Goblin Slayer Anime Review

Goblin Slayer is an anime about a dude named Goblin Slayer who slays goblins. Now here's the part of my review where I wish I could say "but there's just so much more to Goblin Slayer than that!" Unfortunately, I just can't. In fact, with the exception of a few dark scenes, this show possesses all of the qualities of a typical fantasy world anime.

The first episode shows violent, graphic, ugly and very disgusting scene depicting the titular goblins. Said scene was widely discussed in the anime community and got a strong reaction.

The Goblin Slayer creators do not overuse and exploit the fact that the goblins perform this and other heinous acts. What is shown are only minimal amounts that are used to tell the story and not be the story.

“It’s a generic isekai” - no, it’s this thing called “fantasy” that actually existed even before SAO. What makes it silier is that Goblin Slayer doesn’t even feature any of the staple isekai tropes like some other “fantasy confused for isekai” series, e. g. Danmachi.