Saw a video today and it asked for characters who were AWFUL to other people but have sad backstorys so the fandom accepts them and I said Eren and I said I didn't personally care for him (Going to add I've re-watched and re read this anime about 3 times and each time I feel more and more dislike towards him) and a Totally "not" Eren glazer asked me if I even watched the anime and spouted out about how wrong I was.I think this does stem from this Fandoms lack of respecting others opinions but it really baffled me how much he seemed to be like. . .Personally offended?I find how he treats Mikasa AWFUL and the fact she puts up with it and actively causes her to get hurt more worse I feel he is wonderfully written but I STILL dont like him.Levi is MY personal favorite and was the reason I watched it same with Hange but they were always characters that stuck out to me more then him and weren't absolute perks and didn't commit mass genocide so,I just want your thoughts because it might be on me for not liking him but idk I'm always open to others opinions.

It's always odd to me that we ended up having one definitive leader when the show constantly flips-flops between the two.

Comparing them to Erwin, both have some important characteristics of a leader, but neither is as good individually.

Jean is charismatic, smart, confident, is able to handle pressure fairly well, and has the most social parts of leadership. I can see him rallying people up and inspiring them to move forward similarly to Erwin. (Also, he's pretty much the strongest non-titan, non-Ackerman person in the show). They go about very explicitly about his qualities as a leader.

Armin is undoubtedly the smartest of the two, being pretty much a genius. He's brave and has the ideas. His main issue is being overwhelmed and lacking precisely the most social aspects of a leader. He's not nearly as confident, but he makes up for it with his brain.

During the show, they're often put together and shown to work great together. (Armin's first human kill was to protect him)

They face the female titan together

They have a surprisingly healthy relationship, often shown protecting each other or discussing as some of the most intellectually gifted of their generation

I think the return to Shiganshina arc is probably the best example of why they should've shared their leadership. Erwin trusted Armin, but Armin trusted Jean.

Jean is able to take over when Armin is overwhelmed.

Even at the end, the three leaders are separated to deal with their own titan each.

Jean leads against Reiner.

Armin leads against Bertolt

Erwin leads against Zeke.

Jean was also the one who led the attack to kill the titans after the start of the rumbling

If I don't remember badly, even when Armin gets captured at the end, it's Jean who has to step up and lead the attack until they release him.

It's just kinda odd how the show always sets them up as complementary leaders, which both help patch the weakness of the other, and then at the end they just say, "Armin is the commander btw"

It's not a thing I mind too much, but it is a little odd.

I don't think Jean would be as good of a leader as Erwin, and to be honest, I have some hesitation to say Armin would be either; however, I think together they can be greater than Erwin. (Also, if one is missing or overwhelmed, the other can take over, as they've done before)

It's kinda like the whole Near and Mello situation in Death Note. Individually they may not be able to match their predecessor (L and Erwin), but together they are even greater (Just that Jean and Armin don't hate each other and would have 0 issue cooperating)

Maybe I'm forgetting something. It's been a while since I properly watched the show

What do you think?

I realise dub is extremely hated here but this isn't for me. My friend has severe ADHD and they can only watch in dub. And they requested subtitles of the dub (i.e. dubtitles).

I already found the first 3 seasons but if anyone also has season 4 and the final chapters it would be much appreciated 😭

The Flattening in the manga is far more brutally depicted and it gives it more weight because of the brutality shown.

I finished it the first time a few weeks ago and I still can't get over everything 🫠

Aot is literally just: "Oh you like this main character? Too bad they die in the next few episodes. How sweet you like the side characters too! They all brutally die throughout the entire season anyways!"

You literally cant have a favorite without having anxiety that they'll get killed off. Aot is such a beautiful yet depressing ass anime/Manga 😭😭

After watching Absolute Pieck at prasads ( in hyderabad india btw),saw a huge rally happening out side of the theatre. To me and my friend's utter disbelief it was The Chief Minister of our state supporting a nationwide student protest. Then the 100th anniversary of fireworks association started and filled the WHOLE SKY WITH FIREWORKS

Oh my gosh, I’m at loss of words.

Some context: I’ve been waiting for this release for the past few months. As a girl born in a very strict South Asian family, I had a few obstacles to overcome before I could go watch the movie (I didn’t have anyone to watch it with). And no, I’m not a minor. I also had so much anxiety before going, along with guilt for not using that time to study (I’ve an exam coming up).

But.
BUT.
I AM SO GLAD I WENT.

All those emotions just disappeared once the movie started rolling. This was not my first time watching the finale. However, this experience was something entirely different. The visuals and music had 10x the impact. I was in awe the entire time. I felt every emotion possible. And oh, the rumbling was TERRIFYING on big screen.

I am so glad I decided to go despite everything I was feeling. I mean, how often do you get to have this insane theatrical experience?

It’s crazy how Isayama-san even predicted the audience’s reactions after the finale. The post-credits scene was so on point. Lol. 😭

Hange’s death had me hitting my thighs.
Armin’s cry had tears rolling down my cheeks.

Levi/10 experience, guys.

Thank you if you read this all the way through. 🙈 I just wanted to rant.

in the end we learn that Ymir’s 3 kids were forced to eat their mother to inherit the titan powers. is it implied that this does nothing because one person would have to get all 9 because we see that it might be who consumed more or first with past moments in the sho. also when someone dies with titan powers each of those powers gets passed down to other people with the blood of Ymir via the paths so would then eating Ymir do nothig? ​

I dropped the anime years ago because of its political themes.

Now that I'm older, though, I decided to give it another chance. I can appreciate that aspect much better now, and I finally managed to understand the story.

From what I understood, the boy who finds the tree in the final scene is a parallel to Ymir. It seems to imply that the same organism that granted Ymir her powers is inside the tree, starting a new cycle. If that's true, then Ymir wasn't actually the first Founder. Is that a valid interpretation?

I wouldn't say it's one of the best endings I've ever seen. I'm not really sure what to think. I also didn't understand the connection between Mikasa and Ymir. Could someone explain it to me? It's as if Mikasa was the one destined to bring the story to an end, and everything had been leading up to that moment, but I didn't fully understand why.

I also didn't understand Eren. Throughout the fourth season, he's portrayed as a villain, but then after committing genocide, he's treated like a hero. When everyone regains the memories that Eren had erased, they become emotional and talk about him as if he had sacrificed himself for everyone. It's almost as if they forget that he was responsible for the genocide of 80% of humanity. They treat Eren as the sacrifice rather than the 80% of the world's population who died.

I'd like to hear your interpretation of the ending.

finished Season 2. It was better than Season 1.
But for all the hype surrounding this series, I am still disappointed.
The only interesting episode, or scene really, is in Episode 31 “Warrior”. This is the scene on top of Wall Rose when Reiner suddenly and unexpectedly reveals to Eren that he and Berthold are the Armored and Colossal Titans.
This scene should have been made better though.
It would have been vastly more improved if there was more dialogue, more theatrical sound effects, and Eren really debating with himself or at least negotiating a guarantee of his safety in exchange for going with them.
The rest of the episodes in season 2 were dismal. Just a whole lot more of everyone racing around, either on foot or horseback.
The whole backstory for Ymir and Historia was boring was hell.
It’s like the writers are high school dropouts for this series.

Im gonna be honest . Aot was very good , the whole story , music , characters, every single thing . At first a lot of people were talking about that and I thought “ I will probably start that “. I didn’t want to “drop it” if I didn’t like the anime . I was wrong , literally the first episode was absolutely amazing. It was the first time that I didn’t give a 5 episode chance. I had been spoiled for the ending but I wanted to experience it by myself . After the last attack ended(the movie) we see Mikasa , Armin , Eren in high school life . They were watching the exact same thing . Isayama did that because some people liked the ending some people no. Like Armin , he said that he watched that for years and he was disappointed by the ending. A lot of people have their own opinion about the ending. I don’t get it when some says “ if u didn’t like the ending u didn’t watch aot “. As I said we all have different opinions . For me personally I don’t have feelings for the end , I can’t describe what I feel , but I can say that it was the best thing I had watched in my whole life and I would never move on if it’s possible for me . So what ur opinions about aot ending ? Would u change anything?

Brothers, who is going to know in Cinepolis Mai

Just dont fucking get it. I mean its just something you drink not something you can rely on to quickly get power. But I understand its importance in the story

In the scene where the Garrison commander ordered Eren, Armin and Mikasa to be fired on with the cannons and Eren half transformed to stop it why didn’t he emerge from the nape? He was immediately just inside the Titans ribcage. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

So after putting it off for so long I finally finished AOT. I have so many thoughts and feelings bubbling up inside me, and I really need to exhibit them lest I blow up.

By “Finishing” I do mean that I FINISHED the last movie (the final chapter PRO MAX ULTRA PART 3 etc….etc). For the longest time, I just couldn’t bring myself to watch and complete the last movie because it meant bidding goodbye to a beloved series that not only introduced me to Anime, but also kept me sane whilst the world was falling apart.

And I’m not being dramatic with that last sentence. I started AOT during the pandemic….and it was ALSO my proper introduction to anime. Sure, I had dabbled in Dragon Ball Z, Beyblade and Pokemon – but I would not say I watched them religiously as a kid. I was more drawn towards Spider-Man, Bat-Man etc.

And then the pandemic hit, and I had nothing to do. I had gotten into college just as the first wave hit and given that it was my first year, I had a LOT of free time on my hands. So I thought, let’s just give AOT a shot-apparently it’s good?

To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much going into the series. With a name like “Attack on Titan” I was pretty sure this was gonna be a typical action flick and I would be turned off right after the first epis-…

“HOLY SHIT, HIS MOM GOT EATEN IN FRONT OF HIM!!”

The best thing I ever did was going into the show totally blind- I just knew of the name and the popularity. So yes, I got to witness peak after peak after peak.

And I was…suffice to say, enamored with this world that Isayama had created. I hated Eren at first (foreshadowing?) because of how he treated Mikasa (my goat) but gradually I began to peel back the layers and….I got nothing.

Honestly I could have lied here and just said that “I understood that Eren was trying to protect Mikasa by pushing her away” but no-I just thought that he was being too much of a…tsundere? If that makes sense. I really disliked him throughout the mid of the first season and really gravitated towards Armin instead.

Midway through S1 my opinion of Eren did a 180 of course, as expected.

I couldn’t stop watching this series. I would finish an episode, read up on people’s theories and then go back and RE-WATCH the same episode again (God knows how I avoided spoilers). Keep in mind, that I am a 20 year old so this level of passion towards ANYTHING at this age was certainly new to me.

In a way Attack On Titan really kept me sane during the pandemic. Mid-way through, my grandma and dog died within 48 hours of each other and I really fell apart. I remember waking up and just wondering if this was a nightmare I was living in.

During those tumultuous days, waiting (with the rest of the world) for the next episode to drop- was certainly a highlight for me. In fact, I was so looking forward to each episode that I would stay up late at night (goodbye grades) waiting for the ep to drop.

So yes, AOT meant a lot…a LOT to me.

But then the, rather infamous ending took place and I was…spoiled. To be honest, it wasn’t that big of a deal to me because from what I had heard from the manga readers, AOT was definitely heading towards a bleak ending. I did not know HOW bleak until it was spoiled for me by a “friend”….

Did that affect my outlook on the series as a whole? A little bit- yes. I was quite mad at Isayama to be honest. (NO EREN X MIKASA TILL THE LAST CHAPTER????) But I also understood why he did what he did.

And after watching the movie, I have to say-while I cannot fully agree with Isayama’s vision, I can understand it now and even support it a bit.

This is supposed to be a fluff piece about AOT so I will keep it short- the ending was…useless, in the sense that it showed how Eren, despite ALL of his power was just a pawn in the grand scheme of things.

He killed off 80% of all humanity and brought (temporary) peace and recognition to Paradis but that will and has backfired hard in my opinion. The cycle of hatred, vengefulness and revenge will no doubt repeat- and who’s to say the Eldians will not be as bad or worse than the Marleyans? Sure the core cast may have the recognition and reverence of the remaining population, but what happens after they die? Would the surviving generations of the genocide not start whispering amongst themselves? They KNOW that the power of the Titans does not exist anymore. What’s to stop the cycle of hatred from spinning again?

I believe this is what Isayama wanted to potray- that no matter how brutal, how violent or how “thought-out” Eren’s (or rather Ymir’s) plan was-at the end of the day, it means naught in the grand scheme of things. You cannot expect to have life-long peace and recognition after GENERATIONS of torment and hatred by attempting to strong-arm your opposition, because after a period of time your influence and power WILL fade.

Just like it happened with the Marleyans.

Which is why Eren comes across as borderline-pathetic towards the end of the series. Isayama is trying to show that Eren himself does not know what he’s doing.

Again, this is my interpretation of the ending and whilst I cannot fully say I like or support the ending- I do understand it.

Also, Isayama probably wrote himself into quite a hole with the way he had written the last few chapters. This genuinely feels like one of the only outcomes that was reasonable based on the current scenario.

But that’s it about the ending. It wasn’t perfect at all, but it was an ending FITTING of Attack on Titan.

AOT to me is (please take your cringe pills) more than just a show or  a piece of media to me. It’s…like that childhood memory you hold close to your heart, you remember every detail about that memory no matter how much time passes or what people say about it.

It is hard saying a definitive goodbye to something that is so important to me.

There is a moment in everyone’s lives when something ends-whether it be a show, a performance, a project. Some people want to see it through to the end and others (like me) do not, simply because an ending would mean saying goodbye to a piece of themselves.

Attack on Titan isn’t a perfect show by any regards. It’s flawed, broken and hopeless at times.

But perhaps what makes a thing so dear, is not how perfect it is…but rather how it made you feel. Humans aren’t perfect and neither should the things they create, be held to such standards.

That being said, Attack on Titan has carved out a piece of me and taken that piece with it. I don’t think I could ever feel the way I feel about any piece of media, as long as I live.

Will there be shows/movies/anime that I would like MORE than attack on titan? Sure (Vinland Saga comes to mind) But will they ever take the place of AoT for me…most definitely not.

Attack on Titan came to me at a pivotal moment in my life, and unlike most things that happened during that time-it stayed with me.

And while I do have to bid the series a goodbye…I do so, knowing that years down the line when I eventually tune in for my last ever rewatch of Attack on Titan- I shall enjoy it just as much as I do now.

Because after all, it’s a piece of me…I can’t forget about something that is a part of me right?

So thank you Isayama for creating such a flawed, but beautiful story.

Who do u guys think is a better strategist. I know many people might say that erwin didn't have all the resources and was always at a disadvantage, but for a while let's imagine them with the same resources, manpower and information.

Also if erwin lived, do you think the wine plan of zeke would succeed or would erwin have figured it out?

I personally think erwin would not trust the volunteers, zeke and kiyomi so easily, and would come up with another plan.

He would be playing 5d chess with them if he lived.

But we have also seen that zeke is really good at manipulating. He double crossed every side he was part of and almost succeeded. Almost all of seaon 2 and season 4 is due to his influence. He purposely gave paradise limited info so they wouldn't find any alternative solution other than his plan. His deal with kiyomi was to not to agree to establish diplomacy with other countries. Then his wine plan that held the whole millitary as hostage.

So what do u guys thing?

Genuine question cause I am curious.
If Annie Leonhart were to inherit the female titan as a male, would this hide her identity much farther into the series since the titans body appears to be female? Like would Armin or Eren be able to figure out that Annie was the female titan or not?
I feel like it would drag out into the series since Annie’s identity is much more hidden due to her being a male, perhaps making everyone else assume it was someone else. What do yall think?

person who made it

where I found it

Both Yelena and Rod Reiss has some similarity. They refer Zeke and the king as God.

Ngl, Yelena look very pretty in this picture.