Konosuba season 3 episode 5 review
So, it’s time to attack the Demon King’s army! Except that when Kazuma goes to do so, he gets killed. Meanwhile, Darkness and Megumin have pretty much defeated the army, while Aqua got drunk. I love Aqua, but man is she useless. Kazuma has a conversation with the one who pads her chest, and then she lets him back into the world of the living.
That’s when Megumin and Kazuma talk to that other Princess Iris about this gold object she has. Inscribed on it is this statement, and I quote exactly: “Surprise! Goku is Ginyu and Ginyu is Goku?!”
And then comes some hilarity with Kazuma and Iris switching bodies. Believe it or not, this trope can be used to great effect. Your Name was the best ever at making this work. Yes, it had some humor, but it told such a beautiful story that you’d have to wonder how it was even possible that Makoto Shinkai did it so well. A Nintendo Adventure Book by the name of Brain Drain also did this very well, and to be honest, while it was funny, it wasn’t all about the humor portion of it either.
But this is Konosuba, so it’d better be humorous! And it is. Kazuma (in Iris’s body) decides to do things like getting to see Darkness’s enormous pair of you-know-whats, with Claire persuaded to do so as well. Meanwhile, Iris (in Kazuma’s body) gets pounded into submission because everyone thinks she’s Kazuma. Needless to say, this is not going to turn out well for Kazuma. You can almost guarantee he gets a bad ending that George Costanza would even flinch at.
Megumin was great in this episode. I changed my tune on her once I saw her very successful spinoff. But don’t worry, my allegiance is to Darkness. In any case, what a funny episode, and I just love this series. I need to go back and watch season 1 again because I missed a lot due to just not paying good enough attention and not understanding the personalities of the characters. It’s a lot like The Eminence in Shadow in that sense.
Best girl of the episode: Kazuma
Episode rating: 8/10
Tommy A. Phillips 