Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One
Yen Press · 2018–present · 13 issues
About the series
In Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One, Kento Sakaeda illustrates the brutal, formative early days of the series' stoic protagonist, chronicling his transformation from a traumatized novice into the relentless goblin-hunting adventurer. Published by Yen Press since 2018, this prequel manga expands the grim fantasy world by showing the origins of the character's obsession and his first, desperate battles. For fans of the main series, it deepens the emotional weight behind the Goblin Slayer's unyielding mission.