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They seemed to change a whole lot for that episode. I don't think it was bad episode really, but it wasn't as good as I was hoping for either. It definitely seems like they wanted to minimize the cliffhanger ending aspect.
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Sep 28, 2013 22:49
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I think they could have lingered on the wall titan for a bit at the end there, but the rest of it was really well done. I was worried that they had messed up Armin's character arc for the show, but his conversation with Jean made it better and emphasized their different views on how far they're willing to go. Even the little conversation that Eren had with Mikasa was pretty good. For the wall titan, Jean and Armin are actually walking along looking at the wall at the end there (I honestly thought that that's where the wall reveal would happen) and I guess it's plausible that they spot it then, the Survey Corps then covers it up, and Hanji interrogates Pastor Nick. It's not like the wall titan was always visible and no one noticed, the piece of the wall didn't break away until nearly sunset. I think it was a pretty decent season overall. And the shot of the other trainees riding along makes me excited for the Castle Utgart arc. 
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Sep 28, 2013 22:51
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They should have just gone with a proper cliffhanger, it's not like anyone would be going 'Oh, well, that's that story over then' anyway.
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Sep 28, 2013 22:52
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Sakurazuka posted:They should have just gone with a proper cliffhanger, it's not like anyone would be going 'Oh, well, that's that story over then' anyway. They should have shown the wall titan. I mean it would be foolish to not have a second season considering Snk is currently the biggest thing in Japan and the west. EDIT: I'm a dumb idiot who doesn't watch after credit scenes.
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I quite liked the bit after the end credits. The episode itself, while pretty mediocre, kept me wondering what was going to happen next despite knowing what was going to happen next. So. Props for that. Edit: The manga-readers reactions to the wall titan are really surprising. In this thread and the anime thread. Think about it from the perspective of someone who has only seen the anime and that reveal is actually pretty good. It leaves them thinking "what the gently caress was that?" That's really what the animators will want right now. You know. People who want to see another season. Bisensual fucked around with this message at 23:21 on Sep 28, 2013 |
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Sep 28, 2013 23:15
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It's such a brief flash, and the angle doesn't really make it clear that there's a titan in the wall as opposed to "oh poo poo the wall is crumbling and there's a titan right on the other side." Then again, I recall there was initially some confusion about that when the original chapter came out too, so maybe it just can't be helped.
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Sep 28, 2013 23:17
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Just started watching the adaptation for the first and GOD drat is the background art gorgeous. e: like, hell YES I'll take a full 30 minutes of german architecture porn bathed in late afternoon color filters 
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Sep 28, 2013 23:24
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AnonSpore posted:It's such a brief flash, and the angle doesn't really make it clear that there's a titan in the wall as opposed to "oh poo poo the wall is crumbling and there's a titan right on the other side." Then again, I recall there was initially some confusion about that when the original chapter came out too, so maybe it just can't be helped. Putting aside the manga perspective being unambiguous unless you think the wall is one and a half feet thick the chapter's closing text next to the titan in the wall is something like "There's a titan in the wall?!" so anyone confused was really beyond help.
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Sep 28, 2013 23:36
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Fister Roboto posted:Just started watching the adaptation for the first and GOD drat is the background art gorgeous. I'm glad somebody else appreciates this show from an artist's perspective. The 3DMG animations are wonderful as well. It's like porn for animators.
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Sep 28, 2013 23:43
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yellowyams posted:This is the only one I found, seems fine enough. Isayama has said that the premise behind titans is completely different now so I wouldn't use it for speculation or anything. Huh. I always wondered why Eren's titan form didn't look anything like him while the others had some resemblance (well... I geuss Bert is a stretch.) It looks like the protagonist here instead.
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Sep 28, 2013 23:57
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Bisensual posted:I'm glad somebody else appreciates this show from an artist's perspective. The 3DMG animations are wonderful as well. Actually, I haven't watched an anime since Gurren Lagann. Is this par for course these days, or is AOT visually outstanding?
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Alas, the writers failed to build the tension and excitement in this episode and assumed Being Awesome The Whole Time would substitute for emotional engagement. and also the way they handled the wall titan reveal was real bad but that was them trying to have their cake and finish the series while also eating it by setting up a cliffhanger and it fails, naturally
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Sep 29, 2013 00:11
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Fister Roboto posted:Actually, I haven't watched an anime since Gurren Lagann. Is this par for course these days, or is AOT visually outstanding? It's Excellent, though I'd download the Blu Ray editions
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Sep 29, 2013 00:12
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yellowyams posted:This is the only one I found, seems fine enough. Isayama has said that the premise behind titans is completely different now so I wouldn't use it for speculation or anything. Is this uploaded anywhere? I don't want to download it.
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Sep 29, 2013 00:14
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Fister Roboto posted:Actually, I haven't watched an anime since Gurren Lagann. Is this par for course these days, or is AOT visually outstanding? AoT is so wildly inconsistent, but there were clearly a lot of production issues going on. You might get 1 episode that looks amazing then 3 that are good to bad. Or some that are just aired unfinished. Bluray releases so far have fixed a lot of the problems.
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Sep 29, 2013 00:21
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The second half of the series is generally much, much better at animation
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Sep 29, 2013 00:24
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That was pretty drat disappointing. I thought that they would just end the whole thing on the wall titan and everyone would flip their poo poo, but most of my friends who watch the show didn't even see the after-credits scene. That just sucks. e: Lol, people in the anime thread getting mad about them not revealing whats in the basement. i300 fucked around with this message at 01:02 on Sep 29, 2013 |
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Sep 29, 2013 00:57
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Annie. Annie is in the basement. Am I forgetting things or was the miner story in the break text new?
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I think it was new! But wasn't it interesting?
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yellowyams posted:This is the only one I found, seems fine enough. Isayama has said that the premise behind titans is completely different now so I wouldn't use it for speculation or anything. Man, this is just further proof that the artist basically taught himself to draw and that he's come a long way since he started this series. It's still a really bad pitch though, holy poo poo. Guy couldn't even draw faces on the characters right. Can't wait to see how he'll be drawing by the last chapter.
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Sep 29, 2013 01:33
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Bisensual posted:Thanks both of you. I know it's not canon. I just like Levi. In case anyone is interested: http://whiteflowertranslations.tumblr.com/read/snk-a-choice-with-no-regrets-prologue
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I love you. Edit: VVV I've always seen it as Jaeger except for on the SNK wiki. Bisensual fucked around with this message at 02:29 on Sep 29, 2013 |
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Sep 29, 2013 02:24
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I think it's interesting that the sub uses the Americanized spelling of Jaeger. But Chuck Yeager is a personal hero, so I'm not complaining. e: why did I say dub I meant sub Fister Roboto fucked around with this message at 02:33 on Sep 29, 2013 |
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Sep 29, 2013 02:25
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Fister Roboto posted:I think it's interesting that the dub uses the Americanized spelling of Jaeger. But Chuck Yeager is a personal hero, so I'm not complaining. I thought the official English translation of the manga also used those? Yaeger instead of Jaeger, Hoover instead of Huber, etc.
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Sep 29, 2013 02:28
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Alright manga thread! I barreled through the entire manga last week, and this poo poo is bananas in the absolute best possible way. That Colossal Reveal had me shouting "Wait, what? Oh my god" at 3 in the morning. I've gone through most of this thread since then. ...it was a little weird to see myself quoted a few times. I stand by my assumption that Colossal and Female are related somehow - probably not siblings, but cousins at least. Watching the anime finale today, in conjunction with the recent manga first-transformation speculation that you gotta eat a dude to become sentient again, I'm thinking that Annie's first transformation involved her eating her mother, or someone who was very close to her. Her dad talked about making the whole world hate her - and matricidal mutants are pretty easily hated. Even if the whole mandatory-cannibalism thing isn't true, it's possible that it's something the Titan hierarchy tells its recruits. Much like the mafia forcing new recruits to commit initiation crimes, it's an irrevocable act that would drive a wedge between them and humanity. How could you go back to your old life, once you've eaten someone, and people know you've done it? I'm just being polite in case a casual anime viewer takes an ill-advised quick scan of the most recent posts. \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Squidster fucked around with this message at 03:55 on Sep 29, 2013 |
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Sep 29, 2013 03:31
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Fluffdaddy posted:You don't have to spoil in the manga thread. This is going to have to be said a lot, isn't it? All these... animes people. Coming into this thread.
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Sep 29, 2013 03:50
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If only we could build some kind of...obstacles...to keep them out. Three of them, maybe...
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Sep 29, 2013 03:57
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Sindai posted:If only we could build some kind of...obstacles...to keep them out. Three of them, maybe... If the walls for keeping away Titans are themselves made of Titans, then what must walls for keeping away anime viewers be made of?
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JosephWongKS posted:If the walls for keeping away Titans are themselves made of Titans, then what must walls for keeping away anime viewers be made of?
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Sep 29, 2013 04:24
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So that stuff about there being walls underground was anime only?
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Sep 29, 2013 04:25
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Kild posted:So that stuff about there being walls underground was anime only? The more important question is: what happened to the miner? Did the wall cult disappear him for heresy? Does the government know about the walls and covered it up? Do the wall titans move about when disturbed?
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Sep 29, 2013 04:43
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I assume that the Wall Cult guys found the miner and shut him up, but Hanji did talk about tunneling titans. Maybe the earth underground is swarming with them, torpid and confused, always trying to find their way back up in sunlight. We've seen one in a castle basement already.
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Sep 29, 2013 04:49
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Squidster posted:Watching the anime finale today, in conjunction with the recent manga first-transformation speculation that [spoiler]you gotta eat a dude to become sentient again, I'm thinking that Annie's first transformation involved her eating her mother, or someone who was very close to her. Her dad talked about making the whole world hate her - and matricidal mutants are pretty easily hated. So, uh, where did the first sentient human-titan come from? And how does Monkey Trouble figure into all this?
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GROVER CURES HOUSE posted:So, uh, where did the first sentient human-titan come from? And how does Monkey Trouble figure into all this?  Hey, Shelley-chan, check out these sweet catdrugs I just invented! I'mma inject myself with it and see and/or live forever! Bb-b-but the FDA, Frank-sama!  :cannibalism: Shelley-chan, what have I done! Here, let's jam your brain into the head of this monkey I found, and inject it with titanjuice. Hateful day when I received life! Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust? God, in pity, made man beautiful and alluring, after his own image; but my form is a filthy type of yours, more horrid even from the very resemblance. Satan had his companions, fellow-devils, to admire and encourage him; but I am solitary and abhorred.
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Sep 29, 2013 05:12
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Picked up the manga from chapter 32 after the show ended because what the gently caress was that and am caught up now after a few hours. Now I wish they had given the adaptation another episode just to properly troll the poo poo out of the audience with a better cliffhanger. Holy poo poo I thought I had the plot of this more or less figured out (in kinda broad strokes, I admit) but Kongman changed everything. This has come a long way from the simple premise of 'there are big dudes who eat people and we keep them at bay behind huge walls'.
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Sep 29, 2013 05:28
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So I'm not a manga reader, trying to decide if I really should switch over or not. What was so wrong with how the anime ended though? I've been poking around and I'm not really seeing what was conveyed differently in the manga, except the quick coverup part that I assume will happen scene 1 in season 2. Is this just people hating quick stingers?
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Sep 29, 2013 05:43
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Count me as another person who picked up the manga immediately after the anime ended. After marathoning it, because I have nothing better to do on a Saturday night, I only have one thing to say: Goddamn.CaptCommy posted:So I'm not a manga reader, trying to decide if I really should switch over or not. What was so wrong with how the anime ended though? I've been poking around and I'm not really seeing what was conveyed differently in the manga, except the quick coverup part that I assume will happen scene 1 in season 2. Is this just people hating quick stingers? It was much too quick, and the angle made the fact that it was inside the wall unclear. When I saw it I thought it was implying that the wall was about to crumble.
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Sep 29, 2013 05:58
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CaptCommy posted:So I'm not a manga reader, trying to decide if I really should switch over or not. What was so wrong with how the anime ended though? I've been poking around and I'm not really seeing what was conveyed differently in the manga, except the quick coverup part that I assume will happen scene 1 in season 2. Is this just people hating quick stingers? The Titan-wall reveal got more time and focus in the manga, as its a key element to where the plot is going. It was handled with a little more care than a quick half-second glimpse of a titan who could be in the wall, or peering through the wall. Without going into details, it wasn't just Scary Thing, it was a Scary Thing that a number of the characters are aware of, discuss, and are terrified by. Also, this is a dangerous thread full of holy poo poo spoiler minefields, man.
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CaptCommy posted:So I'm not a manga reader, trying to decide if I really should switch over or not. What was so wrong with how the anime ended though? I've been poking around and I'm not really seeing what was conveyed differently in the manga, except the quick coverup part that I assume will happen scene 1 in season 2. Is this just people hating quick stingers? Unless you want to be spoiled on everything, you should get out of this thread. Anyways, the conclusion that was added in, Hanji doesn't get the scene where she goes insane was weird. When Eren comes out of titan-form and is talking to Mikasa instead of Armin. What? Why change that. And then they just ignore the wall titan and push him off into a post-credits scene. It just didn't feel right and was the most un-true to the manga I've seen the series be as of yet.
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