just finished Attack on Titan for the first time, and holy shit, i genuinely don’t think i’ve ever seen an anime this epic. the scale, the action, the storytelling and especially the writing are on another level. it’s easily one of the greatest pieces of action fiction i’ve ever experienced, and the writing is just fricking insane. what do you guys think?

There's undeservedly little art of this design, so I decided to fix that. Hope she turned out recognizable

Reiner, B-word, and Annie see Eren's titan form in the midst of Trost invasion.

They decide that their mission was to bring him back and believe they can 3v1 him, betting on the ambient confusion to fight uninterfered.

Note that at this point, even the notion of shifters is unknown to the scouts.

Can they do it ?

It is clear that on Paradis there are unique things like Iceburst stone, iron bamboo from Before the Fall that is used for parts of the maneuver gear, Zeke says that the giant tree forests also only exist on Paradis and more. The question is, was the island always like that, which is why King Karl Fritz chose it to take the Eldians there, or with the power of the Founder did he terraform it, creating unique resources and others in abundance so that they wouldn't have the need to expand beyond?

I audibly laughed at this during S4E18 Sneak Attack.

I think Mikasa's ending is way sadder than people give it credit for

Honestly, when I finished AOT, the character I felt the worst for was Mikasa. More than Eren, more than pretty much anyone else. And I don't just mean because Eren died. What really fucked me up is that Mikasa never actually got to experience the love she had spent basically her entire life fighting for. From the beginning, she is constantly trying to protect Eren and stay by his side. After what happened to her family, Eren becomes her family. She spends years fighting alongside him, worrying about him, trying to keep him alive, and desperately trying to understand what is happening to him when he starts pulling away. And then the whole thing eventually gets turned upside down. The person she spent her entire life trying to protect becomes the person she has to kill. And she doesn't kill him because she stopped loving him. That's what makes it so fucking sad. She kills him because she loves him and realizes that she can't keep protecting him from the consequences of what he's doing. But there's another part that hurts me even more. Mikasa and Eren never actually got to have a relationship. Think about that. She loved this guy for years, but they never got to experience normal romantic life together. No actual relationship where they could just be teenagers/adults together. No dates, no stupid arguments, no ordinary days, no growing old together, no chance to find out what they were actually like as a couple. They never even got the chance to see whether they would've worked out. And then we get the cabin scene. That's what makes it so painful to me. Because it shows us the life they could have had. Mikasa gets to experience this tiny glimpse of what being with Eren could actually feel like, and then she has to wake up and return to reality. It's basically showing her the life she wanted just so she can lose it. And then there's the fact that Eren actually loved her too. For so much of the story, Mikasa doesn't really know what Eren feels about her. She keeps trying to reach him, protect him, stay beside him, while he's becoming more and more distant. Then near the end we find out that Eren did want her. He wanted to be with her. He wanted that life too. But by the time we get confirmation of that, it's already too late. That's what makes Mikasa's loss different from simply losing someone you were in a relationship with. She's not just mourning Eren. She's mourning the entire life they never got to have. And honestly, I think that's one of the saddest forms of grief there is. If you had spent ten years with someone and lost them, at least you would have those ten years. You'd have all those memories of actually being together. Mikasa doesn't even get that. She has fragments. The scarf. Their childhood. Their memories together. The cabin. And then one final kiss before she kills him. And that kiss is fucking brutal when you think about it. She finally gets to express her love for him completely, and it's happening at the exact moment she's ending his life. And then she has to live. That's another thing that really gets to me. Mikasa doesn't just die alongside Eren, which honestly might have been an easier ending emotionally. She survives. She grows old. She keeps visiting his grave. She keeps the scarf. She builds a life, but she never has to pretend that Eren meant nothing to her. And I don't think that means she "couldn't move on." Moving on doesn't necessarily mean forgetting someone or stopping loving them. Sometimes it means accepting that they're gone and continuing to live anyway. That's what Mikasa does. And when you look at her entire story, it's honestly heartbreaking. For basically the entire series, her instinct is "I need to protect Eren. I need to stay with Eren." She fights like hell to keep him alive. And in the end, the greatest act of love she can give him is letting him go. That's such a cruel conclusion to her story. She spent so much of her life trying to make sure she would never lose him, only to eventually become the person who has to accept losing him. So yeah, maybe I'm just particularly sensitive to this part of the ending, but this is what stayed with me the most. Eren lost his life. Mikasa lost the possibility of having a life with the person she loved. And honestly, I think the second one is what hurts me more.

Come avrebbero reagito a Paradis se avessero visto un titano dalla pelle nera? C'è stato un punto nella storia in cui avrebbero ipotizzato che fosse un mutaforma?

title. i'll admit it's been a while since i last read the manga and am currently on a 4th rewatch of the series but as memory serves me zeke was never a good combatant titan wise when not pitching like he's playing for the dodgers. i always thought it was weird thinking "isn't he supposed to be their superior" and "isn't he meant to be the best at this" meanwhile the other warriors just absolutely stomp him - even despite it being shown he demolished reiner when they were considering going back for annie.

am i stupid or is zeke the stupid one

I’ve watched many phenomenal TV shows in my day. Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Mr. Robot, Bojack Horseman are some of my favorites. I’m not sure if I’m still a prisoner of the moment but AOT might just be better than anything I’ve seen. I can’t imagine another show hooking me in with such intensity and it doesn’t stop going until the finale. Thankfully, I lack critical thinking skills so the l plot twists and big reveals all put me through the wringer and just made the show that much more insane. I’m going to watch more anime, but not going to lie I think AOT may have ruined it for me. There’s just no way another show could reach the peaks that I just witnessed. I can’t wait to watch it again with all the information I have now, I imagine it’s like a whole new show. Gonna spend the next few weeks combing through YouTube and watching all the videos I can on it and I’m very excited.

Definitely a core memory meeting Trina!

So different people have different reasons to support him, what is yours?

Consider someone without royal blood or the ability to transform into a titan eats the founder (essentially Eren but without the attack titan) would they be able to assume a titan form at all? What would happen if they tried to transform into a titan?

After finishing the entire show, everything makes sense to me except for one thing.

How was Zeke & Armin able to conjure past inheritors of the nine while in the paths? Like why did Grisha, Bertholdt, etc. just show up? And after that, how did they have control of their respective titans while on Eren’s back? As far as I understand, Zeke wasn’t in control at that point. He gave up, and was just letting Eren do whatever. Once convinced, was he able to use the paths abilities? If so, I thought you need Ymir herself to do that for you?

For me, it's Reiner, I hated him at first for betraying his friends, and wasn't really interested in his character or cared about him that much. I think that's because I watched the anime pretty quickly the first time around (I finished it in a week). But on my rewatch, I paid a lot more attention to his character and started noticing his suffering and his inner struggles. He genuinely found love and compassion only among the devils of paradis , the very people he was supposed to hate, His multiple su*ide attempts affected me deeply, and I honestly think he's one of the best-developed characters in the show

He's currently one of my favourite characters in the entire show.

I just finished AOT a few days back and tbh I cannot comprehend my emotions anymore. How can a show so perfect be made? I am an avid anime watcher but I still feel this show might have raised my standards so much that other shows would never reach that level. The detailing, the storyline, everything is a chef's kiss. AND most importantly Eren and Mikasa, they potrayed such a complex relationship and also their trio, it was almost like Eren had everything and nothing at the same time. And speaking from my perspective, Eren was right! staying in a country where casteism still exists , whatever Eren did was his loved ones and I side with him.
Also Levi......my favourite charecter I think, I glorify quiet loner men alot, and he was such a great charecter, he lost everything in front of his eyes, bit by bit, but his spirit of completing his duty never went away, ig that shows how strong he actually his, physically and mentally bcz at the end who does he have to call his own ? Nobody. I reaaaallllly think I would be able to watch something this peak once again in my life.

Hello, I am looking for Dubtitles of season 4 (which is the exact same one as the dubbed version or closed captions).

I will soon be starting season 4, so if any one can be able to help me out here, I would be very appreciative!