Goblin Slayer Side Story II: Dai Katana

Goblin Slayer Side Story II: Daikatana ( ゴブリンスレイヤー外伝2 鍔鳴の太刀 《ダイ・カタナ》) is a spin-off of the main Goblin Slayer! light novel series, written by Kumo Kagyu, with art illustrated by lack. The light novel was serialized in the Gangan GA online magazine nine chapters The first bound volume was published in August 2019.

A manga adaptation drawn by Aoki Shogo launched in Square Enix's Manga Up! app on August 30, 2019 and later debuted in Square Enix's Gangan GA online magazine as well.

An English translation of the light novel was announced by Yen Press on July 1, 2020, and a translation for the manga was announced on October 9, 2020.

Plot

Set 10 years prior to the original series, the story centers around the party of six adventurers which Sword Maiden is famed for being a member of, as they journey through the Dungeon of the Dead to kill the Demon Lord.

"Not so very long ago, the Death began stalking the continent. The King of Time issued a proclamation: “Find the source of this Death and seal it away.” The source: the Dungeon of the Dead. A fortress city that arose at the mouth of the dungeon serves adventurers who seek companions, challenge the dungeon, battle, find loot… and sometimes die. You are an adventurer who has come to the fortress city in hopes of reaching the dungeon’s lower– most depths—but can you and your party conquer the untold evils that lurk beneath the surface?"

-Yen Press

Media

Light Novel Volumes

Volume Number	Cover	Chapters	Release Date
1		Step 1: Red Blade of Doom Step 2: Wire-Frame Proving Grounds Step 3: Bushwhackers and Highwayman	August 9, 2019 (JP) December 15, 2020 (EN)
2		Step 4: Critical Hit of the Tiger Step 5: Trial of Champions	November 12, 2020 (JP) July 13, 2021 (US)
3		Step 6: Dead Space Step 7: Lair of the Evil Samurai Step 8: Daikatana of Singing Death Step 9: Youth and Ash, Side by Side	April 15, 2022 (JP)

Manga Volumes

Volume Number	Cover	Chapters	Release Date	ISBN
1		Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5	February 12, 2020 (JP) March 30, 2021 (US)	ISBN 978-4757565227 (JP) ISBN 978-1975322793 (US)
2		Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10	October 12, 2020 (JP) November 30, 2021 (US)	ISBN 978-4757567337 (JP) ISBN 978-1975336332 (US)
3		Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15	April 24, 2021 (JP) June 28, 2022 (US)	ISBN 978-4757572218 (JP) ISBN 978-1975345570 (US)
4		Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19	December 25, 2021 (JP) March 21, 2023 (US)	ISBN 978-4757576520 (JP) ISBN 978-1975350024 (US)
5		Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Interlude No. 1	August 25, 2022 (JP) October 17, 2023 (US)	ISBN 978-4757580923 (JP) ISBN 978-1975368579 (US)
6		Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28	May 25, 2023 (JP) February 20, 2024 (US)	ISBN 978-4757585843 (JP) ISBN 978-1975388652 (US)
7		Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33	March 25, 2024 (JP) , 2024 (US)	ISBN 978-4757591196 (JP) ISBN 978- (US)

Characters

• You (君)
• Half-Elf Scout (半森人の斥候)
• Female Warrior (女戦士)
• Female Wizard (従姉)
• Female Bishop (女司教)
• Myrmidon Monk (蟲人僧侶)

Gallery

Click on the images to enlargen them. GA Bunko release of Characters 01 GA Bunko release of Characters 02 Light Novel Cover

Trivia

Originally a manga adaptation drawn by Takashi Minakuchi was announced, and it began serialization on December 28, 2018 on the Gangan GA online magazine, as well as Square Enix's Manga Up! app. However after only three chapters, this serialization was abruptly halted as of April 25, 2019. Square Enix's Gangan Online magazine announced the cancellation of the manga adaptation serialization by Takashi Minakuchi due to "various circumstances" and promised a "new development" for the manga adaptation at a later date. A month later on May 29, 2019, Square Enix announced that the adaption would be rebooted and relaunched drawn by Aoki Shogo. The chapters from the cancelled serialization have never been collected into a volume.

External Links

• Goblin Slayer Side Story II: Dai Katana at Gangan Online