So, season 1 of Attack on Titan is now over (and the finale was sooooo goooood), and now that the whole season is online, I thought it was a good time to start this thread. If you've watched it, now's the perfect time for us to discuss it. If not, it's the perfect time to catch up. It is such a ridiculously good anime, possibly my favorite (although I've noticed I tend to think that about whatever one I've watched most recently), and if you haven't watched it, I dare you to go watch the first 5 episodes and not want to barrel through the rest of the season in one night.
Anyways, there were so many good things about the last episode, but there's one thing that stood out the most to me (actual spoiler right here):
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HOLY SHIT HE WAS ON FIRE AAAAHHHHH
Oh, and if you haven't watched it yet, here's a good place to do so. (http://www.crunchyroll.com/attack-on-titan) They don't have the last episode public yet, but you can just google "attack on titan episode 25 english sub" and you'll find it.
Oh yes, a discussion thread for this series! Have you read up to where the manga is, though?
Nope. I intend to do so after the anime is actually over. I have nothing against manga, I just like to finish in whatever medium I've already started before doing anything else. If you'd like to talk about stuff that's only happened in the manga so far, go ahead, just indicate that it's from there in your spoiler :P
The manga is the exact same, though. The anime is following the manga to a T.
Er I meant...stuff that has yet to happen in the anime haha. But yeah please don't let me not having read the manga hold anybody back; if you've read the manga and want to talk about it, go ahead and do so. Honestly, if season 2 takes a really long time to come out, then maybe I will read the manga, just because...
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GODDAMN I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WALL. AND THE OTHER HUMAN TITANS. (this is not giving anybody permission to spoil those for me :P)
Yeah that last little part with the wall is eating away at me, especially paired with the little story that they gave at the break in the middle
I've been spoiled a lot from the manga, but the wall thing was a complete surprise. I guess that means it either wasn't that big of a deal or it hasnt been resolved yet (or Ive just been lucky so far)
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The wall thing? Yeah, not resolved yet. Not at all. Also, things get worse. Way worse.
Maybe...Just maybe...
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MAYBE THE WALLISTS WERE RIGHT! ALL HAIL MARIA, ROSE, AND SINA!!!
Also, yeah it has to be a big deal, haha. There's no way they would have put it as a cliffhanger if it weren't :P
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BUT SERIOUSLY THOUGH FIRE EREN I MEAN OMG
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Was he actually on fire though or was it just more symbolism? If they wanted to make him the most powerful or angry he's ever been they probably ran out of roars and punches
I don't think that's how symbolism works :P haha I mean, that wouldn't really be in the same style as the rest of the anime, so I would assume it isn't that. But idk.
The best thing I've seen for a while this series is. I just hope it won't end up as 40-50 volume manga.
It depends on how the story goes. I mean, in the manga,
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we haven't gotten to Eren's basement yet, but the identities of the armored and colossal titan were revealed. Which sets back our protagonists a bit more.
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I'm already 99% sure I know who the armored titan is; not as sure about colossal
Yeah I got spoiled on both of those :/
I did too, so that's why I decided to go ahead and read the manga. I kept getting accidentally spoiled, so I went ahead and read it all.
Yeah, I know a lot of people who have gotten those spoiled for them :/ Somehow I've avoided having it told to me, though.
But, wait...
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How is it that they haven't gotten to eren's basement yet in the manga? I mean, it shouldn't really be that huge of an ordeal, should it? It doesn't have to be a full survey corps operation. Wouldn't less people attract less titans and have less to worry about? (I know the expedition's sole purpose wasn't to get to his basement, but still...)
But I really prefer watching than reading ughh
And fierce I know from experience that its better to not ask those types of questions if you don't want to be spoiled
...yeah, I can't answer that without spoiling everything.
...true. haha
I mean, I feel tempted to read the manga just so I can shake off that cliffhanger ending, but then again, once I get done with that, until the manga's actually done being produced, I'll still be left to wonder about shit. So maybe I'll just stick it through with the anime...
The manga should update in the second week of October. It updates the second week of every month, I think.
:D yay, discussion!
It was damn exciting! The only thing I didn't like was when the episodes didn't make any progress (especially with that recap-episode, geez) - it's not so fun to watch when half the episode is just the same as the the last episode, after a whole week of waiting.
Lol I skipped the recap episode. I think I actually started watching it after that one was already out, so I can't say I totally know how you feel when it comes to that. After that episode, though, I feel like lack of progression wasn't as big of a problem.
Yeah, I would've liked the recap episode better if they didn't reuse animation from the previous episodes. It did have great background music though
Now that I'm left on a cliffhanger, I'm actually starting to wonder. Does it ever rain when titans are around?
Well, there was this one episode after the recap
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one of those when they are riding horses to catch the female titan
^one of those episodes had literally no progression other than "lets ride further into the woods guys!"
This episode ofc was right in the middle of the exciting part, so it was a bit of a let down after a week of biting my fingernails..
They were still pretty significant episodes, though...
Idk, I kinda love those flashback episodes, because it's not like they're not giving any new information.
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Like, the one you're talking about, where they're riding through the woods for a while and eren's deciding between going titan and not, those flashbacks were so important for character development (even if it was mostly for characters who were about to die, but yeah). Not to mention, the ending where they finally saw erwin's plan kinda made up for the lack of action, I think.
I haven't said anything about the flashback episodes, those are of course important - but a bunch of the episodes in general, used so much old footage that some episodes lost their interestingness, and that recap episode was literally just the last five episodes all over again.
It is absolutely true that those "riding through the forest"-episodes are significant, but there was way to much of the exact same thing (if we exclude the flashback). I'm often against "rushing" through the story, but in this case I think they could've fitted that story into a shorter amount of time - there are always areas like that with manga adaptions.. i guess the way time is interpreted and used in manga is hard to project in anime..
But whatever, it wasn't even that bad! It didn't affect the fact the show as a whole was awesome!
I'm in love with that show. I keep telling my friends to watch it and so far they all love it. I haven't watched all of the episodes yet (which isn't a problem since I read the manga anyways) but holy crap can't wait to watch the season finale.
Yeah Jompa, it definitely was a little bit slow, I'll admit.
And Roz, the finale was ridiculously well done, you're gonna love it.
The finale blew me out of the water. Like I knew what would happen due to the manga, but it the anime did such an amazing job.
The music is amazing, and completely fitting.
Music Placement
I loved that they brought back the first intro song to use at the end of that episode. (Not really sure if I should spoiler that or not, but I generally like to go into a show not knowing what I'm going to experience, so...why not)
Also, I'm sad we haven't talked about how amazing that first opening song is. Man it gets me pumped.
IT'S SO GOOD AHHHHHH.
It sets the mood so perfectly for the episodes it's on. I kinda wish they hadn't changed it, but I can see how the change in mood as far as openings go kinda corresponds to the change in mood in the story.
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And by that I mean, like, Eren's ability to transform into a titan making the situation a lot less bleak and all. Not as though depressing shit (PETRA, NOOOOOOOO) isn't still happening.
I still think the second opening is unfitting. It's a great song, but I don't think it's too fitting...
I think it's just the beginning of it that throws me off. The rest of it's still pretty intense.
Nah, I really like the second opening too. The first one is angry/powerful sounding, and the lyrics are all about the shame of being "livestock" and to fight for freedom. The second opening is humanity realizing that they actually might have a chance at fighting back.
ninja'd: The beginning part is supposed to be them celebrating since after a century they actually found something
man im really bad at explaining things
True, but some episodes are certainly... very grim and don't fit the second theme at all.
I wonder what the rest of them are gonna sound like, whenever season 2 returns.
I was waiting for it to finish to start watching it, so I guess it's fair game now! I'll start watching it soon :) Everyone keeps telling me to, haha.
Do eeeeet :D
Like, even when you take into account my bias toward whatever anime I've watched most recently, it is still probably my favorite anime. It's so goddamn good.
Friend introduced me to this, forcing me to agree that she has good tastes ~.~
But dayum pretty good at 4 ep in.
Quote from: Nebbles on September 29, 2013, 06:43:06 PMTrue, but some episodes are certainly... very grim and don't fit the second theme at all.
I wonder what the rest of them are gonna sound like, whenever season 2 returns.
I was hoping that the second season would start next year but I looked up that now it's only 15 chapters behind manga?? These 25 episodes covered 34 chapters. Definitely not gonna air next year, something like 2016 sounds more realistic. I don't really want to read the manga first since this was so exciting to watch...but I don't want to wait either and they've released only 7 books so far so it would be nice to buy them now. And it's probably impossible to avoid spoilers unless I quit the internet. Guess I just read it dammit.
Maybe the manga can update a little faster or something?? I hope so, so we aren't waiting forever for season two...
Or maybe they could put out a new episode every two weeks instead. If the manga updates every month it shouldn't catch up as fast
I don't really like the second opening. I guess Guren No Yumiya is just too good haha.
And people who wants the manga to update faster... we get one big update per month, instead of 4 small updates per month, so... it's kinda like the same thing since we get around 50 pages per month. Apparently they're already on tome 10 in Japan, and Isayama said he wants the manga to end by the 20th tome, so... yeah.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on September 29, 2013, 08:35:42 PMI was waiting for it to finish to start watching it, so I guess it's fair game now! I'll start watching it soon :) Everyone keeps telling me to, haha.
FINALLY
You're not gonna regret it ;)
About the OPs:
I think they're the kind that you only like because they grow on you..
At first, I hated the first OP, but we all know that it's impossible not to be won over eventually - it was the same when I showed it to my cousin, he literally made fun of how bad the opening theme was, but the next time we met he had it as his ringtone.
It's the same with the second OP - I hated it even more, actually. But I've come to like it now - it just suddenly turned really catchy for some reason.
Quote from: Roz~ on September 30, 2013, 07:14:24 AMAnd people who wants the manga to update faster... we get one big update per month, instead of 4 small updates per month, so... it's kinda like the same thing since we get around 50 pages per month.
It may seem the same but in reality it really isn't. Even if it were around 50 pages per month (I assume that SnK chapters also variate between 30-50) it would still progress slower than weekly series. If SnK was a Shonen Jump manga it would probably be already ending.
I like getting the large manga updates - having small chapters really wouldn't feel right.
I feel like if the manga enters the level of detail that the anime does (EDIT: And, I mean, of course it does, the anime was based on it, so...), then a monthly update makes more sense. It's kinda like what Jompa was saying with the pace of the forest thing. The characterization with the flashback was really important, I think, but it does make for a small amount of shit happening for one installment. Even if it meant getting a little less total per month, I'd probably prefer monthly just so that what needs to happen in the story can happen while still being exciting/progressing.
nuuu just finished the anime... I need moreeeeeee
I'd rather not spoil and ruin it for myself so I'll just wait a few years and not read the manga o;
It'll be a tough wait, but I applaud you for having that kind of patience.
Ahahahaaha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTfkmiLvvIU
God that was annoying.
Bahahaha otamatune is the best
About the new OVA!
remember i didnt read the manga :p
In the episode in season one when Hanji tells Eren all the things she learned about titans (it took the whole night and then she wanted to tell it again, I'm sure you remember) Eren said that everything she told him he already knew and had learned in training. The thing with Ilse and the talking titan was a pretty big thing though, and I doubt they taught it in the trainee camps. Why did Hanji leave out that important detail? Do they really not trust Eren that much?
I know we've discussed the openings before, but I just want to point out I'm really glad they brought back the old opening for this OVA :D
And, bubbles:
lol I didn't read it either
I mean, they never actually had anybody both open about being able to transform and on their side before, so it makes sense that they'd want to be cautious, seeing as everybody else who can transform seems to be collaborating against them. It's not too important to them that he knows, either way, as long as he follows orders.
Yeah, I guess you're right.
And I think the opening was the original because the episode took place chronologically during that time (pretty sure it was when they were all in training)
But that reminds me: we get a whole new opening in April omg
Huh, for some reason I thought that happened after the fifth episode. Oh well, not gonna rewatch it just to find out haha
And yeah, I'm really excited for the new opening, too. I'm fine with it not being extremely similar to the first, I just don't want to start off every episode by seeing something really dark and intense, then having them blast happy, triumphant music :/
New OP in April? Oooooh... I'm excited. When does the anime start up again anyway, or is that in April with the new OP?
So I just looked it up and apparently wherever I heard April was confirmed was just a rumor. Sorry if I got your hopes up :/
I wouldn't doubt it though, since the makers of the show really seem to be catering to the fans as much as possible, and thats a usual time for shows to start. Unless they want a longer break so the manga can get farther ahead?
Maybe... with monthly manga updates and a weekly anime release, I can see how they'd want more time for episodes without having ridiculous filler.
I watched the first three episodes of Attack on Titan, and I'm pretty sure the animators were having a competition to see who could create the most grotesque/sickening/horrific titan possible. And if anyone replies, would you mind marking spoilers according to which episode? Thanks!
Yeah, the first few episodes were kinda a shock, since I'd never really watched anything that gruesome before. My advice is to stay completely away from any type of info about the series at all until after episode 7 or 8.
The manga is still ongoing, and thats the main problem for me. I constantly get spoiled by things that haven't happened in the anime yet, so if you have anywhere where manga spoilers might reach you I'd be careful
Yeah manga spoilers are abound, so be careful. I got spoiled accidentally a few times...
So, my friend made this this awesome Attack on Titan parody of Frozen's "Do You Want To Build a Snowman", and it's so goddamn good.
And just to be clear,
DO NOT WATCH THIS UNTIL YOU'VE SEEN THE ENTIRE FIRST SEASON (i.e. pretty much everything that's out) BECAUSE THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM_eR1fu7CM&feature=youtu.be)
...Also, is youtube BBCode no longer working for anyone else on this forum?
Quote from: FierceDeity on January 24, 2014, 06:21:11 PM...Also, is youtube BBCode no longer working for anyone else on this forum?
You have to use the video's 'Share' link, not the URL in the Address Bar.
Guys the dub cast has basically been revealed so far (I think the only one left now is Eren) and I'm so proud
pretty bad cast so far
Do you mean purely by looking at the actor's names and previous roles or the examples from the clips? Either way its too early to make a judgement like that, since we haven't really seen anything substantial yet
Quote from: Echo on January 25, 2014, 12:32:10 AMYou have to use the video's 'Share' link, not the URL in the Address Bar.
More specifically, you have to use a "http" not "https" address and (I think) truncate everything after the video url (like all of the &whatever)
Not sure how I feel about all the voices. I'm pretty meh on most of them.
I mean, most dubs are pretty shit-tier, so I don't know if there's really any reason to be thaaaat disappointed.
Quote from: KefkaticFanatic on March 16, 2014, 11:06:06 AMI mean, most dubs are pretty shit-tier, so I don't know if there's really any reason to be thaaaat disappointed.
uhm, not true.
Quote from: Bubbles on March 14, 2014, 01:52:48 PMDo you mean purely by looking at the actor's names and previous roles or the examples from the clips? Either way its too early to make a judgement like that, since we haven't really seen anything substantial yet
Yes, we can't look into the future, so good point.
Though, the dubbing cast almost only consists of people who I personally mean can't express feelings through their acting, therefore I don't think this dub'll be anything spectacular. Those people don't have any drive in their acting, and the characters they take on always quickly loose interesting-ness.
I can only support this with my past experiences as a voice acting enthusiast.
I've seen worse casts though. It's not exactly doomed. I just think it'll probably be boring.
I hope Eren will get a good voice.
me ranting about what's become of anime dubbing
These last two or three years there's been a "generation-change" in all the Texas-situated voice acting studios for anime (after all, they all use the same dubbers).
Practically speaking, the "veterans" are taking on fewer voices (and some are even leaving), while newbies take their places. Luci Christian, Jessica Boone, Chris Patten, Hilary Haag. Those were the most famous names in the history of anime dubbing, and they were amazing, but most of them haven't had a role in over a year, and what they take on these days are pretty much only to keep the same dubbers over on sequels on previous shows they've done.
Very few of the new/remaining people have the same talent and spirit as those had. I don't know how long Monica Rial, Greg Ayres & Brittney Karbowski will last, but they are pretty much the last veteran-gems.
It's so weird watching shows dubbed five years ago and earlier and comparing them to what comes out these days. There's such a gap between the levels.
Quote from: KefkaticFanatic on March 16, 2014, 11:06:06 AMI mean, most dubs are pretty shit-tier, so I don't know if there's really any reason to be thaaaat disappointed.
If I see the sub first, I'm disappointed with the dub.
If I see the dub first, I'm disappointed with the sub.
I just finished the first episode. o_o
Why havent you watched all of the rest of it yet
mostly because I was in Seattle. I just finished episode 8 last night.
*bites my hand* ROAR
You must finish SnK or I may be forced to eat you.
The more I read the manga, the less I like Shingeki no Kyojin. Q_Q
I haven't read it, but from what I've heard from other people the main issue is turning into more of a political fight than a fight-to-survive kind of thing. Also I read somewhere that the creator changed his mind on how he wanted it to end after seeing all the popularity it's gotten, which is never really a good sign
Oh I don't mind the political aspect. I just feel like the manga is becoming more boring everytime I read a new chapter. Doesn't help that I don't really like the artstyle I guess.
The manga art is terrible. It also feels like it's dragging on. I just want to see what's in the basement...
Adding to the stuff I previously said about the dub cast:
They'll have Bryce Papenbrook as Eren. Personally I think he's totally shit, so this will likely be a boring emotionless dub after all.
Weird how that always happens when the most popular show of the season gets a dub in less that a year.
I actually laughed out loud when I saw that he was Eren. I don't really have high expectations, but there's always room for hope
new episode of Ilse's Journal everyone!!!
...wait, really? There's more? Link?
wait, sorry, it's not another "ilse's journal" (that's just what animefreak said), it's just another ova. It's about Jean and his mother n' stuff. It's kinda stupid and non-sensical.
http://www.animefreak.tv/watch/shingeki-no-kyojin-ilse-no-techou-episode-2-online
Episode 1 is out dubbed!
http://www.animefreak.tv/watch/shingeki-no-kyojin-episode-1-online
Mikasa and Armin's voices are okay, but jesus christ Eren's voice is even worse than I expected.
^ lol, stopped watching when I saw they cut the opening (a.k.a. the best part of the show)
(https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F38.media.tumblr.com%2Fbc67500a36941366826f8d7091a47717%2Ftumblr_nbs9dplvPq1ttf4qlo1_400.gif&hash=2ea32645282e06e0d1d7c6bcdcfca81e98b7ca52)
Is this pretty much the anime?
If by "this" you mean Mikasa wrecking shit, then yeah, pretty much.