KonoSuba: Bonus Stage OVA Reveals Trailer

#news #anime February 27, 2025

by Tamara Lazic

KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world anime revealed a new trailer for the upcoming two-episode OVA, titled BONUS STAGE. The OVA will have a theatrical screening in Japan starting on March 14.

The new KonoSuba OVA will be released on Blu-ray/DVD on April 25. Studio Drive, which animated the third season of the anime, is also in charge of the Bonus Stage OVA. The staff includes:

Chief Director: Takaomi Kanasaki
Director: Yujiro Abe
Series Composition: Makoto Uezu
Character Design: Koichi Kikuta
Music: Masato Kouda

The KonoSuba anime adapts the light novel of the same name written by Natsume Akatsuki and illustrated by Kurone Mishima. The light novel was serialized under Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint from 2013 to 2020. A manga adaptation with art by Masahito Watari has been ongoing in the Dragon Age magazine since 2014.

Anime adaptation by Studio DEEN debuted in 2016 and was followed by a second season in 2017. Both seasons had OVA episodes. The franchise got its first (and so far, only) movie in 2019: KonoSuba – God’s blessing on this wonderful world! Movie: Legend of Crimson was animated by J.C. Staff.