Review of Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown

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 oftime 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.