Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown

It's more Goblin Slayer. It's not really better quality than the average goblin slayer s1 episode but not worse either, it doesn't reach the greatness of some of the great episodes sadly. You're not gonna start watching goblin slayer by watching this movie, but if u will then instantly you will be spoiled for the first 25 mins that recaps season 1. Goblins are slain, in pretty decent fashion but nothing too creative, at the end of the day this was mediocre-average but disappointing since i expect better quality and writing from a movie but this truly feels like a slightly extended episode with a recap. But a disappointing goblin slayer episode is still better than most of action anime out there.

I want to be the very best, Like no one ever was, Gotta stab them in the chest, To kill them is my cause, Goblins! Gotta kill 'em' all~ [Review starts here] What does the goblin slayer do? He kills goblins. Whats this movie about? Killing goblins. Honestly, if yall are looking for a deep anime with a life lesson you are looking in the wrong place. All this movie is about is the goblin slayer slaying goblins. It's in the name (;-;) For my fellow manga readers don't keep your hopes up, there's a good chunk of the story missing. Story - 4/10 Gore, Glory, Blood, and Rape. An expert about goblins, killing goblins, stabbing goblins, shooting goblins, burning goblins, torturing goblins, slicing goblins, and another team getting wiped out. Your average goblin slayer stuff. Not much plot besides that. As I said earlier a good chunk of detail is missing from the manga. Art - 9/10 The art is the same quality as before. It's good, nothing bad besides a little CGI, same stuff before. CGI goblin slayer and CGI Goblin slayer once or twice. Bearable and doesn't last too long. The animation is well done. There is a part with superb animation in this movie which impressed me a lot. Especially when they are running down the mountain, that animation was very well done. Its one of the few really well-done camera angle changing done recently. The effects make the science more intense, and I've only seen it a few times. Sound - 7/10 Gave it a 7/10 because it's good. Or that's what I thought. The sub is average, the background music pretty dope though. The ending theme was done by mili and has the same mood as before. I liked it. Character - 8/10 They are literally the same as before besides the fact there is another girl who joins them because her whole party got killed and she wants revenge. I shouldn't have the say more. Enjoyment - 8/10 Enjoyed it a lot since all I wanted to see was goblins getting slain. Haha, die goblins! Stab 'em. Leave me alone you wanna be otaku haters. Let me enjoy my shit in peace. I actually enjoyed it. Overall - 7/10 I liked it, I'm not sure if you guys all will like it though. If you enjoyed Goblin slayer then you will probably enjoy Goblin crown. <Extra> Goblin crown is now on Crunchyroll The Recap ends 25:00

This is my first review, so I'll keep it short and spoiler-free. Don't bother watching this movie. The first 25 minutes is just a recap with scenes taken from the anime with Priestesses voice over. This was just bloated in so that the movie could reach full length runtime, leaving it with around 50 minutes of "new" footage that adapts the current arc of the manga. The movie also features: Terrible animation and overuse of poorly made CGI. Shallow story with no stakes, zero development for the main characters and heavily censored violence. Conclusion: As a fan of the series, this was a complete dissapointment. It is a boring, lazy, underwhelming excuse of a movie.

This will be controversial. If I judge it on its own merit, the movie, like the series and manga, is fine. It's well executed, cast and directed. No complaints. However, anime storytelling isn't always about escapism or entertainment. Sometimes there are subtle parallels to other things. Such as when my friend told me - Ponyo - it's the Little Mermaid told differently. Goblins in this anime, like vampires and zombies in other stories/movies/TV shows, can be seen as symbolic for something. You cheer on the protagonist, the Goblin Slayer, for stoically doing his duty. There is a lot to like about him. But, you see him killing goblins, sparing not even the young ones, because there no good goblins. They'll remember, they'll learn and they'll seek revenge. When we see humanoid creatures like goblins as irredeemably "evil", fit to be slaughtered without sympathy, it is easier to do the same with other humans IRL. We dehumanize them. Immigrants (or substitute other groups - races, ethnicities) are evil - rapists and killers! They also take our jobs! They are terrorists! Why do we allow them to live among us? They must be driven out and eradicated! That's what makes something like Goblin Slayer very dangerous. You think I go too far? It's just an anime? People can tell fantasy from reality? They would not let something like this influence their thinking about real-life people who are different from they are? Maybe. I don't have such confidence in all people. The raping and killing (though not overtly shown but is definitely there) plays into those fears that people have about other people that they don't know or understand. I'd argue that even if you understand this and look at it from the perspective I am explaining, it would still influence your thinking a little. How you take my review will depend on whether you've already drank the Kool-aid.

Don't worry, this is a review of Goblin's Crown. I must cover a few things first... In my experience I've found that Goblin Slayer seems to be a series that most people either love, hate, or think is just a whole lot of average. I can understand where those who aren't fans of the show are coming from. When I first watched Goblin Slayer I found the first couple episodes to be unbearable and it was with great reluctance that I continued on to episode three. I was entertained by the new character interactions and decided to continue onward. By the end I had greatly enjoyed the series for its fantasy action and characters, giving it an 8/10 final score. Several months later I wanted more Goblin Slayer so I decided to purchase and read the light novels. This is when I really fell in love with the series. The influence tabletop games, specifically DnD, have had on the author when writing this series is much more obvious in the light novels. Some examples that immediately come to mind are the existence of random critical hits and how all the evil guys in the world are referred to as "Non-Prayer Characters." This influence can be seen in the anime through how the main characters have a limited amount of skills that they can use each day. The author of Goblin Slayer thought, what if there was a DnD character whose entire purpose was to kill goblins? And hence we got Goblin Slayer. My point with this is that I think it's very important that everyone keep in mind when watching the series that this is fully intended to be a darker realistic fantasy focused on the slightly more mundane aspects of adventuring within a tabletop game. Goblin Slayer and company are not portrayed as the heroes who will save the world. They are only Silver-rank and must work together and use their skills together in order to overcome every foe they face. Given that nearly all of their foes end up being goblins with some twist on the scenario, I really can understand how the series might not appeal to everyone. However, having read the light novels I have a much greater appreciation for just how much thought is put into each scenario and how the main characters, especially Goblin Slayer himself, move through that scenario, sometimes making decisions on the fly but often following clever plans that take down goblins in new and creative ways. I begin with all that because I want to express where most of my enjoyment of the series comes from and why I'm rating this OVA rather high compared to average score and other reviews. And also as a strong recommendation that everyone goes and reads the light novels hehe. On to the specific review... STORY and ENJOYMENT - 10/10 I'm rating the plot based on well I felt it followed the story from the light novels. In a surprise plot twist, Goblin Slayer receives a new quest that involves killing goblins. Well, that's not the focus of the quest. But goblin killing happens believe it or not. As I mentioned earlier, you aren't going to find much in the way of brand new enemies and scenarios that Goblin Slayer and co. find themselves fighting. I've also already covered why I think the series is entertaining. Goblin's Crown does not disappoint with regards to that and as the first new arc I encountered in the light novels I was particularly impressed with it, especially the end sequence. There is some mystery involving the goblins' presence and activity that grows and we're left with a sense of something bigger than just goblins being afoot. This trend doesn't stop going forward in the story and I hope that understanding this might also help more people to enjoy this OVA. I'm including my overall enjoyment with the story here because let's face it, there isn't really much of a bigger plot to consider when it comes to Goblin Slayer. The only consistent aspect of a plot throughout the series are the development of character relationships over time. I greatly enjoyed the Goblin's Crown arc in the light novels and seeing it animated (decently) was awesome. Goblin Slayer trusting his teammates to use their skills at the right moments all comes together in on an epic stage at the end. ART - 7/10 This is pretty much where all my grievances with the OVA come from. Overall the animation is little better than any of the seasonal episodes. Some CGI is still present for Goblin Slayer himself and even poorer CGI is used occasionally for the goblins. Goblin Slayer was fully animated more often than in s1, as well as the more important fight(s), though it's obvious shortcuts were taken and some of the fighting is just looping sword smacking. With that said, I think the world of Goblin Slayer is still brought to life well enough and I hope more animation adaptations are green-lit in the future. SOUND - 10/10 Goblin Slayer's personal theme is badass and is played at the right moment. The rest of the score is fitting for the tone of each scene. Yeah, music was good. Not as much heavy metal as the series. CHARACTER - 10/10 I think this might be where the light novels surpass the anime the most. The anime portrays all the characters well enough, we get their personalities, tendencies, and interactions with each other. The light novels often show us what they are thinking as well, which doesn't come across in the anime. However, I feel this is just a curse of animation in general. Anyway, my 10/10 score is very much influenced by my appreciation of the LNs. OVERALL - 9/10 In the end I was very happy with the adaptation of this arc and I can't wait for the possibility of more. I do wish the animation was better but what can ya do, sometimes it just be like that. I recognize why some folks can't enjoy it as much as I do and in those cases I do really recommend you give the LNs a try if you have the time and means to do so.

Very disappointing. I haven't read the original light novels or the manga, so if the material that is handled in this movie works better in those versions, that doesn't change the fact that this adaptation is simply bad. In fact, it would make this movie look even worse in comparison. The first 25 minutes are just a recap of the anime series, but it doesn't even do a good job at summarizing what's so interesting about Goblin Slayer if this was your first exposure to the franchise. And that's under the generous assumption that someone who has never watched or read Goblin Slayer would be interested in giving it a shot by watching the movie first. Goblin Slayer works as a concept, because it shines the spotlight on someone who is obsessed with staying in his lane, doing the one underappreciated job that nobody thinks is important. It puts emphasis on a lot of small details that are usually glossed over in other fantasy works and makes you think about cliché monster encounters with a more realistic and pragmatic mindset. But the recap only shows that Goblin Slayer kills goblins mercilessly, that he pulls out unconventional tricks in tough situations, that he keeps on fighting with sheer determination, and that he learned to overcome his insecurities through stoicism. That's not to say that these aren't also important parts of the original series, but it's not what I would've picked. Especially the battle scenes were an unnecessary foretaste of what's to come later on in the movie. It would've been the better choice to not remind us how the Goblin Champion and Goblin Lord were defeated, because the method they use on the Goblin Paladin in this movie is a lot less spectacular. As for the new content... everything is poorly paced. A lot of smaller scenes are inconsequential and don't do anything besides filling time. The action coordination in the latter half is extremely poor and doesn't live up to what you've come to expect from the rational and methodic Goblin Slayer. What was the point of the poisoned arrow? You'd think it'd be to follow the blood trail to find the nest, but its spreading effect apparently didn't do significant harm to this goblin horde. What was the point of the Elf getting shot in the leg? You'd think it's supposed to give the heroes a handicap, but she's completely fine for the rest of the movie. If it's only there to show that the goblins learned the trick, it only proves the poison arrow trick more useless. What was the point of the Berserk brand? It flared up later on and gave the rich daughter a panic attack that ruined any strategy they might've come up with, but the brand wasn't necessary to make her scream in that scene. Was I wrong to expect a God Hand plot where a human sacrifice summons a bigger monster? What would they have done if the rich daughter hadn't attacked the goblin priest? They blame her for ruining their cover during the coronation ceremony, but there was no way to let the priest live in the prison scene. What was the point of the armory scene where they destroy all the weapons with rust magic? The Dwarf apparently did save a bag full of weapons for the mountain scene later on, but it didn't have a noticeable impact on the goblins' offensive capabilities. Why didn't they use the Dwarf's stupor magic or the rich daughter's lightning magic when all the goblins were gathered in the courtyard? Goblin Slayer loves efficiency! Why did they split up into a bait team and a prisoner rescue team when the most pressing issue should've been defense from the goblins? They could've easily freed those prisoners later on when all the goblins were eradicated. Why did nobody light the oil on fire when Goblin Slayer threw the bottle? Why didn't the goblins cut the rope on Goblin Slayer's grappling hook when he casually climbed down the fortress wall? What was the point of having everybody wear underwater breathing magic rings for the avalanche when the Priestess proved that a Protection barrier was much more effective? Goblin Slayer himself ended up being the only one caught up in the avalanche anyway. Why would Goblin Slayer decide to bait the whole goblin army out of the fortress when there's a high possibility that a lot of them will remain inside, or that a lot of them will evade or even survive the avalanche? None of this was necessary, and I can't help but feel that we were cheated out of a much more interesting battle strategy because the writer was too in enamored with the sea gate scroll scene from the series in which Goblin Slayer uses the forces of nature to wipe the whole enemy army out with one move. It sacrifices character integrity only to rehash old material that was done better previously. Last but not least, I gotta mention that the rich daughter is ducking annoying and unlikable. Her hubris lead to a whole team of adventurers dying horrible deaths, she then unrepentantly joins the cleanup mission, only to fuck it up multiple times with her emotional outbreaks and physical inadequacies. But there's never a redeeming moment when she really gets her shit together and grows as a person. At least I wouldn't call it "growth" when the Priestess nudges her so she would stop wavering, or when Goblin Slayer tells her to shoot her lightning and then she does. That's just the bare minimum of functioning as a person in that world. She's clearly missing the coping process that the Priestess had to go through at the beginning of the series, so we're left with a much shittier version of the Priestess. And this is the character that the whole plot of the movie revolves around. All in all, wasted potential. The Goblin Slayer world and cast can be really interesting, but the franchise doesn't do it justice. Would not recommend, even if you're a fan and you're starving for more content. You'll only ruin your appetite.

This is suppose to be a sequel? Are you kidding me? This is more like 25 mins of recapping first season, 25 mins of PTSD flashbacks, and 30 mins of a somewhat "new" development. You're better off labeling this as an OVA. Honestly it was not worth 1 hour and 20 mins of my life. You're better off doing something else How else am I suppose to write this longer since this movie provides nothing good to even talk about. Story wise the goal is retrieving a god damn sword for a stranger. Art is different from usual, they've seem to added this weird filter throughout the movie to make it seem like you're reading from a old paper

I always liked the Goblin Slayer anime. Yes, it was a bit graphic, and for some, it may be tough to watch. However, it is still a good series. I always like how the series make goblins, typically a low-level grunt type creature that always had no respect into a series threat. That has always been a great appeal to me. Let's get down to the review. We are going to talk a bit about the story, animation, character development, and world-building. The Story: Typically I am not a fan of isolated stories from OVAs, much because I want a lot of story from a series. OVA's because of time crunch seem to always rush things a bit. However, the story for this was pretty good for the most part. Instead of cramming an entire arc or season into an OVA, it focused on a single quest/mission. I felt that it was very proper to do it this way and still introduce some new elements into the main lore of the Goblin Slayer series, which is what they did here. It felt like old, and new elements collide that really pieced the main series and this story together. An example of this would be the lore behind the Gods. Overall, I give the story an 8. The reason behind this is because I would have liked to see a bit more story involving the main and side characters as well as the plot involving the quest itself. I will not name spoilers. The Animation: The animation of the OVA was typical. It was not good or bad. There were, in my opinion, some good animation spots, such as the goblin fighting scenes toward the end of the OVA. But at least it was not crappy CGI, which is something you do see in some great anime fighting scenes or poorly drawn animation. I couldn't find any lousy animation scenes, so that was a plus. Overall, I give the animation a 6 because it was average, nothing like a crazy demon slayer animation sequence. Character Development: The 2 main characters and 3 supporting characters made a triumphant return. There was a bit of some character development behind Dwarf and Goblin Slayer, but other than that, the characters really didn't develop much in this OVA. The dwarf had a bit of lore added when he went into details regarding the Dwarf linage. I would have liked to see more development from the guest characters in the OVA, but to be honest, I did not like the fencer. Her group reminded me of the first 4 adventures in the series. There was not a lot of screen time with the guest characters, and to be honest, I couldn't care less for them. But I do have to give props to Goblin Slayer because he has grown as a character. He doesn't cease to amaze me in which he knows how to dispatch goblins. He is shown to evolve, not just in emotion but also in how he slays goblins and how his personality is slowly changing for the better. Overall I give the character development a 7 because the guest character could have had a better backstory and a pinch more development to flesh out the OVA. The World Building: This is where I am most impressed. Not only did the story touch on the lore with the gods, which I thought was great, but also the goblins themselves. The Goblin Slayer world is so well crafted and really gives attention to detail with the goblins. I definitely have more respect for the goblins and the society behind the goblins. Plus, having it take place in an entirely different environment was great. I loved the fact that the OVA took place on a snowy mount, much different than the forest and dungeons in the series. It really brought the world to a much grander scale. I am trying not to spoil much here, so bear with me on keeping some details from you. Overall I give world building a 9 because the world continues to grow in unexpected ways. So to recap: The Story - 8 The Animation - 6 Character Development - 7 The World Building - 9 Overall Score - 8 I hope you like this review. Please be assured this is my opinion, and I welcome any discussion to talk more about this anime. Thanks for reading and be on the lookout for my next one.

Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown is garbage. I enjoyed season 1, but this was a movie, right? Where is the movie quality? The animation is the same, the story is even worse than season 1. Goblin Slayer seems less of a bad ass than season 1, and the characters are less relevant than even in the first season. This is just a complete downgrade from season 1, and really does not motivate me to watch season 2. This is a waste of everyone's time. Zero passion in your work results in garbage like this. Animation 7/10 - Solid animation, but little to no action scenes worth a damn. Disappointing. Sound 6/10 - Again, this is a movie, where is the production value here? Nonexistent. Sound aspects is passable. Story 1/10 - Essentially a short story that I couldn't give 2 shits about. Garbage. Characters 3/10 - Somehow the party is less enjoyable than the first season, and Goblin Slayer is essentially a side character. I'm confused. Enjoyment 3/10 - A waste of time I can't recommend this to even Goblin Slayer enthusiasts.

If you were looking for a fully packed Goblin Slayer movie with brand new content, characters and quests theeeennn you can kind of find it here. Loved the Goblin Slayer anime, so after seeing the ad for this movie around fifty times I decided to finally watch it. The same gang is together, trying to slay goblins. The story for this movie was was different then the rest of the episodes. They haven't gone to a gigantic castle to investigate together, but the fact that the first 25 minutes was basically a review of the series kinds sucked. Although I enjoyed this movie, I wish there was more new content. Maybe a little more development in the realtionships than what was given. If you haven't watched the Goblin Slayer anime yet then this might be good for you. Explains the whole anime without showing what happened in every single episode. So if the movie is interesting to you, move onto the anime!

First 30 minutes recap from the first season, then a group of newbies goes make some quest and they get wacked, a Goblin Paladin suddenly appears... sounds cool but they dispatch him without a proper fight. I enjoyed the movie but... I certenly was hoping for a bit more. Is like a long Goblin Slayer episode, nothing wrong, nothing spectacular... well, the art and sound track are actually amazing and, probably, if you watch it on 3d you are going to be tottaly amazed but, since is not my case. Nothing memorable but I recommend to watch it deffinetly if you don't have anything more to do and you want to have a fun time.

Being naturally biased for anything Goblin Slayer related due to it being my first anime and what got me into anime in general, I'd have given the movie a higher score if it was executed better but it wasn't. It would've been a great special episode in the anime but when compared to other anime franchises' movies like My Hero Academia, No Game No Life, and Fate, it falls flat. Doesn't mean you should skip it tho. The primary flaw with this movie is that it crams an entire Light Novel volume in the span of an hour, meaning the new character introduced in this movie from the novels is just not gonna be memorable or as relatable since you literally only get to know them for about an hour. The adaptation of this character wasn't done as well as I'd hope it would. When comparing the Fencer with her LN counterpart, she just falls short. Kind of generic vengeful victim and all that. Reminds me of Last of Us 2's story lmao. Instead of doing a recap of Season 1 for the first 30 minutes of the movie, they could've used it to expand more on the Fencer's character or some other areas of the arc. I did enjoy the recap since it summed up Season 1 pretty well and since it allows us more insight into Priestess's thoughts and character, but I felt like it should've been omitted and reserved for Season 2. And at the very the least they could've cut it down to 15 minutes since they focused a lot on unnecessary scenes leading up to the current events in the movie, because they spent like 10 minutes on the episode where Goblin Slayer almost died. Minor flaw: the lighting was pretty bad for certain scenes. They were basically inside a dungeon cell and it was pretty dark to the point where it was hard to make out some of the characters. Other than that, the fight scenes are done pretty well, the sound design is good, and the character interactions are nice. You get to see how Goblin Slayer has grown as a character since we last saw him in Season 1, and how his party is growing alongside him. Their team mentality and teamwork is a lot more cohesive and in sync. Goblin Slayer actually shows a more human side now and is more empathetic to others, albeit in his own funny little ways. The music used is mostly the same from Season 1 but there's some new tracks thrown in as well. The old tracks were used well and the ending credits song by Mili is really nice (I hope it's reused in Season 2). I could say more about what I liked but overall, if you liked watching Goblin Slayer you'll like this movie. If you read the novels or mangas, you won't enjoy the adaptation of the Noble Fencer arc or character as much. Skip the first 25-30 minutes unless you wanna watch the recap. Again this is my opinion and thoughts and ultimately my critique and score for the movie. I give it a 7. It was a good watch but it wasn't outstanding enough to be rated an 8 or 9 for what is considered a movie. Don't skip it tho b/c it'll probably play into Season 2.

Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown (2020) Elf girl followed by Priestess still best girls. Elf is girl is so cute. This was not what I expected considering the badassness of the first season. I must say although very good it was not quite what I wanted. Another 12 episodes with this first or at the end would have made for a much better take on it. The story itself is literally the first 25 minutes a recap of the first season. It is literally recapped in 25 minutes really well. The second half is the generic rich girl goes adventuring and acts like she knows it all and messes up and needs to be rescued. It is the generic cinderella story. Although it is done really well but feels too rushed in its whole playthrough. The art itself is the same as before, perhaps a bit more polished I could say. The sound is great and does a great service to the show. SFX a bit more would have been great. Characters are more or less the same just a new person in need of help. They pretty remain exactly as they are throughout. Priestess girl does a great fear face still. I would say it is definitely a good watch. It is not as good as I expected in this format. A series would have been better. We even have new years ending which is just expected. Hopefully, a new season can revive this which has started to drown.

I value story a lot more than the other factors, hence why the final score is lower than the average with all the other points combined. Anyway let's get straight to it! A new movie containing some new material of our lovely friend with an addiction for brutally causing a goblin genocide. In this movie it should be noted that the first 25 minutes are a complete recap of season 1. If you are new to the franchise then you will understand some of the backstory and characters. I would still strongly advise to watch the first season as you will learn a lot more about the main cast and then just skip the first 25 minutes. In case you have watched the first season then it is up to you if you want a recap to remember what happened before this movie took place. So now to the actual movie. The brutality and gore are all the same and glorious. The attention to detail is not that great in general, but suits the chosen art style perfectly resulting in nice visuals. Nothing is to overwhelming. Paired with the sound effects it can send chills down your spine at the right scenes. The story is very lacking though. There is new content but it is a very mediocre one. Quite cliche one would say. There is no fancy things and just a new character that has a fair amount of development for the given time she had on screen as well as overall time in the movie. We learn a lot more about goblins though, the way they can adapt and evolve. How quickly they learn and how far from stupid they are. They are simple creatures, but they pick things up rapidly. This movie highlighted that fact in quite a gruesome manner. Timeline wise, this is straight after season 1. So if we get a season 2 we will know whether this is canon or not and whether the new character will serve a role in the future or not. Or if you have read the manga you might know whether it is canon or not. I haven't so I don't know it. Overall I did enjoy the movie. It was only a hour of new content and felt very short. I would have loved more content, but I am satisfied. It was good, not great, not bad. PS: If you are new to this, watch the first episode of season 1 to get a general idea about what kind of show you are about to delve into. It has a lot of gore and painful to watch moments.

In the first 25 minutes we have a summary of the first season of the anime telling the main events, so before watching the film I suggest watching the season for a better understanding of the facts. After that we have the actual film in which our friend Goblin Slayer and his friends accept a mission to go after a nobleman's daughter who, upon becoming an adventurer, accepted a mission to hunt goblins. In the last act of the film, our heroes invade an ancient dwarf ruin that is filled with goblins, who are preparing for a macabre ceremony. Our heroes then show what they do best, killing goblins.

This movie is basically evidence that people were wrong about Season 1, and hated on it for no good reason. This movie? This is the one where all of people's criticism is actually on point. Pointless rape, complete dissonance between "dumb fun" and "brooding melancholy", Goblin Slayer being a self-insert. This time: yes, yes, and yes. And I'm so glad it exists, because I already thought I was the one in the wrong for liking S1. There's simply something missing in it. The characters parrot the exact same phrases and things you've heard before, making it filler in every sense of the word. It's to the point I genuinely felt as though the entire story was AI generated (as in you fed the AI information about how dwarves hate elves and Lizardman likes cheese, and now every conversation of every character boils down to those three things) and any potentially new information is skipped (the only interesting memory the 2000 year old elf can muster to remember is following a pebble down the river). Blond girl's flashbacks are probably the only thing that was well-done in the movie, yet it feels so demeaning and sad to watch. We never find out anything about her, which felt like the POINT of the movie. As it turns out, this movie has no point. Every scene of her crying, every scene of her friends being brutally murdered, every scene of her second-guessing herself, every scene of her having an emotional breakdown just become obsolete. Those breakdowns, as justified and sad as they are, are simply annoying to watch because there's no pay-off, they exist solely to make Goblin Slayer look cool (and yes, I think Slayer's character is more than just an edgy self-insert created for the women in this universe to drool on). What actually, genuinely remains is probably like the ~5 minutes of info dumps about Gods and goblins evolving which can be summarised in a single sentence and is revealed really out of tact, and the admittedly fun, chaotic last act. There's lots of "fun, chaotic" action sequences throughout the movie, but I didn't like any of them cause they neither made sense, nor were fun (and Goblin Slayer is usually at least one of those things). By didn't make sense, I mean both wondering why are they even doing the thing they're doing currently (other than "well, the show's called Goblin Slayer, so, we must throw in some goblins getting slain so that things don't get boring") and that the scenes themselves sometimes were so unrealistic they actually took me out of the story (which says a lot if it happens in a 1. fantasy show, and 2. fucking Goblin Slayer out of all things). The least spoiler-y one I can think of is that at the very end of the movie, Slayer fights against the Goblin Lord, 1v1. Except this time (unlike in S1 where getting him alone required cunning), the Lord literally has his entire army at the ready, but he CHOOSES (yes, the race whose only trait is being cowardly and raping) to fight this dude 1 on 1, despite his army being able to swarm Slayer's party. Now, is the fight cool? Yes. Does it take you out of the story? Yeah. It boils down to whether or not you care. There's also multiple scenes where either side-characters or goblins are dumbed down just for an action scene to happen, which was annoying. So, it really depends on what you're looking for in this show. If you want fun, pointless action - it's probably your cup of tea. If you're like me and liked S1 for some other indescribable reason, this one isn't for you. But maybe it's worth watching just to see which one you are.

Goblin's Crown is a 25 minute recap followed by an hour long movie. The movie can best be compared to a small goblin slayer arc that spans multiple normal episodes like when they went to water village in season 1. The movie starts with a recap that you can skip if you just watched the first season. After that the story continues around where the first season left off and the goblins slayer squad sets out to rescue a noble girl that accepted a quest to slay goblins that hasn't been heard from in a while. It's a pretty mediocre story that feels slightly rushed and lacks explanation at some points. The eventual solution to dealing with the goblins does make sense and was clearly set up in hindsight but not knowing what the characters were going to do for 40 minutes wasn't enjoyable. The characters are the same as the party in the first season with the addition of the noble girl. The supporting character's attitude towards goblin slayer does seem to change though and it feels like they act as if he's way more capable than he actually is which is a suboptimal development. The animation wasn't great with lots of cgi and some really dark scenes that required me to sit at a weird angle compared to the screen just to make out the details properly. The voice acting was good enough, the high elf archer sounds cute and the music was okay. Overall this wasn't the best story and may not be worth watching. If you liked the first season a lot then this may be acceptable but if you didn't enjoy the first season very much then it is likely that you'll enjoy this even less.

As others have said, the beginning is a filler recap. It does feel like they're padding it out for time, but it also feels like this movie on a whole wasn't meant to do anything but exist as a standalone. It features one of the shorter story arcs in the Goblin Slayer series, which takes place up in the snowy mountains. It's a very short story arc, so it would be difficult to pace within a season of the anime. I enjoyed it when I read the story in the light novel, but it is a very simple one-off story. Goblin Slayer goes forth, uses his cunning, and saves the day in brutal fashion, surrounded by the mountains of butchered goblins and their victims. Entertaining, but not the same quality as the series. The animation is so-so and there's a ton of filler, but they do at least a good job of maintaining a good retelling of the story with its emotional moments kept intact. They actually do a lot with a little, but overall it's still middle of the road. I think they made this movie just to 'get it out of the way,' which was a wise decision for the studio. Now that this is done, the series will be able to progress through its other story arcs much more smoothly.

So, I gave the movie a 7. Maybe you are wondering "did this guy watch the same thing I did ?" Yes I did; to be honest the pacing of the adaptation, the 25 minute recap, and most importantly the atrocious CGI at nearly every part single instance of character movement should have earned this movie closer to a 5. The reason I did not rate it that low is because, I read the light novel. It's been a year or so since I read volume 5, and its one of my favorite volumes. Seeing it get an adaptation is amazing, because it serves as like a checkpoint showing the growth of the party since their first adventure. The group's teamwork has improved to the point that they make almost no mistakes. They know each other well enough to cover for each other's weaknesses subconsciously and trusting each other (dwarf shaman getting the extra weapons for gs, gs giving the way less experienced priestess the autonomy when to use her miracles). In the novel it is more explicit on the parallels between goblin slayer and noble fencer, showcasing his growth as a person, and the danger the world faces from a monster like a goblin paladin. So this movie would probably anger most light novel/manga fans. However, the art, when still, is very good (I swear they spent the whole budget on priestess). Most of all I wish they explained how lizard-man priest is much weaker due to the cold. Yeah I guess this is where the review ends, never wrote one before on MAL (wait maybe I have?). In other words movie was enjoyable despite all the flaws, pick up the LN if you were a fan of the anime series or movie, you won't regret it.

It was a great movie, though honestly I don't really want to call it that since the first half an hour was a recap episode which left the movie part to be quite short. Some complained about how it was essentially the same thing as the tv show but with saving another damsel in distress but I don't believe that is necessarily a bad thing. It began as a simple rescue mission with goblins involved and evolved as more information was collected. As far as the ideal adventure goes it hits the mark incredibly well after all you can't call something an adventure if you know exactly what you are in for from the get go. Also, as far as why this was made a movie I believe it was the Goblin Slayer's first true adventure. It had goblin killing in but it wasn't the protagonist's main objective which differs from the series and that is why it became the slayer's first true adventure.