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ernietheracefan said: does anyone notice that Eren & Annie are facing backward inside their Titan napes...?? When they went to rip each other out (Annie first time, Eren second time), they peeled the skin off. The bodies are actually attached the skin being peeled off, hence why they face up. |
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Daw11 said: I'm going to change the score of this series from 10 to 9 because of this episode. Ye me too, many people complained about the Fire Eren thing, but it actually didn't bother me that much. It was kinda entertaining to watch if not a bit misleading for non-manga readers since it's not an actual "power" he's supposed to have. But what dropped the ball for me was the cliffhanger at the end, they could have made the effect so much better !!! Overall it was a pretty epic Anime, looking forward to season 2 if it happens ! |
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| at least IG made it look better than guilty crown...a lot ^_^ 8/10 i'll look forward for season 2, coz they have a lot of explaining to do on this TITANic mess they made XD |
| Mikasa really wants Eren's D. Anyway, 7.5-8/10 for me. Dat cliffhanger tho. |
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| SnK being boss and creating a cliffhanger till the last episode |
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| The cliffhanger was poorly done IMO. Does it really seem like a cliffhanger to you guys at all? I'm asking anime only people here. Like honestly, the heck? They could chose a more suitable OST to go with in order to make you go 'oh shit'. Instead, its more like some kind of joke. Not to mention the plot implications, but that's another can of worms. |
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HalfMetalJacket said: The cliffhanger was poorly done IMO. Does it really seem like a cliffhanger to you guys at all? I'm asking anime only people here. Like honestly, the heck? They could chose a more suitable OST to go with in order to make you go 'oh shit'. Instead, its more like some kind of joke. Not to mention the plot implications, but that's another can of worms. Yeah it definitely seemed out of place. It should have been a creepy revelation, but it just sounded off. |
| 5 main aspects I base my ratings on: 1. Did DramaEnthusiast make a thread about it? 2. Is it better than Breaking Bad? 3. Did MellowJello recommend the shit out of it? 4. Has it caused a (very entertaining) shitstorm on MAL? 5. Is it actually good? Scratch the fifth point, it's not very relevant... |
FailAtLife said: Welp, they changed one of WTF moments in SNK into a cheap teaser. Thanks Araki-kun... just like what Isayama-sensei said... It's ''Supa Ekusurento!!!111!11!'' I think that comment was referring to Annie's laugh, not this episode. It's still funny to imagine him saying that though. |
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AironicallyHuman said: Mikasa is not a titan guyz, Mikasa is a Pokémon. Her real name is Erenchu.Shicchi said: Oh and here, found it on facebook..... Mikasa's lines in Shingeki no Kyojin #25 (chronologically) - "What choice do we have? The world is a cruel place." (0:01) - "Eren" (1:01) - "Eren" (6:44) - "Eren!" (10:48) - "Eren!" (10:53) - "I won't let that happen!" (12:06) - "Annie... fall." (12:23) - "Eren!" (13:23) - "Eren!" (14:11) - "Eren" (15:12) - "Eren" (17:59) - "Are you feeling okay?" (18:10) - "Yeah" (18:24) - "Eren" (19:42) - "I'm glad you came back." (20:00) - "Eat" (20:47) lol Mikasa saying Eren SO MANY TIMES |
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| Attack on Titan dropped .04 points from 9.02 to 8.98. shitstorm |
Amarrez said: I am so fucking mad right now, you have no idea. I've defended some of the changes the anime has made up to this point, but they just took a massive shit on the manga and I'm quite annoyed. Eren as some kind of wacky fire titan are you serious? Well, at least they still managed to get the reveal in at the end, even if it felt a bit pathetic. God damn it they fucking blew it. Stop being such a drama queen. The episode was great for everyone but you manga readers. |
Darude said: Attack on Titan dropped .04 points from 9.02 to 8.98. shitstorm Its just averaging out. It happens to the best of them. |
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LeElPsy89 said: Avarage anime, final episode gets 5/10, complete anime gets 6/10. thanks for nothing WIT. :> You give this show a 6/10 and then I look at your profile and the show K-On!! is a 10/10? I'm sorry but your comment is as valuable as the poop in my toilet. |
AnimeSweden said: LeElPsy89 said: Avarage anime, final episode gets 5/10, complete anime gets 6/10. thanks for nothing WIT. :> You give this show a 6/10 and then I look at your profile and the show K-On!! is a 10/10? I'm sorry but your comment is as valuable as the poop in my toilet. Some people like moe SOL shows. Darude said: Attack on Titan dropped .04 points from 9.02 to 8.98. shitstorm Makes no difference to me. Getting higher wouldn't help SNK anyway. Just gets more flak for being overrated IMO. Mod Edit Double post merged. |
ThangLongOct 3, 2013 1:25 AM
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Darude said: Attack on Titan dropped .04 points from 9.02 to 8.98. shitstorm It's fine, it's still in top 10. |
| Man, I laughed out loud when they flattened that congregation, but then felt immediately bad when it cut to the ashen faced little girl from Rozen Maiden. However, I do think that it was high time that the foppish lads of Strohess district, and the social elite in general, actually came face to face with the proximate danger of the Titans that they’ve been so inclined to ignore. As a manga reader, I can say that, relative to where the anime ended, most of the big reveals are just around the corner. Unfortunately, they’re just breadcrumbs, and haven’t actually led to a viable theory as to exactly what might be going on – within the walls and without. Also, and maybe I'm the only one who thinks this would be funny, but could someone make a picture of Eren-Titan behind Annie-Titan , with the caption “Going in DRY,” followed by a close up of Annie’s response face? Captioned like so: http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/581/546/251.jpg |
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| I'm glad that it at least ended the series with Annie's fight being done, and still enough time to wrap things up. Well, at least I know for sure that it doesn't end there, because, my god, it was so slow. Luckily, that was my largest issue with the series, so knowing that it's not over yet allows me to accept it's unbelievable slow pace. , and it's pretty obvious this is the SAO of the year, one of those that everyone's heard of and most have seen. From me, I give it a 7 or 8 out of 10, but this can raise depending on the series as a whole (both/all seasons). Well, I got to say, if there is going to be a S2, I'm pretty excited. , and the best thing about this series for me, was, by far, the OSTs. Anyway, I'm sure this will be the talk for the while, but I'll see you guys again if there is a season two (which I don't see why not, but I'm not sure how far the manga has gone). I just checked, this thread doesn't have as many pages as Aku no Hana episode 1 discussion, but maybe it'll get there xD |
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Well, at least they still managed to get the reveal in at the end, even if it felt a bit pathetic. God damn it they fucking blew it. |
JaksserOct 2, 2013 11:18 PM
| So, the miner was really Annie's father? Anyway, the end. I still don't know what Annie's reasons were and why Eren suddenly evolved. And it sorta ends in cliffhanger cause there will be no episodes until spring 2015 earliest (manga has to accumulate many more chapters). Some questions were left unanswered and Eren's key (that should be their (and his!) top priority from the start if they used logic) is still left without meaning. Guess this was just a preview for manga after all. So, now for my score - this is 7/10 for me, there were too many drags and repeats in this show that it was hardly satisfying and almost painful sometime but if they made three full-lenght movies of this and cut all unneeded content it would be great. I guess anyone who watches it know without need to wait a week would me more content than rest of us wating and waiting for almost no story developement. Well, till next time then. |
Sorayin said: Easily the most overrated anime of all time. It really goes to show how easily impressed people are. The series as a whole wasn't bad, but it was average at best. The characters were extremely 2 dimensional, plus the amount of melodrama was staggering. The art/music wasn't my cup of tea either but I can see why people like it. When I get back to rating stuff again this will be an easy 5/10. "Insert popular anime here" is the most overrated anime of all time. Seriously? This crap again? Listen, I understand if you didn't like it as much as other people did, but that doesn't make it overrated. There's a reason Shingeki no Kyojin is popular and that is because many people enjoy it. It's like that for any popular anime, once it becomes well known and talked about then the so called "cool kids" come in and start throwing the word "overrated" around because they feel like it makes them special. Just a few examples: Code Geass Death Note FMA Brotherhood Gintama (I didn't really enjoy it but I won't go around calling it overrated) |
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Mich666 said: Eren's key (that should be their (and his!) top priority from the start if they used logic) is still left without meaning. They first need to retake all of Wall Maria (which is a fucking huge area), then retake the Shiganshina district to get to his house |
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| Easy 9/10. I just wish we got some more answers instead of being left with so many questions. Might raise the score after the next season. |
FailAtLife said: Shicchi said: Holy cruel this world is Eren. Jizz... taku(no weeaboo) Mikasa really...Mikasa's lines in Shingeki no Kyojin #25 (chronologically) - "What choice do we have? The world is a cruel place." (0:01) - "Eren" (1:01) - "Eren" (6:44) - "Eren!" (10:48) - "Eren!" (10:53) - "I won't let that happen!" (12:06) - "Annie... fall." (12:23) - "Eren!" (13:23) - "Eren!" (14:11) - "Eren" (15:12) - "Eren" (17:59) - "Are you feeling okay?" (18:10) - "Yeah" (18:24) - "Eren" (19:42) - "I'm glad you came back." (20:00) - "Eat" (20:47) lol Eren this Eren that... Eren,Eren,Eren,Eren,Eren,Eren,Eren,Eren,Eren,Eren,Eren, What a major turn off... I can't fap to this :( Found this to match up some of those "Eren lines" https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1385137_335697493234135_159884026_n.jpg |
Shicchi said: Mikasa's lines in Shingeki no Kyojin #25 (chronologically) - "What choice do we have? The world is a cruel place." (0:01) - "Eren" (1:01) - "Eren" (6:44) - "Eren!" (10:48) - "Eren!" (10:53) - "I won't let that happen!" (12:06) - "Annie... fall." (12:23) - "Eren!" (13:23) - "Eren!" (14:11) - "Eren" (15:12) - "Eren" (17:59) - "Are you feeling okay?" (18:10) - "Yeah" (18:24) - "Eren" (19:42) - "I'm glad you came back." (20:00) - "Eat" (20:47) lol And she's one of my favourite characters... I really don't understand how AoT was mediocre in any way? I thought it was maybe a little slow in the middle when Erren discovers his titan powers and maybe all the deaths was a little repetitive, but I loved it. The art was undeniably pretty darn good, even with all the still frames, the musics was epic, the story interesting and sure maybe the characters were a little flat but I still liked them and I don't think this anime relies on characters as much as others do because it's so plot driven. I'm genuinely curious about the titans in the wall and Annie, so much so that I ended up reading the manga. |
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IchigoHollowfi said: Are you mad? The 2nd season better comes out really soon or the anime would fail even more than it already has.I hope there is a season 2 in the far future. Anyways, the ending was indeed epic but other than this it really kinda disappointed me. I mean did we really watch a 25-episode show for practically nothing? This twist would have been bearable only if we were getting continuation really soon and even then it would have been really annoying. Meh. At least the show picked up in the end. 1. Characters. +1. Well, the anime indeed has some good characters, some of which are maybe even memorable(lol, datLevi). Levi, Erwin and Jean are enough for me. Overall score: 6/10.2. Atmosphere. +1. Despite it wasn't consistently good, I can't deny that there was this behind-the-walls atmosphere as well as the outside-the-walls atmosphere. 3. OST. +1. The OST of some episodes was really good, but then again this anime has the worst OPs ever and really bad, imo, EDs. I'll stive give a point for the sake of the good themes. 4. Animation. +1. Well, no one can deny the animation was high-budget. If this was the only factor defining an anime SNK would have been one of the best. 5. Background story. I didn't really like most of the backrgounds we saw(we didn't really see much actually). Maybe if we have seen Annie's background I'd have actually given a point here. 6. Storyline. +1. I didn't really like the storyline for most of the time, because for 14-15 or so episodes we've actually gotten like nothing. I mean - 8-episode arcs that concerned 1 day measure of time. But eventually we've gotten through 4 arcs and the 3rd one was actually good and eventually progress has been made since episode 1, a consistent progress at that. 7. Ending. But then we get at the ending. A really bad ending, that had the chance to redeem SNK at least partially, but no - why would it do that. We practically got nowhere. 8. Drama. +1. Ok, I can't say the drama is horrible in this show. It's nothing great tho. 9. Overall affect. Overall this anime annoyed me most of the time and failed to redeem itself in the end. High-budget can't buy my regard when all else fails. Bonus(extra) point for:... |
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dxia said: I don't deny that this series develops some characters slowly, but I feel it's getting too much flak for the characters. It's a plot driven story set in a world where humanity is threatened with extinction. Experiencing this world as a child can cause serious tunnel vision, which is quite understandable. When you're constantly beset by the need for self-preservation, being nuanced and concerned about many different things is a luxury that most cannot afford. To think otherwise is to think that a child soldier growing up in a warzone (or even, to stretch the analogy, a wild animal) will develop a highly complex personality. It's easy for us to take such a personality for granted because we didn't grow up under such circumstances. I think Isayama realizes this. In fact, I think that most character traits that viewers or readers see as flaws and may dislike (sometimes intensely) are intentional. There's some character with a persistent weakness that irritates or angers you? Good; that is probably the author's intention. For example, Mikasa's over-attachment to Eren is probably what catches the most flak out of any character trait. But let's think for a second; what aspect of Mikasa does not come from Eren? - Eren gave Mikasa her life. Without him, she would have grown up a child sex-slave at the mercy of some rich pervert. - Eren gave Mikasa a new family, and several years later, is the only remaining member of either of her families. - Eren gave Mikasa her defining (Darwinian) philosophy. - Eren unlocked Mikasa's strength. From a young and impressionable age, and especially after the first titan invasion, Eren embodies the source of every aspect of Mikasa's identity. It's no wonder she's in love with him. I've seen comparisons drawn between the Mikasa-to-Eren relationship and the Levi-to-squad relationship, so as to emphasize a difference in emotional maturity. This is a silly comparison, as the two relationships are nothing alike. Would it be realistic for her to get over him so quickly? No, it wouldn't. Would you get over someone like that so quickly if your situation was the same as hers? Very likely not. It took a deeply traumatizing event to forge her identity through Eren, and it will take another one for her to start getting over her attachment. Isayama understands this, and I believe he will give us that second pivotal event at some point. The characters with more complex worldviews would actually be those that grew up during the hundred years of peace: Erwin, Pixis, Levi, Hanji, etc. Unfortunately, they are not dynamic characters, nor are they meant to be. So it doesn't make sense to look for development there. For the same reason (breadth of worldview), characters like Annie have much greater potential for complexity than characters like Eren. Eren is defined by the destruction of his peaceful life just like Mikasa. The only difference is that he single-mindedly pursues the "culprits", whereas Mikasa pursues her savior (it also makes him oblivious to the fact that a hot, stoic, badass girl follows him to the exclusion of all other things...). Further guidance from Levi would do both of them some good. (Edit: Because Eren's worldview is defined by titans, he slowly starts to develop after becoming one himself. Far from indulging in and relishing the power that he's received, he doesn't want others to see him as a monster. This opens him to guidance from more experienced characters, like Levi.) One might then ask: why is Eren the main, if he's so uninteresting? Eren isn't strong. Eren isn't smart. Those roles were assigned to the other members of his trio. But Eren has the biggest balls of anyone in the story short of Erwin Smith. In his world, having a uniquely mountain-sized pair becomes an inspiration to many, especially the 104th. Just look at the effect he had on the formerly selfish Jean (even if the latter would never admit it). In other words, even if Eren himself suffers from tunnel vision, he has a "dumb" charisma that touches everyone around him. He is a catalyst for development, both in the plot and in other characters. I hate to draw this comparison, but that makes him similar to Naruto. Because the character development is rather slow, it's important to emphasize it when it occurs. This is one of the anime's flaws; it skips some existing character development for unnecessary action filler or straight-up padding. The last two episodes in particular suffered heavily from this. I just had to quote this because this was a good read, it'd be a shame if it quickly gets lost in the sea of comments for this thread. That said, in fairness of Naruto, the character has come a pretty long way from where he initially started (more mature, more considerate of how he approaches his enemies etc.), and I can easily see the same happening for Eren's character in the future. |
| Darn, major cliffhanger. They built Eren up far too much, the fire regeneration? Come on now. Ah, second season won't be around soon either. Unless they want to do a SnK Brotherhood or something in the far future. |
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| So many questions unanswered at the end of the 1st season... a very good reason to have a 2nd season. |
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| I hate untied threads. Quite an action-pumping anime but I feel like I was cheated on with this one episode. What the hell does that last second indicate? A new titan? A titan in the wall? Annie reborn? Wut wut? |
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| It was good, definitely could have used less people going Super Sa... er, Titan and used more humans and showed despair like in the beginning of series. Lots of unanswered questions, but 2nd season is probable. Still a good show, worthy to be remembered. but not ''omg best anime ever'' kind of thing. |
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| THAT ENDINGGGGGGGGG omg levi |
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