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

 2 |  | Step 4: Critical Hit of the TigerStep 5: Trial of Champions
 3 |  | Step 6: Dead SpaceStep 7: Lair of the Evil SamuraiStep 8: Daikatana of Singing DeathStep 9: Youth and Ash, Side by Side

## 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

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GA Bunko release of Characters 01GA Bunko release of Characters 02Light 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

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://twitter.com/yenpress/status/1278355520190058497
2. ↑ *Goblin Slayer Serialization* - https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-01/goblin-slayer-gets-new-serialized-side-story-novel/.132150
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://ga.sbcr.jp/bunko\_blog/cat381/20190529b/
4. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-23/goblin-slayer-gaiden-2-novel-gets-new-manga-on-august-30/.150374
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/yenpress/status/1314604546044420103
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 *Goblin Slayer Official Japanese Site* - http://www.ganganonline.com/contents/goblindk/
7. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-27/goblin-slayer-gaiden-2-tsubanari-no-daikatana-spinoff-manga-launches/.141377
8. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-24/goblin-slayer-spinoff-serialized-novel-also-gets-manga/.137221
9. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-05-27/goblin-slayer-gaiden-2-manga-stops-serialization/.147170