krkrautnelson
January 11, 2026
Recommended
OVA1: The first episode can and probably should be skipped. Nothing of importance happens, it's not particularly funny, and the animation is some of the worst I have seen in a long time. This is essentially our obligatory beach episode, with the girls (and boys) all in swimsuits because a storm spirit is moving towards the town. the men of the town have convinced the women to wear bikinis in hope of some wardrobe malfunction. unfortunately, the animation is so bad that it becomes extremely distracting, and even the fanservice just falls completely flat. KonoSuba always had a very wonky, "blobby" artstyle that was never all thatflattering towards the characters, but here the proportions are truely all over the place. there are like one or two shots in this entire 22-minute episode that look half-decent. even Megumin's Explosion! looks absolutely pitiful compared to the regular episodes.
and again, the humor just falls a bit flat. the comedic timing is off, and most of the jokes just boil down to the characters being who they are. there is a funny bit at the start with Megumin's attempt at making herself seem irreplacable completely backfires, but the joke is so drawn out that it loses all impact.
overall, the first OVA of S3 feels like it was down by a C-team on the side. thankfully the story is unimportant enough to not warrant much more, but then why bother in the first place? wasted resources, 4/10.
OVA2: Well, this is more like it. Basically just a regular KonoSuba episode. This one is absolutely worth watching.
A group of adventurers turns up in Axel, looking for a Satou Kazuma. Not gonna say much more because that would ruin the fun, and as I have said, it is worth watching if you like the show.
Production quality is also leaps and bounds above the previous OVA. it'S still KonoSuba, so it still has that wonky artstyle, but everything looks consistent, characters don't go crosseyed and proportions aren't completely ignored. there is even some nice shading and filters for good measure.
the comedy is on point too. again, this is essentially a regular KonoSuba episode, just with no real plot relevance - not that it matters for KonoSuba anyway. all around just a good time. 8/10.
Mathematically, that would come out to a 6, but I'll be gracious and stick with a 7/10 for both episodes combined. wasting 20 minutes for a subpar episode isn't the worst thing in the world, and the second episode really is good enough to warrant that bump up. perhaps each episode should get its own entry, but they don't so I'll have to compromise.
