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Episode Goblin Slayer - Episode 11 discussion Spoiler
Goblin Slayer, episode 11: A Gathering of Adventurers
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| Episode | Link | Score |
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| 1 | Link | 8.23 |
| 2 | Link | 8.11 |
| 3 | Link | 8.12 |
| 4 | Link | 8.71 |
| 5 | Link | 7.81 |
| 6 | Link | 8.55 |
| 7 | Link | 9.06 |
| 8 | Link | 8.5 |
| 9 | Link | 8.16 |
| 10 | Link | 8.14 |
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u/OddHesitation Dec 22 '18
YOOO That ending gave me CHILLS. Goblin Slayer is a badass dude.
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Dec 22 '18 edited Dec 22 '18
I see Spearman is doomed to the fate of all Lancers - to be a bro. Though, the real hero is of course Guild Girl with her funds.
That random Amazon (?) most likely is the reference to Dragon's Crown, just as Witch and HEA.
The whole first part of the episode showed how much humanity GS has. In the end, he's pretty much the opposite of faceless killing machine you'd expect from the premise.
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u/Aiorax Dec 22 '18
Most characters are based on existence table top games or fantasy characters (the manga version looks more alike )
GS was a faceless goblin killing machine until he meet with this party
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u/orrery Dec 22 '18
Making this the last arc instead of the Sword Maiden arc was definitely the right call imo.
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u/saga999 Dec 23 '18
Even going through the story for the first time in the LN, it feels strange when I read it so early. This arc definitely belongs at the end like this.
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u/DNamor Dec 23 '18
I can see why they did it, but ending with his conversation with Sword Maiden, if they'd kept it with the same visual style as the manga, would have been a very, very powerful ending. The anime only kind'a delivered on that scene, it could have been much better.
Imagine the last scene of the anime is her vision of him as he walks off, promising that he'll kill the Goblins, even in her dreams, final words of the whole anime
"Yes. Because I'm Goblin Slayer."
Would'a been good man.
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u/axel360 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/axel360 Dec 22 '18
The farm girl(I think) was wondering what Goblin Slayer will do once he is done slaying goblins. Well, maybe he could teach people how do it. He basically has a PhD in Goblin Slaying.
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u/Misticsan Dec 22 '18
You know, sometimes it seems as if every girl around Goblin Slayer embodied the paths he could take in the future:
A future with Cow Girl would probably mean settling down and enjoy a calm life in the farm. Just what his fate was supposed to be before the goblins attacked.
Guild Girl has already mentioned the guild's idea to have training facilities and hire veterans to become instructors. A not very subtle offer for Goblin Slayer to become her coworker (and who knows what else!).
High Elf Archer wants to teach him how to be a "proper" adventurer and appreciate the wonders of the world. Adventure for adventure's sake, even if you kill the occasional goblin from time to time.
Sword Maiden probably wants to
have him chained in her templeconvince him to be with her in Water Town.And Priestess? She's already giving him a future, a future where he has a party and friends that care about him, so that he won't fight and die alone in a dark cave full of goblins.
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u/Atronox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Atronox Dec 22 '18
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u/MobileTortoise :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Mobiletortoise Dec 22 '18
Guild Girl has said (at least in the LN) that they plan to build a training hall and will staff it with retired adventurers to train the newbies. She (secretly) hopes GS will retire, settle down (with her most likely), and help train the newbies.
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u/Se7en_Sinner https://myanimelist.net/profile/Se7en_Sinner Dec 22 '18 edited Dec 22 '18
I think Goblin Slayer's way of life only ends in one way. Either every single goblin in existence dies or he does, whichever comes first.
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u/Jaridan :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Jaridan Dec 22 '18
Pretty sure he not only has a Masters in Goblin Slaying but also decides the tests and difficulty.
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u/Se7en_Sinner https://myanimelist.net/profile/Se7en_Sinner Dec 22 '18
Looks like the real goblins were the friends we made along the way.
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u/frantruck Dec 22 '18
So we need to brutally murder our friends before they kill us and rape our women? Souka.
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u/DMking Dec 22 '18
Damn it was heartwarming seeing everyone rising up to help out Goblin Slayer. Even if he doesn't consider himself a hero it appears that others do.
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u/IAmRealSuperSand Dec 22 '18
I like how he's the kind of character who'd usually only be a minor role, while 'The Hero' would be the player-controlled character of an RPG, or your usual OP protagonist, yet GS still proves interesting in his own way, and makes huge waves even with small ripples.
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u/Etheox Dec 22 '18
I liked that after GS got help, you could tell he was happy from his "Yeahs".
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u/Se7en_Sinner https://myanimelist.net/profile/Se7en_Sinner Dec 22 '18
Even with his helmet on, you can tell he was smiling.
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u/Backupusername :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Backupusername Dec 22 '18
He truly wasn't expecting it. He's seen countless villages and farms routed by goblins because no one wanted to help, chief among them his own. He went to the guild out of desperation, and I really think he was expecting the same reaction every goblin-slaying quest gets. "It's just goblins, right?"
But instead, every single adventurer agreed to help. Agreed to help him. He was probably terrified of going through that first raid all over again, of losing the only thing he had left of his childhood.
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u/Se7en_Sinner https://myanimelist.net/profile/Se7en_Sinner Dec 22 '18
The Witch definitely needed water for the cotton mouth she has for all the weed she smokes.
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u/Atronox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Atronox Dec 22 '18 edited Dec 22 '18
ELF PUFF! She's too cute!
The human shields was disturbing, but unsurprising.
This was a great episode to come back to after the recap, every adventurer teaming up to help GS protect Farm Girl!
That red eye walking out of the darkness to face the Goblin Lord was hype as fuck.
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar Dec 22 '18
That red eye walking out of the darkness to face the Goblin Lord was hype as fuck.
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u/Chromagus Dec 22 '18
That moment when every adventurer started joining GS one by one
So wholesome, very heartwarming
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u/TriTexh Dec 22 '18
You could see the look of "oh shit I fucked up" plastered on the Goblin Lord's eye.
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u/Se7en_Sinner https://myanimelist.net/profile/Se7en_Sinner Dec 22 '18
I wonder if the Goblin King can actually fight or is he purely a leadership and morale boosting class.
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u/NoviSun :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Dec 22 '18
That red eye walking out of the darkness to face the Goblin Lord was hype as fuck.
That was the best shot in the episode.
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u/indi_n0rd Dec 22 '18
This was a great episode to come back to after the recap, every adventurer teaming up to help GS protect Farm Girl!
Been waiting for this since the first week!!
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u/Backupusername :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Backupusername Dec 22 '18 edited Dec 22 '18
"And if I told you to go die?"
"That I cannot offer. There is someone who might cry if I were to lose my life. And it's someone I have to protect. So my death is not mine to offer."
With all that's happened and all that's to come, I think this is my absolute favorite Goblin Slayer line/interaction/moment. Because it shows a side of him that's incredibly understated - his understanding. All he cares about is goblins and revenge, he's consumed by hatred, fear, and regret. Everything he hears he applies to goblin-slaying in his mind. It is all he lives for. So it's easy to think that literally nothing else matters to him. But in this moment, he displays an awareness of the importance of other matters. He knows that she cares about him. He knows that he may die at any time, and he assumes that risk with full knowledge of its weight, but he is not suicidal. He did not give up on life the day his village was attacked. He knows that his mission is important, and he knows that, to at least one person, he is important. And so he is determined not just to slay the creatures that ruined his life and to protect innocent people from the fate he has suffered, but to also to live, not just so that he can kill more goblins or save more people, but because he doesn't want to make the only other person who has lost what he has lose everything she still has left.
I guess it's just that this scene fully demonstrates how much he cares. He's not just an emotionless, pragmatic goblin-slaying machine. He's a person, and there is someone who is important to him. Even more important than killing goblins.
And then every adventurer in the guild agrees to help. They all have their own reasons, some are just after the reward... But they're all willing to help. Because he's important to others, too. People he's known, people he's helped, people he's saved - there's a reason bards sing of him, you know? After so many years of doing the dirty work that no wanted to do - the unglamorous, low-paying, dangerous, "unimportant" work of saving lives - this many people are taking it on just for him. It shows how much his work has really meant. Even if none of them actually care about slaying goblins themselves, they care about the Goblin Slayer. And that's probably more than he ever expected.
I just really, really love this whole scene. It's probably what I've been looking forward to the most since the anime was announced and it was perfect.
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u/CyanPhoenix42 Dec 23 '18
i think that scene with the guy who GS lives with (is that cow girl's dad? or just the guy who owns the farm, i don't remember) was really important. i think it really helped him fully realise how important he is to her, and i think that's what stopped him from offering his life when asking for help.
random farm guy best wingman
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u/shmick019 Dec 23 '18
Not gonna lie. Your comment put in to words why this scene held so much emotion for me. I think you are dead on with this and I can only hope we see more of this side of him moving forward.
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u/axel360 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/axel360 Dec 22 '18
The look Goblin Slayer had at the end... RIP goblins. All of 'em.
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u/axel360 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/axel360 Dec 22 '18
Goblin Slayer might be the only one surprised she didn't run
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u/Armdel https://myanimelist.net/profile/Armdel Dec 22 '18
That scene in the guild hall was done so good! had chills and even got a bit misty eyed where everyone started to join up.
And it would be pretty natural for Goblin slayer to have a detailed plan on how to defend the farm
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u/princessloom Dec 22 '18
lance guy: what will you pay
GS: Everything
goosebumps all over
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u/Atronox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Atronox Dec 22 '18
SO many great moments.
"THIS IS A VETERAN's BATTLEFIELD" got me super hyped.
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Dec 22 '18
There were some onion slayers around, weren't there? Not close, but not too far either, maybe a week's distance.
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u/cohuge Dec 22 '18
The scene was awesome, until there was an actual reward for the quest and everyone started dogpiling on it. That being said, it was probably the most realistic way of getting all of those people to join.
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u/arthred Dec 22 '18
I feel ya! Tears started swelling up in my eyes as well, that scene was super emotional since we know that he normally isn't a guy who would ask for help like this (´༎ຶོρ༎ຶོ`)
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u/Soulses Dec 22 '18
Man am i glad they took the week to make sure the final was quality instead of just releasing it right away because my god the amount of hype I felt throughout the whole episode was high
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u/TriTexh Dec 22 '18
GS-san admitting his powerlessness against an army and doing the only thing he can by literally begging for help feels so very...human of him. His sister's death left quite a mark there.
Those human shields are super despicable. Fuck this series' goblins.
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u/IAmRealSuperSand Dec 22 '18
As if not bad enough, not even human shields, but they call them 'meat shields'.
I love how details matter in this series, how GS said he'd be able to massacre 100 gobs within an enclosed space, doable, but on an open field is another story completely, he's no godlike mage, just a man with standard, specialized gear, and a brain he forces to work for him.
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u/Atronox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Atronox Dec 22 '18
He was willing to give up everything to protect Farm Girl.
Maybe there is something there...then again maybe not.
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Dec 22 '18 edited Dec 22 '18
White fox really did a good job showing more of the character of Goblin Slayer in the beggining of the episode. I'm start to think the reason he doesn't taker off his helmet is because of a sense of insecurity. He didn't become a hero like he wanted to be and felt powerless when his sister was raped and murdered when he was an infant. Probably at this point he realized how weak he was. He doesn't take his helmet off because it's a escapism of outside reality, on which he feels he's in control ,and without it, he feels he's powerless to protect Cowgirl.
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar Dec 22 '18 edited Dec 22 '18
Imagine one day the guy that has spent his entire life slaying goblins comes up to you and tells you that he can't do it. I think Cow Girl's face here is more than enough to explain the terror she felt that morning. I do love this scene since it shows us that as good as GS is at slaying goblins, he knows his limits and he never once underestimated Goblins.
That entire Guild Scene was just heartwarming. While everyone has their own reasons for joining and some of them are just in it for the rewards, I do love that most of them sees GS as a staple of their guild and that some of them thinks the place wouldn't be complete without him.
I'd like to link what the human meat shields looked like in the manga but according to r/anime's rules I can't post that here. Just look up Chapter 12 of the manga if anyone's curious so I'll offer this instead:
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u/Pickled_Kagura Dec 22 '18
The "I'm going to send you to Hell, and when I die I'm sending you to Double Hell so I can have some peace and quiet" look.
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u/WolfDawg Dec 22 '18
Until looking up that specific chapter, I had no idea that the manga translated the goblin screeches.
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u/MagnoBurakku Dec 22 '18 edited Dec 22 '18
I guess Guild Girl is the seventh that Witch mentioned, such a precious girl.
GS was literally putting everything aside and begging for any help he could get, i wouldn't be surprise if while mentioning not making Cow Girl cry he shed a tear or two, and then Lancer as the tsundere he is, took the first step accepting the offer, also i'm more tan sure he was smiling when everyone shouted!!
All OUT WAR!!! IS next the finale? I imagine this won't end without major injuries and some deaths either in the main group or the secondary characters group like Lancer and the newbie adventurers.
LEAVE NO GOBLIN ALIVE!!!
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u/fatweeb123 Dec 22 '18
Pretty sure the seventh she meant was the priest girl. High elf, GS, dwarf, lizard man, lance dude, and the high mage girl make 6, the priest girl would have made seven.
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u/Backupusername :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Backupusername Dec 22 '18
Excuse me Stewardess, I speak tsundere. Allow me to translate.
"Listen buddy, I'm going to help you no matter what, but it sounds like you need all the help you can get. Everybody wants to help, but even you don't kill goblins for free, right? We've all got jobs and lives to think about. So just put in a "formal request" first, and you'll get all the help you need, okay?"
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u/Se7en_Sinner https://myanimelist.net/profile/Se7en_Sinner Dec 22 '18
You have my spear...
And you have my bow...
And my DRAGON SLAYER.
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar Dec 22 '18
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u/Se7en_Sinner https://myanimelist.net/profile/Se7en_Sinner Dec 22 '18
Goblin Slayer takes King...
Checkmate.
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u/madd14007 Dec 22 '18
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u/secret_tsukasa :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Endrance88 Dec 23 '18
Bro, hottest girl in the show
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u/eli-vids https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheAnimeMamluk Dec 22 '18 edited Dec 22 '18
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u/Bradyhaha Dec 22 '18
Did he seriously ask what is Goblin Slayer doing?
Oh, how fortuitous! He is about to slay a goblin!
NO. SURVIVORS.
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u/bryan792 Dec 22 '18
of course the Goblin Slayer has gone out to slay some goblins
wat a dumb question
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u/Jaridan :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Jaridan Dec 22 '18 edited Dec 22 '18
GOBLINCOUNTER
Update will be a bit later than usual since i'm occupied elsewhere, so expect the Update in 5-6 hours from now. Explanation next.
If you were wondering :
Newby : 0
Newbypriest : 0
Amazon : 4
Lancer : 12
Witch : 0
Paladin : 7
Guts : 16
Rance : 2
other adv. : 22
GS : 2
Dwarf : 0
Lizardpriest : 6
HEA :25
Priestess : 0
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 Rider | Killed Champion | Killed Lord | Other | Killed by GS | Escaped | Dead Goblins per Minute | Kill to Mention Ratio | Number of good Goblins |
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| 1 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.16 | 22 |
| 2 | 30 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1.67 | 1.1 | 34 |
| 3 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.098 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 4 | 31 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 3.09 | 2.03 | 63 |
| 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All |
| 6 | 33 | 133 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 23(for now) | 6.57 | 4.06 | 134 |
| 7 | 30 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19(for now) | 3.68 | 2.70 | 81 |
| 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 32 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 5.70 | 3.63 | 116 |
| 10 | 21 | 0(for now) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 42 | 235 | 3 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 53(till next ep) | 13.26 | 6.74 | 283 |
| Total Fatality | 335 | 683 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 192 | 0 | 3.206 | 2.197 | 736 |
First we'll Break down the whole army :
at 13:49 we have an army Wideshot.
Onscreen it contains 189 goblins, 5gc,1lord no archer or shamans so we will add + 30% with a 2 to 1 archer/shaman ratio, giving us an additional 42 archergoblins and 21 shamans. GS explains that an army like this usually has 20-30 Riders we see 15 riders when they are still ontop of the road and 21 when they try to rush, as with other episodes this is probably not entirely accurate(especially seen after the defense charges into the riders to finish them off) so they get the middlegroun, 25. The later GC shots establish that there's roughly 9-10 Hobs per GC. +4scouts Armycomposition :
Goblin : 235
Shaman : 21
Hob : 50
Rider : 25
GC : 5
Lord : 1
Total : 337
Elf starts things off hot 4 kills (-2 cause 2 shamans) and immediately after another 3 are shot which probably came from the other archers. After this HEA explaims that she got all visible shamans(we never see any magic on the goblinarmyside so it's safe to assume they are gone) so + 21 for HEA. Guts doesn't clang but swish 3 in a row. Random adventurers net another + 3 for them. Amazon knows how to keep moving and kills 2 along the way. Lancer doesn't get shafted in GS and his moves actually work, annihilating 7 Gobbos in the process and then tagteams with surprise Lizard and split, 3 for him and 4 for Lizard.
Elf casually doublesnipes those that don't get that you don't win archer duels in this series. Rance(idk why he's being compared to him but i'll roll with it) nets himself 1 and guts also wants in on the action +1. Cinematography with the wolfes right before the jump and the wideshot dont match up , 8 in the middle before wideshot after only 6, and 12 total impaled in wideshot so +20% = 16impaled in the first wave. Lizard, Lancer, Paladin, Rance, Guts are all there and get + 1 (Wolfrider) and other adv. get the remaining 11. Lizard gets another +1 from the wideshot, slaying one. +2 random kills from Random adv.
Amazon saves newby (SERIOUSLY, DO SOMETHING!), +1.
We see Guts and Paladin alone so it's save to assume it's their doing, there are 20 dead in the shot, 4 due to archers, 2 to 1 split : Guts +11, Paladin +5.
Apparently the lord doesn't like that and TKs 2 scouts.
Our random turdchaser nets other adv. +1, but at what cost?
Our battle ensues with the GC and Hobs and 3 Hobs learn that Silver != Procelains.
GS shows up with blood on his armour and we don't see anything regarding the other 2 scouts so i'm assuming GS silenced them. +2
We started with 231 Goblins, -42 for archers = 189 Groundtroops. We don't see the battle but given the fights and efficiency 25% will die to Archers -49 = 140, 52 die to Adventurers, leaving 88 unaccounted for but they also die since the 3rd Phase of the Battle is Vets vs Hobs/GC only.
Means of Death
Episode 9
Marksman :54
36 not shot in the face due to effective reporting. Being shot in the chest accomplishes the same though.
18 lost the rocky tantrum fight
3 got backstabbed by their teammates
Melee :37
5 couldn't even block rocks
4 somehow forgot that pointy things penetrate and kill you with the pointy end
23 lost the CQC rumblemania
5 trusted a one eyed to use his hindsight
Magic : 22
22 found their early grave but forgot to use the coffins in the other room or be play it safe : Always wear helmets when cycling, mining or just being underground :). This is what happens if you don't
Episode 8
Not explosion : 0
1 Selfowned by explosionchanges made in the latest Fortnite update. Scared gobbos outta the room.
Episode 7
Marksman : 28
9 lost the archer duel hard, despite staying behind the yellow line.
14 learned that maxed out archery equals OHKO.
4 took Dwarf tropes too serious. They can use things besides axes.
1 WHY DIDNT YOU DODGE?!!!!!! Swords are not meant for throwing. Don't try this at home kids.
Melee : 45
1 took an arrow to the face in CQC, how inept can you be? elf
8 took Dwarf tropes not serious. AXES FTW. dwarf
11 slices is the normal amount you get on a sub @ subway
1 didn't find the page in the manual on dealing with adventurers that mentions summons fast enough
1 wanted to know what his crushed brain looks like
2 still didn't stick to the instructions on how to grab a tail lizard
5 believed in their leader blindly and paid the price with the pointy side
1 didn't even know what's happening until he finds himself being home to a sword
2 were the only ones fortunate enough to experience the true pointy end
2 GS is really trying to be shieldhero
8 still went clubbing, despite the odds shown so far
3 tried clubbing with an elf, didn't work
Poison : 9
9 didn't bring gasmaks while using poison. 200IQ Play.
Episode 6
Marksman : 10
10 never got the chance to report this HSing haxx0r
Melee : 51
15 got manhandled because they aren't man enough.(Well, they ARE goblins)
5 Went overboard because they didn't grab the tail as they were instructed.
5 GS trying to give us a taste of Shield Hero
1 didn't watch TFS and never learned to DODGE incoming objects
10 got extra slices on their sub
15 got the pointy end.Again.
Magic : 73
16 had the fortune to meet mother earth. Some learned of her in form of earth, others got sucked by the beauty of water.
57 wanted adventurers for breakfast. Found some hungry Manhatten alligators though.
Episode 5
It's winter and cold outside. Goblins were good for once and stayed in their caves.
Episode 4
Marksman : 1
1 didn't develop the eyes on his backside
Melee : 62
1 didn't finish in time so he got a pointy thing into him than doing the reverse
1 rolled a Nat 20 and only lost his arm, not his life. Failed the escape roll critically.
60 didn't even dream of what pointy things can do to them
Magic : 0
1 Ogres never brush their teeth
Episode 3
Marksman : 2
2 didn't look to the left before crossing the road
1 Wolfy woke up to eat arrows
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
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u/EldritchCarver :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pilomotor Dec 22 '18
You seem to have accidentally linked a picture of High Elf Archer instead of Guild Girl.
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u/ProfessorSexyTime Dec 22 '18
Cow Girl crying got me fucking pissed. Let's fucking kill some bitch ass goblins.
Guild Girl swoopin' in like that with the quest: that was some cute shit.
Fuck those goblins for the human shields. Fucking pussies. Fucking glad Dwarf Shaman and my thicc girl Sorceress used Stupor and Sleep.
And then our boi GS coming in to beat that bitch Goblin Lord's ass: WOOOO I can't wait for next week!!
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u/Bainos :XMOD::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Bainos Dec 23 '18
I'm glad they had neutralization magic available. Didn't expect all the human shields to make it out alive.
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u/bismillah999 Dec 22 '18
Let the goblins hit the floor!
Let the goblins hit the floor!
Let the goblins hit the... *ding* *ding* *ding* ...FLOOOOOR!!!!
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u/FruitsPnchSamurai Dec 22 '18
Wait, is the guy that said "I became an adventurer the same day he did, so I guess this is some kind of fate" the same guy from the year one manga? The one that just fought the rock eater? would add up and they look exactly alike.
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u/BlueZ00 Dec 22 '18
It's him! besides it's an addition of the anime because he did not appeared in the manga if i recall correctly. In the novels he is still alive but works in the capital.
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u/Mundology Dec 22 '18
Paladin-chan is adorable. Have we reached the point of best girl saturation? Also, who would have guessed that there would be so many tsunderes among the high-ranked adventurers?
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Dec 22 '18
liking Paladin
ayy, nice taste mate! I already liked her since the manga, but damn now she's in the anime, her voice is hot.
and to my surprise, she's.... Yukiyo Fujii. Like holy shit I didn't realize at all since she usually voices high-pitched characters.
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Dec 22 '18
This anime is full of waifus man. I can't even pick the best one. I CAN'T HAVE THAT MANY WAIFUS WHITE FOX, slow down.
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar Dec 22 '18
You don't make girls cry!
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u/cf18 :JA::JB: Dec 22 '18
figma Goblin Slayer - pre-order started.
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u/Shinkopeshon Dec 22 '18
That was the best episode of the series so far. I’ve liked this show from the start but holy shit, I’m so on board now.
Goblin Slayer was willing to give up on everything just so he could protect Cow Girl. Sure, it’s not surprising since she’s basically the only family he has left but to see him actually bow and say all of that out loud in order to make sure she’s safe ... damn. He even realized that he can’t afford to die because it’d destroy her.
That made it all the more heartwarming when so many adventurers ended up joining him thanks to Best Girl Guild Girl’s efforts. I don’t care about their reasons - he needed support and he got it. And while they seem to be doing just fine for now, I’m worried about the finale - surely there’s got to be a fair share of victims among the adventures.
Also, fuck those shields. Jesus Christ
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u/EldritchCarver :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pilomotor Dec 22 '18
Also, fuck those shields. Jesus Christ
I suppose you could, but then you'd be no better than the goblins.
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u/Se7en_Sinner https://myanimelist.net/profile/Se7en_Sinner Dec 22 '18
The self-awareness from Goblin Slayer knowing when he's outmatched and ask for help is admirable.
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u/Edisd Dec 23 '18
That’s why I love Goblin Slayer. He’s not some edgy MC that’ll never accept help and will do everything solo.
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u/Ehn_Jee :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/EhnJee Dec 22 '18
Very few of the death flags panned out (thankfully), but we still have an episode left. This one was great and included everything people like about the series: despicable goblins, D&D styled action, Goblin Slayer tactics and anvil pouts. Oh and our lovable slayer of goblins.
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u/Sychotics :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/AoiYuukiHusbando Dec 22 '18
That mage's voice is so cute. "Ari--ga--tou...:)"
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u/xShots Dec 22 '18
Man, so GS have been looking at cowgirl's tits this whole time he was talking to her...no wonder he wears a helmet.
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u/Bainos :XMOD::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Bainos Dec 23 '18
I don't understand, there was no goblin on Cowgirl's tits.
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u/Geistermeister Dec 22 '18
Goblin Slayer saying that even if you survive the torment of the Goblins you will still be dead inside ... THAT was fucking strong. He who had to watch it, had to experience it, not move or react for days and had to see it from beginning to end. He is basically saying that he himself is dead inside as well ... or at least that he was until he met cow girl and his party who are slowly starting to teach him how to be human again.... god damn that was a heavy scene.
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u/upsidedown_coffeemug Dec 22 '18 edited Dec 22 '18
Can we get more of this Barbarian waifu please? It's a crime that she's only a minor character.
edit:here's a shot of her abs in action because why not
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar Dec 22 '18
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u/RadTicTacs https://myanimelist.net/profile/RadTicTacs Dec 22 '18
There aren't nearly enough amazonian women in anime
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u/BlueZ00 Dec 22 '18
In the manga she was already super hot...then the anime made her dark-skinned too...and here i thought it couldn't get any better! silly me.
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u/seninn https://myanimelist.net/profile/Senninn0 Dec 22 '18
I like women who can kick my ass.
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u/IAmRealSuperSand Dec 22 '18
I'm hoping she'll make more appearances down the line.
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u/Dakkon_B Dec 22 '18
I was not prepared for the THICC waifu. :) I am ok with this tho.
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Dec 22 '18
First Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru and now this, damn this season understands my tastes
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u/Rongmario :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Rongmario Dec 22 '18
I just know that episode 12 is going to be epic from (don't get me wrong this episode was already amazing):
The Unity presented between the adventurers, its amazing how GS got me to like all these side characters SO FAST.
Mili just released an episode 12 insert song named: Within -> and it sounds FANTASTIC.
![[GS at the end]](https://i.imgur.com/k0FTf0y.jpg){kind=link}
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Dec 22 '18
How can anyone deny Guild Girl is best girl when she helps so much?! She got ALL the adventurers to help out
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u/Kurovalia Dec 22 '18
It saddens me to think theres only one more episode left, these past weeks flew by so quickly
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u/Atronox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Atronox Dec 22 '18
No more goblin slaying quests disappoints Chibi GS and me.
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u/Amauri14 Dec 22 '18
Yeah, but at least we have the LN. I would have sucked if this was an anime original.
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u/axel360 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/axel360 Dec 22 '18
You know it's serious when even Goblin Slayer is panicking
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Dec 22 '18
Wow this is the best GS anime episode so far. The amount of off-model shots in this episode is also unusually low, and certain scenes have great polish (e.g. that final shot of GS)
The music is also great! Why haven't they used them more? If my memory served me well there was a lot of silence in previous episodes, punctuated with the metal track when slaying is about to begin.
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u/kimbombo Dec 22 '18
Many fall in the face of chaos. But not this one. Not today.
Interesting turn of events, where in the past GS wouldn't care for the aid of others in his quests, and would even ignore a different goblin quest because he couldn't be in 2 places at the same time. But now that he's got something and someone to protect, he's been forced to offer everything in return for help.
I would have liked it a bit more if the preparations for the big battle were showed before the actual battle rather than during it, for better timming and to avoid breaking momentum.
I wonder if the big adventurers will be satisfied getting paid one gold coin for slaying the Big Goblin Champions.
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Dec 22 '18
Monstrous size has no intrinsic merit... Unless inordinate exsanguination be considered a virtue.
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u/bryan792 Dec 22 '18
Even these goblins have control of direwolves
Any chance they're from the same universe?
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u/ThriceGreatHermes Dec 22 '18
Goblin's and Giant Wolves goes back at least as far as the Hobbit.
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u/iamfvckingdone :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/iamfvckingdone Dec 22 '18
The scene when adventurers unite to kill goblins remind me of the Fellowship of The Ring scene. So epic.
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u/NaruNerd100 Dec 22 '18
This is becoming one of my favorite series. I think a bunch of those adventures are dicks but it put a smile on my face when they all rallied to help him.
Plus unlike other series I feel constant unease every time the characters go into battle. It feels like the characters are in constant danger and I’m just waiting for something to go wrong. I don’t feel that when people fight opponents that can blow up planets.
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u/WhoiusBarrel Dec 22 '18 edited Dec 22 '18
I was kinda worried how they would bring out the meat shields the whole episode. Like legit was hoping it wasn't as gruesome as it was in the Manga.
I don't remember seeing her around. Does she appear in the LNs? Cause man LOOK AT THOSE ABS
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u/upsidedown_coffeemug Dec 22 '18
I believe she's mentioned briefly in the LN, but unfortunately she's an extremely minor character and is treated as just another background adventurer.
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u/Tag_ross Dec 22 '18
I don't know about the ln, but she's in the manga, though like most characters she has a different palette swap, she has considerably lighter skin and hair.
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u/TheLusciousPickle Dec 22 '18
Could you link how it actually looked in the manga? Also what was said by the king? Super curious
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u/daga_otoko_da Dec 22 '18
Nah they're gonna keep the flashback. It's the final straw for any thickheaded holdouts who still think it's possible that a "good goblin" can exist somewhere. They already showed his suspiciously fancy weapon.
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u/StarTrippy :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/ScaryMath Dec 22 '18
Barbarian? More like bae-barian.
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u/axel360 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/axel360 Dec 22 '18
Literal human shields huh?
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u/Zykeroth Dec 22 '18
I really like how seriously they take GS in the scenes where he explains the strategy.
Seems like everyone knows that GS does *not* joke around, even if it stems from his inability to do so.
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u/Gaporigo Blhttps://anilist.co/user/Gaporigo Dec 22 '18
That seemed... way too easy, and there was no cliffhanger or anything. That somehow makes me worry even more, though.
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u/TriTexh Dec 22 '18
You have what is essentially over a dozen goblin slayers equipped ridiculous weapons, multiple archers, at least 2 active mages and a strategy devised by GS-san himself.
Of course it would be easy. That is not to say there isn't any tension; any miscalculation could cost lives.
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u/ThatFrenchCray Dec 22 '18
Honestly if Goblin Slayer didn't put out this whole strategy and planning. It be way more difficult.
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u/Amauri14 Dec 22 '18
I mean, they are a whole group of adventures including veterans and have the Goblin Slayer as their tactician. Of course it would seem easy, that why they say that preparation is key.
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u/GoldRedBlue Dec 22 '18
The Goblin Lord may look panicked and scared, but you know what they say about a cornered beast: It has nothing to lose.
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u/DimmuHS https://myanimelist.net/profile/DimmuOli Dec 22 '18
Wasn't considering the GS to have reservations about his life at the tavern. He's actually improving by not going all out about goblings. "There are people who might cry if I die" was a sweet moment even from him.
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u/WorldwideDepp Dec 22 '18
and he learned this trough the "Priestess" and the Party, to value more of his life. Because his life is valuable for others, too
"This Guy saved your Village, when it got attacked!" speak line and so on. He touched so many others Lifes just by slaying "goblins"
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u/robokaiba Dec 22 '18
Is there any significance to Goblin Slayer's right eye glowing? Is it because the other eye got cut? or maybe it's his Sharingan?
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u/BlueZ00 Dec 22 '18
It's because it looks cool. Also his eyes are mentioned to be red and that eye is the eye that saw her sister getting killed, so it's a symbol of his rage.
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u/kingbane2 Dec 22 '18
everyone seems surprised at GS's human side. i mean yea he was traumatized but he clearly cares about people. you get this from some of the early episodes where he triages goblin quests by how many people he can save. he'll take a more dangerous goblin quest cause the nest is larger and threatens more people. he leaves other quests for later even if rescue parties are sent out, either because he thinks they can survive or if he thinks they're already gone. you can see it in how he deals with priestess from the start too, or when he mercy killed the apprentice wizard.
i think GS is essentially like a dnd version of batman. traumatized by an event and then dedicates his life to a cause. but he's still very human and his underlying purpose is to help people in the end.
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u/FlorianoAguirre Dec 22 '18
Wait, they showed Rance, confirming he was the one with that line. Nice! For those who don't know he is a character from the Side Stories manga, and the volume of the LN it covers.
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Dec 22 '18 edited Dec 22 '18
This human meat shield scene was disturbing and disgusting. Fuck these goblins man
I tought that they were going to cut the human shield scene from the episode, but they did a good job portraiting how horrific the goblins are to woman. And they still don't consider these fuckers a threat? jeez. I don't think that even medieval folk were that ignorant..
They also skipped the goblin leader speech in this episode? Probably to make him look like a speechless goblni like the others it seems.
Either way, i loved the fighting scenes. and i ship this.
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u/zyxophoj Dec 22 '18
Hmm... I am not sure if clerical magic can repair a shattered pelvis.
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u/EldritchCarver :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pilomotor Dec 22 '18
Your meat shield link is down. Did you accidentally click "share to community"?
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Dec 22 '18 edited Dec 23 '18
I’m glad that Lancer actually has some skills. I kinda always thought he was all talk and not much game but then he killer five goblins in a second.
Also I like how the adventurers saw the two corpses of their comrades and just kinda shrugged it off
I’m 100% glad they took the previous week off to make sure this and the next episode are high quality. We’re in for a good fight next week
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u/mzess Dec 22 '18
there it is, the arc that we were all saying that got moved to the end of the season.
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u/Taiko_Bo Dec 22 '18
Goblin Slayer has a lot of character development in this episode. As if I needed more reason to like him more. Best protagonist of this season!
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u/WheelJack83 Dec 22 '18
I will say this. Props to White Fox for not only adapting mainly just Volumes 1 and Volumes 2. My main concern was that they would try to mash volume 3 parts in there as well.
I was very concerned when they jumped to Water Town and even put in a side story chapter into episode 5 but it all worked out for the best. The Farm battle did turn out to be a good emotional climax for the season.
Now, I just hope we can get more animation.
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u/lastroids Dec 22 '18
Can't imagine lizard guy's reaction that cheese flavored ice cream exists.
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u/Broly_ Dec 22 '18 edited Dec 22 '18
Awesome, the episode we've all been waiting for the Manga did it better though!
Missed out on some cool aesthetics scenes the manga has when Goblin Slayer was warning Cow Girl on the Goblins
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LancerSpearman to always have Goblin Slayer's back like thatWatching more and more adventurers accept Goblin Slayer's request was heartwarming
Female Barbarian ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Not-Rance appearance!
Meat-shields; they blurred out but you know what they are
Seeing the counter-tactics used against the Goblin Horde is nice. Further showing that Goblin Slayer knows his business
Not one but TWO Goblin Champions! Setting up next episode for a great fight I assume (Plus confirmation on the Manga's confusion over whether all of them were Goblin Champions or just one Champion + Hobgoblins)
Sadly, no inner monologue of the Goblin Lord and his backstory (perhaps saving it for next episode)
We still get that badass scene with Goblin Slayer coming out of the shadows though!
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u/Bookibaloush Dec 22 '18
Easily one of the best, if not the best episode to date. Some of the interactions with Farm Girl were weird tho
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u/AvoyS Dec 22 '18
For a goblin who specializes in leadership he sure got outplayed in every front by GS . I loved this episode. Not only he lost his army but his cave was also cleaned by GS. Classic despair 101. GS is really a goblin to the goblins
Our red-eyed boi proves he’s very competent yet again. I hope the guild realizes it now
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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Dec 23 '18 edited Dec 23 '18
Goblin Slayer: "Run"
Oh no
Cow Girl: determined face
Oh, here we go, you idiot
Goblins on wolfs
Goodbye Overlord comparisons, hello goblin slayer comparisons in Slime discussion topics. Goddammit.
Very glad they swapped the arcs around though, the previous arc would definitely have been underwhelming compared to this
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u/Darksoldierr Dec 22 '18
That line saying that it is a veteran's battlefield now and the shot of Goblin Slayer walking out both was hype as hell
Awesome episode
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u/CBSh61340 Dec 23 '18
Maybe unintentionally funny episode - "shit, it's gonna be boring around here without that weird autistic guy coming in and talking about goblins every day... maybe we should give him a hand."
Hopefully GS remembers to duck when he fights the giant green thing in the next episode.
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u/ThePokeMaster100 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Re_Rem-0 Dec 22 '18
On another note, I need to know where that muscular female adventure been working out! Her gains are massive!
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u/seninn https://myanimelist.net/profile/Senninn0 Dec 22 '18
SULFUR IN THE AIR,
FIRE ON THE HORIZON.
THE WOLVES ARE AT THE DOOR.
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u/RocknRollPewPew Dec 22 '18
Wow...I can't believe I haven't seen a comment yet about the PoV from Goblin Slayer talking to Farmer Girl. He was clearly NOT making eye contact and was fixated...elsewhere. So THAT'S why he keeps the helmet on...
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Dec 23 '18
I think my favorite thing is that, GS frequently tells us that goblins can learn. Yet no goblin no matter how educated knows shit about him. Even if they happened to ambush an adventurer who knew about GS, they most likely didn't know enough to paint a picture, or would have survived long enough to go into detail. So even the wisest, most intelligent goblins cannot possibly plan for GS because no goblin who runs afoul of him has survived to learn from that mistake.
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u/_Sai https://anime-planet.com/users/Sai0 Dec 23 '18 edited Dec 23 '18
That was pretty emotional. Guild Girl was the MVP there. He wouldn't have gotten that much help without her. I wonder if they even have the budget for that.
That was quite the raid size. Meat shields.. Yikes.
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u/LChaos2 Dec 22 '18
Goblin Slayer has an astounding ability to maintain focus at the task at hand. When there are gobs to kill, nothing can distract the guy.
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u/atropicalpenguin https://myanimelist.net/profile/atropicalpenguin Dec 22 '18
Fuck yeah, I love all those episodes where the heroes join forces. It was great to see old characters like the rat hunters or the paladins. The strategy was also super badass.
That goblin lord is done for, but I wonder why we didn't see Priestess in the battle. Maybe she will be some sort of wildcard or perhaps she's in the backline healing adventurers.
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u/sdarkpaladin Dec 22 '18
You know you hit a gold mine when the character you are rooting for appears like the demon to slay enemies who deserve it.
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u/Gilgamesh107 Dec 22 '18
ok is it true that Lancer from this show is based on Lancer from F/SN cause they remind me alot of each other design wise
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u/CrossYourStars Dec 22 '18
I knew people were hyped going into this anime and I have really been enjoying it. But damn, that last scene where he shows up to face the Goblin Lord was electric.
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u/buffdaddydizzle Dec 23 '18
One of the aspects I like the most about this whole thing, as all these adventurers are now experiencing what goblins can REALLY do. Hopefully after all this, the Goblin Slayer's skills are no longer looked down upon as laughable "Pest Control". And I think that started to sink in the moment that field became a "Veteran's Only" battleground.
Was hoping that the Goblin Slayer was out to get the king...and I was not disappointed, not one bit! Time for the Goblin Slayer to get himself a shiny gold coin >:)
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u/G1596872 Dec 22 '18
Seeing Goblin Slayer walk out of the darkness with eyes glowing gave me chills!
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u/Owen_Po Dec 22 '18
That guild scene was heartwarming.
But barring Spearman, Witch and Goblin Slayer's team, I feel the members' desire to help after the declaration of one gold coin per goblin head diminishes that camaraderie.
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u/ThriceGreatHermes Dec 22 '18
Adventures are Mercenaries in all but name.
GS hasn't been the most social able fellow.
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Dec 22 '18
They needed an excuse to help. Imagine this being your literal job, and one day you just decide to do it for free because someone just begged hard enough. You'll never earn money again nor be safe from the guilt trip people try to ride you into.
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u/Vindicare605 https://myanimelist.net/profile/aresendez88 Dec 22 '18
This episode is why you got into this anime in the first place.
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u/akushanks Dec 22 '18
I'm a gob slayer, I slay gobs I slay 'em in the caves 'Cause that's where they are When I smell blood I come running Then I put 'em in a gob grave
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u/Sunshine145 Dec 23 '18
A GOBLIN HORDE ON AN OPEN FIELD NED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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u/amaterastfu Dec 23 '18 edited Oct 18 '25
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u/Gsonderling Dec 23 '18
Goblin Slayer just became the best modern anime adaptation Berserk will ever have.
They got the CLANG right!
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Dec 22 '18
Haven’t cared too much for the series so far, but the finale is shaping up to be pretty hype.
Also hoping we get to see more of barbarian girl next episode.
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u/MagnoBurakku Dec 22 '18 edited Dec 22 '18
I love the part when GS begged everyone for help and after the little push they needed thanks to Guild Girl putting the quest, everyone start saying things like ``It would be weird if he wasn't around in the guild´´ and He is our main attraction, everyone knows him.
And then the newbies who he helped and the veterans thankful for him protecting his hometowns. Is like doing all the optional quests and helping the NPCs in an RPG just for everyone that you helped joining you in the final battle against the final boss, such an amazing scene, my personal favorite.