Review of Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown

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, useshis 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.