Goblin Slayer
| Goblin Slayer | |
 The cover of the first light novel, featuring the Priestess (left) & Goblin Slayer (right). | |
| ゴブリンスレイヤー (Goburin Sureiyā) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Dark fantasy [1] |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Kumo Kagyu |
| Illustrated by | Noboru Kannatsuki |
| Published by | SB Creative |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | GA Bunko |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | February 15, 2016 – present |
| Volumes | 12 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kōsuke Kurose |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Monthly Big Gangan |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | May 25, 2016 – present |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Manga | |
| Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One | |
| Written by | Kento Eida |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Young Gangan |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | September 15, 2017 – present |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Light novel | |
| Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One | |
| Written by | Kumo Kagyu |
| Illustrated by | Shingo Adachi |
| Published by | SB Creative |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | March 15, 2018 – present |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Manga | |
| Goblin Slayer: Brand New Day | |
| Written by | Masahiro Ikeno |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Monthly Big Gangan |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | May 25, 2018 – May 25, 2019 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Takaharu Ozaki |
| Produced by | Tsuyoshi Aida Tadayuki Akita Satoshi Fukao Noritomo Isogai Yūichi Izumi Yōhei Kikuchi Mitsutoshi Ogura |
| Written by | |
| Music by | Kenichiro Suehiro |
| Studio | White Fox |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll Funimation |
| Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, BS11 |
| Original run | October 7, 2018 – December 30, 2018 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Anime film | |
| Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown | |
| Directed by | Takaharu Ozaki |
| Written by | Hideyuki Kurata |
| Music by | Kenichiro Suehiro |
| Studio | White Fox |
| Released | February 1, 2020 |
| Runtime | 75 minutes |
Goblin Slayer (Japanese: ゴブリンスレイヤー, Hepburn: Goburin Sureiyā) is a Japanese dark fantasy light novel series written by Kumo Kagyu and illustrated by Noboru Kannatsuki. 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. A prequel manga by Kento Eida runs in Young Gangan. Both the novels and the manga adaptations have been licensed by North American publisher Yen Press. Three audio drama CDs have been released, bundled with the fourth, sixth, seventh, and eighth light novels. An anime television series adaptation by White Fox aired from October 7 to December 30, 2018. An anime film, titled Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown, premiered on February 1, 2020.[2]
History[edit]
Goblin Slayer was posted on an online textboard starting from October 2012, as a work that combined ASCII art with dialogue (The format is known as "Yaruo Thread" on Japanese internet).[3] The series was then rewritten into the format of a novel and submitted to competitions organized by publishers. As such, the novel version was completed before the online version. The novel was subsequently amended to match the ending of the online version, which was created according to real time feedback from users on the internet.[4] Although the novel version failed to win awards in the Fujimi Fantasia Contest, it was picked up by GA Bunko editors when the author enrolled his other works into their competition. As such the work started publishing commercially via GA Bunko.[5][6][7]
The author and the publisher both consider the ASCII art version to be distinct from the novel. They do not consider the published novel to be based on the online version. Instead the published novel is said to be based on the version that was submitted to Fujimi Fantasia Contest.[8][9]
Plot[edit]
In a world of fantasy, adventurers come from far and wide to join the Guild. They complete contracts to earn gold and glory. An inexperienced priestess joins her first adventuring party, but comes into danger after her first contract involving goblins goes wrong. 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.
Manga[edit]
A manga adaptation by Kōsuke Kurose began serialization in the June 2016 issue of Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Gangan on May 25, 2016.[1] Yen Press licensed the series at the same time as the light novels,[17][1] and are simulpublishing the chapters in English as they are released in Japan.[19][20] In July 2020, the manga became one of seven titles to be removed from Books Kinokuniya in Australia for claims of promoting child pornography.[21]
Artist Kento Eida launched a prequel manga, titled Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One, in Square Enix's seinen magazine Young Gangan on September 15, 2017.[22] As with the main manga, the prequel is simulpublished by Yen Press.[23]
A second adaptation of the main story, this one titled Goblin Slayer: Brand New Day and illustrated by Masahiro Ikeno, began serialization on Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan on May 25, 2018. The story adapts the light novels starting with volume four.[24] Yen Press is also simulpublishing Brand New Day.[25] The story follows the lives of the many other characters the main series' protagonists have encountered throughout their adventures, providing background on minor characters which further explores the world that Goblin Slayer takes place in.
Takashi Minakuchi will launch a manga adaptation of the Tsubanari no Daikatana novel on Square Enix's Manga Up! app and on the Gangan GA website.[26]
Anime[edit]
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by White Fox premiered from October 7 to December 30, 2018,[a] and was broadcast on AT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, and BS11.[27][28][29][30] The series is directed by Takaharu Ozaki, with scripts penned by Hideyuki Kurata and Yōsuke Kuroda, character designs handled by Takashi Nagayoshi and music composed by Kenichiro Suehiro.[31][29] The opening theme song is "Rightfully" by Mili,[31] while the ending theme song is "Gin no Kisei" (銀の祈誓, "Silver's Oath") by Soraru.[27] Funimation produced an English dub for the series,[32] while Crunchyroll simulcasted the series internationally.[33]
The premiere of the first episode caused some controversy for its content due to the series being mis-rated as TV-PG by Crunchyroll when it first aired. Crunchyroll has since given the series a more fitting rating of TV-MA and added a content warning.[34]
A film, titled Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown, with returning staff and cast, premiered on February 1, 2020.[35][36]
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