Goblin Slayer Episode 10.5 Discussion

shiro_kai said:
Will this count as 1 of the 12 episodes scheduled?

Seren7 said:
The story order for the anime is actually the correct order, it was the manga that deviated from the original light novels.

Antanaru said:
These motherfuckers... They shortened battles, skipped details, screwed up the story order, added filler side story, shoved unnecessary CG in and now released a recap? Yup, this anime is dead to me. I'll just go read the manga again, it's much more enjoyable.

A type of Clip Show. An episode that sums up a season or storyline by showing clips of significant events - essentially, a Previously On that lasts for a whole episode. Often used to help new viewers get acquainted with the storyline. This is important in Japan, where reruns of a series are a rarity. It can also be used to emphasize a Story Arc as setup to the next arc.

Recap episodes can also be used to fill out episode orders if the show's creators don't have quite enough material—a common occurrence if shows prove popular enough after their first few episodes that additional episodes are ordered beyond the series's original plan (as with Super Dimension Fortress Macross). Sometimes recap episodes are created by licensees when a show is localized from one market to another; material cut for being too risqué for local audiences (or, more rarely, too risqué for broadcast in its original market after production, as with the infamous Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Hot Springs Episode) has to be replaced by something, and all the footage from previous episodes is readily available to edit in. And sometimes the two cases are combined, as when Harmony Gold created a Recap Episode of out of thin air so Robotech would reach 85 episodes.

Longer-running anime shows will sometimes have a recap episode, usually about halfway through the series, often combined with or immediately followed by a Beach Episode in order to use Fanservice to keep the viewers coming back. However, in one- or two-cour showsnote , a Recap Episode is much less likely to happen, since there's less time available to spend to catch up the audience, and they're far less likely to forget something they saw just a few episodes ago anyways.

Sometimes, combined with a Framing Device that justifies the episode in-character.

In today's age of Digital Distribution, recap episodes are becoming somewhat less tolerated, since the internet ensures that, even if one cannot immediately access the older episodes as needed (whether legally or not), they can easily find online discussions to catch themselves up. This is doubly so since virtually all shows will eventually come out on DVD or Blu-ray, with all the episodes right there for the audience to recap themselves (if it's even needed, as they could also just watch the whole thing in one sitting). If a single-season show has a recap episode, it may be a sign that things are not going smoothly behind the scenes.

DementedPalkia said:


Except...CG has only been used for Goblin Slayer when he is standing still or walking, not when he is running, battling, etc. If there has been any cg moments besides that they're so insignificant that I don't remember. So why are you whining about CG? They use it as minimally as possible, you should be appreciative. Something called "budget" exists.

Also, no filler side story...

And finally if you can't wait 1 extra week for an episode that's pretty sad. They may have needed more time. Would you rather have a badly animated episode? Exactly, you wouldn't. If you wanna stop watching, go ahead. No one cares. I just think what your saying has nothing to support it and comes off as whining.

Antanaru said:
Your argument about CG is something along the lines of "he only kicked my in balls while he could stab me with a knife, what a nice bloke"... If you can't remember these jarring CG inserts then maybe dementia is kicking in, that would explain the rest of your post as well.

Chrome_Falcon said:
Lol. Literally every discussion thread in this anime somehow ends up becoming a shitfest.