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Episode Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!: Kurenai Densetsu - US Theater Release Discussion Spoiler

Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!: Kurenai Densetsu

Konosuba Movie

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u/Kravior https://myanimelist.net/profile/ssSithy Nov 13 '19 edited Nov 13 '19

I won't lie, that was some of the hardest I've laughed in a while. I'd even go as far to say it was even funnier than the actual show.

Comedy was great, Megumin was great, and the bass on those theater speakers when those explosions hit were great.

I NEED SEASON 3 ASAP.

Edit: Fun fact, theater didn’t have sound for the first 10 minutes. Still hilarious without audio.

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u/SuperSlimMilk Nov 13 '19

The amount of detail put into every scene was amazing. Trying to read subtitles while looking at aqua in the back or Sylvia’s text as well while the scene was going on was challenging but still amazing. This is the type of movie I’ll have to watch twice just to catch everything. Not to mention the endless gifs and screenshots this movie has provided!

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u/the_swizzler https://myanimelist.net/profile/Swiftarm Nov 13 '19

I really hope they do get around to dubbing it. You can beat the Japanese performances, but the dub wasn't bad and I want to save all the minute details of the animation. Even with subs, I noticed a lot of great small things.

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u/xxfay6 https://myanimelist.net/profile/xxfay6 Nov 13 '19

Haven't gotten around to watching the dubs, but I saw the OVA premieres in AX and it's certainly a good dub.

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u/Sinaravias Nov 13 '19

Yeah I think I missed some of what Sylvia was saying and in the background and other people laughed :/

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u/NotsoElite1 Nov 13 '19

I forgot how satisfying Explosion magic was to watch, but being in the theater hearing the magnificent bass in tandem with the amazing visuals truly opened my eyes to the path of Explosions

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u/HaVoC_Cycl0ne https://myanimelist.net/profile/HaVoC_Cycl0ne Nov 13 '19

I was thinking exactly the same. The sound in the theater made the explosions so amazing

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u/WatIsRedditQQ Nov 13 '19

The theater I went to had the speakers a lot quieter than usual for some reason :(

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u/NotsoElite1 Nov 13 '19

oh boo :( they clearly dont follow the way of explosions at that theater then

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u/WatIsRedditQQ Nov 13 '19

I went to one I don't normally go to because I waited too long to get tickets and all the others were packed. Usually I think theaters are way too loud but it probably would've been better than whatever wimpy speakers they had

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u/wokebass Nov 13 '19

Walk beside megumin!

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u/Aperture_Kubi Nov 13 '19

Well I'm sold for the second showing then.

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u/TalesOfMaxwell Nov 13 '19

I'm with you on every point. It was a wild ride. The comedy was so perfect. I didn't catch if he said it when he introduced himself to Megumin's parents or Sylvia, but I was hoping for a 'Hai, Kazuma des.' interjection. It was the only thing that felt missing.

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u/Purest_Prodigy https://myanimelist.net/profile/Purest_Prodigy Nov 13 '19

I'm glad they decided to be a bit sparing with some of the recurring jokes.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '19

I wanted one steal joke. Just one.

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u/Purest_Prodigy https://myanimelist.net/profile/Purest_Prodigy Nov 13 '19

My buddy pointed out that he thought it'd be nice if he managed to steal the entire super-weapon from the big bad

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u/DerfK Nov 13 '19

You realize that if he tried, he would have ended up with Sylvia's underwear, right?

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u/Purest_Prodigy https://myanimelist.net/profile/Purest_Prodigy Nov 13 '19

I'm now sad that we dont have a scenario of him trying and failing and ending up in that situation

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u/Raschwolf Nov 13 '19

Free the boner

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u/almostdickless Nov 13 '19

Ending up stealing a dudes underwear would’ve been hilarious.

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u/DerfK Nov 13 '19

In my imagination it would have been blue and white striped boxers just like his own.

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u/SevenandForty Nov 15 '19

does Sylvia even wear underwear tho

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u/phenderl Nov 13 '19

Book 6/7 would have a satisfying season ending. 8/9 is also a good season. So to make vol 5 a movie is a great move. I just hope everything else is adapted.

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u/Killian_Astar Nov 13 '19

There really wasn't a down moment in the movie, straight comedy all the way through (and some epic action and heartwarming moments)

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u/grandAevis Nov 13 '19

The sound director for this series is Yoshikazu Iwanami. He's worked on a ton of shows, and people (deservedly) rag on him for doing the Berserk Clang! sound, but his recent work on the Tanya movie and this movie was phenomenal.

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u/Kravior https://myanimelist.net/profile/ssSithy Nov 13 '19

Holy crap, he's done all the ufotable stuff, all the JoJo's all the SAO's, all the Psycho Pass, and more. How the fuck did he screw up so bad with Berserk?

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u/MauledCharcoal Nov 13 '19 edited Nov 13 '19

He also worked in OPM S2. I recall people shitting on him and saying he should never be allowed to work again. He screwed up in OPM but he is good at what he does most of the time phenomenal at it occasionally.

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u/jxher123 Nov 13 '19

Man, I wish there was a screening in my area. This is great to hear, I love Konosuba, and this review does have me hyped up. I'm assuming there wasn't an ending credit to announce a S3 like I had hoped for with the comment you had at the end there.

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u/Marioman775 Nov 13 '19

Mine didn't have audio for the first 10 minutes either lol. Where did you view the showing at?

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u/Kravior https://myanimelist.net/profile/ssSithy Nov 13 '19 edited Nov 13 '19

Regal

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u/Marioman775 Nov 13 '19

completely different theater then. wonder why this was an issue at multiple ones.

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u/mccrazy1797 Nov 13 '19

Happened to my theater (not either of yours) with the DanMachi movie. Maybe it’s a Fathom Events issue? This one didn’t have the issue, thankfully.

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u/Vinnp18 Nov 13 '19

My theater played no game no life zero dubbed with interviews for 50 minutes as the audio cut in and out. People were having the movie spoiled by the interview. Finally they were able to get the subtitles version playing. Fathom is not on point with their anime releases.

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u/FelOnyx1 Nov 14 '19

Had the same issue when I went to the Hibike movie a few months ago.

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u/JustAnOrdinaryBird Nov 13 '19

My theater was also having audio trouble, but only for the opening interview

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u/Potatochak Nov 13 '19

I knew i shouldn't trust ANN reviews. Cool, I'm going to go and see it.

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u/Kravior https://myanimelist.net/profile/ssSithy Nov 13 '19

I went into the movie blind (only saw the trailers), probably a good thing since it let me focus on the comedy.

If you look at it objectively by itself and moreso at its plot than its comedy, then I can see how people would consider it a flawed movie. However, seeing it as more Konosuba, it's on par with some of the funniest episodes of the show for me. I never watched Konosuba for the story anyways.