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Fister Roboto posted:Also it's very likely to be propoganda because the whole bloodline thing irl a) has been used to justify the oppression of minority groups since forever and b) is complete bullshit. Except titans are literally magic and the royal lineage has been shown to interact in special ways with titan powers.
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# ? Jun 15, 2017 14:30 |
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Fister Roboto posted:Also it's very likely to be propoganda because the whole bloodline thing irl a) has been used to justify the oppression of minority groups since forever and b) is complete bullshit. I think it's unlikely to be bullshit, given that even senior Marlian officials who likely would be in the know still fervently believe it.
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# ? Jun 15, 2017 16:37 |
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senior officials who think they know poo poo are very capable of deluding themselves. japan has some distinct experience with that well, strictly speaking, the potential to inherit titan potential doesn't make alot of sense, unless it's some polygenic thing. if its a single allele, then two heterozygous parents would have a quarter of their children have zero titan ability. but whatevs, titans are literally magic
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# ? Jun 15, 2017 16:55 |
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Only Eldians can be titans. If anyone could become a titan then what about the "paths" that connect all Eldians? Kreuger said some shifters felt the paths brought them the flesh and blood that made them titans. And why would only Eldian newborns inherit the titan powers if the user dies? Non-Eldians gaining the power would retcon everything in Grisha's backstory.
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# ? Jun 15, 2017 17:26 |
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Episode 12 of Season 2 was amazing* and we have confirmation Season 3 in 2018. Based on the Manga covers they showed during the announcement trailer, it will go all the way to the end of the Shiganshina arc. * my only quibble is they didn't keep the scene where Historia breaks down and says Krista was a role they gave her and it was based on a book she read (with a panel that shows the first still they used for the ending creidts). However, that's probably because they're going to move it to the beginning of the Uprising arc so no biggie.
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# ? Jun 17, 2017 16:30 |
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I guess it makes sense that S3 is firing off almost immediately, I suspect the mangaka was deliberately holding back on S2 until the manga got to the basement reveal. Maybe he hadn't 100% nailed down the nature of the world outside the the walls, and wanted to make sure he could drip feed manga spoilers ahead of schedule in the anime.
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# ? Jun 17, 2017 16:35 |
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Glad they didn't show Hannes' guts hanging out and everything, it's probably the worst death in the series for me Seeing the Titans mobilize like that according to Eren's will was a really beautiful scene though all things considered HoneyBoy fucked around with this message at 17:13 on Jun 17, 2017 |
# ? Jun 17, 2017 17:09 |
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Something I just now realized, but how was eren able to use the founding titan's ability while he was carrying Mikasa away? He wasn't touching Dina anymore.
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# ? Jun 17, 2017 17:43 |
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It must've lingered for a few minutes.
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# ? Jun 17, 2017 17:45 |
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I'm just of the assumption that because we've only seen the power once and it's as weirdly ethereal as "just touch someone" instead of "eat someone" or "get injected with something" we simply don't have enough explanation to really understand how that particular power, bloodlines, and the importance of the founder titan really work. It could be it's just lingering but it could also have to do with "life force" or "energy" or just plain tiredness in the same way that Eren could only ever stay in titan form temporarily until he practiced. Also, gently caress, if the next season is coming next year, I really hope it's done with as much love and attention as the first two seasons and not just "we gave it to a cheaper studio" or "we scrounged up just enough funds" and it ends up being filler-like animation or content. Wasn't everyone insisting that the studio was already too busy to do this anime in time for a 2018 3rd season?
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# ? Jun 17, 2017 21:42 |
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With how crazy popular AoT is I don't think you need to worry about the budget.
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# ? Jun 17, 2017 21:52 |
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RatHat posted:With how crazy popular AoT is I don't think you need to worry about the budget. We're talking about the japanese animation industry here.
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# ? Jun 17, 2017 21:53 |
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season 1 and 2 both looked great so I'm not worried about season 3, but there's always the chance it could turn into berserk or something
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# ? Jun 17, 2017 21:57 |
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Manatee Cannon posted:season 1 and 2 both looked great so I'm not worried about season 3, but there's always the chance it could turn into berserk or something Don't you even joke about Attack on Titan getting that sloppy
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# ? Jun 17, 2017 22:01 |
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man that beast titan transformation looks rough
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# ? Jun 17, 2017 22:04 |
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Waiting warmly for the poo poo machine to appear in season 3
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# ? Jun 17, 2017 22:38 |
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font color sea posted:Waiting warmly for the poo poo machine to appear in season 3
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# ? Jun 17, 2017 22:43 |
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font color sea posted:Waiting warmly for the poo poo machine to appear in season 3 That part was really weird and out of place. I hope they just change it to regular torture in the anime.
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# ? Jun 17, 2017 23:56 |
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yeah, that was weird and even a bit embarrassing
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 00:08 |
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It's supposed to cool you off considerably in regards to the one doing it, and it's very effective at that Regular old school violent torture, well, i mean even Hange is all over that
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 00:13 |
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There are other ways to show that the guy is a creepy weirdo without weird fetishy stuff.
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 00:16 |
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The guy is a creepy weirdo because of his fetishes though? I mean, there are more graceful ways to show that than full frontal poo poo machine (especially if you have the advantage of creative sound usage in a medium not relying on dead trees), but yeah, that's what this dude does.
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 00:26 |
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Man I have been watching this youtube series where this married couple reacts to anime, and when they get to the final scene of the second season they see Zeke, and the husband comes up with a theory that the older man with glasses could possibly be Eren's brother, or half-brother. Not sure how he jumped to that conclusion. Also man the look on his face during the whole scene leading up to Hannes.
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 00:49 |
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Zeke looks similar to Grisha, it's not a far-fetched theory to make.
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 01:51 |
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the first thing I thought when zeke showed up was how he looked like grisha didn't think he was eren's brother but I could see someone thinking they were related
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 01:53 |
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you could only see his silhouette though
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 02:03 |
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Watching the latest episode of the anime made me sad all over again for Ymir.
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 02:32 |
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TWIST FIST posted:you could only see his silhouette though someone in the anime thread just asked if the guy on the beast titan's shoulder was eren's dad so
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 03:22 |
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Manatee Cannon posted:someone in the anime thread just asked if the guy on the beast titan's shoulder was eren's dad so Broken clocks are right twice a day. I saw a guy in a different thread excitedly coming up to that conclusion out of nonsense logic and forgetting what Grisha actually looks like.
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 04:10 |
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Liquid Dinosaur posted:Don't you even joke about Attack on Titan getting that sloppy
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 08:21 |
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Why did the Marleyans assume the Islanders only have two Titans under their power? Isn't it plausible that they'd have taken control of the female Titan too?
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 09:24 |
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Thoren posted:Why did the Marleyans assume the Islanders only have two Titans under their power? Isn't it plausible that they'd have taken control of the female Titan too? It is plausible, but Marley doesn't have any personal confirmation on Annie's status. Unlike Bertolt, who Zeke saw in Eren's grip.
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 09:35 |
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Reiner knows that the Islanders have Annie .
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 09:40 |
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Thoren posted:Reiner knows that the Islanders have Annie . Reiner was told they have Annie. Yeah, we, as readers, know that's the truth, but Reiner doesn't have a personal see-it-with-his-own-eyes confirmation on that.
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 10:12 |
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What else could have happened to her? It's not like she's been missing for a couple of hours.
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 10:24 |
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They could have kept her alive to get more information about Marley.
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 10:51 |
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McTimmy posted:Reiner was told they have Annie. The alternative would be that she died, and the Marleyans know that's not true because her power hasn't reappeared in the world somewhere.
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 10:52 |
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Thoren posted:The alternative would be that she died, and the Marleyans know that's not true because her power hasn't reappeared in the world somewhere. If Annie had died (and not been eaten) then her power would've gone to a random newborn Elidian baby, right? That'd mean they couldn't know for certain.
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 11:00 |
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Viridiant posted:Watching the latest episode of the anime made me sad all over again for Ymir. Actually watching it again, I realized they could have skipped a ton of the new couple of arcs, and Ymir could have given the scouts invaluable information of the state of the outside world (even if it is 60 years out of date). All without having to fight through the MPs and the royal family and Zeke. Not that those fights weren't inevitable. But no, Ymir is simply too selfless to not offer herself up to Reiner to the detriment of the walled Eldians. So the story deliberately played coy for as long as possible until they could no longer delay the basement reveal.
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# ? Jun 18, 2017 11:50 |
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Bert, Reiner and Zeke have no idea what happened in the inner walls. Armin said they had Annie. Bertolt had no idea if that was true or not. They weren't in contact with Annie because they were secluded away. Now, Bert learned the Survey Corps had deduced Annie's identity, but she could have escaped their grasp. She's Annie, she whooped Eren's titan pretty drat easily after all. Bert even points this out in Shiganshina, that Armin may be lying about them having Annie locked away. So, in this scenario, why wouldn't imaginary escaped Annie make it to Reiner and Bert? Because she doesn't know where they are. Because she wouldn't know they'd revealed theirselves. She could be laying low in the far north, or trying to circle around to Shiganshina (if that was a designated fallback point). She still needs food, water and sleep even if titan form makes travel easy. But they don't have any sort of long-distance communication. Annie can't give them status updates on twitter. There is UNCERTAINTY to what's true or not. Now come up to Zeke giving his status report to the Marley Marshal. He states that Paradis likely has Four Titans under their control (Attack, Founding, Colossus and Female). Eren has Attack and Founding and everyone is certain of that. Meanwhile, the Colossus Titan and Female Titan powers hadn't resurfaced in Marley. Whether they're still alive or not, those powers would then be on Paradis. And of those two holders, Bertolt's Colossus was last seen as Eren's prisoner and NO ONE had seen Annie. So, when Zeke theorized what destroyed the 32 investigation ships, he goes to the more logical duo of Attack+Colossus. Yeah, they know that they probably have Female-Annie too, they're probably 99% sure. But that's a 99% Female Titan against 100% Colossus Titan.
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