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Oct 22, 2023 6:04 AM
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Calm before the storm kind of chapter and right there at the end we get the firing shot. Lot's of dialogue setting things up for the future as well.

GS chilling at the bar was a welcome change of pace but sigh...Checking the waitresses behind at a bar even when they are centaur shaped...never change guys.
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Oct 22, 2023 8:35 AM

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As Goblin Slayer and the rest of the party amps up the low-level adventurers, including the red-haired wizard who still help increase their numbers. Aside from the ass talk, Goblin Slayer and his two mercenaries reminisce about the type of people whom they want to be. The dwarf teaching the wizard rookie, while the Priestess helps a fellow party member, and Cow Girl talks with Goblin Slayer on his future plans.

A rather slow episode with goblins attacking at the end, it's goblin slaying time once again soon.
Oct 22, 2023 9:43 AM

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Man, gotta say that this one ep felt like filler through and through...
Oct 22, 2023 11:25 AM
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Yeah i missed this anime so much! I love the calm vibes in this episode.
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Oct 22, 2023 1:30 PM

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I do appreciate the slice of life moment but the characters are so hollow to me... I just can't relate at all.

» Escapism.


Oct 22, 2023 5:09 PM
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Two things.

First, the red headed kid keeps doing the "Whooooooooah" thing where he acts really weird in front of girls, then you get some tits in your face, what is this? Some ecchi series like Green Green? This has happened twice (first time was when he first met farm girl) and it's already getting on my nerves, it's pathetic!

The second thing is Goblin Slayers armour, why is is all cracked and banged up and shit? One time it looks like there might be a pattern there but for the majority it's just cracked and dented, Goblin Slayer wouldn't walk around with that sort of battle damage as he's even too paranoid to take off his damn helmet while eating soup in case of Goblin attack.

I feel sorry for farm girl at this point, she really should move on.

Also, can the Centaur serving girl at the tavern get up and down stairs? I know Cows can't go downstairs due to the joints in their knees or whatever.

Really weird episode with a lot of talking about absolutely nothing of value. The characters, story, pacing and animation is all over the place, it's a bit of a disaster if I'm honest and I think I'm going to drop it here. I know some people are excited for the Goblin attack on the training ground next episode but I don't see any point in continuing with this poor quality and disappointing anime. I'm out!
Oct 22, 2023 9:48 PM
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"I guess what you want to do, what you have to do, and what you can do are all different."

This was a really cool support episode, but obviously it didn't really have any of the things that brought me to the show. I'm gonna be upset if there's 2 or 3 more of these this season.
Oct 22, 2023 10:28 PM

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I love comfy slice of life GS episodes like this, it reminded me of ep 5 from season 1.
I'm assuming we aren't getting the same thing next episode though...
Oct 22, 2023 10:40 PM

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The moment I finally got to see goblins, the episode ended... harsh...
Looks like they're skipping some important side stories in this episode.
It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines
and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it,
is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service.
Oct 22, 2023 11:47 PM
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one of the few animes i gobbled 3ep as soon as i saw fking goblins. 10/10. i love this show so much i wish i could kidnap author and watch every day. its that good.
Oct 23, 2023 6:50 AM
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So there are men in this world that have a thing for horse but? I can dig that.
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Oct 23, 2023 10:27 AM
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Nothing is happenning!
Oct 23, 2023 10:59 AM
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Good to know that he's not dense to romance, just that it's not the time yet for him.
Oct 25, 2023 4:53 AM
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ceritanya tentang latihan newbie
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Oct 26, 2023 8:28 AM

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Oh no... Another goblin again
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Oct 26, 2023 9:51 AM

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nothing happening...SOUKA lelz
5/5!!!


Oct 26, 2023 10:50 AM

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boooooooooooored
Oct 27, 2023 3:15 AM
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Love the guys-only night, their dreams seem simple, becoming a great person, but they actually put a lot of thought in achieving their dream, and even Goblin Slayer has childhood dream, or at least used to have. But Goblin Slayer is probably the only one of those three that have a song about him, so he won't be forgotten.

Just like how the new redhead wizard is the brother of the poisoned wizard, the new training ground is build upon Goblin Slayer's original village. It's just a circle of life.

Oh, and the bird from the first season is back! Just like the ice cream formula. Good thing I just watch the first season (and the movie) just before begin the second season so I recognize these immediately.
Oct 27, 2023 11:49 AM

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At the end of the day, Goblin slayer's a normal person too, or atleast he used to be, until the goblin tragedy happened. That real talk between the boys happened to hint towards the same.

Knew something was about to happen, as we had an ENTIRE episode without goblin slaying, and indeed something did happen. Waiting good old action next time.
Oct 31, 2023 12:02 AM
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Calm episode, except the lasts seconds!!! kekeke
Nov 1, 2023 6:36 AM
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our goblin slayer is slowly but surely becoming more sociable
Nov 2, 2023 4:55 PM

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Man, all there's on this guy's mind are literally goblins
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Nov 3, 2023 6:28 PM
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I think it's ridiculous that spearman, heavy warrior and goblin slayer don't think they heroes at least locally

Also like the centaur bar maid underused fantasy race
Nov 3, 2023 10:27 PM
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Best guy talk i've seen in a while.
"Nobody is perfect, we lose our way and make wrong choices.
We learn we are weak and frail and it brings us to our knees;
Yet, we stand back up over and over again in the pursuit of happines.
That is all life is, a series of decisions, corrections, and adjustments,
With the final goal of making the best of whatever time we have been given."
Nov 4, 2023 5:49 PM

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Both Goblin Slayer and Cow Girl are trapped in the past and are struggling to move on. The tragedy in the village with the goblins continues to haunt them. Now, the place that holds those nightmares and where their trauma originates from is changing, with new buildings constructed on it. I really enjoyed that scene, as sad as it was. They want to move on, but they can't, not yet. Their routine of GS slaying goblins and CG welcoming him home has gone on for years and years, and has become "comfortable shackles" they can't remove. A defense mechanism, perhaps.
As visually represented by the bird in the cage, GS and CG are caged by their pasts and can't escape. The world is moving, while they're stuck in place with their trauma. It's honestly sad, and I feel for them.

Sorry if I'm reading too much into it, but the scene and their situations feel that much deeper and tragic than it seems, to me.
Nov 5, 2023 11:37 PM

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Haha, that wizard kid got roasted by his fellow adventurers. He keeps having that bratty attitude, but when the game was on, he could only watch at Goblin Slayer slaying goblins.

Poor Cow Girl. :( She clearly sees how Goblin Slayer changes, step by step, but also she can't speed up his change of perspective.
Nov 8, 2023 11:22 AM
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fun and like the character building going on
Nov 8, 2023 7:10 PM
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Never expected to see a physical representation of the "training grounds".

That is the legacy of the lightning sword mage girl from the movie.

I thought the original one-liner expressing her movements. Ie all we'd gain.

Which was done in a reasonable manner. Considering how Goblin Slayer and co gains tertiary intelligence. Of the other adventurer's lives.

Its use as a main locale. For the new story driver. Is a plus.

Definitely looking forward to more usage of it within this narrative.
Nov 12, 2023 4:52 AM

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It's good they're training the youngin's. Otherwise, they'll be massacred like what happened in the 1st season.

Rhea girl is cute. Wizard is still arrogant.

The boy's night out was nice. Good to see Goblin Slayer being open to others.
Dec 9, 2023 4:56 PM

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Damn if goblin slayer won't wife up and impregnate that red hair gal then I must do it ffs.

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But my feels.
Dec 13, 2023 11:16 PM

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This is the equivalent of a beach episode for Goblin Slayer
Dec 28, 2023 3:31 AM

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Farm girl really do seem like Goblin Slayer's wife lol
Dec 30, 2023 4:03 AM

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Red haired kid is arrogant, reckless, and cocky. I understand that he wants to kill goblins because of what happened to his sister. But his actions are extremely irresponsible, which could easily get him killed. I can kind of see those other kids forming a party with him, which would benefit him the most if they did.

Goblin sharing his childhood dream with his buddies was refreshing to see.

Goblin slayer keeps denying farmer girl as his wife but they literally act like a married couple lol
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Jan 13, 10:59 AM

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Very good episode, it makes the show less empty of characters and personalities, and give us hints of what is going on. Keyword being hint, nothing is shoved in your face except for the goblin slaying part, Cow Girl scene shows it very well, she want him to stop, he can`t yet, she is sad about it. The three men talking also has this, they are not heroes, they are not legends, even though they wished for it.

Some people commenting here would probably want for The Lord of The Rings to start at the foot of Mount Doom with one big battle while Frodo and Sam climbed it. No fellowship, no journey, no development, and by God not a single scene of the fellowship camping and talking. That would be 'filler'
Jan 15, 12:20 AM

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I'm surprised old GS actually opened up to those two.


And goblins at the grounds....GS's old home....time to get to work.
Jan 25, 5:46 PM
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goblins fdp aparecendo do nada
Mar 2, 5:13 PM

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This episode was chill for the most part, Goblin Slayer chilling with the boys and having a drink, training the kiddos but that ending though, damn goblins are attacking!
Apr 19, 8:03 AM

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These episodes are way too short, feels more like 10 minutes than 20 minutes. Was a pretty chill episode for the most part, but now it's time to slay goblins again.
Apr 23, 12:12 AM
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I'm okay with slice of life, and the tone of regular isekai/fantasy animes, and I can handle S2 turning into that, but I feel like it's a betrayal to what the show was before in S1, and it's very disappointing. It's kind of sad, and I can't fault anyone for being angry about this because S1 of Goblin Slayer was distinctly it's own thing, and it was good...it wasn't like a typical isekai/fantasy, which S2 now feels subpar in comparison to S1. Even the characters are feeling subpar to how they were in S1, they feel exaggerated or off somehow. That knight was sadistically bashing at that rhea's shield while holding her sword backwards, it didn't seem to befitting to her wanting to be paladin in S1, or it seemed too exaggerated for her character or what GS S1 is. Same with GS having a mental breakdown in the alley when he found out the brat mage's sister was the poisoned mage he had to mercy kill, seemed too exaggerated. Even the brat mage being a brat seemed overly exaggerated. It's like the new studio or whoever is making S2 didn't really understand or care what Goblin Slayer S1 was actually like, and it's so disappointing. Grit, harsh reality, methodical pragmatism, and it's own particular style of dark humor seems to have been significantly reduced or removed.

That said, I'm really liking the rhea warrior girl, they should just have her join the party instead of that brat mage. If the show does anything bad to that rhea girl, like kill her or worse, instead of doing it to that brat mage...I'm going to be so pissed!

Also I noticed the show went back to calling the cow girl's uncle her uncle, back in ep1 GS told the brat mage that her uncle was her father for some reason. Could have been an error in the subs, but it was also carried over to the dub. Not sure if it was an error, or GS lied to the brat mage on purpose for some weird reason.
Jul 28, 10:46 PM

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Snoozefest episode except for that last minute. I'm sure some of these characters are gonna die right let's get to that.
Aug 30, 10:00 AM

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That was actually pretty chill and interesting dnd episode, I also hope that Priestess, Rhea, newbie wizard and poop patrol will make a group and do some novice level adventure but that will probably turn out into some goblin mess like right now.
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Nov 19, 11:00 AM

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The first half of the episode was OKish, the red haired brat was here again, and honestly, he's just as annoying.
I also might be a bit biased, since I watched the 1st 2 episodes of this season 1 year ago, so I don't remember perfectly why they were there, but I think I remember enough for this episode.
Something about the direction of this new studio doesn't click with me, and I don't know what.

Anyways, the 2nd half was much more interesting, since we got Goblin Slayer's hangout with the boys and his talk with the Farm girl. The hangout was rather surprising, because Goblin Slayer opened up quite a lot to those guys, and it seems like he, for the 1st time, can actually hang out with the boys, because he has male friends. His talk with the Farm girl was also important, because it shows why we're still only seeing him slaying goblins, he's clearly a broken person. And more than anything, this anime is going to be his path to accepting his past and being able to move on.
In his hangout with the boys we also see that he's actually aware that the Farm girl, and the guild girl might have feelings for him, but he is willingly ignoring them, because he feels broken inside, and isn't ready for any relationship, which makes sense.
So overall, although I felt like the episode missed something, I think it was a really important episode for us to be able to understand Goblin Slayer's character more, since this might have been a topic that hasn't been touched for quite some time.
The opening also hints for a more personal season, in which Goblin Slayer will come to "heal" a bit, but we'll see. Anyways, curious to see how this goes.
Also, I enjoyed the lighter episode for a change!

Edit: Forgot to mention on how Goblin Slayer said he wanted to be an adventurer when he was a child, but not the kind of adventurer he is now, which makes you think.
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