MetroidPrimeRib
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Gotta appreciate how Mikasa immediately goes for the throat. Look at Bertholdt there, dude almost died
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Attack on Titan Season 2 |OT| NO MANGA TALK
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Mediking
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She's so awesome. Lol Mikasa is legit...
I REALLY dont know they expect me to feel sorry for Reiner and Be. Those guys have killed humans. They better have an amazing backstory or...
polyh3dron
Banned
Seriously. I had to jump back just to make sure I didn't misunderstand something, like maybe they were speaking hypothetically.
TheGreatLugia
Banned
Neither can Reiner.
polyh3dron
Banned
I had no idea Sawano did the score for AoT until tonight when I heard echoes of Kill La Kill and Xenoblade X in the music.
Mediking
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Reiner: "I'm a mass-"
Mikasa: *eyes widen in shock*
Be: "Don't say it!!!!!!"
Eren: "Huh?"
Reiner: "...murderer."
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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Going through the first season, there are a lot of tells similar to this.
Once all the answers are known rewatching this series is going to be a completely different experience. This show as a whole has so much potential right now, season 2 has been excellent.
Candescence
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I love how the show emulated the out-of-nowhere and inappropriately casual nature of the reveal in the manga. When I first read that page I had to double back in shock to make sure my eyes weren't fucking with me.
They pretty much nailed the adaptation of that chapter, not at all disappointed. And this is the tip of the iceberg, you guys are going to get hit by some mind-blowing reveals, though most of them will likely be in seasons 3 and 4.
They pretty much nailed the adaptation of that chapter, not at all disappointed. And this is the tip of the iceberg, you guys are going to get hit by some mind-blowing reveals, though most of them will likely be in seasons 3 and 4.
Armoured Titan
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That was an awesome episode. Loved it!
I'm an Anime only watcher and unfrotunately the identity of the Armoured and Colossal Titans were spoilt for me during Season 1. I remember Manga readers were dropping heavy hints in the Anime topic back in 2013 trying to disguise as speculating. Then stupidly I read YouTube comments and it was spoilt further. Scene could have been even more amazing had I not known about this but would mean abstaining from the internet altogether! Regardless it was still an awesome scene and made me feel tense.
One thing and I'm sure not a lot will agree with me but I really dislike Mikasa. She comes across as a Mary Sue. When she's around the team there's usually not much to worry about as the Titans become less of a threat. I feel like she has this aura of invincibility around her more so than the main character at times! It would be interesting to at least see her bested at times or come across vulenrable when the siutation calls for it rather than being perfect. Heck even Reiner has been found in vulenrabe siutations such as the Titan encounter in the tower or captured by the Female Titan and he's the freaking Armoured Titan. Makes her character boring I feel.
I'm an Anime only watcher and unfrotunately the identity of the Armoured and Colossal Titans were spoilt for me during Season 1. I remember Manga readers were dropping heavy hints in the Anime topic back in 2013 trying to disguise as speculating. Then stupidly I read YouTube comments and it was spoilt further. Scene could have been even more amazing had I not known about this but would mean abstaining from the internet altogether! Regardless it was still an awesome scene and made me feel tense.
One thing and I'm sure not a lot will agree with me but I really dislike Mikasa. She comes across as a Mary Sue. When she's around the team there's usually not much to worry about as the Titans become less of a threat. I feel like she has this aura of invincibility around her more so than the main character at times! It would be interesting to at least see her bested at times or come across vulenrable when the siutation calls for it rather than being perfect. Heck even Reiner has been found in vulenrabe siutations such as the Titan encounter in the tower or captured by the Female Titan and he's the freaking Armoured Titan. Makes her character boring I feel.
CGI animation is normal to help with complicated stuff that would be really hard to do by hand. This is just a really bad implementation of it.
Moral Panic
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Every implementation of it is a bad implementation though.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
The reveal was really well done - even better than in the manga mainly thanks to the music. The only bad thing was the terrible 3D for the Collosal Titan.
Gotta say, I'm surprised at how many people in this thread didn't suspect Bertholdt and Reiner. It was really obvious after the Annie reveal.
Gotta say, I'm surprised at how many people in this thread didn't suspect Bertholdt and Reiner. It was really obvious after the Annie reveal.
I mean, as a manga reader, you pick up on all the clues they put in there. I wonder if I would've noticed those if I hadn't read the manga and knew it was coming.
Yeah, she must of hesitated, no reason to not be able to get a clean cut.
Also at what you asked above, I think there are 3 reasons to that
1. Titan shifters can not fully transform if their body is obstructed by surroundings.
2. They did not want to blow their cover and it seems like Reiner has some form of control over his healing (stopping it from healing while Christa/Historia treated his arm).
3. They can still be overwhelmed by regular Titans and unlike Annie who escaped by 3D gear, he had no such thing or horses.
That makes some sense and she did seem to attack in a way that she fights Titans, but still it is just hard to believe a blade that sharp and durable could not do it if she meant to kill them.
beyond_death
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I had their identities spoilt for me years ago thanks to me being an idiot and googling Colossal Titan. But that reveal was still done well I thought, a little unconventional. And Mikasa just ready to go for the kill was awesome.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
I called it after I finished season 1, which was before I even started checking out the manga. For me it felt really obvious.
After the Annie reveal in the anime, I went back and looked at the cast for any more possible Titans, and Bertholdt and Reiner instantly stood out with how similar they both looked to the Collosal and Armored Titan.
The only thing that surprised me in the manga was the way it was casually revealed, not the reveal itself.
DrROBschiz
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Yeah i was blindsided but thats because I didnt go back
once the seed is planted in your head rewatching the first season is insane
You give these guys a pass before for acting suspiciously because the circumstances are so chaotic but holy shit its all there
Turin Turambar
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In the anime it was easier to notice than in the manga, as you said the titan designs are pretty similar, at least in Reiner's case.
this is from episode 3. talking about the armored titan and just casually switching the view to reiner.
theCalamity
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The second OP had this:
I remember manga readers being a little peeved at this. Just a little.
I remember manga readers being a little peeved at this. Just a little.
Monochromaticx
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The second OP had this:
I remember manga readers being a little peeved at this. Just a little.
All the corps looking ahead
The titans look away
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
Haha I showed my brother season 1 a while back and after the Annie reveal episode he called R&B. When I asked why he said 'well one's blonde and muscular and one's tall.'
I scoffed and said 'uhhh I think there's probably a little more to it than that!' but it's pretty hilarious in retrospect that he was spot on and that those were really the only clues you needed.
theCalamity
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I think those are the more obvious features they share, however, if you look closely, you can see facial similarities between Reiner and Bertholdt and their Titan versions.
The second OP had this:
I remember manga readers being a little peeved at this. Just a little.
Yeah the animators have been dropping crazy hints. I think it also caught people off guard because the Ymir reveal just happened. No one was expecting another reveal so soon. And two at that.
Arozay
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Those flags though.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
LOL, some of the reactions to the reveal on YouTube are priceless. I'd highly recommend watching a few.
It really is. Tons of clues everywhere!
It really is. Tons of clues everywhere!
QuiteWhittle
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What's funny is that, before the reveal in the manga, there was literally only one (documented English-speaking) person on the internet speculating that Reiner and Bertholdt were the Armored and Colossal Titan--some random poster on the mangahelpers forums.
Being on-model and in color really helped the anime in this regard. Bad and inconsistent art meant that those three kids having cryptic background panel meetings could have been anybody and Reiner looking like the Armored Titan meant jackshit.
Being on-model and in color really helped the anime in this regard. Bad and inconsistent art meant that those three kids having cryptic background panel meetings could have been anybody and Reiner looking like the Armored Titan meant jackshit.
This show is impossible to watch week-by-week and I've read the manga! Wish the episodes were a bit longer. Reveal in the last episode was done very well though, loved watching it with my housemates who have only just discovered the series, they didn't even process what was happening at first.
Just watched a reaction compilation of the last two episodes. You weren't kidding. XD
DrROBschiz
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soo when does the next one hi
its probably gonna be 20 minutes of face punching
its probably gonna be 20 minutes of face punching
I just watched the latest episode. Holy fucking shit.
As an anime-only watcher who somehow managed to avoid spoilers all these years, this totally blew me away. I mean, I did initially have suspicions of Reiner being the Armored Titan back when Season 1 was airing based on nothing more than them sharing the same hair cut, but I'd pretty much put that theory to rest as a misdirect, especially after the last few episodes showed him to be such a likeable dude with saving Connie and his comment about wanting to marry Christa.
More than anything, and I'm sure many people have said this in the thread already - the way it was revealed was mindblowing. I had to pause and skip back a few seconds to make sure I hadn't somehow missed something. Before the flashback that cleared everything up, I was shocked and disappointed - these are THE titans. The ones responsible for Eren's mothers death (among others), and THIS is how you reveal it? But now I'm sitting here thirty minutes later and I've rewatched that scene like five times already. Damn, it's chilling.
As an anime-only watcher who somehow managed to avoid spoilers all these years, this totally blew me away. I mean, I did initially have suspicions of Reiner being the Armored Titan back when Season 1 was airing based on nothing more than them sharing the same hair cut, but I'd pretty much put that theory to rest as a misdirect, especially after the last few episodes showed him to be such a likeable dude with saving Connie and his comment about wanting to marry Christa.
More than anything, and I'm sure many people have said this in the thread already - the way it was revealed was mindblowing. I had to pause and skip back a few seconds to make sure I hadn't somehow missed something. Before the flashback that cleared everything up, I was shocked and disappointed - these are THE titans. The ones responsible for Eren's mothers death (among others), and THIS is how you reveal it? But now I'm sitting here thirty minutes later and I've rewatched that scene like five times already. Damn, it's chilling.
titiklabingapat
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I'm an anime only viewer and with all the hints being revealed in the previous season in the OP and ED, it makes you wonder about the current ED. There has to be tons of hints in there. You can see the wall titans lining up, etc. Also, The titans seem to be created from nothing?
theCalamity
Member
Can't wait to find out what the fuck this is all about.
It's a sequel to We're Back A Dinosaur's Story
Not going to speak to the actual content of the new ending sequence, but the stuff that's in there relates to stuff that the anime won't get to for at least another season or two. Only reason they can get away with it is because it's so far out that there are zero clues to its context in the anime so far. I wouldn't even read into it too much because I'd be hard-pressed to call anything in that ED sequence "spoilers" because its designed to be extremely vague, but you're definitely on the right track in looking for clues in there.
titiklabingapat
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The current ED seems to be done in those story book format you see in other movies and properties (like in Harry Potter and the three brothers).
That makes it even more creepy due to the content its representing lol, pretty sure there's a scene in there where flesh is stretching and ripping apart.. but it's okay to show because the story book look lol
theCalamity
Member
Can't wait for the soundtrack to come out. I found the other version of Call Your Name on youtube, but I want this new version of Vogel im Kafig. June 7th can't come soon enough
Rynocirator
Member
this is from episode 3. talking about the armored titan and just casually switching the view to reiner.
This is hilarious
NoctisVsStar
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I love that song in the preview that kicks in reminds me of elegia for some reason
theCalamity
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It's a different version of Vogel im Kafig.
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