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(http://i.imgur.com/gd7bG6l.jpg)
From Production I.G., featuring the directorial talents of Tetsurou Araki (Death Note, High School of the Dead, Guilty Crown, Black Lagoon), comes an adaptation of one of the hottest new manga in Japan: 進撃の巨人, Attack on Titan. Don't be fooled by the doofy name and cool gear and dynamic high-flying acrobatics, because this is no shounen. No, this is war, this is hopelessness, this is the fragility of human resolve laid bare. Every action scene is nauseatingly tense in the knowledge that the protagonists are at every disadvantage, that important characters can and do die messily. And every triumph is thrilling despite being ultimately insignificant and brutally temporary. There are no hackneyed devices, walking cliches, or sappy messages about friendship to be found here--only raw humanity at its best and its bravest, its weakest and its most cowardly and selfish.
And the production values are amazing, too. Bold outlines, high framerates, and dynamic camera work bring the action to eye-popping life. Detailed backgrounds and a well-used score put you right in the midst of the horror. You'll clench your fingers involuntarily as Eren and Mikasa struggle in vain to dig Eren's mom out of the rubble before the titans come to eat them.
And when Mikasa--slung over Hannes's back as he runs for all his drunk but justifiably terrified ass is worth--looks away from the carnage, you'll want to look away too.
Watch the trailer here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKzmOh4SuBc) or catch the stream over at FUNimation (http://www.funimation.com/attack-on-titan) or Crunchyroll. (http://www.crunchyroll.com/attack-on-titan)
See you on the other side of the walls.
(http://i.imgur.com/OpwQgzj.jpg)
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THE TITAN-SIZED LIST OF PARODIES/MADS
Attack on Achiga (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20645584)
Attack on Alucard (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7-8Y-EL0Zk)
Attack on Anpanman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYBhkgppADM)
Attack on Automatic Turnstile (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20641604)
Attack on Barkley (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Kua48nMdE)
Attack on Blackhawk (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20653247)
Attack on Chuuni (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20629958)
Attack on Coke (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UvyITR9MGs)
Attack on Dark Souls (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQYg051mAkM)
Attack on Digimon (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20676380)
Attack on EVA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XCZoRI0YFw)
Attack on Eye Exam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwk18qfGx2U)
Attack on Grail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0of1upQk_ms&feature=youtu.be)
Attack on Haruhi (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa7IvTQMjsE)
Attack on Heidi (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20593780)
Attack on HEYYEYAAEYAAAAEYAAA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqoZrtQAHL8)
Attack on Idol (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20602125)
Attack on Indian (part 1) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATb87inKC9E)
Attack on Indian (part 2) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nix45lxcSQ)
Attack on Indomie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owa8hKDICz0)
Attack on JAPAN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ALhAGtt8Tg&feature=youtu.be)
Attack on Jojo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejO_gsnBcO4)
Attack on Madoka (part 1) (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20637465)
Attack on Madoka (part 2) (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20668566)
Attack on Mickey Mouse (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20655001)
Attack on Minecraft (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApGjzeBSIhU)
Attack on MMD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duwuFXHgsuM)
Attack on Neuroi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MthMv3r9R6Y)
Attack on Nichijou (part 1) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9hH-Xxh14M)
Attack on Nichijou (part 2) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9twlO7pAsUA&feature=youtu.be)
Attack on Okarin (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20660874)
Attack on Panzer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQmVh8RciZw&feature=share)
Attack on Pingu (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC2okqCGMg4&hd=1)
Attack on Precure (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mxzsn_gpVI&feature=youtu.be)
Attack on Republic (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20653247)
Attack on Rotoscope (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20670592)
Attack on Rugrats (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSvQxNp64SU)
Attack on SAO (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20671083)
Attack on School Days (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fulq0ZO4_Y)
Attack on Simon (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20572885)
Attack on Snuggle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvq0RaaMck8)
Attack on Teatime (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeA1bDizZSM)
Attack on Teletubbies (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl526AECgz0)
Attack on Thomas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GlgPWlKFxI)
Attack on tofu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFw3l6rlQkU)
Attack on Touhou (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20629526)
Attack on UtaPrince (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20589459)
Attack on Valvrave (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20674523)
Attack on Zombies (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20598959)
Shingeki no Anon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLImJOIl2D8)
Shingeki no Kyojin-kun (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UESD9fV5O8)
Work on Satan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBaCgi-wmV8)
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That moment when
Hannes valiantly rushes towards the Titan, talking as if he were willing to go all the way no matter what, then stops dead in his tracks and books it when it looks at him.
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I went into this knowing there'd be Mirai Nikki levels of violence.
I wasn't exactly expecting those levels to be exceeded in the first episode though.
Either way, the first episode was great and I can't wait to see more of this.
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I always thought it was wrong to call it ON TITAN. these people are not on the Titan (moon) or (the space vessel Titan) and the japanese title clearly say The Attack of The Titans. So why the fuck is it called ATTACK ON TITAN? Are alien vessels attacking the Titan moon...?
rant aside.
There are two shows about eating fresh this season that I am watching
one of those is this, but to be fair episode 1 is all kinds of edgy, feels like I am eating Linkin Park for breakfast over here. But that said 700mb an episode holy fuck, high frame rates oh hello there. Love the animation, love the overall production values.
on a more subtle note its competitor IRL also started airing (about eating peoples) - Hannibal the TV series.
This, while not a fair competition against the TV show or should not be compared at all, puts all my eggs into a basket of bad anticipation. I am not sure how well this will pan out but given the street cred from someone who has done Guilty Crown, I hope this adaptation stays faithful and at the same time break some molds. Should still tone the overall edgy down..
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I always thought it was wrong to call it ON TITAN. these people are not on the Titan (moon) or (the space vessel Titan) and the japanese title clearly say The Attack of The Titans. So why the fuck is it called ATTACK ON TITAN? Are alien vessels attacking the Titan moon...?
How do you know they aren't :o
to be fair episode 1 is all kinds of edgy, feels like I am eating Linkin Park for breakfast over here.
Artifact of the director's style. If you look at the original manga, the art is much more subdued and feels rather sketchy and incomplete in places. I'd compare it to the Haganai manga, really.
So long as he sticks to the story and world-building and overall feel of the manga, though, a little hamminess shouldn't hurt anything. One really awesome thing about the manga is that everything, everything is foreshadowed in subtle ways. Seemingly innocuous character scenes turn out to be significant later in ways you never expected, but really should have. There's a lot of room for a creative and observant director to have fun with the writing.
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Is that the world from where the BETA from Muv-luv come from?:V
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Oh god, I already love this.
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Man those monsters are genuinely terrifying. Gonna be following this closely.
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Is that the world from where the BETA from Muv-luv come from?:V
Titan is the sixth ellipsoidal moon from Saturn. Frequently described as a planet-like moon, Titan has a diameter roughly 50% larger than Earth's moon and is 80% more massive. It is the second-largest moon in the Solar System, after Jupiter's moon Ganymede
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I mean, the BETA are HUEG, I would imagine given the size and bone density - logic suggest they come from at least a planet the size of Saturn. but I digress.
Finer points of episode 1 - emotion.
Lots of it, it is this gripping emotion that I feel when I see the people struggling. Everywhere is panic, and everywhere is chaos. You can feel the characters crumble beneath the situation. This anime has that and bang, it is worth my time. Lets see how it goes I guess.
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Clearly we must develop a naming system for the recurring titans. "Shifty" and "Gus" probly won't cut it.
One really awesome thing about the manga is that everything, everything is foreshadowed in subtle ways. Seemingly innocuous character scenes turn out to be significant later in ways you never expected, but really should have.
Y'mean like how some viewers knew Hannes would flake out on going gung-ho on the titan and retreat with the kids before actually doing so? It's pretty clear he sees his job as a decent way to make a paycheck and isn't absolutely in love with it. To his credit, tackling one directly wouldn't have done much good. And admittedly, it wasn't that subtle. There's a bunch of other things foreshadowed in the first ep, too, I wager.
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Y'mean like how some viewers knew Hannes would flake out on going gung-ho on the titan and retreat with the kids before actually doing so? It's pretty clear he sees his job as a decent way to make a paycheck and isn't absolutely in love with it. To his credit, tackling one directly wouldn't have done much good. And admittedly, it wasn't that subtle. There's a bunch of other things foreshadowed in the first ep, too, I wager.
No, I'm talking about major twists in the story. At first you'll be totally shocked and taken aback, then it'll come to you--bygone scenes half-remembered, that you dismissed as insignificant a few episodes ago--connections springing into place, the realization that you've been completely played by the author. Everything that happens is meticulously planned out, and every scene is there for a reason. Enjoy your speculation.
And the great thing is that the characters are going through the exact same thought process with you. One interesting thing this manga does is, there are no exposition scenes where the villains chat among themselves. At any given time, you know no more about what's going on than the protagonists do. So when they get a surprise kick in the ass, you genuinely share in the surprise.
By the way, the manga is like 50 chapters in and we're not really any closer to knowing what the deal is with these titans, or how humanity was reduced to these few walls. I'm not sure how the anime plans to address all these mysteries, or if it's going to do so at all.
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anyone who really cares that the title was translated "officially" to attack on titan can go grab commie subs and relish in the obviously better naming of THE EOTENA ONSLAUGHT
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i can't wait for all dat Misaka ass
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things.
That's some nice information, you have my thanks. Not sure if the VN actually explains it since I dropped because I was to sissy for the gore.
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i can't wait for all dat Misaka ass
I would draw Mikasa in bondage but she would find a way to kill me in real life because she's just that badass
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it was a training mishap.
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I would draw Mikasa in bondage but she would find a way to kill me in real life because she's just that badass
On the subject of Mikasa, I'm essentially going into the anime blind but I had the feeling that she'd achieve badass-tier eventually.
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I can't remember the last time I double watched anything, much less the first episode of an anime series I know nothing about. Even on the second watch I was tensing up. I have really high hopes for this one thanks Maullar. I'm no writer, far from it in fact, but I feel like exposition is cheating sometimes so I think this is right up my alley.
Is it just me or do the titans look kind of baked? Maybe that is why they are so hungry.
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[nsfw]http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?commit=Go&page=1&tags=namaniku_atk+shingeki_no_kyojin&utf8=%E2%9C%93[/nsfw]
...you know, I'm okay with this
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[nsfw]http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?commit=Go&page=1&tags=namaniku_atk+shingeki_no_kyojin&utf8=%E2%9C%93[/nsfw]
...you know, I'm okay with this
Dear god all that delicious Mikasa
Man would you check that out? How round and tight can it go man
I am not even gonna say much
[nsfw]http://i.imgur.com/l58mFEN.jpg[/nsfw]
Anyway, quick drawing of Mikasa's hot as hell tightly wound ass
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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=559196290778685&set=a.331973316834318.82451.212748588756792&type=1&permPage=1 I would watch this
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Both FUNi (http://www.funimation.com/attack-on-titan) and Crunchyroll (http://www.crunchyroll.com/attack-on-titan) will be streaming this show. NO EXCUSES
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Also, episode 2 is out! Mostly just setting up for the meat of the story, if you'll excuse the expression.
Dat food shortage, dat culling 'expedition'
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Does anyone know how many episodes we get to enjoy?
Dat food shortage, dat culling 'expedition'
That scene really solidified the "this is fucking war" feeling for me. Also how we keep referring to ourselves as "livestock".
Early prediction for how we beat the titans: SSJ Mikasa
This is fun. What are y'alls prediction for how we survive?
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Does anyone know how many episodes we get to enjoy?
26 I hear. Or thereabouts.
Early prediction for how we beat the titans: SSJ Mikasa
Early prediction for how we beat the titans: AT-AT walker style: Trip them up and nail them in the spine.
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fuck yeah Mikasa (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNlNseP0AY4)
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The official website for the Attack on Titan television anime listed the series as 25 episodes long on its page for the Blu-ray/DVD volumes on Monday. The series will be released on nine volumes, with the first two containing two episodes each and the last seven containing three episodes each.
The first pressing of the first volume will include a 65-page, previously unpublished "Volume 0" comic by Attack on Titan manga creator Hajime Isayama. Other bonuses will include a 12-page special full-color booklet, ending illustration card, and packaging with an exclusive illustration by character designer Kyoji Asano. All copies of the first volume will have Attack on Titan Chimi Chara Gekijō "Tondeke! Kunren Heidan" (a mini short with Yu-pon's signature super-deformed characters, similar to those featured in Psycho-Pass and other anime)
The first Blu-ray volume will hit store shelves on July 17 for 6,300 (about US$65) yen. The DVD edition retails for 5,250 yen (US$54).
Link: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-08/attack-on-titan-listed-with-25-episodes
So until the Anime catches up, we should have enough material to cover in the 25 episodes. But the problem is, where are they planning to make a cut? (assuming the manga doesn't end around chapter 50)
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Ahahaha. The manga is currently at 44 chapters and I don't see it ending any time soon. I would say the manga needs at least 100 chapters, probably around 160 to have any kind of satisfying resolution.
I'm really not sure where the anime plans to cut off. The manga's given us no real good jumping-off point so far. No convenient timeskip or major coup by the humans.
Have (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDHCLjuOzXY) some (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejO_gsnBcO4) videos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0of1upQk_ms), though.
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Have (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDHCLjuOzXY) some (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejO_gsnBcO4) videos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0of1upQk_ms), though.
More videos: 1 (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20616328) 2 (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20599598) 3 (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20586152) 4 (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20593077) 5 (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20581688) (This one got attention by official media) (https://twitter.com/anime_shingeki/status/323092942845775873)
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Have (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDHCLjuOzXY) some (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejO_gsnBcO4) videos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0of1upQk_ms), though.
I use this song for my alarm when I have a test or I go exercise in the morning. I just gets me FUCKING PUMPED! On that note, why are anime OPs so catchy/badass?
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That scene really solidified the "this is fucking war" feeling for me. Also how we keep referring to ourselves as "livestock".
Prey/livestock imagery is a huge motif in this series. From the lyrics of the OP: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSEjhwPRE7A)
They are the prey and we are the hunters!
Without knowing the name of the trampled flower
The fallen bird awaits the wind
Prayer won't change anything
What you need now is the resolve to fight
The pigs that laugh in the shadows
At the will to move forward
Are no more than peace-fuddled livestock
In a world of false prosperity
That stifle the freedom of the hunter!
The humiliation of captivity
Serves as the signal for rebellion
As he moves to slaughter his prey
That waits beyond those walls
Hunter!
He lets his body burn in the fire
Of his raging desires
And lights a flame in the twilight
He is the Crimson Hunter!
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Requesting Mikasa bondage. :*
Will trade: [Domesticated Guard Titan!!!]
Pfft, you say you have a guard dog? Great for Home Defense! Clothes not included.
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So has anyone formally named the Types of Titans yet?
1 - Homogiganteus Maximus - the super large one that broke the wall.
2 - Armored Charger Homogiganteus Balistae - the cannonball/shotgun in episode 2.
3 - Regular Homogiganteus Regulus - the various sized ones with outer skin more closely resembling humans.
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The manga scanslation calls Big Red "colossal titan" and
Cannonball
"armored titan." But then this is also the translation that gave us lines like "The purpose of my speech to you on this day when you are to choose the division you will join is none other than inviting you to join the scouting legion." So, y'know, grain of salt.
Requesting Mikasa bondage. :*
it exists :OOO
[nsfw]http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1395424[/nsfw]
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Well, if that is the case I would like my Latin (albeit surely broken) versions of those Titan names/types be official here. The Latin language has been naming stuff awesomely since the dawn of written science and there is no reason to change it. (especially Homo Erectus - I mean, damn.)
Homogiganteus Collosus does sound cooler I guess.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/554802_359186924187687_1571281521_n.jpg)
and OH HI THERE.
I HEARD YOU SAY~
WHAT CAN MAKE ME FEEL THIS WAY
TITAAAAAAANNNNNSSSS TITAAAAAAANSSSSSSSSSSS (Titannnnnnssss)
TALKING BOUT' TITANS~~~
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The purpose of my post to you on this day when you are to choose the cosplay you will photo is none other than inviting you to photo the titan
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This series doesn't fuck around. Even on the calmer moments emotions run raw.
Also add me in the "Mikasa is the best" troupe.
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(Misc Video post)
Okay, convinced now that the OP makes literally anything interesting (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20617205)
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I thought that was more hilarious than anything.
Now we need a video of it with Congruent Triangles (1976) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xqskiIehfk).
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fabric softening has never been so epic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvq0RaaMck8)
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fabric softening has never been so epic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvq0RaaMck8)
best moments of my life were terrorized.
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fabric softening has never been so epic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvq0RaaMck8)
The Snuggly Hunter!
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SHINGEKI NO INDIANS
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=119314624932253
because there is not enough epic.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC2okqCGMg4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC2okqCGMg4)
god my childhood
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC2okqCGMg4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC2okqCGMg4)
god my childhood
That is amazing in the best way.
As for this week's episode, Sasha is even better in anime form.
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Mikasa's cool and stuff, but Sasha is the best.
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It's rather difficult not to be a fan of Sasha. I love the ponytail-back-bangs-forward look too. Kinda thrown off with Yuu Kobayashi as her VA because I'll ALWAYS associate it with Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei's Kaere Kimura, whose voice is an octave lower in pitch and a fine shoe-in for what one might imagine Yuugi Hoshiguma's voice sounding like. Deep and robust but effeminite.
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Sasha x Mikasa OTP
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So I just watched all three! Sasha's the potato girl, right? I didn't really pay attention to that part.
My god why is this so beautiful I can't stop watching (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWUCdTngVjk)
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oh Sasha you so crazy
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Two versions (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20668566) of Shingeki no Madoka (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20637465)
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okay, the second one is fucking awesome.
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im going to throw up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLImJOIl2D8)
Should I be reading this one, or is the adaptation faithful?
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im going to throw up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLImJOIl2D8)
Should I be reading this one, or is the adaptation faithful?
Everything has pretty much gone the way it has gone in the manga thus far. The only real difference is that they decided to show some of the flashbacks from the manga as they happen.
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The adaptation is pretty close so far, but you should still read the manga because there's no way in hell they're going to cover everything in 25 episodes. Also, precisely because of all the foreshadowing in the story, knowing what happens later makes certain scenes really interesting to (re)watch in the anime :V
One caveat is that the art in the manga is really rough and a bit hard to follow. It's not bad by any means, but it gets really hard to tell characters apart at times. The first time through, I didn't even realize Christa and Ymir were in the training camp arc.
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Assuming the anime stays as awesome as it is right now, I'd have no qualms with watching it twice.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLImJOIl2D8
OK, I laughed harder than I should have, so much I spilled my cereal all over the floor.
... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nix45lxcSQ second spot of the TOP 30 MADs of SnK's OP
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3 weeks later and these aren't old yet. Is there a release date for the Guren no Yumiya single?
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The single comes out in July.
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I can't wait that long for a full length Indian movie with this song.
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Attack on HEEEYEAAYEEAAAAH! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqoZrtQAHL8)
More Imo-chan this week? Excellent.
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Holy shit this show doesn't waste any time, does it?
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My friend made this. I'm sorry. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSvQxNp64SU)
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I feel violated.
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We seem to be moving along at a decent pace here. Presumably post-training is where the meat of the story will be happening.
Also Mikasa X Sasha OTP :getdown:
O hai Colossal Titan. Nice to see you again so soon.
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My friend made this. I'm sorry. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSvQxNp64SU)
I'm more or less convinced now that this ride is never going to end though I'm perfectly fine with that.
And that's definitely one of the better ones I've seen. :3
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Well having just finished chapter 44, I can safely say the end of the 25 episodes will be most likely staged at
the Orangutan type and maybe before that the cumulative battle with the Female Type. Probably at the point where the Orangutan type was talking to the lone soldier.
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Watched the first episode last night and wasn't grabbed by it, but it was okay I guess. Probably watch at least one more tonight.
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Watched the first episode last night and wasn't grabbed by it,
Really? Eren's mother was.
I like it. There's a very distinct motif of attacking a tremendous repressive force head on. It bears a hot-blooded, defiant, and determined feeling that I enjoy.
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I too find it hard to believe (but not impossible, of course) the first episode failed to leave you with some strong impression. I was literally one with the townspeople when the wall broke down.
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Yeah, from what I heard I was kind of expecting to like it more than I did. I usually give TV four episodes before I really make a call on whether or not I like it though, so I'll give it some time. I have some groundless or nearly groundless guesses about where the plot is going, so I at least want to see if I'm right.
Really? Eren's mother was.
[nelson]Haw haw![/nelson]
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I like this anime, I really do. It departs from the standard clich? of fanservice everywhere and really goes into plot and character development. I've been reading the manga as well, and watching the anime after doing so reveals so many things that I missed the first time, hints and foreshadowing that I missed. The titans are quite a special case of creature as well, and its nice to see things about them be justified in-universe and lampshaded as well.
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I should be studying for my last exam for this semester and writing an essay, but I can't concentrate on either so I watched the next episode. It was okay. I liked it a little more. Can definintely see why others like this show, but I'm still not hooked yet. I don't think it probably matters that much, but what period of time was the second episode supposed to take place over? It seemed like just a couple of days, but the voiceover made it sound like much longer than that.
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Ahaha, amazing. This series just doesn't let go, does it.
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The second episode takes place exactly as the time after the Colossus-class disappeared, the second was sent in to finish the job. at least that is what I think, because you have gotta be an idiot to have your civilians wait for a second round while evacuating.
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I must have this headphone jack cover
e: Attack on Barkley (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Kua48nMdE)
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Why are the emperors always obese dicks?
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Hmm. That was a hell of a cliffhanger. :D
Why are the emperors always obese dicks?
Was that guy the emperor or the kind or whatever? For some reason I thought he was a lower-ranking nobleman.
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Was that guy the emperor or the kind or whatever? For some reason I thought he was a lower-ranking nobleman.
yeah, he's most likely a lower-ranking nobleman in the core of the walled city. I don't remember seeing that scene in the manga, so perhaps this was added in to give us some insight into Prixis and where he was before the battle began?
Now, I'm VERY interested in seeing how the next episode plays out, especially wherever or not they follow the chapters that closely...
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general pixiv
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general pixiv
...How the heck did I get that wrong? I must have been more tired last night then I realized. Still a great episode nonetheless.
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General Pixis is correct, I was making a dumb joke :V
e: also, this owns (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9twlO7pAsUA&feature=youtu.be)
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Pixisu! Pixisuuu...
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General Pixis is correct, I was making a dumb joke :V
*Facepalm.*
Wow... just... wow. I fell for that so stupidly.
Pixisu! Pixisuuu...
I cracked up at that part. Sorry Nobleman, he ain't coming back anytime soon.
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Love what you've done with the OP.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UESD9fV5O8
oh my god
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Please.
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Too moe. I lost it.
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Well, that escalated quickly.
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(http://i.imgur.com/w3aDwJI.png)
so moe...
e: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
(http://i.imgur.com/uyh5a7k.jpg?1)
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i am pretty sure everyone thinks this titan was an inside joke
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(http://i.imgur.com/Zg829Wv.jpg)
pixis da best
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Holy shit, every episode is 50% more badass than the last. You win this round, television.
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I've been following the manga about a few years ago, and decided to finish it up after I heard it was going to have an anime, one month prior.
Read it, I felt the life force draining in me. The manga made felt as if I was in their cause, and seeing the slayed comrades made have a fictional thousand-yard stare.
Was planning to cosplay either Colossal or Armored Titan and do that silly dance in the Kyojin-kun video. :3
Still the anime fits perfectly with the manga, but it goes amazingly fast, with the first two episodes going past Chapter 16. People often say that people who read the manga often reduces the fun when watching the anime since we already know what's happening. I have to disagree on that as the anime gives a whole new perspective to the manga, and thus enriches it with actual sound and effects.
Also, being a dick cause of spoilers is fun. :V
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I've been following the manga about a few years ago, and decided to finish it up after I heard it was going to have an anime, one month prior.
Read it, I felt the life force draining in me. The manga made felt as if I was in their cause, and seeing the slayed comrades made have a fictional thousand-yard stare.
Was planning to cosplay either Colossal or Armored Titan and do that silly dance in the Kyojin-kun video. :3
Still the anime fits perfectly with the manga, but it goes amazingly fast, with the first two episodes going past Chapter 16. People often say that people who read the manga often reduces the fun when watching the anime since we already know what's happening. I have to disagree on that as the anime gives a whole new perspective to the manga, and thus enriches it with actual sound and effects.
Also, being a dick cause of spoilers is fun. :V
I've been a big Song Of Ice And Fire fan for years, and I can't watch (or am not interested enough to consistently watch) Game Of Thrones for that reason. Technically I think it's fine, but it can't hold my attention when I already know what's going to happen. Your mileage varies, but I'm opting out of reading the manga because I think it would spoil the anime for me.
Incidentally I've been pitching Attack On Titan to people as basically being the same thing as Game Of Thrones, because they are very similar in a lot of ways. Like a way faster Game Of Thrones with only one POV and a crapton more monsters.
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now that GOT was mentioned I cannot help but imagine they replace that whiny opening with the SnK OP.
someone do it.
also
[spoilers] http://25.media.tumblr.com/133a97483dc80579c716b15d9ea7f746/tumblr_mmodctisuC1rsz4eqo1_400.gif
SHIT I AM LATE FOR TITAN SCHOOL
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OKAY, I'M TAKING THE PLUNGE
gg or Commie? Which one is more fun
?
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One of us! One of us!
Technically I go with Commie but that's because that's what Deadfish uses when encoding for mp4 and I think gg stopped doing those. They were slow with them anyways.
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they cut Ymir licking Christa
screw this i'mma out of here :colbert:
Ok, I jest, this adaptation is really good. Really can't wait to see titan!Eren fighting Titan!Annie. It's going to be AWESOME
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I've been a big Song Of Ice And Fire fan for years, and I can't watch (or am not interested enough to consistently watch) Game Of Thrones for that reason. Technically I think it's fine, but it can't hold my attention when I already know what's going to happen. Your mileage varies, but I'm opting out of reading the manga because I think it would spoil the anime for me.
Incidentally I've been pitching Attack On Titan to people as basically being the same thing as Game Of Thrones, because they are very similar in a lot of ways. Like a way faster Game Of Thrones with only one POV and a crapton more monsters.
I see. I still stay with my opinion tho - that the anime breathes new life into the manga. The latest episode during the intense moment when Mikasa tried to kill the kidnapper was pretty damn badass with all the sparks and hyped-up feel it was giving off. They displayed Mikasa's transformation to badass perfectly!
they cut Ymir licking Christa
screw this i'mma out of here :colbert:
Ok, I jest, this adaptation is really good. Really can't wait to see titan!Eren fighting Titan!Annie. It's going to be AWESOME
There was licking in the manga? And I can already imagine them doing Muay Thai moves to each other. That was the best part of the manga and I hope they don't stop the anime before that! :]
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There was licking in the manga?
Yep. (http://25.media.tumblr.com/3d2c2ba9cb758209e54e1627740dc2f2/tumblr_mmolpia0iu1r5fgqgo2_400.jpg)
Just one panel but I was so looking foward to that :getdown:
And I can already imagine them doing Muay Thai moves to each other. That was the best part of the manga and I hope they don't stop the anime before that! :]
It's what I pray for as well.
Although the cherry on top would be seeing the Dancing Titan (Ymir's Titan form)
fight animated. If I can witness that, I can die happy.
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so is anyone planning to cosplay the characters from this show?
I should probably post the details in the cosplay thread.
pop on your Alice or Marisa wig and you can call yourself an OC, or better yet, Attack on Touhou characters.
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Although the cherry on top would be seeing the Dancing Titan (Ymir's Titan form)
fight animated. If I can witness that, I can die happy.
I think the whole scene would be tragic, especially at the end... ;___; (But then again, we will never know the fate of Titan Ymir but I assume her to be pretty much dead after being overpowered by a bukkake of titans
so is anyone planning to cosplay the characters from this show?
I should probably post the details in the cosplay thread.
pop on your Alice or Marisa wig and you can call yourself an OC, or better yet, Attack on Touhou characters.
To be honest I really really really really really REALLY want to cosplay the Armored Titan (and hopefully find a Colossal Titan to tag with). Just the big problem is to get the body suit and perhaps I'll need to craft myself the face of the Armored Titan.
I also plan to cos Reiner Braun if my plan with my buddy goes extremely well, or maybe I could call myself an OC Recon soldier (or alternatively, cosplay as an OC and claim 'Hey you know that guy who got stepped on by the extremely fast deviant titan?
I'm cosplaying him!')
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I think the whole scene would be tragic, especially at the end... ;___; (But then again, we will never know the fate of Titan Ymir but I assume her to be pretty much dead after being overpowered by a bukkake of titans
Errr... she's alive. Not only has she appeared conscious and healing in chap 45, the end of that battle itself was Mikasa and the others arriving and saving her in the nick of time. Hell, the chap ended with Christa confessing her love telling Ymir her real name (Historia), to which Ymir opens her eyes slightly and smiles.
Although if you mean her titan form being permanently destroyed... it also doesn't make sense, since Eren's titan form was also horribly destroyed more than once and he's still able to use it.
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Guys, please mark manga spoilers, lest readers mouse over expecting discussion on the current episode, and get more than they bargained for!
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the mango spoilers:
I postulated the entire specialty about Eren is that his Titan form can endlessly regenerate, perhaps faster or something compared with some other Titans, he seems to be a deviant as well seeing as he has some traits quite unlike the rest of the Titans.
so far as I see it:
1. Type 1 deviant - body size (the collosal)
2. Type 2 - Body type (Annie, and Armored - the ability to manipulate outer body structures, hard skin, crystallization, fortified armor)
3. Type 3 - Speaking and other humanly possible or enhanced internal specialties - (The Orangutan type. may have enhanced eyesight - larger eyes, seemingly running faster or has better mobility such as Ymir)
4. Type 4 - A combination of all, but remotely lesser in each department - (Annie, and perhaps Eren - Annie is very in tune with her Titan form, being able to utilize it to the maximum of her advantages including hardening only specific parts, the cry for help and other things, extensive regeneration to pinpoint specific injuries, this may be the later chapter Eren once he gets a grip on his Titan powers)
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good
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Hmm, after episode seven some of my theories are starting to look pretty plausible. All of these are just guesses and are not based on manga spoilers.
1-The titans reproduce by eating humans, the offspring resembles the devoured person, and there will be an Eren titan: Outlook good, possibly even straight up confirmed
2a-Mikasa is a super soldier, probably given titan genes by her foster father: Again, looking fairly likely.
2b-If 2a is true, the titans are failed experiments from the same program: No particular evidence for this except that it logically follows 2
3-If 2b isn't true, the series takes place on another planet and the titans are the natives of that planet. There's a spaceship or something in the basement of Eren's house: Looking less and less likely
4-The titan infestation isn't actually worldwide, and there are humans living normally on other continents, probably with much more advanced technology: No real evidence either way, although I do wonder where the gas for the 3d maneuver gear comes from
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4-The titan infestation isn't actually worldwide, and there are humans living normally on other continents, probably with much more advanced technology: No real evidence either way, although I do wonder where the gas for the 3d maneuver gear comes from
It was actually mentioned early on that the humans have enough natural resources, including natural gas, inside of the walls to live fairly comfortably. Where and how they actually obtain it though isn't mentioned.
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It was actually mentioned early on that the humans have enough natural resources, including natural gas, inside of the walls to live fairly comfortably. Where and how they actually obtain it though isn't mentioned.
Oh yeah, I remember that now that you mention it. The 3d maneuver gear and the technology to extract and process natural gas seem way more advanced than the rest of the technology we've seen so far, but that could be because we just haven't seen a ton of what day to day life is like.
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One of the inconsistencies were mentioned throughout 4chan:
Despite how advanced the gears are and how they actually are aware of genetic manipulation of some kind (or at least what I presume is their understanding of it since they can tell the Titans 'resemble' them, hence, must be in some way aware that the Titans are genetically similar to them ) why aren't they pursuing more evidently powerful cannons? why be stuck at cannonballs? Maybe natural gas powered shotguns or some shit, heck, there should no real need to venture out and relying on long range rifles or some deep penetrating natural gas powered projectile, but no, it seems they still need the high tech gear of the strapped soldiers and interchangeable blades on those gears... if they did have natural gas and ways to extract it, wouldn't a strategically sticky C4-esque deep penetration bomb at the neck of the titan prove more devastating? It should even cut back much the need for swing and cut techniques they are using now
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One of the inconsistencies were mentioned throughout 4chan:
Despite how advanced the gears are and how they actually are aware of genetic manipulation of some kind (or at least what I presume is their understanding of it since they can tell the Titans 'resemble' them, hence, must be in some way aware that the Titans are genetically similar to them ) why aren't they pursuing more evidently powerful cannons? why be stuck at cannonballs? Maybe natural gas powered shotguns or some shit, heck, there should no real need to venture out and relying on long range rifles or some deep penetrating natural gas powered projectile, but no, it seems they still need the high tech gear of the strapped soldiers and interchangeable blades on those gears... if they did have natural gas and ways to extract it, wouldn't a strategically sticky C4-esque deep penetration bomb at the neck of the titan prove more devastating? It should even cut back much the need for swing and cut techniques they are using now
Cannon that shoots giant swords. :o
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so after watching the show and thinking man this ended at a bad place i gotta know more so i read the manga
and it ended on an even worse place goddamnnn
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I'd let Sasha bake my bread, if you get what I mean. I've got something I'd put in that oven, if you know what I'm saying. She really knows how to make my dough rise, if you get me.
(http://i.imgur.com/61R01np.jpg)
unf yeah girl take the whole loaf
(HUGE MANGA SPOILERS) Check out Chapter 15 when Eren is being asked about the Titans by the other recruits in the mess hall. Bertholdt is shown in the panel where he describes the Colossal Titan, and Reiner is shown in the panel where he describes the Armored Titan. (http://i.imgur.com/jGz7Uhr.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/P58YR2x.gif)
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i wish she'd have my meat for lunch if you catch my drift
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holy shit (nico only) (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20881873)
the best part is none of it has been pitch shifted
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One of the inconsistencies were mentioned throughout 4chan:
-SNIP-
The area that one needs to hit to kill the titans is relatively small, the damage must be pretty deep, and it has to be in that exact spot ( I mean, their current canons can fully blow their heads off, and that doesn't do anything). Besides, how would they aim for their one weak spot with canons or rifles, when titans can move faster than a horse when they want? Not to mention, they'd have to quickly move around the field anyway, to be able to see the back of the titan so they can hit the weak spot; considering, again, how fast they can be, soldieis would need their 3D gear anyway, to move fast enough to position themselves before shooting. And in the time it takes to find a suitable position, take your weapon, and aim... and we don't even know if a bullet wound would be enough to kill them, even if it did hit their weak point; I mean, the piece of flesh that they cut off to kill the titans is pretty big, it's likely that a bullet wound wouldn't be enough to finish them.
A shotgun could be useful, since a point blank shot could probably destroy their weak spot, but that'd require them to get close anyway, so there's not much point in substituting the swords with them. A bomb would be even worse, since you'd have to land, make sure the bomb is glued to the right place, activate it, and only then leave. That's just complicating matters to get pretty much the same result.
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These theories are based on the idea since they gunpowder why aren't they making full use of it? The idea that natural gas exists means at least some degree, fossil fuel exist, and being that these people regressed to carrying little jet packs around the idea seems more likely to say... use a penetrating bomb instead.
The area that one needs to hit to kill the titans is relatively small, the damage must be pretty deep, and it has to be in that exact spot ( I mean, their current canons can fully blow their heads off, and that doesn't do anything). Besides, how would they aim for their one weak spot with canons or rifles, when titans can move faster than a horse when they want? Not to mention, they'd have to quickly move around the field anyway, to be able to see the back of the titan so they can hit the weak spot; considering, again, how fast they can be, soldieis would need their 3D gear anyway, to move fast enough to position themselves before shooting. And in the time it takes to find a suitable position, take your weapon, and aim... and we don't even know if a bullet wound would be enough to kill them, even if it did hit their weak point; I mean, the piece of flesh that they cut off to kill the titans is pretty big, it's likely that a bullet wound wouldn't be enough to finish them.
A shotgun could be useful, since a point blank shot could probably destroy their weak spot, but that'd require them to get close anyway, so there's not much point in substituting the swords with them. A bomb would be even worse, since you'd have to land, make sure the bomb is glued to the right place, activate it, and only then leave. That's just complicating matters to get pretty much the same result.
When i say C4-esque I mean they can adapt, most C4s are planted when while taking their own sweet time, given the highly agile movements of the Titans, ideally since they can only swing one way while being limited to fairly human angles (thanks to a skeletal structure of humans generally, save for some extra molars and in the case of the Collosal Titan - extra ribs and thickened ankles, shins, knee, toes which seems to be a full piece of bone or something) ideally perhaps using a sword, or sharp structure, swoop down and stab it, and run. All the while there must be a bait and switch technique to keep the Titan busy. There is one thing they have in common, with the defenders like Mikasa able to use a Spiderman-esque swing and hit, using the gas to escape before the Titan can even react to the insta-bomb aimed at that particular spot would be greater than using swords that are blunted in one full strike.
You mentioned a shotgun too, given most shotguns don't do the damage you see in Zombie movies (ie, they aren't the crazy hand-carried angel of deaths so claimed) even pellet shots are can prove useless to thickened hide (the Armored Titan's extra armor can break Wall Maria's Gate, what good can a small hand-carried shotgun do?). I would say instead of that, perhaps explosive rounds, inside a high powered single shot needle-type weapon, that can be primed beforehand and shot and run away immediately.
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This show is fun (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgazeUyG0X0[).
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This show is fun (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgazeUyG0X0[).
Oh god this is glorious :V
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This episode was the first time those brown screens and stills people have been mentioning were really noticeable to me. Especially that part where they were walking down the stairs. Budget? I remember them running out of animators at some point too.
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This episode was the first time those brown screens and stills people have been mentioning were really noticeable to me. Especially that part where they were walking down the stairs. Budget? I remember them running out of animators at some point too.
They obviously conserved budget to get all of that sweet Mikasa bawling her eyes out
.
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I wasn't expecting her to...
but
she did.
and
well
it is cute.
I mean, she can join the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen if she is to be one of those people... and there she goes, like a broken pipe or something.
Anyway, on the show wise, I have no doubt at this point the climax is fighting Annie
by season's end./
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Has this one not been linked yet? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urv2hww6jNU)
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(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/992806_185956688230186_952671392_n.jpg)
Mamaaaaaaa (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=185956688230186&set=a.164730857019436.1073741828.164730040352851&type=1&ref=nf), Just killed a Titan.. Aimed a Blade behind its neck,Pulled the blade and now its dead.
Mamaaaaa Life has just begun!!! But now I've gone and thrown it all awayyyyyyyyy
mamaaa uu u u
I don't wanna die, But sometime I just wanna eat them all at once
carry on carry on
As if nothing really matters..... Too lateeee his time has come sent slashes down its spine, Humans dying all the time..
Goodbye everybody I've got to go
Gotta leave you all behind and face that Titan
Mama, ooo I don't want to die!!!
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all!!
(Guitar Solo)
I see a huge silhouetto of a Titan
OMGEE, OMGEE will you do the fandango
Flashbacks and lightning - very very frightening me
EREN JAEGER, Eren Jaeger
EREN JAEGER, Eren Jaeger
EREN JAEGER, Figaro - in Titan FOOOORRRRMMMM
(Mikasa)
But I'm just a poor girl and nobody loves me
She's just a poor girl from a dead family
Spare her her life from this monstrosity.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hNvYk9oWYfw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hNvYk9oWYfw)
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I haven't played Minecraft in years but I just might start again just so I can go to the Enderland kill the dragon with this is going to be epic
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hNvYk9oWYfw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hNvYk9oWYfw)
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I haven't played Minecraft in years but I just might start again just so I can go to the Enderland kill the dragon with this is going to be epic
(http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/dummy2205/icon_eek.gif)
No Titan mob yet?
Also, starting to get really bored after the last two episodes. I was afraid they wouldn't be able to keep up the pace things were going at for a while, and then things actually started going in reverse. They better be conserving budget for something huge, because what's effectively two summary episodes in a row does not work for me.
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This episode was pretty damn DBZ. The immersion and tension was definitely there but after basically the whole episode with nothing happening it was like fuck man just do something
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I swear just for once Pixis is the manliest of men in manga of recent years. and in recent anime.
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now you too can kill titans! (http://fenglee.com/game/aog/)
or more likely be killed by them, just like in the show!
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help armins really cute help me
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now you too can kill titans! (http://fenglee.com/game/aog/)
or more likely be killed by them, just like in the show!
why
why did you link that
i can't stop playing
help
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well now
I think we are ready for some real Titan slaying
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWdIzMt0Hn0
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okay all we need is for someone in the field of biological warfare to develop a titan serum and we're set
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marasy time (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grxU3ttbaPY)
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one day there will be an anime i watch without kamiya in it
today is not that day
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kamiya is excellent though so w/e
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yes
but it kinda makes this feeling that oh man why do all these male protagonists/major characters sound exactly the same oh it's kamiya
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i want to talk about jean lets make this a jean thread instead
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Jean is the smartest, coolest, and most handsome Shingeki.
Girls all love Jean, including Mikasa. Mikasa loves Jean because he is the smartest, coolest, and most handsome Shingeki. Mikasa hates that faggot Eren because he is a whiny bitch, and Mikasa only hangs around him so Jean, being the kind and charitable man that he is, doesn't have to protect him all the time. Jean doesn't have to go to bed like everyone else because he's so smart, cool, and handsome.
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every time i read jean i hear conny fucking yelling his name
i think hes done so in like every episode
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OST is out, get hype
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Jean is alright in my book, as with anybody who has the same VA as Kittan from Gurren Lagann.
Finally the defense of Trost is over \o/ *champagne and shit*
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thats nice jeans hot
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hey why is marco a terrible boyfriend
because he only picks up half the tab
(http://i39.tinypic.com/2hd47kx.png)
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Finally caught back up last night. Episodes eight and nine were to bad that I lost interest there for a while, but I had the day off and gave episode ten a shot. Was glad to see that the show picks right back up. Not quite to peak levels of episodes 4-6, but it got right back to being very watchable. I'm way past ready for the characters to leave the city. I figured that would have happened five episodes ago.
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I haven't seen this show yet but everyone ever must watch this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHkVvQWKMUI)
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I haven't seen this show yet but everyone ever must watch this
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHkVvQWKMUI)
I coincidentally watched that earlier when it popped up in my recommended videos. That guy's Touhou videos are pretty funny as well.
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I haven't seen this show yet but everyone ever must watch this
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHkVvQWKMUI)
I AM STRANDED IN THE AIR STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN IS GONNA KILL ME
what
also, Actual Guuren no Yumiya sounds like something you expect from Umineko and I think Jimang would have done it better.
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I'm just mad they didn't include a karaoke version on the single
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I'm so excited for the
Eren court
. I can't wait to see him get kicked!! :*
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New opening! Not nearly as cool, but whatever.
This episode was way too slow, but at least it kind of moved the plot forward. It still probably could have been largely skipped, but it's better than a bunch of re-used footage.
Speaking of, is the summary episode worth watching? I skipped it, but is there at least a frame that has new animation or something? And what was the point of it if it's numbered 13.5 and therefore doesn't take up an episode? I thought it was to save money, but if that's the case it was just a waste of money. Seems counterintuitive.
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oh hey new chapter
ymir pls
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Speaking of, is the summary episode worth watching? I skipped it, but is there at least a frame that has new animation or something? And what was the point of it if it's numbered 13.5 and therefore doesn't take up an episode? I thought it was to save money, but if that's the case it was just a waste of money. Seems counterintuitive.
I bet you they couldn't make deadline for episode 14, so they chucked a hastily-edited summary episode to the networks.
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also the original manga has .5 chapters so i guess they thought they could just go with it (although they arent recaps)
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Regarding Pacific Rim:
Among other disappointments (nobody Inazuma Kicks anything, nobody says "target pattern green"), was anyone else disappointed when they built that big wall and there was no shot of a shark monster peering over the top of it? Granted that would have taken some prescience from the writers, but I wanted something. :derp:
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Wow, Major Hanji is great. Can the show be about her and her insanity now? :o
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this was made by highschoolers (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm21400883)
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Wow, Major Hanji is great. Can the show be about her and her insanity now? :o
She's an energetic an interesting character that deserves the attention she gets in this episode.
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She's an energetic an interesting character that deserves the attention she gets in this episode.
I'm sure a character with such a (from everything we've seen so far) narrow focus would get old before too long, but I think I'm ready for some kind of change. Eren's story it moving way too slowly, which is unfortunate given how incredible the pacing of this show was from like the third to the eighth episode. Wouldn't it be cool to shift to someone new for a while and see what he's doing second hand?
The new supporting cast in the Survey Corps was a great idea, and is probably building to something that will work, but so far they haven't done much to speed the story along. I assumed Eren was going to leave the city and go looking for his old home like five episodes ago, and now that he's finally outside of the city almost nothing has changed. The show built up more than enough goodwill with those really great episodes to make me assume this is going somewhere that will be worth it, but I'm impatient.
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this is perfect okay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chfmu7Jeyz0)
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this is perfect okay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chfmu7Jeyz0)
sie sind die Schmutz und wir sind die Reiniger!
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this is perfect okay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chfmu7Jeyz0)
Attack on Dustbunny
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Last week I had to move my action figure collection and I was all like "I should stop buying these. I have plenty and they're way bulky to move." Then Japan was all "Attack On Titan Figmas! (http://www.tomopop.com/wonder-festival-2013-summer-good-smile-company-part-1-31408.phtml) You have to buy these!" Well, guess I have to buy those. :derp:
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Last week I had to move my action figure collection and I was all like "I should stop buying these. I have plenty and they're way bulky to move." Then Japan was all "Attack On Titan Figmas! (http://www.tomopop.com/wonder-festival-2013-summer-good-smile-company-part-1-31408.phtml) You have to buy these!" Well, guess I have to buy those. :derp:
fucking wonfes
attack on wallets
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fucking wonfes
attack on wallets
50% of my interest in these is getting some 3D Maneuver Gear to put on other characters. And by other characters I mostly mean Reimu.(http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/dummy2205/paranoid.gif)
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...why would reimu ever need 3d gear :derp:
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Titan's too small.
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...why would reimu ever need 3d gear :derp:
She wouldn't, that's why it's funny. Ditto Superman, Spiderman, and the Incredible Hulk.
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oh man its finally time
next episode it begins
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SHE'S HERE
cant wait till they fight
damn reiner just sitting there listening to armin probably thinking something like fuck why is this kid so smart
boy annie sure likes to hurt reiner huh
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boy annie sure likes to hurt reiner huh
I moused over this accidentally (haven't read the manga), but I totally called it. Isn't really much of a secret I guess because she clearly looks exactly like Annie.
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I think it's hilarious how Armin pulls all of this random speculation out of his ass and can't see that it's obviously Annie
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I think it's hilarious how Armin pulls all of this random speculation out of his ass and can't see that it's obviously Annie
to be fair hes the one who figures out its her later
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spoilers man y u do </3
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black boxes too tempting to hover
yep
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did youtube really just mute guren no yumiya
i mean
???
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attack on copyright
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Remember that one MMO that was announced some time ago? It's gonna be a flash-based gacha-like game made by GG, also known for Madoka Online.
attack on money yes
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Yesterday I read a few articles on the controversy surrounding the possible militaristic themes in the show. What do you think? Does it glorify the military? Obviously it's impossible to really say until it's over, but so far all we've seen the military do is die pointlessly while a few superpowered heroes do all the work, which seems like it could be interpreted either way pretty easily.
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its an anime
about a war
of course there's gonna be military themes
were these articles written by tumblr
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I can actually imagine it happening because stuff like giving your life to a good cause or whatever.
But that's the point of the anime. You know, reality being ever so slightly different from ours. Kind of have to do it. Without that feel and theme you wouldn't feel as much of the feels.
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attack on titan tumblr edition
oh no the titans are attacking better complain about it online
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its an anime
about a war
of course there's gonna be military themes
were these articles written by tumblr
There's a difference between being about a war and glorifying war and the military. Again, not really convinced that's the case, but I suppose an argument could be made (and it has been).
And here's (http://www.am730.com.hk/article.php?article=156271&d=2053) some articles (http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2013/new/jun/12/today-int7.htm). They're not written by Tumblr, but they are notably written by China which is probably similarly bad. Alarmism or not, it's something at least a few people are talking about and I thought it was kind of interesting.
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It's pretty definitely the opposite. Nobody in the show wants to join the people who strive towards change because there's an incredibly high chance they'll be fucking eaten alive. Most people who join the academy want to either join the police (which is constantly mentioned to be an idyllic and praised position of high status and easy living for no good reason) or the garrison, that we already know is basically meant to make the population feel secure about the walls being properly guarded and only become super relevant in emergencies that require the people to get the hell out. The people in the recon corps may be regarded as heroes to some extent, but it's pretty clear that it's just a childlike sort of "aren't those guys so cool" that disappears as people ignore all of the deaths and grow up into "why has no progress been made isn't that your jobs" complaints (well before the Colossal appeared).
If anything it's complaining how people can slip their way into certain jobs and then sit around doing nothing while getting tons of praise and living life in luxury, whereas the people who actually do all the shit behind the scenes are always just ignored and complained about.
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An argument can be made that the story makes us favor the "heroes" who put their lives on the line, just as you're demonstrating now.
But, what I meant earlier is that it's to be expected. It's easy to understand why sacrifices are necessary in a world overrun by giants. The motivations behind wanting to serve your country and whatever are different - had the show promoted nationalism-like pride in any way, they'd have a point. Nothing wrong with glorifying the entire human race, though.
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I only wrote it that way as a response to saying the military was being glorified. I don't think it is, since it portrays the majority of the military wanting to do normal jobs while the few that demand change end up dying and being quite the opposite of glorified. They play themselves up as heroic to motivate themselves, but everyone knows it's a happy facade.
Anyways the characters make it pretty clear that everyone understands why someone would want to join the police or the garrison (rather than the recon corps) and that the fear of the Titans is completely rational.
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The way the scenario is constructed the humans certainly don't have much of another choice. You could say that it's only that way because the author has chosen to frame it in a way that makes military power seem like the only option, or you could make the case that he wrote it that way because it's intense and interesting.
I do kind of wish there was a little more to the science side of the story, with more focus being put on research into finding other ways to kill the titans, but we did get a little of that and may get more eventually. Seems like with as dangerous up close and as easy to manipulate as the titans are some sort of chemical weapon would be the safest, fastest way to kill them. I think it was established that they don't have to breathe, but they seem to most of the time anyway. They're probably immune to all forms of poison because that's more narratively interesting. Titans are OP. :derp:
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new chapterrr
shit is getting real
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new chapterrr
shit is getting real
Finally, I've been waiting for a long time
It's getting real, spoiler did not dissapoint
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new chapterrr
shit is getting real
my fucking god irvin are you HIGH how the fuck is bringing a titan army going to help???
I mean sure, they weren't making any progress in taking Eren out of Reiner's neck, but I fail to see how they are going to do that now that there is also a swarm of titans trying to kill everything
They might force Reiner to concentrate on hardening his skin on other parts of his body, which maybe requires him to unharden other parts, which will eventually lead to him unhardening the part where he's keeping Eren, but really, Irvin has no way of knowing that, so I still have no clue what the hell he was thinking.
ugh why do these chapters take so long to come out
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my fucking god irvin are you HIGH how the fuck is bringing a titan army going to help???
I mean sure, they weren't making any progress in taking Eren out of Reiner's neck, but I fail to see how they are going to do that now that there is also a swarm of titans trying to kill everything
They might force Reiner to concentrate on hardening his skin on other parts of his body, which maybe requires him to unharden other parts, which will eventually lead to him unhardening the part where he's keeping Eren, but really, Irvin has no way of knowing that, so I still have no clue what the hell he was thinking.
ugh why do these chapters take so long to come out
except he does know that titan kids can be forced out by being swarmed by other titans from when they fought annie
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I do kind of wish there was a little more to the science side of the story, with more focus being put on research into finding other ways to kill the titans, but we did get a little of that and may get more eventually. Seems like with as dangerous up close and as easy to manipulate as the titans are some sort of chemical weapon would be the safest, fastest way to kill them. I think it was established that they don't have to breathe, but they seem to most of the time anyway. They're probably immune to all forms of poison because that's more narratively interesting. Titans are OP. :derp:
This, I was saying from the beginning that if they can lift a person in full gear up to a titan's neck I feel like they can find a more efficient way of killing these things. In this last episode we saw this guy (http://myanimelist.net/character/71459/Dita_Ness) slide behind a titan and take out its ankle before another guy cut its neck. This seems so much more reasonable. Like, don't feel you need to kill these things in one attack, give it some time.
Chemical weapons. I guess you could at least blind them.
So I'm hesitant to talk about something but this post (http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php/topic,14587.msg1004201.html#msg1004201) suggest people watching the anime already know this. Do we know that Reiner is the Armored Titan? How? I wanted to look at the hair and google images suggested I look at Reiner... it also suggested Akihiko, so maybe its still a toss up. Also, I think its pretty clear at this point. The guys head was still smoking when he saved Armin.
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are you asking to be spoiled? :derp:
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are you asking to be spoiled? :derp:
I think I've already been spoiled. I'm asking if anime viewers had reasonable cause to suspect it, prior to this episode which I think made it clear.
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well i already know because i read the manga and the anime is following it pretty closely :v
but yeah there are little clues left here and there like hair and also which character is focused on when a certain titan is mentioned. I forgot if the anime did this but there were things like that in the manga.
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well i already know because i read the manga and the anime is following it pretty closely :v
but yeah there are little clues left here and there like hair and also which character is focused on when a certain titan is mentioned. I forgot if the anime did this but there were things like that in the manga.
Oh that second one is BS. Armored Titan does differ a lot more from his person then Female Titan.
I can see why the anime would want to keep people in the dark and now create some dramatic irony, but the inconsistency is annoying.
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Oh that second one is BS. Armored Titan does differ a lot more from his person then Female Titan.
I can see why the anime would want to keep people in the dark and now create some dramatic irony, but the inconsistency is annoying.
second one ???
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second one ???
This thing: which character is focused on when a certain titan is mentioned
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by that i meant like
if a character is saying something like DAMN THAT ARMORED TITAN then that panel would show Reiner
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by that i meant like if a character is saying something like DAMN THAT ARMORED TITAN then that panel would show Reiner
Right. Its my opinion that the plot shouldn't be conveyed by a mechanism which the characters themselves can't take advantage of, in this case, the camera
. I feel like we're being to liberal with the spoiler tags.
On second thought. I'm probably the guy who WOULD think spoiler tags are used to liberally seeing as I have no trouble spoiling things for myself.
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Right. Its my opinion that the plot shouldn't be conveyed by a mechanism which the characters themselves can't take advantage of, in this case, the camera
. I feel like we're being to liberal with the spoiler tags.
well there's also stuff like how in the last episode armin was talking about his titan theory to reiner
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except he does know that titan kids can be forced out by being swarmed by other titans from when they fought annie
You mean, making their human forms separete from their titan forms? Sure, it'll free Eren, but there's still a gigantic number of titans around. They might've been at an impasse before, but at least they weren't in that much danger (Mikasa could easily kill Ymir, Berthold can't transform without crushing Reiner and Eren, and Reiner can't really do much with his joints hardened). They'd have plenty of time to figure something. Now they'll have to find a way to escape the veritable forest of titans swarming them. Someone will definitely die here (outside of redshirts, who'll die in droves as usual).
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we also already know he doesnt care about sacrificing people :V
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we also already know he doesnt care about sacrificing people :V
...true enough =P
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maybe thats why he sniffs people
if you stink then you get sacrificed :v
wait no im thinking of the wrong guy
he probably sacrifices the smelly ones anyways though
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ATTACK ON TITAN GAME
MADE BY FUCKING SPIKE CHUNSOFT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (http://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/shingeki/)
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Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat.
Does that say 2013.
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ATTACK ON TITAN GAME
MADE BY FUCKING SPIKE CHUNSOFT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (http://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/shingeki/)
Oh shiiiit! Regretting buying my 3DS less now.
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Well played, Denny's. (https://twitter.com/DennysDiner/status/368019461053247488/photo/1) Well played.
"Wait, should we rename the Grand Slam to the Colossal Titan?" (paraphrase)
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This show will now hold a special place in my heart, it will forever be the show that got my DAD into anime. I figured he would like it since he really likes the fantasy and sci fi genres, he's always been a big Star Trek fan. I was home for a few days and didn't have my computer with me so I downloaded Crunchyroll on my dad's PS3 and started from the beginning and we watched 12 episodes that night till about 3 in the morning and caught all the way up the next night. In his words "Now I get why you watch this stuff all the time." We watched Madoka Magica after that (I don't think he liked that one nearly as much) and Gatchaman Crowds. Attack on Titan, I am forever grateful.
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Ignoring the context:
Attack on Zombies (BO2 Edition)]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI18GjfAlnU] Attack on Zombies (BO2 Edition) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI18GjfAlnU)
Counterattack of Zeon]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSCjKddGqPs] Counterattack of Zeon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSCjKddGqPs)
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fuck yes that was the episode we were all waiting for
a reminder why mikasa is the best (http://i.imgur.com/bCTmZrY.gif)
so right now we're in the middle of chapter 30 of the manga
I'm guessing the season will end on chapter 33/34 and the rest will be continued in a second season
also prepare for too many feels next episode
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I'm not a mangafag and this episode had me standing up
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MANGA SPOILERS ALERT
so as a joke the author made a what if they were titans page (http://i.imgur.com/Ep1p40s.jpg)
notice how sasha isn't there
POTATO TITAN CONFIRMED
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This doesn't really have to do with Attack on Titan, I just thought it was funny
Girl, 8, orphaned after gas from rotting potatoes killed her entire family (http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2013/09/04/girl-8-orphaned-after-gas-from-rotting-potatoes-kills-her-entire-family/)
Those potatoes... I'll kill every last one of them!
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I finally caught up yesterday and oh my God, this episode was just INSANE. Once again, I feel the urge to read the manga and I'm so thankful there's another episode in just a couple days. I NEED IT!
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new manga chapter oh fuck
mother fucking erwin does whats nessessary
armin is also a badass
and misaka fails :o
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I finally caught up yesterday and oh my God, this episode was just INSANE. Once again, I feel the urge to read the manga and I'm so thankful there's another episode in just a couple days. I NEED IT!
I've been watching new episodes with a group for the last five or six, and that one got the most applause/people standing up and yelling at the TV than any of those. :D
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new manga chapter oh fuck
Manga is going in a nice direction
God the cliffhangers
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holy shit levi looks even stronger in the show
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holy shit levi looks even stronger in the show
No kidding. Female titan is OP, and Levi trashed her. He's apparently basically Superman.
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dat face
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they drew out Erin's transformation this time but damn i think they made it better
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No kidding. Female titan is OP, and Levi trashed her. He's apparently basically Superman.
EVERYDAY IS LEVI DAY
MAKE YOUR WORSHIPPING NOW YOU SCOUNDRELS
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DAT
FUCKING
ENDING
hooooly shit they wrapped things up good well as much as they could that is
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It's interesting that the ending is basically the middle of the "next chapter" after "The Wall" in the manga. I guess, that was the best way to wrap it up. And it really works.
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The people I've been watching with didn't get together two weeks ago, so we watched the last two episodes last Saturday. They were fine, but they weren't a huge hit. A lot of it hinged on the "big reveal", which wasn't so much of a reveal at this point. Some stuff happened, but I think less stuff than we were hoping. I found the ending slightly underwhelming, at least.
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Well... I'm only posting here to ask something. Sorry if it was already asked before, but I'm avoiding reading the whole thread to prevent spoilers.
Does someone know if there will be a second season of the anime, and when it will be released? The thing is that I don't follow the manga at all... I've tried to read a couple chapters from the first volume, but I just prefer the anime because I think it transfers more "emotion".
If there will be really a second season, then I hope it won't take too long for it to start, since I'm excited to see what will happen next.
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considering its popularity i'd say a second season is likely but there is no official confirmation yet
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Well... I'm only posting here to ask something. Sorry if it was already asked before, but I'm avoiding reading the whole thread to prevent spoilers.
Does someone know if there will be a second season of the anime, and when it will be released? The thing is that I don't follow the manga at all... I've tried to read a couple chapters from the first volume, but I just prefer the anime because I think it transfers more "emotion".
If there will be really a second season, then I hope it won't take too long for it to start, since I'm excited to see what will happen next.
considering its popularity i'd say a second season is likely but there is no official confirmation yet
This and a side of Stardust Crusaders would be nice, please.
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Well... now that I think about it, even if they do make a second season, it'll probably take a while for that since they need to wait for the manga to update enough beforehand.
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Just marathoned this whole thing.
Goddamn Mikasa is so much <3
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NEW CHAPTER
EREN IS THE TITAN WHISPERER
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All caught up (possibly against my better judgement, because I think I prefer watching the anime unspoiled to reading the manga, but I felt like I had to to avoid spoilers).
Just when I was wondering why anyone cares about Eren anymore after the revelation that he's far from the only titan that can control himself he gets new super powers. But did Irvin know that? Why is Eren still so important to him? At this point it can't possibly be that simply having one titan on his side is THAT big a deal, given that every single other sentient titan seems to be able to kick the shit out of him.
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because he's "humanity's only hope"
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Yeah, but why? He's like the crappiest possible option at this point.
Aside from his very recently revealed power, anyway.
My theory is and has been for a while that Irvin is evil, or at least knows waaaay more than he's letting on. Maybe on behalf of someone else, but he's hiding something.
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or irvin doesnt really know jack so to him he's the only hope
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At this point it can't possibly be that simply having one titan on his side is THAT big a deal, given that every single other sentient titan seems to be able to kick the shit out of him.
To be fair, it looked as if Eren was about to defeat Reiner before Bertholdt dropped onto them. Annie's probably the strongest of all the titan shifters so Eren looked much weaker in comparison to her. Eren's still an excellent weapon against any titan that isn't sentient.
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To be fair, it looked as if Eren was about to defeat Reiner before Bertholdt dropped onto them. Annie's probably the strongest of all the titan shifters so Eren looked much weaker in comparison to her. Eren's still an excellent weapon against any titan that isn't sentient.
Actually now that you mention it Annie probably is the strongest. I just assumed she was the weakest since she's so much smaller than Colossal Titan and Armored Titan and they're established as being such a big deal early on, but they're kind of underwhelming now that we see them up close and Eren has more training/powers. Regardless, now that it's out in the open that there are a bunch of sentient titans Eren is much less unique. Not only is there potential to replace him now, but there are apparently a lot of titans who are smart enough to take him out, which makes him a lot less valuable.
Speaking of Annie, do you think Armin was telling the truth about her? Did the military police manage to extract her from her cocoon, or was he bluffing?
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Actually now that you mention it Annie probably is the strongest. I just assumed she was the weakest since she's so much smaller than Colossal Titan and Armored Titan and they're established as being such a big deal early on, but they're kind of underwhelming now that we see them up close and Eren has more training/powers. Regardless, now that it's out in the open that there are a bunch of sentient titans Eren is much less unique. Not only is there potential to replace him now, but there are apparently a lot of titans who are smart enough to take him out, which makes him a lot less valuable.
Speaking of Annie, do you think Armin was telling the truth about her? Did the military police manage to extract her from her cocoon, or was he bluffing?
except only eren has shown loyalty to the state. Anyone stronger than him would have had more experience and thus have been hiding their powers from the public and can't be trusted
and armin was clearly bluffing
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except only eren has shown loyalty to the state. Anyone stronger than him would have had more experience and thus have been hiding their powers from the public and can't be trusted
and armin was clearly bluffing
Yeah, anyone already aware of their titan-ness is probably trouble, but the existence of a bunch of them indicates that they're not unique, and Eren didn't know about his for a couple of years at least. Maybe Irvin knows that there's something fishy going on with Eren's father and that gives him reason to suspect that there aren't more unknowing titans in his ranks just waiting for their powers to be triggered, but that doesn't seem like that crazy of a bet at this point. I'm surprised he or Hanji hasn't already started jabbing Mikasa with sharp things trying to make her transform.
I guess at this point though it's clear that all of the opposing titan people have a crazy hard-on for capturing Eren for some reason, which suggests that there's something about him that makes it worth expending tons of resources repeatedly to rescue him.
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I guess at this point though it's clear that all of the opposing titan people have a crazy hard-on for capturing Eren for some reason[/spoiler]
The reason why the opposing shifters want to capture Eren now, at least, is pretty obvious. Maybe they already suspected that he could be this "coordinator" guy before, too.
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The reason why the opposing shifters want to capture Eren now, at least, is pretty obvious. Maybe they already suspected that he could be this "coordinator" guy before, too.
Yeah, I think they straight-up confirm this. I do wonder if they suspected it before, but if they didn't it might imply that there are even more of them lying around who could be potential candidates. Or maybe not, I don't know how it's supposed to work.
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I hope they get to the basement soon, I can't handle all these asspulls without explanations :V
In b4 my ship is finally sailing
Murasa this is one thing you do NOT want to sink.
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(http://i.imgur.com/dp42yMr.jpg)
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So as I was at London Comicon today.
Why did no one tell me this show was the spiritual successor to Guilty Crown.
I like watching glorious train wrecks.
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the spiritual successor to Guilty Crown.
lolwut
Things that Shingeki no Kyojin has in common with Guilty Crown:
Same production studio
Same soundtrack composer
Protagonists share the same voice
That's pretty much it.
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i'm still of the opinion that guilty crown was an anime whose premise and aesthetic was so amazing it could have gone in a million possible fantastic directions
and chose none of them
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lolwut
Things that Shingeki no Kyojin has in common with Guilty Crown:
Same production studio
Same soundtrack composer
Protagonists share the same voice
That's pretty much it.
The exact same staff, who were looking to explore the same sort of themes. (this was from some senior staff getting interviewed at panel yesterday)
It's sort of like how iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia is basically My-HiME.
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wow Overcoat likes mikasa so much
[nsfw]http://i.imgur.com/ZOr2564.jpg[/nsfw]
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new chapterr
omg ErenxRivalle clean team otp
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new chapter
oh god poor Armin
people said he looked like a girl before
but this is taking it too far
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So this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQkgmHEA5_E) happened.
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i like how the car has green lights at the end so it looks like Eren
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>Levi
ACKERMAN
OH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
also could daddy ackerman be monkey troubles? he sorta has the same stare (although i guess everyone kinda does :V)