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KonoSuba Movie to Premiere in 2019!

by Gokousahil November 04 2018

KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! has confirmed that its very first anime movie will be premiering in theaters in 2019!

Fans will be able to get their hands on a special advance ticket for 4,500 yen on Nov. 4 at the special Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko 30th Anniversary festival. It will come with a bonus of an art board a specially illustrated art board by Mishima Kurone, the original illustrator for Konosuba plus some cute decorations for your sneakers: shoe laces and shoe charms!

Originally written by Akatsuki Natsume, Konosuba is a massively popular comedy light novel series with over 6.5 million copies printed. After being adapted into a TV anime in 2016 with a second season following in 2017, the film was officially announced in Jun. 2018.

The movie will be headed by the same creative team as the TV anime including director Kanasaki Takaomi, series composition by Uezu Makoto, character design by Kikuta Kouichi, and music by Kouda Masato with J.C.Staff handling production. The cast will also return with Fukushima Jun as Kazuma, Amamiya Sora as Aqua, Takahashi Rie as Megumin, Kayano Ai as Darkness, Horie Yui as Wiz, and Toyosaki Aki as Yunyun.

The official Twitter also hinted at further announcements to be made at the festival.

映画「この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！」は2019年公開予定！
そのほかの情報は、11月4日(日)の角川スニーカー文庫30周年感謝祭で発表があるかも･･････!?
当日はぜひぜひ遊びにきてくださいね！#このすば pic.twitter.com/TQdlQix16d

— TVアニメ『このすば』公式ツイッター (@konosubaanime) October 25, 2018

(C) Akatsuki Natsume・Mishima Kurone / KADOKAWA / KonoSuba Film Production Committee

Adapted with permission from Anime!Anime!