Nothing could compete for controversy this year quite like today's selection. Although Yen Press has been quietly releasing this digitally in chapters for some time, it only blew up in popularity after its animated adaptation began airing.
Oh, if only had it stayed obscure forever.
GOBLIN SLAYER (Goburin Sureiya), based on the original story by Kumo Kagyu and character designs by Noboru Kannatuki with art by Kousuke Kurose. First published in 2016, and first published in North America in 2018.
PLOT:
For the Priestess, this was meant to be just another adventure for her newly formed group of adventurers. Little could she have known that what was meant to be a mission to kill some simple goblins would end with most of her party killed, tortured, and cruelly violated. At the last minute, she is saved by a hulking figure in a suit of armor, known only as Goblin Slayer. His only purpose in life is to kill every goblin he can find. The common folk adore him; other high-ranking adventurers scorn him; to Priestess, he is a savior.