Mikasa Ackerman Is My Favorite Character Ever… Here’s Why | Attack On Titan Video Essay

[@jacrich699]

Last last smile she gave Eren killed me. Just seeing Eren again made her smile, only to remember what she had to do to him. She was really there for him till the end, even when that mean putting him out of his misery

[@chanmochit7476]

Thank you for defending Mikasa! There are a lot of videos on youtube that just hates her character for being devoted to Eren. It's not obsession, of course she would be overprotective of this suicidal blockhead. Her love hadnt stop her from being a good friend and good soldier. I find her devotion and strength admirable and I think she married and lived her life to the fullest while still visiting Eren occasionally.

[@loganhurley5456]

Aha, no prob! I’m happy Mikasa is a character you seem to understand, as well! She’s maybe more difficult to understand than others, but that’s what makes her interesting to me. Deep down, she’s a beautiful character

[@danck941]

There are many reasons I could list to way Mikasa is my favorite AOT character, but this post would be the entire size of a novel if I did, so please let me start off by saying this. For me Mikasa represents a pure, powerful kind of love, a type of love that has no conditions, or expectations, a type of love that is born from the very choice to love itself. That type of love can't die, or be taken away. It is for this very reason that she touched my heart in the anime. This is why Mikasa Akerman is such a beautiful character to me. Even is she got married(I hope she was happy regardless) I believe she still loved Eren all the way up to the very end, because her love was real, and therefore it was eternal. I also hope that she finally got what she wanted, and got to meet Eren again and be with him for eternity in the afterlife. I think the author was trying to imply this when he put that slide at the end of her funereal, and she's being buried in her red scarf, and being buried right next to where Eren is buried. Anyway that's just the opinion of this one AOT fan, and EreMika shipper.

[@jacobglancy7523]

Nice, I'm glad Mikasa's character didn't go over the heads of the entire fanbase ahahaha

[@dramadrama1986]

This is like a breath of fresh air. Mikasa despite being the one of the famous aot characters is alsk saldy very hated. Many aot fans reduce her to just a "simp for eren". Glad to find someone who gets her character!!!

[@vertexedits1806]

Mikasa Ackerman was my favorite in season 1 now she along with eren and reiner are my favs she is an absolutely brilliant character i cried with her. In the end she was the hero who was able sacrifice the most important thing to her for the greater good which many others couldn't many people misinterpreted her character thanks for this video it will make people understand her better too

[@loganhurley5456]

Happy to hear you enjoyed the video! We seem to see the same with Mikasa. She’s incredible 🧣🕊️

[@ren_ru9141]

idk if itterashai piano was playing the entire video and i just realized it at 10:44 but if it wasn't and it just started playing then, playing Itterashai right when talking about mikasa having to let go of Eren is such an amazing choice lol.

[@NintendoJoe64]

I feel like you'd enjoy her even more in the manga

[@loganhurley5456]

I’m prob about to order the whole AOT manga set pretty soon aha

[@z1lek327]

Fairplay I didn’t get their matchup with Eren and Mikasa tho their relationship had no connection throughout the entire series whatsoever. But to be saying Mikasa is the best character in fiction? Thats where you are on high drugs gng.

[@aliceinthewired]

After years of enduring Mikasa slander; this was very cathartic. Thank you for posting this. Like deadass.

[@Edible_Inc]

Sweet video man! I’m sure you have being a big fan, but have you seen her OVA in the lost girls? It’s so good! It’s been a while so I need to revisit it myself after seeing the ending

[@loganhurley5456]

Thank you, and I’m happy to hear you liked it! I’ve only seen the OVA for a little bit. I gotta watch all of it for sure! I weirdly didn’t know about the OVA’s till I almost finished the anime! 😭

[@danck941]

Where can I find this OVA?

[@arminkir9389]

you sir dropped this crown

[@loganhurley5456]

🫱🏻👑🫲🏻 Thank you! Happy to hear you enjoyed it!

[@mikasaacker297]

Thank you for making this for Mikasa. I feel like she is so misunderstood. But she is and always will be my favorite. A lot of people say that her character development was lackluster but I disagree. I think really toward the end of season 3/beginning of season 4 was when her character grew up and she blossomed into her own woman. By the end of season 4, she was the hero and victor of the story, because she put the lives of others before her selfish desires to be with Eren. Thank you for this video!!!!

[@loganhurley5456]

@@mikasaacker297 Very well said! Happy to hear you enjoyed the vid! 😊

[@Samar-r7w]

A character I was very interested in? A character that hits emotionally? Yes, I've had that feeling before, For you, it was Mikasa For me, it's Reiner Originally it was Eren, But after digging deep and rewatching, it was Reiner I was connected to more than Eren, Reiner has been my favorite character since the beginning while Eren was my favorite only in season 4, We are introduced to Reiner as the badass big brother of the scouts, he was just a strong likeable dude in the beginning, But after the reveal that he was the Armored Titan, i was shocked that a character I really liked was a bad guy, But that's the thing, he's NOT the bad guy but rather the victim, We find out that Reiner has split personality and this is where i really started to get fascinated by Reiner's character, They weren't showcasing Reiner as this one dimensional bad guy, he was....human I already liked Reiner and was very fascinated by how Reiner's character is going to go on but season 4 definately made Reiner one of the most nuanced and compelling anime characters of all time, seeing Reiner's backstory, how he was brainwashed and forced to commit mass murder and no one loved him for who he was made me feel so bad for him, Reiner isn't like Levi or Mikasa who are strong and have iron will, Reiner is just like us, trying to make it out alive every other day, No talents, no skills, no strength, just a struggler By pushing forward and saving the world, Reiner managed to redeem himself, he managed to finally become who he wanted to be since a child....a hero, Reiner Braun is one of my favorite anime characters of all time, Thank you AOT, for a journey filled with shocking plot twists and thrilling action, and for Reiner.

[@loganhurley5456]

Reiner is an elite character! Funnily enough, I think Reiner was another character I had an intuition feeling about as well. He’s the most lovable “villain” of all time… because he’s not truly a villain. Just someone that thinks he’s doing what’s right, and understanding where he went wrong and correcting it

[@damnthathurts731]

Wow, I did not think I would ever be this happy to have a random 100-views-video pop up in my recommended. Obviously my story with this character is a little different, but damn was I able to relate to this. And ultimately it aligns very well. It was also good to see some positive words on Mikasa given that people are, for the very least, split on her and she gets a lot of hate online. So thank you. Watching this genuinely improved my day. Take care

[@loganhurley5456]

I’m happy to hear you enjoyed it, and how much is positively impacted you! Mikasa def is an interesting character to try and understand. She’s one of the more difficult ones to try and get I think. Everyone has different characters hit them in different ways, but hopefully her side of the story has been said at least a little bit in this vid Thank you, take care!

[@AndrewAnderson-bx8uf]

I liked her in season 1 when she smacked Eren around when he was being too Eren, but I have no idea how anyone can claim that for the overwhelming majority of the time they had anything but a severely toxic relationship, just like with any other relationship where the affection is pretty much exclusively one sided and the lovesick person cant take a hint. Throughout the story people were always walking on eggshells around her, particularly on the topic of Eren, and it was literally like she had a disability. They had to treat her like she was "special" making sure she was okay with whatever the plan was with Eren at the time so she doesnt act like a psycho. It somehow got worse and creepier after she decapitated him. In fine with her kissing his decapitated head, it was fucking weird but whatever, I can at least try to pretend that never happened. Yet afterwards she apparently marches thousands of miles with that head in her arms? I guarantee that thing was rotting and grotesque by the time she returned home. Worse still, she never moved on one iota. She was hung up for decades afterwards over someone who killed billions of people for reasons only Ymir knows. It was so tone deaf and it was like the she had no idea how to act like an actual human being anymore.

[@thtswutshesaid]

Dude this video made me CRY, you did great, loved it.👏 KZbin recommended me this video & you did not disappoint. Isayama truly graced us with such a masterpiece, I feel like there is so much to learn from this anime & all the characters, but you definitely put it into a really interesting perspective of Mikasas love for Eren that I didn't think about & I've read both the manga & watched anime more than I wanna admit😂 So thanks for that🙏

[@loganhurley5456]

I’m happy to hear you enjoyed it, and I’m grateful for your response and support 😊 The whole series itself is a bunchhhhh to process and think about. I have literally no clue how Isayama developed his creative mindset (especially at 19), but I think it’s safe to say we’re thankful for it. This certainly won’t be the last time I watch AOT. In fact, I’ll prob inevitably make more video essays and admit I have a new perspective on new characters. Hopefully Mikasa was at least understood a little bit in this vid

[@Tatakhae]

This video made my day, Thank you❤

[@loganhurley5456]

@@Tatakhae Happy to hear you enjoyed it! And thank you for the support! ❤️😊

[@Solar_editss]

really good video!

[@danck941]

I like to think that Mikasa knew that Eren also loved her in the end. I believe she did after she remembered their last conversation in the paths. I believe it's what gave her the strength to give up on her dream of being together with Eren. Multiple times throughout the series she would say that "The world was cruel, but it could also be beautiful". Eren was the beauty she saw in the world, and because of this he was everything to her. She was able to give up that dream, kill Eren, and move on with her life while still holding on to her memories, and love for Eren thus allowing her to keep her peace and happiness at the same time. I find the tragic love story between Mikasa, and Eren heartbreaking two people who were meant to be together, but couldn't be due to circumstance. It's the reason that while devastating I found the ending of AOT to be profoundly beautiful. It happens to be why Mikasa Ackerman is also my favorite character in AOT.

[@loganhurley5456]

Very well said! I’m also happy Mikasa is a character you understand and love, as well! ⚔️🧣

[@danck941]

@@loganhurley5456 Thanks. I only just finished AOT last week. I was able to watch it all in only a few weeks, and it become one of my favorite anime of all time basically overnight. Mikasa is one of those characters who will stay with me for ever, and the whole series will always be in my heart. I'm greatful to the author of AOT for creating this masterpiece of a story as well as Mikasa's character who has touched my heart.

[@loganhurley5456]

@@danck941 Haha we’re not too different. I finished AOT somewhat recently in a matter of weeks, too. It gets us hooked so quickly, but that’s what makes it great. And Mikasa’s a huge part of that!

[@danck941]

@@loganhurley5456 Well I'm glad to have met another person in the AOT fandom who also knows that Mikasa is best girl, and understands that she's a beautifully written character. Some people in the fandom get on my nerves with their bad takes. Especially when they try to say things like "Mikasa is a poorly written character", or Eren never loved Mikasa romantically" when he clearly always did etc. The tragic love story between Mikasa and Eren is one of the most powerful parts of the story. I wish some people could just accept that. Anyway it was great to meet you.

[@JoshSketchShow]

Geez man, I actually have a video essay about her coming out this week, and she's my favorite in ther series, too. Verbatum, I also have a bit of a personal past and bond with her as well. She was the reason I watched the show, too. However...I am almost fundamentally oppossed to some of the points in your video. I hated the ending and I actually think Mikasa got the worst outcome out of everyone involved, and I'm kind of expecting some negative backlash on my stuff. I feel like she deserved so, so much better. But it's good to meet someone that also likes her, because that's rare. Hope all is well, brother. ✝

[@loganhurley5456]

Looking forward to that video essay! I’m sure it’ll be great! 😊 I was left saddened after the finale as well. I felt she lived sorta lonely after Eren died, and I wondered if she ever got justice after the events of him dying. Lots to think about and understand with her and her ending. There’s prob still more to uncover. But I’m glad you and I find her an amazing character, and understand her a bit more than others. Take care!

[@Gilbert_Dice_Gottfried]

This made me totally change my mind about mikasa. Still hate her though, lol. She makes so much more sense to me now.

[@dhrishikadeepak940]

I basically dont like her like idc abt her much but the moment she killed eren i hated her the most.How can someome kill the person they loved the most ik the was situation but she didnt even slow down 😭😭😭😭😭 i dont think she loved him.....

[@gayanegasparyan4137]

Good video, but Eren def didn’t hate her cause he wanted to protect her from himself in a way I think she understood it esp after she saw themselves living a peaceful life in the paths

[@loganhurley5456]

I hope I was able to capture her point of view on things the day Eren said he hated her. It all must’ve been heartbreaking and confusing for her. With that being said, I also probably should’ve gone in depth on the cabin scene cause I agree. In the end, she understood Eren’s doing I believe I’m glad you liked the video!

[@dejected247]

"Your clown noise sir, you've earned it."

[@arminkir9389]

give that noise back to you

[@lolilitach77]

perfect video aaaaaaaa

[@OscarJ-01]

You probably loved your ex’s and want the best for them with another guy after you broke up and since Mikasa reminds you of them you also want the best for her

[@loganhurley5456]

That’s something I thought about once the video got uploaded. I think that part of it is true for me lol

[@flochforster7864]

I can think of a better character. JK, loved the video! It seems we both like the controversial characters XD

[@loganhurley5456]

You scared me for a second there 😅 Glad to hear you loved the video! I guess I can't judge Floch too much if I took time to understand Mikasa's character after aggravating me lol. Looks like Floch's another character to look at!

[@johntitor6821]

Just tell me one thing, since you said she is your favorite character EVER!! How many anime have you seen? 10, 20, 50??? I have only seen less than 350 anime, and even I can say with full guarantee, Mikasa is bland as a character. She has her moments but is not consistent. Heck even Slice of Life anime have better Female characters than Mikasa

[@danielmunoz1275]

"I'm better than you because I have watched way more anime than you." Wow, what an argument. The part that makes you look better is the implication that you have no other better thing to do rather than watch anime, so you have to make that something you're proud of by trying to make others opinion less than yours.

[@johntitor6821]

@@danielmunoz1275 Ohh boo hoo. Sorry to burst your bubble. Rather than dissing, give some sane counter to the thing I asked. When I started watching anime, even my virgin ass brain thought, Yuno Gasai was the best character. The thing to notice is when you widen your genre preference, you will get to know about what a character trope is and how much a certain character has their unique interpretation.

[@danielmunoz1275]

@@johntitor6821 So? The guy from this video just expressed HIS opinion. But here you are both diminishing his opinion, and making yourself look "better" because you have watched more anime. "my virgin ass brain." Hable bien gringo pendejo. It doesn't matter if you started watching anime since childhood or since you were a teenager, nor if you had more entertaining media knowledge to have your own favorite character. This just shows how immature you are.

[@StudioReiner]

This is hilarious

[@محمد678]

love ur content lol

[@chanmochit7476]

What's hilarious about it? I would have like to see you debate his points. But I'm glad you're opened to hear about why people like Mikasa. I like that this youtuber also stated the things about Mikasa that bothered him before eventually understanding the character.

[@Musipict]

How can you like a character so cold and heartless that couldn't even spare a few words of kindness to her dying follower, Louise, who idolized her? Who even slaughtered her own comrades and literally bathed in their blood, without the slightest trace of compassion or remorse??? How can such a cruel and callous person be liked by anyone????

[@dramadrama1986]

Louise is a fascist soooo....

[@Some_guy_passing_by]

Louise was a highkey stalker. She saved that girl's arse multiple times and surely that wasn't enough. And those ' comrades' were perfectly fine with other survey corps members turning into Titans and their allied nations ( Hizuru , some African countries) as well as neutral countries getting trampled . Yeah , Mikasa is morally grey and so is everybody else .

[@Musipict]

@@Some_guy_passing_by Killing your own friends who trust you is not the same as killing strangers who are preparing to attack you with the intent to kill you. You are comparing murderous betrayal with self-defense against hateful strangers and calling them the same. They are not. Nobody is morally gray. The Yeagerists are defending themselves against a world that has given them no other options and the alliance are slaughtering their friends. NOBODY is morally gray. The alliance are evil and wicked traitors and the Yeagerists are in self-defense. There is ZERO moral grayness. Stop drowning in your own delusions.

[@yinsmoke]

Ohh dear

[@Musipict]

@@Some_guy_passing_by no. Mikasa and her cringelliance allies, are not morally gray. They are immoral traitors and friend-killers. The Yeagerists are not morally gray either. They are morally right nationalists who defend their homeland. There is no moral grayness to be seen anywhere.

[@postizenejkluk4531]

i pity you