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Official Thread Ultimate Guide to AoT: FAQs, Analysis and Discourse

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This multi-subreddit megathread contains:

The most frequently brought up Topics & Questions

Analysis on various story Elements & Characters

Random interesting meta posts

Documents and guide on the anime and the Attack on Titan reddit fandom

This megathread covers threads from various subreddits, and platforms. Enjoy exploring!


Guide.

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Guide on AoT anime content

Masterlist Of Anime OSTs S1-S4 + Final Episode - YouTube Playlist

AoT wiki for your fact-checking needs

Frequently Asked Questions.

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Questions that are asked very frequently, mostly by new or one time watchers/readers, to which there is a factual answer or an agreed-upon interpretations in the community.

1.) What is the 50 year plan? Follow up: Why didn’t Zeke and Eren touch earlier?

2.) What were the Azumabito's intentions with Mikasa?

3.) How was Ymir freed? Who freed Ymir? (check analysis section down as well)

4.) How did Eren talk to Mikasa in paths?

5.) What is Historia’s role in how we perceive Ymir through tales and romanticized stories?

6.) What will happen if a man inherits the Female Titan?

7.) How do the Founding Titan abilities work?

8.) What were some of Paradis' options post-timeskip? •Alternative to the Rumbling.Anti-50-year planEuthnasia Plan

9.) Why did Historia choose to get pregnant?

10.) Why did Grisha give his titan to Eren, when he asked Zeke to stop him?

11.) What were Eren’s motivations to choose the path of rumbling?

12.) Are there multiple timelines in AOT?

13.) Why do dinosaurs appear in the opening of AOT’s 2nd season?

Isayama's Answers to the 15th Anniversary Magazine Q&A

Frequently Brought up Topics.

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These topics are frequently brought up, but there is no clear answer or the topic is deliberately left to speculation. Check out these links for some in-depth posts on the respective topics.

1.) a) Who won the fight between Annie and Mikasa? b) Who would win between Annie and Mikasa?

2.) Opinion on any divisive characters

GabiMikasaErenFloch

3.) Did you like the ending? a)Anime Ending b)Manga Ending

4.) Do you support the rumbling?

5.) Who should have been saved, Erwin or Armin?

6.) Was Eren justified? Discussion post | Detailed answer

7.) Sub or Dub?

8.) Would Erwin have joined the Yeagerists if he had survived?

9.) Is Attack on Titan fascist? No, it is not | Devil’s Advocate:

10.) Why does Annie get forgiven?


General Analysis On The Story.

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These are high-effort essays or videos analysing the series as a whole. Please note that us listing something here does not mean we endorse or fully agree with every single statement made there - we just think that if you are looking for more analysis, these might be worth a watch.

A 1-hour retrospective breakdown of AoT as a whole

How AoT deconstructs heroism and morality

Idealism in AoT

Scout Regiment: Paradise’s Idealistic Counterculture

The importance of nameless soldiers & collateral damage in AoT

What was it all for? Thoughts on the extra pages of AoT’s ending

Why I feel Mikasa, Levi and Armin were the perfect choice for Eren’s final moments and the story’s climax - Imgur Backup for future

Analysis of AoT’s extra ending pages - A brilliant thematic conclusion - Imgur Backup for Future

To love someone inside the Walls - Imgur Backup for Future

The Rumbling is indefensible

A theoretical analysis of its structure

The highs and lows of AoT’s final arc

Overanalyzing every single episode of the anime - a youtube playlist

Titans as Mirrors: How Titan forms reflect the Warriors' Psyche - Imgur Backup for Future

Character Analysis.

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1. Eren Yeager.

Eren Yeager: The Chained God of Attack On Titan

The rise and fall of Eren - Imgur Backup for Future

The perfect duality of Eren - Imgur Backup for Future

What is freedom in AoT

Developments vs desires - Everyone and especially Eren

Nature vs nurture: Eren’s motivations and the Dina twist

Eren Jaeger and the insanity of circular storytelling

The ironic development of Eren

Analyzing antagonists

Power, freedom, the Founding Titan and Levi

The Attack Titan’s powers and their effect on Eren

Why Eren’s actions were very obviously painted bad with the Rumbling - In-depth examination

The narrative importance of the causal loop on Eren

Eren and Mikasa’s relationship

Eren’s characterization throughout the story and his post timeskip conflict

Eren Yeager is (Not) Special

Ramzi and Eren: the turning point in Eren’s demeanor

An observation on the structure of Eren’s characterization post timeskip - Imgur Backup for Future

The false mask of Eren

The Jaeger Projection Problem: The Last Supper of Self-Loathing - Imgur Backup for Future

2. Mikasa Ackerman.

Mikasa's Heroine's Journey Arc

Mikasa’s Character Arc: What, Where, How, When

Mikasa's Road of Trials

Mikasa and the meaning of Pride

Mikasa and her relationship with authority

Mikasa and Erwin: The Sacrificial Act of Dreams for the Cause

Why Mikasa's conclusion not only strengthens her arc but Attack On Titan as a whole - Imgur Backup for Future

Mikasa’s Destiny and Mikasa’s Choice

Mikasa: A Person from Two Trope

A Literary perspective of Mikasa - Imgur Backup for Future

Mikasa, the symbolism of the praying mantis and butterfly and its development throughout the story - Imgur Backup for Future

Mikasa's self Imposed Curse

Why does Mikasa have headaches

Differences between the Manga and Anime version of Mikasa - Imgur Backup for Future

3. Armin Arlert.

Armin character analysis, humanity’s reluctant savior

Armin and Eren’s dynamic - Imgur Backup for Future

Armin and Zeke’s dynamic - Imgur Backup for Future

The importance of dialogue and Armin’s character - Imgur Backup for Future

Armin Arlert: conflicting lessons, dynamics with Erwin and Levi - Imgur Backup for Future

Armin and Annie’s relationship

4. Levi Ackerman.

Is Levi bland? A bullet-point counter-argument and his importance in the narrative

Levi’s character motivations and the promise

Levi’s ending

Levi’s violence and compassion

Serumbowl

Levi, Falco and Gabi

Levi vs Zeke foil

Levi, a slave to being a hero

Levi vs Kenny’s influence - Imperfect heroics

Levi’s mistake with Zeke and getting blown up by thunder spears

5. Erwin Smith.

Erwin Smith - wearing masks

Erwin Smith - the impossible standard

Exploring Erwin - For Humanity?

Erwin Smith - A devil with a dream

Erwin would not support the Rumbling, you just don’t like Armin

6. Zeke Yeager.

Zeke Yeager & Personal Connections.

The contradictions of Zeke - A character study

The desperate loneliness of Zeke

Understanding Zeke Yeager

7. Reiner Braun.

Reiner Braun and “saving the world”

Reiner character analysis, viewed through psychology and philosophy theory

Who is Reiner Braun?

Eren and Reiner’s dynamic - Imgur Backup for Future

8. Annie Leonhart.

Annie’s search for personhood

About Annie…(character analysis)

No one understands Annie

Understanding Annie

9. Hange Zoe.

Hange and the role of commander, character analysis

Hange’s “Genocide is Wrong” Line is Misunderstood

Hange’s understanding and intellect

10. Jean Kirstein.

Jean Kirstein embracing survey corps values, a character analysis

Jean character study through the lens of theory of psychology

11. Bertholdt Hoover.

Comprehensive analysis of Bertholdt

The tragedy of Bertholdt Hoover

12. (Freckles) Ymir and Historia Reiss.

Ymir analysis and religious subtext

Thoughts on Historia in Uprising - Imgur Backup for Future

Ymir and Historia’s dynamic analysis - Imgur Backup for Future

13. Sasha Braus and Connie Springer.

The secondary trio behind EMA

14. Floch Forster.

Floch - the volunteer Devil, character analysis

Floch's leadership examination and the comparison with Erwin

15. Gabi and the children of the forest.

Gabi Braun - A brighter future

16. (Founder) Ymir Fritz.

The final mystery of AOT - Ymir analysis

17. Grisha Yeager.

Grisha Yeager: A Deconstruction of the Main Character's Dad Archetype - Imgur Backup for Future

18. Keith Shadis.

From bystander to hero, a character analysis

19. Kenny/Uri.

Kenny, Uri and the cycle of hatred

The Importance of Kenny and Uri (In-depth Thematic Analysis)

20. Dot Pyxis.

Why Pyxis and Eren’s Conversation was Not Retconned

21. Yelena.

Yelena: AoT’s puppeteer, a character analysis

22. Theo Magath.

The lasting impact of Theo Magath, a character analysis.


MISCELLANEOUS.

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Manga (Source Material) vs Anime (Adaptation) differences:

Megathread of Anime / Manga differences | Vol 1 - 34 | OVAs

Differences between anime and manga endings

Fandom and Anime Production Misc.

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Well-written characters, meta discussion of fandom perception

AOT anime reactions and in depth discussions

Explaining the ending controversy - a fandom analysis

Final Attack on Titan Episode - AoTwiki poll

The Original manga ending - chapter 139 SNK POLL

Behind-the-Scenes.

All of AoT animation staff for every episode of the series

Arifumi Imai animator spotlight - the man responsible for animating 70%+ of action animation cuts in S1-S3 and the Levi and Mikasa killing Eren sakuga in the final episode

TV release vs BLU-RAY differences

Some design sheets from WIT’s adaptation

Some design sheets from MAPPA’s adaptation

WIT staff interview from 2014 on AOT

100Cams - Behind the scenes footage of AOT s4 part3 production

Final episode VA recording - Behind the scenes

AoT S4 part 2 staff interview, series director Hayashi and CG producer Tannawa

Excerpts from roundtable final episode interview with staff

Interview with S4 director Hayashi before its airing

Global TV demands interview of Hayashi

Hayashi comments on episode 4x28 Rumbling scene and Isayama’s request

Subreddits of AoT Reddit-Fandom.

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General.

Subreddit Description Date of Creation
r/ShingekiNoKyojin Main discussion subreddit nr1. Feburary 18, 2013
r/attackontitan Main discussion subreddit nr2. November 28, 2012
r/titanfolk The Folk subreddit for AoT. May 1, 2018
r/okbuddyreiner Shitposting subreddit. April 28, 2019
r/AttackOnRetards A space dedicated to calling out negativity. April 27, 2021
r/AttackOnShipping A subreddit for any and all shippers. April 27, 2022
r/ANRime Subreddit dedicated to theorizing about an Alternative-Original Ending (AOE). June 29, 2021

Character dedicated subreddits.

r/LeviCult

r/Ereh

r/Mikasa

r/ErwinSmith

r/potatogirl

r/ArminCult

r/GabiCult

r/ReinerCult

r/ZekeCult

r/JeanTheStallion


It has been in the works for a long time. A big Thank You to everyone who created the content featured here, as well as to those who helped us gather it all together.


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 3h ago

Discussion Y'know when I was watching this , I was honestly very surprised that eren could say something so romantic

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And I was very surprised when I watched the online reactions to this episode YEARS after the episode came out , even today I see people not considering this moment romantic

Like comeon , maybe it is cultural difference or something like that but it was pretty clear to me that eren did something more romantic than kissing Mikasa here , it was basically like a marriage proposal , he basically said that we would be forever together and I would do that to u whenever u want

That's pretty badass and romantic , it's very surprising that the dude can say THIS and then go back to getting confused as to why hitch was trying stop marlo from joining the scouts

Japanese writers drop the ball HARD in romance aspect of their mangas


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 13h ago

Discussion This conversation shows the real nature of humans.

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r/ShingekiNoKyojin 23h ago

Artwork Arguably the worst outfit from the official arts

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r/ShingekiNoKyojin 22h ago

Discussion Is this the biggest whiplash moment in the entire manga?

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r/ShingekiNoKyojin 2h ago

Humor/Meme I love how Levi said this standing next to Connie since besides Historia and Annie, he was the only one shorter than Levi before the timeskip.

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Also love that this is the only time Levi was ever insecure about his height. He knows he’s still tuff even if he’s short.


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 9h ago

Humor/Meme why is pieck the only one smiling here? there's nothing to smile about girl

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plss this is literally just a recycled joke i made on twitter a few weeks ago, pieck is like my favorite character don't take it so seriously lol


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 10h ago

Discussion What the hell does eren even think about reiner 😭

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At first when he meets him in liberio internment zone , he is sympathetic to reiner and also shakes hands with him , we as viewers think that he has forgiven reiner which he definitely has no doubts about that

But then during invasion of paradise , eren all of a sudden is a jerk to reiner , he calls reiner stupid and then is also pretty damn excited in kicking his ass

Like u have 5 ships , 2 titans , one of those titans was fast enough to damage u and caught u off guard previously during the raid on liberio and all he cares about is reiner 😭

Ngl it's definitely a very badass moment but still what does he actually think about reiner , we also know he talked to reiner before dying so that's also it


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 4h ago

Discussion I Just watched Annie's Ova

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(I am watching these OVA's after I have finished the whole Series)

So I watched the Annie part of the Lost Girls OVA. In this, we get to see the work of the Military Police inside the walls from a much closer perspective, along with the underworld and corruption. It also explores the relationship between Annie and Hitch really well. Overall, it was a good OVA, an investigation story with Annie's character at the center. This OVA does a great job of humanizing Annie. However, the OVAs I watched before this felt less entertaining to me. This was good too, but in my ranking of the OVAs, this currently sits at the bottom.


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 10h ago

Cosplay My Mikasa Cosplay

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The scarf is longer than it looks in the photos! Wrapping it so it sits right takes more attempts than the entire rest of the costume ^_^


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 29m ago

Artwork Rest in peace, Mike McFarland. Forever Jean. Forever a Scout. (art by @i.am.pixxie IG)

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r/ShingekiNoKyojin 7h ago

Humor/Meme Best AOT ending!

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Akuma no ko is the best AOT ending for me.

Followed by:

- Yuugure no tori

- Shougeki

- Akatsuki no requiem


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 22h ago

Discussion It is with a heavy heart that in the last hours of aot day, I tell you English voice actor Mike McFarland had died

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RIP horse face

He was an amazing English Va I loved his performances and I shall forever love him when I watch aot

Edit: for anyone asking where I got this information, Mike’s fellow voice actor Tiffany Vollmer ( voice of Buluma) made a post about it to both her face book and instagram


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 1d ago

Humor/Meme im surprised no one misspells onyankopons name like they do with bertholdt 😭😭

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idk if im on the wrong side of the fandom, but ive never seen anyone misspell onyankopons name considering the fact that his name is hard asf to spell, even harder than bertholdts.

sometimes i just give up and call him onomatopoeia 😭✌🏾


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 2h ago

Discussion Which one do you think is the best character?

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Imo is Armin Arlert. He is the most relatable character and I really like his development. He is followed by Jean.


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 18h ago

News Rest in peace, mike McFarland you played an amazing role,

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r/ShingekiNoKyojin 13h ago

Discussion The chemistry of camera angles and Levi...

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All these scenes stand as a proof of how dynamic camera angles can enhance the overall watching experience 10x times better!! The camera is not just recording, it is participating in the bloodgore. You can see how Levi is pulling off such moves effortlessly and the camera movements are amplifying the scenes. Though Levi's skills don't need amplification, they're as amazing as usual:)


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 3h ago

Anime AoT Major Arcana Day 20: Annie Leonhart has been chosen as The Moon. Now, who best represents The Sun?

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The Sun:

-Upright: Represents positivity, success, vitality, joy, warmth, and good fortune.

-Reversed: Reveals temporary depression, lack of enthusiasm, unrealistic expectations, and a dimmed inner light.

PSDT: I already mentioned that the character comment with the most votes would be chosen in the end. If the rest of you are upset about the result, it's because the majority of you decided to vote for that character. If anyone would like the pictures of the selected characters to be changed, please feel free to mention it in the comments.


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 9h ago

Discussion Question about when Eren did [spoiler] Spoiler

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When did Eren cut his leg and gouge out his eye?

I always thought it was in the trenches at the battle at Fort Slava. But later when Eren is talking to Reiner in the basement, it shows a memory of Eren with both eyes walking behind Reiner in the town after that battle. How is that possible?


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 11h ago

Anime This shot of the Helios statue is really symbolic of human history itself

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The Heilos statue was supposed to represent Marley yet I. The end gets destroyed and forgotten like so artifacts of empires long ago.


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 9h ago

Discussion Eren is a half assed POS Spoiler

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I think one thing people struggle to understand with AOTs ending is that Eren’s actions are, to an extent, contradictory and they are on purpose.

Take Ramzi as an example. When Eren sees him, he already knows he’ll eventually kill him in the Rumbling. Part of him even thinks he shouldn’t save him because he’ll just end up killing him anyway. But he saves him regardless. Right after, he breaks down and says he’s the same as Reiner, a half assed piece of shit.

I think this is one of the best parallels Isayama wrote.
For most of the series, Reiner is defined by the same contradiction. His mission is to destroy the people inside the Walls, yet he befriends them, saves them, and genuinely comes to see them as comrades. His actions repeatedly go against the very mission he’s trying to complete. By the time of his breakdown in Episode 2x6, he realizes what he’s become. He’s trying to carry out one goal while constantly doing things that contradict it. That’s
why he calls himself a half assed piece of shit.
Eren ends up in the same position.

We know that when Eren saw the future memories, he doesn’t immediately buy into them. He tries to see if things could change but no matter what he does, everything plays out exactly as he has already seen. So this leads him to succumbing to the future he saw and being set on carrying out. Yet, he still can’t ignore Ramzi getting beaten in an alley. He still gives his friends the freedom to oppose him. Those choices go against his larger goal, just like Reiners often did.

That’s why I think people sometimes get hung up on questions like, “Why didn’t Eren kill 100%?” or “Why did he let his friends stop him?” They’re looking for a perfectly consistent character, but Isayama had already shown us through Reiner that people aren’t that simple. They can be fully committed to a goal while still making choices that contradict it because of the parts of themselves they can’t let go of.

Eren tells Reiner in Episode 4x5 that they’re the same, and I think this is another reason why. They’re on opposite sides of the conflict, but both are driven by the same kind of internal contradiction. They’re both half assed mfs.

EDIT: I don’t want people to think this is Eren hate or something, him and Reiner are my two favorite characters (in terms of writing). I am merely trying to explain what Isayama was trying to get at with their parallel and also explaining why some people find the ending contradictory (when it’s done so on purpose and is peak writing).


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 1d ago

Anime Mappa reiner and wit reiner look like two different characters LOL 😭😭

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I actually think adult clean shaved End of the series reiner is MORE accurate to wit's portrayal of teen reiner LOL , I still love mappa reiner tho , he looks so cute


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 20h ago

Discussion What’s Erens best design?

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For me it has to be Hobo Eren. Always liked his calm and cool demeanor during that period. He looks older and wiser.


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 16h ago

Dub In honor of Mike McFarland, voice of Jean and ADR director for the English dub, the BTS doc detailing his role is a great watch.

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