But truly what is in it when we get rid of all the bs, hate and controversy?
An enjoyable experience.
Goblin Slayer comes with a very unique concept and for a big chunk of the PTW audience the idea of a guy doing nothing but stomping rats all day, every day was pretty interesting.
"This guy does nothing but kill goblins" sign me in.
I definitely not expected something that mixed PTSD, literally a DND world, comedy and a hentai protagonist.
Story: It has been shown to death the "isekaish" world of swords, dragons and magic. But GS world while similar is actually a dungeons and dragons world.
References to monsters, DnD skill system, etc.
The whole plot revolves around: Let's go kill goblins, oh no "x" happened, shit we somehow did it.
"X" most of the times is our MacGyver protagonist finding a way to abuse the DnD system and honestly those moments are really cool and pretty reminiscent of Jojo.
The other half of the show is our party banter and interactions with each other while trying to integrate our hentai protagonist to do stuff with them.
It's a pretty comfy show. It's not a gritty horror story about goblins raping women or a heavy monologue about fear and moving on and thats something a lot of people critizicing Goblin Slayer seem to think.
Goblin Slayer is not Berserk. Goblin Slayer is a fun, action packed show with a few serious moments and a ton of extra enjoyement can be extracted from it with said mentality.
Art: When i heard "White Fox" it was like stars aligning to give me an awesome show but honestly when i saw the episodes the last thing going trough my mind was "Wow it looks so beatifully animated".
White Fox has completely dropped the ball on GS and a lot of times the show feels lifeless, cheap and boring.
There are times where GS san is shown in 3D CGI but while they definitely break the inmersion they arent the second coming of the antichrist and are definitely endurable (endurable key word right there).
Sound: Nothing to complain. Rightfully by Mili fits the GS anime completely.
I never found any of the VA's being really off character or doing a poor work.
If you are really stingy with this you might find stuff to criticize but wasnt able to find anything particularly annoying.
Characters: GS is definitely the appeal of the show. If you are sick of these beta otaku MC's or these all mighty heroes whose power is directly linked to the strenght of their vocal cords then you'll love Goblin Slayer.
Like ep 12 tells us straight up "Goblin Slayer is just a guy"
He is not all mighty so he plans ahead, a lot. He always thinks on his future confrontations and sets up skills, items or tactics to overpower any foe that crosses his path.
He is like a 10 damage card that can multiply his damage when facing goblins or when using his brain and damn if the damage he receives when he is not in control is clear.
His whole persona and his attitude towards his life (details like the fact that he doesnt carry strong weaponry to avoid the possibility of goblins stealing it from his dead body really are a cool addition) makes you feel on edge whenever a fight is on and the fact that you never feel that he is in anyway special or powerful add to this as well.
The rest are all charming on his own way. I'm not a waifu kind of guy and i would like to see female characters doing more than just having massive tits, making cute faces, etc.
While the other male characters arent completely forgettable the show (just like me) has a love boner for Goblin Slayer so he is practically the only dude you will have eyes for on more than one way.
Enjoyment: The holy grail of anime or actually any form of entertainment.
Who cares if something is preciously animated with jaw dropping scenarios if the enjoyment you can get from it is the same as watching the paint dry.
Perfect.
There are not many words for it. I loved Goblin Slayer and that's all there is to it.
The show doesnt try to bullshit you or tries to pretend to be something mature.
And to be honest that's something that while a lot of shows do, there are many that go overboard with it and you almost feel that you are being made fun of while watching it.
If you wanna have some damn fun and watch religiously everything that a dude that never shows his face and respondes to everything using as few words as possible then Goblin Slayer is definitely the show for you.
