His ruthless style of combat relies more on pragmatism such as setting traps, using a weapon against its user, and taking whatever advantage that may come. Goblin Slayer is also known to carry magical or enchanted items, having a ring that lets him breathe under water and a gate scroll that is connected to the bottom of the ocean. He also takes weapons from slain goblins to use against them as his own weapons are frequently broken or dulled in blood and fat. He generally uses a short sword and buckler in battle as larger weapons are harder to use in small caves. Unlike most adventurers, Goblin Slayer always wears a helmet he got when starting out as an adventurer to protect himself from being knocked out by rocks or blows to the head.
He wears a full suit of armor designed for protection and flexibility when hunting goblins in narrow caves. However his choice in gear is intentional as they serve a key purpose in hunting goblins. Goblin Slayer uses equipment that appear to be average to below average and is often underestimated because of this. He uses his income as an adventurer to pay for his stay and helps with chores and deliveries. Five years later, he applied for the adventurers' Guild and was taken in by the uncle of his childhood friend who left just before the attack on their village, Cow Girl. He is later rescued and taken in by Burglar who taught him the skills needed to kill goblins. As a child he was the sole survivor of a goblin attack on his village and witnessed his older sister being gang raped and murdered by goblins while hiding under the floor boards of his house, an event that defined his deep hatred and homicidal obsession of killing all goblins. Uninterested in fame or glory, Goblin Slayer is only interested in goblin hunting quests and refuses others, although he occasionally accepts other quests if he is low on funds or for reasons beyond his control.
"little demon"), to the point where the Guild has given him a Specialist classification due to both the sheer number of goblins that he has killed as well as his work in studying their habits and biology. Goblin Slayer ( ゴブリンスレイヤー, Goburin Sureiyā) Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara (Japanese) Brad Hawkins (English) A 20-year-old silver ranked adventurer who only concerns himself with hunting goblins ( 小鬼 ( ゴブリン ), goburin, lit. The characters in this story do not carry proper names but are named by their classes. As the rest of her party is either wiped out or taken out of commission, she is saved by a man known as Goblin Slayer, an adventurer whose only purpose is the eradication of goblins with extreme prejudice. An inexperienced priestess joins her first adventuring party, but comes into danger after her first contract involving goblins goes wrong.
They complete contracts to earn gold and glory. In a world of fantasy, adventurers come from far and wide to join the Guild. An anime film, titled Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown, premiered in February 2020.
An anime television series adaptation by White Fox aired from October to December 2018. Three audio drama CDs have been released, bundled with the fourth, sixth, seventh, and eighth light novels. Both the novels and the manga adaptations have been licensed by North American publisher Yen Press. A prequel manga by Kento Eida runs in Young Gangan. A manga adaptation by Kōsuke Kurose is serialized in the Monthly Big Gangan magazine, and a second adaptation by Masahiro Ikeno runs in the same magazine. Her distress was somewhat eased by Goblin Slayer's promise to kill them should she ask him to.Goblin Slayer ( Japanese: ゴブリンスレイヤー, Hepburn: Goburin Sureiyā) stylized as GOBLIN SLAYER! in latin script, is a Japanese dark fantasy light novel series written by Kumo Kagyu and illustrated by Noboru Kannatsuki. She takes interest in her relationship with Goblin Slayer due to her affection towards him.Īs she was subjected to torture and rape at the hands of goblins, Sword Maiden is deeply disturbed by their presence. Those words further invigorated her strong passion for the adventurer. Although, he did say that if there were any goblins that would harm her, even those in her dreams, he will always be there to slay them. When Goblin Slayer approached her after finishing her quest, she asked if he can understand her feelings for him, to which he bluntly denied. This is due to her traumatic experience with goblins, and his hard-line stance in eradicating them, he brings her a sense of comfort and security that no one has ever gave her.
Sword Maiden is deeply in love with Goblin Slayer. Party Members Captain Half-Elf Scout Female Warrior Female Wizard Bugman Monk Allies Goblin Slayer