MEGU-MID: What The Disappointing Megumin Spin Off Is Missing

After 3 episodes, I didn't laugh even once. That's what's wrong with it.

The anime cut most of the novel's edge and humor, and sprinkled tone-deaf melancholic music on top.

The cameos made the show 200 times better, and it was just background voices, that's what it needed, the whole gang, unfortunately we knew they couldn't be there

You forgot how she caused the problem with arcenretia but that wasn't mentioned in the konosuba original show. many other things are not mentioned in the konosuba original anime

I've been trying to decide whether I should watch this season or not.. I like konosuba having all of the main characters. Their dynamic is amazing! But with only one.. idk.. is it worth the watch? The first episode didn't do much for me

While yes, not having the dynamic with Kazuma and the rest of the party might've played a part in the lackluster spin-off. I believe the main problem was having a completely different director. Kanasaki, the director of the main series, always managed to get that whacky quirky flare. He even made Princess Connect more Konosuba-like than this one. Or maybe even his classic before Konosuba which was Kore wa Zombie desu ka? Meanwhile the director for this one, Abe, Yuujirou, has nothing to his name and the show was just trying hard to be funny and wasn't landing. It definitely wasn't from the writing but more so the execution. And quite frankly I'm scared that he's handling season 3.

nah its good and negs bleach blocked

the idea of this show seemed kinda lame to me in the first place, like I get she the most popular character in japan and probably here for some reason too, but i want the whole squad

ok ima watch the video now

I thought it was mid. Meguimin in the main series seemed like a chuni, overactive imagination. naive, smart, and young teen selfish. But in this new show, she came off as adult smart and just plain out mean and selfish.

I agree 100%. Megumin shines as a side character. As a MC she's so blandd

It's okay. But without her writing on the chest of kasuma Excalibur and drawing an arrow towards little kasuma, it lacks the slap stick humor. And after reading the final light novel. We are in for a treat in the 3rd season. Hopefully it will come out soon

I actually liked it more than Konosuba. Its story was more interesting and it had fewer gags, while the running gags were better than the ones in the main series.

Can't wait for season 3 (and possibly season 4). Some important plot scenes will be a little confusing if they not adapted the spin-off. Kadokawa greenlighted the spin-off, so season 4 is definitly coming, it just the matter of when it will air.

Sorry, mate - I have to humbly disagree. It was everything I expected from the world of Kono Suba.
Bring on season 3 of the best isekai parody.

I think the show is good, but not great. Here's my reasons for it:
1: We have the Konosuba universe, but not all of the Konosuba characters. There's less dynamic and less diversity compared to what we're used to, which can make the Megumin solo seem boring, one-dimensional and repetitive. This is especially true when literally 75% of the main cast is missing.
2: Similar to my first point, this is a common danger with prequels, but this one is especially true if the show has action in it. We know that none of the characters are ever in any life-threatening danger as they'll have to survive the prequel since they have to show up in the main series at a later point in their timeline. The action scenes can become boring and painfully predictable because we know that Megumin will eventually just blow up the enemy.
3: This last one is a bit more personal but because the focus is solely on Megumin and Yunyun, the toxic way Megumin goes about their friendship has much more time to shine. With the spotlight always being on her worst character traits, it's very likely that you're going to start disliking Megumin at some point watching the show.

Disappointing? Are you drunk my friend? This whole series was funny as f* and f* amazing! We learn about a lot of stuff and it shows how much Megumin had grown later on in the series.

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kazumas voice actor sorta carried the series

After the spin-off series i ship 🚢 Megumin x Yunyun they are just so cute together

It took me a couple of episodes to kind of understand what the series felt like it was going for, it's definitely more tame in plot and events, but I think I came to appreciate it, not to mention it shows what having those sort of reliable characters mean. I think its fine to have a different flow than the main series because after all they are leaving out the 3 other main characters. I still agree though that yunyun development has been more apparent than megumin's.

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for a light novel adaptation the megumin spin off is great on its own

She wasn't mid?

I think without the rest of the loonies of Konosuba to bounce off of the sheer horridness of her personality is a bit too much to take.

It is what I expected. Not disappointed. I will explain my reasoning. I expected this to be a way to flush out some of the backstory mentioned in the movie and to develop both Yunyun and her past relationship with Megamin. I expect that Yunyun might now be part of the group going forward. Kazuma and Megamin seem to have developing character arcs in parallel, so I did not expect massive growth or events previously since Kazuma has had so little.

As far as comedy, the way the group plays off each other is what really works. Therefore, my feeling is that backstory is taken care of so that Yunyun can now be a normal part of that interplay and we understand her motivation as well as the way her and Megamin feel about each other. (Since they often hide it) this also lines up with my expectation. I guess I did not expect it to be mind blowing. Just filling out before next season.

This is the Joey Tribbiani effect. Missing the original support characters.

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Thanks for not spoiling anything in this my good sir. It was a nice personal breakdown of the season that didn’t go into too much detail and I appreciated that.

I might be the only one who liked it because it focused on her story and didn't need a Terminator 2 "I'll Be Back" catch phrase in every episode (or movie) to carry the show. Most "prequels" should just be the story about the focused character and then bring them into the fold at the end like the way Episode 11 and hopefully the finale. I hope they do the same for the other characters.

I like this anime and its not mid its pog if you read the novel and it good

Yunyun kept megumin grounded a bit too much. Needed just a little more of megumin let off the chain.

I do wonder if the absent feeling of the rest of the party is actually on purpose, even if that does hurt the spinoff stand alone. That it shows Megumin with Kazuma and crew has found exactly where she needs to be.

Dont you think title of the video is bit harsh?

Totally agree with all of your points. Adding to that, part of Megumin's charm is explosion magic, which she learns after a few episodes. Kinda dragged out the magic school bits as well. Cut down to 10 eps and this season would have been golden.

Gotta say, Iruma-kun has the neatest Ed track I've heard this year. Very odd, and a hint of Mindless Self Indulgence.

Otherwise, yeah, this little backstory didn't do much for me, OR Megumin. I agree that the strongest character here was Yunyun. Megumin doesn't really have much of a backstory that wasn't incredibly apparent in what we see in the main show.

We already saw the environment that produced her, and what motivated her to learn only explosion was done in a single episode. If anything, it could have just been a movie.

Now Lalatina is a total outcast whom we saw having family issues, so I think that would have been better fodder for a series. Megumin had a motivation that could be achieved through studying and leveling up, while manipulating a bunch of weirdos, but Darkness's "character flaw" is something that could be described as a gradual descent, or her being twisted... just way more interesting to watch develop.

I disagree with this 100%.

Its not "disappointing" at all as it feels in gaps that are otherwise unfilled.

So you can dislike it all you want, but i liked that they focused on best girl and gave the other 3 a rest.

I feel like the beginning drag way too long the whole reason for the spin-off in her to find her mentor and she hasn't even done that yet I mean her and school drag a little bit too long and I know that her friend was the one who saved her sister and she was able to get all the points and I kind of wanted to be an epic battle something with a lot more weight to it but that's me nitpicking

I didn't think I'd like Konosuba so when I found myself thoroughly enjoying it, I wondered why. I figured I liked it because of the group not because of any one individual character (except maybe Darkness I'd love to know why she is the way she is). I like Megumin, fine but I've wanted to see more of Yunyun, so thanks, I'll have to check out the spin-off

Would have been better to just get the next season of konosuba

We are still carrying a torch for the original series as it was so satisfying. Now we are being very polite in our disappointment. Megumin being carried back home by Kazuma was deeply satisfying It was about the relationship. To the writers: sit back, breathe deep, do better. Please

As Much as Enjoy My Explosion Waifu My Expectations Were Somewhat Low But I’m Still Enjoying It Cause It’s Megumi

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I just wanted another season of Konosuba but it's like I got a season of flashback filler episodes instead.
I don't hate it but I hope that it only has this one season and that we can return to the actual show soon.
I'm not mad and I still enjoy watching it but without the rest of the gang it's kind of lack luster I keep putting myself in the position to be dissapointed by thinking/hoping that Kuzuma and the rest will show up.

That is why I try to avoid Trailers, Sneak Peeks, Spoilers, and overall other people's opinion on something new I consider watching, because you go into something with a expectation based on someone else or even your self can setup a very high bar that in some cases can be so high that almost nothing will ever meet or beat that bar. In My opinion, I always prefer to go into something with as little knowledge as possible beforehand and just enjoy it for what it is and not expect it to meet or beat something else even an expectation that one self could create.

i have to agree with you a lot about this spin off series. if i had to think about the story in regards for the audience, the 1 thing everyone was wanting to see was when she learned explosion. but story wise it makes a lot of scene what they did. they ticked a lot of boxes that we got told happen to Megumin, like when Yunyun learned magic to protect Megumin and her sister. and with the current episodes she went to other adventures before meeting Kazuma and the others. there were so much more they could do, but instead they tried to stretch a story to 2 episodes when they didn't need to. like we could have had a episode going into her poor condition and see her snacking off to get food like we saw in season 2 with that crystal ball scene in wiz's shop. but over all i wouldn't say its bad, just mid, they did good with what they had, and in a way we got some answers about megumin and yunyun that we got in konosuba.

I like MEGU-MID, however i haven't seen the anime...the main character Megumin, is soo funny and so cute, anyway nice video you made, keep it up!

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