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Dec 16, 2013 6:04 AM

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It feels like titans were programmed or cursed by someone to kill people, if they don't they will just lose control.
Dec 16, 2013 7:02 AM
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great episode, although it was silly that she was still writing while her head was about to be bitten off.

That's like trying to text message while in the jaws of a shark.
Dec 16, 2013 9:01 AM

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blueyedsamurai said:
great episode, although it was silly that she was still writing while her head was about to be bitten off.

That's like trying to text message while in the jaws of a shark.

Well, she was going to die anyway, and she wanted to put down as much information as she could, in order so that this notebook of hers may provide valuable information that could lead to some discovery about the Titans and whatnot. Better than just screaming like most victims.
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Dec 16, 2013 11:05 AM
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Hanji was great in this.






Dec 16, 2013 11:22 AM

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Not bad. Actually it was refreshing when Eren-crybaby and Armin-coward wasn't there.

A little bit backstory - it's sure interesting to know titans can talk.
Dec 16, 2013 11:40 AM

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The most intense OVA i've ever seen o__o
Dec 16, 2013 2:10 PM

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*Waiting for Headless Isle memes to come*
It was greatly adapted.
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Dec 17, 2013 8:49 AM

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Ahh, seeing these old characters again when we won't ever see them again. It is wonderful and really sad at the same time. I adore Hanji though so that was what I focused on. xD Although you know I kind of went yay and then felt really sad about Levi being protective of his squad. D: And yeah, Ilse was amazing, recording everything to the end like that.
Dec 17, 2013 1:28 PM

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Too bad Levi killed the talking titan. A lot could've been learned from him.
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Dec 17, 2013 4:10 PM

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It's so good to hear usutsukushi zankoku na sekai again
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Dec 17, 2013 5:45 PM

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Fuck I love SnK.
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Dec 17, 2013 7:19 PM

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Too bad Levi's squad isn't the main focus of AoT. Would definitely be much more enjoyable to watch, IMO.

Good OVA.
Dec 18, 2013 5:33 AM
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zellami said:
It really crept me out the way the titan preserved Ilse's body. (It doesn't exist in the manga, but makes sense in its weird way). I am not sure if the 46-m kyojin lead Hanji to Ilse's memorial on purpose or upon seeing Hanji, remembered where he left Ilse and went back to her). Ilse is one of the greatest characters in the manga - being so alone, so scared, lost all her comrades, yet fought literally with a pen and a note, finding courage to run back to Wall Rose on foot and leave (basically) a legacy.
I think he made Ilse a memorial and remembered it when he met Hanji and led the latter to the tree. With how he almost tore his face open when he met Ilse, I'm somehow convinced that he's confused and had regrets killing her. I was surprised when he mentioned Ymir. I'd been spoiled about the Titan shifters but I definitely had no idea Ymir was in on it, too. If they captured that Titan alive, the amount of information Hanji;s gonna get would've been SO substantial and valuable. What a waste!

I find it funny how Ilse was able to write down all those stuff, especially when she was caught by the Titan. Gotta love how these people handle their fears. And it was nice seeing the Levi squad again. Great OVA.
Dec 18, 2013 2:31 PM

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Sasafune said:
...If they captured that Titan alive, the amount of information Hanji;s gonna get would've been SO substantial and valuable. What a waste!


Somehow I realized even if they captured this particular titan; the titan shifters who infiltrated their ranks would kill it to keep their secrets.
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Dec 18, 2013 2:53 PM

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Dat spoiler drop.

Anyway, great OVA. FINALLY, a little more humanity on titans, I've been waiting for this.
Dec 19, 2013 4:32 PM

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Very nice! cant wait for season 2
Dec 20, 2013 5:41 AM

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Sasafune said:
I find it funny how Ilse was able to write down all those stuff, especially when she was caught by the Titan. Gotta love how these people handle their fears. And it was nice seeing the Levi squad again. Great OVA.


The way she kept on describing what was happening even after she'd dropped her notebook and was literally in the titans mouth I think showed really well what type of person she was.
Dec 20, 2013 2:09 PM

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When does the second OVA come out? Also, the titan saying "Ymir-sama" pretty much spoiled what could be a big reveal for me, I mean it's kind of obvious now what to expect.
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Dec 20, 2013 4:11 PM

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A Titan that can speak? Wow! This just got more interesting. As odd as the Titan was, it seemed like he really didn't want to eat Ilsa. I'm wondering if human blood is like crack or Ecstacy to a Titan. He seemed to get a nice little high from eating Ilsa's head.
Dec 20, 2013 4:20 PM

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Minagatachi said:
When does the second OVA come out? Also, the titan saying "Ymir-sama" pretty much spoiled what could be a big reveal for me, I mean it's kind of obvious now what to expect.


Comes out at April 9 2014
Dec 21, 2013 1:32 PM
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NIce little OVA to keep the candle burning until a second season is announced. Good adaption of the manga too.

Hanji Zoe is a really cool character, she brings some much needed humour to that setting.
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Dec 22, 2013 9:04 PM
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I dunno, it's almost like a parody of those absurdly detailed apocalyptic logs that victims focus on writing literally right up to the point they're killed.

Only it's taken seriously.
Dec 23, 2013 8:37 AM

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Too bad levi killed the hunky titan. Such waste of a good meat.
Dec 24, 2013 3:06 PM

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Hanjii, so creepy and cool, and her 'love' for titans.
Levi's squad.. Nice, better than i expected.
Dec 24, 2013 4:31 PM

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Keilis said:
Too bad Levi's squad wasn't the main focus of AoT. Would have been definitely be much more enjoyable to watch, IMO.

Good OVA.


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Dec 26, 2013 4:34 PM

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Sasafune said:
zellami said:
It really crept me out the way the titan preserved Ilse's body. (It doesn't exist in the manga, but makes sense in its weird way). I am not sure if the 46-m kyojin lead Hanji to Ilse's memorial on purpose or upon seeing Hanji, remembered where he left Ilse and went back to her). Ilse is one of the greatest characters in the manga - being so alone, so scared, lost all her comrades, yet fought literally with a pen and a note, finding courage to run back to Wall Rose on foot and leave (basically) a legacy.
I think he made Ilse a memorial and remembered it when he met Hanji and led the latter to the tree. With how he almost tore his face open when he met Ilse, I'm somehow convinced that he's confused and had regrets killing her. I was surprised when he mentioned Ymir. I'd been spoiled about the Titan shifters but I definitely had no idea Ymir was in on it, too. If they captured that Titan alive, the amount of information Hanji;s gonna get would've been SO substantial and valuable. What a waste!


Reading the manga naturally pace time differently between chapters, but because of the spoiler, the anime omitted it. If you feel spoiled after watching the OVA, trust me, is the better option. The possible second season should quickly reach to the point where the OVA will make sense. That being said, there's more to it in the manga, so stuff gets wild :)

Clumsly as he was, (I think) the giant was searching for the tree-memorial. Not that titans are especially graceful, but they rarely knock trees around if there aren't humans to prey upon. Hanji reminded him of Ilse and he followed her, till he realized he was receding further from the forest and went back. It was almost comical how he ignored Levi's squad, because even if some deviants are capable to ignore single humans, they break formations. This one freaked them out :)

Yeah, on his "defense", he really fought with his nature not to eat Ilse.

... I suddenly realized that all other captured titans received names and this one - the brightest of all, didn't.


So, how about 'Nanashi' (means "nameless")?

I find it funny how Ilse was able to write down all those stuff, especially when she was caught by the Titan. Gotta love how these people handle their fears. And it was nice seeing the Levi squad again. Great OVA.


Yeah, an awesome chick. Until her last moment, I hoped she would make it or the titan would exert control over the killing impulse. I have read the manga more times than it's healthy ... and I still slipped into routing for the impossible.
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Dec 27, 2013 7:30 PM

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Good ep, Hanji rocks. I hope there's more of her in the next OVA, and more lack of Eren and Mikasa. I enjoyed this a lot more than I was expecting.
Dec 29, 2013 8:10 PM
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I admire Ilse. Despite being so terrified of the situation she's in, she still kept writing down on her notebook hoping that it would be of use in the future.
Dec 29, 2013 8:15 PM

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Of course they release an OVA but not another fucking season.
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Dec 29, 2013 8:17 PM

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It was amazing. Seeing more of Hanji was nice. She's so crazy, but in a good way. Also seeing Levi and his awesome fighting skills was a good thing. The way the Titan killed Ilse was pretty creepy. Also how we was ripping of his skin. Gave me chills. I would've freaked out of a titan was that close to my face. How can she continue writing knowing she's about to die, that's scary. Also Mike appears which is a good. Overall it was a pretty epic OVA. Even better than the manga chapter. Seems like there's gonna be a new one coming out soon.
Dec 30, 2013 3:03 AM
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Damn, that was really interesting. A Titan that can actually talk? The mystery of the Titans just continues to increase. The draw to this series for me is the mystery, so I hope the next OVA will explain something, or have something to make me ponder it even more.
Dec 30, 2013 3:14 AM

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Damn, that was really interesting. A Titan that can actually talk? The mystery of the Titans just continues to increase. The draw to this series for me is the mystery, so I hope the next OVA will explain something, or have something to make me ponder it even more.


Next OVA will be about the 104th trainee corps
Dec 30, 2013 6:15 AM

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Petra... :/

Ymir's people... Oh God, I feel so spoiled now, as I know some things about the manga due to tumblr (not much but some)... Wait, Ilse was a girl? That explains Hanji's mission a bit more clearly, she is an awesome woman...

9/10
Dec 31, 2013 12:09 PM

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Hanji D:
It was a nice story of Ilse and the titan
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Jan 2, 2014 12:49 AM

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Nice OVA, meaningful story
Jan 5, 2014 9:05 AM

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Does seeing Petra alive again make anyone else sad?
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Jan 7, 2014 3:54 AM
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The purpose of this OVA episode seems to be to give the watchers hints and a bit more background on the titans.

Notable events that took place in this OVA episode include: (DON'T READ IF U HAVE YET TO WATCH THE EPISODE)
1) Realization of humanity that titans can speak
2) A pause before attacking the human

Possible hypothesis: Titans don't actually want to eat humans, but don't have a choice

I'm looking forward to the next OVA episode and the new possible hints that may give us more to think about before the release of Season 2, if there will be one.
Jan 8, 2014 8:04 PM

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Loved the episode!

It captured moments from the manga perfectly, Ilse was amazing and so was the filler material with Hanji :) Can't wait for the next OVA.
Jan 15, 2014 7:37 PM

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Is the first ep only can be found in 480p? Wtf.. I'm still waiting for a 720p version.

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Jan 16, 2014 7:59 AM

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Is the first ep only can be found in 480p? Wtf.. I'm still waiting for a 720p version.


I don't want to disappoint you, but the OVA is a dvd-extra for buyers of volume 12 in japan. It's pretty unlikely that it will be re-released in blu-ray quality... at least not anytime soon.
Jan 21, 2014 4:05 AM

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This has been bugging me but why are the two OVAs bundled in one MAL entry?
Jan 29, 2014 9:30 PM

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This has been bugging me but why are the two OVAs bundled in one MAL entry?


I have the exact same question.

Is the second OVA a direct follow-up or something?
Feb 16, 2014 5:12 PM

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Weird midget-titan. I figure it was ripping off its own face to fight the urge to eat. The episode was right up there in quality with the series.
Feb 18, 2014 1:44 AM

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lmao @ writing in notebook while head is being crushed..

titan is pretty much human taken by aliens. They did experiment and then put titans (modified human) back on earth and let them duke it out with normal humans for shit and giggles. (semi-srs)
Feb 20, 2014 3:23 AM

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haha, so we get to know the way Oluo used to talk.

and ...um...after watching this OVA, I am starting to feel bad for the titans...
Feb 23, 2014 12:13 PM

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Nice to see some focus on Hanji. R.I.P. Ilse your efforts were not in vain.
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Mar 7, 2014 3:41 PM

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O_O!!

If Facebook or Instagram existed at that age, she would have sent a picture of her before the titan crushed her head.
Mar 21, 2014 3:35 PM
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It felt nice watching an episode of SnK after so long. And despite being an OVA (which normally aren't the cream of the crop) I highly enjoyed it. Then again, it was an adaption of an extra chapter, not an original story by the studio; that fact might've influenced things more than you'd think.

At any rate, Hanji was (and always is) awesome and I cannot wait for the second episode of the OVA.
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Mar 28, 2014 3:36 AM

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Amazing OVA. We learn finally a little more things on the titans. Obviously it's nice to see again Levi.
Mar 31, 2014 1:47 AM

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Dam that was good and creepy! Poor Ilse ;_; and nice to see Hanji having a soft side to her <3

Ymir???? Wait what? Is she a Titan as well or something else entirely? o.o
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