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My first review and i'm not native speaker, so i apologize in advance.

Goblin Slayer is another fantasy manga with adventureres, monsters and world-wide threat... except the latter almost does not appear. We follow the story titular hero, who has more than enough of reason to dedicate himself to slaying goblins.

Story: 7/10

As far story goes, it is rather standard one - MC goes on adventures and slays monsters. However, the way everything is presented (more on that in Enjoyment part) sets it from many similar titles. Still, the story is only starting to get serious, which i think is a good think, but it may disappoint ... those who want something major to happen instantly. Even the biggest of events so far is rather local affair. If we ever get to something bigger, you can easily treat this as 8/10 or higher depending on what we get.

Art: 8

Again, nothing truly unique, but everything is very detailed and pretty-looking. The only problem are characters other than MC and - surprise, surprise - goblins, who on the most part are your typical fantasy guys (more on that in the next part). Still, fights are a pure joy to look if you don't mind some gore, and at every point the manga looks very good. Also, it might be just me, but i think background is lacking in a little to many panels, but that might be me overthinking it.

Character: 6

I really, really want to give it more, i like MC and none of other characters is annoying when they weren't meant to. However, it is impossible not to notice that practically every person not called "Goblin Slayer" doesn't have much going for them. The author rarely doesn't trie to give them some deeper personality so far, so it is difficult to care for anyone other than MC. "6" means "fair" and this is the word i have to use for characters.

Enjoyment: 9

Now here is something that truly makes my time with first 17 chapters great - the manga never goes overboard. Yes, we see drastic scenes, even some typical "i won't leave you alone" moments (SPOILER, but not really) or some nudity (censored, of course - this isn't hentai or Berserk). However, none of this is overexaggerated. Take fights, for example - even if we get someone boasting and their spirit (and body) is later crushed, it isn't prolonged to make it more dramatic. The same goes for more romantic scenes (very short and - if i can say so - surprisingly realistic), and even if there is some nudity, it doesn't like forced fanservice - they are shown, but mostly due to "it's happening, so we have to show it" rule. Same with MC - no artifically prolonged dialogues about how he hates goblin. Yes, he talks about that, but gets it straight to the point.

In short, lack of artifically prolonged scenes and overdramatic tone definetely makes this title stand out.

Overall: 8

Definetely my favourite pure fantasy manga for now, along with Overlord and far above things like Shield Hero and The New Gate (both of which i enjoy a lot). It isn't and most likely won't be masterpiece, but if you like the genre, this is definetely the title to follow. I doubt the note will go higher, but at least i hope it remains at this level.