Episode 1: The Fate of Particular Adventurers
Goblin Slayer Episode 1 Review: Brutal Reality and Always, Always Be Prepared
In Goblin Slayer episode 1, “The Fate of Particular Adventurers,” Onna Shinkan joins the adventurers’ guild because she’s a priestess and wants to help other adventurers. She thinks she’s lucky to meet a new team of adventurers within minutes of signing the admission forms, but she should have put more stock in the guild representative’s worried look. She also should have trusted her instincts when they began screaming warnings at her. Will Onna get a chance to learn from experience? Or will this cruel world inflict its Darwinian wisdom on yet another party?
Warning: This series presents decidedly mature themes, and it contains a dramatic representative of violence against women (including rape). If any of these these trouble you, please do not watch this series or read this review.
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Episode 2: Goblin Slayer
Goblin Slayer Episode 2 Review: A Home to Defend and a Solid Teacher
In Goblin Slayer episode 2, “Goblin Slayer,” we find out that Goblin Slayer not only has a home, but he has a childhood friend named Ushikai Musume. He lives with her and her uncle in seeming peace. But we also find out all is not as blissful as it seems, from Goblin Slayer’s grimly necessary morning routine to how poorly many of the other adventurers treat him. Despite that, he continues to teach Onna Shinkaand puts up with her frequent bouts of stubbornness. Then Onna witnesses a fresh porcelain team go out after a nest of goblins while Goblin Slayer selects a much larger, more strategic target. He says that she can follow the porcelain group if she wants, but he won’t. Which mission will Onna choose? And even if she goes with Goblin Slayer, will she be any safer — since he’s taking on a goblin strong hold?
Warning: This series presents decidedly mature themes, and it contains a dramatic representative of violence against women (including rape). If any of these these trouble you, please do not watch this series or read this review.
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Episode 3: Unexpected Visitors
Goblin Slayer Episode 3 Review: That’s Not What We Proposed and the Drunken Elf
In Goblin Slayer episode 3, “Unexpected Visitors,” Goblin Slayer and Onna Shinkan return from a successful mission to find an Elf, a Dwarf, and a Lizardman waiting for them. Well, not for them — only for Goblin Slayer. Leading Onna to wonder just how seriously he takes her, Goblin Slayer excludes her and meets with Yousei Yunde, a 2,000 year old Elf archer who is paradoxically the least experienced of the three; Kouhito Doushi, a Dwarf shaman who mercilessly teases the Elf; and Tokage Souryo, a Lizardman shaman who seems like the most diplomatic of the three. They’ve come to ask Goblin Slayer for his help in a demon war that will likely determine the fate of the world. Will he be interested in fighting creatures other than goblins? Can he even fight on a team? And what will Onna have to say — assuming he even asks her?
Warning: This series presents decidedly mature themes, and it contains a dramatic representative of violence against women (including rape). If any of these these trouble you, please do not watch this series or read this review.
Note: This post may include spoilers, so be cautious.
Episode 4: The Strong
Goblin Slayer Episode 4 Review: The Goblins Must be Slain and This is an Adventure?
In Goblin Slayer episode 4, “The Strong,” Goblin Slayer leads the party into the enemy fortress. They encounter and free a captive Elf and send her home with the magic of the Lizardman, Tokage Souryo. But the event shatters the composure of the party’s elf, Yousei Yunde. Just what did she expect from a foray into goblin territory? Will she be able to stay with the party in spite of not only her fear, but of Goblin Slayer’s own brand of “compassion?” Onna Shinkan tries her best to maintain the peace, as does the Dwarf, Kouhito Doushi. But soon, the Elf’s reaction to her first goblin combat is absolutely the least of their worries.
Warning: This series presents decidedly mature themes, and it contains a dramatic representative of violence against women (including rape). If any of these these trouble you, please do not watch this series or read this review.
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Episode 5: Adventures and Daily Life
Goblin Slayer Episode 5 Review: An Insightful Interlude and the Benefits of Clubbing
In Goblin Slayer episode 5, “Adventures and Daily Life,” a two-person team whose warrior just lost his sword begs with Goblin Slayer for help. Will they accept his unorthodox advice? And if they do, will they survive trying to put it into practice? Later, Uketsuke-jou, the Guild Representative, asks Goblin Slayerto be an official adventurer observer at a promotion test. She has to practically beg him because are no goblins to kill, but he eventually agrees. It seems the scout seeking promotion has something to hide — can they figure out what before it’s too late? Meanwhile, Onna Shinkan earns a promotion, in part because of her ogre defense in the previous episode, and she sets off to inform Mother Superior. Shortly after she leaves, Goblin Slayer receives a personalized request for assistance from a decidedly VIP. What kind of strings are attached?
Warning: This series presents decidedly mature themes, and it contains a dramatic representative of violence against women (including rape). If any of these these trouble you, please do not watch this series or read this review.
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Episode 6: Goblin Slayer in the Water Town
Goblin Slayer Episode 6 Review: The Sword Maiden and Sewer Mariners
In Goblin Slayer episode 6, “Goblin Slayer in the Water Town,” Goblin Slayer answers the Sword Maiden’s request to slay goblins. Onna Shinkan, the priestess, goes with him, and so does the Elf, Dwarf, and Lizardman. The Sword Maiden tells them that women and children are being murdered throughout the city. The culprit? Goblins, as one adventurer learned when he interrupted an assault. With the military preoccupied, and with the failure of the local adventurers to even return from the sewers when they went to deal with the threat, Sword Maiden turns to Goblin Slayer. Will he and his crew fare any better beneath the city? And are goblins the only threat?
Warning: This series presents decidedly mature themes, and it contains a dramatic representative of violence against women (including rape). If any of these these trouble you, please do not watch this series or read this review.
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Episode 7: Onward Unto Death
Goblin Slayer Episode 7: A Dependable Fellow and a Disturbing Off-Hand Prophecy
In Goblin Slayer episode 7, “Onward Unto Death,” the priestess Onna Shinkan receives a disturbing prophecy from the Sword Maiden, and she can’t shake the feeling of unease even as they start their next mission into the sewers. Goblin Slayer, warned perhaps by the lack of giant rats in their destination, purchases a canary to detect poison gas. That turns out to have been a good decision when he and his entire party find themselves trapped in a crypt that’s flooding with gas. Can even Goblin Slayer, with backup from Onna, the Elf, the Dwarf, and the Lizardman, survive the gas? And if they can, what can they do about the large number of goblins outside the door — goblins that have brought something else with them?
Warning: This series presents decidedly mature themes, and it contains a dramatic representative of violence against women (including rape). If any of these these trouble you, please do not watch this series or read this review.
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Episode 8: Whispers and Prayers and Chants
Goblin Slayer Episode 8: A Very Pleasant Resurrection and Beauty is in the Eyes of The…
In Goblin Slayer episode 8, “Whispers and Prayers and Chants,” Onna Shinkan and Sword Maiden go to great lengths to resurrect Goblin Slayer — which stresses even his stoicism. As Kouhito Doushi, Tokage Souryo, and Yousei Yunde scout their next targets, Goblin Slayer and the priestess get their gear repaired and take a moment to learn about ice cream. Finally, the party reassembles and descends into the sewers, where they come face to eye with a terrible monster that’s not a goblin. How will our hero react?
Warning: This series presents decidedly mature themes, and it contains a dramatic representative of violence against women (including rape). If any of these these trouble you, please do not watch this series or read this review.
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Episode 9: There and Back Again
Goblin Slayer Episode 9: Close Quarters Combat and Crushing Expectations
In Goblin Slayer episode 9, “There and Back Again,” our heroes discover a magical mirror gate that the goblins have been protecting. Before they can do anything about it, Yousei Yunde hears a goblin army approaching — along with the now one-eyed goblin champion. Goblin Slayer takes stock of their surroundings. Can even he come up with a plan to defend against that many attackers? And if he does, can Onna Shinkan and the others implement it quickly enough?
Warning: This series presents decidedly mature themes, and it contains a dramatic representative of violence against women (including rape). If any of these these trouble you, please do not watch this series or read this review.
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Episode 10: Dozing
Goblin Slayer Episode 10: A Circle of Friends and an Uncertain Future
In Goblin Slayer episode 10, “Dozing,” Goblin Slayer reflects on the last meal he had with his sister and how much things have — and haven’t — changed. Around his morning routine checking the perimeter of Ushikai Musume and her uncle’s farm, we learn that a new platinum adventurer has overthrown the Demon Lord, and there are celebrations galore. For a brief moment, things are so relaxed that the Dwarf Kouhito Doushi gets into a drinking match with the Elf Yousei Yunde. But you can probably guess that the good times don’t last…
Warning: This series presents decidedly mature themes, and it contains a dramatic representative of violence against women (including rape). If any of these these trouble you, please do not watch this series or read this review.
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Episode 11: A Gathering of Adventurers
Goblin Slayer Episode 11: A Practical Request and the Power of Strategy
In Goblin Slayer episode 11, “A Gathering of Adventurers,” Goblin Slayer reads the signs of an impending goblin attack and begs Ushikai Musume to run for her life. Unwilling to abandon him, knowing he will stay and try to fight them alone (and to his death) if she leaves, she declined, forcing him to make a difficult decision. He goes to town and immediately begs the others adventurers for help. Will the high-ranking adventurers agree to fight lowly goblins? Or will Goblin Slayer have to stand against a sea of goblins with only the Elf Yousei Yunde, the Dwarf Kouhito Doushi, and the Lizardman Tokage Souryo at his side? Is it possible even they would abandon him?
Warning: This series presents decidedly mature themes, and it contains a dramatic representative of violence against women (including rape). If any of these these trouble you, please do not watch this series or read this review.
Note: This post may include spoilers, so be cautious.
Episode 12: The Fate of an Adventurer
Goblin Slayer Episode 12: Battle of the Goblin Lord and the Cat’s Out of the Bag
In Goblin Slayer episode 12, “The Fate of an Adventurer,” Goblin Slayer faces off against the Goblin Lord. Remembering that even a Goblin Champion was more than a match for him, how in the world can he, a silver-ranked adventurer, expect to prevail? Especially as higher-ranked adventurers than him are struggling against the Goblin Champions back at the farm!
Warning: This series presents decidedly mature themes, and it contains a dramatic representative of violence against women (including rape). If any of these these trouble you, please do not watch this series or read this review.
