Current Events > Goblin Slayer anime is done. My personal thoughts? *spoilers*

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I have completed Goblin Slayer's first season.

I haven't been as conflicted about an anime as I have been about this in quite a long time. I find the character design, audio design, OST, and general "feel" of the anime really high quality. I watched the sub and it is well acted. The battles and tactics really reflect a reflexive D&D thinker, and it is really refreshing to see an anime based in a Fantasy setting that is more about tactics and just "what works" over fancy techniques and abilities. Need to kill a large enemy? Lure it over a tripline, have it fall down, stab it in the back of the head. No need for some amazing STABBY DEATH move. Later on they do show some "advanced techniques", but beyond magic spells, it's all just movement and dodge type abilities, nothing outside the realistic vibe they are going for.

Yet, its overabundance of fanservice and the disappointing shock-value use of sexual assault is really disappointing. Especially since the first episode when it aired did not have a warning about it. My wife, who LOVES anime, was negatively affected by some of the imagery to the point she couldn't watch the rest of the series. It is "triggering" to those who have lived through sexual assault, and there was no warning, no indication that such content would be part of the series.Subsequent episodes did have a warning on screen about the graphic content, but as neither my wife or I wanted to spoil ourselves for the series, we didn't read the light novel or the manga.

It seems they learned their lesson, as nothing was as... exploitative throughout the rest of the season, but it was still disappointing. They do have fan-service in terms of boob shots with the childhood friend, but I think that's more about showing a genuine innocence in her feeling comfortable to look that way around him, as opposed to JUST being about "anime fans like boobs, do it!". But, I could be giving it far too much credit.

I will personally watch whatever they do next as I feel everyone deserves to learn from their mistakes. The quality is up there, and if you want a more gritty fantasy setting with an intriguing, oddly complex main protagonist, I'd definitely give it a shot. Just be warned, the first episode is VERY graphic. Like, Berserk 1990's level of graphic.
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It was ok.

I think it relied on the shock of the first episode to draw people in.
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Pretty enjoyable season.
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I feel pretty ambivalent towards the gory stuff, but you can tell there sre alot of intentional gratuity that yeah, makes the scenes a little tasteless.

Its not they should take out the rape scenes. But i dunno, find a better way to do it, maybe in other angles or whatever. Also away with the obvious fan services like all the bouncy tit shots, that imo, cheapen the show quality.

Honestly, i dont know why or explain why, the fan services in reincarnated as a slime is also full of bouncy tits, yet it feels different. Like it is a harmless joke, that everyone including the girls laughed warmly after.
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But yeah, in general, it is really good aside from the complaints. If i ever find the commitment to play tabletop canpaign with real people i am definitely taking notes from GS and troll teh dungeon master with my tactics
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Where can I watch this anime? Do I need to find it through...ahem, resourcefulness?
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It's a shame that they had to tone down the edginess. It would have been great to see the meat shields in all their glory!
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pinky0926 posted...

Where can I watch this anime? Do I need to find it through...ahem, resourcefulness?

Crunchyroll
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apolloooo posted...

I feel pretty ambivalent towards the gory stuff, but you can tell there sre alot of intentional gratuity that yeah, makes the scenes a little tasteless.

Its not they should take out the rape scenes. But i dunno, find a better way to do it, maybe in other angles or whatever. Also away with the obvious fan services like all the bouncy tit shots, that imo, cheapen the show quality.

Honestly, i dont know why or explain why, the fan services in reincarnated as a slime is also full of bouncy tits, yet it feels different. Like it is a harmless joke, that everyone including the girls laughed warmly after.

It's about tone and what the effect is going for. Slime is obviously a comedy, and as such body jokes come with the territory. Hell, even a major blockbuster comedy film like Liar Liar has boob jokes in it. It's just a part of humor.

The best I can offer for Goblin Slayer is that his childhood best friend feels comfortable enough around him to be unguarded in her physical appearance. Same thing with the Sword Maiden as she lets down her guard around him.

The mage female character I think is more a nod to how people play D&D. Heck, my wife played D&D as a voluptuous female spell caster, used her sexuality to get shit done.
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Ah

Souka
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LordFarquad1312 posted...

pinky0926 posted...

Where can I watch this anime? Do I need to find it through...ahem, resourcefulness?

Youtube