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Slime isn't even close to being the best Isekai - don't care about whack Crunchy or Japan popularity.

#1 Re: Zero

#2 Lord of Mysteries

#3 Jobless

#4 SagaTanya Evil

#5 Eminence in Shadow

Dave You're a better analyst than i am. I watch anime for the pure creative entertaining value of it. If it moves or wows me then I'm in. That said any element of an anime could do so. Story. Pacing. Animation. Characters. Action. Relationships. World building. Etc.

I really liked the first sea of Goblin Slayer. How it showed goblins being ruthless murderers & rapists. Lives were lost. And with the priestess, it countered with an element of innocence. The other characters were solid. A lizard warrior who wants to evolve into a dragon. A spell carrying dwarf & ur typical female elf. And of course the mysterious Goblin Slayer himself.

But moving past season one, i just found it to be redundant. "Let's go kill some goblins. How many spells do u have left? I have 2. I have 3!" I didn't think the character development budged very much at all.

Then adding that the animation was kinna mid, therein lies my overall experience.

Appreciate the banter back & forth on this tho.

I kinda agree with u on this. Who knows? Maybe there's only a big one or a big two or whatever in the future? Maybe the time for an anime series to sustain consistent, multiple production popularity over a decade has passed? The trio of OP, Naruto & Bleach deserve their unique & outstanding accolades. It's time to move on. Things change. Evolution of anime.