=== Controversy ===

 

''Goblin Slayer'' was one of two works cited by [[Matt Shaheen]] as pornographic when justifying his efforts to lead a [[Book censorship#School censorship|book ban]] in [[Texas]] schools.<ref>"[https://www.chron.com/politics/article/Texas-book-ban-pornography-Republicans-16986019.php We asked Texas Republicans banning books to define 'pornography.' Here's what they told us.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315140137/https://www.chron.com/politics/article/Texas-book-ban-pornography-Republicans-16986019.php |date=March 15, 2022 }}" by Ariana Garcia, ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'', March 11, 2022 (updated March 14). Accessed March 15, 2022.</ref> In July 2020, the manga became one of seven titles to be removed from [[Books Kinokuniya]] in Australia for claims of promoting child pornography.<ref>{{cite web|last=Morrissy|first=Kim|date=July 21, 2020|title=Books Kinokuniya Sydney Removes 7 Manga After Lawmaker's 'Child Pornography' Complaint|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-21/books-kinokuniya-sydney-removes-7-manga-after-lawmaker-child-pornography-complaint/.162070|access-date=July 21, 2020|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=July 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721070247/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-21/books-kinokuniya-sydney-removes-7-manga-after-lawmaker-child-pornography-complaint/.162070|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=August 12, 2020|title=Books Kinokuniya Sydney: 7 Manga Were Removed Due to Ongoing Classification by Australian Board|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-08-12/books-kinokuniya-sydney-7-manga-were-removed-due-to-ongoing-classification-by-australian-board/.162857|access-date=2022-03-16|website=[[Anime News Network]]|language=en|archive-date=March 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316093259/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-08-12/books-kinokuniya-sydney-7-manga-were-removed-due-to-ongoing-classification-by-australian-board/.162857|url-status=live}}</ref>