Anime Review: Goblin Slayer
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Summary:
The summary for this anime is a little hard to describe because the story basically revolves around only one adventurer, the Goblin Slayer. He is obsessed with Goblins, in fact, he will only take jobs that involve killing them. He is actually very skilled as an adventurer; however, other adventurers are not impressed by his talent. Most tend to laugh at his “enemy,” since to many, Goblins are weak, easy to kill, and for beginners. However, the Goblin Slayer isn’t disturbed by his reputation, he is high ranked, but not concern with that as well, he only acts to kill Goblin. This story begins with the Goblin Slayer saving Onna Shinkan an amateur Priestess, who joined a small party in order to gain experience, however the quest goes terribly wrong, and after she is saved she decides to join the Goblin Slayer.
First Impression:
Honestly, I had no clue what this Anime was about until I watched it, I assumed it would be an adventure type of show, but that was about it. I did expect the tone of the show to be lighthearted, still tense at times, but mostly a lot of joking and trying to be the best at something. I guess I thought it was like the anime “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime,” which if you haven’t seen it, I recommend it, but don’t expect a challenge, it’s all basically go-lucky fun. The reason for this comparison was that the art style seemed bright, also cool, but in general just something that would not go to any drama. Also, there were only 12 episodes schedule to be release at the time, and usually that says enough about where its going to go. Not to mention that personally I didn’t see any buzz about this anime anywhere, at least not how they advertise the anime “Black Clover”. However, every time I talked to anyone about anime, I kept getting this recommendation. I would ask questions, people would give me the generic “yeah, it’s a great anime” and that’s about it. So, at one point, I had nothing to watch and I started it, and when I say someone should have warned me, they should have warned me….
Review:
So honestly this anime is amazing, the plot is great, the characters are awesome, and its not super predictable since it feels like the story is just coming together with each episode. However, that first episode was so gut-wrenching that I almost threw up, I’m weak with sexual violence, but it really doesn’t show anything, so like I said I’m weak to it, because it HAUNTED ME. ( Yeah I know its all make believe, but whatever)
Still, that first episode was nicely done, when I started watching it, the anime was simply passively going by. I was hoping it will pick up soon, thinking it will be a nice anime, but not memorable, and then I out of nowhere, fear, pain, and death. Holy F***, when I say it was unexpected, I really was shocked, and while I hated the tragedy of that scene it was necessarily. After that, I never question the Goblin Slayer’s motivation, the Goblins were terrifying, and I started to hate them instantly. Also, the anime does a good job of reminding you that death can always be an option, because I questioned who would die next. The thing is that it wasn’t like game of thrones where death is lurking around every corner, but the show kept telling you that adventures were not always going to survive. I know most of these types of shows say the same thing, but when not done right, you always know there is a safety to it all. However, this anime, showed you how difficult it can be to survive, without drowning you in a bunch of negativities. Theres jokes and laughter, but there are also challenges, and you as the viewer don’t forget, the story will remind you. I was a little confused about the direction of this anime, because it seemed like you’re just watching a guy killing Goblins with people who decide to join him. Still as the show progresses, it was simple to see that there was some magic in the presents of the story.
Also, the character the Goblin Slayer was interesting, you know his pass and his reason for his obsession, but what you learn, you learn as if you were meeting a real person. To me it felt like every episode was you figuring out his like and dislikes, something that you were bombarded with. He was a tortured man, but you weren’t told, you were shown, and not shown like him crying in a corner or having long monologue about his mentality. The Show Simply showed you his actions, his obsession, his lack of emotion, but his intense fear. I know his back story is dark, so you expect that pain, but it was just nicely done, it was believable, almost relatable to current life.
Conclusion:
The show was great, and I was excited to find out that a second season might come up, the characters were believable, the story was exciting and terrifying at time. Honestly, what sold me was the character Goblin Slayer, I want to see more of him, I want him to get a happy ending, I want him to get peace and acknowledgement. Don’t get me wrong, the other characters are awesome, the priestess is endearing and lovable, and not all of his party members were girls which is a plus for me. It was just a story about a guy, and his path, and you want his path to be a happy one. I personally will give it a Four out of Five stars, just because I wanted more, I’m greedy like that, here’s to the second season.
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