r/ShingekiNoKyojin 2d ago

Subreddit Meta Subreddit Survey [Poll] - Have you read the Manga?

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156 votes, 21h left
Yes, I have read the manga
No, I have not read the manga
I have read it partially

r/ShingekiNoKyojin Jan 23 '25

Official Thread Ultimate Guide to AoT: FAQs, Analysis and Discourse

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This multi-subreddit megathread contains:

The most frequently brought up Topics & Questions

Analysis on various story Elements & Characters

Random interesting meta posts

Documents and guide on the anime and the Attack on Titan reddit fandom

This megathread covers threads from various subreddits, and platforms. Enjoy exploring!

Guide.

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Guide on AoT anime content

Masterlist Of Anime OSTs S1-S4 + Final Episode - YouTube Playlist

AoT wiki for your fact-checking needs

Frequently Asked Questions.

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Questions that are asked very frequently, mostly by new or one time watchers/readers, to which there is a factual answer or an agreed-upon interpretations in the community.

1.) What is the 50 year plan? Follow up: Why didn’t Zeke and Eren touch earlier?

2.) What were the Azumabito's intentions with Mikasa?

3.) How was Ymir freed? Who freed Ymir? (check analysis section down as well)

4.) How did Eren talk to Mikasa in paths?

5.) What is Historia’s role in how we perceive Ymir through tales and romanticized stories?

6.) What will happen if a man inherits the Female Titan?

7.) How do the Founding Titan abilities work?

8.) What were some of Paradis' options post-timeskip? •Alternative to the Rumbling.Anti-50-year planEuthnasia Plan

9.) Why did Historia choose to get pregnant?

10.) Why did Grisha give his titan to Eren, when he asked Zeke to stop him?

11.) What were Eren’s motivations to choose the path of rumbling?

12.) Are there multiple timelines in AOT?

13.) Why do dinosaurs appear in the opening of AOT’s 2nd season?

Isayama's Answers to the 15th Anniversary Magazine Q&A

Frequently Brought up Topics.

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These topics are frequently brought up, but there is no clear answer or the topic is deliberately left to speculation. Check out these links for some in-depth posts on the respective topics.

1.) a) Who won the fight between Annie and Mikasa? b) Who would win between Annie and Mikasa?

2.) Opinion on any divisive characters

GabiMikasaErenFloch

3.) Did you like the ending? a)Anime Ending b)Manga Ending

4.) Do you support the rumbling?

5.) Who should have been saved, Erwin or Armin?

6.) Was Eren justified? Discussion post | Detailed answer

7.) Sub or Dub?

8.) Would Erwin have joined the Yeagerists if he had survived?

9.) Is Attack on Titan fascist? No, it is not | Devil’s Advocate:

10.) Why does Annie get forgiven?

General Analysis On The Story.

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These are high-effort essays or videos analysing the series as a whole. Please note that us listing something here does not mean we endorse or fully agree with every single statement made there - we just think that if you are looking for more analysis, these might be worth a watch.

A 1-hour retrospective breakdown of AoT as a whole

How AoT deconstructs heroism and morality

Idealism in AoT

Scout Regiment: Paradise’s Idealistic Counterculture

The importance of nameless soldiers & collateral damage in AoT

What was it all for? Thoughts on the extra pages of AoT’s ending

Why I feel Mikasa, Levi and Armin were the perfect choice for Eren’s final moments and the story’s climax - Imgur Backup for future

Analysis of AoT’s extra ending pages - A brilliant thematic conclusion - Imgur Backup for Future

To love someone inside the Walls - Imgur Backup for Future

The Rumbling is indefensible

A theoretical analysis of its structure

The highs and lows of AoT’s final arc

Overanalyzing every single episode of the anime - a youtube playlist

Titans as Mirrors: How Titan forms reflect the Warriors' Psyche - Imgur Backup for Future

Character Analysis.

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1. Eren Yeager.

Eren Yeager: The Chained God of Attack On Titan

The rise and fall of Eren - Imgur Backup for Future

The perfect duality of Eren - Imgur Backup for Future

What is freedom in AoT

Developments vs desires - Everyone and especially Eren

Nature vs nurture: Eren’s motivations and the Dina twist

Eren Jaeger and the insanity of circular storytelling

The ironic development of Eren

Analyzing antagonists

Power, freedom, the Founding Titan and Levi

The Attack Titan’s powers and their effect on Eren

Why Eren’s actions were very obviously painted bad with the Rumbling - In-depth examination

The narrative importance of the causal loop on Eren

Eren and Mikasa’s relationship

Eren’s characterization throughout the story and his post timeskip conflict

Eren Yeager is (Not) Special

Ramzi and Eren: the turning point in Eren’s demeanor

An observation on the structure of Eren’s characterization post timeskip - Imgur Backup for Future

The false mask of Eren

The Jaeger Projection Problem: The Last Supper of Self-Loathing - Imgur Backup for Future

2. Mikasa Ackerman.

Mikasa’s Character Arc: What, Where, How, When

Mikasa and her relationship with authority

Mikasa and Erwin: The Sacrificial Act of Dreams for the Cause

Why Mikasa's conclusion not only strengthens her arc but Attack On Titan as a whole - Imgur Backup for Future

Mikasa’s Destiny and Mikasa’s Choice

Mikasa: A Person from Two Trope

A Literary perspective of Mikasa - Imgur Backup for Future

• [The Heroine's Journey] - Coming Soon.

Mikasa, the symbolism of the praying mantis and butterfly and its development throughout the story - Imgur Backup for Future

Mikasa's self Imposed Curse

Why does Mikasa have headaches

Differences between the Manga and Anime version of Mikasa - Imgur Backup for Future

3. Armin Arlert.

Armin character analysis, humanity’s reluctant savior

Armin and Eren’s dynamic - Imgur Backup for Future

Armin and Zeke’s dynamic - Imgur Backup for Future

The importance of dialogue and Armin’s character - Imgur Backup for Future

Armin Arlert: conflicting lessons, dynamics with Erwin and Levi - Imgur Backup for Future

Armin and Annie’s relationship

4. Levi Ackerman.

Is Levi bland? A bullet-point counter-argument and his importance in the narrative

Levi’s character motivations and the promise

Levi’s ending

Levi’s violence and compassion

Serumbowl

Levi, Falco and Gabi

Levi vs Zeke foil

Levi, a slave to being a hero

Levi vs Kenny’s influence - Imperfect heroics

Levi’s mistake with Zeke and getting blown up by thunder spears

5. Erwin Smith.

Erwin Smith - wearing masks

Erwin Smith - the impossible standard

Exploring Erwin - For Humanity?

Erwin Smith - A devil with a dream

Erwin would not support the Rumbling, you just don’t like Armin

6. Zeke Yeager.

Zeke Yeager & Personal Connections.

The contradictions of Zeke - A character study

The desperate loneliness of Zeke

Understanding Zeke Yeager

7. Reiner Braun.

Reiner Braun and “saving the world”

Reiner character analysis, viewed through psychology and philosophy theory

Who is Reiner Braun?

Eren and Reiner’s dynamic - Imgur Backup for Future

8. Annie Leonhart.

Annie’s search for personhood

About Annie…(character analysis)

No one understands Annie

Understanding Annie

9. Hange Zoe.

Hange and the role of commander, character analysis

Hange’s “Genocide is Wrong” Line is Misunderstood

Hange’s understanding and intellect

10. Jean Kirstein.

Jean Kirstein embracing survey corps values, a character analysis

Jean character study through the lens of theory of psychology

11. Bertholdt Hoover.

Comprehensive analysis of Bertholdt

The tragedy of Bertholdt Hoover

12. (Freckles) Ymir and Historia Reiss.

Ymir analysis and religious subtext

Thoughts on Historia in Uprising - Imgur Backup for Future

Ymir and Historia’s dynamic analysis - Imgur Backup for Future

13. Sasha Braus and Connie Springer.

The secondary trio behind EMA

14. Floch Forster.

Floch - the volunteer Devil, character analysis

Floch's leadership examination and the comparison with Erwin

15. Gabi and the children of the forest.

Gabi Braun - A brighter future

16. (Founder) Ymir Fritz.

The final mystery of AOT - Ymir analysis

17. Grisha Yeager.

Grisha Yeager: A Deconstruction of the Main Character's Dad Archetype - Imgur Backup for Future

18. Keith Shadis.

From bystander to hero, a character analysis

19. Kenny/Uri.

Kenny, Uri and the cycle of hatred

The Importance of Kenny and Uri (In-depth Thematic Analysis)

20. Dot Pyxis.

Why Pyxis and Eren’s Conversation was Not Retconned

21. Yelena.

Yelena: AoT’s puppeteer, a character analysis

22. Theo Magath.

The lasting impact of Theo Magath, a character analysis.

MISCELLANEOUS.

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Manga (Source Material) vs Anime (Adaptation) differences:

Volume 1 - 33

No Regrets Vol. 1: Manga / Anime differences

No Regrets Vol. 2: Manga / Anime differences

Volume 34: Manga / Anime differences

Differences between anime and manga endings

Fandom and Anime Production Misc.

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Well-written characters, meta discussion of fandom perception

AOT anime reactions and in depth discussions

Explaining the ending controversy - a fandom analysis

Final Attack on Titan Episode - AoTwiki poll

The Original manga ending - chapter 139 SNK POLL

Behind-the-Scenes.

All of AoT animation staff for every episode of the series

Arifumi Imai animator spotlight - the man responsible for animating 70%+ of action animation cuts in S1-S3 and the Levi and Mikasa killing Eren sakuga in the final episode

TV release vs BLU-RAY differences

Some design sheets from WIT’s adaptation

Some design sheets from MAPPA’s adaptation

WIT staff interview from 2014 on AOT

100Cams - Behind the scenes footage of AOT s4 part3 production

Final episode VA recording - Behind the scenes

AoT S4 part 2 staff interview, series director Hayashi and CG producer Tannawa

Excerpts from roundtable final episode interview with staff

Interview with S4 director Hayashi before its airing

Global TV demands interview of Hayashi

Hayashi comments on episode 4x28 Rumbling scene and Isayama’s request

Subreddits of AoT Reddit-Fandom.

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General.

Subreddit Description Date of Creation
r/ShingekiNoKyojin Main discussion subreddit nr1. Feburary 18, 2014
r/attackontitan Main discussion subreddit nr2. November 28, 2013
r/titanfolk The Folk subreddit for AoT. May 1, 2018
r/okbuddyreiner Shitposting subreddit. April 28, 2019
r/AttackOnRetards A space dedicated to calling out negativity. April 27, 2021
r/AttackOnShipping A subreddit for any and all shippers. April 27, 2022
r/ANRime Subreddit dedicated to theorizing about an Alternative-Original Ending (AOE). June 29, 2021

Character dedicated subreddits.

r/LeviCult

r/Ereh

r/Mikasa

r/ErwinSmith

r/potatogirl

r/ArminCult

r/GabiCult

r/ReinerCult

r/ZekeCult

r/JeanTheStallion

It has been in the works for a long time. A big Thank You to everyone who created the content featured here, as well as to those who helped us gather it all together.


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 12h ago

Artwork Crazy Annie won B3. Who's the confident bean in C3?

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595 Upvotes

r/ShingekiNoKyojin 16h ago

Humor/Meme How do I even react to this??

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833 Upvotes

r/ShingekiNoKyojin 16h ago

Humor/Meme Correct me if I’m wrong but the other nations were late when making anti-titan weaponry right?

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840 Upvotes

r/ShingekiNoKyojin 7h ago

Discussion Are these Eldians or Maryleans?

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105 Upvotes

I'm having a debate with my friend. I want to know what you guys think


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 4h ago

Cosplay Who should i cosplay? :D

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r/ShingekiNoKyojin 9h ago

Discussion The clock was ticking for [REDACTED], this is why ...

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Spoiler ahead

I saw the "paradis was the first to invent anti-titan weaponry" and i agree, it is interesting how the weapons they use, are the ones that make them the most vulnerable to titan attacks, but one weapon is of upmost importance : the Thunderspear, the game changer that can punch through any titan, even hardened one.

So, how does that measure to the rest of the world not building anti-titan weaponry? Well.. they did, canons that are extremely powerful, but extremely slow, not maneuvrable and hard to reload. Technologically, Not-France and Not-Ottomans are in roughly WW1 (Big Zeppelins, first biplane, dreadnought ships...etc)

You know what weapons do not have this issue?

Easy to reload : check (they are rockets, just put them in the bag)

Powerful : check (Soviet Katyusha barrages were insanely devastating to the German troops)

Easy to manoeuvre : check (Hey look, the Calliope even comes with a neat tank that is packing some serious firepower)

All these technologies started becoming a thing during WW2, so yes

Eren was on borrowed time, in a couple of years, these bad boys would turn the rumbling into nothingness, and this is why he decided to go full rumbling

It's a tragedy, and i think that's why i love AoT.


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 3h ago

Artwork Colossal titan art (OC)

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(OC)


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 1d ago

Discussion anyone else realize this reference in AoT: Junior High

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Aot: Junior High debuted just about when the Battle of Shiganshina Arc began in the manga, not only that but AoT: Junior High had some spoilers before it was even shown in the manga.


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 2h ago

Discussion Top 10 saddest deaths? Spoiler

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Ill go first No.1 hange no.2 eren no.3 floch no.4 erwin no.5 marco no.6 hannes no. 7 sasha no.8 petra no. 9 carla no.10 that guy who got eaten and ripped apart by the titans also top 3 were really hard to place


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 1d ago

Discussion Who are the only characters in AoT who are just completely evil?

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Fritz - I mean I don't need to explain this.

Gross - I mean I don't need to explain this.

Alma - At first I thought she was a victim of Rod and sympathized with her, but after rewatching, it turns out that she wasn't. She just had an affair with Rod and kept the child in the hopes she could marry him, and because of her own selfish actions, she hates and abuses her child.


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 1d ago

Humor/Meme Saved my sister from naming her baby after Zeke

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My sister is having a baby and is looking for names. Good thing I stopped her from naming my future nephew after Zeke 😂


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 46m ago

Manga Are all Tivis7 & SoulMadness video motions gone?

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I searched YouTube, Video and PH and it seems all old links don't work.

Are all of them gone? These videos hold a special place in my heart as I honestly enjoyed them alot 5 years ago.


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 1d ago

Humor/Meme Every shonen has their own Levi/Roy

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620 Upvotes

Character that's the strongest or one of the strongest in their universe, badass, a bit older than the teenager protagonists, getting all the fangirls, and usually in the good side of the conflict (albeit with some anti hero or questionable traits sometimes)


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 6h ago

Discussion Eldia's Conquest and Great Titan War

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During the Eldia's Conquest and the Great Titan War, were Pure Titans used at all, or was it just the Nine?

When I picture Eldia ravaging the world, I usually imagine them using hordes of titans the way Marley does. But then I thought maybe not, cause that'd be kinda weird for the Eldians, who thought themselves the superior race, to be turning their own people in mindless titans. Unless the Founder could turn them back after they were done.

Based on what we saw some Ymir's flashback, it seems like the Nine by themselves would be sufficient to crush any enemy force as nobody had a way to deal with them.

This may be confirmed somewhere in the manga, but I'm not sure.


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 19h ago

Manga Levi's Expression Under the Bandages Uploaded in Isayama's Blog

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r/ShingekiNoKyojin 12h ago

Discussion Porco and Colt

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Wish we had more scenes of this duo. Also do you think the reason Porco seems to close with Colt is because he reminds him of Marcel?


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 1d ago

Artwork Gothkasa [art by daradara_suyaaa]

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455 Upvotes

r/ShingekiNoKyojin 5h ago

Discussion Call Your Name discrepancy

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So I think damn near everyone who has watched the full series now thinks Call Your Name is a song for Eren and Mikasa, and it makes perfect sense given the vision or whatever of a normal life Eren gave Mikasa, except for one line, the first one at that.

"She lost her brother a month ago, his picture on the wall, and it reminds me,"

Here we got a snag in the EreMika theory. Who is this "she" that lost her brother? Mikasa doesn't have one, except maybe an unborn one because it's possible her mother was pregnant when she was killed. Even if it's for some reason referring to that, you can't put an unborn baby's picture in the wall.

If it's referring to Eren, because Mikasa tells others he's her family even though she's in love with him, that would mean it can't be from Eren's POV and is someone else singing about Mikasa which is... weird tbh.

So what the hell is with this line, if it's so clearly an EreMika song? And if it actually isn't, or is about them and someone else, who is this "she" that lost her brother?


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 23h ago

Discussion Could Eren... Spoiler

45 Upvotes

Massive spoiler ahead!

As you know, Erwin died without knowing if his father´s theorie was correct. Couldn´t Eren´s Founding Titan manipulate the past, and let Erwin know about the truth just before his death? It´s also possible he did, and that´s why Erwin chose to die instead of Armin.


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 1d ago

Artwork Mikasa shook. Who's the crazy person next to her in B3?

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461 Upvotes

r/ShingekiNoKyojin 18h ago

Discussion So in the end the century inside the walls was probably the most peaceful and prosperous time for Eldians before the fall of Wall Maria and the Rumbling....

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If I were some random character in the Snk universe living inside the walls..I wish my lifetime was within that century during which mankind (Eldians) didnt know anything about the outside world aside from the fact that there were only titans.

I would've been some random dude who was born a few years after King Fritz settled down on the island along with his people. Probably I might be a merchant living in Wall Rose or Maria just trying to make ends meet.

Probably I would make a fortune, get married and have kids...probably I would buy a house and live happily with my family... a peaceful life...my death would take place just a few years before the arrival of the warriors from Marley....

My life would be peaceful..

Had I just been born a few years before.. I probably would've lived through the Great Titan War and the Fall of the Eldian Empire..

Had I just been born a few years later...I would've lived long enough to witness the Fall of Wall Maria and probably get slaughtered by a mindless Titan...

Even in the real world there are people who are lucky enough to be born in a peaceful place and time...and also lucky to have a peaceful death just before some big crisis strikes...


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 10h ago

Anime Is the beast titan theoretically the strongest titan?

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As a tiger, it could probably defeat any other titan in a 1v1, except the Colossal. And if dinosaurs are considered beasts, then it’s undoubtedly the strongest titan in solo fights.


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 12h ago

Discussion Eren enjoyed or cried?? Spoiler

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People say eren cried while the rumbling, but we saw a scene where he literally feels free. Was this scene just to say armin, that eren likes it and that he is the enemy. Or does eren really enjoyed it to see the World flat.


r/ShingekiNoKyojin 1d ago

Cosplay Me as Mikasa Ackerman

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175 Upvotes

r/ShingekiNoKyojin 9h ago

Discussion can someone tell me where these images are from?

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hi, im new to the aot fandom and ive seen these images (along with a few other characters) many times, and they look great. can someone tell me where its from? ive heard its from a game, so if they are id really appreciate if someone left a link to download too. thanks!!