Passing down their powers through noble bloodlines, the Nine Titans established the world-conquering, blood-soaked legacy of the Eldian Empire, and, in particular, devastated the nation of Marley. 13 years later, Ymir died (the fate of all who can become Titans), which split her soul into the Nine Titans, whose power was given to nine subjects. In that era, a woman named Ymir Fritz somehow acquired the power to become a Titan (just exactly how has never been clearly said) and used it to establish the nation of Eldia.
The Eldians, the journal revealed, once ruled the world, their reign stretching back nearly 2,000 years.
Grisha, the journal explained, was actually from the nation of Marley, and, like our main characters, was a member of a race known as Eldians. That is to say, what Eren and the other characters thought all along - that humanity was largely destroyed by the Titans, with its remnants sealed up behind three rings of walls to defend themselves from the monsters - was wrong. The following chapters showed the journal of Eren’s father, Grisha, revealing that he was actually from the outside world. Making his way to the basement at long last, Eren discovered a photograph (something he’d never heard of) of his father with another wife and son. In the series’ 85th chapter, Eren finally got his answer. Even with all the complications thrown his way - including learning he could transform into a Titan - Eren never wavered in this. And second, to make his way back to the ruins of his house to use a key his father gave him to discover what was hidden in their basement. The big twist of Attack on Titanįor the series’ first several arcs, protagonist Eren Yeager was driven by two things: First, to destroy every single Titan he could find to avenge his mother’s death and the destruction of his hometown. And now that the anime’s third season is just getting to the start of where this all becomes clear, it’s a good time to unpack it all. Given the cyclical nature of manga production and anime seasons, the fandom chatter around Titan’s themes comes and goes. And the message of Attack on Titan appears to have Anti-Semitic and pro-fascist leanings.
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The series, published monthly in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Shonen Magazine in Japan, is now in its final arc, but there seems to be no end to the wider franchise in sight.īut as with any long-running manga, the closer you get to its endgame, the easier it is to see what the message of the series really is. There was an original comics anthology by Western talent, featuring creators like Scott Snyder, Gail Simone and Ronald Wimberly an original YA novel, Garrison Girl, by Rachel Aaron and even a crossover with Marvel in which the Avengers, Spider-Man, and the Guardians of the Galaxy fought Titans in New York City (a story devised by Isayama, with art by Gerardo Sandaval and a script by Marvel Editor-in-Chief C.B. And while that fever has died off from its circa 2014 high point, the series still has plenty of devoted followers who snap up every single video game, spin-off, and parody manga.
While aimed at a slightly older audience than the Big Three manga/anime of the early 2000s - Bleach, Naruto and One Piece - Attack on Titan made many more anime fans out of casual watchers, arriving as it did at the crest of the YA dystopian fiction wave in the West. In particular, the major twist of the series, as well as what’s been occurring since then, has drawn some uncomfortable parallels to global anti-Semitism, far-right Japanese politics, and Isayama’s own personal politics. Ditto Adult Swim, which licensed Funimation’s Attack on Titan dub for its Saturday night Toonami block (a revival of the beloved after-school anime block) and saw its fortunes rise so highly that Adult Swim was able to help produce two follow-up seasons to the legendary anime FLCL.īut recent events within the manga have given readers pause.
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Similarly, without rights to the anime - which concludes its third season this month - Netflix certainly wouldn’t have become a big enough player in the anime market to license all of Neon Genesis Evangelion. Without Hajime Isayama’s dystopian series and its massive, global fan base, Crunchyroll would’ve remained a curiosity instead of the global streaming powerhouse and anime production partner it has become. The modern manga and anime industries would not exist without Attack on Titan.
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