Goblin Slayer Episode 4 Discussion

KaiserNazrin said:


Literally nobody think One Piece or Dragon Ball Super animation is good, you have been living under a rock or something.

This anime animation is average at best. I can't think of a single thing this anime excell at.

superking_armaan said:



I can post you 1 million topics where people are defending animation of one piece and Dragonball super.

As for Goblin Slayer, it has way better animation then most of the recent anime like overlord, ongoing boruto, Nanatsu no Taizai.

NoviSun said:
oh? And you’re such a fine connoisseur of exceptional artwork. Hahahaha Don’t make me laugh.

Reichter said:


Nope! Scrolls are lost tech. Goblin Slayer does have somebody keeping an eye out for another one, but they're rare and he's been adventuring without as far as I've read.

KaiserNazrin said:


Try it. Those anime have good animations moment but general consensus is they are garbage.

12 eps anime VS 50+ eps anime. Surprised which got better quality.

superking_armaan said:


So you're telling me 50+ is better because it has more numbers? and if you are using my example to say 50+ then overlord has only 12 episodes, where Nanatsu no Taizai has 24 episodes and only boruto has 50+ episodes

consistency is always better than numbers.

KaiserNazrin said:


Umm, no. It's the opposite. Anime with little amount of episodes should always got higher quality.

KaiserNazrin said:


Umm, no. It's the opposite. Anime with little amount of episodes should always got higher quality.

beast_regards said:
Goblin Slayer is edgy show with a very little substance, few illogical things omnipresent in all anime and weird shift in tone - but it also have protagonist who actually uses some resemblance of tactics to actually defeat his foes, which is actually pretty rare.

superking_armaan said:


and it does have better animation.

KaiserNazrin said:


Let make this simple.

A trash is dirty, a turd is also dirty.

Turd is dirtier than trash.

But it doesn't mean trash isn't dirty.

doomleika said:
They should just copy Deedlit from Record of Lodoss War, who is only aged for 175 (~14 y/o by today's standard) and never ever leaved her village instead of pulling off a 2000 y/o elfchild AND experienced silver adventure crying over a elf prisoner.

It's shit writing, plain and simple.

She's there to [fill] the loli elf fetish and the original web novel used Shiro from SAO as her portrait.

Reload said:

There's no fetishes being filled here. It's the archer class, which happened to be made female as apposed to one of the two shamans. It's odd enough that there's two characters in the same class. The only things distinguishing them is their races' technique and appearance.

Reload said:
@kofmaster: Guess that's what happens when I only look at MAL for info. Thanks for the clarification. The question is why has no one corrected it?

superking_armaan said:



I can post you 1 million topics where people are defending animation of one piece and Dragonball super.

As for Goblin Slayer, it has way better animation then most of the recent anime like overlord, ongoing boruto, Nanatsu no Taizai.

BokoHaramSenpai said:
its that tone shift/expectation subversion that makes it interesting imo

Reload said:
There's no fetishes being filled here..

beast_regards said:

There are.
Quite obviously, just look at character designs, all out of place of dark fantasy, all fetish baits from a generic isekai.

Hazama_san said:


I didn't know dark fantasy had a preset folder with character designs that the authors have to consult. I guess Miura also missed the memo when designing Shierke, Farnese and Casca.

superking_armaan said:
I like how some people are complaining about animation, yet these same people will go and defend anime like one piece and Dragon Ball super.

Overall great episode and I must say Goblin Slayer is one hell of a crazy guy, the way he used teleportation was pretty amazing.

beast_regards said:

There are.
Quite obviously, just look at character designs, all out of place of dark fantasy, all fetish baits from a generic isekai.

shayed__ said:



are you fucking serious ? yes one piece's production is garbage 90% of the time. Thats because they have to air an episode every single fucking week since 1999. They are always on a tight schedule. It's only natural that the anime wont be as high quality as some seasonal animes. Goblin slayer is a fucking 1 cour anime XD they have no excuses for a bad production. The animation of goblin slayer is pretty bad for a short anime like this. It had a few good looking scenes but the bad outweigh the good by a ton.

HaarWyvern said:


DB, Boruto or Nanatsu are piece of shit and Overlord isn't that bad but with outrageous animation. It's not a reference.
GS has a random animation.

beast_regards said:

Which makes a show totally random nonsense that is going to swap the tone with each episode to subvert expectation for sake of subverting expectation, with no consistency whatsoever.

Reload said:
@Akerakai: @anesubt: @SNDT: @Blue_Reaper: @Farabeuf: @HereticHunter:
In defense to the High Elf Archer and the writing, lets look at the possibilities before jumping to conclusions. Though she is 2000+yrs old, her adventuring experience may be a small fraction of her 2000+ years of life experience. She may still be a virgin for all we know. Take Goblin Slayer for example. Just as he never took on quests without goblins, she could have only taken on quests with adventure and avoid horrors in the process. Same luck the cow girl had leaving the village before it got attacked. The story's setting is pretty much the luck of the dice. A 2000+yr old elf missing experience in something they haven't mastered just means they haven't mastered it yet. Our archer here isn't going to know everything, so the story is accurate in telling viewers no amount of years gives you every single experience the world has to offer.

On the other hand, she may have the experience but still act inexperienced when experienced again. Her behavior may have nothing to do with her age to begin with. She's an archer, and she has made it clear she doesn't want to get dirty. We should also take into account that the victim this episode was the same race and gender. A male might simple question whether they'd tap that themselves, though none of the male characters present would. They might react that way if it were someone unattractive of their own species however. It may also just be the smell of the room that caused her to react that way. Imagining what goblins do is one thing but experiencing it is another. Putting yourself in their shoes is hard enough to wrap your head around as is. Not everyone gets used to horror in general. Anyone can act like it's their first time even if it isn't. It may even be worse than the last time they experienced it.

In all other instances, her inexperience is a matter of preference or circumstance. If she hasn't drunk alcohol in those 2000+yrs, then she prefers something else. Say "adventure." Doesn't even have to be another drink. If she doesn't know to use the enemies weapon when hers is dulled, it just means she's never had too. I don't speak as a fanboy, as I myself see issue with the writing and haven't read the source material. The character I have a problem with is the Witch however, as chanting spells would take twice as long with that speech pattern. I just don't read into these things because it's not what the story is about. Whether a high elf can be ignorant of things they've never experienced over a period of 2000+yrs is believable or not is not up for debate. Elves are fantasy characters by nature. If she comes off as inexperienced, then she is [inexperienced]. She herself may be fully aware of it, but she sells herself as experienced as not to misrepresent her race. Especially in front of a dwarf. It's possible she'd act ... differently with other party [members]. Her own race in particularly or with no [dwarfs] present.

JiangHaoyi1979 said:


Ya know for an elf who has been living for a thousand years, why do they still act like a bunch of novices???????

Monchete99 said:

Well, for someone who hasn't wandered outside in a ... ton of time, it's kinda normal.

KaiserNazrin said:


Literally nobody think One Piece or Dragon Ball Super animation is good, you have been living under a rock or something.




This anime animation is average at best. I can't think of a single thing this anime excell at.

Reybun said:


Plenty of anime shows have an heavy use of flashbacks to point out obvious shit that the viewers already know, yet you seem to have a problem with it only this time with this particular show. Did you really watch all those 372 anime in your list or you are you doing this on purpose to add more salt to this forum?

GreenNet said:



I can assure you he isn't the only "Smart" guy around. Mostly the ones who think they are in a game are just rookies and yes it's a bit of a stretch but it's to make fun of a few common tropes. It's better in the novels.
And most of the rookies are wannabe heroes.

The flashbacks were too much yes, but it's common in many anime.


Quality animation is pretty much ok and basically the same as episode 1. Nothing too crazy but not bad either. Music is on point tho.

I would say that there is a bit more depth in the novels but it's too subtle and with a cut here and a cut there, the anime will focus mostly on the hack-and-slash part.

Reload said:
@HereticHunter: It was in response to your conclusion that it's "bad writing." Not your joke(s). If you felt you didn't need to be included, my bad. My paragraphs are to discourage bias opinions. Though, I'd agree the writing isn't perfect. Some viewers read into this information about age more than necessary. Behavior shouldn't be linked with age, as the term "man-child" has been used in hero series on occasion. There is nothing "suspicious" about missing something in life. She may have even been sheltered from horrors by her own colleagues, but your right. It's bad writing because it needs explanation.