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Arc Almanac

4 Oct 2026Draft. Not yet checked against the books.

All series / Goblin Slayer / Arc 1

Arc 1 of 17 in Goblin Slayer

Arc 1: The first adventuring party

Arc name chosen by Arc Almanac, because the books don’t name it.

I’ve watched through

Seen by the end of Season 1.

Seen by the end of Goblin’s Crown.

Seen by the end of Season 2.

What happens

Priestess survives her first quest with help from a veteran who hunts goblins. New companions join him, and a threat to the farm draws the wider adventuring community into battle.

Parts of this arc

  1. Forming the party
  2. The farm defense

Where it sits

Arc 1 in Goblin Slayer
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Light novelVol 1Prologue–chapter 13Japanese
Light novelVol 1Prologue–chapter 13English
MangaVol 1, 2, 3Chapters 1–15Japanese
MangaVol 1, 2, 3Chapters 1–15English
AnimeSeason 1Season 1, episodes 1–12—

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