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Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) |OT| MMA Ultra(spider)man (NO MANGA SPOILERS)
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They added stuff to the fight, which weren't there in the manga and yeah, they made no sense.
Not really a spoiler of episode 25, but as I quote such an spoiler, I'll answer in the same way:
What is the level of technology humans possess, anyway? The towns on the outer wall look definitively medieval, sure, but the more you get to the center, the more modern it looks. More like 17th or 18th century at the end. They also have newspapers in inner cities. Don't forget the 3D Maneuver Gear, that's certainly much more modern than anything else. Even though that easily could be "artistic freedom", I guess the towns are not.
So, were humans on a higher technological level in the past and got "bombed" (or eaten) into medieval to Renaissance times? At least that's sort of my current theory.
So, were humans on a higher technological level in the past and got "bombed" (or eaten) into medieval to Renaissance times? At least that's sort of my current theory.
Theory regarding origin on titans (or rather, one titan):
I also have gotten an idea.
Proceed with caution, I don't name anything, but a pretty clear hint:
He's in a rather high position and helped Eren a bit during a rather stretched-out battle, right?
BizzyBum
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That doesn't make sense regarding his actions during that arc.
polyh3dron
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Somebody needs to recut that church scene to make it like one of those Bud Light "It's Only Weird If It Doesn't Work" commercials.
Hellsing321
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Fornaximus
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That was my impression too...
Mikasa in thirty years:
Jean's better off without her.
Hey, red scarves given in times of great distress are wedding rings.
I doubt she will be gone forever, maybe when she comes back she won't have a reason to fight them anymore.
Well, despite delays and fillers and reused animation (heavily at times), I think they did a pretty good adaptation. I was pleased and we definitely got a lot of dynamic animation at the end.
We'll never forget that OP #1 goes with everything and maybe we'll trust in WIT a little more next time (lol)!
We'll never forget that OP #1 goes with everything and maybe we'll trust in WIT a little more next time (lol)!
For anyone curious about
, there was an interesting little diagram/illustration inside volume 2 of the manga with a really neat bit of info, which I think makes a lot of sense. But, it's never been touched on again, so it may or may not be legitimate. Maybe some Japanese readers could chime in? I'm not so sure about the Japanese -> Korean -> English translation.
Here it is.
the origin of the walls
Here it is.
SwiftDeath
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"New land had walls before man arrived" is intriguing
Someone had to make them and I still think titans are manmade
Someone had to make them and I still think titans are manmade
That's on all volumes, actually.
cj_iwakura
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Wasn't he in the capital when the titans attacked the second time?
Yeah, the positioning doesn't seem to make sense; he wasn't in the capital as far as I know but he was at that rich guys house which seemed pretty far. There just doesn't seem enough time.
I thought Sasha was likely paired with Connie.
High Five!
The best girl out of the whole lot after Mikasa
Finale: That fire thing was kinda weird. But it was a great fight. Jean said one of the dumbest things I have heard in anime too. 'So if he killed all the other titans..will that be a win for humans?" or something like that. I mean yes..yes it would be. Wtf how is that NOT a win
I'm sure Eren will eventually get his own special power tho. So far all the unique titans seem to have one
Plus they were playing Chess the entire time, which isn't exactly a short game. There's no way it could've been him....right?
I thought the whole bursting on fire one was his power
Masked Man
I said wow
Yeah, that was my thought, too. The muscles/tendons stretching across the titan's face above his mouth are pretty reminiscent of his mustache.
Fornaximus
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Hanji > Sasha
Yes, but then again I can't grasp Annies motivation to become a titan and kill people. Thus, actions that don't make sense are no hindrance in my opinion
You are right, it doesn't really fit. But still the similarity is definitively there.
Masked Man
I said wow
Yes. Dem crazy eyes mmmmffffffff
Yes, but then again I can't grasp Annies motivation to become a titan and kill people. Thus, actions that don't make sense are no hindrance in my opinion
Well as far as we know there's nothing contradictory about Annie's actions.
MagicWithEarvin
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Episode 25:
The
on Eren was stupid... that wasn't in the manga. They didn't even bother explaining it, but oh well. I felt like they rushed a few details... like the
being at the end credits - the manga revealed that better and it should've been adapted that way in the anime.
The
flames
Titan inside the wall
I think he was referring to the fact of Erin having to discard his humanity in order to win.
Yea, basically that.
Yup, not to mention Sasha is hardly on the show for me to care about her.
Completely agree on that point. The reveal in the manga was perfect because you got character reactions to it when it happened. Though, you are stuck in a place with the anime that it might not get another season and the production company had to end it that way in the case that it doesn't happen.
KillerMan91
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Considering that the first three Blu-ray/DVD volumes have already sold very very well and the anime even boosted already huge manga sales further it would be pretty insane not to make second season.
The part in the story of the digger where the bedrock is made of the same material as the walls is intriguing. I think SwiftDeath's theory about an underground facility makes sense.
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I want to know what role the King plays in all this. We're starting to get the sense that there's a conspiracy on the level that would have to involve top levels of government, and he's been notably absent the entire series.
In fact, I'm almost certain of it, because I'm pretty sure manga readers promised us that there would be a future explanation for why humans didn't just live underground
I want to know what role the King plays in all this. We're starting to get the sense that there's a conspiracy on the level that would have to involve top levels of government, and he's been notably absent the entire series.
SwiftDeath
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I'm an idiot
At no point in the entire series did I even think about living underground
I guess you would need sunlight though as that's the power source for life (farming etc.) but I don't understand why you wouldn't create underground bunkers if there was a titan attack
I still think
there be something under that there wall
TheListener
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I'm looking for a series to watch with my kids and this looks pretty cool. Is this for grown ups only? I don't let my kids watch very edgy stuff.
How old are they? Id def watch it yourself first.
This has lots of severed limbs and blood and people being eaten. And despair.
Kids in Japan watch it so if your kids can handle some gore and blood and giant monsters eating people, then it shouldn't be an issue.
TheListener
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9 and 11. Sounds maybe a bit much from the posts after yours. I appreciate the info, I'll check it out myself first.
meltingparappa
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Hanji makes the most out of every single second she's on screen.
Yeah, she's one of the most memorable secondary (or is it tertiary?) characters I've seen so far.
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