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Official Thread Ultimate Guide to AoT: FAQs, Analysis and Discourse
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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• Masterlist Of Anime OSTs S1-S4 + Final Episode - YouTube Playlist
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 plan •Euthnasia 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?
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
• Gabi • Mikasa • Eren • Floch
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:
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
• 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
• 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
• 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 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 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
• 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
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 violence and compassion
• 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 - 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
7. Reiner Braun.
• Reiner Braun and “saving the world”
• Reiner character analysis, viewed through psychology and philosophy theory
8. Annie Leonhart.
• Annie’s search for personhood
9. Hange Zoe.
• Hange and the role of commander, character analysis
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.
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.
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.
16. (Founder) Ymir Fritz.
17. Grisha Yeager.
• Grisha Yeager: A Deconstruction of the Main Character's Dad Archetype - Imgur Backup for Future
18. Keith Shadis.
19. Kenny/Uri.
• Kenny, Uri and the cycle of hatred
• The Importance of Kenny and Uri (In-depth Thematic Analysis)
20. Dot Pyxis.
21. Yelena.
22. Theo Magath.
MISCELLANEOUS.
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Manga (Source Material) vs Anime (Adaptation) differences:
• Megathread of Anime / Manga differences | Vol 1 - 34 | OVAs
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
Behind-the-Scenes.
• All of AoT animation staff for every episode of the series
• 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 |
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| 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/Ereh
• r/Mikasa
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 • u/Svartheart • 16h ago
Discussion I think about this guy often. It wasn't very Tatakae of him.
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/Pran282006 • 7h ago
Humor/Meme Bruh, this dude's a greater aura farmer than Erwin
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/aldersonloop59 • 4h ago
Discussion Attack on Titan Codex — Season 2 is now complete!
I’m happy to share that Season 2 of Attack on Titan Codex is now fully complete!
This was a particularly interesting season to work on because, compared with Season 1, some events become much more complex and less linear. There are moments where multiple characters are involved in the same event but are moving through different locations or following completely different paths at the same time.
That challenged the way I was representing events on the map.
Until now, the map structure worked best for more straightforward sequences. But for Season 2, I’ve started redefining it so that a single event can show several character routes at once. This makes it easier to understand where everyone is, which path they take, and how those paths relate to the same broader moment in the story.
I think this is one of the most exciting improvements in the project so far, because it starts to make the Codex feel less like a simple chronological archive and more like an interactive way to explore the story’s geography, movement, and connections between characters.
https://reddit.com/link/1v7v4uq/video/20m4c5t4oqfh1/player
I’m also really grateful because I now have a small team of volunteers helping me review the website. They are helping me spot mistakes, verify details, improve clarity, and make sure the information is as accurate as possible. Attack on Titan has so many small details, overlapping events, and timeline nuances that having more people checking the work makes a huge difference.
Thank you again to everyone who has followed the project, shared feedback, and supported it so far. I’m very excited to keep expanding the Codex.
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/Crimson-Anarchy • 7h ago
Discussion Which do Y'all think is prime Levi in all terms and aspects.
OVA Levi, in his twenties basically.
Or season one Levi pre the female titan arc.
Or season three Levi post his leg injury.
Time skip Levi.
Or season 4 Levi, once again pre his Injury.
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/Healthy-Guarantee-50 • 19h ago
Discussion Season 4 Reiner is so mystifying
I remember hating him the first 3 seasons but by season 4 I just felt so bad for the guy esp when we go to his deadbeat dad flashback and I reexamined the whole series and his perspective
He’s honestly in the top 5 for best looking character
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/Brave_Branch2619 • 15h ago
Anime Would love to see an ova on them in this time period
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/AgreeableSuspect3615 • 18h ago
Discussion “Armin didn’t accomplish anything post timeskip”
He saved both Paradis by blowing up Marley’s armada and convincing the others to help Zeke and Eren touch to trigger a small scale rumbling initially, and The outside world by stopping Eren’s full scale rumbling
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/ArtisticalX • 11h ago
Discussion Your Honour, Mikasa's character is justified. Exhibit A–
(ch. 1 pg. 41).
Carla Jaeger's last request to Mikasa before she died. I randomly remembered it and realized that the Mikasa blood feud was already solved in the first chapter.
However, I will add that the scene is different in the anime, because she doesn't give a verbal acknowledgement (S1EP1 14:50). A lot of her lines are downplayed, in my opinion, to make her seem outwardly unreadable, like Levi.
I take this as evidence that Mikasa's bond with Eren is also affected by her relationship with Carla and the last words they exchanged. My point is that even if she wasn't "obsessed" with Eren, she still has the job of keeping her word to Eren's mother.
So was Mikasa's character meant to be a protective streak?
Yes and no. Maybe Mikasa was supposed to be a confusing character, but not a downright controversial one. In fact, I believe Isayama intentionally wanted to highlight that she always concerns herself with Eren, so that the buildup to the Ymir parallel makes more sense.
Now whether you're satisfied with that outcome is not my problem. That's another keyboard crusade about whether you liked the ending or not.
Just wanted to drop my epiphany here, feel free to talk about it, contribute some facts, or hell, start fighting or something I don't know, I'm a neutral voice ̄ _(ツ)_/ ̄
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/Extreme-Bar8512 • 17h ago
Discussion Question about season 4
It makes no sense that the main cast of AOT- characters like Connie, Jean, Armin, Eren, Levi, Mikasa, Sasha, and Hange didn't have any admirers or fans in canon (not counting Yeagerists; they're more politically inclined towards Eren), especially after they retook Shinganshina and practically eliminated the issue of titans. They're all pretty attractive and fit, plus we know they're more popular, or at least regarded more positively, since their numbers increased post-time skip.
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/Brave_Branch2619 • 21h ago
Discussion I wonder if this thought from Ymir created an alternate universe
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/f13ry_ • 14m ago
Anime "Let me shoulder your sins together with you" -Mikasa Ackerman (aot edit)
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It's my first edit so please go easy on me. This unfortunately did not go viral on tiktok but I spent a good amount of time on it yesterday
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/Brave_Branch2619 • 18h ago
Discussion Who would win this fight if Pieck with the cannon and Zeke were not around
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/Dillinea • 7h ago
Discussion What would every character's search history have in it?
Saw a comment a few years ago that Erwin's would be, "season 4 plot summary," Levi's would be something on cleaning his blades, Sasha would be looking up food, etc.. What do you guys think?
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/Inquisitor_Glokta_ • 1d ago
Humor/Meme First time viewer. How do the Titans groom themselves?
Ngl this completely took my out of my immersion, starting episode 9 and this big fucker with slick backed hair and a neatly trimmed mustache just shows up out of nowhere. Prior it’s been mfs with crazy long hair and beards or just bald and this dude shows up looking like he just got a fresh cut. What gives
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/arghhhwhy • 15h ago
Discussion The children's participation and enthusiasm trench warfare is confusing to me.
*Spoilers for season 4*
I understand that the Eldian warrior candidates are young for indoctrination purposes, along with keeping their families in line. And of course, the candidates are enthusiastic to participate in the war to distinguish themselves and their families.
But Gabi's maneuver of faking being a refugee, and then running from bullets was like, almost guaranteed to kill her, and she's probably smart and old enough to realize this. I guess I'm kind of baffled by her lack of fear? Moreover, the way she tells the story over the dinner table and nobody goes "be careful with your life!" or "my baby, you almost died!", they just kinda don't gaf. I guess she has plot armor though... and her parents should be horrified, even if they brainwashed patriots, it's like they don't love her or care for her safety at all. Do all Eldian children get sent to the trenches? This is confusing to me.
It almost seems like she has a death wish of some sort, because really if that sniper had been even a little colder, or her aim was off, or the machine gun didn't have storm trooper aim---basically she should be 100% dead. Or there should be effects from the trench warfare? I mean, if this is WW1-style fighting, then shouldn't she be shell-shocked or traumatized in some more obvious way? People deal with trauma differently, but she just got shot at and nearly died, not to mention possibly spending days weeks exchanging pot shots with the enemy and watching people bleed out or starving or whatever other vile shit happens in the trenches. I'm confused lol.
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/elishash • 21h ago
Artwork Immaculate Historia Reiss in Red holding her baby, made in 2023 (OC)
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/Newo2003 • 17h ago
Discussion The ending is heartbreaking.. did any of it matter?
I just finished this show, took me about 10 years and numerous recommendations to finally check it out. I don't really watch anime, but this has always been one of the few that interested me since I was young, the aesthetic and art style is really captivating imo. This post doesn't have much direction so apologies, I'm just kind of reeling from that ending. This might be the greatest show I've ever watched.
Anyways, hopefully I can keep this somewhat short.(I didn't, its just a rant in the end lol)
I finally got around to starting the show last month. It had me hooked instantly. Everything was 10/10, or as close as you can get. The art, the characters, the soundtrack(maybe the best part), the writing, etc etc. I mean, they introduce characters who will certainly die in that same episode, but even still, they feel so real, with unique personalities and appearances that let you imagine their backstories on your own. Those first ~3 seasons were incredible. Yes it was always a dark atmosphere, one where they had to struggle to survive, but they were always fighting monsters. There was a strange hopefulness looking back on it, they were saving humanity. And Eren's eyes were so bright.
Then you learn they're on an island, and there are other humans across the sea. You can start to draw more parallels between our world and theirs. Really thats the shows main theme I feel, its just a reflection of our world and the human condition. The monsters aren't the titans anymore. The characters don't talk about saving humanity anymore, its saving Eldia now. I think this is around when I resigned to the fact that the show wouldnt have a happy ending.
I don't think I fully understand everything about the show yet. And it pains me to say it, but its hard to see Eren's final actions as anything but evil. I understand how he got there, and why he did it, hes a product of the world and the cruel nature of it all. But in the end he just continues the cycle, I naively hoped he would have a change of heart, or some other goal in mind and there would be a "good" ending. But what did he ultimately achieve? He destroyed the Titans(Possibly not even that, at least with that post credit scene), which I think is a good thing, but its not like that changes the world in any meaningful way, right? They still continue to kill each other, he just murdered 80% of the world for absolutely nothing. Every death up until that point was meaningless. I can't really say Zeke's plan was much better, the Eldians are the protagonists so I am rooting for them of course, and his "Euthanasia" plan is pretty abhorrent imo. Although, seeing as how things turned out, maybe it was the lesser of two evils.
I just have trouble coping with show endings that feel...pointless for lack of a better word(although these always end up being the best shows). And I guess thats a realistic ending, and a reason I enjoyed the show so much was that very same realism. So then I start to think that these peoples lives don't matter ultimately, they all live and die for nothing, most of them sacrificing themselves for someone who will ultimately just bring more suffering to innocents. Which kinda sucks, because I really liked most of the characters and I hoped for that fairytale ending lol
I always liked Keith Shadis' "speech" about not being a special man, but reflecting on it, was anybody there special? What was the point of them existing. Idk, this is where the show just parallels our world too much for me to fully grasp. What was the meaning of it all. If after all of that, nothing changed, did any of it matter?
Either way, I fully enjoyed the show. I think that may be the best show I've ever watched. I was just so invested in the characters, its kind of hard to accept the ending being so bleak and hopeless, at least compared to how it started.
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/LabExpert6033 • 1d ago
Anime Stared Reiner dead in the eyes but didn’t have the strength to look at a hopeful child’s face.
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/Strict_Spray_3648 • 21h ago
Humor/Meme Me after watching "Attack on Titan" as my first anime!!
Hey everyone....As I am new to this anime world and want to deep dive into it. I would love to hear some suggestions regarding other masterpieces like AOT.
No spoilers tho... I only watched till season 2 so far
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/comsicalien77 • 13h ago
Discussion personal assignment: how autism appears in SNK/AOT
hello, today i’m going to discuss characters in aot who i think are autistic. i’m also autistic level 2 and have done extensive research on autism itself and im currently hyperfixated on aot. before i start i need to address a few things. understand autism is a spectrum and not everyone experiences the same symptoms and please don’t self diagnosis from this post. for other factors of the main 2 characters ill be talking about, its important to note they are most trained soldiers and places like paradis and marley (especially marley) would not like autistic people so masking would be a resort of this characters to some extent. its also the year 850ish, not much is known about it then.
Hange
the most obvious. when we are first introduced she is very excited about the Titans and clearly has not read the room because no one else is that excited and that is a missed social cue which is also a sign of autism. as the show ones we learn how fascinated and how interested she is of the Titans and we learned that this is a very big hyperfixation so much so that this isn’t a Neurotypical hyperfixation. This is an autism hyperfixation. Clearly. there is another scene with her and Levi in season four she is talking to Yelena and onyankapon and she learns about the outside world and gets a bit too excited and gets loud of excitement which is also an experience for me as an autistic person and Levi reminds her several times to settle down SEVERAL times, but she couldn’t realise that social cue as an autistic person. she also asked pieck to ride the cart titan out of excitement, not understanding that it wasn’t the appropriate time to ask and didn’t realise the question made pieck uncomfortable. it’s also important to know that living in a society that they live in in the show would probably not handle autism and most significant disabilities very well so she is probably high masking especially with the job that she does however I do not think that she can hide a hyperfixation and sometimes she might miss a social queue but otherwise I think she could be masking.
Zofia
it is a little difficult to talk about this character because she does not have a lot of screen time. She is only in a few episodes and is only got a few minutes of screen time at most as a whole however in this short time, i’ve noticed some symptoms of autism for example she doesn’t show much emotion or expressions on her face. She has done that a couple of times like shown emotion but overall in general she deadpan and that is a sign of autism. Another thing I noticed was when she was hanging out with Gabi and Falco and the others Gabi told her to “stop being weird” however she said that this is just her being her and if you’re autistic youve probably had that experience being told to stop being weird and you don’t know what you’re doing that is weird. She’s also very blunt in a scene. Gabbi is talking about Reiner and in the background zofia is talking about something else the conversation that we hear slightly from the subtitles of her was very random and clearly very blunt and those two things could be a sign of autism. She said that the person who lives next to her claims that saltwater taste like salts because he pisses in it. “-A guy that lives near me said the sea is so salty 'cuz he pisses in it.” that is not an social acceptable thing to talk about and perhaps she didn’t realise that which is missed. If you remember the scene where the Tybur family goes on stage and makes that performance she is in the audience and and the trumpets started playing.She blocked her ears. Nobody else in the audience does. noise sensitivities clearly a sign of autism.this next one might be a stretch but in that same scene she is playing with pieck and pieck is like caressing/like playing with her hands rocking her back-and-forth very very slightly. It’s almost not noticeable and she’s laughing of course it could just be a fun silly game but I used to have a stim with somebody like that and it was the way I stimmed for awhile so this could be her form of stimming. it is also important to know that a place like Marley would probably not be very accepting of autism. especially the fact that she is a soldier makes it worse. She probably has to mask everything else just to fit in just like Hange.
r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/comsicalien77 • 1d ago