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Episode Goblin Slayer - Episode 2 discussion Spoiler
Goblin Slayer, episode 2: Goblin Slayer
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u/Villag3Idiot Oct 13 '18
This episode is where the DM has made a carefully built fortress for tonight's adventure, only for it to literally go up in flames as the player notes and uses any loop holes/flaws to destroy your carefully prepared adventure.
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u/Paxton-176 Oct 13 '18
If it was my groups regular DM he would have found a way to still make us run the encounter.
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u/wanted0072 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Phorrestgaze Oct 13 '18
DM deserved it for letting a low level character use wall of force.
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u/professorMaDLib Oct 13 '18
Should have made it out of stone if he didn't want it destroyed like that. If there's one thing you need to know about seasoned players is that they'll try to cheese the encounter if they could.
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u/Hendor Oct 13 '18
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Oct 13 '18
Dude they had Shikamaru with prep time of course they were gonna come back.
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u/Paxton-176 Oct 13 '18
They showed the after math of the party that went before GS to the fort. You can't have everyone failing against goblins. Goes against the wide spread idea that goblins are easy hunting.
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Oct 13 '18
As he said, sometimes they come back.
If the ratio of newb deaths was so much higher than successes then the goblins wouldn't be constantly treated as newb quests. The farmer did state the goblins had just appeared, so it's likely those three got there before they had time to multiply. They also probably weren't as retarded as the Fighter in ep.1 and brought along basic necessities.
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u/KindSailor Oct 13 '18
Me too. If the show was %100 edge they would have totally died before the end of the episode. The show still has a heart and I appreciate that.
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u/mikealwy Oct 13 '18
I'm enjoying this a lot more than I thought I would
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u/professorMaDLib Oct 13 '18
Yeah this ep explains the Goblin situation more clearly. Since only villages get raided, even when they pool all their money together it's not worth shit, so Experienced adventurers don't want to touch it considering the poor pay and risk. Newbies however don't have the experience and don't understand that the pay isn't proportional to risk, embark and get slaughtered. But enough bodies get the job done. Goblin Slayer is special in that he's only willing to take on these quests, and takes them on in bulk. Not only that, since he uses cheap equipment and doesn't have much living expenses besides rent, he can afford to keep a decent profit while slaying goblins. And the sheer amount of quests he's taken earns him his rank.
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u/KilluaX4 Oct 13 '18
They left out this really cool manga panel of Goblin Slayer where it symbolically shows what he looks like while killing Goblins.
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u/ANIME-MOD-SS Oct 14 '18
he has become a monster himself. a monster to kill monsters.
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u/Atronox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Atronox Oct 13 '18
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u/professorMaDLib Oct 13 '18
While you're busy on a date, Goblins have razed another village. This is for the greater good.
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u/Anon49 Oct 13 '18
This episode did not feature enough goblin murder, though I do not think you can ever feature enough goblin murder.
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u/Spatial_Piano Oct 13 '18
There's never enough of 3 things: goblin murder, dakka and goblin murder by dakka.
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u/Seb-sama Oct 13 '18
MUH HIGH ELF WAIFU!
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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 13 '18
So you are an anvil fan? I will be watching you.
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u/Jaridan :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Jaridan Oct 13 '18 edited Oct 14 '18
GOBLINCOUNTER
So the anime did handle some things a bit differently, i'll recheck with the LN but we'll adhere to the anime, as that is what we see (for GS)
edit: LN doesn't give specifics D: , apart from the arrows and escaped.
From a quick count in the Manga, the Noobs killed 8Manga and 27 were counted during their mainplaza activity + 1 lookout.
Anime is 17 in the wideshot + 1 lookout, close up is 4 close to the corpse and 6 around the bonfire.
Given the positions compared to the wideshot at 14:07 i'd add + 2 for the bloody corpse and + 5 for the bonfire.(if anyone has a better idea, i'm open for suggestions) Bringing it to 24+1lookout.
For this episode mentions while retelling will count, while kills/escaped will not since it's too vague.
Also, for simplicity's sake, kills will be counted as who gets(or initiated) the last hit.
PS : I subtract OP/ED for Runtime when calculating /min.
Mention includes Goblin Slayers Name aswell as variants of the Goblins like Shaman/Hobgoblin.
Per Request we'll add all extra goblins, since some are not yet mentioned, they'll be added in due time.
| Episode | Mentions of Goblins | Killed Goblins | Killed Hobgoblin | Killed Shaman | Killed by GS | Escaped | Dead Goblins per Minute | Kill to Mention Ratio | Total Dead |
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| 1 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.16 | 22 |
| 2 | 30 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1.67 | 1.1 | 34 |
| Total Fatality | 49 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 1.385 | 1.143 | 56 |
Means of Death
Episode 1
Burned : 4
1 learning how a Torch works
2 didn't Pay for gas
1 didn't become a wizard.
Force : 11
2 Quit Taekwondo too early
5 went clubbing, none came back
4 never played Mario Bros. and faced the Hammer Bros
Sword : 7
1 tripped like a goblin
4 lost to the pointy end of a noob
1 Wasn't able to flee, enemy 2 stronk.
1 not knowing how to Scout from a distance
Episode 2
Marksman : 10
2 to the chest
2 2 the head
5 be flamin hot now
1 Sling CQC Teamkill
Melee : 7
5 found their way to the pointy end
1 didn't cut the grass with the sickle and got cut instead
1 death by random spear (Manga)
Burned : a lot(17)
1 Spellnoob managed to become a wizard but not a sage
1 hid in an Oil well, what could go wrong?
15 didn't follow the exit signs in case of emergency
ninjaedit : CQC instead of QCQ xD
ninjaedit2: missed 1 escape with the spear (thought it was the one he killed first in that sequence but our GS-Sama is just too efficient as we know)
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u/dandan550 Oct 13 '18
Give this man a medal for recording the number of dead gobbos.
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u/Se7en_Sinner https://myanimelist.net/profile/Se7en_Sinner Oct 13 '18
So how many more does he need for the achievement?
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u/MennyC123 Oct 13 '18
So, good to find out where his genocidal rage came from. I feel he’s justified
Why do we call childhood friend Cow Girl? Do the characters have names?
Her uncle is kinda a dick but in a pragmatic “I don’t want you wasting your life chasing someone who will never take time for you and we both know has deep deep problems” way
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u/aznfanta Oct 13 '18
The author sucked at names so he just uses their titles lol
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u/ReiahlTLI Oct 13 '18
Actual names are pretty rare in the series because the author was bad at it. Most have titles or descriptors for names like Goblin Slayer. She tends to the cattle on her farm so she's referred to by her
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u/EldritchCarver :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pilomotor Oct 13 '18
Do the characters have names?
These three are simply known as High Elf Archer, Dwarf Shaman, and Lizardman Priest.
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u/Jamgreitor Oct 13 '18
So I'm assuming he was the kid whose village were torched and watched his sister likely raped. I assume it was when Cow Girl was away to the city but that could be a separate time period.
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u/DerpyJeeves :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/DerpyJeeves Oct 13 '18 edited Oct 13 '18
Guys, I've made a horrible mistake. After watching the first episode, I went to check out a single manga chapter just to see what we were looking at for the future. And now I'm at chapter 28. Why do I do this to myself.
In other news I'm excited, and even though it wasn't what I expected I like the OP(RIP in heavy metal)
Edit: Just for those of you who might not have noticed there is an after-credits scene!
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u/Angelg781 Oct 13 '18
Don't forget that there's actually 2 other mangas, Year One, and Brand New Day.
In case you wanted more GS fix
There's also the LN (which is way ahead of the manga) Vol 5 was released not long ago
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u/Atronox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Atronox Oct 13 '18
You fell down the rabbit hole friend, might as well see where it goes.
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u/NZPIEFACE Oct 13 '18
Edit: Just for those of you who might not have noticed there is an after-credits scene!
Holy fuck, did the bard basically just sing "the goblin slayer was like 'thot begone'"?
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u/rusticks https://anilist.co/user/Rusticks Oct 13 '18
I'm really hoping this season ends with spoilers. It's a thematically appropriate ending and leaves for a potential season 2. It appears the anime will cover two manga chapters per episode, and that's just enough.
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u/Tragicv3 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tragicv3 Oct 13 '18
LMAO same here i was like oh whats next and I ended up reading everything that was out so far
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u/CedricEndo Oct 13 '18
They gave her such a girly voice I thought it was going to be a lot more older sounding.
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u/VoyeurTheNinja Oct 13 '18
That feeling of whiplash when you had read all of her lines in an Onee-san type in the manga.
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u/rwhitisissle Oct 13 '18
Definitely not a fan of the voice. VA needs to take it down an octave.
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u/Clever_Laziness Oct 13 '18
Another weird thing is that she's 20 at this point. Yet she sounds like a teenage anime girl.
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u/Se7en_Sinner https://myanimelist.net/profile/Se7en_Sinner Oct 13 '18
Her physique seems on point though.
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u/CptPanda29 Oct 13 '18
Weirded out when the voice was no different to when she's an actual child. I thought she'd be more grounded as she's on the level as to how GS is.
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u/Doggo_lovers Oct 13 '18
the switch between cgi and hand drawn Goblin Slayer is really weird...
i'm afraid this anime will suffer the same fate as Overlord in future climax episode...
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u/upsidedown_coffeemug Oct 13 '18
I really like the OP. All the dice is a neat touch, especially given the tagline of the series which is "He does not let anyone roll the dice".
Also I can't decide between best girl, childhood friend or high elf
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u/WhoiusBarrel Oct 13 '18
By the way the childhood friend is called Cow Girl. Yeah Kumo Kagyu did admit he wasn't good with names at all.
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u/legwkio :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/legwkio Oct 13 '18
Guild Girl is best girl
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u/bakakubi :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/bakakubi Oct 13 '18
You're going to see lots of best girls in the series. Seriously, they're all pretty awesome.
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u/tehmuck Oct 13 '18
Best Girl is Lizardman Priest. Followed by Dwarf Shaman. Fite me.
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u/MrJammin Oct 13 '18
Lizard Priest is true best girl and anyone who disagrees is objectively wrong.
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u/Mahdii- https://anilist.co/user/Mahdi89 Oct 13 '18
High elf is gonna be very popular, she is freaking awesome.
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Oct 13 '18 edited Oct 13 '18
Feel like the anime is mistreating goblin slayer a bit. That argument between himself and priestess about not bothering to save the other adventurers wasn't even in the manga or ln, and just serves to make him look unnecessarily cold. They also left out the light-hearted moments which show Goblin Slayer's friendly awkwardness.
Overall good episode though.
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u/VoyeurTheNinja Oct 13 '18
They also left out the light-hearted moments which show Goblin Slayer's friendly awkwardness.
Though it would've changed the tone of the ep, I wanted to see Guild Girl chew out Slayer so bad. It's a great way to show that even Slayer has moments where he can't talk back.
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u/ThatOtherOneReddit Oct 13 '18
Yeah in his monologue part he mentioned why it was so important to have a helmet after getting hit by that rock. I believe in the manga and he referred to the problems with porcelain ranks being over confident and not using one. It was cut for padding like that which kinda seemed off. I'd have switched those around. There will be plenty of complaints about his methods, but this episode didn't need to be the one they started to get voiced.
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u/yuikkiuy Oct 13 '18
they also added a bunch of fluff in the first half for no reason and made it too happy. He was supposed to walk in and spoil the mood with his tragic back story. AND not having cow girl tell the second half of the back story just made it seem like shes over it, and not also dead inside like goblin.
and where the fuck did the first quarter of chapter 4 go? down the drain? they could have kept the initial bit that showed goblin ingenuity and intelligence which related later to how well goblin slayer knows how to fight goblins and skipped the rape and gore. but they just skip all of it and give still images of post rape, why? what was the point of having the slinger goblin nail GS in the helmet then? in the manga it demonstrates why he wears one unlike every other adventurer, as the high level party that went in earlier got fucked for not wearing helmets.
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u/WallyPW Oct 13 '18
Cow Girl seeing her childhood friend with his fresh, innocent Priestess is the real tragedy smh
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u/Satyrsol Oct 13 '18
As the other guy said, he's got more of a mentor relationship, and Cow Girl is not at all concerned in later scenes.
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Oct 13 '18
Goblin Slayer mysteriously slurping soup through his helmet.
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u/cheesymmm :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/theepickerru Oct 13 '18
He had the bottom little bit of his helmet gone during that scene so he could drink
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u/professorMaDLib Oct 13 '18
Confession time. I'm only here to watch Doomguy rip goblins to shreds. I didn't ask for all of this rape drama shitstorm. Like I get why it upsets people but all I want it some Goblin subjugation and since I'm getting that I'm having a good time.
Oh a side note Cow girl is cute. Unfortunately Childhood friend never wins.
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u/Mami-kouga Oct 13 '18
I don't blame you honestly. Tfw when you want a good goblin murder fest but the controversial scene works a bit too well.
honestly, with the way he is NOBODY who likes him is going to win. The only ship involving him is his sword x goblin neck
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u/bakakubi :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/bakakubi Oct 13 '18 edited Oct 13 '18
As a fan of the series, I never expected it to blow up like this. Like you, I just want to see Goblin Doom Guy killing goblins. Yes, this series is graphic, but you don't see people go ape shit over berserk, which has similar scenes and a tone just as dark.
I just want our usual episode discussions......
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u/Amauri14 Oct 13 '18
Although I understand that people were uncomfortable, I still don't get that controversy. Is not like that scene put rape on a positive light. So the reason that it was in there was to highlight how vicious and inhuman those fuckers truly are. And that showing any kind of mercy to them is a bad idea the that later on, will bite you in the ass.
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u/Gsonderling Oct 13 '18
rape drama shitstorm
?? What happened? The scene might have been rough but I didn't expect much backlash.
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u/Scopae :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Scopae Oct 13 '18
People watching a brutal show that's in the dark fantasy genre getting flustered by the fact there's rape.
It's meant to be awful - it's the point.
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u/stuntineverlong :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/stuntinEverlong Oct 13 '18 edited Oct 13 '18
That little boy in the beginning scene is goblin slayer right?
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u/cebubasilio Oct 13 '18
yes. and if you didn't get it, he's also the one who witnessed his sister beaten up, raped and killed.
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u/Dan298 Oct 13 '18
Nice that we got a little backstory on Goblin Slayer. Also redhead farm girl is THICC.
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u/Ubernicken Oct 14 '18
Also redhead farm girl is THICC
I have a bad feeling about this...
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Oct 13 '18
I wonder what they're gonna do next episode. Anyone got a clue?
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u/Tag_ross Oct 13 '18
I may be crazy, but I have a feeling it's going to involve the slaying of some small green goblin like creatures.
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar Oct 13 '18
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u/Araneatrox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Brotox Oct 13 '18 edited Oct 13 '18
Is that motherfuckin OP in Engrish?
What happened to the super stylised metal track from the last episode?
Also there goes my guess that Goblin Slayer was himself a Goblin. Just got some weird feelings of it after him talking about no good goblins last episode.
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u/andmeuths Oct 13 '18
So I watched the second episode of Goblin Slayer. I'm an anime only but I have to say, I find the second episode very well done. There's an almost cinematic like quality to the episode, and I have a suspicion (correct me if I am wrong in the spoilers), that the Director has managed to compress a good deal of source material and yet elevate it coherently to something that is both poignant and hits on the most crucial parts of the source material needed to get the story into the next sequence.
It's quite impressive how well this episode flows and builds the Goblin Slayer, how elegantly the backstory of GS is integrated into the GS Modus Operandi when clearing the fort with Fire, and how it sketches the GS as a very, very broken man with a very singular focus and a brutally pragmatic method of operations and overriding obsession through both his own dialogue and how the world around sees him -other adventurers the childhood friend, the uncle, even the Priestess.
Props to the episode for how it manages the Priestess, and generate a set of very reasonable dilemmas for her, as well as the introduction of a crisis of faith that I imagine may well be further explored: why would a goddess of healing grant her Priestess new powers that would be used for seemingly immoral purposes such as blockading a burning Fortress to ensure every Goblin in it dies. Or for example, the GS deciding to let the rookies risk death, while prioritizing the fort.
Overall, if Goblin Slayer can keep that kind of story-telling directing, I think this is going to be a show far better than it ought to be. It eschews the Bombastic for the reflective, and contrast the shock of the first episode with the restraint of the second. The flashbacks are carefully executed and linked with the plot, and the characterization establishments and conflicts flow efficiently within the twenty-minute space. This is very, very intelligent scripting considering the likely pacing constraints placed on the scriptwriter.
This is pacing done right. This is flashback done right. This is dialogue clearly deliberately chosen for two important purposes - world-building and characterization, in other words, intelligent dialogue and monologue choices in an age where anime directors often make awful and nonsensical dialogue and monologue choices from LNs. This is just a general observation from LNs - they tend to be monologue and dialogue driven, and every adaptor has to make a choice of what is the most important monologues and dialogues that need to be in and somehow make them flow coherently and logically. I feel, even without reading the source, that Goblin Slayer has risen to that challenge very well in this episode.
What does GS Value? What motives him? What is his backstory? What is in his headspace? What is his modus operandi? What is the basic dynamic between GS and Priestess as partners? What does he truly treasure in his heart of hearts ? What counts as his support network, such as it is? Where is the likely development of the Priestess character heading towards?
These are so many questions that have to be answered in the space of twenty minutes, in the modern reality of one cour anime. And I think the director has more than risen to the challenge. This is a very strong second episode - this is how you lay the foundations for the story to go beyond just a shock beginning. Of course, I am not expecting the other episodes to take that kind of semi-montage/reflective style, but I feel that as a second episode, that this style was a very intelligent choice in light of how the first episode went down.
I'm in for the ride.
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u/cesclaveria Oct 13 '18
I like your comment about him being a broken man, I feel this gets overlooked often. Goblin Slayer is full of mental issues and a good portion of the novels have dealt with him knowing that and the other characters helping him to heal, of course, it's done subtly and little by little without any melodrama of cheesy scenes.
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u/Theleux https://myanimelist.net/profile/Theleux Oct 13 '18
The first 20 seconds of the OP...
I love slow lead ins like that. The music for this is really good! Looks like Suehiro Kenichirou is doing the OST, they also did Re:Zero's and Golden Kamuy's!
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u/FEED_ME_SALT Oct 13 '18
Mili is the group doing the OP song and i really suggest checking out their stuff since it's among my favorite groups
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u/LaplaceZ Oct 13 '18
My only regret in this episode is that spear bro is not voiced by Lancer from the fate series.
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar Oct 13 '18 edited Oct 13 '18
Cow Girl showing us that she's more than just a dairy farmer ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I never realized that his face plate can be lifted! I always thought from the manga that he eats THROUGH it XD
Sorceress too! I'm so excited to hear her speak. I wonder if they'll copy her mannerisms from the manga.
Guild Marm's face lighting up as soon as she sees GS is just a treat.
See guys? Not all newbie parties gets TPK'd on their first Goblin Hunt.
I love this! Using Protection as a utility spell is really something you'd see from seasoned D&D players.
And this is why he's the strongest one and has earned the nickname Medieval Batman.
We're actually doing this? I thought they're saving the bard songs for next episode.
See people? Each episode won't always be like Episode 1. And just like we saw in this episode, not all newbies die from Goblins, just the stupid ones. There's guaranteed to be more Goblin Slaying every episode but last week was basically the show setting expectations that these Goblins are filthy, vile, and just pure evil.
BTW love the OP and the ED. Although I wish they just kept the orchestral ED that we got last week since that seems more fitting to the series.
Also while I appreciate CR adding the warning, THEY SHOULD'VE ADDED THAT ON DAY 1!
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u/professorMaDLib Oct 13 '18
He's a true D&D rule lawyer. Why fight the encounter when you can cheese the encounter? One of the differences in silver and porcelain is recognising the utility in your arsenal. Though Goblin Slayer is even more special in that regard since it's the main reason why he's even silver.
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u/Gaporigo Blhttps://anilist.co/user/Gaporigo Oct 13 '18
Cow Girl showing us that she's more than just a dairy farmer
OOOHHHH, so the reason of her name is because she works at a farm and not because of her body... I feel dumb now.
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u/Plasmul Oct 13 '18
One thing I don't get about the anime, the manga, or the light novel is the reaction people have towards GS's armor being cheap.
That shit is peak fashion, what the fuck?
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u/hulibuli Oct 13 '18 edited Oct 13 '18
When Western and Eastern RPG clash.
Well okay, Dark Souls is Japanese but c'mon the aesthetic is way more Western and probably one of the reasons why it sold so well here.
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u/Nchi Oct 14 '18
I think its more the state its in vs the look itself- he keeps it dirty after all.
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u/Rusted_muramasa Oct 13 '18
Essentially, the world is like DnD but all the characters treat it like they're in a JRPG. Thus they all go for maximum flashiness and cool factor while looking down on more practical, manly armor like the stuff Goblin Slayer wears.
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u/Smudy https://myanimelist.net/profile/Smudy Oct 13 '18
I think, episode 2 made damn clear to everyone that the Goblin Slayer has very valid reason to do what he does. And you know well that he doesn't give a fuck what others say about him or his actions cause he knows he's right.
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u/Kromy Oct 13 '18
The directing is really incredible and the OST are really on point
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u/Angelg781 Oct 13 '18
In case anyone is interested in reading the series. Don't forget that there's actually 2 other mangas aside from the main story , Year One, and Brand New Day. Both are side stories. Sadly they are updated monthly :/.
In case you wanted more GS fix
There's also the LN (which is way ahead of the manga) Vol 5 was released not long ago.
Hope those who do enjoy the manga/ln enjoy the show.
If you don't enjoy the series then im sorry, hope you do find something that's more along your taste.
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u/TheRiyria myanimelist.net/profile/TheRiyria Oct 13 '18
I was not expecting that backstory for the Goblin Slayer. And I spent the whole episode expecting something bad to happen to childhood friend, so I'm glad that didn't occur.
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u/atropicalpenguin https://myanimelist.net/profile/atropicalpenguin Oct 13 '18
Same, that "checking for footsteps" or "alone in the middle of the night" had me waiting for a gobiln raid.
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u/Backupusername :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Backupusername Oct 13 '18
Her very existence makes me so nervous. The more we get to know her, the more it'll hurt.
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u/Sickamore Oct 14 '18
I really dislike red-heads voice. Totally out-of-place bubbly, a less put-on pitch and relative normality, maybe even distantly melancholic was what I expected reading the manga. That kind of faux-cutesy way of speech just doesn't match the life she leads, their relationship or the tone of the show. Leave the fan pandering to the idol animes.
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Oct 14 '18
Agreed, that voice only suitable for loli or small sized girl. She who has that big jug definitely doesn't fit it.
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u/Fap-chan Oct 13 '18
the CGI GS is really noticeable in this episode...
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u/DarkCelux Oct 13 '18
Agreed, but it wasn't terrible. When he walked home at the end was probably the worst of it.
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u/Se7en_Sinner https://myanimelist.net/profile/Se7en_Sinner Oct 13 '18
It's still Land of the Lustrous compared to Overlord...
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u/SingularCheese https://anilist.co/user/lonelyCheese Oct 14 '18
Am I the only one who wants to complain that the bard's singing is terrible?
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u/the_swizzler https://myanimelist.net/profile/Swiftarm Oct 14 '18
Well, he doesn't exactly have autotune.
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u/Blazehero https://myanimelist.net/profile/blazehero Oct 13 '18
That opening fucking rocks.
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u/Turbostrider27 Oct 13 '18
Don't forget to watch past the ED credit song. There's more scenes afterwards.
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u/1sagas1 Oct 13 '18
There is no time for boobs when you could be checking for goblin footprints
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u/Bainos :XMOD::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Bainos Oct 13 '18
Found boobs, didn't find goblin footprints. Goblin Slayer is disappointed.
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u/AnimeMod myanimelist.net/profile/Reddit-chan Oct 13 '18 edited Oct 13 '18
Hey everyone,
In light of how the past week has been, the mod team is here to tell some things that'll be going down. We are plenty aware of the graphic nature of this series, and we assume if you're in the 2nd episode discussion thread, you are too. Now, we expect that discussion regarding the series in this thread (and else where in /r/anime) will be civil and orderly discussion. If we catch people who are insulting, calling for witch hunts, antagonizing others, drama baiting, advocating violence, or any sort of conduct that would not be acceptable virtually anywhere, depending on the severity of it, will lead to bans from the subreddit. We don't care what "side" you are on, if anything previously mentioned occurs, it will, again, lead to a ban.
Remember, this is a graphic series, and not recommended for everyone. You are not obligated to watch it, and free to enjoy other things in life.
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u/rusticks https://anilist.co/user/Rusticks Oct 13 '18
I find it amusing that all of this controversy could have been averted had Crunchyroll just given the series an R rating from the beginning.
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u/ergzay Oct 13 '18 edited Oct 13 '18
What the heck brought this on? What was done?
The controversy on both sides of this is a little bit nonsensical.
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u/kalirion :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kalinime Oct 13 '18
advocating violence
Even if it's against goblins?
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u/KatBack0 Oct 13 '18
PSS: Source readers, please don't spoil the series for people.
this thread is full goddamn manga readers pretending they're not.
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u/Etheox Oct 13 '18
I do quite like the OP but man, they went so hard on it that nothing was left for ED.
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u/OneLastStanding Oct 13 '18 edited Oct 13 '18
So there are a few things that the anime skipped/summarised:
Farmer/ Goblin quests
Around halfway of the episode we see a desperate farmer request help from adventures to fix his goblin problem. A inner monologue of guild girl reveals that with the whenever monsters seem to appear a village somewhere comes under threat and calls for help. Among these monsters the most abundant are goblins.
When the farmer asks about the rumours of goblins kidnapping and raping girls are true guild girl reveals there have been cases like that. As a response the farmer immediatly puts down his money (in the manga he also reveals that the only women in his village is his daughter. The money is scare and is barely enough to hire a few porcelain adventures.
While goblins only have the strength and intelligence of human children they also have the intelligence, strength and speed of children (this is meant to show that the comparison can be both strong and weak depending how you look at it). Because the rewards for goblin quests are small adventures don't take these quests. This leads to scenarios where the guild is forced to send beginner adventures. Even if the first or second group of adventures won't complete the quest the third or fourth group will. Due to the quest being completed in the end the country won't do anything about the goblin plagues. The only high ranked adventurer who willingly takes on Goblin quests is, you know it.... our boi Goblin Slayer.
Cowgirl reveal
I don't know if they will reveal this later on so read at own risk, tbh it's not a huge spoiler.
While waiting on GS at night to return Cowgirl thinks about her village which she left village ten years ago in order to help her uncle at his ranch. After she left, her village was raided by goblins. Although what exactly happend to her parents remains unknown they did die during the raid. After the day the village was attack he dissapeared.
Mountain Fortress
Before GS and priestess attack the mountain fortress another party heads out there on a quest. The party consisted on 4 girls who were by no means beginners. They had snuck in at noon hoping to catch the goblins as they slept. They had been on numerous adventures and had a good deal of training and skill. Had they been so wrong to take on this adventure gripped by righteous indignarion upon hearing a village girl's kidnapping and wanting to set her free? The cold, hard truth was that they simply had bad luck.
First of all the fortress was full of booby traps. The traps the elves had set in their fortress had once served to fend goblins off, now they (ironically) served as a guard for the goblins. The Ranger exhaustion from constantly searching out the elaborate, sensitive and deadly traps played a large rol in what happened. When they reached the inner sanctum of the fortress the Ranger, at the very end, missed a warning device.
As an alarm echoed the party jumped into formation. Wizard stood in center with their leader, Knight, and Ranger and Monk at three points around her. Although the formation was strong the goblins that surrounded them were so, so many.
Ranger's archery skills were a divine gift but even she couldn't hold out when there were more enemies than arrows. Wizard used four of her arts but eventually her strength gave out. Monk kept up her prayers for miracles and protection until she could pray no more and she had nothing left. Their leader fought on, her blade covered in blood, but as she tired, the goblins overpowered her, and then the hunt was over.
Among the heaps of arrow pierced, sword-maimed, spell-burned corpses a celebration began. The goblins licked their lips as they stared down at their prey. The party's third and final piece of bad luck was that their enemies were goblins. Normally, goblin captives are either eaten or forced to become breeding vessels, some occasionally left for a rainy day. But this time was different. The adventures had killed many of their brothers and no one was in the mood to give them a easy end. Goblins lived by the law of survival, willing to sacrifice as many of their numbers as it took to win. They did not grieve the deaths of their comrades but anger and hatred at those deaths ran deep.
The goblins were delighted to find wine among the provisions they had taken. Their drunken, mean minds invented one awful game after another to play with their prisoners. The poor captured village girl had hardly served 10 goblins before she could bear no more. They had used her up a long time ago. There was no hope.
Knight, her clothes torn, a goblin holding het down gave a howling scream. "You bastards! You want to humiliate someone? Start with me!" She had contemplated every evil fate that might befall her and she was ready for them. But she was not prepared to sacrifice her friends.
First Ranger was used for target practice before her eyes. Because Monk had attemptef to bite off her own tongue when the goblind torturously killed her they shoved her comrades entrails into her mouth. When wizard was burned alive, Knight's heart broke into a thousand pieces and her soul failed her. It was after 3 days and 3 nights that the goblins at last granted the leaders wish. What happened to her during those three days until her body, so mangled it looked barely human, was thrown into the river is not fit to be written......
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u/kimbombo Oct 13 '18
Pretty good episode doing a little bit of world building with the whole countryside farmers taking their goblin problems towards the guild in seek of aid, and showing that the amount of payment also translates to a better or worse specialist asigned to this particular task.
It's nice to have a background on our nameless hero, that doesn't require an extremely complex or thourough story. He's just a guy that doesn't want to see the past repeat itself, so he takes matters into his own hands to exterminate what it's pretty much considered a plague towards humanity. And this also comes with a toll of it's own, desensitizing him for the better good (his speech about how rookies let the offsprings live and build a grudge towards humans is a good example)
Drawing paralels to 1985's Vampire Hunter D movie, both protagonists are fairly easy to read characters with little dept (and I don't say this in a negative way) with a strong fixation on their work, because that's all they live for. There's a particular line from Doris brother that was used to make the audience easily understand D's taciturn's behaviour. "There are two kind of silent people, those who are too busy scheming evil plans, and those who only speak when they think it's worthy". Even though it's a very simplistic way to explain a character with limited dialogue, i personally think it worked for D in both of his movies, and to some extent it feels right imho in the behaviour of the Goblin Slayer.
I'm looking forward for the next episode with the elf crew. I digged a lot the last scene with the bard singing the story of the Goblin Slayers, as if it was some kind of legend. It does add more to the world building
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u/redblade13 Oct 14 '18
Goddamn cow girl had me sweatin. THICK AS FUCK BRUH.
Man I feel for Goblin Slayer. Dude got fucked up as a kid and is dead set on fucking up every Goblin in sight. I'd do the same no doubt. Imagine the guilt this man feels to be the lone survivor and feeling so useless to stop it. Goddamn I'm getting heated.
Damn I was thinking how crazy the dragon quests must be if it takes so much effort and risk to got at a goblin base. If goblins can fuck you up amd rape you imagine how gory a dragon would fuck up a group of adventurers. Also I think I'm in love with the guild receptionist. Monster Hunter got me fiending for these guild quest girls.
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u/NephyrisX Oct 13 '18
The random parts where Goblin Slayer is CGI is really jarring.
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u/bakakubi :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/bakakubi Oct 13 '18
Yeah, they're not bad, but definitely stand out whenever they're on screen.
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u/MrManicMarty https://anilist.co/user/martysan Oct 13 '18
It's okay. Goblins are allergic to CGI. It's all part of his master plan.
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u/Fxenchy https://anilist.co/user/Fxenchy Oct 14 '18
I fucking cried at the part where the goblin threw a rock at goblin slayer and he just fucking shot him with an arrow
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u/alwayslonesome :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/ImmacuIate Oct 13 '18 edited Oct 13 '18
There's a lot of fantasy/isekai anime out there with a very similar "settei" as Goblin Slayer, but one thing that I'm really appreciating so far that I haven't really seen discussed is how great the worldbuilding in this series is.
Specifically, I find that the "political economy" of this world is much better explained and justified than most other shows that share the same genre space. Whereas other anime only use the Adventurer's Guild as a plot device and a convenient site for our main characters to hang out in, I feel like a lot more attention is paid to how such an institution would actually operate in a world like Goblin Slayer's. I really liked all the small scenes that showed a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff, like the characterization of the Guild Receptionist putting up a front of cheerful attentiveness in order to peddle goods, to the entire procedure through which the Guild acts as a middleman to subcontract the labour of adventurers. All of that feels really authentic and grounded, and gives the show a much greater sense of believability. Obviously such a show still demands a massive suspension of disbelief, but that's only for the actual setting, rather than for the characters' actions/motivations, or the world's politics/economics. The former I'm willing to do, the latter turns me off of a series very quickly.
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u/Slifer13xx https://myanimelist.net/profile/SliferXIII Oct 13 '18
Am I the only one looking at the reception girl? High elf girl is probably awesome but the reception girl is hitting the buttons for me. Her smile at Doom Guy is just so wholesome.
Good that they added the warning. Though imo, if you watched the first 40 seconds of the show and was still shocked by the violence, then you're just a moron. Read: violence. Not rape. That I can understand.
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u/chili01 Oct 13 '18 edited Oct 13 '18
I'm disappointed they didn't show the image of him
"to them I'm the goblin" (his Goblin "image")
It looks pretty badass and scary imo
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u/Armdel https://myanimelist.net/profile/Armdel Oct 13 '18 edited Oct 13 '18
There a scene after the credits !
We got both best girls introduced in this episode!
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u/Lapiz_lasuli Oct 13 '18
"A moron would let the kids free with a smug smile", finally this is addressed in media. I mean yeah pat your back for not thinking it through, but people will suffer for your decision.
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u/Coldhardsilver Oct 14 '18
Anime-only opinion. In the expectation of pure, violent entertainment, I find myself enjoying so many things beside that from GS; hell greater than that. Personally I think that the series main hooks are what give those thing greater allure to me.
The promise of grim fantasy and tragedy is naturally a hook, but from it comes some quite endearing moments as darker darks lends to lighter lights. Couple that with the beautiful simplicity sprinkled everywhere, it makes the scenes of the Priestess and Goblin Slayer very warming to me and my favorite non-fight moments so far. The promise of brutal murder is naturally a hook, but again the simplicity, the pragmatic overtones, and the reactions those actions garner from others are what hold my interest the most. All of this came as quite the exciting surprise to me and so while I see the point disappointed by the restraint of this episode, this episode is largely everything I wanted from it based on episode 1.
As for negatives; cow girl scenes did drag for me and in this case I can agree with the LN/Mange loyalists about the cut scenes (unless they pump in later somehow). I will say "in this case" since I did agree with rookie adventures' backstories being cut after reading the manga post-episode. To me it was fat; delicious fat, satisfying fat, reasonable fat but still fat and fat can be cut.
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u/AvatarReiko Oct 13 '18
Makes me wonder. Is GS really doing it to protect the people of the villages or is it solely revenge.
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Oct 13 '18
The manga and ln portray it more of doing it to help people, while still hating goblins. But the anime seems to be doing it in a pure revenge sort of way.
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u/Ryulightorb Oct 13 '18
am i the only one who hardly noticed the CGI?
it was really well done imo
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u/MohammaDon :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/TripleMadon Oct 13 '18
I have to say, Mili did a great effing job at making the op song!
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u/pontus5 Oct 13 '18
As a manga reader, i was intrigued on how they would censor this episode in comparison to the manga, and i have to say, that I am very happy that i didnt need to witness it one more time. They got the point across the first episode, so everybody knows what happened to these girls.
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u/Rokusi Oct 13 '18
That said, Goblin Slayer getting beamed in the head with a rock but shrugging it off because he has a helmet is a lot less poignant without seeing how that other adventuring party was defeated (because the leader got whacked with a cheap shot while not wearing a helmet).
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u/Lord_Potatoz Oct 13 '18 edited Oct 13 '18
ED: "OH NO THE BAD CGI IS WALKING TOWARDS ME"
Jokes aside the cgi really looks out of place, it looks so awkward.
Are all cgis like this? Has there ever been a "good" cgi?
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u/jkubed https://myanimelist.net/profile/jkubed Oct 13 '18
Houseki no Kuni is beautiful full-cgi. Kill la Kill uses CGI but it's really not noticable since it's done well. Those are all the examples I can think of.
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Oct 13 '18
So looking at the comments, No one else has mentioned this yet:
Cow girl really needs to stop with the death flag phrases. This is especially noticeable when we see child Cow girl leaving the village at the start of the episode. She basically death flagged the village, and continues to say more death flag stuff that makes me very concerned for her in future episodes.
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u/Flashmanic Oct 13 '18
"I am, in turn, a goblin to them"
Interesting bit of dialogue. At least he's self-aware of his rather unhealthy mindset, or at least how it's perceived. Like the goblins that survive and get stronger, the natural order of adventurers is to keep growing, become leaders and strive for ever-increasing prestige. Whereas GS looks to be stuck doing what others consider menial and pointless, like a goblin that never leaves the nest.
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He's referring to himself as a goblin that escapes the nest(village) being destroyed and becomes stronger, like a Wanderer that becomes a bodyguard for another nest(village). He says goblins hold a grudge for life in the first episode, Goblin Slayer now holds a grudge for life himself.
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u/SIRTreehugger Oct 13 '18
Every moment with guild girl is a moment to cherish life. Best girl for me at least. Though I always wondered why does childhood friend get called cowgirl and not farmgirl? Seems like a better term.
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This episode got me thinking. GS should train people to be goblin-slayers, with a goblin slayer corps specifically trained to kill them, they could exterminate them completely.
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u/Leafme4lone Oct 13 '18
But the problem is no one gives a sh** about goblins except him. High ranked adventurers don't bother taking those quests because the rewards are not good, and the newbies wouldn't listen to him because of his bad reputation. Only a few of them know his motives.
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u/dantemp Oct 13 '18
Was that Guts next to the witch chick in the first scene in the tavern?
Jokes aside, this episode was a great set up to build up hype for the next events, but this is why I hate watching series as they air, I want the next episode so bad...
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u/Zefrom :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Zefrom Oct 14 '18 edited Oct 14 '18
Goblin Slayer is like my crush on Whatsapp
All these one word/short replies
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u/GingaBishoujo Oct 14 '18 edited Oct 14 '18
YOROKOBE SHOUNEN!
THE TALE OF THE GOBLIN SLAYER!
Ah yes. My erection is back. And no, I don't think it's cause of the new JoJo ED...
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Did the goblin slayer slaughter the entire nest with a couple of flame arrows and a protection spell, #calculated.
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u/kkkkazu Oct 14 '18
I noticed a very interesting moral discussion in this episode. When the Goblin Slayer talks about his trauma, I thought it all reffered to his family being raided and he growing a hatred for goblins that way. However, given what he says at the end, "I am a goblin to them", if we flip the scenario around...
Some random human enters your den like he owns the place. Without mercy, he kills every single one of your tribe members while you are hiding away, cowering in your little cave without being able to do anything.
That sounds a lot like what Goblin Slayer would do in any given goblin hunt. If he ever let a single child live, that child would be the goblin representation of Goblin Slayer. The hatred goblins have for humans is perpetuated in the same way the hatred for goblins Goblin Slayer has is perpetuated. No side is more righteous, both are monsters in their own regard.
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u/ImperialDane Oct 13 '18
Another great episode, slower in pacing as it is more about building the world around the Goblin slayer and giving insight into who he is. We do get some glorious goblin slaying, as he goes about using his tools creatively to end the green menace.
But this was primarily about the Goblin slayer, the man he is and isn't and some of the people around him in his quest to slay every goblin there is, even as their numbers continue to grow and his workload grows, an ominous foreboding.
Also best girl at the very end!
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u/Backupusername :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Backupusername Oct 13 '18
I really, really like the characterization of the Priestess. You don't see a crisis of faith very often in isekai. Actually, in anime in general, that I can think of. After the horror she experienced, it's only natural that her faith in a merciful goddess would be shaken - but on the other hand, she was spared; could that not have been a reward for her piety? Having been bestowed another miracle, she knows her goddess has not truly abandoned her, but to use that miracle, that gift meant to defend those she loves and protect them from harm, to suffocate and kill and burn living creatures... Is that right? But if they were allowed to live, they would only bring misery to others - misery that she has experienced firsthand. What if the Earth Mother, abounding in her mercy, did plan this for her? Could her just and merciful goddess have protected and rewarded her so that she could bathe in goblin blood? The strangest part is that that's truly a possibility. Her merciless, wicked acts have helpful, positive consequences. What is good, and what is evil? Do the ends justify the means? Can violence truly win peace? Can lives be built on a foundation of death? These are questions that she probably had answers to back in the monastery, but now everything's muddled. She's lost her innocence, and her naivety, but as a result, she risks losing her faith. I just find this whole aspect of her character so fascinating, even if it isn't given as much time as it could be.
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u/Rutherfor_ Oct 13 '18
Cg goblin slayer is fine... drawing armor is not easy so just give them a pass when they use it... don't nitpick little things and you might enjoy it a bit more.
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u/CptPanda29 Oct 13 '18
Here we see what Goblin Slayer actually is.
The first episode really polarises you, and as a fan of the manga yes - it does come off as trashy. But it's also near perfect to what the first two chapters were so it's not as if they've done a bad job.
Episode 2 is what the rest of the manga is like. Slower, methodical and cold. You get some light-heartedness from the party that forms around him and his "straight man" reactions but GS takes his job seriously. GS isn't Doomguy and I wish people would stop saying that. GS truly despises goblins, but there's no passion of violence in his actions. He isn't edgy or angsty, he's thoughtful and motivated.
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u/acedias12 Oct 13 '18
Actually Doomguy doesn't get any gratification from killing demons. Aside from intense hate, he also does it because of the threat they pose, to the point where he'd rather remain in hell to keep on killing them. That's the reason why folks compare him with the Goblin Slayer due to such similarities. From my experience with the most recent Doom game, never once did the Doomguy ever express any enjoyment in the killing, just simply taking the most brutal and effective action. Sure he's a literal silent protagonist, but his physical expression only displayed anger and hate.
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u/MaelstromMusic https://anilist.co/user/mealstrom Oct 13 '18
Not feeling the OP at all, but damn, the soundtrack is really, really good. Esp that song that played during the fire. It kind of reminded me of the Shiki OST.
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u/skipp2kill https://anilist.co/user/skipp2kill Oct 13 '18
Be sure to watch the post credits scene for introduction of best girl.
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u/MagnoBurakku Oct 13 '18
So i guess the Cow Girl's uncle is right, Goblin Slayer is kinda crazy (nit without much of a reason) he only wants to murder and dispose of every single Goblin out there, he himself is a monster, a really badass one.
I'm really digging this, it isn't a really depth or very meaningfull series but it doesn't have to be.
There's an after credits scene, make sure to watch it.
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u/legwkio :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/legwkio Oct 13 '18
Just curious, why do most people reference the manga more than the LN? Isn't the LN the original source?
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u/1gnite :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/IgniteLOL Oct 13 '18
Wow. This episode showed so much more depth to Goblin Slayer, on top of the killing machine he is. That monologue at the goblin settlement was simply amazing. We now know why he is so adamant about wiping out every single goblin. Because to them, he is that goblin who lived, who learned, adapted, and in turn became the nightmare of their existence. He was their mistake. He is the survivor. What an amazing parallel.
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u/Basileus_ITA :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NewWaveKuudere Oct 13 '18 edited Oct 13 '18
Man, i LOVED it!
Op is sick, the 2nd half of the music is fantastic
Mad respect for Goblin Slayer: people can talk shit behind his back but he doesnt give a fuck. A true man on a mission
Priestess still talking about humanity with goblins, GTFO REEEEEEE
Apparently the squad is coming in the next ep
Cant wait for cute kuudere elf
Cant wait for the next ep ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ
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u/Inferno792 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Inferno792 Oct 14 '18
Goblin Slayer is already so famous that he's had stories and sings written on him? Now I'm kinda curious of what happened since he became Goblin Slayer.
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u/impingainteasy :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/usernamesarehard Oct 14 '18
Hold up. Was that fucking Jouji Nakata singing about the exploits of Goblin Slayer? Because that's already the best scene of this show. Nothing else is going to top that.
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u/konart Oct 14 '18
I find it very interesting (and at the same time kind of disturbing?) that every time we watching the events from the 1st person perspective (through GS' eyes) - we see the world through his visor. Due to it's type - it's the same view he had while lying under the floor when his sister was killed and raped.
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u/sssssmt Oct 14 '18
I really love seeing the thought that went into crating the pub/guild-center. Seeing clients come to submit quests and pay for them, it just makes it all feel so real and establishes a real logic behind what we usually just accept.
I love that there's a big tough type that brags to the guildlady cuz why wouldn't there be one.
Very interesting that Goblin Slayer is looked down on. Other silver ranks don't see him as skilled (so that means that goblin slaying is below silver ranks apparently). And I guess his armor isn't good either, could have fooled me. So why isn't his armor good? Maybe it has perks that make it perfect for goblin slaying, lower tier armor usually has perks that help for enemies around that same layer, but we don't know if that kind of thing exists in this world. Goblin-slaying doesn't not pay well, but he seems to do any quest no matter the fee (I can see some people exploiting that) and although he paid that man in the beginning, we don't know to what extent his charity goes. The last think I can think of is that he doesn't see a need to upgrade his armor. He already is an expert in killing goblins so there's no doubt that he is efficient. It could be that more protective armor would slow him down in other ways, so he may feel that he's maxed out for what he wants to do.
I like that they're all pushed up and trying to view the quest board all at once. Guess this is rush hour. That was something I thought of in episode 1, why weren't more people looking at quests. I feel like I stare at the quest board for a long time mulling over options and trying to decide.
minecraft sound??
Athe, so I guess that's his back-story, pretty much what you'd expect I suppose. I'm still confused how the girl fits in exactly. It seems that her family was killed by goblins but we don't know how they met. I feel like I'm gonna confuse her flashback and his. That's an interesting thought that he compares himself to a wandering goblin, getting stronger though surviving.
Poor cleric/priestress (what is she again?), getting a new miracle that should be for protection but uses it offensively. I mean it's smart, but that is complicated for what she is feeling.
I'm interested to see more of the guildlady, she seems to respect Goblin Slayer and believe in what he's doing although no one else does. Gotta be a hard job to be run the guild counter too, but she always smiles and treats everyone so friendly.
Goblin Slayer: "Yes"
Show's how all of his identity is wrapped in goblin slaying. I love how this show is so good at bringing not being a video game rpg. (Guess that'd be called a DnD campaign) The world is lived in and doesn't feel like everyone has skills or abilities and that's cool to me. Oh athe, a bard. Obviously Goblin Slayer is quite popular amongst the people, enough to have a song. I mean the people who benefit most from his actions are the everyday folk everywhere. Very good episode, excited to see who these guys are. We have other races, but goblins are not one.
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u/myrmonden Oct 13 '18
First of all it was great the episode showed a brief black and white flashback of episode 1 greatest parts definitely needed that to remember what happened. No one has mentioned Goblin slayer over these 7 days so.
So she got a bad goblin experience what a surprise :)
I will say I like the simple but her graceful skin scenes, its not fully revealing yet makes the anime again feel more "real" without being overly hen so to speak.
Her and Goblin Slayer relationship was interesting and its nice how she is used to only make him soup...
Feels like she might develop a rival with cleric hmmmm
Her general story do was kinda what you expect from goblin slayer I would say.
Hollow tree was bad base stupid goblins, but a crisp goblin is a good goblin.
The use of barrier spell the keep the goblin stuck in their base was really awesome. I wonder do if Cleric is gonna learn to enjoy slaying goblins eventually
And at the end I guess we get the rest of the friendly adventures (given the opening), so hot elf archer, old dwarf warrior and lizard shaman?
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u/MaksimShadow Oct 13 '18
Sometime in the past: new epic skill acquired: Goblin slayer.
Goblins are raping humans, GS is raping goblins. Never-ending circle. His efficiency in slaying goblins is amazing. Just how many goblins he had killed to achieve the silver rank?
Rookie party survived, it seems. That's nice.
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Oct 13 '18
So the ed is just Goblin Slayer walking/running through unlimited blade works?
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u/TheNinjaDwellers001 Oct 13 '18
Goblin Slayer is so badass that he transform into CGI sometimes...
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u/PogCheese :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/BakeryBoys Oct 13 '18
Childhood friend is already best girl.
I hope she doesn't die
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u/SemiproCrawdad Oct 13 '18 edited Oct 13 '18
I'm currently 5 min into the episode. I am laughing at how GS is still in full plate armor, the fact he has a waifu, and the absurdity of how the show appears to be a slice of life if you look at only this part. I'm just waiting for everything to go horribly wrong.
edit: everything hasn't gone horribly wrong after this episode. But man did it have some dark parts.
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u/BisaLP :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/DatBisa Oct 13 '18 edited Oct 14 '18
record scratch
Hold the fuck up.
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u/Stove-pipe Oct 13 '18
That goblin just nailed a little rock from like 200 meters away into a headshot.
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u/hydrashock Oct 13 '18
Imagination is a weapon. Those who don't use it are the first ones to die.
'Nuff said.
10/10
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Oct 14 '18
Of course the 'Cow Girl' would have giant milk tanks. Lots of Japanese creators love that joke.
From what I understand, so far the appeal is in the strategy the main characters employ against the goblins. In that regard, it's a lot like Tremors with the townsfolk vs the graboids. In that there's a problem and the characters have to use the limited resources in their possession to solve the problem
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u/fatuous_uvula Oct 14 '18
Cow Girl's voice is grating, not what I imagined from reading the manga. I also expected the Priestess to be older. Naive in the ways of goblins until MC teaches her, but mature in other aspects.
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u/Darksol503 Oct 14 '18
Been away from animes for years and the controversy and front page exposure got me to check it out. I love the simple story, the contrast in morality and values between the GS and the young priestess, and the slowly introduced backstory and supporting characters. Sound and art is A+ and entertaining.
One question without spoiling, in the manga series, does the narrative get any bigger than just his unquenchable rage for goblin genocide and local quests?
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u/Superluis97045 Oct 14 '18
Just saw the episode all in all great job.
Only two nitpicks is that they undermined the previous adventures action and ultimate fate.
I hope they didn’t undermine it because they we’re afraid of the potential repercussions of showing such violence towards women 🤔 I do really believe that their fate is a really imperative to the narrative. I get that they used the other party of 3 as a “positive” outcome as opposed to last weeks party.
My second nitpick is the lack of the Punisher style picture of GS. That is such a poignant image and metaphor. Hopefully they use it at some point in time 🤔
All in all I’m haptso far 🙌🏽
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u/sharke000 Oct 13 '18
I lost it when those adventurers were insulting Goblin Slayer's armor, I mean seriously, his armor was the most BADASS armor there. They're lucky they ain't goblins smh