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“The gods of light, order and fate, and the gods of darkness, chaos and coincidence decided to throw dice in order to determine which side would rule the world. The gods threw the dice over and over and over again, until they began to feel faint. ”
Goblin Slayer is a dark fantasy anime adapted from both the manga and light novels of the same name, highly inspired by tabletop role-playing games. Initially the story follows a young woman known as “Priestess” that has recently become an adventurer and joins an upstart party on her first quest. Their naivety and inexperience ultimately lead to their grim demise, ravaged by goblins who commit heinous acts such as rape and dismemberment depicted in much more graphic fashion compared to other fantasy anime of recent years. Before the Priestess can be dispatched however, the actual protagonist appears from the shadows, intent of massacring every goblin in sight. From this point, the series is predominantly focused on this mysterious adventurer commonly referred to as “Goblin Slayer” and his efforts to exterminate the entire goblin species.
The beginning to this story gives what I believe to be a clear sense of what Goblin Slayer strives to be. Simplistic, cheerful dialogue to elucidate fundamentals of the adventurer system, a light-hearted tone able to create a strong optimistic mood, even the visuals and audio utilizing light colours for character designs coupled with an upbeat tune all try and convey a presentation akin to the typical fantasy anime of recent memory. The group of upstart adventurers each can be seen representing archetypes one would expect to be present in such a series: tsundere, loli character, main character for a harem, etc. Numerous times before a goblin appears on screen, subtle signs are revealed about the party’s lack of preparation and expectation to indicate this quest will not be as successful as they hope, and then what follows is a shocking realization of what the world of Goblin Slayer truly entails.
Ippo found out from Itagaki that the champion's trainer is Miguel Zale. Wishing to observe how monkeys act in their natural habitat, Ippo went to the Shimono Zoo, however, the monkeys there were not active. Mari approached Ippo and suggested that his fight with the Indonesian champion seemed even since both boxers have famous trainers, raising his spirits. At the Kamogawa gym, with the opponents revealed for Aoki, Kimura, and Itagaki, Ippo began training with the group. Ippo getting forcefully hugged in his first meeting with Wally at the weigh-in. A month before the match, Ippo trained to stop the champion from going in circles around Ippo by trapping him in a corner and using combinations to keep him there. This strategy proved to be ineffective as Ippo and Kamogawa received a call from Volg and Dankichi respectively revealing to them, after revealing the champion's name being Wally, how, after he sparred with Volg, that Wally is most effective at the corner. Despite the warning, Kamogawa theorised that the deciding point of the match would be at the corner and continue the training to prepare Ippo for the corner battle. At the weigh-in at Kōrakuen Hall, Ippo met Wally for the first time and, after the weight check, he was forcefully hugged by the excited Wally, who then gave Ippo some of his bananas. Feeling bad that he ate the bananas and had nothing to give back, Wally insisted that Ippo would give him something the next day. Leaving the venue with Yagi, Ippo gave his opinion of Wally that he is strong, being similar to Volg and Sendō.
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