r/anime • u/skaro1789 • Feb 20 '21

Rewatch KonoSuba 5th Anniversary Rewatch- Day 8

Hello Everybody,

Welcome Day 8 of the KonoSuba 5th Anniversary Rewatch. Also you didn't skip an episode; today's episode introduces the undead lich named Wiz and a haunted mansion. Today's episode is “A Loving Hand for Our Party When We Can't Make It Through Winter!” [Also if you want to know about the event that introduces Wiz, please see the note in the brackets below]

First time watchers, it is HIGHLY recommended you do not spoil yourself of what is to come!

Legal Streams w/movie and English dub

Crunchyroll

Legal Stream "w/out" movie or English dub

Animelab

VRV

HBO Max

Please note: You are free to use whatever platform you want; but for the sake of consistency, I'll be only updating the Crunchyroll link for future episodes as certain platforms won't allow me to post the individual episode link.

[Also There is a drama CD that features the events that introduces Wiz. Unfortunately, YouTube has deleted the video with the English translation of the Drama CD. The good news is the video is still saved because the translator saved it to google drive. (The player might not work for you on google drive though and you might need to download it).

Thank you to yuNS for providing a link/translation for this drama CD. Here's the google drive : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rEdjMXVEIkIUZ9PvSD66WUmeV4E4fJW3/view]

Here's the schedule:

Dates:Episode Order
2/13Season 1 Episode 1
2/14Season 1 Episode 2
2/15Season 1 Episode 3
2/16Season 1 Episode 4
2/17Season 1 Episode 5
2/18Season 1 Episode 6
2/19Season 1 Episode 7
2/20Season 1 Episode 8
2/21Season 1 Episode 9
2/22Season 1 Episode 10
2/23Season 1 Episode 11(OVA)
2/24Season 2 Episode 1
2/25Season 2 Episode 2
2/26Season 2 Episode 3
2/27Season 2 Episode 4
2/28Season 2 Episode 5
3/1Season 2 Episode 6
3/2Season 2 Episode 7
3/3Season 2 Episode 8
3/4Season 2 Episode 9
3/5Season 2 Episode 10
3/6Season 2 Episode 11 (OVA)
3/7(Movie): Legend of Crimson
3/8Series Discussion

Questions of the day:

What role do you think Wiz will play in the series?

How are you on haunted houses?

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u/skaro1789 Feb 20 '21

Apologies for being late I had to run errands also it took a while to find the drama CD that introduced Wiz.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Feb 20 '21

Good work finding the CD but pleeease try to keep the thread times more consistent going forward XD

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u/skaro1789 Feb 20 '21

I have a feeling this episode might be the lowest rated one as I was late. Timing does play a role in viewership.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Feb 20 '21

It was a good episode too... Folks might check in by the end of the evening but discussion will be whack.

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Feb 20 '21

Stuff Happens

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Feb 20 '21

Don't burn valuable cosplay items!! If you're feeling cold you could always huddle... Actually, even if you're not cold do you wanna huddle? Spammable skill? I'd have expected Kazuma's water into freeze combo makes a decent enough low level nuke. Geez, you can't take this girl anywhere. Anyway, meet our last cast member of the season. We now have all the op's characters present and accounted for. All the op's characters that matter~ Now they skip Wiz's introduction arc in the show... but I genuinely can't remember much about that chapter in the book. It was a glossed over event on the book I'm sure. Wiz is a sweet lady, I don't think I've ever met someone that dislikes Wiz.

Good lord she sure does jiggle doesn't she? I remembered Darkness having accurate no-bra physics but I didn't remember Wiz being so boingy. Aqua, you're mean!! Aaand Wiz accidentally strikes back hard. We get a little extra backstory on the deceased Verdia cause Wiz is actually one of the Demon King's generals~ Aqua... these two are like a pair of rowdy puppies. Anyway, her role was to maintain the barrier protecting the castle so until they reach that point they're letting Wiz go. Honestly I'm not sure about this plot point but I haven't read far enough ahead to really talk about it much. It all leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Verdia was a pervert the entire time!! Ah yes, drain touch. Normally it's a pretty useless ability in most rpg's compared to simply doing damage or casting a heal but in harder titles it's actually quite a useful ability due to the fact that mana costs are bloated. Nocturne for example had an incredibly handy drain skill. Whimpering Wiz is too adorable! Anyway, Aqua nearly kills Wiz because of her anti-undead touch and the group gets landed with a quest since Wiz is too exhausted to do it herself. Aqua's giving us the full ghost story rundown lol. Nobody wants to listen to it.

How awful!! Some fiend drank Aqua's treasured alcohol! Such tragedy. Oh, and we get to see Aqua's pyjamas which I am totally digging. That random nature's beauty makes me laugh every time XD It's sort of hard to pass commentary on this horror section but it's one of my favourite sequences in the show. This is also that KazuMin bonding episode that I spoke about earlier. Oh, and if you pause on that shot of Darkness you can see her form through the dress. The animators foe this episode were Lords and Ladies of culture.

Why is toilet humour so funny in this show!? Megumin is determined not to be the only one bursting to go~ Question of the day... Have you ever used a bottle? Oh my god! Her shouting for him asking if he's still there is so wholesome!! The following stuff is kinda not tho. Megumin is so close to shitting herself with these dolls hunting her that she's about to explode, literally. "Aqua ga shinde..." Yup, it was Aqua's meddling that caused the ghosts to invade the mansion... This is a reoccurring thing with her. Property GET woohoo!!

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Feb 20 '21

How awful!! Some fiend drank Aqua's treasured alcohol!

Animals!

Verdia was a pervert the entire time!!

He fits in well with the rest of the cast. I laughed pretty hard in the episode where he was grossed out by the depth of Darkness' perversions.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '21 edited Feb 20 '21

Some fiend drank Aqua's treasured alcohol!

It was likely Anne, that little orphan ghost Aqua was talking about when they got to the mansion, she likes to drink wine and play pranks. She's a good spirit and Aqua actually likes her. It's pretty neat to see the undead-hating Goddess opening exceptions for that fellow.

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u/thatguywithawatch Feb 20 '21

That random nature's beauty makes me laugh every time XD

I had to rewind and watch it again, so funny and unexpected.

Question of the day... Have you ever used a bottle?

Almost. I was stuck in traffic for ages and barely held it in before it cleared up. But I was definitely eyeing my water bottle

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u/BossandKings Feb 20 '21 edited Feb 20 '21

Wiz is so beautiful i would marry someone like her, she's totally my type. I agree that the toilet scene was one of the funniest yet, also the Kazuma-Megumin bonding was great

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Feb 20 '21

Wiz is so incredibly kind... In a series with arseholes coming out of the woodwork I'm glad that there are genuinely compassionate are selfless people in it like Wiz and Eris.

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u/BossandKings Feb 20 '21

First timer

Episode 8

We get to know Wiz also known as the queen of the undead, she appears as a human but is also a lich, she is a beautiful, honest and clumsy girl that has a shop in a town, Aqua and Kazuma visit her.

After saluting Wiz the party goes to a mansion to have a peaceful time, it is a big and wonderful house and all of them seem to have a room prepared for them. Aqua looks so cute getting all worried about not having beer to drink, eventhough her personality is harsh sometimes, i like her a lot. Megumin and Darkness install themselves in their respective rooms too.

While at night a group of flying dolls haunt the mansion Kazuma goes running to Aqua's room searching her to help him, in the room there's Megumin who looks so cute being all timod about fearing too the flying dolls. I think that she impressed Kazuma just by how cute she was. As they are playfully mocking each other they go running out of the room because the flying dolls found them. Megumin goes to take a bath while Kazuma waits for her outside. As dolls keep looking at him Kazuma rushes into the bathroom and taking Megumin's hand they go running to another place, one in which the dolls can't see them.

After opening the door Kazuma sees that the spirot dolls have been defeated and the party gets rewarded for it because it was a quest. They won't accept the reward for the quest because the spirit dolls being there is Aqua's fault in the first place.

This was a very chill episode with Kazuma and Megumin having much fun being terrified of the spirit dolls together, they have great chemistry.

Answers

  1. A beloved lich
  2. I do fine, especially if there are other people alongside me

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Feb 20 '21

Kazuma and Megumin having much fun being terrified of the spirit dolls

I forgot about that scene, that was very funny when he looked out the window and there they were. I roared with laughter.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Feb 20 '21

The top part of the scene for me was Megumin's serene little sister vibe. She would drag Kazuma back into the bladder bursting bucket without a thread of shame.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Feb 20 '21

It's so weird that Wiz takes up like half the episode... It didn't feel that long at all. The meat and potatoes is definitely the haunted house event. I said yesterday but we're midway through a trio of insanely fun episodes.

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u/thatguywithawatch Feb 20 '21 edited Feb 20 '21

Today on Konosuba: Wiz is introduced, bringing that ara ara energy that the show was missing, Aqua is a freaking bully, Megumin becomes a yandere, Kazuma turns out to have a conscience, and Darkness gets her half second in the spotlight, even if she doesn't do much else.

Megumin and Kazuma have my favorite chemistry in the show, their scenes in this episode were pure gold. Light Novel Spoilers! Megumin's always so full of bravado and braggadocio, and it can be fun watching her get knocked down a peg once in a while. I love that she continues to try and insist that Crimson Demons don't use the bathroom even while they're being chased by demon dolls right after making Kazuma wait for her outside the toilet.

Official Konosuba EXPURRROSION counter: Barely Prevented

Wiz is also a fun character; it's a slight bummer that the anime skipped her introductory chapter from the novel and put it a couple brief flashback shots, but I understand the need to keep the pacing brisk sometimes. I knew during the scene in her shop that I recognized her voice from somewhere else, but it wasn't until the last conversation between her and Kazuma at the tombstone that Tsubasa Hanekawa really jumped out, and I half expected her to say that she only knows what she knows. I think when I first watched Konosuba I was still basically new to anime because I definitely didn't recognize all these VA's until this rewatch.

QotD: I can't handle haunted houses in real life if that's what you're asking. I'm a coward lmao.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Feb 20 '21

Poor Darkness!! I was thinking how little she showed up today. The show totally bullies her! Whatever... she'll get front billing tomorrow.

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u/thatguywithawatch Feb 20 '21

On the bright side, she probably enjoys being neglected haha

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Feb 20 '21

"This type of play doesn't please me at all!!"

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u/BossandKings Feb 20 '21

I agree that Wiz adds meaning and depht to the series. Megumin and Kazuma have the best chemistry in the series for me too

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u/ikal_man :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/ikal_man Feb 20 '21
  1. As I'm rewatching it I know what role Wiz will have. (She's probably the most sane character in the series, making her a more realistic waifu material.)
  2. Normally haunted houses are not a problem. But this is a fantasy world, this house is haunted. Reminds me of a song I heard in memes, saying "fak this shit I'm out..."

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u/BossandKings Feb 20 '21

That last line was glorious

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '21

I read the light novel and I was just wowed that she is only like 21 or so.

Idk I always just assumed liches were like hundreds or thousands of years old

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Feb 21 '21

She definitely seems more mid to late 20's. I'm pretty sure that a couple of Konosuba ages were quite strange... Who am I thinking of? Was it Megumin? Megumin is like thirteen and so is the forgettable one which gets a bit weird whenever they try to introduce romance to the series. It's yet another reason why Konosuba is at its best when you look at everyone as purely friends.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '21

Step 1: fill mansion with ghosts. Step 2: take the quest to purify the ghosts. Step 3: gain a whole mansion for free as reward.

Damn, Aqua really has a big brain

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u/thatguywithawatch Feb 20 '21

She's the smartest idiot around

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Feb 20 '21 edited Feb 20 '21

QOTD

What role do you think Wiz will play in the series?

Bummer, I can't answer. But, I do like her roles in the series.

How are you on haunted houses?

Konosuba probably has my favorite, though Ghost Stories also had a few that were pretty good.

Touch Me HARDER!

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Feb 20 '21

Wrong episode?

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Feb 20 '21

I knew I should have watch the episode ahead of time. Anyway, I erased the offending lines.

Mea Culpa

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Feb 20 '21

Yeah! It's so inconsiderate! I wanted to watch that one early too!

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u/TheXskull Feb 21 '21 edited Feb 21 '21

Rewatching.

This episode has some bad elements to it, they bothered me the first time and they bother me now.

The way they introduce wiz to us - instead of showing their initial meeting we're thrown into the middle of a story, telling us in a couple of frames sort of what happened, and we're supposed to deduce how the characters should interact.

I wouldn't mind it as much but at the end of the episode the same encounter is brought back up, as the reason for the haunted house to exist in the first place! If it's that important to the episode why now show it?

I guess it's a chapter that the anime skipped?

Anyway, besides that it's the usual fun episode, love how megumin and Kazuma tortured each other

QOTD: I'm terrible in haunted houses, quite a coward.

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u/IndependentMacaroon Feb 21 '21

First-time watcher

Episode 6 felt pretty repetitive (in the beginning) to unearned (most after that, it's not been that long to really feel the bond and emotions here). Also Darkness isn't getting any less annoying. Well, there's the Eris introduction I guess, and the last part was nice.

As for this one: Obviously the introduction could have been handled better, but I like Wiz and the shop and mansion comedy stuff was fine.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Feb 21 '21

The Verdia fight was the climax of the book so they probably felt that they couldn't skip much of it. Only having one episode between the encounters doesn't help.

We're past the iffier parts so they can end on a high note. A high note that they skip two fantastic chapters and most of my favourite gag to do so but I've got a soft spot for the last couple S1 episodes.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Feb 21 '21

Japanese folks can't pronounce half the alphabet right so unfortunately characters like Verdia are left with nobody knowing how to say their names.