Goblin Slayer (light novel)
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| Okay I watched the first episode so here's my hot takes: -First of all the elephant in the room - I can't help but feel like people are being oversensitive in regards to the rape scene. From the way people were reacting I was expecting something a lot more graphic or distasteful, but you barely even see anything and it only lasts a few seconds of the episode. It's not like I would rate this higher if there was more graphic rape or anything but it really isn't *that* bad, the manga was a lot more graphic iirc. I can respect people's decisions to not watch/read this based on the presence of rape scenes but there are way worse depictions of rape around in anime and manga (and then there's the clusterfuck that is hentai). -The plot seems to following the manga pretty closely, which is cool I guess. Of course there isn't actually that much plot and it *is* edgy trash, but sometimes edgy trash is what you want (obviously there are going to be people overrating this show for that very reason though). -The buttrock music that played during the Goblin Slayer's introduction was fitting, and the action shots of him killing goblins in over the top ways were pretty well done. Unfortunately the artstyle as a whole is quite generic and there is some REALLY awkward CG switching between shots. Sometimes Goblin Slayer is shown in 2D and in other shots he's a CG model, the producers should have just decided on one style and stuck with that decision. Overall 6/10 first episode, a decent-ish adaptation of the first chapter of a decent (but not great) manga. |
ragdollomega said: Mywifesson said: They butchered it. In the manga there is no foreshadowing, the story doesn't start out with the wizard girl panicking so you dont really know where it's going, you also get the feeling that they are winning against the goblins which makes the despair at the heinous rape scenes and brutal dismemberment of that beta bitch all the more impactful, in this version they censored that and toned it down you dont get the full breadth of emotions, and the torture doesn't really have an impact because they hardly show anything. What the manga managed to do was to create a berserk like feel with overwhelming odds and struggling against fate, this was just poorly connected scenes with shitty action. First, this is adapting the source material the LN, not the manga. Second, you need to go back and reread chapter 1, cus it starts in media res just like the LN and anime. No in the manga she doesn't get hit by anything, in the anime it shows her cowering in fear while bleeding out. The manga just shows her meeting Gob, also the manga does a flash back and a backstory for each of the adventures killed in the story which gives them some apparent longevity which is taken away with a brutal ALL NUDE rape scene. |
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Lobinde said: Okay I watched the first episode so here's my hot takes: -First of all the elephant in the room - I can't help but feel like people are being oversensitive in regards to the rape scene. From the way people were reacting I was expecting something a lot more graphic or distasteful, but you barely even see anything and it only lasts a few seconds of the episode. It's not like I would rate this higher if there was more graphic rape or anything but it really isn't *that* bad, the manga was a lot more graphic iirc. I can respect people's decisions to not watch/read this based on the presence of rape scenes but there are way worse depictions of rape around in anime and manga (and then there's the clusterfuck that is hentai). -The plot seems to following the manga pretty closely, which is cool I guess. Of course there isn't actually that much plot and it *is* edgy trash, but sometimes edgy trash is what you want (obviously there are going to be people overrating this show for that very reason though). -The buttrock music that played during the Goblin Slayer's introduction was fitting, and the action shots of him killing goblins in over the top ways were pretty well done. Unfortunately the artstyle as a whole is quite generic and there is some REALLY awkward CG switching between shots. Sometimes Goblin Slayer is shown in 2D and in other shots he's a CG model, the producers should have just decided on one style and stuck with that decision. Overall 6/10 first episode, a decent-ish adaptation of the first chapter of a decent (but not great) manga. So far it's much closer to a hybrid of the two, or maybe an adaptation that trims the fat of the manga. I don't really have the inclination to check, but one of the two (LN or manga) goes into details regarding the composition of the goblin poison, which seems absent from the anime thus far. |
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Lelouch0202 said: The episode definitely established the series with a pretty dark atmosphere despite the fairly colorful art. I don't know how dark it's gonna be but I hope they don't overplay the whole dark theme with mindless slaughter and brutality. Looking forward to more. That's the best thing about it though. We've become ignorant of the inescapably grotesque nature of killing because of how cleanly the process plays out in video games. It was startling to see such a real depiction of murder in the context of a video game fantasy world, but it was really gripping at the same time. 5/5 episode, hope they keep it up. |
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| Are there people truly that offended?? I think is pretty tamed down to the point of not give me the chills, I have seen way worse. It's an allright piece of fiction to kill some time for leisure. |
| Goblin Slayer's armor look so epic! That end where he talks about there being good goblins out there, could it be he was talking about himself? Could it be that Goblin Slayer is not a human but a goblin? A hobgoblin? Or a half human half goblin? |
superzombie23 said: Mywifesson said: They butchered it. In the manga there is no foreshadowing, the story doesn't start out with the wizard girl panicking so you dont really know where it's going, you also get the feeling that they are winning against the goblins which makes the despair at the heinous rape scenes and brutal dismemberment of that beta bitch all the more impactful, in this version they censored that and toned it down you dont get the full breadth of emotions, and the torture doesn't really have an impact because they hardly show anything. What the manga managed to do was to create a berserk like feel with overwhelming odds and struggling against fate, this was just poorly connected scenes with shitty action. I just skimmed the first couple manga chapters. It's the same thing minus some flashbacks. The flashbacks just add impact to each death. Everything else is essentially the same. It starts out the same way too. nah in the manga a goblin is getting his BRAAAAAPS in. he has his nose right in her ass. also like I explained before the introduction is different and the deaths are more impactful. |
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| Visually very underwhelming, art style not flawed but boring, action very static. Direction mediocre, no tension whatsoever and very little creativity apparent in the shot selection, angles and effects. Aesthetically not much better than the hordes of medieval fantasy churned out every week. Ogura's acting, not great but that was to be expected Rant over, even if the explicitness is superficial and simple it does interest the viewer and drive the show forward. It sets it apart. Surprised there are guys that complain about the graphic scenes because there weren't that much at all, I'd have liked it if they were more straight with the graphic content. Premise fairly interesting, and interaction between GB and the priest was constructed well. I expect a 6-7/10 |
Yavimaya said: NoviSun said: That's the very metaphor I was going to use today when I got up. This idea of something happened to me in real life, so I can no longer tolerate it in fiction is too much. I've know several people in real life who either murdered, or got murdered. I knew one of the spree killers who wiped out his family of 4. Does that mean I can never again watch a cop show on TV without boo hoo hooing. No! As you said, life goes on even after the shtf, and while time doesn't completely heal squat, it does dull the pain. you two are... extremely insensitive. you DO realize everyone is different and has different experiences? you know people suffer from anxiety, have traumas, are triggered by different things and so on? just because such stuff doesn't affect YOU, doesn't mean it won't affect everyone else. YOU aren't the only person on Earth. what YOU feel isn't the only correct way to feel things. you're so full off yourself and are very immature if you take every attack on this anime as personal attack... grow up lol. from what you're saying I assume you've never been raped so you posibly can't have the slightest idea how those people feel, yet you dare to tell people their behaviour is "stupid". you're into gore and rape? cool. not everyone is. now move on and stop defending this anime as if your life depends on it because that's pretty pathetic. and immature. taste is 100% subjective. you can't force your views on others. "boo boo we warned people in the comments about the rape" yeah sure but who is dumb enough to read this thread before watching the episode lol... People like you are the ones who make simple thing twice as hard. You think i don’t have feelings? I do have, but i know how to control it. I do defend this anime because SJW bullshit like this could kill creativity, not because i think my taste is superior than you. Maybe you should use your head more and find out why this anime was so hyped like any other sane anime fan before watching it. The fact that you use SJW bullshit like this to attack an idea is beyond disgusting. The world is not all about rainbows kid, utopia is a lie, you can’t save everyone, rapist will never perish from the earth, grow the fuck up and face reality. |
Blue_ReaperOct 8, 2018 10:12 PM
Psyotic said: The show basically immediately communicated the fact that the priest girl would be a significant character whereas the rest of her party would be otherwise irrelevant purely due to the amount of detail put into her design over her peers. In terms of the titular protagonist, a lot of the times it looks like he's animated at least in part by CG in a way that's really distracting. There were quite a few moments and shots where it looked like he was just posted on top of the background, rather than a part of the world he was in. So what? Yeah I noticed too some scenes he looked standing-out like cgi model but overall it was not on close-ups. |
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| My boyfriend just turned this on without me knowing what it was, and I enjoyed the shit out of it. This was most definitely NOT on my to-watch list (I'm interested in fantasy but wary of harems and fanservice, but a lover of edgy shit) but man, I liked it. Still hesitant about what it's going to turn into, but this was a great first ep. Also as a side note, I'm an SJW and was shooketh at the rape. As another commenter said, a rape trigger warning would be nice. I think that we should recommend this anime alongside a rape warning, just because that would be respectful. The rape scene did not deter from the story though. As someone else said, that's how goblins procreate (though it could have been explained in the episode), and it established the honest to god horror of the situation she was in, and will have to face for the rest if the series. Any more explicit rape scenes in the rest of the show will for sure make me drop it |
demisionOct 8, 2018 10:29 PM
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| All I can say is holy shit. 0_0 |
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| As someone who read the manga, I am very happy of this first episode. They pretty much show almost everything in the first 2 chapters of the manga. The only ones they didn't show was the some flashbacks of the other 3 adventures but I completely understand that the anime didn't include it coz they weren't that important characters in the first place. I applaud White Fox for managing to adapt the graphic scenes without going overboard. When I was reading Goblin Slayer, I expected a deep voice from Mr. Goblin Slayer himself, but I do think his voice in the anime was fine since kinda suit his true appearance to be honest. I kinda forgot that the priestess wet herself. XD Looking forward to see how they will adapt the following chapters as well. |
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Psyotic said: If that is your definition of a bad character design, then 90% of anime today has bad character designs. There is nothing wrong with side characters not looking important. They weren't even badly animated, which is a norm these days for characters such as them.The show basically immediately communicated the fact that the priest girl would be a significant character whereas the rest of her party would be otherwise irrelevant purely due to the amount of detail put into her design over her peers. |
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| For those unfamiliar with this anime's source material, it cuts back on the violence/gore/brutality a bit, going forward (although there are still some episodes that will no doubt be pretty violent/brutal). The first episode/chapter of this series is just there to establish that this isn't another happy-go-lucky, OP MC Isekai/RPG-trope trash. From what I've seen, they're trying to keep as close to the source material as possible, without making the series too heavily censored. My only complaint is that the MC's armor, in the source material, is described as "dirtier" and covered in dried gore, etc. The anime, thus far, also cut out some of the details explaining some of the MC's actions - Which is what I liked about the manga. |
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| Wow.. A civil war has broken into the forums. Some people (including me) can't control the excitement while some just don't seem to like this show cuz of the dark, edgy setting. Just wait a 4-5 episodes before judging. At the speed they are adapting this.. I expect them to show why the goblins rape and why Goblin Slayer hates them.. they did skip the backstory of the adventurous 3 that died (well.. One survived but she is good as dead). Some believe that the setting was a 15 Yr old's dream but its something different from the other isekai shows that have come so its interesting. |
XaiKunOct 9, 2018 12:25 AM
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| I actually thought I was watching Overlord at the start and thought I might hit the stop button, kinda brutal and horrid overall. Will watch the next ep but not convinced this will be worthwhile. |
| This is the one chiefffffff!!!!!!! |
 Got edge? CHECK Got a rape plz?: CHECK Butthurt snowflakes?: CHECK Animu of the season?: LUL NO See you next week. |
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| them Goblins got good taste man killed the short haired bitch with poison and raped the sexy long haired girl Goblin Slayer seems like a good MC too not gonna lie |
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| "The bad monsters in this series did a bad thing and got massacred for existing. What a terrible show that blatantly promotes rape culture". Bloody hell, people. When I heard people were trashing this, I thought White Fox had fucked it up or something. Stop making such a big deal about such a tame rape scene. |
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| A rape culture that reproduce themselves by raping human girls. It at least makes sense. The episodes establishes clearly that those low-level monsters are still a threat to humanity in regardless. They attacked a village, stole supplies and kidnapped girls. That alone tells that they are clearly bothering humanity and the damage should not be taken lightly. The goblins may be weak and dumb, but are smart enough to ambush some naive rookies. Speaking of rookies, that’s what would happen to your standard shounen hero if things go really long. The nativity and stupidity of the rookies is intentionally written to be presented as foolish and the consequences are miserable. The smartest rookie was of course the Priestess. Even though she is still inexperienced and weak, she had the most common sense of her party and she was lucky that the Goblin Slayer saved her before the goblins could even attempt to rape her. She didn’t end up useless either. She stopped the second goblin to run away with her staff and her spells were very useful for the Goblin Slayer. She has a lot to learn and her will to continue as an adventurer and working again with the Goblin Slayer should be a good way for her to gain more experience. The scene with the goblin children was well-made. It’s neither black-and-white. It’s a very gray area. The Goblin Slayer knows what he’s talking about and it’s always good to kill those who surely would take revenge on you. Because they will always come. |
| Okay guys you don't like rape scenes, it's one thing. But saying the chara-design and animation are mediocre, just no! Either you have bad taste, either you just don't like one aspect that you say everything is trash in the series. I hate people only judge a work by its cover or first pages and make bad reviews, whereas they don't even finish it. This first episode is probably better than most dark fantasy or isekai anime you watch. That's an undeniable fact. |
KasuraSOct 9, 2018 3:34 AM
Deknijff said: them Goblins got good taste man killed the short haired bitch with poison and raped the sexy long haired girl Goblin Slayer seems like a good MC too not gonna lie And the incel of the day is here I see... |
Vindicater said: I have no clue what you're talking about Deknijff said: And the incel of the day is here I see...them Goblins got good taste man killed the short haired bitch with poison and raped the sexy long haired girl Goblin Slayer seems like a good MC too not gonna lie  |
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| Looks like this is the anime that's going to get meme'd the whole season. Ugh, the community should have picked a better show to meme. |
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i like the discussion around it. the shock factors were pretty well made, and im curious about the characters' development. the only thing that made me feel really weird were the lil goblin screams ( probably pig screams? ) at the end |
| Why there's a lot of people that compare this to Berserk? I can't understand. For example: The first rape scene on Berserk is for the plot (To see the sad life Guts had) On the other hand this first rape scene is the plot tself (Fanservice for people who want waifus being raped.Even the gore is only fanservice) I can understand that some people can like this kind of show but please, don't compare this to Berserk |
| "This first episode is probably better than most dark fantasy or isekai anime you watch." That may the faintest of praise I've ever seen on MAL. By all means, enjoy the goblin-killing (and that looks like the best feature of the series by far) and rape, if you're into that sort of thing, but let's not pretend this is some sort of imaginative or well crafted dark fantasy setting. Decent D&D DMs can (and have) come up with something more compelling and interesting over a weekend of brain-storming. |
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| So, this anime makes great noise just for his rape scene and violence? Lol, Goblin Slayer is neither the first nor the last to offer this kind of content. There are really fragile souls in this world. https://twitter.com/GwenGMusic/status/1049339911571214336 |
UltimaWeaponEXOct 9, 2018 8:11 AM
| "Why the receptionist didn't try to warn them?" In a somewhat-subtle way, she does try to stop them, as she urges them to wait for more party members and points out that they're all porcelain ranked (the lowest level). |
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