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ProfessorProf posted:The latest of Isayama's fake preview splashes:
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of bees posted:Don't forget that previously Ymir said she had been a titan for about 60 years. So either what she stole allowed her to become human again, or the flashback with Bert and Ernie happened a looooong time ago. That's my guess, actually. It never made any sense to me that Bert and Reiner could do all they did if they were about the same age as Eren were during the first attack. They were probably adults already, they are probably a lot older than we know, just like Ymir.
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Aug 8, 2013 13:41
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One thing I'm surprised nobody is talking about is the fact Berthold and Reiner's group has complete control inside and outside the walls. This is a pretty significant development, this means that this isn't a battle between the monarchy/wallcult and the warrior group outside. They're likely the same organization.
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Aug 8, 2013 13:57
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Nelson Mandingo posted:One thing I'm surprised nobody is talking about is the fact Berthold and Reiner's group has complete control inside and outside the walls. This is a pretty significant development, this means that this isn't a battle between the monarchy/wallcult and the warrior group outside. They're likely the same organization. Not at all, where are you getting that from? Ymir is capturing Historia to get pardon by their faction, and Historia is important for then because she can reveal wall secrets, know by the cult. If they want/need that information, its because they are not from the same organization, and are likely enemies
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Aug 8, 2013 14:01
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Elias_Maluco posted:Not at all, where are you getting that from? You're right, I was reading a mistranslation. Just came back to edit my post.
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Aug 8, 2013 14:58
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of bees posted:I really hope they end it with this page right here. Especially if they end up waiting a year or two before doing season two of the show. The last line of the anime should be: "It was the worst day of humanity, again."
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Aug 8, 2013 15:42
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Say Nothing posted:Armin is Princess Serenity-Titan? Pretty sure that's Christa, Armin's the one in the dead center.
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Aug 8, 2013 17:44
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Yes, Armin is the middle-aged bobblehead titan in that image. It's in the same order as the panel of them biting their thumbs.
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Aug 8, 2013 18:10
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kater posted:So this last episode had a bunch of confusing poo poo piled onto the ending and I decided to read a little of this thread to see if anything makes sense and instead I see big black bricks of people talking about how everyone in the loving army is a goddamn titan?  speculating , whoever that was. Annie is a fair enough deduction to make at this point because of the increased detail of the anime but I don't buy for a second that someone deduced the entire Reiner fakeout unspoiled. (Even the savant who made the original prediction post did so later in the series than they are now.)
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Aug 8, 2013 19:29
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Elotana posted:Good job Yeah we have a lot of confirmed shitlords in the anime thread and have had them there since day one. It's tragic but that's life.
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Aug 8, 2013 19:49
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I'm still catching up in this thread (around page 42 or so) but I've watched and read all of the story that has been translated thus far. It was really fascinating to read everyone's speculation and logic through the lens of hindsight. I was blown away how well some reasoned out future events. Kudos to you on thinking like the mangaka. On the (long ago) topic of Attack on Titan being an awkward name as a result of the mangaka's tenuous understanding of English, I'm curious what other anime/manga that have been released in English also have awkward or funny English titles. Blue Gender? XXXholic?
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Aug 8, 2013 21:05
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The series will always be Advance of the Giants in my mind.
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Aug 8, 2013 21:12
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Genocyber posted:spoiler everyone's secretly a titan
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Aug 8, 2013 21:25
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ProfessorProf posted:The latest of Isayama's fake preview splashes: Christa the Angel Titan made me laugh the most. Yes, more than Connie's Titan form being the same size as Connie is normally.
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Aug 8, 2013 22:12
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Given, you know, the story, I'm consistently surprised by how funny Isayama Hajime is. Everything he does that isn't actually the canon manga pages is hilarious.
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Aug 8, 2013 22:18
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ZeeToo posted:Given, you know, the story, I'm consistently surprised by how funny Isayama Hajime is. Everything he does that isn't actually the canon manga pages is hilarious. Are you perhaps forgetting this?
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Aug 8, 2013 22:30
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Darth Walrus posted:Are you perhaps forgetting this? Up to and including parts of the manga, I think. I would totally love to see an Isayama comedy manga, though, no doubt. Maybe he can do it with that MMA fighter Mikasa AU he seems so enamored with.
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Aug 8, 2013 23:05
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ZeeToo posted:Given, you know, the story, I'm consistently surprised by how funny Isayama Hajime is. Everything he does that isn't actually the canon manga pages is hilarious. A lot of the manga is actually pretty funny though? I'm of the opinion that you can't really write the type of "grimdark" story that Attack of Titan does if you don't have a good sense of humor.
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Aug 8, 2013 23:12
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LightningKnight posted:Up to and including parts of the manga, I think. gently caress, it's not so long ago I started reading, and it's still weird to go back and look at how, er, unaccomplished he was as an artist back then, all weird hands and white spaces. It still looks like the scanned pencils make it into the publication now, but it looked frankly amateur back then save for certain things (yes, Sasha-face is great) I honestly think the weird proportions of the regular titans might just be a result of a poor grasp of anatomy early on. And it reminds me, the earliest instance of call-forward in the manga: Eren being woken up my Mikasa and not remembering how he got there. Assuming the guy in the intro isn't the drill instructor who somehow aged more than Erwin. When all said and done, folks may talk about this series like Arrested Development.
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Aug 8, 2013 23:28
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BravestOfTheLamps posted:Fun fact (if Google Translate is to believed): Not only did Rorschach from Watchmen inspire Levi's height, he's also the reason Mikasa wears a scarf. I've read (somewhere on the internet) that Erwin Smith was modeled from Ozymandias in Watchmen as well. Je suis fatigue posted:Where can I find more of these?  
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Aug 9, 2013 01:00
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The author has got quite the humor. vvv Oh absolutely! I can relate to that. 
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Aug 9, 2013 01:06
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To be fair, bumping your shin on something like that really does hurt something awful!
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Aug 9, 2013 01:12
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PowFu posted:I've read (somewhere on the internet) that Erwin Smith was modeled from Ozymandias in Watchmen as well. Given how Watchmen turns out....this makes me wonder if Erwin's got a giant squid monster waiting in the wings to unleash on the human populace. Or if said squid monster is what's hidden in the basement, and Erwin wants to use it for his own purposes. 
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Aug 9, 2013 02:01
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The only reason I think Sasha won't ever die in this series is because she provides the most comic relief. If say, she were the first to get offed, I'd lose faith in any more funny moments (not counting non-cannon doodles, of course).
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Aug 9, 2013 02:03
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 Another one of Isayama's fake previews.
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Aug 9, 2013 02:11
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AradoBalanga posted:
I would be legitimately okay with the manga suddenly having Eren wake up, everything so far having been one hell of a dream, and then drifting into a Mikasa and Eren brother/sister MMA series. Like Teppuu with better abs and somehow more crazy.
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Aug 9, 2013 02:26
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AradoBalanga posted:
These are wonderful and I demand you post more of them. 
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Aug 9, 2013 18:07
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ProfessorProf posted:The latest of Isayama's fake preview splashes: I saw Titan Armin's face and was like, yeah that's pretty hilarious. Then I saw the rest of his body and lost it.
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Aug 10, 2013 01:01
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The fact that walls aren't connected to each other at all really give me the feeling that they weren't originally build for protection. If they were really meant to minimize threat from titans they'd look more like this: This way a single breach wouldn't risk an entire circle being lost to the titans, plus supplies and troops could move along the wall where it's safer. Also a giant ditch around wall Maria with draw bridges would have been wise. MustelaFuro fucked around with this message at 01:06 on Aug 10, 2013 |
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Aug 10, 2013 01:04
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure that the walls are either a corral or a seal. Their primary purpose isn't keeping something outside, it's keeping something inside.
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Aug 10, 2013 01:11
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Neo_Crimson posted:These are wonderful and I demand you post more of them.
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Aug 10, 2013 01:31
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Here are the other joke previews from the manga. Hanji makes a friend:  Jean is masturbating:  Sasha punches Reiner: 
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Aug 10, 2013 02:37
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my dad posted:Yeah, I'm pretty sure that the walls are either a corral or a seal. Their primary purpose isn't keeping something outside, it's keeping something inside. RAMPANT SPECULATION: Titans are the collective fears of humanity, given form. That is why they are so light (no substance) and disappear if confronted/overcome. However, they can easily kill a human too weak to handle them (they are devoured by their own fears). But if all humans are killed, the titans would disappear, so they took a bunch of humans and stuck them inside the walls were they will live forever in fear. Walls are ultimately monuments to fear of the outside.
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ArchangeI posted:RAMPANT SPECULATION: I really hope not, because that would be incredibly lame.
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I haven't really be keeping up on all the speculation but has anyone floated the idea that (ENDGAME SPECULATION) this is a Jekyll and Hyde analog? Like, maybe not on the symbolic or allegorical level but borrowing the form? Scientists create some kind of formula that grants eternal youth and rapidly heals injuries. They distribute it to the public who take it but eventually discover it has disastrous side-effects in that it overstimulates cell growth and turns people into titans. This very much has the feel of a Jules Verne or H.G. Wells story with a modern, horror sensibility. Maybe it's just the turn-of-the-century, technological aesthetic.
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Aug 10, 2013 03:27
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I don't want this spiritual hocus pocus explanation for the titans. I want something tangible and real. The series is pointing to that so far, with Eren & the Basement and Yamir stating that she gained her powers through Bert and Reiner's comrades.
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Aug 10, 2013 03:31
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Cross-posting some new information on the webgame I mentioned a few days ago from the anime thread.AradoBalanga posted:Got some more information on the webgame I mentioned a few days ago. You can actually join the closed beta through NicoNico Douga (for the NicoNico version; seems like there will be different versions). The beta starts on August 20th and there are a few prizes for joining early.
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I know it's been said again and again but maaan is Mikasa so awesome.
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