Oh! My Useless Goddess!
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Summary
Game loving shut-in Kazuma Sato's life as a young schoolboy in Japan abruptly comes to an early end。。。or at least it was supposed to。 When he opens his eyes， though， he sees a beautiful goddess that offers him a once in an after-lifetime chance to be reborn in a parallel world。 The catch is that the world is violent and threatened by a growing evil！ Fortunately， he can choose any one thing to bring with him。 So he chooses the goddess， Aqua！ And so his adventure with his gorgeous companion begins--if he could just get enough money and food to survive， keep his goddess out of trouble， and avoid grabbing the attention of the Demon King's army！
Reviews
Ophelia
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This is really what I needed to get out of my reading slump。 I’ve been picking up and putting down books for weeks just trying to get hooked on something。 I think settling into a light novel is exactly what I needed after consecutively reading a bunch of long and / or heavy material this year。
Sean Newgent
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As terrible as the prequel books were I did not expect much from this first novel in the Konosuba series and was pleasantly surprised。 A competently written， fast moving romp with entertaining characters and a great sense of humor？ Count me in！I loved this book and its deconstruction of fantasy and isekai tropes。 Its peppered with adorably dorky characters and a real sense of fun that so many isekai lack。 Really enjoyed this book！
Ariel Vernaza
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Hilarious dammit。。。 They are f#%&ckin crazyMarina is the best protagonist of。any Gisela that I read。 All characters are so funny so cool and solo random。。。 If you want to have fun read konosuba
Yuno
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Já assisti o anime faz alguns anos， mas mesmo assim。。。 eu ainda consegui rir。 Konosuba é muito bom。 Megumin disse que iria aparecer na capa do próximo volume， hein？ E apareceu mesmo。
Gene Metschulat
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fun book to read！ over the top， and pokes fun at many tropes you see in isekia light novels。 main character is mostly level headed， but is surrounded by charectors who are far to specialized in one area or another。 lots of fun to read and easy to pick up and just read a few pages at a time， but also immersive enough to keep you reading for longer when you have the time！
❤Marie Gentilcore
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My 15-year old son recommended this to me and it was a quick and fun read。 It was my first time reading an anime light novel。 I liked it and hope to read more from this genre。
Jarad Earaley
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Dikshya
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More of 3。5 to be exact。 Not as great as the anime but still enjoyable nonetheless。
HardLight
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There's an issue with Light Novels and translating them into English sometimes， idioms and ideas won't translate well when not given proper context。 And unfortunately KoNoSuBa falls into this trope a little bit。It is written in the first person and that is horrendously difficult to get done correctly， if I knew Japanese I'd likely find it easier to read in its original variation but the translation of it into English and having that then missing context of the original in places has it fall down There's an issue with Light Novels and translating them into English sometimes， idioms and ideas won't translate well when not given proper context。 And unfortunately KoNoSuBa falls into this trope a little bit。It is written in the first person and that is horrendously difficult to get done correctly， if I knew Japanese I'd likely find it easier to read in its original variation but the translation of it into English and having that then missing context of the original in places has it fall down quite a bit。It works， its a good， light-hearted story that makes me laugh， it isn't one I hate and it isn't one that I'd throw away， I have the others and do plan to read them all。It will just be a while before I continue this series 。。。more
Quinn Anderson
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Fun and creative
Lauren
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Really cute， funny。 The world is a little uninspired though。 I enjoyed it！
Namelessfox
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3。5 starsWas a fun light read。 Got some good chuckles out of me。 Looking forward to reading the next adventure！
Ridho Febriansa
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enjoyed the tv shows， and enjoyed the novel too。it's easier to understand the relationship details between characters in this novel。definitely wanna read more volumes。 enjoyed the tv shows， and enjoyed the novel too。it's easier to understand the relationship details between characters in this novel。definitely wanna read more volumes。 。。。more
John Paul
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thank
Emmanuel Nevers
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This was my first Light novel I've ever read and it was a blast！！ I have seen the anime adaptation and was totally enthralled by it。 This book was even better。 I can't wait to read the next volume！！ This was my first Light novel I've ever read and it was a blast！！ I have seen the anime adaptation and was totally enthralled by it。 This book was even better。 I can't wait to read the next volume！！ 。。。more
Gregory
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Never watched the anime but never have I ever chuckled so often and loud when reading any novel。 This book and the series as a whole has really changed my opinions on light novels but also the isekai genre
Balt B
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Absolutely hilarious parody of isekai tropes featuring a quartet of bumbling， lovable idiots you can't help but root for。 Absolutely hilarious parody of isekai tropes featuring a quartet of bumbling， lovable idiots you can't help but root for。 。。。more
Aaron
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I admit I rounded up to 5 stars because of the anime。 Some of the scenes were funnier because I'd watched them。 （If you haven't seen the anime， I highly recommend it。）If you like fantasy and comedy， I think you'll like this book。 If you like RPGs， I think you'll like it even more。 The only down side for me was the masochist character， which I didn't find funny， but it didn't ruin my enjoyment of the story。 I admit I rounded up to 5 stars because of the anime。 Some of the scenes were funnier because I'd watched them。 （If you haven't seen the anime， I highly recommend it。）If you like fantasy and comedy， I think you'll like this book。 If you like RPGs， I think you'll like it even more。 The only down side for me was the masochist character， which I didn't find funny， but it didn't ruin my enjoyment of the story。 。。。more
Jewels
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About a 3。75/5 read。I think I should've read the story first because I'm finding myself completely biased toward the anime。 This is definitely a great parody of the isekai genre。 Nothing is as it seems， and the MC has to deal with all the punches as they're being thrown。 The comedy was good， although I should note that modern Americans will not find some of it all that great （depending on your tastes， that is。 I'm pretty sure there are other reviews that will explain that in full detail）。 I gues About a 3。75/5 read。I think I should've read the story first because I'm finding myself completely biased toward the anime。 This is definitely a great parody of the isekai genre。 Nothing is as it seems， and the MC has to deal with all the punches as they're being thrown。 The comedy was good， although I should note that modern Americans will not find some of it all that great （depending on your tastes， that is。 I'm pretty sure there are other reviews that will explain that in full detail）。 I guess I'm a unique circumstance。 The fantastical elements were great and I love the concept。 However， I found myself drifting off from the read。 I want to support the author as much as possible， so I believe I will only be able to do so by watching the anime （again， I'm biased。 I feel as though the voice actors all did justice and beyond for the characters， and feel that medium of entertainment hooked me in the most）。 That being said， for any fans of the anime that want to see its origins， or those who want an ultra light read that makes fun of RPG/isekai stories， be sure to stop by this series first！ 。。。more
Christian
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “Konosuba” is a satire isekai story about the group of Kazuma， Aqua， Darkness， and Megumin who live in a world separate from ours。 The basic story is just like any isekai anime。 The main character dies and gets sent to another world that is filled with magic。 However it is very different to other isekais because it isn’t serious at all。 The main character dies from shock by getting run over by a tractor and the goddess he sees before going into the new world laughs at him for it。 It was created “Konosuba” is a satire isekai story about the group of Kazuma， Aqua， Darkness， and Megumin who live in a world separate from ours。 The basic story is just like any isekai anime。 The main character dies and gets sent to another world that is filled with magic。 However it is very different to other isekais because it isn’t serious at all。 The main character dies from shock by getting run over by a tractor and the goddess he sees before going into the new world laughs at him for it。 It was created by Natsume Akatsuki and the illustrations were done by Kurone Mishima。 I found this book because I remembered hearing good things about it and I saw it in our schools library。At the start of the book Kazuma， the main character， gets run over by a tractor while trying to save a girl。 He doesn’t realize that it was just a tractor and dies of shock。 He then gets teleported to the Goddess， Aqua， and she tells him that he can either go to heaven or be transported to another world and attempt to defeat the Demon King。 He chooses to go to another world and Aqua gives him a choice to bring any object to that world that he wants。 Kazuma is still angry at Aqua for laughing at his death and so he chooses to bring her to the world。 They later meet Megumin and Darkness who are both almost useless since Darkness can’t hit anything and Megumin can only use 1 attack per day。Near the end of the book， one of the Demon Kings generals was angry because Megumin was using her explosion spell on his castle。 So he goes to confront the town about it。 Megumin says that she won’t stop using explosion on his castle because everyone from the crimson magic clan needs to use explosion once per day and since the general appeared all of the easier quests have stopped so she can’t get any money。 The town fights the general and eventually the town wins。 After the fight happens they get a large amount of money which they are initially happy about but then later they get asked to pay much more money because they destroyed a large part of the town in their fight。Overall the book was really funny and I’d suggest it to anyone looking for a comedy book。 The devil is a part-timer is a similar book to this one since they are both isekai light novels that are comedy。 。。。more
Creativeimaginator
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You know， I was expecting to get annoyed with the selfishness and whininess of Aqua and the other main characters。 I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed the interactions， loved all the characters， and tolerated Aqua。
Douglas Cootey
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Since discovering Japanese light novels， I’ve come across some dreadful examples of the genre， some where the translator even remained nameless， which seemed portentous and proved to be true。 The stories mined anime tropes as if they were exotic and lucrative treasures to be put on display。 They scanned poorly due to stilted or incorrect English， had characters who changed personalities depending on the situation， and reflected an arbitrary narrative that changed according to the whims of a voti Since discovering Japanese light novels， I’ve come across some dreadful examples of the genre， some where the translator even remained nameless， which seemed portentous and proved to be true。 The stories mined anime tropes as if they were exotic and lucrative treasures to be put on display。 They scanned poorly due to stilted or incorrect English， had characters who changed personalities depending on the situation， and reflected an arbitrary narrative that changed according to the whims of a voting public。 Fortunately， Konosuba was not of that ilk。 I realize that the above paragraph makes me sound like a snob。 Guilty as charged。 I’ve read some dreadful light novels， and the pain they caused has scarred me。 I’m only half joking。 I expect a lot from these stories and will bail on them quickly if they show early signs of sophomoric stupidity。 At its most basic elements， Konosuba’s story was written & translated well， remained narratively consistent throughout， featured entertaining （and twisted） characters， and was a fun read。 I’ve read other light novels that read like literature。 Konosuba is not one of those novels， but pulp fiction has its place。 There is a lot to be said in favor of excellently written escapism。 Even if Konosuba also delved into its fair share of tropes， it was humorously written and just what I needed today。 Kazuma Satou is a Japanese MMORPG-loving shut-in who dies trying to save a distracted girl from being run over。 Even though this act of heroism was ultimately pointless， he was given the opportunity to be reincarnated as himself in a fantasy world that is overrun by a Demon Lord so evil， none of the denizens of that world want to be reincarnated there after they die。 Kazuma is offered one magical item to give him a hero’s advantage。 As he looks over a catalog of magical items that he can be reborn with， all designed to defeat the Demon Lord， his transition goddess， Aqua， is so insufferably rude and mocking， he decides to get even by choosing her as his one magical aid。 Wish granted—much to the consternation of the goddess。 The story tracks Kazuma’s progress as he learns the ropes of being an adventurer while assembling a team to take on the Demon Lord。 Kazuma’s skill set is quite average， but he does have amazing luck。 The problem with luck is that it runs the gamut of good to bad。 Kazuma’s party members all prove to be magically skilled in superhuman ways， but mentally damaged: a paladin who developed defense skills to masterclass levels because she enjoys being beat on， an arch-mage with the highly advanced skill of Explosion， but only Explosion， and Aqua， who is still a goddess and a master of healing， but who’s an airhead who spent all her skill points on magical party tricks。 I had many laugh out loud moments while reading the story。 I don’t know how well the rest of the series holds up， but this was a good read。 It’s not clever or on the same level as Terry Pratchett’s fantasy stories。 It’s more like Myth Adventures—fantasy slapstick comedy。 You can start and finish it in a day， and end up with a smile on your face。Update: I decided to watch the anime and discovered there was a reason why I stopped watching it。 The anime is a bit pervy。 There’s an uncomfortable amount of fan service and sexual innuendo that wasn’t present in this book。 That’s even despite the panty stealing episode or two。 I’m not a 16 year old boy anymore， so sophomoric gags don’t do it for me。 You may not care， but I felt it was fair to warn you。 。。。more
Howard
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A fun take on the Isekai theme with some good laughs。 Some slight differences from the anime so even if you have seen the show it's still worth a read。 A fun take on the Isekai theme with some good laughs。 Some slight differences from the anime so even if you have seen the show it's still worth a read。 。。。more
Josh
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Light novel better than manga #BreadGang
Zoe Zachary
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Refreshing easy read， feels closer to a fanfiction instead of a novel。 Will continue reading the rest of the series because the jokes are funny。
Casey
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Quick， light， easy to read。 If you've read the manga or seen the anime there isn't a whole lot here that you don't already get。 If you love the series it is entertaining and I'll likely read through more of them but just be warned it neither adds nor takes away from other iterations with which you may already be familiar。 Quick， light， easy to read。 If you've read the manga or seen the anime there isn't a whole lot here that you don't already get。 If you love the series it is entertaining and I'll likely read through more of them but just be warned it neither adds nor takes away from other iterations with which you may already be familiar。 。。。more
Mario Shebib
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Good story to start off the Kono Suba series， not the best part of the series but a good start that will only get better as it progresses。
Ben
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First time reading a light novel。 The term is pretty apt。 Reads fast， pretty low reading level in general， occasional pictures。 I really kind of liked that。 Sometimes you want the popcorn equivalent in your reading， just like with movies or whatever else。I enjoyed the show well enough， and with little hopes of a season three， I decided to give this a go。 Pretty much all of this first novel is shot for shot in the show。 Basically， if you enjoyed the show， you'll probably also enjoy the source mat First time reading a light novel。 The term is pretty apt。 Reads fast， pretty low reading level in general， occasional pictures。 I really kind of liked that。 Sometimes you want the popcorn equivalent in your reading， just like with movies or whatever else。I enjoyed the show well enough， and with little hopes of a season three， I decided to give this a go。 Pretty much all of this first novel is shot for shot in the show。 Basically， if you enjoyed the show， you'll probably also enjoy the source material of this perpetually entertainingly dumb comedy。Considering how little reading I've been doing of late。 This was a nice way to ease myself back into things。 。。。more
Brandon
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My first time reading an "isekai" story （unless Sword Art Online counts）， and it turned out pretty well。 Maybe the benefit was that Konosuba seems to be primarily a comedy series， but it wasn't so disgusting to follow a hikikomori victim of Truck-kun as reincarnated in a fantasy world with rules inspired by RPG elements。 I'm too lazy to research what were the first proper isekai stories which followed 。hack// and Sword Art Online's example of people getting trapped in pre-existing virtual worlds My first time reading an "isekai" story （unless Sword Art Online counts）， and it turned out pretty well。 Maybe the benefit was that Konosuba seems to be primarily a comedy series， but it wasn't so disgusting to follow a hikikomori victim of Truck-kun as reincarnated in a fantasy world with rules inspired by RPG elements。 I'm too lazy to research what were the first proper isekai stories which followed 。hack// and Sword Art Online's example of people getting trapped in pre-existing virtual worlds （or， for that matter， Digimon）， but it seems pretty clear that Konosuba is meant to be a parody， with main character Kazuma not being as over-powered as a wish-fulfillment series might usually require of its self-insert-y protagonist。Kazuma died in the real world from an unfortunate chain of events stemming from his first attempt at leaving his house in ages。 Upon picking up the limited edition of a new MMORPG， he sees a young girl about to get hit by a truck， and decides to be cool and jump in to save her。 He gets hit， and dies。 As it turns out， it wasn't a real truck， but simply a tractor。 And the girl would have survived regardless， having realized the situation soon enough。 And Kazuma didn't even get hit by the tractor， but rather went into shock thinking he was about to die from the collision。 But not after shitting himself。 Or so he is told by the goddess Aqua， whom he meets in limbo， before she reincarnates him into the fantasy world。 Despite these circumstances， Kazuma somehow believes himself to have had great luck in his life， manifesting itself in an absurdly high Luck stat in the new fantasy dimension。 Aside from the events of the novel's prologue， we see nothing of Kazuma's earlier life， so we can only trust him when he says he's an expert in MMORPGs （even though he seems to refer mostly to Dragon Quest and Monster Hunter， neither of which is an MMO [unless we count DQX， I guess]， so whatever）， and his rough knowledge of the basic workings of fantasy RPGs （starting in a small town， becoming an adventurer， and taking quests and killing monsters to gain money and experience points） seems to be the cause for his initial successes in the new world， not so much his apparently great Luck， which seems to not work so well even in important story situations。So basically it isn't painful to read at all， since it seems the author is trying hard to make Kazuma out to be as average as possible。 But I guess this is kind of a negative， because it makes him out to be more relatable for the majority of readers， who would themselves be average Japanese youths with near-otaku interests。 And god damn the author for writing at length in his Afterword about how great it is that Kazuma is so average， as though this isn't an absurdly popular method of writing a main character in Japanese media！ But at least Kazuma has that sarcastic， dejected sort of personality expected by these sorts of characters， that sense of cynicism that keeps the potential harem from fully realizing itself， pushing the novel away from being a true bottom-of-the-barrel wish-fulfillment tale （because， really， how many modern Japanese act this way in real life？）。As is probably the main draw for a series like this， the girls are good。 I've seen people on /a/ talking about how retarded Aqua is， but it didn't seem to be so bad here （I mean， the shitposting was affectionate anyway）。 She's certainly kind of dense， but not to a point where it justifies her apparently abysmal Intelligence stat， which I suppose runs counter to the author's intent with her characterization。 The times when she seems most stupid seem a little contrived， honestly - particularly when it seems she's forgotten she's a goddess after only a couple weeks of living in the fantasy world。 And it's kind of weird she doesn't seem dumb at all in her introduction in the Prologue， but I suppose this can be justified because she was previously in her comfort zone in limbo and maybe her idiocy only manifested itself during her incarnation into the new world。 She does complain a lot， but in a way that reminds me of Index's whining "Toumaaaaaa。。。" from A Certain Magical Index， and that's quite okay by me。 Also， perhaps most importantly， she benefits the most by the illustrations in this volume， particularly her thighs in the image of her in the cage， and her tits near the end during the Dullahan fight。Megumin I expected to like the most， based almost solely on her chuuni demeanor and her DFC （I've saved several images of Megumin off of /a/ before ever reading this book）。 Unfortunately， she doesn't seem to flex her chunni-ness so much。 Perhaps due to the short length of this novel， we don't really get enough interactions between Kazuma and the non-Aqua girls to really see them shine。 Megumin's infatuation with the Explosion spell is a huge part of her character， and indeed that very quality leads to the conflict at the novel's climax， but I felt like we were missing something more。 The girl has red eyes， an eyepatch， bandages on one leg， and she introduces herself by doing a silly pose， yet we barely get any real chuuni shit。 Really， her passion for Explosion kind of just makes her feel like a more general "genki" character， which isn't so bad， but I feel betrayed by her character design。 And it seems there were too few mentions of her fondness for Explosion bordering on eroticism。 Not that I explicitly wanted more， just that it seemed underutilized， other than to just piggyback her primary defining trait on top of Darkness's。 I will admit I did like when Kazuma feels her try to press her itty-bitty titties into his back near the end， but that plebeian still dismisses her as "jailbait。"Darkness is pretty great， with her masochistic lust never getting satisfied due to Kazuma actively ignoring her interests and choosing to engage in quests that would avoid her desire to get jumped by monsters。 Oddly， from everything I've seen before actually experiencing the series， it seems she has the biggest breasts of the initial cast， yet we do not get an illustration of Darkness sans plate armor， and Kazuma's description of her unarmored body isn't quite so descriptive as to actually point out how well-endowed she is， other than a vague insinuation that she's better endowed than Aqua and （obviously） Megumin。 Hell， the word Kazuma uses to describe Darkness is "svelte，" which really only suggests she is not as muscular as her large armor would suggest， and kind of goes further to suggest she'd have smaller boobs。 Which， I mean， whatever， Aqua's boobs look pretty great in the actual illustrations， so Darkness's may potential border on being near-unattractive cowtits （too lazy to search for official art of her tits）， but still。 Back to more "serious" subjects， it seems her strong desire to protect， the actualization of her Crusader/Paladin instincts， have a disproportionate weight to them during the final battle with the Dullahan。 Wasn't really buying Kazuma's emotional response。Bonus points for Wiz's ass in the illustration of her meeting with Aqua。Lastly， it kind of bothers me that there is a final battle at all。 I mean， it's a light novel， a final battle is to be expected， regardless of general comedy-focus earlier in the story， but it seems to conflict with the basic design of the medium。 This isn't an issue for this novel/series specifically， but for most （if not all） light novels I've read recently， just that it finally stuck out to me while reading this one。 If the purpose of a light novel is to receive an anime adaptation in order to serve as a long-form advertisement for further installments in the novel series， why does every novel follow the same standard plot development？ I am not necessarily complaining about the climax being a fight scene， but rather I am complaining that there is an obvious climax at all。 In general， an anime adaptation of a light novel will adapt two or three novels per 12/13-episode cour， meaning each series ramps up toward a climax， resets in the next episode， crescendos again， &c。， &c。 It works for prose fiction， but it seems weird in a serial animation， unless in the odd case of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya， which initially mixed the episode order up a bit。 It always gets to a point where I would reach the last chapter of a light novel and think to myself "alright， some stakes are going to be introduced soon， likely involving things mentioned earlier in the novel，" which I suppose is true for any narrative in any medium， and it's really only my fault for reading anime books when I kinda hate storytelling。 Maybe that's just my fault for having gotten a literature degree out of love for pure prose and wasting all my time on light novels instead of big-boy books。 Oh well， I guess it can't be helped。 。。。more
Shannon Ng
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My useless goddess。
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