snoopdog.jpg
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) |OT| MMA Ultra(spider)man (NO MANGA SPOILERS)
- Thread starter Branduil
- Start date
- Status
snoopdog.jpg
Berserk is (supposed to be) semimonthly.
That's not Snoop Dogg
Lord Ghirahim
Member
The basement transforms into an underground city when it injures itself.
I can't wait to read Berserk's final chapter in 2056!
Fornaximus
Member
Been spending this week waiting by plowing through 50 or so eps of Monster.
Monster is an amazing way to spend one's time. Much better than AoT.
The Silver
Member
jediyoshi
Member
My prediction: Petra pulls an Eren. Titan Petra and Eren do a double lariat on Titan Annie, destroying her. They all go home to celebrate but find Sasha having eaten all the food. Fin.
Fornaximus
Member
Yeah, it was very good. Gave it a 9/10 on MAL. AoT will likely get an 8.
Halfway through it just got hyper-repetitive for me.
Fornaximus
Member
Hmmm, I dunno about repetitive, but I feel like they could have left out a couple of the side characters (who were usually wonderfully developed) and sped the story along a bit. Also wasn't a huge fan of the ending. I loved it at first, but some of the epilogue-ish stuff rubbed me the wrong way.
OT - Only about 12 more hours to go for AoT 25.
Right now he completed 37 of the 50 volumes, with only 13 volumes left, or 117 chapters to go. Unfortunately his output has become really, really slow and can skip months before releasing a single chapter.
Anyways back to AOT, finale is tonight! I guess we'll receive what happens in the cinematic release before the episode airs?
PeterVenkman
Member
I actually started reading Monster awhile back - is the show comparable? Would you guys rather watch it over read it? If it is I might switch over since I tend to enjoy watching anime over reading manga.
On Titan, I'm getting a bit confused. Spoilers after the Forest Arc:
I can't figure out what Annie's motivations are. I mean she had a ring to help her transform and she had control over her titan abilities so this isn't a new ability for her. But as I'm rewatching the Trost series she reacts exactly how I wouldn't expect a Titan-in-hiding to react upon seeing Eren transform. And then the crying after being cut up by Levi, paired with how many Scouts she killed. I have no clue where she's coming from. Aside from taking Marco's 3d gear she doesn't really slip up.
Also, speculation:
Was the Armored Titan at the start of the show also being controlled by a human? I'm trying to figure out who it might be.
Fornaximus
Member
Couldn't say, I'm about to start reading it myself now that I've watched it.
The anime is a super faithful adaptation of the manga with good production values and an outstanding soundtrack. I'd say go for the anime if you have the time to spare.
PeterVenkman
Member
Fornaximus said:
Alright well good to hear it's accurate - good production values and soundtrack are a nice plus too. I think I'll give it a go since I have the time and I love plowing through a good thriller/mystery/whatever you want to call it with friends.
D
Deleted member 231381
Unconfirmed Member
I really don't want an inconclusive finale. I'd be fine with one of two outcomes: outcome a) Eren wrecks the shit out of Annie, and she's taken prisoner (too good a character to kill yet), or b) they up the hype and Eren is just about to beat Annie when the Colossal Titan turns up to starting wrecking shit just to remind Eren he's not all that boss after all. If Annie beats Eren, or escapes under her own steam, it'd just feel so meh, because to be honest Eren has done so little as a character. He needs to either have a victory, or be denied it only by someone whom the series has already established as a BAMF. I'm kind of leaning b) simply because we haven't seen the Colossal in a while
, but with the caveat the Colossal really is a deus ex for Annie and prior to that Eren is slaying her.
and I also I want to know who it is damnit
I'm sure he'll win. The buildup is there and it wouldn't make sense for him to get his ass handed to him again. I'm convinced Annie is getting away though. Eren is just too bitch to pull off a total victory. He'll hesitate and she'll get away.
The Silver
Member
BAH GAWD ITS THE ARMORED TITAN WITH THE STEEL CHAIR, HE'S BEATING EREN LIKE A SCALDED DOG!
D
Deleted member 231381
Unconfirmed Member
that's the thing, though. I don't want him to let Annie go because of a hesitation. he HAD his hesitation, and she just killed a whole shitload of people and nearly him. I want him to utterly destroy her, then just before the finishing blow, he's stopped, not by hesitation, but because the Colossal Titan starts slaying him out nowhere.
I mean, I think your idea is more likely because the idea of Eren showing any character progression is laughable, but fuck would it be irritating if he hesitated again.
My exact sentiments on animated version of Monster. Watch it. It's so bloody good.
That's just the way shounen heroes are. You blow up planets, kill my friends, fondle my girl... It's cool. We can still be frwends. I wonder if this is a mentality that was born of the us dropping nukes and now we're best buds.
Dedication Through Light
Member
Crunchyroll has the final episode airing in five minutes.
Damn, a lot sooner than I expected. I was planning to watch Korra, but now I shall watch Titans.
Then it'll be time for my run.
Lord Ghirahim
Member
He's come a long way since 2009.
Chapter 34 picks up from where this episode left off from.
I suggest chapter 33.
meltingparappa
Member
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
I'm getting bad Claymore flashbacks.. they're always in such a weird spot when the manga is still going on but they have to wrap it up in a way that isn't just /endofchapter.
Fornaximus
Member
Lotta angry manga ppl over at MAL saying they changed a bunch of stuff. Think it ended the way it should be ended. They can't just open a new arc in the final episode of a series that has yet to be greenlit for season 2.
Horse Detective
Why the long case?
For reference:
Man the manga seems cool, but that art looks so rushed. It is unbelievable.
meltingparappa
Member
That isn't even the worst panel by a longshot, but it's from chapter one.
The "End Card" from above is more representative of the art from the current volume. It's been improving leaps and bounds and started getting occasionally phenomenal around the time the female titan showed up.
BassForever
Member
It's not rushed, it's just bad the author sucked at drawing. It's improved a lot since then
victreeb3l
Member
You know, I always wondered whether some of the weird deformed Titans was a design choice or because the author was a terrible artist. His poor art really upped the creepy factor on the Titans for sure.
A lot of fantastic manga have some rough art to begin with. I recall how rough the beginning of Berserk looked, now look like at it. Miura takes his bloody sweet time detailing every last bit.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
The titans seemed to be drawn with more detail than the human characters. Which I agree helped up the creepy factor when you compare how they look to everything else.
You trippin, Berserk always looked great.
Anyway, isn't it early for the episode to be out? I usually watch it in crunchyroll.
Lord Ghirahim
Member
victreeb3l
Member
I have one guest pass if someone wants to enjoy Titan today on Crunchyroll.
Quote post to reveal.
Quote post to reveal.
- Status