History YMMV / KonoSuba

** In the novels, Sylvia [[spoiler:is instantly killed by the Railgun (TBD) which Komekko fires ahead of Kazuma. In TheMovie, she wills herself BackFromTheDead while assimilating Beldia and Hans. Vanir and Wiz are also included in the fight, the former working together with Darkness again and the latter channelling ''the entire Crimson Demon Village's'' magic power into Megumin and Wiz to finish her off. Kazuma's ThanatosGambit here also displays his strong trust in his party, openly counting on his "partner" Aqua's Blessings to keep his body intact.]]

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Yunyun and Wiz have resonated well with viewers thanks to their sweet and gentle personality.
** Yunyun additionally has her rivalry with Megumin, her status as TheWoobie, and Creator/AkiToyosaki's performance.
** Wiz is also liked for being polite to mostly everyone she meets, and for her BuxomBeautyStandard & StatuesqueStunner looks, and some in particular for Creator/BriannaKnickerbocker's performance in the English dub.

** Ever since Creator/AiKayano and Creator/CristinaVee voiced Darkness, it's hard not to imagine several of their other roles acting masochistic, no matter how inappropriate or out of character it is. Doesn't help for the teenaged [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Alice]], which shares the Japanese voice actor, she use the same tone of voice with Darkness. On the English side, whenever Darkness speaks in a serious or lower tone, Cristina uses her [[VideoGame/TalesofBerseria Velvet]] voice. And considering the [[AloofDarkHairedGirl type]] [[ByronicHero of]] [[NinetiesAntiHero person]] Velvet is...

* {{Moe}}: Wiz, for her good looks, soft voice and gentle personality.

** Eris pads her chest[[note]]Eris, who seems to display an ample bust below her hagoromo dress, has been noted by Aqua to actually use breast pads on her bra. It makes more sense when you discover Chris is Eris in disguise.[[/note]]

* NightmareFuel: In ''Legend of Crimson'', despite it being half-PlayedForLaughs, Kazuma's mind-scarring experience with the horde of lady orcs also means that he's just THAT close for being gang-raped. The music accompanying the scene was also rather ominous, and regardless of which gender is being the victim, it was still a legitimately scary experience that Kazuma was reduced to a traumatized sobbing wreck afterwards, to the point of where the girls (except Darkness who fainted at the time for unrelated reasons) [[EveryoneHasStandards don't even make fun of him for it]] and [[PetTheDog spend the next scene sincerely comforting him.]] ''Psychologically scarred'' indeed.
** [[FatBastard Lord Alderp]] is one of the few villains in the series that doesn't have a lot of comedy going for him, and while this isn't noticeable in volume 3/Season 2, his true evil is shown in full force in volume 7 where the comedic part of the fantasy comedy is relatively absent. It's not just that he attempts a forced marriage with Darkness or attempts to get Kazuma executed for something that was out of his control out of spite, it's the fact that despite being such a clearly unpleasant person he is untouchable, due to [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters being human]] and [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem being high up on the royal totem pole]]. [[spoiler:Even worse, it's heavily implied that he not only [[DomesticAbuse physically abuses his wives]] but even goes so far as to cheat death via a magical artifact that let's him swap bodies, usually with [[OffingTheOffspring his own son when his own body is starting to break down from his lifestyle.]] ]] Not even Kazuma is able to find any information or use the law to stop him. [[spoiler: It's unlikely a single tear was shed when Vanir tricked him into releasing his own friend, causing them to drag Alderp to a [[FateWorseThanDeath fate even worse than fans had hoped for]].]]

** The RunningGag of people saying "Kazuma Kazuma!", followed by Kazuma saying something to the effect of "Yes I'm Kazuma" in a deadpan tone, is changed to Kazuma making a quick and snide comment that reflects the situation or context. This is because the original "Kazuma Desu" response is hard to translate properly for all gags, due to the amount of time each one would require varying somewhat.

** The Latin American Spanish dub has also been praised by fans, with the acting of the whole cast being praised in equal measure for their work, with the fans liking in particular Aqua (played by Nycolle González, and who manages to match the hysterics of Creator/SoraAmamiya), Megumin (Wendy Malvarez, her acting as Megumin sound even cuter than the original) and Darkness (Mireya Mendoza, who manages to make Darkness [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench sound both more badass and sexier]] than the original).

* NightmareFuel: In ''Legend of Crimson'', despite it being half-PlayedForLaughs, Kazuma's mind-scarring experience with the horde of lady orcs also means that he's just THAT close for being gang-raped. The music accompanying the scene was also rather ominous, and regardless of which gender is being the victim, it was still a legitimately scary experience that Kazuma was reduced to a traumatized sobbing wreck afterwards, to the point of where the girls (Except Darkness who fainted at the time for unrelated reasons) [[EveryoneHasStandards don't even make fun of him for it]] and [[PetTheDog spend the next scene sincerely comforting him.]] ''Psychologically scarred'' indeed.

** Yunyun, in and out of universe. Yunyun in the show is introverted and lonely due to her timid yet reasonable personality, and frequently being Megumin's punching bag. And although she well liked by the fandom, many can't help but mock her lack of social skills or friends.

* RewatchBonus: In episode [=2x04=], Darkness's father mentions that his daughter, when she was younger, would pray for friends every day at Eris's shrine until she met a "thief girl". [[spoiler: Said thief girl being Chris, the mortal disguise of Eris, meaning that Darkness's prayers were very literally answered.]]

** Kazuma's background and his death can be considered this; particularly the fact that his parents, the medics, and the doctor who declared him dead [[BlackComedy laughed at the whole thing]] (though [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation it's possible that Aqua was making this up to be mean to Kazuma and rub in how senseless his death was.]] Even if Kazuma can be a bit of a jerk, [[FridgeHorror that's pretty awful, and it shows how lonely and unloved Kazuma was]].

** Was Aqua being truthful with what she said happened to Kazuma after he died in the start of the series? While Aqua claims he was laughed at by everyone involved, including his family, Aqua isn't exactly a reliable person for information, and she was wanting someone to go after the Demon King in addition to having a quota to fit. Thus it is entirely possible Aqua lied about what happened so that Kazuma would be more open to fighting the Demon King instead of simply being reincarnated back on Earth.
** Some fans are fond of the idea that Aqua is [[HiddenDepths more competent and intelligent than she seems]], and is at least to some degree ObfuscatingStupidity, possibly for her own amusement. One could claim her low intelligence stat proves otherwise, but given these are very video game-esque stats, perhaps her intelligence is actually great enough that it triggered something like an overflow error, making it appear low. Alternatively, she could be intentionally concealing her true intelligence from the test as a DeliberateUnderperformance.

** Megumin's childhood was quite miserable thanks to her poverty. She sometimes had a really hard time even finding stuff to eat!

** Kazuma's background and his death can be considered this; particularly the fact that his parents and the doctor who declared him dead [[BlackComedy laughed at the whole thing]]. Even if Kazuma can be a bit of a jerk, [[FridgeHorror that was pretty awful, and it shows how lonely and unloved Kazuma was]].

* IronWoobie: [[AntiHero Kazuma]], for all his flaws and low moments, is this. Resurrected into a world he barely understands, he has to defeat the [[BigBad Demon King]], a villain that has terrorized the world for centuries, and who not even epic-tier adventurers have been able to defeat. The only advantage he has is his luck (which appears to be [[BornLucky good in a literal sense]] ''and'' [[ButtMonkey bad in a figurative one]]) and a cheat item (read: a [[LowerDeity dumb, useless goddess]]) who, along with the only two party members he officially recruited, more often causes problems than fixing them, driving him crazy. During his first meeting with Eris, the goddess even acknowledges that his second life has been full of adversity.

* JerkassWoobie: Surprisingly enough, [[LoserDeity Aqua]] qualifies with flying colors. Sure, after being dragged into the parallel world, her BitchInSheepsClothing attitude ''never'' changes; she constantly ranges from belitting Kazuma, to going off the deeper end by putting her own self over others, the former of which sort of justifies [[LaserGuidedKarma any punishment coming at her]]. However, it's hard to not feel at least a bit sorry for the undeserved misfortune she goes through; most notably, Aqua had no idea [[LoopholeAbuse a god could be picked as a "cheat item"]], and has no true experience about the parallel world, lamenting about [[YouCantGoHomeAgain being trapped there until AND only until Kazuma and her kill the Demon King]]. The world isn't necessarily a friendly place to just anybody, and despite her following in the Axis church being strong, nobody ever believes [[CassandraTruth she is the real goddess Aqua standing in front of them]]. [[{{Jerkass}} Kazuma]] constantly belittles her as [[TheLoad utterly useless and dumb]], and [[UngratefulBastard blames her]] (often [[TheScapegoat simply out of the blue]]) for causing the majority of the trouble that comes at their party (sometimes due to her holy status), when he's the one who [[NiceJobBreakingItHero dragged her to the world]] in the first place ''out of spite'' for laughing at [[DeathAsComedy his ridiculous death]]; [[StoryBreakerPower her holy powers]] have also saved their rear on occasion, but Kazuma only remembers her party tricks outside of those occasions. Despite how divisive she can be, at least some people will admit to Aqua's sympathetic side.

* TheWoobie: Poor, poor [[FriendlessBackground Yunyun]] needs a hug. Since childhood, she was often [[ButtMonkey the object of ridicule from her peers]] and was [[TheRival obsessed with defeating Megumin]], who had her own troubles to worry about. She has tried to make friends ever since childhood (which even had [[AnimalsHateHer plants and animals ditch her]]), but either they often took advantage of her (especially her classmates as stated above), they considered her a weirdo because of the ways she tried to befriend them, or they were simply beginner adventurers who felt a bit uncomfortable due to the fact [[CrutchCharacter she's already a proper mage]]. Not to mention, whenever she rescues beginner adventurers and clearly had the chance of making friends with them after their rescue, her troubled nature causes her to end up apologizing for saving them and wandering away without them, thus [[NiceJobBreakingItHero there go what could've been a party for herself]]. Lastly, there's the fact once [[OnePersonBirthdayParty nobody showed up to a birthday party of her]]. And the worst part of all this? Everything that happens to Yunyun is played for BlackComedy. No wonder why she clings onto Kazuma and his party so much -- despite still finding her strange, they are ''the only ones'' even willing to give her the time of the day (even Megumin). Despite her clear status as TheChewToy, many fans disagree about its comedic usage, and would rather opt to give Yunyun some well-deserved sympathy.

* TheWoobie:
** [[FriendlessBackground Yunyun]]. Since childhood, she was often [[ButtMonkey the object of ridicule from her peers]] and was [[TheRival obsessed with defeating Megumin]], who had her own troubles to worry about. She has tried to make friends ever since childhood (which even had [[AnimalsHateHer plants and animals ditch her]]), but either they often took advantage of her -especially her classmates as stated above-, they considered her a weirdo because of the ways she tried to befriend them, or they were simply beginner adventurers who felt [[CrutchCharacter a bit uncomfortable due to the fact she's already a proper mage]]. Not to mention, whenever she rescued beginner adventurers and clearly had the chance of making friends with them after their rescue, she ends up apologizing for saving them and wandering away without them, thus [[NiceJobBreakingItHero there go what could've been a party for herself]]. Lastly, there's the fact once [[OnePersonBirthdayParty nobody showed up to a birthday party of her]]. And the worst part of all this? Everything that has happened to Yunyun has been played for BlackComedy. No wonder why she clings onto Kazuma and his party so much: despite still finding her strange, ''they are the only ones even willing to give her the time of the day''. Somebody give Yunyun a hug.
** [[IronWoobie Kazuma]] can count as one, too. Resurrected into a world he barely understands, he has to defeat the [[BigBad Demon King]], a villain that has terrorized the world for centuries, and who not even epic-tier adventurers have been able to defeat. The only advantage he has is his luck (which appears to be both good ''and'' bad) and a "useless goddess" who more often causes problems for him than fixes them. Likewise, for the only two party members he can recruit; together, all three of them drive him crazy. During his first meeting with Eris, the goddess acknowledges that his second life has been full of adversity.
** Surprisingly enough, [[JerkassWoobie Aqua]] can dip into this. Sure, after being dragged into the parallel world, her BitchInSheepsClothing attitude seen since the first episode ''never'' changes; she constantly ranges from belitting Kazuma, to going off the deeper end by putting her own self over others, the former of which sort of justifies [[LaserGuidedKarma any punishment coming at her]]. However, it's hard to not feel at least a bit sorry for the undeserved misfortune she goes through. Most notably, Aqua is a goddess who had no idea [[LoopholeAbuse a god could be picked as a "cheat item"]], and has no true experience about the parallel world, lamenting about [[YouCantGoHomeAgain being trapped there until AND only until Kazuma and her kill the]] BigBad. The world isn't necessarily a friendly place to just anybody, and despite her following in the Axis church being strong, nobody ever believes [[CassandraTruth she is the real goddess Aqua standing in front of them]]. [[{{Jerkass}} Kazuma]] constantly [[UngratefulBastard blames her]] (often simply out of the blue) for being [[TheLoad utterly useless and dumb]] and for causing the majority of the trouble that comes at their party (sometimes due to her holy status), when he's the one who [[NiceJobBreakingItHero dragged her to the world]] in the first place; he did this ''out of spite'' for laughing at his admittedly ridiculous death. [[StoryBreakerPower Her holy powers]] have actually saved their rear on occasion, but Kazuma only remembers her party tricks outside of those occasions. Aqua has also had her PetTheDog moments throughout the series, devoid of any of her jerkass personality. Lastly, although she does have [[VitriolicBestBuds a very vitriolic relationship with Kazuma]], she is fond of him deep down as well as with [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits her teammates]], and knows that, despite all she wants to do is to return to her home in the Heavens and resume her lifestyle as a goddess, the only way to do so is with the help of her friends.

* SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing: The English dub has been very well received by fans of the series, due to the dub making sure to be as faithful to the original script, but also making sure to adjust things to make more sense for the audience. Helping as well is the strong voice cast, with most of the actors being considered either pretty good, to being better than their Japanese counterparts. In particular, Creator/CristinaVee as Darkness and Creator/PatrickSeitz as Verdia have been among the most positively received parts of the dub, due to them both giving their all to making their performance stand out.

* MisaimedFandom: Kazuma has a large number of unironic fans, typically those who want to view the series as isekai wish fulfillment - ignoring (or conveniently overlooking) the fact that he's a proud {{NEET}} and UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist. A large number of these fans also take his rants about "gender equality" completely at face value and/or believe they have some merit to them, when in context, Kazuma used the line as a ''threat'' against some girls who were insulting him.

** Wiz is also liked for being polite to mostly everyone she meets, and for her BuxomBeautyStandard & StatuesqueStunner looks, and some in particular for Creator/BriannaKnickerbocker's performance.

** Wiz is also liked for being polite to mostly everyone she meets, and for her BuxomBeautyStandard & StatuesqueStunner looks.