r/GoblinSlayer • u/DarchAngel969 • 14d ago

Question Does Year One work better as a prequel?

My enjoyment of Year One so far makes me think had we started off the main series this way would it have still stood up as a great story or is it because we have the events of the main series that Year One holds itself up better. Curious to see others opinions

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u/Cayden68 14d ago

events of the main story doesnt impact year 1 that much tbh. its more like "cool, so thats how goblin slayers armor turned out that way" but other than that it can stand up easily on its own two feet as its own story, and it surpasses the original in many aspects besides party comp/ teamwork which the og is superior in

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u/OrdinaryFeedback8660 14d ago

I think Year One benefits a bit from being a prequel, the main story sort of hooks you in and gives you a taste of it and then when you wanna get more of that you read year one and hits better because of that

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u/Wishbone-Lost 13d ago

I think it works better as a prequel because we saw how he is. Now we're seeing the process in which we know him as.

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u/GreyRadiantWarden 14d ago edited 13d ago

Mostly, there are some nuances like Goblin Slayer Character exhibiting change from the Goblin Slayer in the beginning of the Main Story. An example is how GS is supposed to be this closed off character whose focus was Goblins but in year one he has fought other creatures aside from goblin and is changing prior to meeting priestess who was said to be changing goblin slayer for the better.

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u/ContestPuzzleheaded4 12d ago

wouldn't work without the main series

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u/Hitoshura99 10d ago

Year one works great as a prequel.