List of KonoSuba characters

The following is a list of characters that appear in the light novel series KonoSuba by Natsume Akatsuki and its various spinoffs.

Kazuma's party

Kazuma Sato

Kazuma Sato (佐藤 和真, Satō Kazuma)

Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka (drama CD),[1] Jun Fukushima (anime)[2] (Japanese); Arnie Pantoja[3] (English)

Kazuma is a 17-year-old game-obsessed shut-in, becoming one after having his heart broken by his childhood friend in middle school.^{LN 5.2.2} While returning home from buying a video game, he attempts to save a classmate from being hit by a slow-moving tractor he mistakes for a speeding truck, and dies from acute stress reaction. As a result, he is sent to the parallel reality and becomes a role-playing game character.^{LN 1.P} He has average stats in crucial categories, but above average intelligence and extremely high luck, neither of which are important for adventurers.^{LN 1.1.1} Regardless, he becomes one and learns basic skills such as stealing panties, archery, monster detection, and magic. Because he never chooses a class, Kazuma is referred to as a "Adventurer" and is able to learn foundational abilities and spells that would otherwise be exclusive to a single class, and learns to overcome the limitations of his classless status by combining skills and spells in unexpected ways.

Aqua

Aqua (アクア, Akua)

Voiced by: Kaori Fukuhara (drama CD),[1] Sora Amamiya (anime)[2] (Japanese); Faye Mata[3] (English)

Aqua is the goddess of water who judges humans to send to the RPG world up until Kazuma drags her along with him after she provokes him by mocking his death.^{LN 1.P} She is an energetic and inattentive girl who likes to receive reverence for her status, particularly from her Axis cult, and gets upset easily and cries often. As an archpriest and a goddess, she is powerful against demons and the undead, and is able to resurrect recently deceased people as well as purify water supplies. However, despite her high stats in magic, her intelligence and luck are among the worst.^{LN 1.1.1} Additionally, rather than learning skills which would benefit her party, she spends most of her skill points learning party tricks.^{LN 1.1.7}

Megumin

Megumin (めぐみん)

Voiced by: Maaya Uchida (drama CD),[1] Rie Takahashi (anime)[2] (Japanese); Erica Mendez[3] (English)

Megumin is a 13-year-old (later 14) archwizard who is part of the Crimson Demons race – modified humans who possess dark brown hair, crimson eyes, powerful magic affinity, and chunibyo characteristics.^{LN 5.5.5} with an eye patch for aesthetic reasons. Megumin only knows a single, incredibly powerful Explosion spell that immediately depletes her mana and incapacitates her after a single use, and refuses to learn any other skills. Due to the strength and resulting fallout of the spell, she struggles to find a party who would accept her prior to meeting Kazuma.^{LN 1.1.7} In the process, she eventually falls in love with Kazuma. She confesses her feelings to him, leading them to become a couple, but their secret is exposed when Darkness confesses her love to him as well. She was called an explosion maniac by Kazuma.

Darkness

Darkness (ダクネス, Dakunesu)

Voiced by: Marina Inoue (drama CD),[1] Ai Kayano (anime)[2] (Japanese); Cristina Vee[3] (English)

Darkness is an 19-year-old crusader who possesses powerful offense and defense, but lacks the accuracy to deliver her attacks.^{LN 1.2.4} She is a masochist who dreams of being ravaged by monsters or married to an abusive husband. She becomes serious when issues involve her friends. It is later revealed that her actual name is Lalatina Dustiness Ford (ダスティネス・フォード・ララティーナ, Dasutinesu Fōdo Raratīna), and is a noble from the influential Dustiness family who became a crusader against her father's wishes.^{LN 3.3.2} She, like Megumin, eventually falls in love with Kazuma, and she tries to seduce him, but Megumin stops her after she returns from her village. She was once referenced as a bouncy and busty beauty by Kazuma but despaired at her personalities' contents.

Devil King's generals

Devil King

The Devil King (魔王, Maō) is the main antagonist of the story, who aspires to destroy the humans. In a legend, he is described as being a talented, yet isolated, youth who defeated the previous Devil King and assumed his role.^{LN Ex. 2.E} He has eight generals to serve him, all of whom must be defeated before one would attack his castle.^{LN 2.3.2} In the final novel, it is said that his real name was Kōichi Sakaguchi (坂口浩一, Sakaguchi Kōichi).

Verdia

Verdia (ベルディア, Berudia)

Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto (Japanese); Patrick Seitz (English)[4]

Verdia is a dullahan and former knight.^{LN 1.3.5} He becomes hostile towards Kazuma's party after Megumin keeps using his castle for Explosion practice. He is weak against water and is defeated by Aqua's purifying magic.^{LN 1.4.6} Though he had a sense of honor from his knighthood days, he also had a tendency to roll his head underneath Wiz's skirt as she walked by.^{LN 2.3.2}

Vanir

Vanir (バニル, Baniru)

Voiced by: Masakazu Nishida (Japanese); Robbie Daymond (English)

Vanir was one of the Devil King's generals who ends up taking over the management of Wiz's magic shop.^{LN 4.1.1} He is the devil of foresight and one of the dukes of hell, with the ability to read everything about anybody, but he cannot read anything about people that are as powerful as he is (the Devil King's generals and other dukes), people stronger than him (Aqua and other gods), and people who are a little weaker than him; these people have their readings clouded and incomplete. An exception to this is Kazuma, whose cunning nature makes him hard to read. He also has very powerful combat skills that he refuses to use on humans.^{LN 3.4.4}

Planning to resign from his position as a boss,^{LN 3.E4} Vanir discovers a previously-cleared dungeon which he turns into his hideout, hoping to achieve his dream of tricking those who defeat him in battle into thinking there were riches inside a treasure chest, only to discover a piece of paper mocking them.^{LN 3.4.4} He is subsequently defeated by Megumin's Explosion spell and forms a second body to live in, moving to Axel and starts working at Wiz's shop.^{LN 3.E4} He holds a grudge against Aqua, who frequently attempts to purify him.^{LN 4.2.2}

Hans

Hans (ハンス, Hansu)

Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda (Japanese); Kellen Goff (English)

Hans is a deadly poison slime variant type with the ability to devour anything, taking the form of those he devoured and a strong body of poison, which he uses in an attempt to destroy the hot springs.^{LN 4.5.4}

Sylvia

Sylvia (シルヴィア, Shiruvia)

Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe[5]

Sylvia is a growth chimera with the ability to modify his own body. Though he takes the form of a woman, he retains his male genitalia.^{LN 5.4.7} He attacks the home of the Crimson Demons, whom he despises due to their frequent usage of magic.^{LN 5.5.4}

Wolbach

Wolbach (ウォルバク, Worubaku)

The evil goddess of violence and sloth, Wolbach is worshiped by the Devil King's subordinates.^{LN 9.4.3} She uses her vast reserves of mana to cast Explosion magic on the Belzerg fort at the frontlines, then to teleport to safety. She was split into two entities, one of them humanoid, and the other is Chomusuke, Megumin's cat.^{LN 9.5.6} In the Explosions spin-off series, it is revealed Wolbach had saved a young Megumin from her other self by using Explosion magic, which inspired the Crimson Demon to learn the spell.^{LN Ex. 1.P}

Supporting characters

Eris

Eris (エリス, Erisu)

Voiced by: Ayaka Suwa

Eris is a goddess of the RPG world whom Kazuma first meets after he is killed during a battle. She is kindhearted but is prone to embarrassment from Aqua, who is jealous over how much more Eris is worshiped despite being Aqua's junior goddess.^{LN 2.1.4} It is later revealed Chris is her persona in this world.^{LN 7.E2}

Chris

Chris (クリス, Kurisu)

Voiced by: Ayaka Suwa (Japanese); Kira Buckland[6] (English)

Chris is Darkness' friend and a thief who teaches Kazuma the Steal skill.^{LN 1.2.2} She is Eris' alternate persona;^{LN 7.E2} in contrast with her docile nature as Eris, Chris has a more energetic personality.^{LN 6.2.1} In the sixth volume, she targets the houses of nobility to steal holy relics, and is dubbed the Chivalrous Thief.^{LN 6.3.7}

Wiz

Wiz (ウィズ, Wizu)

Voiced by: Saori Hayami (drama CD),[1] Yui Horie (anime)[2] (Japanese); Brianna Knickerbocker[7] (English)

Wiz is a powerful lich wizard and formerly one of the Devil King's generals. She was tasked with maintaining the barrier surrounding the King's castle,^{LN 2.3.2} though she eventually leaves her position under a neutrality agreement which prohibits her from interfering with the King's army as long as non-combatants are not targeted by his forces.^{LN 4.5.6} She is a timid and kind woman who uses her powers to assist civilians and lead lost spirits to the afterlife.^{LN 1.2.8} She runs an unsuccessful magic shop in Axel which is later managed by Vanir, in which she is treated like a slave worker.^{LN 4.1.4}

Yunyun

Yunyun (ゆんゆん, Yun'yun)

Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (drama CD),[1] Aki Toyosaki (anime)[8] (Japanese); Kayli Mills (English)[9]

Yunyun is Megumin's former classmate and daughter to the Crimson Demons' chief.^{LN 3.1.3} She has a normal personality, causing her to be ironically estranged from her chūnibyō peers. Yunyun is a highly skilled archwizard and forms a rivalry with Megumin as an excuse to create a friendship.

Kyoya Mitsurugi

Kyoya Mitsurugi (御剣 響夜, Mitsurugi Kyōya)

Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi (drama CD),[1] Takuya Eguchi (anime)[10] (Japanese); Billy Kametz[11] (English)

Kyoya is another human who was sent to this world by Aqua. Due to his stereotype behavior he has a misguided perception that he is the idealistic hero and thinks Aqua is a dignified goddess, which annoys Kazuma's party. Kyoya was given a cursed sword known as Gram as his chosen item upon entry, but simply loses it in a duel to Kazuma, who uses his Steal skill to swipe it.^{LN 1.3.8} Kazuma later pawns it off for extra money. Kyoya parties with two girls, spear and dagger users, by his side.^{LN 1.3.9} When word of the Chivalrous Thief's burglaries spreads, Kyoya is summoned to the capital to serve as a guard.^{LN 6.3.6}

Dust

Dust (ダスト, Dasuto)

Voiced by: Junji Majima (Japanese); Lucien Dodge (English)

Dust is the local delinquent in Axel and a friend of Kazuma, often getting drunk in the guild's tavern or arrested for petty crimes.^{LN 2.1.7LN 3.1.2} A former Dragon Knight, he fights with his sword and travels with a party of three: Taylor, a sword user, Rin, a wizard, and Keith, an archer.^{LN 2.1.8} In the second volume, Dust and Kazuma switch parties for a day; while Kazuma and Dust's party successfully complete their quests, Dust's nearly ends in disaster while Kazuma's goes swimmingly thanks to Dust's far more competent party.^{LN 2.1.12}

Kingdom of Belzerg

Much of KonoSuba's story takes place in the Kingdom of Belzerg,^{LN 10.3.6} particularly in the city of Axel, where most rookie adventurers are located. One of Axel's landmarks is its guild, where adventurers can register for jobs and take quests.^{LN 1.1.1} Also located in Belzerg is the city of Alcanretia, one known for its hot springs and civilian population devoted to the Axis cult.^{LN 4.3.1}

Luna

Luna (ルナ, Runa)

Voiced by: Sayuri Hara (Japanese); Erika Harlacher[12] (English)

Luna is a receptionist in the Axel guild.^{LN M.3.1} She works at the guild's counter, assisting adventurers in registering and providing quests.^{LN 1.1.1} Despite her attractive appearance and large bust, she does not have any romantic endeavors due to her consuming work, much to her chagrin.^{LN M.3.6}

Ruffian

Ruffian (荒くれ者, Arakuremono)

Voiced by: Tetsu Inada (Japanese); Imari Williams (English)

A recurring anime-exclusive character who resides in Axel and appears during important plot points. It is later revealed he is merely an artisan weaver.[13]

Sena

Sena (セナ)

Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese); Allegra Clark (English)[14]

Sena is the special prosecutor of the Kingdom of Belzerg in charge of serious crimes, such as treason and conspiring with the Devil King. She was sent to arrest and investigate Kazuma when the teleported Destroyer core blew up Alderp's mansion.^{LN 3.1.1} Despite Kazuma's innocence, she remains suspicious of his activities and summons him to solve various situations, including the confrontation with Vanir.^{LN 3.4.1}

Alderp Alexei Barnes

Alderp Alexei Barnes (アレクセイ・バーネス・アルダープ, Arekusei Bānesu Arudāpu)

Voiced by: Takashi Nagasako (Japanese); Brook Chalmers (English)

The Lord of Axel, whose mansion was destroyed by Kazuma's decision to randomly teleport the Destroyer's core. As punishment, he attempts to manipulate the trial to sentence Kazuma to death, but fails upon Darkness' intervention.^{LN 3.1.2} His estate is later under the scrutiny of Kazuma's party after a wave of robberies plagues the nation's nobility.^{LN 6.3.1}

Walther Alexei Barnes

Walther Alexei Barnes (アレクセイ・バーネス・バルター, Arekusei Bānesu Barutā)

Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa

Alderp's son, a kind, courteous, and noble-minded knight of the realm, who was to wed Darkness as arranged by his father (much to Darkness' distaste).^{LN 3.3.6} When Darkness invents the story that she cannot marry him as she is carrying Kazuma's child, he decides to tell his father that he has declined the match.^{LN 3.3.11}

Ignis Dustiness Ford

Ignis Dustiness Ford (ダスティネス・フォード・イグニス, Dasutinesu Fōdo Igunis)

Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue

A prominent noble and Darkness' father. He disapproves of his daughter's adventuring lifestyle and attempts to arrange marriages for her, though to little success.^{LN 3.3.2} After Alderp's disappearance, Ignis becomes the next Lord of Axel.^{LN 8.1.1}

Iris Belzerg Stylish Sword

Iris (アイリス, Airisu) / Iris Belzerg Stylish Sword (ベルゼルグ･スタイリッシュ・ソード・アイリス, Beruzerugu Sutairisshu Sōdo Airisu)

Iris is the princess of Belzerg. Curious about adventure stories, she develops a close relationship with Kazuma, whom she treats like her older brother.^{LN 6.2.4} Despite her age, she is proficient with swords and carries a divine blade called Calibur.^{LN 10.2.3}

Notes

• ^LN represents the Light Novel of the series in the format of X.Y.Z, where X represents the volume, Y represents the chapter, and Z represents the part. Chapter P represents the prologue while chapter A represents the afterword of the novel. Ex. and M. refer to the Explosions (Sekai ni Bakuen o!) and Consulting with the Masked Devil (Kono Kamen no Akuma ni Sōdan o!) spin-offs.

References

1. "KonoSuba Drama CD" (in Japanese). Comic Toranoana. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
2. "KonoSuba anime staff" (in German). KonoSuba.com. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
3. "Konosuba Anime's English Dub Cast Revealed". Anime News Network. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
4. Seitz, Patrick (2019-01-24). "Thanks for all the Konosuba love, you guys! Verdia/Beldia was fun to voice, so I'm glad he's hitting a few funny bones hither and thither. Like I always say, there's never a dull(ahan) moment when @alexvondavid is directing you". @Seitz_Unseen. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
5. "CHARACER". Konosuba.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
6. Buckland, Kira (January 15, 2019). "Happy to share that you can catch me in a couple episodes of the #Konosuba dub (#konoDUBa?!) as Chris~ Available for viewing now on Crunchyroll!". @KiraBuckland. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
7. Knickerbocker, Brianna (January 15, 2019). "Excited to announce I voice Wiz in the hilarious ridiculous #Konosuba! This show is the best!!! Thank you so much @mummynyan". @briannanoellek. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
8. "KonoSuba Video Anime Casts Aki Toyosaki as Yunyun". Anime News Network. February 25, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
9. Mills, Kayli (2019-07-07). "The Konosuba OVA just dropped!!! So stoked to finally announce that I am Yunyun in the English dub~☆ I voiced her in the most recent episode of Isekai Quartet as well. I LOVE HER SO MUCH BECAUSE SOMEONE HAS TO.
   Big thanks to @alexvondavid @mummynyan @Crunchyroll". @KayliMills. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
10. ""KonoSuba" TV Anime Season 2 Visual and Support Cast Character Designs Published With Broadcast Plans". Crunchyroll. December 5, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
11. Kametz, Billy (January 16, 2019). "Who's enjoying the hell out of Konosuba on #Crunchyroll!? I know I did! The show's hilarious and the cast knocked it out of the park! Well done @PrincessAura @arniepantoja @tsunderica @CristinaVee @alexvondavid and the rest of the amazing cast! You can hear me as Kyoya!". @BillyKametz. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
12. Harlacher, Erika (January 15, 2019). "The #KONOSUBA dub is out today! You can hear me as Luna~ This show is HILARIOUS, go watch it on @Crunchyroll !!". @ErikaHarlacher. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
13. "God's Blessing On This Wonderful Shop! (Kono Subarashii Mise ni Shukufuku o!)". KonoSuba. Season 1. Episode 9 (in Japanese). Event occurs at 4:46. Kazuma: You're... Ruffian: Welcome to Hell's door. Do your best, you daredevil. I can hardly wait. Kazuma: Occupation... Artisan Weaver? Huh? He wasn't an adventurer?!
14. Clark, Allegra (January 15, 2019). "*shows up 15 minutes late with court summons* What up, adventurers, I'm the English voice of Sena in Konosuba! Go watch it on Crunchyroll and partake in the merriment!". @SimplyAllegra. Retrieved January 16, 2019.