Goblin Slayer Episode 1 Discussion

On_the_Lam said:
The artstyle is disgustingly mediocre and the entire episode has absolutely nothing interesting going on, and is straight up a less-than-satisfying gore and off-screen rape fest. Also, what the fuck kind of random MMORPG world is this?

bastek66 said:

So what?

joe_g7 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.

Varete7 said:
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 itself (Fanservice for people who want waifus being raped. Even the gore is only fanservice)

Psyotic said:
Yes, and?

Obviously not if you are not meant to care about them in any capacity. But if you're going to kill them off in some sort of gruesome fashion, then it shouldn't be telegraphed so blatantly through visual design. Like, for the scene to capitalize on shock factor, then we need to experience the same feeling of unexpected danger as the characters.

There were a few shots that look pretty awkward, like when the guy is attacked by 3-4 goblins at once and it looks like they were just pasted onto the background.

Varete7 said:
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

Magrael said:

joe_g7 said:
And who told you that you were supposed to care about any of these characters? The anime even removed scenes that showed things about their background. So, the episode wasn't trying to touch your soul by killing off the characters in a brutal way, it was trying to show you that this is a brutal world and that goblins are brutal little fuckers.

If you expect perfection in every single shot, then anime as a whole is the wrong medium for you.

Psyotic said:
The fuck do you mean "so what"? Like, you asked why I thought the show had bad visuals and I gave you my reasons.

bastek66 said:

That doesn't communite to everyone that those are bad visual, but that you are nitpicking asshole elitist.

Psyotic said:
Again, if you want to capitalize on shock factor and illustrate that this world is cruel, then it works best when you don't see it coming. Like I said, it's more immersive if you're feeling the same thing the characters are. So when Generic Caster Character #4582 is killed off, the impact is severely mitigated by the fact that their death isn't a shock. Even if you're just trying to illustrate brutality, it makes sense for the characters' deaths to have a strong impact. If the world is brutal, then it ought to be indiscriminate in its brutality, but that isn't the case when it's easy to pick out who will die because they do not matter and who won't die because they do matter.

bastek66 said:
That doesn't communite to everyone that those are bad visual

but that you are nitpicking asshole elitist.

Also to those who complain about CGI - it's nowhere near as often used as in Double Decker from this season.

joe_g7 said:
In that case, the whole episode should be considered 'bad', not just newbie squad's character designs.

The receptionist's reaction to the party going on their own; the swordsman looking at the totem outside the cave, and smiling awkwardly when he saw the girls were waiting for him to do/say something helpful; hitting the ceiling when trying to swing his sword in the cave; splitting up in a dark cave. All these pretty much hint that these guys are walking into their deaths. Giving them fancy or important-looking designs would be pointless, as even with them, most viewers would already know that the party is not going to survive.

NoviSun said:
Rejoice Friends,

The first hideous SJW Hoard has been repelled. The tears of outrage, shock and displeasure still stain the land.

They retreated to their sensitivity seminars, and quaint bistros. Licking their wounds and planning their next assault.

Remain Vigilant! The Sissies will return.

Psyotic said:
Foreshadowing certain events through intentional events still doesn't excuse unintentional ways to foreshadow certain events.

Again, the goal is to illustrate that the world is brutal and that this party is poorly equipped and will probably die. Except the more detailed design of the priestess is essentially a dead ringer for this character not dying, and again, this contradicts the notion that the world is actually brutal. It's a faux sort of brutality, where the only who we should be worried about are the ones who are clearly designed in a way that will illustrate that they are irrelevant and expendable. So like I have been saying, the character designs are bad and they essentially contradict what the show is trying to tell us.

LaughingCoffinx said:
There is always going to be sensitive SoyBoys. Nothing new there. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

LunaUri said:
There’s a difference between being a whiny SJW & not wanting to see overly-sexualized, graphic rape scenes.

On_the_Lam said:
The artstyle is disgustingly mediocre and the entire episode has absolutely nothing interesting going on, and is straight up a less-than-satisfying gore and off-screen rape fest. Also, what the fuck kind of random MMORPG world is this?

joe_g7 said:
They weren't sexualized. Pretty sure no one said "oh, that's hot" when watching that scene.

LunaUri said:


There’s a difference between being a whiny SJW & not wanting to see overly-sexualized, graphic rape scenes.

LunaUri said:
I guess I mistook the fact that the prettiest girl (as well as the most voluptuous) in the group was rapedーwhile the camera lingered on her exposed bottom & her chest pressed into the ground, with ripped clothing, while she was drooling... that’s like saying Dead or Alive isn’t sexual.

LunaUri said:


I’ll be sure to let your Mom know, while I’m raping her at the bistro.

LunaUri said:


I’ll be sure to let your Mom know, while I’m raping her at the bistro.

LunaUri said:
I guess I mistook the fact that the prettiest girl (as well as the most voluptuous) in the group was rapedーwhile the camera lingered on her exposed bottom & her chest pressed into the ground, with ripped clothing, while she was drooling... that’s like saying Dead or Alive isn’t sexual.

joe_g7 said:
Yes, Priestess was lucky (or had plot armor on her side, whatever you wanna call it) this time, but it's not that the main characters in GS survive just because they are the main characters or because they have more detailed designs. This isn't Fairy Tail. They survive because they use their wits, their equipment, and their experience well.

NoviSun said:
hahahaha you sure are sensitive.

Psyotic said:
>characters survive because they are lucky
>characters survive because of their abilities
Like what? So it's just a coincidence that the only character that survives the cave is the one who had the most detailed character design?
Like you said, if the character was designed that way to signify that they are important, then it really takes me out of the scene because the stakes are totally arbitrary.

joe_g7 said:
Mage girl was killed because she killed goblins. Priestess escaped cause goblins were busy with Fighter girl after she got the breath knocked out of her by a hob. She wasn't raped because she was voluptuous, she got raped because she was the most vulnerable. If you ask me, you're just looking for things to whine about. And if you think that a drooling girl with a dead look in her eyes is in any way sexy, then I'm not sure what to say.

Psyotic said:

>characters survive because they are lucky
>characters survive because of their abilities
Like what? So it's just a coincidence that the only character that survives the cave is the one who had the most detailed character design?
Like you said, if the character was designed that way to signify that they are important, then it really takes me out of the scene because the stakes are totally arbitrary.

I can't tell if you're daft or just trolling, but given that you've basically responded to every criticism with some absolute brainlet "haha, triggered lib" shit, it's pretty clear that you're the most sensitive person in this thread.

LunaUri said:


You’re turning this around on me with the 【 YOU MUST FIND RAPE SEXY 】argument if you think this anime is sexualized when I’ve seen enough ecchi series to know what is considered sexual. What about the pervert trope where said person drools with a nosebleedーmouth drool is always seen as a sign of sexual satisfaction in anime, see ahegao face. You are just deflecting to make the anime seem less degenerative.

NoviSun said:
Are you some kind of hobgobblin leading the next brainless sjw hoard assault?

And besides only a lunatic would let down their guard in the midst of the idiocy on display here. So many tears soak the battlefield that I can barely walk.

Psyotic said:

"everyone I don't like is an sjw"
are you enlightened by your own intelligence rn?

The fact that you're comparing an internet forum to a battlefield seems pretty indicative. How about you go masturbate to a picture of Sargon and get out all that pent up anger?

NoviSun said:
I would but the one I have came back all crusty after I lent it to you. I need something fresh.

LunaUri said:
You’re turning this around on me with the 【 YOU MUST FIND RAPE SEXY 】argument if you think this anime is sexualized when I’ve seen enough ecchi series to know what is considered sexual. What about the pervert trope where said person drools with a nosebleedーmouth drool is always seen as a sign of sexual satisfaction in anime, see ahegao face. You are just deflecting to make the anime seem less degenerative.

LunaUri said:
Queen’s Blade has more going for it than this series.

Psyotic said:
lmao you want to try for a comeback that's a little better than "no u"? Here, I'll give you another shot. Maybe you can tap into that Rick & Morty high IQ shit and think of something that isn't so pathetically sub-par.

Psyotic said:
lolwat?
"I think these visuals are bad"
"This is why I think these visuals are bad"
Like, if that doesn't communicate why I think those visuals are bad, I don't know what will (given that's literally what I did).
lol u mad bro?
So? Just because another show does CGI worse doesn't mean that it isn't a flaw in other shows.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Foreshadowing certain events through intentional events still doesn't excuse unintentional ways to foreshadow certain events. Again, the goal is to illustrate that the world is brutal and that this party is poorly equipped and will probably die. Except the more detailed design of the priestess is essentially a dead ringer for this character not dying, and again, this contradicts the notion that the world is actually brutal. It's a faux sort of brutality, where the only who we should be worried about are the ones who are clearly designed in a way that will illustrate that they are irrelevant and expendable. So like I have been saying, the character designs are bad and they essentially contradict what the show is trying to tell us.
Hahaha, shadilay my fellow kekistani
*tips fedora*

joe_g7 said:
The examples you're giving me all involve the person enjoying something while drooling. Did you see the girl enjoying what was done to her? I certainly didn't. Simply drooling is very different from an ahegao.

I've also seen my fair share of ecchi to know that this was NOT in any way trying to turn on the viewer. Shock them? Maybe. Turn them on? Nope. Next, you're gonna tell me that and it will be at that moment that I will metaphorically throw my papers in the air.

bastek66 said:

Man you are so fucking bored shitposting on board about mongolian cave picture gets to try so hard. Don't you have /pol/ to release that autismo steam?

Excel_0 said:
Well i will explain what i know from the information i dug out from manga and others. (Heavy Spoiler Alert!)

Why Goblin rape in the first place?


Why the receptionist didn't try to warn them?


Reason for Goblin Slayer hatred?


So what's this based on?


Sorry if there's something wrong. This is just some information i remembered, anyone can add if they want to. ^^

Psyotic said:
m8, you're the one sperging out about shit like "hurr but that's not enough to convince everyone that the visuals are bad" when I was just stating that I didn't like them. Like you've got to be the whitest of knights to defend a cartoon to such an autistic level.

LunaUri said:
Using rape as the focal point of a series, in general, is just cheap shock value.

The rape scene in Inio Asano’s Oyasumi Punpun would be something that I wouldn’t consider to be sexualized because the paneling is uncomfortable & the characters are portrayed realistically, instead of bodacious copy/paste throwawaysーwho are only there to be defiled.

bastek66 said:
It's like complaining that when they show MC's classroom almost all characters have brown or black hair except for unusually colored main girls or something like that

this is like complaing about yaoi anime having gay sex.

Just deal with it or change the hobby.

joe_g7 said:
Rape isn't a focal point of GS. The scene was barely a few seconds long yet most people who criticize it focus on that and label the entire episode as bad or terrible.

LunaUri said:
What is the focus of the series then? The plot to me: it was just people are tortured & raped by depraved goblins & then a badass dude comes in & wipes them all out. Is there a point other than that? Manga readers on this forum even admit that it’s that (adnauseum) & to drop it if you don’t want to see that in every episode...

Psyotic said:

>characters survive because they are lucky
>characters survive because of their abilities
Like what? So it's just a coincidence that the only character that survives the cave is the one who had the most detailed character design?
Like you said, if the character was designed that way to signify that they are important, then it really takes me out of the scene because the stakes are totally arbitrary.