8Axis Cult vs Eris Cult
Akushizu Kyōdan vs Erisu Kyōdan (アクシズ教団VSエリス教団)		January 1, 2016[14]
978-4-04-103540-5		—
Aqua gets jealous of the Eris Festival that will happen in Axel, so she decides to host an Aqua Festival. Kazuma figures out the thief Chris is the goddess Eris in disguise and they team up to try to steal and seal a holy relic, the Sacred Armor Aigis, but they fail in the first attempt. Kazuma ends up having to help create stalls for the Aqua Festival and her cultists. As Kazuma and Chris discover that Aigis has a conscience and is a pervert, they convince the organizers to hold a Beauty Contest on the last day of the festival in order to lure the armor. The Sacred Armor is attracted by the event but refuses to surrender because the girls aren't attractive enough for it. Chris drops the disguise and joins the contest as Goddess Eris, and the crowd goes unruly because of the divine appearance. Aigis accepts that Eris is beautiful enough, lets her wear the armor, and helps her get away from the crowd.
9The Crimson Fate
Kurenai no Shukumei (紅の宿命)		July 1, 2016[15]
978-4-04-103954-0		—
Kazuma and his group become aware of an evil goddess and Devil King general named Wolbach. The party goes to a fortress located on the frontlines, which is being attacked by Wolbach with guerrilla attacks via explosion magic and teleportation, to gain enough fame and recognition to legitimately visit Iris. Megumin, Kazuma, and Yunyun retaliate against Wolbach, who is revealed to be the mentor who taught Megumin of Explosion magic.
10Gamble Scramble!
Gyanburu Sukeranburu! (ギャンブル・スクランブル！)		November 1, 2016[16]
978-4-04-104992-1		—
Upon receiving a letter from the capital regarding Iris' marriage meeting in the neighboring nation of Elroad, Kazuma acts as her bodyguard for the meeting. On their arrival, Kazuma finds out that the true motive behind the Iris' meeting was to secure defense funding from Elroad, which was to be used in the war effort against the Devil King. To secure the funds, Kazuma and Iris resort to gambling as Elroad's prince is hesitant to provide financial support for suspicious reasons.
11The Archwizard's Sister
Dai Mahoutsukai no Imouto (大魔法使いの妹)		May 1, 2017[17]
978-4-04-104993-8		—
When his party returns to Axel, Kazuma elects to stay with Iris, but is quickly teleported back home at the demands of Iris' guards. Upon returning, Kazuma discovers he is locked out of his mansion by Aqua, who is unhappy with his decision to remain in the capital; with Megumin's help (and the assistance of the police), he successfully reclaims the mansion. Megumin's sister Komekko eventually arrives in Axel to escape the Devil King, where she provides moral support to Kazuma's party and the city's adventurers.
12Lullaby of a Female Knight
Onna Kishi no Rarabai (女騎士のララバイ)		July 24, 2017[18]
978-4-04-105005-7		—
13A Challenge to the Lich
Ritchī e no Chōsen-jō (リッチーへの挑戦状)		December 1, 2017[19]
978-4-04-106109-1		—
14The Crimson Demon's Trial
Kouma no Shiren (紅魔の試練)		July 1, 2018[20]
978-4-04-106111-4		—

Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!

No. Title Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1Megumin's Turn
Megumin no Tān (めぐみんのターン)		July 1, 2014[21]978-4-04-101866-8
Set two years before the beginning of the main series, this novel follows Megumin and Yunyun's time as students in the Crimson Demon village's high school. As a child, Megumin is saved from a black beast by a big-breasted woman using Explosion magic, who inspires her to learn the spell. The beast is shrunken by the woman and becomes a small cat, which is later adopted by Megumin and nicknamed Chomusuke. In school, Megumin and Yunyun are repeatedly competing with one another to be the best student, with the former hoping to raise enough Skill Points to learn Explosion magic.
2YunYun's Turn
YunYun no Tān (ゆんゆんのターン)		December 1, 2014[22]978-4-04-102438-6
After graduating, Megumin attempts to raise money to visit Alcanretia and meet the woman who saved her as a child. With enough funding, she is able to travel to Alcanretia, but fails to find the woman, who is reportedly in the city of Axel. Along with Yunyun, she battles Anis, a demon seeking to retake Chomusuke for a woman named Wolbach.
3The Strongest Pair's Turn!
Futari wa Saikyō! no Tān (ふたりは最強！のターン)		June 1, 2015[23]978-4-04-103100-1
In Axel, Megumin and Yunyun attempt to join parties, but Megumin's high-powered Explosion spell proves to be too overwhelming for her party members, while Yunyun's shyness scares off potential suitors. The two eventually partner together and fight Hoost, another demon hoping to take back Chomusuke. After parting ways, Megumin meets Kazuma and Aqua.

Zoku: Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!

No. Title Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1We, Megumin's Thieves
Warera, Megumin Tōzokudan (我ら、めぐみん盗賊団)		December 28, 2016[24]978-4-04-104991-4
This novel is set between the ninth and tenth novels of the main series. Inspired by the acts of the Chivalrous Thief, Megumin forms a thieving party with Yunyun and Iris. Later, Kazuma's party visits the home of the Tennessee family, a rival of the Dustinesses and led by a woman named Carleen. Suspicious about the monsters surrounding the estate, Kazuma, Chris, and Megumin infiltrate and confront Carleen, hoping to steal her divine weapon used to summon said monsters.

Kono Kamen no Akuma ni Sōdan o!

No. Title Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1Consulting with This Masked Devil!
Kono Kamen no Akuma ni Sōdan wo! (この仮面の悪魔に相談を！)		April 1, 2016[25]978-4-04-104293-9
Consulting with This Masked Devil! is set between the eighth and ninth novels of the main series, and features a series of vignettes following Vanir's life in Axel. Wanting to raise more money as his and Wiz's magic shop was struggling, Vanir opens a consulting center in the adventurers' guild. The spin-off also explores Wiz's own adventuring past, including her battles with Vanir and decision to become a lich.

Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Extra - Ano Orokamono ni mo Kyakkou wo!

No. Title Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1Wonderful, name support
Subarashiki kana, Mei Wakiyaku (素晴らしきかな、名脇役)		August 1, 2017[26]978-4-04-105816-9
Taking place between the 2nd and 4th volume of the main series. It tells the tales of Dust's exploit during his party member exchange between Kazuma. After that, Dust goes through various attempts at earning a lot of money quickly and live a frivolous life, which included: taking a magic sword and reselling it; attempting to make Darkness fall for him; and aiding the succubus shop when they're under investigation in exchange for free succubus dreams. However, all his plans failed and he ended up in prison for a week. After being released from prison, he finds out that his party members, due to being infuriated by Dust's antics, have replaced him with a new member as they set off for a quest, leaving Dust behind. While contemplating his actions, Dust discovers a dark plot that targets one of his party member, Lynn. He sets off together with the loli succubus and a helmeted noble to put a stop to the scheme.
2Beyond the distant harem
Tōi Hāremu no Mukō ni (遠いハーレムの向こうに)		December 1, 2017[27]978-4-04-105817-6
Taking place between the 7th and 9th volume of the main series. The story begins with Dust's perspective of the battle against the kowloon hydra and his meeting with goddess Eris. Then, Dust and his party take on a quest to explore an abandoned dungeon. After not finding anything valuable in it and his party member Keith and Taylor suddenly feeling weak, Dust receives vouchers for a trip to Alcanretia from Kazuma. Dust invites his party members, Yunyun, the loli succubus, Vanir and Chris to the trip. After Dust's plans of using a magic item to make the girls fall for him failed and a squabble with the local Axis cultists, they all return from the trip only to find that everyone in Axel is suffering from the similar but more severe symptom that Keith and Taylor had. Deducing that something in the dungeon caused it, Dust and his party together with Yunyun and the loli succubus returned to the dungeon to solve the mystery.

Manga

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 9, 2015[28]978-4-04-070539-2November 22, 2016[29]978-0-31-655256-1
2 December 5, 2015[30]978-4-04-070782-2February 21, 2017[31]978-0-31-655332-2
3 March 9, 2016[32]978-4-04-070834-8April 18, 2017[33]978-0-31-646933-3
4 September 9, 2016[34]978-4-04-072019-7July 18, 2017[35]978-0-31-655954-6
5 March 9, 2017[36]978-4-04-072212-2November 14, 2017[37]978-0-31-641281-0
6 September 8, 2017[38]978-4-04-072433-1May 22, 2018[39]978-1-97-532649-4
7 March 9, 2018[40]978-4-04-072628-1November 13, 2018[41]978-1-97-532809-2

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