Attack on Titan
| How is being a good fighter character development? Last time I checked that's nothing new with her character. |
| It’s more so she is the least interesting character out of the main cast. She doesn’t have many conflicts that don’t relate to combat and she excels at them. You very rarely see her struggle excluding cases that resolve around Eren being in trouble. I’m not saying that there aren’t times where she is developed when Eren isn’t in the equation but almost her whole development is based around Eren being in some kind of trouble which is boring. |
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| She's definitely not a Mary Sue. She's had her ass kicked a few times throughout the show. S1 EP7 when was on the verge of getting killed by titans before Eren stepped in, and then S2 EP12 when she had her ribs broken trying to save Eren from Bertolt and Reiner. She's quite clearly one of humanity's best soldiers, through her Ackermann bloodline, but she's not the type that comes up with answers to any obstacle she comes across. She's not exactly a flawless character either. The issue I have is less with Mikasa herself but how she was written. She had so much potential and various different aspects of her character that could have been explored with her tragic backstory, and weren't. Despite being a member of the three main cast, she hasn't really had a character arc, unlike Eren or Armin. She was quite well written in Season 1, less so in S2, but her development has stagnated markedly since S3. Having read the manga, she will get a little more development, but at this point she seems nothing more than a really strong soldier. |
| She is the least developed character among the main cast. She is like Orihime from Bleach except with less personality and can only do one thing, fighting. |
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| She's the 3rd most favorited female character on MAL, that doesn't seem like someone hated by a lot of people to me. |
| Because she barely talks |
  Wandering Witch is the best light novel ever! |
| Most people don't. The people that do probably somehow missed the scene with her abs, or the scene with her glorious bed hair. |
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| 1st 2 seasons, she was one of the top character of the show but season 3 was a letdown for her to be honest and I haven't heard anything good about her (and Armin too) for the upcoming season 4 till now. I hope they both get development and have better relation with the world. After all they are parts of the trio of AOT. |
puneetsinghApr 28, 2020 8:29 PM
| Should I troll in the troll bait threads? It is kinda idiotic to be logical in the troll bait threads. Well, it will depend on my mood. |
puneetsingh said: 1st 2 seasons, she was one of the top character of the show but season 3 was a letdown for her to be honest and I haven't heard anything good about her (and Armin too) for the upcoming season 4 till now. I hope they both get development and have better relation. After all they are trio of AOT. They will, without spoiling they will. ALthough personally I never liked armin at all. |
| “There is something in this world which no one has ever seen. It is soft and sweet. If it is spotted, I'm sure everyone will want to have it, Which is why no one has ever seen it. For this world has hidden it quite well, so that it is difficult to obtain. But, there will come a day when it is discovered by somebody, And only those who should obtain it will be able to find it. That is all.” Yuyuko Takemiya |
| I never seen her receive hate, in fact, I thought she was the second most loved character behind Levi |
Bhaskar_Singh said: Do you even read manga to say that though?I feel this show is not like other anime which put to much emphasis on characters. It is more of a plot driven show which has a goal to reach unlike most mainstream shows which beat around the bush doing slice of like things and people call that character development. Story is not affected too much by the personality of characters.I think this is what makes this show unique and worth respecting for. This is also the reason why this show gets hate overall and not just mikasa because it does not have cute waifu momments and strange anime faces we get in every other anime for funny moments. Each character has certain role in the well thought off plot and nothing else should be expected from them. This show is not for simple minded people who expect those things from every anime. Most people hating this show are the ones who watch too much of those long shounes comedy slice of life animes , hate that this show is popular and just watched it to criticize. People can nitpick and hate all they want but there has never been created a better anime or manga that this till now. I dont care what has been was released in early days of anime industry. I dont sympathize or use nostalgic feelings while judging a show and that is what brought me to this conclusion. Peace. |
puneetsinghApr 30, 2020 5:16 AM
| Should I troll in the troll bait threads? It is kinda idiotic to be logical in the troll bait threads. Well, it will depend on my mood. |
Bhaskar_Singh said: I think you got overflow with your emotions in your previous to previous post.puneetsingh said: Do you even read manga to say that though? No i dont but i know its well adapted. Hope the following season is well adapted too. This is a discussion about a character, why the hell do i have to read the manga to say anything? |
| Should I troll in the troll bait threads? It is kinda idiotic to be logical in the troll bait threads. Well, it will depend on my mood. |
| i love SnK but i dislike Mikasa. i don't hate her, i just find her irritating. for a series that has an incredibly intricate plot and characters who have great depth, Mikasa is just on the surface level really annoying. she has great potential, but she really falls flat. Mikasa was set up as a primary character same with Eren and Armin, but has had far, far less independent character development than them and even some of the lesser characters. on a more petty note, i just cannot get past the fact that she's always neighing "eeeEERenN" like a fucking horse. makes me want to slap her. |
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| Mikasa has always been the worst out of the main characters for me. I know it's in her personality but her lack of words hurt her character imo. We rarely go into her thoughts and if we do, most of the time they are linear. Her only characteristics are her stoicism and strength. Yes we see her get emotional at times but we don't get into her head and rarely view situations from her perspective. There isn't enough done with her to feel like a main character. I also dislike how she relies on brute strength to win her battles. We rarely see her in situations where she needs wit and intuition. I think I'd say this for most of the survey corps since they all rely on Erwin, Armin, Jean and Hange to solve their problems. Everyone else is a tool which I think hurts the series. That's just me though. |
SkullKn1ghtMay 5, 2020 10:12 PM
| For a main character she's super bland and uninteresting, also her whole character revolves around Eren for the most part and that gets annoying. Most people only like her for having 'badass' moments that are not even much nowadays and some other people simply like her for being a female. |
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| I used to like Attack on Titan when I first saw it, and Mikasa I liked purely because she was badass with fighting and that she was protective and caring for Eren. But as I'm rewatching this 3 years later and after seeing tons more anime, yeah it's apparent not only the story seems to be weaker for me, but Mikasa does lack dimensions and doesn't really interest me other than she's not a bad person who cares for her close friend. |
| I like her VA, but I don't particularly don't like Mikasa as a main heroine. Yea, she's badass and has a decent background, but she barely gets any proper character development throughout the stretch of the story, imho. |
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Bhaskar_Singh said: I got ya. Pacing seems better but character development, I think still it has to do something upgrading for sure for Mikasa and Armin. For others, I think character development is not that big of a problem but I hope season 4 will have better mikasa and armin as I am not hearing good things about them from manga readers.puneetsingh said: I think you got overflow with your emotions in your previous to previous post. Maybe cause people keep on spreading hate about the show. They nitpick stupid things like bad character development or pacing cause they are jealous of the popularity of this show. Ask these people what character development is and which show has good developed character , you will get the weirdest answers. |
| Should I troll in the troll bait threads? It is kinda idiotic to be logical in the troll bait threads. Well, it will depend on my mood. |
| She’s a decent character if you consider her past and look into her thought in the manga, for the anime I don’t think everything has been explained yet so it’s understandable for the hate. But if there’s one thing I can tell you, it’s that she’s going through some big changes and I’m sure by the end of it she will be a splendid character. |
S_Bakhshi said: Kaiser-chan said: buddy just read the mangaShe is the least developed character among the main cast. She is like Orihime from Bleach except with less personality and can only do one thing, fighting. I did. Nothing's changed, buddy. |
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S_Bakhshi said: Yeah, nope. Kaiser-chan said: buddy just read the mangaShe is the least developed character among the main cast. She is like Orihime from Bleach except with less personality and can only do one thing, fighting. The manga doesn't really do anything to develop her character either. She stays the same bland, eren-obsessing character she already is. Maybe even worse. You might argue Not just that Especially in a series with such outstanding writing, knowing that she's one of main cast is just painful to watch/read. |
| She isn't a very deep character for sure, I'd give it, but that doesn't mean that she's unlikable. First of all, her yandere side towards Eren isn't the only side of her personality, she definitely also has a kuudere type of personality which she shows several times, I mean, a silent & stoic type of personality while dealing with/confronting enemies. The insecure side of her personality shows up when Eren is in some sort of danger, a.k.a. her Yandere type of personality. Like for example: https://youtu.be/liRNUK2hmEs?t=59 Take a look at the part where she threats the president in order to open the gate & make way for the people ---> you can clearly see that she's clearly displaying a character trait reminiscent of very strong kuudere archetype of characters, characters who don't display much emotion but still manage to stamp their authority via displaying a strong stoic, silent demeanor. This aside of her personality is actually her primary trait, which comes to the fore many-a-times when she confronts enemies, her Yandere side towards Eren is more of a secondary persona aspect of her, which is the insecure side of personality coming to the fore when Eren happens to be somehow in danger. Also, let's be honest, Eren started out as a very wacky, whiny hot-tempered MC (despite the fact that I gradually came to love his character throughout the course of the series) & Mikasa's character was indeed very important to keep something Eren im check, especially in the 1st season, which is an importance of her character many people tend tend to overlook. And lastly, she has very cool design, looks super-badass in action, the action-moments she's a part of are mostly super-hype ---> which is why I think her character do works very well in a show like AoT, a show which takes place in a brutal, gory, bloody & action-heavy world; in undeniable that action is one of the major important aspects/appeal of a show like AoT, especially given its very premise/concept upon which the show is based upon; so I think Mikasa's badass fighting prowess & cool action moments does fit very well in the context of the show. For all the aforementioned reasons I stated above, I personally was in love with Mikasa's character right from the very start. It's not like I don't understand the reasons why several people tend to dislike her, but I adore her & do find her character who is most of the time quite interesting & fun enough to watch....in the context of the show, at least. |
345EdwardElricMay 28, 2020 6:07 AM
| "There's no such thing as a painless lesson, they just don't exist. Sacrifices are necessary. You can't gain anything without losing something first. Although if you can endure that pain and walk away from it, you'll find that you now have a heart strong enough to overcome any obstacle. Yeah... a heart made full-metal." ~Edward Elric |
NakolHira said: Mikasa will only shine if Eren is dead. That's a proved fact from episode 7. Yep that's the only time I felt some development in Mikasa until the time Eren came and saved her Tbh I never realize Mikasa is part of main cast and as seasons passed by her presence diminished even further.I don't hate her I simply don't care for her.And if want a character with superhuman fighting skills there is always Levi. Sorry I'll change it,after realizing her presence in anime what she has done is only "Ereh,Ereh,Ereh".Yes she is a hate worthy character.Initially I shipped Eren and Mikasa but after rewatching I am really happy about what author has done.Although we saw a glimpse of boldness Mikasa displayed after Eren was assumed to be dead and I want that back.Unless something happens in S4,I will not care even if she dies.Even guys like Hannes were able to show such a great amount of emotional attachment and character development in such a short span of time that their death struck our heart strings. |
| Every line she says is equivalent to 'eren". |
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| I personally love her i don't understand why people hate her, she is in her best in final season i think she was not outstanding but fun to watch |
| Wait, people hate on Mikasa? Wut :P |
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