Today, British publisher PQube made an announcement that will likely surprise many, they're bringing a Konosuba game over to the West.
Travis Bruno of Capsule Computers writes:
"When it comes to light novel series out of Japan, the isekai genre has been a flooded market for well over a decade to the point that a number of extremely strange adaptations have been made, especially in recent years. However there was one such series that managed to be one of the first to take a more humorous and parody styled approach to the isekai genre in the form of KonoSuba. This series flourished both in Japan and the West with an incredibly popular anime series with a third season currently in production and a fully translated and released in English set of light novels. Longtime fans of the franchise have likely been eager to see the various misadventures of Kazuma, Megumin, Darkness, and Aqua in new forms of media, especially since the novels finished their English release in 2022 and now PQube is here to deliver a new story that relishes in the series’ unique brand of humor and some solid fan service. KonoSuba – God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! Love For These Clothes Of Desire! approach to a visual novel is one that fans will love but may find a tad bit frustrating and certainly one that only fans will appreciate. "
NoobFeed Editor Azfar Rayan writes - Those who loved the anime will probably adore KONOSUBA - God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Love For These Clothes Of Desire!, too. There isn't much of a story or gameplay to speak of, but there are plenty of pleasant moments filled with a delightful cast of protagonists and lots of entertainment. Fans of KONOSUBA can expect a great deal of it in this game.
N4G, please, get rid of these ads that cover as much as 75 percent of my screen! It's like every time I think this site is fixed, it gets screwed up more!
You are killing cell phone traffic...
Amen! If Aqua wasn't such a useless Goddess then maybe she could do something about it, lol
"PQube and MAGES are today very happy and excited to announce that the comedy visual novel from the hit series Konosuba, "KONOSUBA - God's Blessing On This Wonderful World! Love For These Clothes Of Desire!", is now digitally available on PC, PlayStation 4 & Nintendo Switch. Also available physically on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4." - PQube and MAGES.
"KonoSuba" = Favorite anime. I will definitely be picking this up. :)
Huh what a surprise. Usually VNs based on an anime just don't get localized.
To this day, I've yet to actually try a vn. I'd like to but I don't know what to try first. My first guess would be a steins gate but idk.
Very excited about this! Been screaming about MAGES not releasing any of their licensed visual novels in the West for a long time now. Maybe this means we'll also get those Quintessential Quintuplets visual novels in North America now!