The following article contains spoilers for Attack on Titan The Final Chapters Special 2.
A scene in the final season of Attack on Titan was so heart-wrenching that many people couldn’t bear to watch it again, but it’s comforting to know that the scene also included a cute real-life baby.
Attack on Titan viewers may know Yūki Kaji as the voice actor for Eren Yeager, the main character of the series. His fans also easily recognize his voice from other series including One Piece, One Punch Man, Pokémon and Tease Master Takagi-San: The Movie. The actor is an established name in the industry, having voiced and voiced anime, video games, and live-action films since 2006. With his career history, fans have You may be surprised to learn that his favorite child also appears in Attack. about Titan’s finale, as revealed by Attack on Fan on X (formerly Twitter).
“FUN FACT: The sound of the baby crying in the finale is actually Yūki Kaji’s child,” X post reads. A BTS video also shows sample audio synced to the Attack on Titan clip, which is easily recognizable as the tragic scene involving a mother’s desperate attempt to save her child moments before death. landfall. In this scene, she and her child are swept along with the crowd to the edge of the cliff by the Rumbling. Out of desperation, she hands her baby to the next person, who in turn carries the baby through the crowd just as people are pushed towards the edge and perish below.
The appearance somewhat eases the weight of the scene, making fans hope that the baby survives, while also knowing that there is the cry of Kaji’s child. Kaji sent the recording to the production team as soon as they started editing the sound for the baby scene, so this could even be considered baby Kaji’s voice acting debut. This profession seems to run in the family as the baby’s mother, Ayana Taketatsu, is also a successful actress. Kaji married Taketatsu in June this year, shortly after the couple had their first child in November 2022.
It seems fans still haven’t recovered from the finale’s hype, and many will also likely rewatch the entire series to discover overlooked plot points and Easter eggs. Yūki Kaji’s role as Eren may be over, but the actor is still prolific in other ongoing series, such as voicing Shouto Todoroki in the My Hero Academia TV series.
Attack on Titan Finale: Final Chapters is now available to stream on Crunchyroll and Hulu.
Source: X (formerly Twitter)