Isekai Quartet


Isekai Quartet is a Japanese anime series that serves as a chibi-style crossover between the light novel series KonoSuba, Overlord, ', and The Saga of Tanya the Evil, all published by Kadokawa Corporation. The series aired its first season from April to June 2019. A second season aired from January to March 2020, including additional characters from The Rising of the Shield Hero and '. A third season has been announced.

Plot

One day, a magic button suddenly appears. The protagonists from KonoSuba, Overlord, ', and The Saga of Tanya the Evil all press the button occasionally, unintentionally and move to a parallel world — another brand new isekai — where a new story featuring high school life begins. Soon, they are joined by protagonists from The Rising of the Shield Hero and '.

Characters

SeriesCharacterJapaneseEnglish
KonoSubaKazuma SatouJun FukushimaArnie Pantoja
KonoSubaAquaSora AmamiyaFaye Mata
KonoSubaMeguminRie TakahashiErica Mendez
KonoSubaDarknessAi KayanoCristina Vee
KonoSubaChrisAyaka SuwaKira Buckland
KonoSubaVanirMasakazu NishidaAnthony Bowling
KonoSubaYunyunAki ToyosakiKayli Mills
KonoSubaChomusukeHitomi NabatameRyan Bartley
KonoSubaWizYui HorieBrianna Knickerbocker
KonoSubaRuffianTetsu InadaJeremy Inman
OverlordAinz Ooal GownSatoshi HinoChris Guerrero
OverlordAlbedoYumi HaraElizabeth Maxwell
OverlordShalltear BloodfallenSumire UesakaFelecia Angelle
OverlordAura Bella FioraEmiri KatōJill Harris
OverlordMare Bello FioreYumi UchiyamaMegan Shipman
OverlordDemiurgeMasayuki KatōJeff Johnson
OverlordCocytusKenta MiyakeBryan Massey
OverlordHamsukeAkeno WatanabeHeather Walker
OverlordYuri AlphaHiromi IgarashiWhitney Rodgers
OverlordLupusregina BetaMikako KomatsuAlexis Tipton
OverlordNarberal GammaManami NumakuraAnastasia Muñoz
OverlordCZ2128 DeltaAsami SetoMichelle Rojas
OverlordSolution EpsilonAyane SakuraMallorie Rodak
OverlordEntoma Vasilissa ZetaKei ShindōTia Ballard
OverlordPandora's ActorMamoru MiyanoEric Vale
OverlordSebas TianShigeru ChibaBill Jenkins
OverlordKyouhukouHiroshi KamiyaJohn Swasey
'Subaru NatsukiYūsuke KobayashiSean Chiplock
'EmiliaRie TakahashiKayli Mills
'PuckYumi UchiyamaErica Mendez
'RemInori MinaseBrianna Knickerbocker
'RamRie MurakawaRyan Bartley
'BeatriceSatomi AraiKira Buckland
'Roswaal L. MathersTakehito KoyasuRay Chase
'FeltChinatsu AkasakiChristine Marie Cabanos
'Reinhard van AstreaYuichi NakamuraRobbie Daymond
'Julius EucliusTakuya EguchiChris Niosi
'Wilhelm van AstreaKenyu HoriuchiBarry Yandell
'Petelgeuse Romanee-ContiYoshitsugu MatsuokaTodd Haberkorn
The Saga of Tanya the EvilTanya von DegurechaffAoi YūkiMonica Rial
The Saga of Tanya the EvilViktoriya Ivanovna Serebryakov Saori HayamiJeannie Tirado
The Saga of Tanya the EvilMatheus Johann WeissDaiki HamanoDaman Mills
The Saga of Tanya the EvilVooren GrantzYūsuke KobayashiJeff Johnson
The Saga of Tanya the EvilWilibald KoenigJun KasamaChris Wehkamp
The Saga of Tanya the EvilRhiner NeumannDaichi HayashiBen Phillips
The Saga of Tanya the EvilErich von RerugenShinichiro MikiJ. Michael Tatum
The Saga of Tanya the EvilKurt von RudersdorfTesshō GendaGreg Dulcie
The Saga of Tanya the EvilHans von ZettourHōchū ŌtsukaMark Stoddard
The Saga of Tanya the EvilAdelheid von SchugelNobuo TobitaCharlie Campbell
The Rising of the Shield HeroNaofumi IwataniKaito IshikawaBilly Kametz
The Rising of the Shield HeroRaphtaliaAsami SetoErica Mendez
The Rising of the Shield HeroFiloRina HidakaBrianna Knickerbocker
'Seiya RyuguinYūichirō UmeharaAnthony Bowling
'RistarteAki ToyosakiJamie Marchi

Production and release

The series is written and directed by Minoru Ashina, with character designs by Minoru Takehara, who also serves as chief animation director. The series is animated by Studio Puyukai. It aired from April 9 to June 25, 2019. The series ran 12 episodes. Funimation has licensed the series and is streaming it in both Japanese and English. On April 23, 2019, it was added to Crunchyroll's streaming library as well. Satoshi Hino, Jun Fukushima, Yūsuke Kobayashi and Aoi Yūki perform the opening theme song "Isekai Quartet", while Yumi Hara, Sora Amamiya, Rie Takahashi and Aoi Yūki perform the ending theme song "Isekai Girls Talk".
A second season of the anime series was announced at the ending of Episode 12 and premiered on January 14, 2020. The main staff members returned to reprise their roles. The season includes guest appearances of characters from The Rising of the Shield Hero. Hino, Fukushima, Kobayashi and Yūki perform the second season's opening theme song "Isekai Showtime", while Sumire Uesaka, Rie Takahashi, Inori Minase, and Saori Hayami perform the second season's ending theme song, "Ponkotsu! Isekai Theater". The second season ran for 12 episodes. Funimation has licensed the series for a simuldub. Crunchyroll is also streaming the second season. Muse Communication is streaming the second season in Southeast Asia.
A third season of the anime series was announced at the ending of the second season's final episode.

Reception

Gadget Tsūshin listed "beautiful Megumin" in their 2019 anime buzzwords list.