KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson
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Kanji	この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！紅伝説
Revised Hepburn	Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Kurenai Densetsu
Directed by	Takaomi Kanasaki
Screenplay by	Makoto Uezu
Based on	KonoSuba byNatsume Akatsuki
Produced by	Rie Ogura Yuji Matsukura
Starring	Jun Fukushima Sora Amamiya Rie Takahashi Ai Kayano Aki Toyosaki Yui Horie Masakazu Nishida Sayuri Hara Tetsu Inada Maria Naganawa
Cinematography	Yuki Hirose
Edited by	Kashiko Kimura
Music by	Masato Kōda
Production company	J.C.Staff
Distributed by	Kadokawa Animation
Release date	August 30, 2019 (2019-08-30) (Japan)
Running time	90 minutes[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	US$7.9 million[2][3][4]

KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson (Japanese:この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！紅伝説,Hepburn:Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Kurenai Densetsu) is a 2019Japanese animated film based onKonoSubalight novel series byNatsume Akatsuki. Produced byJ.C.Staff, the film was directed by Takaomi Kanasaki from ascript written byMakoto Uezu and starsJun Fukushima,Sora Amamiya,Rie Takahashi,Ai Kayano,Aki Toyosaki,Yui Horie, Masakazu Nishida,Sayuri Hara,Tetsu Inada, andMaria Naganawa. In the film,Kazuma Sato and his party travel to Crimson Demon Village,Megumin's hometown, where they battle a powerful general of the Demon King's army.

In July 2017, an anime project based onKonoSuba was announced. The project was revealed in June 2018 to be a film adaptation of the light novel, with Kanasaki and Uezu returning fromtwo seasons ofKonoSuba anime series to direct and write the script, respectively. The title of the film was revealed in November 2018.

KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson premiered in Japan on August 30, 2019, and was released in the United States on November 12. The film grossed over$7 million worldwide and won awards atNewtype Anime Awards.

Following a recently failed quest,Kazuma Sato,Aqua,Megumin, andDarkness are visited byYunyun. Yunyun explains the letter from her father telling her to have a son with Kazuma to make their child avenge the people of Crimson Demon Village, her and Megumin's hometown, when they get destroyed. However, they discover that the part asking for Yunyun to have a son with Kazuma was actually an excerpt of a classmate's fanfiction that was accidentally sent with the letter. Still, Megumin decides to check her village's condition, so Kazuma's party asksWiz to teleport them.

After defeating a group of femaleorcs and an army ofgoblins with Yunyun and Crimson Demon Clan members' help, Kazuma's party arrives at the Crimson Demon Village and visits Yunyun's father, who admits to exaggerating the aftermath of the attack on the village by one of the Demon King's generals namedSylvia. In fact, the Crimson Demons have been effortlessly repelling all Sylvia's attacks so far. Afterward, Kazuma's party visits Megumin's house and meets her family, who become interested in Kazuma for his fortune. The following day, Megumin shows Kazuma and Aqua around the village, visiting her school and the storage building that holds the Mage Killer, a weapon capable of destroying the world. They later find Darkness fighting Sylvia and her army, but Sylvia retreats after learning of the defeat ofVerdia,Vanir, andHans from Kazuma. Later that night, Sylvia manages to take Kazuma hostage and brings him to the storage building to steal the Mage Killer, but Kazuma traps her inside and reunites with his party. She then fuses with the Mage Killer and begins destroying the Crimson Demon Village. Kazuma's party finds a high tech rifle that was built to counter the Mage Killer and uses it to kill Sylvia.

A dying Sylvia encounters Verdia and Hans in theafterlife and fuses with them to be revived as a giant monster. Wiz and Vanir arrive at the village for a business trip but end up joining the fight. Wiz collects the Crimson Demon Clan members' magic and transfers it to Megumin and Yunyun, while Kazuma seduces Sylvia to buy them time. Megumin and Yunyun destroy Sylvia with their combined powerful attack, with Kazuma also perishing. Afterward, Kazuma is revived and returns to Axel with his party. While on a picnic, Megumin asks Kazuma to put herexperience points into another skill to be a useful mage without relying on her Explosion magic. She casts her final Explosion skill as a farewell but finds it much stronger than usual, realizing that Kazuma disregarded her request and put the points on it instead. As they meet up with the others, the smoke from the explosion forms the shape of a heart in the sky.

In July 2017, voice actorsJun Fukushima andRie Takahashi announced on a radio program at HiBiKi Radio Station ananime project related toNatsume Akatsuki'slight novel seriesKonoSuba, but they did not confirm the nature of the project.^[7] In June 2018, the project was revealed to be a film adaptation of the light novel and to be produced byJ.C.Staff instead ofStudio Deen, which animatedtwo seasons ofKonoSuba anime series. Takaomi Kanasaki was announced as the film's director, along withMakoto Uezu as thescriptwriter and Koichi Kikuta as the character designer. In the same month, Fukushima,Sora Amamiya, Takahashi,Ai Kayano,Yui Horie, andAki Toyosaki were confirmed to be reprising their respective roles in the film asKazuma Sato,Aqua,Megumin,Darkness,Wiz, andYunyun.^[8] The film's full title was revealed in November 2018 to beKonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson.^[9] The light novel's fifth volume, titledLet's Go, Crimson Magic of Explosion!, served as the inspiration for the film.^[10]

Masato Kōda was revealed to be composing thesoundtrack forKonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson in June 2018.^[8] In April 2019, Kayano, Takahashi, and Amamiya were revealed to be performing the first endingtheme song titled "My Home Town" (マイ・ホーム・タウン), whileMachico was set to perform the second ending theme song titled "1 Millimeter Symphony" (1ミリ Symphony).^[11][12] The film's original soundtrack, subtitledThe Smoke Signal of Hope in the Clear Blue Sky! (澄み渡る青空に希望の狼煙を!,Sumiwataru Aozora ni Kibou no Noroshi wo!), was released in Japan byNippon Columbia on September 4, 2019.^[13]

A teaser visual forKonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson was released in November 2018.^[9] Two teaser trailers for the film were released in December 2018 and February 2019,^[14][15] while two full trailers were released in March and July 2019.^[16][17] Promotional partners for the film included Cure Maid Café,^[18] Pomme's Omelette Rice,^[19] Yaro Ramen,^[20] Roll Ice Cream Factory,^[21] and Shinjuku Alta.^[22]

KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson premiered in Japan on August 30, 2019,^[11] and was released in4DX on October 4.^[23] The film was briefly listed for a July 2019 release at Aeon Cinema theaters in Japan.^[24] The film was released in the United States on November 12, 2019,^[25] and in the United Kingdom on December 12.^[26]

KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson was released onBlu-ray andDVD in Japan on March 25, 2020.^[27]Crunchyroll began streaming the film's Japanese-dubbed version in America, Africa, Middle East, and Europe on March 25, 2020,^[28] while its English-dubbed version was delayed from April 2020 to January 2021 for the safety of their employees during theCOVID-19 pandemic.^[6] The film was aired in Japan onAT-X on April 17, 2021,^[29] and was rebroadcast on November 13.^[30] Crunchyroll released the film on Blu-ray and DVD in the United Kingdom on December 4, 2023.^[31]

KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson grossed$6,513,184 in Japan and$1.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of$7.9 million.^[2][3][4]

The film ranked eighth in its opening weekend in Japan,^[32] placing behindToy Story 4 (2019).^[33] It earned$1.13 million from its two-day screening in the United States.^[34]

Academy Award-winning screenwriterRoger Avary gaveKonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson 5 out of 5 stars, feeling that the film gave him "easily one of the best experiences in a cinema I've ever had. I would go as far as saying it's the reason cinema was invented".^[35] Nick Valdez atComicBook.com also gave the film 5 out of 5, feeling that it "has not lost any of the pep in its step" despite being a couple of years since the franchise had released an anime adaptation due to its "fine balance between treating its characters with disrespect and love". He felt that the film had "[p]ure laughs, ridiculous situations, and even some impressive character growth rewarding long time fans".^[36]

Writing forDen of Geek, Daniel Kurland gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars, feeling that it "doesn't aim too high, but it's still a celebration of everything that makes this anime fantasy such a treat". He felt that the film was "likely to disappoint... [but] the characters remain enjoyable enough that the film amounts to a strong summation of the series" and lauded the addition of Sylvia who "makes for a fun addition that is actually intimidating".^[37] Jordan Ramée atGameSpot gave the film 4 out of 10, feeling that it abandoned the "main series' traditional formula to deliver a story that's not very fun to watch". Ramée noted the main cast as the best aspect of the franchise but found the film struggling to "capture the same tone as the anime series because it splits up the core group of characters" to focus on Kazuma and Megumin. He criticized the film's repetitive humor andtransphobic jokes that went "against the overall message of acceptance".^[38]

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