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Oct 20, 2018 8:50 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Heh, Goblin Slayer just casually walks in like that.

Looks like we got a more proper look at the High Elf Archer since her cameo. Same with the Witch girl. Seems we're also getting more screen time with non-human characters (besides goblins).

Archer seems like a character that can get along quite well with others..except the Dwarf. LOL, drunk High Elf Girl.
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Oct 20, 2018 9:15 AM
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A good episode again , and the Party is full now ^^
Oct 20, 2018 9:35 AM
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So the odd party finally made it's appearance and it was about time.
Still with the party formed we can expect some great things and some interesting conversations like the one we had during this episode.
Still i wanted to see a bit more of the complex the where going to raid since we only saw a small part of it.
It's been a while since we saw some action after all.
Oct 20, 2018 9:57 AM
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Dialogue skip ==> where goblin?

Sorceress is sure thicc
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Oct 20, 2018 10:00 AM
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That was a nice episode, not action packed but pretty nice to setup future episodes.

We got to introduced to quite the party, an elf, a dwarf and a lizard man. I don't know why but Sugita as the lizard man makes me laugh.

Haha, I love how the witch was being so suggestive about Goblin Slayer towards the Priestess.

Elf girl is pretty good but Receptionist is still best girl. XD

Really liked the banter over dinner and it's kinda funny how everyone reacts towards Goblin Slayer when they realize that he's just extremely single minded towards killing goblins.
Goblin Slayer may not be the hero we deserve but he's the hero we need. XD

Looking forward to some goblin slaying next week,
Oct 20, 2018 10:03 AM
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another anime that constantly switches between 2d and 3d. MAKE UP YOUR MIND!
Oct 20, 2018 10:05 AM
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Only two goblins slayed? I am disapointed...and poor dog/wolf...
More seriously, I liked the interactions between the party members...I want to vote the High-Elf archer as Best girl (but lol she is the oldest character but she seems to be the most unexperienced one).
Dat witch...she is hot.
It seems there will be a huge battle in a couple episodes...looking forward for it!
Oct 20, 2018 10:10 AM
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I'm still wondering if the whole anime is only going to be about slaying goblins or not, because if it is then it's going to be difficult maintaining some sort of freshness to the narrative in the long run. New characters is a good start but we'll see how long they can make it last
Oct 20, 2018 10:13 AM
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Okay so I'm really happy High Elf Archer is now a part of the cast as she is one of my favorite characters. Everyone else is pretty cool too.

Again it follows fairly well to the manga with a few things missing here and there.

I would be lying if I were to say I am enjoying this as much as I do the manga. I don't know but something about these past 3 episodes have gotten on my nerves. Maybe it's the constant switch between CGI or how the characters are portrayed but something about it just doesn't sit right with me. I will say that this episode seemed to go fairly better than the last 2 did. Looking at the show just makes me wish they had gone about adapting it differently, but maybe that's just me.
Oct 20, 2018 10:25 AM

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Now I am super hyping for next week's episode

Oct 20, 2018 10:27 AM
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I love Goblin Slayer's weird social behavior.

Guy has been so busy killing goblins that he can't hold a discussion with Priestess.
Oct 20, 2018 10:28 AM

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Great setup episode. Liked how the Gods who are really just some D&D players getting introduced and how GS's social awkwardness and autism being a part of the comedy!

Now Goblin Slayer and his new formed party going for an overkill to slaughter low leveled mobs lol

Can't wait for next week!
Oct 20, 2018 10:32 AM
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Holy crap SAO and Jojo's episode 3 threads have more posts than Goblin Slayer's (as it should be)! How long will that last? Probably not long at all.

Anyhoo, wow I hate ALL of these characters. I hated them in the books, but at least I had the luxury to steamroll through their substance-less character interactions or picture them in more inspired designs (or like Grumpy from Disney's Snow White in Dwarf Shaman's case). But in the anime, it's torture.

At this rate, it's going to take until the first half of the show to wrap up volume 1.
Oct 20, 2018 10:32 AM
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is it just me, or the character feel really one dimensional and kind of stiff
Oct 20, 2018 10:35 AM

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I'm glad I liked most of the party. The lizard and dwarf were pretty entertaining. Shame the high elf is just...boring to me. Not sure if she's worse than the bland priestess though. If anything, at least her banter with the dwarf was your typical dwarf vs elf fantasy thing, which is cool.
Oct 20, 2018 10:37 AM
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Ayyyyyyyyyy that last scene when they were all squad up was nice (Especially that double kill lol)

They handled the introduction of these new characters very well and based off of the comments I'm seeing, it looks like they were all well received too which is great :)

Looking forward to seeing the raid animated (Also that cheese looked hella good lol)
Oct 20, 2018 10:37 AM

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Nice. Building up a sense of camaraderie among the party. Shit will go down in the next episode!!
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Oct 20, 2018 10:38 AM
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nyihui said:
is it just me, or the character feel really one dimensional and kind of stiff

It's not you. The characters are so stiff that steel girders are more malleable by comparison.
Oct 20, 2018 10:38 AM

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I don't care about the blood or gore I am going to stick with the show so I can see more of elf girl witch and the receptionist don't care about the priestess

Looks like next episode will be compensated for this episodes blood and gore

I am hearing great things from people who read this series I am curious to see how the show is going to make goblin killing more interesting and keep it from going other routes
Oct 20, 2018 10:42 AM

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I really don't understand why they use 3D animation while GS is clearly not moving. Though i hate the CGI, it's still pretty tolerable if they used it to cut simple moving animation, but he's clearly not doing anything and they used the CGI WTF.
Oct 20, 2018 10:45 AM
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fine ass thicc witch needs more screen time
Oct 20, 2018 10:51 AM

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Reading manga before anime was a pretty bad idea. Manga is really good and only makes anime shortcomings stand out more. Putting aide that weird and pointless switching to CG GS, the flow of the story was pretty awkward and I feel like they left out some significant details. Like Priestess being pretty battered when they arrived at the guild making it clear that GS really wanted her to rest. Here she was clean and happy... Real shame since this could easily be an awesome series but it can as easily be fucked up by crappy staff.

Oh well, at least I hope goblin slaying will stay good.
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Oct 20, 2018 10:57 AM

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Does the Elf girl die anytime soon? she's obnoxious as fuck.

That aside seems like next week is going to be packed with Action...

nyihui said:
is it just me, or the character feel really one dimensional and kind of stiff


They are one dimensional as fuck. Specially the elf girl who is the most annoying of the group.
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Oct 20, 2018 10:58 AM

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I love how the keep in the animation the expressive elven ears.


Example from Lodoss:
Oct 20, 2018 11:00 AM

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Natsuki_Hyundai said:
nyihui said:
is it just me, or the character feel really one dimensional and kind of stiff

It's not you. The characters are so stiff that steel girders are more malleable by comparison.


Best thing I've ever read in a very good while xDDDDD
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Oct 20, 2018 11:05 AM
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Quite the interesting episode that introduced some rather intriguing characters. The makeup of this new party sure was unusual. The witches slow speech sure matches well with how sharp her comments are. Its nice seeing Shinkan admit her own weakness and turn that into her source of strength though. It was funny seeing her teach GS about social interaction though. It was fun seeing the members of the party trade stories and theories about not just themselves but also about the goblins too. That was quite the shot that the elf made though. Looking forward to next week.
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Oct 20, 2018 11:06 AM

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Well that was a fun episode. I know that the characters are one dimentional and there isn't much happening and yada yada yada, but this was just a fun episode. Nice interactions, nice character development and it was just.. nice.
Oct 20, 2018 11:08 AM
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less CG used, i like it :) cant wait for the boss battle next week
Oct 20, 2018 11:08 AM

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Pretty dull episode. The final scene was cool though.
Oct 20, 2018 11:09 AM

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My god GS is really focus on killing goblins, he doesn't even care if the world's gonna end
Good episode but nothing special and they should stop with the CG is quite distracting
Next episode might be great, hope this group does survive i like them
Oct 20, 2018 11:09 AM

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I'm glad they fixed Witch in this episode ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Oct 20, 2018 11:13 AM

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i love he just doesnt care about the end of the world with demons and shit. he just want goblins. no goblins = no deal.

why the hell people expecting him to deal with more than goblins with that short ass sword and that cheap armor. he’s a professional goblin slayer. imagine you grinding your character’s level to 80 (because silver is rank 3 out of 10) by just slaying a fucking goblin. and as a solo player, in just 5 years (in manga)

u don’t know how low goblins xp is?

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I really don't understand why they use 3D animation while GS is clearly not moving. Though i hate the CGI, it's still pretty tolerable if they used it to cut simple moving animation, but he's clearly not doing anything and they used the CGI WTF.


free sprite lying around you know. no one has to draw it there so you just put the existing sprite there, easy peasy. still looks stupid yea.

Oct 20, 2018 11:20 AM

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Goblin Slayer is weird lol. Yeahh, more characters.

That Witch is suspicious.
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Oct 20, 2018 11:23 AM

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The ending scene felt so epic!!
They all feel the same adjust to the pain..like tears in the rain..

Oct 20, 2018 11:24 AM

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We got some new characters introduced and now they're joining GS and the Priestess girl to slay some goblins. There was no action this week (except the 2 kills at the end) but it looks like we're gonna get a lot more in the next episode.
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Oct 20, 2018 11:34 AM

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Damn. that witch girl is so frickin' sexual with that intermittent breathing and that breathy voice. It's so erotic.
In general though, this episode's character dynamics ended up feeling kinda forced because they really wanted to set in stone the characters personalities; but it seems things will take an interesting turn next week.
Oct 20, 2018 11:39 AM
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So, this was a build up episode! Seems next episode will start with action!

Nice to meet another characters, they are really interesting! Such a strange squad they have created with new members from another races!

Elf drunk was really hillarious!

The witch was suspicious, for sure! I am wondering what scrolls are and what they do!

Love recepcionist reaction towards Goblin Slayer!
Oct 20, 2018 11:44 AM
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this is the best episode so far but it's still painfully generic
Oct 20, 2018 11:51 AM

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Great episode. Loved the comradery shown in this episode
Oct 20, 2018 11:53 AM

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High Elf girl with some great archery. Already start liking her and I hope she gets raped by goblins next episode.

EcchiGodMamsterP said:
fine ass thicc witch needs more screen time


^ This
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Oct 20, 2018 11:59 AM
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Why that sorceress dressed like a slut?
I guess to emphasize how brutal and unforgiving that world pffffffahahahha
Oct 20, 2018 12:10 PM
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Great build-up episode. Love seeing the camaraderie without too many jokes forced into it.
Oct 20, 2018 12:11 PM

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Another best girl has appeared, she's so hot.

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Oct 20, 2018 12:12 PM

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After reading some part of the manga i have to say they took a slow approach and now finally the best three are in the game. The chemistry between the dwarv and the elf is just hilarious and lizard man is quite a unique character himself and after two episodes of mainly generic 'new priestess' and single minded goblin slayer we finally get to the goods.
Also the badass shot with that freaking skilled party walking toward the nest was quite epic, because this party really can fuck some shit up (and the goblins get also better and more so they need to, it really ups the stakes without going away from goblins).
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I'm still wondering if the whole anime is only going to be about slaying goblins or not, because if it is then it's going to be difficult maintaining some sort of freshness to the narrative in the long run. New characters is a good start but we'll see how long they can make it last

I was interested in the manga so i read a bit into it and yes, it is about just slaying goblins, but as they said in this episode before, those goblins are also connected to a lot of other stuff going on.

Oct 20, 2018 12:20 PM

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Same energy...
Oct 20, 2018 12:21 PM

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Good episode. Really love the new dynamics they have going between the party characters. Looking forward to seeing how they interact. This whole series is really looking like it was made during a tabletop campaign. Getting a good vibe from it.
Oct 20, 2018 12:27 PM
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The team is finally together yay! The drunk High-elf scene was hilarious. Seems like the priestess is starting to be able to read Goblin Slayer emotions. I'm gonna start to read the manga as i'm really curious. Might also get the light novel when i can.
Oct 20, 2018 12:35 PM

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oh god, why the rock tune at the end? it would be better to hear something epic, not badass, not with a setting like this

so far it look really dull and generic, somehow this just flew over my mind while i was reading manga
Oct 20, 2018 12:40 PM
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i can't wait the slaying begin.

Oct 20, 2018 12:45 PM

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Goblin Slayers' interactions with everyone was really entertaining. It's goblins or nothing. I'm liking these new characters. Elf archer drunk was amusing. She might be new best girl. Looking forward to seeing this party in action next episode.
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