Goblin Slayer (light novel)
| iT's DaRk So It MuSt Be EdGy!!!!!! |
| Great thread made by anime newbie. He clearly must be right. |
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Bryan_Li said: bastek66 said: Great thread made by anime newbie. He clearly must be right. Btw, I'm not a newbie to anime. I just never really wanted to use MAL cuz of all the stupid elitist here. But you didn't make this thread. OR maybe both accounts are yours and you are just shitposting? |
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| doesn't matter either way... why is it generic and edgy? maybe it just wants to show (or trick) us into thinking its different. as for the episode that aired.. it set the tone. it did a decent job doing it. now let's hope it has more depth in future epi's alongside what it showed so far. |
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Aoyama_Alexi said: as for the episode that aired.. it set the tone. it did a decent job doing it. now let's hope it has more depth in future epi's alongside what it showed so far. There is no depth in murdering gobs. |
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bastek66 said: Aoyama_Alexi said: as for the episode that aired.. it set the tone. it did a decent job doing it. now let's hope it has more depth in future epi's alongside what it showed so far. There is no depth in murdering gobs. You can't murder goblins, goblins aren't people. |
Ok. Bludgeoning and smashing them. |
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bastek66 said: Aoyama_Alexi said: as for the episode that aired.. it set the tone. it did a decent job doing it. now let's hope it has more depth in future epi's alongside what it showed so far. There is no depth in murdering gobs. Quite right. there is depth in why the characters think it was neccesary though. i'd like to see more of that reasoning behind the action, more worldbuilding, character development etc. just hoping it won't become the trainwreck i'm dreading it will be. i havent read the source material either so wouldn't know really how faithful to that it is. |
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Aoyama_Alexi said: Quite right. there is depth in why the characters think it was neccesary though. i'd like to see more of that reasoning behind the action, more worldbuilding, character development etc. just hoping it won't become the trainwreck i'm dreading it will be. i havent read the source material either so wouldn't know really how faithful to that it is. It can't become trainwreck because it's simple and straightforward. |
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| OP, stop rating anime after just 1 episode. |
| We got an adult MC with life experience for a change. That alone makes it not generic. And "edgy"? Not at all. The MC's goal is to exterminate all goblins. Nothing edgy about it. |
| You're a louse, Roger Smith. - R. Dorothy Wayneright This is my fight! No Senpai, this is our fight! - Kojou Akatsuki & Yukina Himeragi  |
TheBigGuy said: We got an adult MC with life experience for a change. That alone makes it not generic. And "edgy"? Not at all. The MC's goal is to exterminate all goblins. Nothing edgy about it. The only thing generic about Goblin Slayer is the RPG tropes. |
| Nah, I think that the show about a guy who only cares about killing goblins that are irredeemably and irrationally evil will have lots of subtle nuances, interesting themes, and well written characters to care about... |
| People who put MAL stats in their sigs are losers lol |
| 1 episode has been aired so far. Dude is already sayin' that this anime is garbage xddddd |
| Did the anime violence disturb you, little Timmy ? Maybe find an anime more suited for your age. |
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Only_Brad said: TheBigGuy said: We got an adult MC with life experience for a change. That alone makes it not generic. And "edgy"? Not at all. The MC's goal is to exterminate all goblins. Nothing edgy about it. The only thing generic about Goblin Slayer is the RPG tropes. I agree. But I don't mind them. |
| You're a louse, Roger Smith. - R. Dorothy Wayneright This is my fight! No Senpai, this is our fight! - Kojou Akatsuki & Yukina Himeragi |
| demi-human softcore porn? |
| Not really into it. While yes, there's only one episode aired, we can still get what this is going to be about or what it's aiming to be (stop with the excuses already on why we should like it). And it is still generic, from the "violence" to the animation, it's bland and we have seen the same sequences in a lot of other series. Not to mention, it's your typical fantasy animation. We have seen plenty of stuff involving goblins/orcs as the bad guys and not so strong fighters in groups. I don't plan on watching it anymore but let's hope it gets better (With little hope). Oh btw, there's no help with you guys, still trying to change someone's opinion lol. |
Psyotic said: Nah, I think that the show about a guy who only cares about killing goblins that are irredeemably and irrationally evil will have lots of subtle nuances, interesting themes, and well written characters to care about... You know that irony doesn't work in the internet without something to signfy it? People will read your post a believe or believe you think like that. |
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| I'm glad to see we have a new combatant entering the fray. Such eloquent words! Such impassioned pleading! See ya around sport. |
Psyotic said: I'm glad we see eye to eye now. A session with the trouser snake never hurts.Nah, I think that the show about a guy who only cares about killing goblins that are irredeemably and irrationally evil will have lots of subtle nuances, interesting themes, and well written characters to care about... |
Tomimi said: Where can I find some? I watched this and didn't see any. I must do more research, please help me.demi-human softcore porn? |
Shiraishiku said: Not really into it. While yes, there's only one episode aired, we can still get what this is going to be about or what it's aiming to be (stop with the excuses already on why we should like it). And it is still generic, from the "violence" to the animation, it's bland and we have seen the same sequences in a lot of other series. Not to mention, it's your typical fantasy animation. We have seen plenty of stuff involving goblins/orcs as the bad guys and not so strong fighters in groups. I don't plan on watching it anymore but let's hope it gets better (With little hope). Oh btw, there's no help with you guys, still trying to change someone's opinion lol. I started reading the manga adaptation of the series and I like it. I started with chapter 6, then continued reading chapter 7 and went back to 1 and caught up to 5. Goblin Slayer is an interesting lead. Many different characters have different views on him and people working together with him are wondering what he's thinking and how his job affects him. He's a guy focusing and killing noob-level monsters whereas other adventurers equal of his rank are more focused on fighting worse threats than goblins, e.g. Demon Gods. You may try chapter 6, because that's the point where the story really starts and it might be the anime's third episode along with chapter 5. https://manganelo.com/chapter/goblin_slayer/chapter_6 |
MajinAkumaOct 9, 2018 2:21 PM
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| For real ^ I dont get why edgy equates to shit U have to be more specific than that Mahou shojo site was considered edgy but considerably enjoyable |
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Shiraishiku said: Not really into it. While yes, there's only one episode aired, we can still get what this is going to be about or what it's aiming to be (stop with the excuses already on why we should like it). And it is still generic, from the "violence" to the animation, it's bland and we have seen the same sequences in a lot of other series. Not to mention, it's your typical fantasy animation. We have seen plenty of stuff involving goblins/orcs as the bad guys and not so strong fighters in groups. I don't plan on watching it anymore but let's hope it gets better (With little hope). Oh btw, there's no help with you guys, still trying to change someone's opinion lol. Expect that no one is making excuses and you don't have to like it. OP's first impression is simply incorrect, that's all. That goblins are the bad guys is a staple of the fantasy genre. That alone doesn't make a work generic. Finally, if you don't like your viewpoints challenged/people disagreeing with you, you shouldn't use a public forum. |
| You're a louse, Roger Smith. - R. Dorothy Wayneright This is my fight! No Senpai, this is our fight! - Kojou Akatsuki & Yukina Himeragi |
| If you don't go into it expecting Berserk or GoT, it's a pretty interesting read (the LN, that is). I expected the rating to tank a bit after we got well into the series, but I'm surprised how quickly it has gone down (from 8.17 midway through the day of ep 1 release down to 7.99). I'm curious to see if it rebounds after the goblin rapes subside (there are only a few more, fairly early on), or tanks further. |
| Harem is the opiate of the Anime fandom masses. |
| I mean, i agree that the first episode is pretty bad but we dont know if the entire series is going to be shit. |
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TOMEK18 said: This series is really bad. It is genric and edgy as hell. Why people says it is good? What's a good series for you? Try to quote some good ones if you can. |
| Goblin slayer is like a newbie title that you acquire in a game near the outskirt of beginner's town. What's your initial expectation of how it should be? |
hazecloud said: Goblin slayer is like a newbie title that you acquire in a game near the outskirt of beginner's town. What's your initial expectation of how it should be? Perhaps it's better to have a MC who OS everyone and doesn't have any backstory. GS is not just a mere adventurer who can only kill goblins. He's always thinking which way to deal with his enemies, uses everything around as deadly weapons and tries to minimize collateral damages. That's just his sole and only desire is to exterminate all goblins for revenge. But later, he begs for help to protect someone he cherished and cares more about his new party members (even he's particularly dense, he knows more things you can believe). |
TheBigGuy said: We got an adult MC with life experience for a change. That alone makes it not generic. And "edgy"? Not at all. The MC's goal is to exterminate all goblins. Nothing edgy about it. The first ep is really, really edgy. It scream "I want to show that I'm not a random fantasy show with a kind MC !!!". |
| Yeah it is edgy but it's the good, fun kind of edgy instead of the bad, Elfen Lied kind of edgy. |
RobinTheKing said: iT's DaRk So It MuSt Be EdGy!!!!!! A cancerous misconception that will kill good entertainment. |
| Do you have any actual criticism and not just overused buzzwords? |
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Psyotic said: Nah, I think that the show about a guy who only cares about killing goblins that are irredeemably and irrationally evil will have lots of subtle nuances, interesting themes, and well written characters to care about... I kind of despise this line of thinking. Not EVERY anime has to be deep to good. Not EVERY anime has to be complex to be good. This is also true in other mediums when a work's simplistic focus was used to set a tone and the point was to engage an audience. Sam Peckinpah's Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is a classic but it certainly isn't complex or deep. It is however, tightly focused and no one would accuse Peckinpah of being a shit director because he didn't make action political dramas with overarching epic plots and a character web that you need a wiki to understand. Another well known example would be Kill Bill. Its not deep, and no one who criticizes the movie talks about how the lack of nuance takes away from the movie. Its hyper violent and revels in it. Its MC was raped for years and no one bats an eye because its never glorified. And yet Kill Bill not being Macbeth is never used as a point of criticism. Is Goblin Slayer action schlock? Yes. But is that a debilitating aspect? I'd argue no. Its engaging to watch a show with a tight focus on what kind of narrative it wants to present and how its tone serves to enhance it. Its not deep, but it is cathartic and fun. And to the many people calling it edgy because of rape, does the show actually glorify it? Does the director actually depict it graphically in detail? Is it pointless? The first episode was just about a bunch of adventurers setting themselves up for disaster by underestimating their enemy. This isn't the first time in fantasy anime, or even fantasy fiction that a magical beast was characterized as serial rapists and yet Goblin Slayer seems to take all sorts of crap for just delivering what it says on the tin as quickly as possible by creating an antagonistIc force absolutely no one would root for. Goblin Slayer is about respecting your enemy, not about treating it humanely or creating a morally ambiguous narrative by pitting two factions that is made likable to the audience against one another. Its a simple story with great visuals to convey its simple message. I think most people just love throwing the term edgy around out of a perceived sense of superiority about what kind of works they enjoy. Me personally I love schlocky action series if you couldn't tell already. I think the best way to criticize those kinds of works is to see whether or not it delivered on the aspects that make for good action schlock. Criticizing what was meant to be an edgy show for being an edgy show is about as asinine as criticizing a shoujo romance melodrama for being melodramatic. Like congratulations, you know basic genre conventions. |
Somali_StrawhatOct 9, 2018 5:38 PM
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HaarWyvern said: TheBigGuy said: We got an adult MC with life experience for a change. That alone makes it not generic. And "edgy"? Not at all. The MC's goal is to exterminate all goblins. Nothing edgy about it. The first ep is really, really edgy. It scream "I want to show that I'm not a random fantasy show with a kind MC !!!". No. Because everyone, except a few brats, knew what to expect from it. |
| You're a louse, Roger Smith. - R. Dorothy Wayneright This is my fight! No Senpai, this is our fight! - Kojou Akatsuki & Yukina Himeragi |
| What about giving it a chance instead? and no its not hentai xD |
| I was expecting to see threads like this. Oh and what a surprise, there is absolutely no valid criticism, other than the series being "EDGY". Such a retarded buzzword. It's also just fucking hilarious when dipshits on this website judge the hell out of a show from the very first episode if not the very first minute. Also this.   |
| It just doesn't suit your taste, just drop it and move on |
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| People say it is good because they happen to like it. Doesn't take a genius to figure that one out. How do you know the series is bad when there is only 1 episode of it that has been aired? Do you read the source material too? |
| I agree. I read the first novel and i wasn't a fan. I expect the anime will make things even worse. |
Huh ? It's a typical anime for normies... "Wow a rape, soooooo dark ! I love it" And those who said that's we can't critic this first episode, it's ridiculous. They are wrong and you're right ? Why ? In my opinion.. it was a good start. It wasn't wonderful but it was distracting and fantasy anime need to be distracting because they aren't deep (in most of cases). However, I can easily understand people who doesn't like it (and I don't talk about those who are chocked, I think this episode was generic.) |
HaarWyvern said: Huh ? It's a typical anime for normies... "Wow a rape, soooooo dark ! I love it" And those who said that's we can't critic this first episode, it's ridiculous. They are wrong and you're right ? Why ? In my opinion.. it was a good start. It wasn't wonderful but it was distracting and fantasy anime need to be distracting because they aren't deep (in most of cases). However, I can easily understand people who doesn't like it (and I don't talk about those who are chocked, I think this episode was generic.) I'm not saying that I'm right and they are wrong, but I'm tired of people saying the same damn thing. "It's edgy! It's generic! It's fascist and misogynist!" That's not criticism. It never was and it never will be. People are using some buzzwords that the internet took and twisted for their own uses and think it's valid criticism. It's not. Backup your statements and don't just say "hurr durr it's edgy so that means it's bad!" I'm not saying that nobody has the right to criticize, but if you're going to do it use logical arguments as to why you think the episode was bad or generic or whatever. Also considering that we haven't seen the entire cast nor the world as a whole, I can't see what criticism people will throw at this currently except the generic and overused buzzwords mentioned earlier. And this series is not that dark compare to others. If people think this is the epitome of edge, then they haven't watched or read Berserk and Hellsing Ultimate. |
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