First of all, let's talk music. WHAT AN OUTSTANDING SOUNDTRACK (even having a new intro song by Mili)! The music for this series goes beyond hard, the intense tracks do such an amazing job at getting you pumped for action scenes, seriously if you like metal, you will fall in love. The intense tracks stood out the most to me while watching, however, while re-listening to the OST I noticed how many great and memorable laid backed tracks the show has in general, it is seriously some of the best fantasy music out there, with a similar vibes to Heartstone's main theme, so go give it a listen (especially the intro), even if you don't plan on watching the show!
Again this season, I really loved the story. I still love the unique perspective Goblin Slayer offers, showing us the world through the lens of a simple adventurer who could easily be replaced by any other adventurer, while contrasting it with the deeds of the heroes who have inhuman amounts of power. Yes, the setting is as basic as basic fantasy settings go (DnD), however, the unique protagonist and perspective he offers creates a memorable story nonetheless.
I also think the story resonates so much with me because of its pacing. To me, every plot point just flows into one another like butter, there are no points where it starts to feel rushed or dragged out, scenes and arcs just flow naturally into each other, all the while still offering punctual faster and slower points. However, this great flow is also one of the flaws of the show in a way, because it's related to Goblin Slayer's simple and repetitive structure that every arc shares, which makes the story become predictable : first the slayer will receive a quest (or need to do something), the he goes to do it, kills goblins, but then realizes something more than just goblins was there, so he ends up having to kill that too. It's a fine structure, but the fact it's reused so much makes it lose a lot of the original punch (especially since its reused trice this season).
Nevertheless, it's still a consistently great anime that, in my opinion, contains no low points and is definitely worth your time. It's nothing revolutionary, but it also doesn't try to be more than it really is, it's a fun, simple, DnD inspired story with well developed characters, a banger soundtrack (seriously, go check it out) and good looks. Everything looks fluid. I really liked the redesigns and though I do get why some people could disagree with this season simplifying the designs, I still think it's a perfectly fine trade off since it means we aren't getting 3D this time around. I just think it's good looking.
Low 7. It would've been higher, but its very predictable structure means that it becomes predictable, which limits how much impact the story can have (especially so for the last episode).
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