From the creator of KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!, Combatants Will Be Dispatched! focuses on Sentouin Roku-go, a.k.a. Combatant No. 6, who is a member of the Secret Society Kisaragi; the most evil organization, which has but one aim: world domination. One day, Combatant No. 6 receives a new mission, he needs to investigate an unknown world: make a survey on the local creatures, if there are local people, he will need to spy on their military power. He, together with an android Alice, will investigate a new world to later on dominate it. Will Combatant No. 6 and his cute android assistant succeed in their quest to world’s domination?
Akatsuki Natsume knows how a true comedy should look like. There are just so many parodies, take for example: Metal Gear, Dragon Ball, Rance, Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!,Hyperdimension Neptunia, Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite Kaku Tatakaeri and many many more. There is an understandable and interesting story: Combatant No. 6 and Alice are teleported to an unknown alien planet. They find out that there is a war on the planet: the Grace Kingdom (the human race) is attacked by the Country of Sand (the demon race and other monsters.) Because of the large number of demons, their country was desertified, and so the demon race decides to take and enslave the Grace Kingdom. That is why, the two staff member of the Secret Society Kisaragi will need to adopt a position and to help either humans, or demons.
This, of course, will involve a ton of comedy. You might notice some similarities with Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!, however, they are very different. Sometimes you will just laugh and you will not be able to restrain yourself, because Combatants Will Be Dispatched! is sometimes even more random than KonoSuba and Gintama.
All in all, Akatsuki Natsume uses a very overused beyond tolerable genre, makes it unique, adds some great comedy and parodies and, bravo, you have Combatants Will Be Dispatched! With that being said, if Konosuba was an enjoyable read/watch for you, it does not mean anything. Konosuba and Combatants Will Be Dispatched! are absolutely different, however, they are among the best comedies to find. Do look forward to the anime adaptation.
