Goblin Slayer (light novel)
| This show has been okay to watch, the gore, animation, and art style are nice but, the characters are cardboard and boring. Even Goblin Slayer himself is not very interesting, barely has any dialogue. All episodes turn out the same basically, "Let's kill Goblins". Am I wrong for having this opinion? |
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| A score of 7 is not overrated. It has its strengths (Gore). But in the rest it is basic. I do not think it's overrated, it's just that people like violence and waifus. |
| Short answer: No. Long answer: No. That's your opinion and it's perfectly fine (obviously). But, I disagree, personally the characters are anything than boring. How Goblin Slayer slowly adjusts to taking his party member's opinions into consideration, the banter between High Elf Archer and Dwarf Shaman, Priestess caring for GS, how she grows as a person and not to forget Lizard Priest's awakened love for cheese. Well, the anime is called Goblin Slayer after all. That would be like watching Attack on Titan and complaining about the lack of midgets. /sarcasm Simply put, there are the little things besides killing goblins, that matter. |
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| It's not overrated or underrated, I think it's just mediocre, but I can see why it's popular and why it has a 7.6 score. Personally, this show is a 7-6, but the general audience just enjoys the show so they rate higher since it's subjective. |
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| We have entered an age when even anime with scores lower then 7.7 are overrated. Just wait a couple of years more and even Berserk 2016 will be considered overrated. Like, really? Overhyped or something along those lines, ok, but overrated? |
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| @Loathsome right?, who needs a reason/motive to do stuff |
| @heimur i still have a hope that ONE day, preferably not be the end of the world, that humans will comprehend that HYPE is bad |
| I think it's underrated, just cause the story is simple doesn't make it bad... If it's a anime that really engages people, it can't be that overrated. I'm enjoying this a lot more than Index season 3, it's a complex plot but shitty executed this coming from a fan, Goblin Slayer on the other hand is really consistent. |
| And you didn't even mentioned the awful production values, especially the CG. Considering it's the flavor of the season, it's not too overhyped. That would be Slime/Bunny Senpai. |
| GS is my favorite show of the season but I don't say it is the best. I understand that a lot of people say it is a generic fantacy story, and they are right in my eyes. I just like dense but serious warriors that life for only one purpose to the point of obsession. How I see it is that saying that a show is overrated, is saying that you think others like a show that you don't particually like yourself and not knowing why. |
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IRFodder said: TheArgonaut88 said: its overyhyped , yeah, and with a really, really, defensive fan base When you are accused of being rape advocates by proxy it's hard not to get defensive in all honesty, especially when the initial outrage was as unfounded as it was. Unfounded? Last time I checked it certainly did have rape and it certainly was bad. I see nothing unfounded there. |
IRFodder said: NthDegree said: Unfounded? Last time I checked it certainly did have rape and it certainly was bad. I see nothing unfounded there. It's the context that people.. I guess.. still ignore. Yes, rape is bad! If you have that opinion we can be friends, it's not the first show/book/movie that has had the subject and it certainly will not be the last. To accuse an entire viewer base of of promoting rape culture because of one scene that is a singular element of the narative is dishonest and unfounded. I think the relevant part here is "it certainly did have rape and it certainly was bad". If rape is used well for narrative purposes, you rarely see anyone criticizing it. Goblin Slayer's problem was simply that it was bad. So in my opinion, it fully deserved the backlash. |
| There is no way this anime is overrated! It's fantastic with such a detailed fantasy world, deep characters and a really intriguing and exciting plot. The character of Goblin Slayer is such a great character too because he's so complex and mysterious and wanna know mooooore! |
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IRFodder said: NthDegree said: I think the relevant part here is "it certainly did have rape and it certainly was bad". If rape is used well for narrative purposes, you rarely see anyone criticizing it. Goblin Slayer's problem was simply that it was bad. So in my opinion, it fully deserved the backlash. Ok, your ignoring me and self masturbating your own words. I am guessing your definition of a good rape is Berzerk Casca, I raise you Ogres. I also raise you Drifters Elf scene, if we go into non anime I raise you Dark Eldar, Goblins, Demons and all mannors of monstrosities, into real world issues, rape gangs, general dark alley rapists ect. Of course that is under the asumption that your, "If rape is used well as a narrative purpose" statement is reflective of it makes no sense. In reality they do make sense. I generally do not reply to juxtaposing accusations like that, because they tend to just cause flame wars. But since you asked... At least here in MAL I did not see anyone saying what you described. Individual lunatics always exist, but do not mistake that for the majority. |
| The rape scene was surely controversy, but controversy sells. Can't say I blame the author, as mutch as I want to deny it. Because of episode 1, it got a lot of talk about it. It gained a strong fan base, as well as a hate-community. |
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| I get a lot of the criticisms towards this show so you're right to think so. In my opinion, Goblin Slayer isn't an anime/manga for fans of anime - it's created for fans of video games (particularly RPG-genre) and fans of D&D. There are just so many layers of references each episode towards tabletop and video games and that is what makes this show so enjoyable for me. I also love the commentary on the ridiculously of typical anime Isekai armour so I suppose the subtle satire is also keeping me invested into the show. If you ask me, I wouldn't say it's overrated. If you don't enjoy it for a multitude of reasons, I can definitely understand - this show is not made for everyone. But if you're one of those people who write it off because it's too "edgy" for you, then I don't think you understand what this show is going for. |
papsoshea said: This show is extremely overrated by its fans. They pick and choose when the show is just a simple story or when its a complex, deep and thought-provoking series. It's not a simple story, and far from anything meaningful. It's simply shit! Not a simple story? The story so far is about some guy wanting revenge on Goblins. And as a result, the party wants him to loosen up. And a overarching plot about a demon war. None of which is complicated in the slightest. Meaningful? No there isn't anything really meaningful or thought provoking. But i don't think this series was being philosophical in the first place. |
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| Its boring and i dislike it a lot |
| It's certainly nothing special. The characters are so bland, they don't even have a name. |
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KaiserNazrin said: The characters are so bland, they don't even have a name. Now you mention it, I really don't know any character's name besides Goblin Slayer, but that is more like a title. But then again, I don't remember the names of barely any anime character. Japanese names don't stick with me for some reason. |
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| its underrated not overrated |
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I Dont think its underrated. It doesnt deserve 8 higher either so current 7.5 would be perfectly fit it. Reasons? Characters Story World Building doesnt develop properly yet. I read the manga ahead before the anime aired. |
| I don't see it overrated. Overrated would mean 8.00 or higher. The score is perfectly fine for now. I think something around 7.80 should be fine. If you want to talk about overrated stuff go make threads about the slime anime or about Re:Zero. They are higher than 8.0 while they feel more like lower than 7.50 |
| No. It's just fine. |
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Xaelath said: I Dont think its underrated. It doesnt deserve 8 higher either so current 7.5 would be perfectly fit it. Reasons? Characters Story World Building doesnt develop properly yet. I read the manga ahead before the anime aired. characters are good story is good world is good u bad show me a better anime with the same setting |
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incisorr said: Xaelath said: I Dont think its underrated. It doesnt deserve 8 higher either so current 7.5 would be perfectly fit it. Reasons? Characters Story World Building doesnt develop properly yet. I read the manga ahead before the anime aired. characters are good story is good world is good u bad show me a better anime with the same setting Wasn't it mentioned in here that Rezero and Shinsekai is a better dark fantasy? If you want to argue tell me why is it good first. Character Rezero , we got amusing cast each arc, believable enough Subaru torture is amusing to watch. The side characters are also important in future plot. They're certainly not 1 dimensional like Goblin Slayer side characters which practically a random adventurer who trying to find another warrior to help them defeat "Demon king" lmao. Also Rezero is a mystery physiological. Following the Shin Sekai is also rather focused on human philosophy. I don't need to explain it further. Both story is abit different than a modern cliche. In Rezero you're introduced with this Isekai thing except MC actually got "Power" though explaining it further might be spoiler to being him back to specific check point. Steins gate eh? Except we also got to see gore's justified by the story of a Witch and her cult that trying to find something and spread their teachings. Shinsekai story is like Japanese folklore , it's pretty complicated to explain Shinsekai seriously. I am pretty lazy to explain further but lots agree that if GS good it would have hit 8 or higher but the fact it doesn't and have mixed scores means something went really bad aside for that episode 1 shenanigans. By any means settings of dark fantasy there's lot more better than Goblin Slayer lmao. You just apparently watch too much mainstream shit and on trends. Well ofc i wont rate GS very low, i liked it, maybe around 7-8 is fine for me. |
| RE;ZERO HAS 24 EPISODES , GOBLIN SLAYER HAS 8 YOU SHMUCK WHY DONT YOU WATCH ONLY THE FIRST 8 EPISODES OF RE;ZERO AND COMPARE THEM AND SEE HOW ITS 300 TIMES WORSE LMAO NICE IQ LOL AT LABELING GOBLIN SLAYER OR RE;ZERO AS "DARK FANTASY BTW" nicE "LABELS" man. None of them are "DARK". That's your brain projecting words onto things but it doesn't make it so. If goblin slayer is dark then fucking Charlotte is dark too cus they showed a bit of blood lmao btw sick logic the goblin slayer has more personality than subaru actually does for 8 episodes they managed to introduce a world, build a setting, introduce successfully three major characters (priest,elf, goblin slayer) and the dwarf/lizard still need some more dialogue to be more fleshed out they showed a shit ton of action and fighting the whole "good"/ bad thing is subjective but even if you're trying to be as objective as possible, for the little time goblin slayer has had it has managed to establish a lot more things the "future plot" is important? Lmao so what future plot does re;zero actually have set up at the beginning? what future plot does a lesbian anime have? what future plot does SSSS.THICKMAN have? what future plot does welcome to the NHK have (one of the best animes out there)? your arguments are a joke. Re;zero is hard carried by Emilia. Subaru is annoying, his powers aren't explained AT ALL, it's not reasonable - YOU LITERALLY HAVE "SAVE GAME" LMAO BTW, its a stupid isekai and its not original and the main char has no "scars" (mental or otherwise), no substance, no personality, no experience (im not complaining cause im not a whiner like most kids are but im pointing it out) I am pretty lazy to explain further but lots agree that if GS good it would have hit 8 or higher but the fact it doesn't and have mixed scores means something went really bad aside for that episode 1 shenanigans. yeah but a lot of people in the past also thought religion is a real thing so they would kill you if you didn't agree with them and now people don't do that any more and the world hasn't ended so it looks like our ancestors were wrong? in the past doctors cured patients by cutting their limbs off over small things and in general you can youtube 3000 things to see how many wrong things people did in the past the majority is almost never correct which is why its often manipulated and controlled by the minority, i couldnt care less if the anime had a 2/10 score and if it was as good as it is right now id still rate it highly your arguments against goblin slayer are bad simply because you're comparing it to a fully fleshed out story that's much longer when this anime hasnt had even nearly enough screen time |
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| Undoubtedly overrated. My defn of overrated. It's getting too much attention than it deserves. So far I haven't seen any exciting plot and character development. It's just like a session of dungeon hunting and gore and that's it. It has the most average dungeon hunting plot. |
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| I don't believe in the term "overrated", OP. Just say you hate the anime and go. |
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moonsensual said: him saying that an anime is overated is like him saying that this anime isn't as good as people are making it out to be or that it is getting more attention than it deserves in his op I don't believe in the term "overrated", OP. Just say you hate the anime and go. expressions such as : the word "overated" being a buzzword or that you don't beleive in such term became more of a buzzword than the the word itself Anw i do agree with op since the writing of this anime is pretty mediocre + the animation is pretty bad during some scenes + the story itself isn't anything special |
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