The Brilliance of Attack on Titan Final Season Part Two - Review and Analysis

A review of Studio MAPPA’s final season part two for Attack on Titan. Watch, as I discuss the writing of the story, multiple character arcs and the production between Studio Wit and MAPPA. I’ll also offer commentary on controversial matters such as the division between Floch’s Yeagerists and Eren’s comrades, the Alliance. Enjoy the review and analysis!
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[@denjipochita3398]

Still can’t believe we actually got the Paths stretch of chapters fully animated to perfection in TV. Unmatched narrative & masterclass storylling that’s only once in a lifetime experience. We’ll see how Director Hayashi handles Part 3, and the ending animated.

[@sourcesymbiosismetamorphis2228]

aoe

[@samson7294]

@@sourcesymbiosismetamorphis2228 highly unlikely

[@yeah1159]

@@sourcesymbiosismetamorphis2228 keep dreaming

[@alexvaughan1013]

I bet he makes a certain scene in the finale look like that Boruto scene everyone laughed at!

[@satvikp3186]

@@samson7294 NOO I DONT WANT THAT!!

[@katdoghawk]

That Grisha breakdown scene...my God. Has to be the most intense voice acting I've ever witnessed. Japan is just built different :D

[@thomasjoestar1311]

Ong. Voice acting is just god like in general for this anime. You can feel the passion for the anime like Eren Yeager’s voice actor literally couldn’t speak after he voice acted Eren screaming in the path scene

[@mitromney]

I nearly cried watching it here, and I've watched it at least 20 times, not counting all of the reactions to these scenes that I've seen. And I NEVER cry, I'm not a sensitive or emotional person at all. I've no idea how he's done it, but combining this music, this story, this scene and this voice acting all into one works like some sort of hypnosis. I just have to cry, I have no choice. It's crazy. This scene shouldn't be just awarded it should be analyzed and studied for years, it's brilliant.

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

It was just perfect. This should never ever be dubbed in any other language

[@EinherjarV]

@@thomasjoestar1311 The fact he voiced 3 ages of Eren...Talent for days

[@StreamlinedGaming_]

@@SamuelBlackMetalRiderthe English version was every bit as good

[@Agent_3141]

I'm happy someone else feels that Mappa's artstyle was a good change to the tone of the show.

[@thebookreader287]

Me too. I liked how they are more loyal to the character designs too like Hange and Levi. They got a lot of hate for the CGI in part 1 but considering they pulled part 1 during the 1st leg of the pandemic? super impressive.

[@marioauditore2859]

I got it, MAPPA really did a great job on Pt 2 (Pt 1 was to choppy). But i think it's ridiculous to say WIT would not do it better. WIT have the best scenes in the show, even tho it's a way older animations. Mappa is doing amazing, but c'mon, you don't have to put one down to raise the other. WIT would definitely make the animations better

[@Agent_3141]

@@marioauditore2859 You mean like that horrible CGI Colossal Titan? Now imagine hundreds of them. No thank you

[@marioauditore2859]

@@Agent_3141 It was almost a decade ago. Plus, i don't need to imagine, i saw hundreds of them last season lol Anyway, it's cool now to criticize WIT just because Mappa is animating it. Like they're doing a big favor and we have no rights to say nothing about their flaws (Like they don't have any). What can i do if some people's opinions and personalities are based on herd thoughts 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Agent_3141]

@@marioauditore2859 I appreciate what Wit did, but Mappa had to take on a bigger load. Not to mention their artstyle fits the tone of the time skip. Also I don't want to wait 20 years for Wit to animate season 4

[@NissanZaxima]

Best season of anime ever. This story is so unbelievably good. I can't even remember another story where I can look at almost every single character and understand their motivations and actions. It is a shame that some people try to dumb it down into a simplistic "us vs them" view point when the writing blatantly shows it is all about perspective. As a manga reader I also really enjoyed the conclusion and can't wait to see that part adapted. Although I don't think it will come anywhere close to beating this season, with some great execution it can definitely be up in the top 3 or 4 parts (It won't beat this season or the RtS arc that is for certain though).

[@chadd980]

Blows my mind that people say something as childish and aimless as one piece is the greatest when aot is here with a better story, better animation, better characters,better fights, better pacing etc

[@refigee8752]

@@chadd980 i consider OP to be one of the greatest adventure manga stories ever told, but even i have to admit, AoT has been light years ahead of every other anime around for a while now. Its mind boggling just how brilliant it has become.

[@danieljoseph3013]

@@chadd980 Ai I’m your avid aot fan but one piece is better for sure. I watched aot first but one piece is just unmatched

[@FrizFroz]

@@chadd980 Calling One Piece fans childish and aimless is like people who don't watch anime calling AOT childish and aimless. Let people have their enjoyment, you don't need to trample over theirs like FMAB diehards over anything that gets above 9.1 on MAL. Take this from another AOT fan.

[@CGRADT]

131-139 is no doubt best aot part besides paths and liberio

[@wewoor]

Every time i get asked who i "side" with i'm disappointed because it feels like they missed the main thrust of the story, that any of the leading characters can justify their actions but they all are doing horrible things and most of them are filled with regret and grief. Short of maybe the first King, Fritz, there are hardly any named characters i can't sympathize with, which is something no other fiction has ever done for me.

[@schneedgod]

Same here. I have a personal bias for Eren & Our main cast [Mikasa, Armin, Jean, Levi, Etc...] but I sympathize with every single character with the exception of King Fritz. It's amazing.

[@Iliketoshitpostforfun]

yeah pretty much its hard to pick a side and no matter what side you are on its still wrong because everyone is doing terrible things and at this point im sided with eren cause i sympathize the most with him and tbh and dont spoil anything i have no idea if anyone can actually beat him at this point

[@lillrice27]

Fr like Eren and Jaegerists are destroying and killing innocent people around the world, Marleyans are destroying and killing innocent people of Paradis, og scouts are threatening safety of their own land and people, but they all have valid reasons why they’re doing what they’re doing, people don’t seem to understand that for some reason

[@simpsbelongtothegulags3702]

thats how history is. IRL you would sympathize with your own side

[@smallpiper2]

I would end up on the "side" or Armin and co because they aren't even on a "side". They are just trying to stop global genocide. Always be wary of letting politics become team sports because politics is the game of deciding who we are going to kill.

[@MrJCarter8]

Another great video. Attack on Titan is such a masterpiece that sometimes I find it hard to articulate my feelings on how amazing it is so I’m glad channels like yours exist that can break it down on an easy to digests manner and the editing on this video is amazing well done!

[@AidanS99]

I really like your argument for the importance of the studio change. I do agree that it was the perfect moment for the change. Not only was there a time skip, but also a major tone shift.

[@tris273]

Shadis and Maggaths death are one of the most beautiful circles in aot i think. For the same reason Erwin had to fulfill his Circle in this story in the Charge against the Beast titan, these BOTH had to die. And they did in the most magnificient way possible. The author isayama once was asked on what Episode he had worked the most and he answered: Season3 EPisode11 ''Bystander''. Many people wondered bc its not even a cinematicly epic Episode its mostly story of Keith Shadis and his relationship to Grisha and Carla and how he wanted to be the ''Main Protagonist'' but had to accept that he's not capable of that and that he'd lead so many people into death caused him to give his work as the Scouts Chef to Erwin. Keith accepted his siderole and every scene he delivered that through something, like the moment he's gotten himself beaten up by the yaegerists. The more he saw Carla's son growing the more proud he was on the kids he trained, for being mature and not just strong. He felt regret(thats what he said in the episode he died) and felt proud that they connected to do something ''That leads the Elders out of the Forest''(sorry for that metaphor :-) hopefully you get it). He doesn't wantto see the outcome of all of that, and he didnt even wanted to get any attention(NOBODY has seen him entering the Boat even if he could've said something or leave a message) so he literally just suicide, helping his ''kids'' doing something to be proud of, and accepting his role as the ''Bystander''. And for Maggath: Season4 introduced a new cast, that mirrors the cast we got introduced to in Season1. Maggath is the same guy just on the opposite side. He's the one training Kids to kill for racism and nationalism. But seing Gabi, growing up through experiencing these relationships with Kaya and Sashas Family,literally raising herself that racism is wrong; and the other kids too that made all these ideas of not killing anymore...even Maggath found a fatherly role, and due to the absolut low chances of a positive outcome in that rumbling situation he decided to sacrifice himself, wearing the coat with the Wings of Freedom(that was originally the Flag of his Enemies if you think about it...); dying proud with the one, he could've drinken a beer with.... I love the fact that these Men are dying. It fills the term ''Bittersweet'' to perfection. And once again, proofs genius Storytelling through detailconnectivity off the Episodes. :D Happy to be here for Sidefacts c(:

[@alexvaughan1013]

When I saw the sacrifice scene, I seriously wanted to see an alternate universe where Shadis and Magath go get drinks.

[@brandoncotterell]

I didn't even think about how no one, besides magath, knew he was there making such a noble sacrifice. He honestly had come so far and as a result his story line came to a satisfying conclusion

[@fartlek.]

idk i think the whole point of their deaths was that they weren’t ‘magnificent’ like you said i do agree with everything else but i think their deaths were more bittersweet and nuanced than most others in the series rather than being magnificent

[@tris273]

@@fartlek. Not the deaths were magnificient, but the storytelling truly is.

[@alexvaughan1013]

And it's fitting that Magath gives his life to save the child soldiers he commanded. Not the other way around.

[@UnderwhelmingUnicorn]

Another absolute banger. Dawn of Humanity encapsulates everything beautiful, sentimental, horrifying, and epic about this amazing show. God bless MAPPA artists.

[@alexvaughan1013]

My only real nitpick is I think Gabi's headshot should've been saved until right at the end of the episode. Just like it was in the manga. For the whole month, we were left with the feeling of, "Oh shit, did they really just kill Eren?!", and, "How will he Houdini his way out of this one?!" The scene definitely had impact, but I believe it would've had had more impact if we had to wait for the next episode to see what happens.

[@MrEdit-ic7th]

Might not have worked as well in the anime since Eren in the Paths was all over the marketing.

[@AlphaNexusOmega]

@@MrEdit-ic7th yeah people forget that Japan usually doesn't think about "anime-only" people, they usually assume you've read the manga. I mean even openings for animes have spoilers in them.

[@HayatoByakurai]

I feel like having it in the middle of the episode worked because you had to keep going, especially if you watched it on TV. There is no hint to what will come of that, as opposed to what happens in the end of an episode, where you know it must continue somehow because it's in the preview.

[@AidanS99]

Well the opening already spoiled so…

[@zurielbabida8162]

@@AlphaNexusOmega that is entirely false. In most anime, their main goal is to attract the anime-only watchers to pick up the manga after the anime ends, to increase manga sales.

[@JustAcritic]

Hi everyone! Thanks for watching. I really appreciate it.

[@zub41r75]

I really liked this video I disliked the ending of the manga. It was really bad. I thought this arc could have been better but I like how you took an unbiased view of the Yeagerists and Alliance too. I do think this arc was a weak one, particularly with Armin and other characters being regressed however the show is not unfixable to me like most of the doomers think. I still believe that an AoE would be the perfect ending to this series. The manga did not answer the questions and felt like a huge lie but why? Isayma wanted to betray us. Eren and Isayama have one final plot twist up their sleeve and it is AoE. Eren has seen the manga timeline.

[@zub41r75]

Oh, another thing I completely disagree with and is complete BS is saying Mikasa has been developed she is by far the worst character in terms of writing on this show. I don't really get what Isayama was trying to prove with her other than she is a slave to Eren so proving Eren right. He could have done so much more with this character. I really started to hate her this season along with the hypocrite Armin. I don't think Isayama was thinking logically when writing these characters.

[@FurrySh0ck]

One of the best video essays I've seen on AoT (I haven't seen many but still lol) I liked this season a lot and looked for more content about it, and your work fits right in imo, thank you for the insights!

[@MostWantedYouTuber]

Very good video ... Your view on Mappa is spot on.

[@koui4449]

This absolute god of content creators is back . Thanks for your dedication to your fans and to aot franchise

[@JustAcritic]

oh wow. Big words and huge praise. Thanks!

[@sinamehrparvar]

what a great review , indeed AOT can not be justified by mere 20 minutes long video but you did an excellent job man , brilliant .

[@hrishiraj1114]

When it ends next year....it will go down as one of the greatest piece of media ever being made . . . "We are not just watching a great tv show coming to an end , we are witnessing history being made.." - Gigguk .

[@Michel-pe9yp]

I am confident that the production of part 3 is going to be even better.

[@andrealorenzi453]

Yes I think so too. Why? Same production time, but less episodes. (My guess is 8-9 episodes)

[@imshubhajit]

@@andrealorenzi453 Exactly. Same Production time as Part 2 (maybe slightly more time in comparison) but less number of episodes (only 8).

[@Ismael-kc3ry]

Also I feel like Mappa will pour more work into making the finale of the huge event that is AoT look good.

[@animemon2249]

Less episodes but more work to do

[@ddm1912]

They're taking more time to animate less episodes, of course it's going to be better

[@samson7294]

Dude! Talk about an underrated reviewer! You articulated my thoughts perfectly! Especially the "hot take'' about AOT's transition from WIT to MAPPA. I absolutely love WIT. They adapted AOT to perfection by lifting the bar so high. High to a point where the majority of studios cant reach to this day. They are also commendable. Turning over AOT and Vinland Saga to MAPPA because they felt they couldn't deliver a high quality adaptation in the allotted time.. They could have just taken the money, produced a mediocre season and ran but they respect the fans and the medium. Now they are killing it with shows like Ranking of Kings and Spy x Family that are less action packed but still great adaptions. MAPPA's style definitely suits the tone change of the later chapters but i sincerely hope they start treating their employees better. thanks for this great review. I liked and subscribed. Easy decision.

[@JustAcritic]

Thanks for the kind words! And totally agree, especially with the treatment of MAPPA staff.

[@russellbrothers9627]

The best part of this show is that there is no good or bad guy, it’s very difficult to pick sides. Both sides have their wrongs, but are equally justifiable. It’s what makes this show a masterpiece

[@merciless9110]

Except Eren, he's not justifiable at all, the rest are ok.

[@russellbrothers9627]

@@merciless9110 Well he watched countless friends and his mother die for seemingly no reason. It sorta makes sense

[@russellbrothers9627]

@@j0JP it’s sort of a time paradox because future Eren manipulated kid Eren without him knowing turning him into who he his.

[@erenyeager1491]

@@merciless9110 I believe you need to rewatch season 1 to 3 once more....maybe the gap between season 4 and and the last 3 seasons was big enough for you to forget what he's been through too.

[@merciless9110]

​@@russellbrothers9627 It doesn't makes sense that he's killing billions of innocents for that reason lmao, Mikasa went through exactly the same thing as Eren and she's not committing genocide, it's stupidly obvious that Eren's actions are not justified at all.

[@richboss_]

What a video man. Sorry if my english is bad but its not my first language lol It's amazing to find someone with such a complete analysis and who clearly understands this wonderful work of art. I often feel that attack on titan is simplified to such an extent that people don't see beyond its wonderful sakuga. For me, it succeeds in telling a profound story that on the one hand tells us about human cruelty, violence, war, revenge and resentment, while on the other hand shows us the beauty within cruelty, the hope and courage that exists within the struggle to survive, friendship, love, memories, dreams and death itself. All of it while having some of the most epic and clever plot twists I've ever witnessed in fiction. Every character has something to say in this magnificent narrative that hooks you from the first episode and takes you on a journey full of mystery, sadness and happiness while making you question the very thing you feel. I'm so excited to see how it ends. Attack on Titan will forever be my favorite work of fiction. Thank you for creating this great video that made me remember how much I love this anime.

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

Indeed magnificent narrative and complex character developments I have never seen anywhere else. So many « secondary » characters eventually flourish and become so AUTHENTIC. It’s mind-blowing

[@Yuki-bo7ee]

i love long hair eren so much but am i the only one who miss childish eren when he's like ''I did it! its my first kill!" ?

[@alexvaughan1013]

Pre-timeskip: Haa-haa! Eren can't kill a Titan in his human form. Post-timeskip: Holy fuck...Eren is killing all the humans with all the Titans...

[@alexvaughan1013]

​@Ender3667 It's an ironic twist that blurs the bullshit lines between 'man' and 'monster'. Similar to Yu Yu Hakusho when Yusuke fights Sensui. Yusuke becomes a demon fighting for the human world, and Sensui is a human fighting to the demon world.

[@cyrilemeka6987]

You just summed up my feelings about this complex show. Everything about AOT from the soundtracks used to the big reveals is God tier. Love this show wholeheartedly, can't wait for season 4 part 3. God bless Hajiame's soul and all who worked tirelessly to give us this masterpiece 🙏🏾. Even on my best days I can't think up such intricate story.

[@C4DNerd]

Great video, and I really appreciate the last point you brought up about the stupid "WIT VS MAPPA" discourse. It's funny because I remember YEARS ago back in 2019 dreading the idea of someone besides WIT Studio adapting it, but for many of the same reasons you brought up, it actually worked out better in the end that WIT and MAPPA swapped when they did. It's hilarious when I see comments on "The Rumbling arrives to Marley" scene that say "WIT would've done better" and I get confused as to what on earth they are picturing that would make it so. Do they think the Colossal Titans would've been 2D? Cause no matter which studio did it, there was 0% chance of that happening. Colossal Titan was only 2D in season 1 cause he only has two short scenes. Once he had to be involved in full-on battles in season 2 and 3, WIT had to switch to 3D. And MAPPA's 3D colossal titans are SIGNIFICANTLY better than WIT's 3D colossal Titan. In fact, The Rumbling alone is enough of a justification that I actually think it's better that MAPPA adapted this than WIT.

[@chainjaw8013]

My exact thoughts

[@ddm1912]

I remember how much people complained about the 'bad animation' and 'still frames' in season 3 part 2 in 2019 lol, people just keep complaining.

[@kenethernandez6246]

I have to agree on this point. There is absolutely no way that WIT would have done a better job with the rumbling imo. In this sense I believe that mappa was definitely the right studio for season 4. My only issue is when people try to say that Mappa's adaptation of AOT is better than WIT. I don't see how the overall quality is even remotely comparable as a whole tbh. Both studios did amazing jobs but WIT takes it for me. Still happy that mappa animated season 4 though.

[@chainjaw8013]

@@kenethernandez6246 My exact thoughts

[@Maltheus_]

I mostly agree, but I would have just preferred if the art style was a little more like WIT's style. They shouldn't have switched out the staff from WIT working on the project imo, but I get that there were probably issues with contracts and stuff.

[@menelik2299]

I was about to watch attack on titan to analyse the characters and the messages till i stumbled on this video. out of all the commentary ive heard on this show, i think you are doing this show the most justice. I think you have a lot of potential. If possible please keep doing this.

[@CoreyWhiteCollar]

The scene between Grisha seeing Zeke and embracing him was so moving, I felt like I had my own paths that allowed me to hear my dad saying those things to me one last time.

[@fedewyt]

finally someone agrees that the studio change was actually beneficial to aot

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

The Rumbling starting and the ending scene were so powerful when I first watched them. Still astounding to see them being animated.

[@martinvaclavik3393]

I love videos such as this one... thank you for bringing order to my scattered thoughts... at one point or the other i asked the same questions, thought the same thoughts but was never really able to put it all together... and only after u helped me put in the last puzzle pieces can i really see the beauty of the entire picture, thank you ♥

[@tris273]

There wont be a story like aot for decades i think...really raised the bar. Awesome analasys!!!

[@mattchumoore4214]

AOT raised the bar for storytelling while demon slayer is raising the bar with animation. I can't wait for a show to have both

[@zomebody5529]

@@mattchumoore4214 AoT animation is already on that level

[@hbg4088]

The cinematography, the soundtrack, the colours, the voice acting OMG!!! Amazing literally amazing. The part 3of the final season will be awesome. Can't wait

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

The soundtrack deserves more mention indeed, it’s phenomenal

[@kumarsambhavam4805]

excellent work

[@Temecabrrr]

This is what attack on titan is all about, you did a great job capturing that into words great job man this video must’ve taken a while to make, the quality was amazing

[@kadenarguile5225]

Very glad that this video popped up on my timeline! Fantastic review!

[@jennyjenjira4572]

The occurrence of people being in the different sides is helpless. Like, humanity is reflected through Isayama's story and his fanbase himself. He just proved it in front of my eyes, and that's incredible

[@shinzeefy5257]

This was an amazing video! the production on it was top notch you deserve more subs!

[@redkushpurplehaze]

Yo wtf why do you only have 2,5k subs this video was fucking immaculate! Incredible job friend, keep it up!

[@krazyk334]

Wow. Just wow. You successfully made me love Attack on Titan more than I already did

[@adielpeso9805]

Great video! This deserves so much more views

[@Anonymous-gl1yl]

Great video once again !

[@305Independent]

The final conflict offers a massive moral question: Who would you rather defend? The people you love or a world that wants you and them dead?

[@ny2354]

If you say it like that you have to point out that the loved ones are smaller in size than the entire world. Otherwise of course i'd pick em. The question is: Sacrifice your loved ones for the entire world. Or something like that. But you are right, its hard to choose

[@SgtNoPants]

​@@ny2354in that case you have to also point out that the entire world where, I'd say, 80% of em see Paradis as an enemy and declared war.

[@KevinPetersdp]

This was for me the BEST introduction to Anime! I am just floored by the story, the character arcs, Voice acting , Action. Legit everything about it I loved. Absolutely phenomenal.

[@ABVides13]

This video summarizes PERFECTLY my opinion on the final season part 1 and 2 and Attack on Titan in general. I don't think that in my lifespan any story catches my attention and my heart as much as AoT did because all of the reasons here exposed. What a masterpiece 💙

[@tejidotcom]

The Audio I’m this video was mixed with how it would convey emotion to us viewers! Incredible video

[@racool911]

I can't wait to see how this battle all plays out at the end

[@chainjaw8013]

Why is this so well put together

[@MrAnimeLover1]

When Attack on Titan ends, i will be so sad because i know i wont see another anime masterpiece for a while.

[@Jonas-ob2sh]

Yeah, I agree about MAPPA being a better fit for this season. Tetsuro Araki's direction is very over the top and it has a lot of energy to it which fit the first three seasons that felt larger than life whereas Hayashi's direction is more down to earth/realistic, traditional and sometimes experimental which fits this season because it's focused even more on human drama.

[@zenitsuthunder3946]

Arakis direction was amazing,, he also directed Death Note and that zombie anime. Glad Grishas breakdown scene was directed by a death note director too.

[@spaceowl9246]

I am so incredibly happy to have been there for this story from the start and also to have been born in the right time to witness it in the first place. The possibly best fictional story ever.

[@likejimi5845]

Only seen this and the vinland saga so far, but you make crazy good content man. Gonna be cool to see you blow up. And these videos will do even better when we get closer to vinland szn 2 and the next part of AoT

[@peeper2070]

Mappa’s artstyle has always agreed with the tone of the war that is this final season. But artstyle is not animation- part 1 would have been up there with S3P2 and S4P2 if the Marley arc had even remotely-decent animation. Very impressed by the upgrade in animation in the 2nd part. I only wish the production committee gave MAPPA more time for part 1 (it should have aired in Spring 2021 earliest, an extra 3 months or so)

[@jairnavas1049]

And this is why Attack On Titan is favorite show in general!!! Great video😪

[@nestorv7627]

Great review!

[@akashdatta5149]

Great observation, i really can't get over how people compare AOT to other generic shounens...but your analysis clearly proved it that it's far far more than a generic story. Thanks again ❤️

[@hinata1ize]

I was all for the rumbling until it actually started. They weren't pulling any punches on them evaporating and it made me physically sick to watch. My empathy (which had been completely drained by part 1 of season 4) came rushing back. At first, those were just enemies of Paradis and therefore my enemies so screw them. But actually watching what was happening to them made them people all over again. That said, I don't exactly blame Eren for going that route. It kinda reminded me of when Levi and Hange apologize to Floch about Erwin, saying he became a devi, lost his humanity, for them and therefore isn't entirely to blame. I'm not making Eren blameless nor am I saying genocide is the route of a hero, but I am saying that I myself couldn't come up with anything that got rid of their problems with the world in a way that wouldn't mean keeping them forever dependent on the titans so I can't really criticize his plan. Anyways, I loved this anime. Made me feel in a way that most shows of late have failed to.

[@thinkmarkthink1314]

Yeah exactly, but Eren becomes even more defensible when you realize that he only chose the rumbling because Hange and Armin also had no alternative solutions except for the 50 year plan which would require sacrificing Historia, and attempting to talk it out which is a joke of a plan (Isayama seems to think so too, Armin tried to talk to Daz and literally got his mouth shot off, indicating that talking would never work). The alliance then continues to go against Eren, even killing their own comrades, even though they still have no alternative solution. If they stop Eren, what happens then? How have they justified killing their comrades? The most likely scenario if they stop Eren is Paradis being exterminated.

[@hinata1ize]

@@thinkmarkthink1314 Oh 100%. I'm totally team Jaeger. A lot of the audience keeps calling him evil while giving no alternatives. I do understand why his friends tried to stop him though. They understood what he was doing and why, but how do you sleep at night when you know that billions of innocent people are being slaughtered? They're on the side of genocide being unjustifiable, and if you play the numbers game, killing the ppl on Paradis is the lesser evil bc it's less ppl dying. Of course, I don't play the numbers game. The rest of the world started it. Eren finished it. That's how I see it.

[@orion2544]

@@thinkmarkthink1314 if you think Historia is more important than 80% of the population+animals...You can love Eren, but I don't know if i can empathise with someone who is not willing to compromise. Again, you can understand why Eren did what he did, but that doesn't change his character. You can love and understand Light from deathnote, but he's still not in the right.

[@thinkmarkthink1314]

@@orion2544 I mean, what he does is certainly bad, but I think wether it is “right” or not is entirely relative, because Eren has no other options. It pretty much becomes the trolley problem. If your immediate family was going to be hit by a train, but there was one person you didn’t know on the other track, would you pull the lever? What if it was 20 people on the other track? What if we changed the scenario? What if there are a million people in a building (damn that would be a big building), and within those million, ten thousand want to kill your family, but you cannot separate the hostile from the innocent? Would you burn down the building to protect yourself and your family? Would you do nothing and let your family be killed? What answer is “right”? You seem to think it’s only about numbers, but it’s not. Intent matters, because self-defense is “right”. So the real question here is how far we can take the moral amnesty granted by self-defense. Can Eren destroy the world to protect paradis? No? What if he destroyed only Marley? would it be “right” then? If he killed only the world alliance military, that seems the most “right” option, but then historia and the rest of paradis would have to continue living caged by their need to preserve the founding titan. Would it be “right” for those Paradisians to have to shorten their lifespans to 13 years just to defend themselves from the rest of the world? Do they not have a right to live free of that burden? But then, the only way for them to free themselves would be destroying the world… How far does self-defense go? The inherent problem is that the world in general, that is, an unknown number of people outside of paradis, are oppressing and threatening paradis. Much like the large building analogy, there is no way to separate the innocent from the hostile. So the question is whether or not paradis has the right to eliminate their attacker. The problem is that destroying the world would have literally the highest collateral damage ever. So again, how much collateral damage is justifiable for someone to defend themselves? Maybe let’s get personal. A beam has fallen on your arm and you are stuck. There is a building above you that is falling towards you, and if you do nothing you will die. However, there’s a lever right next to you that will trigger an explosion and redirect the building to fall into another building. Are you justified in pulling the lever, saving yourself but killing hundreds of others? What if your closest family member was stuck, and you were at the lever? would you pull it then? To return to your original comment, do you think your own life or the life of your family member is more important than all those other people that would die if you pulled the lever? If you pulled it, would you be wrong? Maybe you would be a villain, like Light? Personally, I don’t think so. You have every right to pull the lever to save yourself and your family. I feel the same way about Eren. So maybe you understand my perspective a little more now. To your other point, compromise was not a possibility in attack on titan. Isayama wrote it that way, just like I wrote the above scenarios.

[@orion2544]

@@thinkmarkthink1314 there were other options but they required sacrifices from his side. As I wrote in my other comment, Zeke's plan would have accomplished the same thing but he was not willing to compromise. The 50y plan is decent but Marley can infiltrate the walls and steal the founding so I understand why he didn't follow it.

[@NarendraMnr]

It really was easy for me to pick a side - Eren. But the only thing this series is different from rest is - like you said, it makes the viewer understand both sides of the story in a way you don't hate the other side, you just lean on one side more.

[@Claire-bz8mq]

I remember sitting down to read the newest chapter of attack on titan and seeing the title “from you, 2000 years ago” literally nothing can describe how excited I was to read that chapter and it definitely delivered, as did the anime

[@niloticnya]

even if it felt rushed, maturing is realizing that the conclusion of attack on titan was painful, but necessary & the best decision to finalize the meaning of the entire web isayama spun for this story. i cant believe this was his first manga. he literally made it bc he had rent due. so i look forward to seeing his works.

[@zenitsuthunder3946]

aot is such a unique story. Isayama had it all planned out from the very start. The ending for sure was the trickiest thing to write for Isayama.

[@santiagoarredondo1666]

One of the best channels on youtube keep up the amazing work

[@OklyDokly]

100% agree on the style, it really feels like the “past memories of the good simple days”

[@aikotachibana2060]

i believe what helped the series is that they used a different studio every other season as the tone of the plot kept changing from a light hearted colour scheme when it was all about a boy fighting for his mother and becoming victorious to a slightly more morose colour tone when the series started showing major character deaths to an even darker dystopian colour scheme when all hope is lost even for eren, when eren loses the will to keep living.

[@kevinborroto7567]

Wow! Man this is amazing. New sub!

[@saraB94]

Really enjoy your review you really nailed it.

[@amberxv4777]

15:29 amazing point. Honestly missed that even though her coldness to Loiuse was obvious and it was evident she was feeling something of anger or bitterness. It needed to be said and it all made sense. Regret is what she was feeling by serving as an example of devotion for things she isn't sure about anymore.

[@dsvdaniel9031]

Loved your video!!! Its really a beilliant season of a brilliant series!

[@Aot]

Well done... I absolutely enjoyed that

[@RemyEFrancis]

Grisha's breakdown still gives me chills

[@jasonchang860]

Hello, these videos are really good even if you don't get the views and recognition you deserve right now trust me keep going don't give up you can do it!

[@noahcaldwell5267]

I really appreciate your video because I feel like you’re one of the few days people who’s addressing the series as well as the fan culture surrounding it. Attack on Titan has always told us what side we should root for until the final season. That being said, we still see fans ignorantly pick sides based off of which characters they like more. I don’t have a problem with fans siding with either the alliance or the yeagerists, but it seems like a lot of people are picking sides for the wrong reasons

[@JohnDoe-sr8vn]

After watching this video from start to end, I’m left with some impressions. Not only is your writing absolutely fantastic, but the way you paced this video was nothing short of flawless. I also highly respect your critique of certain subsections of this fanbase. The whole “what could have been” notion and Wit versus Mappa debates were mind numbing and counterproductive. I appreciate that you highlighted those controversies and explained them with both and objective and subjective lens, which furthered the message of your essay. Among the countless controversies you could have covered within this community, I definitely think the aforementioned “studio wars” and the Jaegerist stans versus Alliance stans were probably the most poinent to cover, and you did that expertly. Overall this was a really well crafted essay.

[@davidgarcia5968]

Fantastic video. Keep it up bro.

[@joaoassumpcao3347]

Amazing video! About the MAPPA thing, I've noticed they are far more creative with the direction of episodes. There have been quite a few episodes where the angle of the shots, or the way it was edited, helped elevate the emotions. A great example is Night of the End. But even smaller things like how Xavier's home and his wife's body showed up in the scene during Sole Salvation, or the way the shots of Grisha screaming in Memories of the Future cut between each other to show his desperation. I struggle to find examples of this kind of bold and creative direction in WiT's part of the series. That isn't to put them down or anything, they are excellent of course. But I do think that, while WiT's action is stronger, MAPPA's dialogue shines. Though I wonder if this difference is a product of the plot, considering Season 4 is a much more dialogue-heavy season. Either way, great video.

[@thomasffrench3639]

I think that it was a good creative choice for MAPPA because I think that the first half benefited from the more standard anime cinematography, the second half benefits from the more cinematic look.

[@TLETCG]

Whats the music at 15:32

[@afraaahmed5958]

amazing video, loved everything u said, agree with everything. i love you

[@midcavzclips1271]

fantastic analysis brother

[@igorkosek2094]

One of the best review I've seen. Great fucking job man! Aot just might be the best thing I HAVE EVER SEEN. I do not say that lightly because I think I've seen every great tv show(At least the iconic ones) not a fan of anime but Aot is such a great story talking about all of this powerful topics that are relavent. It is a literal Masterpiece. 10/10. Pure perfection, so happy that I can witness this greatness as it happens.

[@phillnash]

Excellent analysis. AoT is an allegory for the culture war as a whole. Reflected in those who identify with one faction or another, or those, like yourself, who see it objectively, who can understand all perspectives within the story, and yet see the tragedy that unfolds because of the clash of partisan perspectives. The expanse does a brilliant job of portraying this too. Hope you’ll do an analysis of this too.

[@zomebody5529]

AoT is a very basic WW2 allegory, other series have done war allegories better than AoT in anime, such as Naruto, Code Geass, and even One Piece You just gotta watch more, bud

[@xtsgaming8518]

@@zomebody5529 I don't subscribe to your thoughts. I still think AOT had more depth and concepts explored in less content. Every single part was just packed with so much. Naruto was too focused on cool fights and arcs that ended in the typical shounen way of friendship and understanding. Code Geass was too focused on trying to be smart and the 4D chess grand scheme concept. One Piece tbh feels weird to be included in this list but I digress. All the anime you mentioned felt like typical Shounen level exploration of human concepts. AOT felt like a Seinen, a story where you can see conflicts arising organically because each people or culture had different ideas and understanding of the world, different motivations and selfish thoughts, how history and politics work, complex social interactions, etc. TLDR; AOT concepts felt more grounded on realities and more in depth. The others are plagued by the fact that they have to "Shounen"-ize their content, except maybe Code Geass which was too focused on the 4D chess aspect, just a dude trying to outsmart everyone else compared to AOT's "Everybody is struggling at life and history is a result of all those people's individual struggles culminating in conflicts and conclusions for the majority". Probably a superficial AOT summary but yeah.

[@wolfbrigade8042]

I myself am also stuck in this loop of thinking "what could have been"...of course I would have preferred for WIT to complete the series as I find their art and animation much more appealing to Mappa's but I can't help but wonder what Mappa could have done at "full power". Mappa is obviously one of the best studios in the industry right now but even they struggled with the extremely rushed and troubled production. Attack on Titan might actually be one of Mappa's lesser works which is of course impressive because the final season(s) so far turned out extremely well when keeping all the issues in mind. What I'm trying to say is that the studio change wouldn't even have been an issue if Mappa was able to actually go all out and show how great their stuff can look like. Just imagine AoT by Mappa with the same quality as Jujutsu Kaisen, another work of theirs which looked incredible and aired at the same time as AoT. I have to admit I was really upset with the downgrade in visual quality when Part 1 of the Final Season came out but I've learned to look past it and now I actually really like most of what Mappa has done. There's still individual episodes and scenes that have been done masterfully which I truly love. "Memories of the future" might actually be my favourite AoT episode ever and I'm extremely happy that Mappa nailed that whole sequence as it was already my favourite part in the manga. All in all I'm pretty satisfied with Mappa's AoT but I just can't shake the thought of how much better it could have been if only Mappa was given more time.

[@TheAngryMontage]

Well you have seen Mappa's almost "full power" in the latest episode (part 3), so what do you think now?

[@wolfbrigade8042]

@@TheAngryMontage I was blown away by it. It looked absolutely glorious. Crazy to see how Mappa just gets better and better with each part.

[@TheAngryMontage]

@@wolfbrigade8042 Same man! Glad you enjoyed it

[@kingkiller5325]

What now my man with Season 4 Part 3 Special 2. Lol. Ignoring whatever you though about the story. What's your opinion on the animation? Because for me it's the best the show has ever looked even including WiT. Especially with the last Levi and Mikasa ODM scene.

[@wolfbrigade8042]

@@kingkiller5325 Oh yea, undoubtedly. The two specials looked phenomenal and I honestly don't think WIT could have done it any better. The specials really showed how good the team is and what they could do with enough time.

[@ayoeasy8925]

I think its ironic in season 1 Mikasa always had that cold-hearted look (like levi) and eren always seemed erratic bt now that dynamic has changed and Mikasa seems lost in her emotions bt eren IS colder than she was ever presented to be

[@Jaeger2498]

Altho Eren & Floch is justified to save Paradis island for the situation their island is dealt with against the world, it doesn’t mean u get to hate or despise every character in the alliance for trying to stop Eren. There r no heroes or villains. There’s only people with dreams/goals & they will do anything necessary to fulfill their goals in that cruel world.

[@bruhhh8326]

Alliance fans doesn’t think that way

[@Jaeger2498]

@@bruhhh8326 alliance fans r delusional, have low IQ & didn’t have empathy for Paradi island/Eren & his friends while watching AoT lmao

[@alibabainternet5902]

The story have no protag or antag.

[@bruhhh8326]

@@alibabainternet5902 yes it does eren is the protagonist

[@rcmunro22]

As far as the Jeagerist's vs the Alliance my biggest issue is that the Alliance basically molds into a team in one night over Soup & a few arguments. Also the notion of "Saving the World" feels a bit contrived since it's made clear to all the Paradis Alliance members for a long time now the World wants to wipe them & everyone they love off the map for good. It's like Jean was saying if we don't do the rumbling the World will wipe us out. Also Marley is basically conquering the World using Titan powers like the Eldians did in ancient times, while also running concentration camps. I sympathize more with the Jeagerist's and I see the Alliance's goals/union as a bit too contrived & improbable... just insert "Save the World" as the magic that makes the Alliance work.

[@D3__]

Mappa seems to have grown with the show. When they took over production to speed things up, the models looked out of place and clunky. Especially seen with the colossal titan. But the models get better and are blended in much more. They even make slight changes between TV and bluray. Sometimes just solved by changing shading on the models slightly or adding a little bit of smoke to cover clumsy parts up

[@wes9ine118]

wow beautifully put together. i remember the quote: "before i let sometake take my freedom, i take theirs" Eren wants to be a free loving person but unfortunately, the world does not let him be an innocent individual, he was robbed of that at age 9 and it only worsened through the years. his mother being eaten losing friends to titans, being betrayed by supposed comrades etc. The rumbling is a result of a yearn for freedom, the only way Eren can finally be free and his friends safe.

[@VictorTorres-fi7mu]

I am so glad you have been reminded how good aot is since its been a couple months since the season ended.

[@gamewriteeye769]

Late to the party. How's your thoughts so far for Part 3 of the Final Season? The trailer was phenomenal.

[@TheAngryMontage]

I can't say how much I agree about the animation studios part of the video! Great video man, keep it up!

[@itsserna]

Great explanation I almost cried

[@preston7795]

Finally gave the show a chance a month ago and I’ve never watched anime before. Truly has been blowing me away. I haven’t been this hyped for a show since I was a child. Will for sure need to find something else in the similar vein

[@OnMyLunchBreak07]

I'm happy to see you enjoyed AOT. It's imo the best gateway anime at this point. As for others you could watch now I recommend: Death Note Fullmetal Alchemist Higurashi Steins Gate Your Lie in April

[@preston7795]

@@OnMyLunchBreak07 good to know! What’s your opinion on Demon Slayer? Was thinking about starting that

[@rcmunro22]

@@preston7795 Demon Slayer is quite good. AOT is one heck of a Anime to start off as your first, that must have really blown your mind a bit.

[@preston7795]

@@rcmunro22 it was mind blowing because I knew nothing about it at all. So I just watched 3/4 of the series in 2 weeks with all these massive revelations. Amazing ride and I’ve also noticed the communities around it seem to be very opening and love to talk about it. Maybe I’ll make some more friends eventually from it too lol

[@Kody-xy3jj]

Brilliant review and critique. This anime is quite unique

[@adriant240]

Nice video touching on the biggest theme and message of the story. The cycle of violence and what perpetuating that cycle can lead to (Rumbling). The ability to see and understand both sides is the only way we can work toward ending the cycle, and that's what the Alliance represented. The Alliance was the contrast to the cruel world of their universe, but not much different from our world. Even though the Alliance also got caught up in some cyclical violence themselves with needing to confront the Yeagerists in order to accomplish their goal. This emphasizes the tragedy of it all. Now, I'm sure this video will trigger the ending haters. "It doesn't make sense, bro. What was the point of it all, bro? It was character assassination and plot holes, bruh".

[@HishamA.N_Comicbroe]

Man this video is a banger.

[@mitromney]

It's crazy how many different sides there are to this story. Who is righT? King of the Walls and his government? Willy Tybur and the World he united? The Scout/Warrior Alliance? Eren and Ymir? Jeagerists? Zeke and Ksaver? The fact that we can understand them all and see where they're coming from to the point of siding with them completely and throwing out all other options as evil speaks volumes about how truly Masterful this story is. It's not that there is no right or wrong. But just like in the real world - there are no easy questions to the biggest issues. There's right and wrong in everything and everybody. There are good reasons to do, and not to do almost anything. I love the fact that AOT has these fandom wars, they are not only expected, but justified and necessary. Every story this good should have people discussing it passionately till the end of times.

[@karmanot3621]

You understand so much truly amazing ideas amazing videos

[@verticalstance]

‘if you know something i don’t, THEN TELL ME WHAT IT IS!’

[@avid4288]

After watching season 3 part 2 never thought season 4 can surpass it but it did quite easily 🤒

[@onegloba2425]

god tier review, thank you

[@dipeshmanandhar1552]

It is also about the regret of Mikasa, not being courageous enough to tell eren's how she felt and which might just change the entire war course.

[@cannedcan9788]

Paths chapters were my favorite and MAPPA did an amazing job bringing them to the screen. Sadly I don't like the upcoming content at all, but I still hope that MAPPA at the very least makes it something where you can just turn off your brain and enjoy the action and I really hope that for the last episode they go all out, I really want to see all the memes get animated, the carnage will be glorious lmao

[@georgplatzer8213]

How do you guys feel about the "Attack Titan has memories of future Host" plot? Good? Bad? Alright?

[@luniousm3246]

Thank you. A true intellectual in the world of anime full of kids and man-children.

[@see.eye.2361]

I can’t fully agree with your point about the animation. Yes, I do believe MAPPA’s art style and cinematography are more fitting with the tone of the story moving forward, however you can’t argue that the animation in general is anywhere on par with what we were used to before season 4. The animations were choppier, the character designs, shading and line work were more basic. Everything was much more static and less lifelike than before and the use of cgi in place of very labor intensive 2d animations are very much less appealing. The sound design is also a bit of a downgrade, the titans don’t carry the same weight they once did, that can’t be excused because of a tonal shift. I understand that these things were out of MAPPA’s control, and they did a phenomenal job with what little time they had. However when I wonder what could have been, I imagine season 4 with all the visual complexities that season 1 had, and I can’t help but feel disappointed on how things turned out.

[@mitchannand2799]

AOT is simply a reflection of your morals, personality and complete persona, as to who you sympathise with, there are no wrong or right answers

[@no_halo24]

Jaeger or Yaeger? Bertholdt Or Berholt?

[@TheErtybgh]

Plus the intro music slaps