Summary
Attack on Titan: The Final Chapters Part 2 fixes the issue of Armin’s final conversation with Eren making the manga’s ending even more controversial. Armin’s opposition to Rumble is clearly stated in the anime, emphasizing that no one approves of Eren’s plan and its consequences. The changes to Armin’s lines in the anime also affected Eren’s lines, as he admitted that his actions were not the best solution, further weakening the idea of him being a hero .
Warning: Contains spoilers for Attack on Titan: The Final Chapters Part 2.Attack the giantThe anime is finally over and it fixes one of the biggest problems with the manga’s ending. Among the many controversial points in chapter #139, a big one is that Armin appears to agree with Eren’s actions to the point of thanking him for becoming a mass murderer, and that seems like the story is trying too hard to portray Eren as a serial killer. hero.
Armin’s apparent approval of Eren’s actions was a big problem in Attack on Titan’s ending, but Attack on Titan: The Final Chapters Part 2 resolved it. Attack the giant Author Hajime Isayama said that he worked with the staff to make the ending slightly different from the mangaand that mainly shows up in the way Armin treats Eren.
Isayama had previously commented on Armin’s dialogue and expressed regret that he did not properly convey Armin’s true feelings, so that would be changed in the anime and the result would be an ending. Much better than the original manga.
The end of Attack On Titan makes it clear that Armin doesn’t accept the rumble
The biggest way Attack on Titan: The Final Chapters Part 2 fixes Armin’s conversation with Eren is simple: he disapproves of Rumbling. Not only is Armin disgusted by Rumble’s destruction of 80% of humanity Armin calls Eren out because his plan won’t save anyone on Paradis Island but will only give everyone more reason to fight. That line of thinking is maintained at the end of the episode when everyone comments that Eren’s plan to turn them into heroes was only meant to paint a target on their backs, so it’s clear that no one approves of Eren more than in manga.
The anime finale of Attack On Titan makes its themes easier to understand
The biggest benefit of the way the Attack on Titan anime tackles Armin’s conversation with Eren is that it’s much easier to understand the theme of the finale. By not letting Armin or anyone else do anything that would appear to endorse Eren, Attack the giantThe central concept of violence is not the answer to solving the world’s major problems can be conveyed much easier because the characters don’t say anything that directly contradicts the idea. That doesn’t fix all of the problems Attack on Titan had in conveying that message, but it’s a notable change nonetheless that adds a lot to the finale.
That idea was pushed even further when changes in Armin’s lines caused changes in Eren’s lines. After Eren justified his actions as inevitable due to his vision of the future, Armin pointed out how terrible his plan was. Eren, unlike in the manga, admits that he only chose Rumbling because he couldn’t think of anything better. If Eren himself admits that his actions were not the best solution, then it is a strong denial that Eren’s actions should have been considered just. All of which aim to significantly fix the problem created by Armin’s dialogue in Attack the giantis the end of the manga, and that makes the anime version go beyond the original’s ending.
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Attack the giant
Release date: 2013-04-07
Cast: Matthew Mercer, Josh Grelle, Hiroshi Kamiya, Shiori Mikami, Jerry Jewell, Kishô Taniyama, Jessica Calvello, Masahiko Tanaka, Yui Ishikawa, Romi Park, Robert McCollum, Tomohisa Hashizume, Hiro Shimono, Trina Nishimura
Main genre: Work
Category: Animation, Adventure, Action
Rating: TV-MA
Seasons: 4
Summary: Years ago, humanity was forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress. This is their story. When his homeland is destroyed, young Eren Yeager is determined to fight against the giant Titans that threaten to destroy humanity.
Franchising: Attack the giant
Characters by: Hajime Isayama
Distributor: Adult Swim (Toonami)
Protagonist: Armin Arlert, Mikasa Ackerman, Eren Jaeger
Production company: Studio Wit, MAP
Story by: Hajime Isayama