Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) - generic discussion thread

[Iron Maw]

Originally Posted by HandofFate

That girl titan is just a regular. Hannes chickened out, because its freaking terrifying to consciously make yourself fight a thing many times bigger than you. He didn't have it in him to attack, so he choose flight, and took the kids and ran.

"That" was a girl?!

Isn't he trained for this sort of thing though? And he seemed like he had experience fighting them before. Perhaps with how fast everything was happening his nerves was just shot that time.

[LeoXiao]

Originally Posted by Iron Maw

Okay, I'm a bit confused here about the setting, is this post-apocalyptic version of the modern world, or pure fantasy?

From what I can gather, the world is not modern, otherwise the titans would all be peppered with holes made by depleted uranium shells, or, failing that, simply nuked. Given that people are living in medieval-style cities and still using swords, the story probably takes place in an alternate version of about 1000 years ago.

Some bit of theory time; I'm guess Hannes chickened out of the fight with the titan because it was some new unknown type he had never seen before. That's only reason I could think for the titans to ignore this settlement for 100 years than sudden attack.

Hannes probably hadn't seen a Titan up close before. Remember that he was only a wall guard, and there had been no breaches of the wall itself for 100 years.

[konart]

Originally Posted by LeoXiao

From what I can gather, the world is not modern, otherwise the titans would all be peppered with holes made by depleted uranium shells, or, failing that, simply nuked. Given that people are living in medieval-style cities and still using swords, the story probably takes place in an alternate version of about 1000 years ago.


Hannes probably hadn't seen a Titan up close before. Remember that he was only a wall guard, and there had been no breaches of the wall itself for 100 years.

They use gas powered 3D gear and gunpowder in combination with canons and rifles - 1000 years is a bit too far

The post-apocalyptic is more plausible.

[gecd]

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20544568
over 300.000 viewers within 2 days
I bet most of them are Sound Horizon fans

Originally Posted by Haruyasha

A question... Why are there (perfectly intact) houses outside of the walls?

why you so sure that that houses is outside the walls?

[AnimeFan188]

Originally Posted by kyp275

This was my reaction to the show:

*watches ep.1* - NUOOOOO! Must have more!!

*goes and read all the manga* - NUOOOO Must have...THERE IS NO MORE!!! NUOOOOOOO!

My reaction to the show:

Fee Fi Fo Fum! I smell the blood of a JapaneseMan!


I wonder how that big Titan survives without skin?

[HandofFate]

Originally Posted by Iron Maw

"That" was a girl?!

Isn't he trained for this sort of thing though? And he seemed like he had experience fighting them before. Perhaps with how fast everything was happening his nerves was just shot that time.

Yea, but I think it was said the Titans hasn't attacked for close to 100 years, and the only ones that seen action was the recon group that travels outside the town.

Everyone else is in non-combat mode, especially with how hannes and the guards that are suppose to keep watch were just sitting there getting drunk in the afternoon on the clock.

[AmericanFairy]

Originally Posted by AnimeFan188

My reaction to the show:

Fee Fi Fo Fum! I smell the blood of a JapaneseMan!


I wonder how that big Titan survives without skin?

Maybe it's a mutant? The show gave me the impression that normal Titans are not that big.

[kitten320]

Originally Posted by Iron Maw

"That" was a girl?!

Isn't he trained for this sort of thing though? And he seemed like he had experience fighting them before. Perhaps with how fast everything was happening his nerves was just shot that time.

Considering how often they drink, I'm pretty sure he spent most of the years behind the wall and never saw real Titans, at least for many years.

Besides that one was seriously creepy with that smile. He probably though that he would not be able to take it down at this point. If he dies now, no one will save children so he chose to flee.

Besides we saw what happened to professional squad that tried to fight them. Only arm had come back and they are attacking in groups while he was all alone.

[Lenneth4]

there is female titans?

[lightbringer]

Originally Posted by kyp275

This was my reaction to the show:

*watches ep.1* - NUOOOOO! Must have more!!

*goes and read all the manga* - NUOOOO Must have...THERE IS NO MORE!!! NUOOOOOOO!

My reaction was "now I gotta re-read the manga again". But the conclusion was the same, there is no more out yet! But seriously that was an awesome adaptation, as good as this manga deserved. I hope they can keep it up.

[saurers123]

Originally Posted by Lenneth4

there is female titans?

Yeah sure there is. XD. You could see it in the face I'm pretty sure that titan was female. And there's also I think one in the preview. In some cases, some titans have the chests but it's always barbie doll anatomies regardless of gender.

[Enternal]

As I have said before and some others, the story is post apocalyptic. Although I don't know if this is exactly spoiling anything or not but just look up the title of the 1st chapter of the manga.

About Hannes, I feel like he seem to recognize something about that that titan which broke his nerve or something. I mean, he was wearing all that battle gear and seen all the other titans as he was running around town, wh did he specifically freak out about that titan? Either way, it was a good choice he decided to run because if the children dies, he would have never paid the debt. He also followed the mother's last wish. But yes, that titan's smile is just... creepy. I should not have watched that part in the basement with low light... *shivers

[thundrakkon]

Originally Posted by Grifis

I don't think I'll take the titans' side anytime soon as they're depicted as mindless savages who devour human beans (though I admit they do have nice straight teeth. They must have good dentists.) And to add insult to injury, they walk around unclothed showing their not so fit physique.

I get the feeling that the drawings of the titans look similar to how otakus are depicted. I'm not sure if that has any significance or if it is a political statement in some ways.

[jeroz]

You are just thinking too much.

[saurers123]

Originally Posted by Enternal

As I have said before and some others, the story is post apocalyptic. Although I don't know if this is exactly spoiling anything or not but just look up the title of the 1st chapter of the manga.

About Hannes, I feel like he seem to recognize something about that that titan which broke his nerve or something. I mean, he was wearing all that battle gear and seen all the other titans as he was running around town, wh did he specifically freak out about that titan? Either way, it was a good choice he decided to run because if the children dies, he would have never paid the debt. He also followed the mother's last wish. But yes, that titan's smile is just... creepy. I should not have watched that part in the basement with low light... *shivers

Nope, I'm sure he doesn't recognize the titan. As far as I can recall, the only people who have experience fighting the titans where the recon corp/survey corp/scouting legion or whatever you call it. No titan has ever broken the wall for 100 years until the appearance of the colossal titan. Hannes is a stationary guard and their job is just to guard the walls and fight when the wall falls down(which like I said, never happened until the colossal titan's appearance). Therefore stationary guards don't have the experience to fight the titans up close. Hannes was just plain scared out of his pants.

[vansonbee]

Originally Posted by thundrakkon

I get the feeling that the drawings of the titans look similar to how otakus are depicted. I'm not sure if that has any significance or if it is a political statement in some ways.

This is what I said in the manga thread a while back. The titans look more real than the humans in the story. Titans look like normal Japanese people to me (the ugly one's, at least).

[Utsuro no Hako]

Originally Posted by thundrakkon

I get the feeling that the drawings of the titans look similar to how otakus are depicted. I'm not sure if that has any significance or if it is a political statement in some ways.

To me they look like something Hieronymous Bosch or Gustav Dore would've come up with.

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[creb]

The first thing I thought when I saw them (despite having seen them in the manga; everything is just so much...better in this format ) was that someone was going to immediately use it as a troll-face.jpg.

Especially that shot of the one that ended up eating the mother.

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[thundrakkon]

Originally Posted by jeroz

You are just thinking too much.

Probably, but it is interesting that the author decided to have them look that way.

It is just curious with their looks, as if they could have been experiments gone wrong.

Originally Posted by vansonbee

This is what I said in the manga thread a while back. The titans look more real than the humans in the story. Titans look like normal Japanese people to me (the ugly one's, at least).

True, although I think the depictions are more towards the realist style of anime, where people are not as attractive. It is interesting that most of the titans are shown as out of shape, while that giant one was shown as muscular. Then again, it might be because the giant one did not have any skin or fat, so he looks that way.

Originally Posted by Utsuro no Hako

To me they look like something Hieronymous Bosch or Gustav Dore would've come up with.

Quite interesting, although the titans look out of shape compared to some of the sculpted features in those paintings.

[Panzerklein]

Originally Posted by Iron Maw

"That" was a girl?!

Isn't he trained for this sort of thing though? And he seemed like he had experience fighting them before. Perhaps with how fast everything was happening his nerves was just shot that time.

Yep, it's face like a woman, but the body like most of regular titans, is more like male.