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    Goblin Slayer


    "A young priestess has formed her first adventuring party, but almost immediately they find themselves in distress. It's the Goblin Slayer who comes to their rescue—a man who's dedicated his life to the extermination of all goblins, by any means necessary. And when rumors of his feats begin to circulate, there's no telling who might come calling next..." -Yen Press






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    The show I was waiting for the most this season. This didn't disappoint, though naturally as a manga reader I was worried. It's an odd mix of standard anime style and Berserk dark world/action. At first I wasn't sure of the MC's voice actor, but thinking about it more carefully, the voice actually fits him. The violence and death were there as well, so this wasn't turned into any shounen in the anime. I'm looking forward to the other central characters and how the dry and subtle humour will work animated and voiced!

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    Did the rape make it in?
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    Yeah, the rape scene was one of the highlights, really nice.

    Anyway:
    It was okay overall. I'm not a fan of this standard happy-artstyle, kinda clashes with the cruelty of this world. That's also another weak point: the members of the killed group behaved as if this was an isekai-esque vrmmorpg environment. Not a single care in the world, even though it seems to be common knowledge that goblins steal, murder and kidnap. Then the quest lady didn't warn them, just got a worried face - um, lady, coulda said a word lol.

    The animation is good, the mood was great when things went awry. Will keep watching.

    On a personal note, I dislike the slayer's attitude regarding good goblins. He said 'there might be good goblins, yes. But the best goblin is one that stays in his cave'. It's obvious that he doesn't value a goblin's life anything, BUT if he acknowledges that good goblins can exist, then he's an asshole. He's basically generalizing all goblins and collectively punishing them, even if there are good natured ones. I don't support that .

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    The guild girl did warn them. She told them to wait for more experienced adventurers to take the case, but the dood didn't listen and started yammering about how strong they were.

    I think the point of the episode is that humans underestimate goblins. A lot. When they really shouldn't.

    All the goblin killing reminds me of Grimgar, only those guys were more dickish because they attacked the goblins who were just playing chess in their homes, not raping and pillaging villages.

    Also, just because a good goblin can exist doesn't mean it does. It's like how god can exist, but I've never run into him. What he basically meant with that statement is that he's never seen a good goblin before.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MFauli
    I dislike the slayer's attitude regarding good goblins. He said 'there might be good goblins, yes. But the best goblin is one that stays in his cave'. It's obvious that he doesn't value a goblin's life anything, BUT if he acknowledges that good goblins can exist, then he's an asshole. He's basically generalizing all goblins and collectively punishing them, even if there are good natured ones. I don't support that .
    Is that how you read his words? Because I read it as "Goblin Slayer is totally a goblin himself." While he goes around killing Goblins because he believes they're evil, he himself doesn't consider himself a "good" goblin just because of that. He thinks he would have been better off keeping to his own cave, and what he's doing now is merely making up for whatever happened in the past.

    Yeah, he's totally racist against goblins, but that's who he is. "They hold onto grudges for life."

    (edit: he's a goblin-type. Maybe not one of the midget folks, but a goblin-like species.)

    I generally consider quest-givers at guilds to be more akin to brokers than advisers. As such, I consider her warning ample. She's not supposed to necessarily dissuade adventurers from quests, especially when it's an urgent quest to save kidnapped girls.
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    Goblin Slayer is certainly not a goblin himself, he wouldn't have to hide his scent otherwise.
    He also said he can't see properly in the dark




    The first episode was amazing. The only thing I'd consider somewhat weird was when he abandoned his sword because "there is too much blood on it". (Maybe he meant he can't grab it anymore and it would slip out of his hand?)

    Other than that I was actually suprised how versatile the fighting was and that even small things like the totem had a meaning to them.

    I'm also suprised that the rape made it in and how brutal it was in general.
    I read the first chapters (basically exactly where episode 1 ended) beforehand and it's a really nice adaptation.
    The only part that was missing as far as I remember it was that the goblin-poison is supposedly made out of goblin their feces and dirt - which I found did add another level of "ugh - disgusting beasts" when I read it.


    Another cool thing right now would be his helmed and the missing "horns" on the side. I wonder if he lost them because he keeps fighting non stop, or if he removed them so he could walk around in caves more easily.
    I also enjoy how is armor is completely roughed up, telling us that he is indeed in the field slaying monsters.
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    Adventurers are very much like mercenaries in that particular world, working for the coin, so it's like Bill said: The guild receptionist can't really do much about it, aside from a fair warning. On the other hand it's not like she could absolutely know how strong the adventurers are or how difficult that particular nest of goblins would be, even if she had some guesses. There's no doubt some green adventurers do pull it off just fine. Some don't.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KrayZ33 View Post
    The first episode was amazing. The only thing I'd consider somewhat weird was when he abandoned his sword because "there is too much blood on it". (Maybe he meant he can't grab it anymore and it would slip out of his hand?)
    I thought it was showing that Goblin Slayer doesn't stay particularly attached to any given weapon. He simply uses what is best suited at the time. He got a lot of use out of the goblins' own weapons because they were suited to cave size fighting. The line about the blood had to do with their sense of smell. Coated in that much goblin blood, they would smell him coming...but that doesn't work with the other scene were he coats them both in blood and dirt. So whatever.

    We should discuss how amazing the soundtrack is for this episode. Super evocative for all of the scenes and really driving the emotions home. Gives me chills listening to the priestess describe the outcome toward the end of the episode. The music is so perfectly suited.

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    The blood is actually about the grease. The more you use a knife to slice up animals, the more blood and fat get onto the blade, coating it and making it duller. That's why when you butcher animals, you need to wash your blade with hot water to keep it sharp. You can still kill with a fat dulled blade, but it can cause a slice to falter at a critical moment. Clearly, Goblin Slayer isn't the type to risk that.
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    Interesting, didn't know that...

    Another awesome little detail: he grabbed that newbie adventurer's sword as loot.
    I like that resourcefulness.

    Seriously, that was one an amazing first episode. I'm loving it, one of my favorite moments was when he used his shield to smash that Goblin into a wall and used his burning torch to finish him off.

    So satisfying
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    Yeah he goes through weapons quickly it seems. All he cares about is effectiveness in killing Goblins.
    Long sword isn't suited for in-cave fighting but can still be used a quick stab.

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    He probably played Breath of the Wild 🐧

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    Quote Originally Posted by MFauli View Post
    He probably played Breath of the Wild ��
    He has played Last Breath of the Goblin. Too many times to count.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shinta|hikari View Post
    Did the rape make it in?
    Quote Originally Posted by MFauli View Post
    Yeah, the rape scene was one of the highlights, really nice.
    They said, salivating.

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    Way to project.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DarthEnderX View Post
    They said, salivating.
    I'm of the opinion that there should be much more rape in anime, games, movies, etc.. We're so used to MURDER that when rape occurs, many call it 'edgy'. Yet, rape is infinitely less bad than fucking murder/being killed, so as to restore the balance: more rape pls.


    PS: And if in the course of it a hot girl is shown, well ... 🐧👍

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    What is with that penguin image?
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    Quote Originally Posted by shinta|hikari View Post
    What is with that penguin image?
    It's my go-to emoji for all kinds of weird feelings.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shinta|hikari View Post
    Way to project.
    Quote Originally Posted by MFauli View Post
    PS: And if in the course of it a hot girl is shown, well ...
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    Quote Originally Posted by MFauli View Post
    I'm of the opinion that there should be much more rape in anime, games, movies, etc.. We're so used to MURDER that when rape occurs, many call it 'edgy'. Yet, rape is infinitely less bad than fucking murder/being killed, so as to restore the balance: more rape pls.


    PS: And if in the course of it a hot girl is shown, well ... ����
    Rape is more akin to torture than it is to murder. On screen, both rape and torture can trigger the same uncomfortable emotional response as we watch someone suffer and have their human rights violated.

    Arousal is a different question.

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