OK WHY DID NONE OF YOU LOW LIFES WWARN ME THAT ATTACK ON TITAN WASNT ACTUALLY COMPLETE!?!?!?!?! I WENT IN THINKING I WAS LATE ENOUGH TO WATCH IT ALL WITHOUT HAVING TO WAIT FOR MORE BUT APPARENTLY SEASON 4 PART FLIPPIN THREEEEEEEEEE IS GOING TO BE THE LAST PART AND COMES OUT MOST LIKELY IN 2023!?!?!?!?!
now i gotta fuckin stay alive to see its magnificence 😭😭😭😭😫
Tr: "all these people talking about judging other SNK fans, like why? why must we judge one another when we are all here for a shared love of the show/characters? you're not better than another fan just because you like a side character of a side character who appeared for 2 episodes and also dislike the most loved character. we don't need to drag one another down to feel superior over a fandom of all things, its a hobby/interest, not a contest"
Well that’s it. My mom just finished the last episode earlier. I wanted to rewatch the first episode right after and we did but only for a few minutes before she said she was tired and couldn’t watch anymore. I’m definitely going to ask her again tomorrow though
Times my mom cried watching snk:
1. When eren and mikasa were trying to make Levi use the injection on armin instead of on erwin
2. When mikasa was crying next to eren’s grave
Also all this time her favorite characters have been eren and mikasa but because she was tired I didn’t ask for an update earlier. The last time she also said she liked erwin. And because I wasn’t sure if I just missed it so I asked her earlier if she cried when hange died and she said no, but that she felt that hange was very heroic. Also after hange’s death I asked her if armin had been the best choice for 15th commander and she said yes because he’s smart, but that jean would’ve been a good choice too because he’s also quite smart, and this made me happy. In terms of intellect jean is really underrated and it made me happy that my mom felt the way she did, but I was also a little disappointed that she said yes because I still firmly believe jean should’ve been made commander instead. Intellect has never been the only standard for the position. I’ve said this time and time again and I’m not mad at people who think armin was the right choice for 1. The injection and for 2. The commander’s seat, but I just don’t feel the same way and it isn’t even because I dislike armin. I wanted to discuss it a bit more but I could sense my mom was already quite tired at that point so I didn’t. I definitely will when I get the chance to though. Also when falco came in flying she was bouncing her legs up and down because she was so excited lmao
Also I’m not sure if I’ve already mentioned this before but she’s always been unsure of who the narrator was like it’s so funny she couldn’t tell who the voice belonged to but that’s the reality of it 😅 she guessed that it was armin at one point but she didn’t seem 100% sure. Earlier I finally told her, and when we went back to the first episode I told her see that’s armin narrating their “story”, and I pointed out that eren’s dream also showed his mom’s death and stuff, but she was just over it at that point 😂
I know I'm being picky, but why the fuck is episode 1 of the solo leveling anime jumping all over the god damn place? Like why? What was the purpose of that??? and the beginning? oof, waste of like 10 minutes already in a fucking 25-minute episode.
What was the purpose of introducing all of these characters for no reason when they literally get introduced not even a few chapters later WHEN THEY BECOME RELEVANT TO THE STORY.
It feels like the anime didn't want to show us what happens to JinWoo right away but like, that's the whole mother fucking point tho????? that's what hooks you with solo leveling right away. That's like doing episode 1 of SNK and instead of showing you the mother fucking titans in episode 1 they show you levi for no mother fucking reason, Petra and Hange. FOR NO REASON. They aren't relevant yet. They don't matter.
Literally, the tension that builds in the first 10 chapters of solo leveling hooked you immediately. It is the tension, and desperation that made you feel attached to JinWoo right away, because he's an underdog and you are seeing this world from his perspective, that's why you are cheering for him so fucking much throughout the whole series just like you did with Eren at the beginning of snk.
But for some mother fucking reason the anime is introducing you to characters that are damn irrelevant or have them explain shit to you like, who the fuck are you? Like I know who they are cuz I read the webcomic but why are they even showing their faces???
Basically whoever edited this episode and whoever directed it to be this way deserves to get fired.
The first chapter of solo leveling resembles a lot to the first episode of snk, even in the fact that the first chapter (not counting the 0 chapter) starts by showing us something shocking much like SNK did in episode 1 when it started the episode showing us the colossal titan. It made us wonder what the fuck was going on and then started to explain the world with the 3 MAIN CHARACTERS. Not fucking side characters. It didn't cut off constantly to random bullshit that was irrelevant. Solo Leveling did the same with JinWoo being in the fucking center stage of all of these explanations, in fact, he's the one explaining most of this shit.
I just hope episode 2 and onwards are better cuz when the director said he avoided looking at the webcomic when making this, well shit, he wasn't kidding cuz this shit was a mess.
So as SnK is now officially ending, I just have a few thoughts I’d like to share — and in many ways, this is a thank-you note. I feel like this is a place where I can do that and no one will pass judgment on me for feeling so attached to a story (and forgive me, as I’m feeling very sentimental). So thank you, if you decide to read what I’ve written below.
I was just 13 when I watched Attack on Titan for the first time, all the way back in 2013/2014. I remember my friend introducing me to it and I can still remember sitting on my bedroom floor while she showed me the first episode. Back then, it was such a different show. Or at least, we didn’t know that the story which was unfolding before us could only be told for the first time, once. There is no going back. Once you learn the truth of it, you can only return to realize that it was always this way, the signs were all there — you just didn’t know how to read them. What a way to tell a story. What a way to build a character, with that same approach.
It’s been 10 years and my love for SnK has only grown as I have. I was 13 then, I’m almost 23 now, and so much has changed. Within all that change, I’ve always been able to revisit these beloved characters as every new chapter or season released. Despite the horrors they’ve endured, I found comfort in their perseverance. I grew up with them, and so as a new graduate, in which I’m watching my childhood sunsetting before me, it makes it twice as hard to say goodbye to them now. Sure, the manga ended 2 and 1/2 years ago, but there is such a sense of finality now that the anime is coming to a close as well.
SnK is a masterpiece. In my opinion, it is one of the most brilliantly crafted stories I’ve ever read, and trust me — I’ve read a lot. As a writer, I look to stories, in any medium, as a foundation from which to build my own. I will look to SnK over and over again as a model for my own characters, my own arcs, and mostly as a way to answer the question: How do I tell the story I need to tell in a way that matters? Because at the end of the day, no matter how many flaws are littered within the pages of SnK, the story that’s being told matters. It matters to me, and I know it matters to so many of you, too.
In many ways, the characters from SnK are my heroes. Truly, I often find myself wondering if I am acting with empathy and compassion the way Levi does. If I am able to grow and lead the way Jean does. If I’m allowing myself to be me, shamelessly, the way Hange does. I think about my relationship with my brother, and I think about Connie and Sasha — two halves of a whole. I try to love wholly, and fervently like Mikasa. I try not to doubt my abilities, the way I know Armin does so often and shouldn’t. Am I acting before I understand something? Can I hold onto my hope, breathe life into it, the way he embodies it? And every once in a while, I hear Eren in my head — fight. I have so many dreams and I’ll never get them if I cannot fight for them. I won’t live them if I don’t try.
For what will I dedicate my heart?
It has been such a pleasure to experience this story from beginning to end, to watch how it’s evolved and how it’s been received. And it’s been so humbling and beautiful to be able to experience it with all of you. It’s been so much fun.
Here’s to many more years of loving this story, even when the dust on the shelf begins to settle.
“Maybe the reason I was born was so that the three of us could be racing there. I thought the same thing when I read books at home on a rainy day. When a squirrel ate some nuts I gave it. When we all walked around the market, too. I felt it. That these trivial moments… might actually be precious.” - Armin Arlert
“I was very happy to spend time with readers that I would never have been able to experience if I lived a normal life. Also, now that the series is over and I’m free, I want to walk around an unfashionable town with a cup of sake in my hand. I think that’s what freedom is all about.” - Hajime Isayama
How did The Kingdoms of Ruin slip completely under my radar??? Like watching the first 2 episodes felt like seeing AoT/SnK for the first, fucked up time again
Saat itu saya masih SD, mana ngerti yang namanya anime, kalo doraemon, pokemon, naruto, tau, tapi anime? paan si.
Kelas 6, seingat saya saat itu saya sedang pulang dari rangkaian agenda mabit sekaligus ujian nasional. Berjalan dengan cepat, melewati perumahan yang sedang dibangun biar lebih cepat lagi, hanya untuk mengejar episode terbaru Shingeki no Kyojin yg masih ongoing..
Agak lupa sama first impression saat itu detailnya gimana, dan siapa yang kok tiba tiba ngenalin SnK ini. Tapi yang jelas, kaget, emang boleh anime se-thriller ini, darah kemane mane, orang di makan titan, dan sebagainya. Kemudian datang pasukan pengintai yang... emang boleh sekeren ini muter muter, sat set sat set. Dan tentu, penjelasan detail teknis kerja alat 3D manuver gear serta penggambaran latar cerita dan misteri dari fantasi sampai politik yang makin bikin mikir.
"Buset si Eren bisa berubah ternyata, 10 lulusan terbaik yang malah pada jadi pasukan pengintai kecuali Annie, misteri bawah rumah Eren, Susumee Sakebeee Shnzoooou wo Sasageyoooo nya Erwin, penebakan Bertholdt, Reiner, sama Annie yang 'kaaan wong iki ki toh tenan titan colossal, armored, karo female', perlahan diungkapkannya titan shfter yang lain juga, Marco mati, Levi pendek yang bersih dan bertalenta, misteri Ackerman, misteri Historia, Ymir, titan di dalam tembok, dan kenyataan adanya bangsa selain penduduk dalam dinding serta kekuatan titan perintis dan semua ini 'hanya mengikuti takdir' dan kisah kasih yang diem2an.
Luar biasa.
Setelah itu dengan disengaja, saya mulai mengajak teman yang lain untuk ikut meramaikan. Dari nonton sampe dengerin lagu openingnya, walaupun ga ngerti artinya, Guren no Yumiya. Karena kebetulan ada temen yang punya mp3 player, gas numpang masukin hehe, dan kami dengarkan bersama di sekolah zaman zaman udah tinggal nunggu lulus dan wisuda.
Lanjut SMP, dimana animenya season satu udah stop. Daripada mati penasaran, mending mulai baca manganya, inget banget pas mulai baca lagi tu masih di kastil yg ymir nya ketauan kalo dia shifter jaw titan, terus mulai niteni per bulannya (karena emang rilis chapter barunya per bulan), dan izin keluar buat baca di warnet teraman yang ga ketahuan wkwk bareng grimgar, syamil, dll (insyaa allah kalo sempet kisah 'para pekerja' ini akan saya tuliskan lebih lanjut). Kayak gitu sampe lanjut SMA juga sama. Sampe akhirnya kuliah, dan manganya tamat duluan.
Pas itu isi FYP Tiktok mendadak full Pamungkas To The Bone ft. Eren dan Mikasa wkwk. Tapi ya gapapa lah, malah ikutan seneng dengerin lagunya Pamungkas dan jadi tiap denger keingat Mikasa Eren dan momen momen akhir SnK aowkwowo. Tapi sekarang udah biasa aja, dl mah sambil sedih (sedikit). Dan akhirnya, setelah mencoba bersabar mengikuti Animenya yang sangat sangat 'kalo rame lanjut part 2 3 dst' akhirnya kelar juga kemarin. The End. Eh sama jangan lupa 'loving you is a losing game... oooo oo o o oooo oo o o' dan khusus yang finale season, Take a chance with me nya Niki.
Kalo ditanya, lyh kowe kan seneng anime, sek pertama nggarai kowe delok ki opo? jawaban e Shingeki no Kyojin, Attack on Titan, kisah Eren, Mikasa, dan Armin yang mengusahakan kebebasan keluar tembok melihat pantai, laut, dllnya dengan memusnahkan semua titan yang ada, eh tapi ga semudah itu ferguso, titan pergi, assalamualaikum marley wkwk.
sekali lagi, makasihhhhhh SnK. Shinzou wo Sasageyo!!!!!!
and being a fan for over 10 years, I wanted to share how I started aot-
June 26th, 2013 - I was at a friend's house for a sleepover. they had all fallen asleep but i couldn't for whatever reason. my dashboard was full of gifs and art of Mikasa but i had no idea who she was, or what series she was from because no one was tagging their stuff lmao . so i searched and searched and finally found a post tagged "snk", so i immediately looked it up and found shingeki no kyojin. fast forward to that night of the sleepover, i decided to start it while everyone was asleep. i was under a huge blanket with my earbuds and i ended up watching the first 13 episodes that day. i was immediately hooked. i remember the latest episode that had come out was like 13.5 (that recap episode) and eventually i started watching weekly.
by the time we got to the female titan arc, i couldn't wait for updates weekly anymore and started reading the manga - and the rest is history.
10 years later i now have 2 attack on titan tattoos and this story has impacted me so much. i grew up with these characters, laughed with them, and cried with them . and now it all ends tomorrow. I've cried a lot this week knowing that the end is coming. of course i finished the manga years ago, but now that it will be animated and i will go through another round of grief - it hurts. but a part of me feels ready for it.
thank you Isayama and to all of WIT and MAPPA for creating this incredible story that will forever be a part of me