When everyone woke up, they were in a dark room. Waking up… the sound of a voice saying this word is all they remember. They are here now, in the world of Grimgar. The rather large group of people is in a kind of medieval time. They round them up and tell them that the way to make money is to join the Reserve Armed Forces and kill monsters. They have to kill monsters to earn money. Your articles do good trade in the market.

Groups soon form and, of course, there are always the rejects. These rejects came together, because alone their survival would be impossible. In order to become a successful group, they must choose a guild and be precise in their craft. The group consists of: Haruhiro the thief, Yume the hunter, Shihoru the magician, Ranta the dark knight, Moguzo the warrior and Manato the priest.

They soon discover that hunting monsters, even something as simple as a lone goblin, is difficult. They try again and again, but are unsuccessful. It takes them a while to learn how to work together and what it means to take the life of another living thing. Eventually, they do, and it’s not a happy affair. Manato is soon recognized as the leader of the group. He strategizes, calls out orders and finds all the information he can on the easiest hunting grounds.

The once shunned group soon become friends and grow closer after their daily adventures. Haruhiro, the main perspective of the story, always idolized Manato. He would always find him doing his best to get more information or make things easier for the rest of the group. In reality, Manato was doing the work of at least three people. He was the leader of the group, or tactician, his healer, and he would fight as well.

They got good at hunting goblins. They began to build more and more trust. They even began to take on two or three at a time, moving towards even four. Trust is key in a battle, but it can also blind you during that critical second. Unfortunately, happy times in the world of Grimgar don’t last long when every day is a fight for your life.

They were ambushed by a group of goblins while having their guard down. Haruhiro manages to jump in front of the first arrow, no doubt saving Manato’s life. He is hit once more when he is on the ground. Thanks to Manato’s map-making abilities and healing magic from him, it seems the party escapes the ambush. It isn’t until they reach the forest, safely, that Haruhiro realizes that something is wrong with Manato. He had been shot in the back.

Manato falls to the ground, because of the magic of healing his friends, he can’t heal himself. There is nothing they can do. This is the world of Grimgar.

general

I would definitely recommend that you watch this anime! It’s still in its first season and it’s still being released (I’m up to date with the series and it’s up to episode 9). The story, the drama, the fighting, everything is addictive to watch as you can’t foresee what will happen next. This is a different version of what the world of an RPG would be like. There are happy moments, but above all there are sad, even scary moments. The world of Grimgar is a dreadful place.