Even those who do not dare to call themselves anime fans do not remain indifferent to Attack on Titan, a seemingly cartoon and powerful drama with deep philosophical implications at its core.
This is due to millions of viewers around the world and its status as the “most requested anime” after the Guinness World Record, and over a hundred million sold copies of the manga on which the project is based.
Yes, like any anime, “Attack” is of course based on Hajime Isayama’s manga – aired in Japanese Kodansha publishing house’s monthly Bessatsu Shonen Magazine from 2009 to 2021 and formed the basis of the sensational series. Alas, unfortunately for the audience and for us, its finale is very soon – the final episode of the fourth season will be watched by the world before it ends this year.
But to the credit of the creators of the film adaptation, the series repeats the literary original with almost 100% accuracy, although it does not do without altered, cut or added scenes. Let’s talk about the latest!
Do you remember the last episode of the first season when Eren Yeager and Annie Leonhart fought in titan disguise? And the moment Attack Titan suddenly loses control of himself, the lights go on and he enters a state that the anime will later refer to as “crazy mode”? So – there is neither this phenomenon nor transformation in the manga. On the contrary, if all the honors of catching the Fang in the series eventually go to Eren Yeager, then in the original, the scouts simply keep him at the end as they get to the “pilot” by improvised means.
In the sixth episode of the fourth season, Eren Yeager responds by categorically rejecting the offer to finish off the Attacking Titan (aka Eren) while Theo Magath, the commander-in-chief of Marley’s artillery, battles Hammer. Yeager) says that Ata should definitely be fed to one of Marley’s loyal warriors. At least that’s how things go in the series, but in the manga, Theo Magath on the contrary supports his decision to kill the enemy “to never trust the power of the titans again”.
We know Erwin Smith from the anime as the talented and wise Commander-in-Chief of the Survey Corps, but the manga gives much more poignant detail to his story. For example, he worked with the future head of the Military Police, Niall Doc, and they both fell in love with the same girl – a certain Marie – but it was Erwin Smith who eventually surrendered to his former comrade. And although this detail is not very important, it adds meaning to the part where Erwin Smith asks Niall when he meets Doc: “How is Marie? Is your family okay?”
In the anime, the life history of Eren Yeager’s best friend Armin Arlert received little attention, which is sad. From Hajime Isayama’s manga and comments, you can learn that the hero’s desire to see the world beyond the walls is not just a childhood dream, but something like a childhood trauma inherited from his parents. The fact is that his mother and father also dreamed of the outside world and even made a balloon to break through the walls, but they were caught and executed and left their son to his grandfather.
Source: People Talk
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