7/18/2017 - 4:03 PM - GMT+8
By: Seth Legaspi
This is a book I picked up while randomly browsing a bookstore while being a tourist in the US. The art-style drew me in, but the familiar title: "Goblin Slayer" reminded me of a Japanese web novel I saw some time back, but didn't have enough Japanese skills to read yet. With those two conditions, I decided to spend my meager budget tourist funds on this book. (I was a student back then [a NEET at the moment of this writing] thus the meager funds)
If the art-style by Noboru Kannatuki drew me in, then the first few colored pages with this art-style hooked me up. Goblin Slayer looked like some cool dark character and Priestess looked cute, thus I took the book in my hands and walked towards the counter. Yes, I'm a sucker for c̷u̷t̷e̷ interesting things
The book is about an Adventurer who focuses on *drumroll* GOBLINS! It's not your usual harem hero story, it's literally about an adventurer who only hunts goblins. It's not your weak to powerful story, it's literally about an adventurer who only hunts goblins. So yes, this story seems to be about an adventurer who focuses on exterminating goblins.
This Volume introduces the world of Goblin Slayer, and the reason for why the Goblin Slayer exists. Despite that simple description I gave above regarding the book, the author's writing-style really got me hooked. I wanted to exterminate said goblins as well, but I was also wary of fighting said goblins. In other words, the way the book was written got me to sympathize with the Goblin Slayer and his methods. Surprisingly, I was able to sympathize with the Goblins as well.
The author is also very good at gory descriptions, which really helps with the setting of the story. The author's use of such descriptions helps with the battle scenes, as well as with the character's backgrounds that helps with the sympathy part I talked about above.
Surprisingly, the story is done with no names given to the characters. The writing style is so well-made that despite the lack of names, and only the use of the character's job titles, like Priestess and Goblin Slayer, exciting action-packed battle scenes are done, along with very interesting dialogue. It gave me that feeling as though I was in one of those Roleplaying games, where we take turns to do our actions. In fact, the author admits to be be a player of table-top RPGs as stated in his or her afterword, and I really felt its influence in the writing.
Is this book worth giving a read? Yes. It's worth it. I highly recommend this to those who like Japanese RPGs or even RPGs in general. Goblin Slayer has that similar feel to it.
At the moment of this writing, the original Japanese Version of Goblin Slayer volume 4 has already been released last January with Yen Press releasing an English translation of volume 3 by August.
"I am to Goblins what Goblins are to us"
- Goblin Slayer
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