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Xacual · 2012-02-11, 13:56

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Originally Posted by marvelB

^Actually, the female titan being Annie is the most plausible theory by far. There were a lot of strong hints to her true identity like when she seemed to recognize Armin, and around the time when Jean was fighting her Armin distracted her by claiming that she killed Eren..... yet he was actually careful to not use Eren's name directly ("that guy who was in a hurry to die", "my best friend", etc.). Of course the titan's superior combat ability is a more vague assumption, but notice how she seemed to excel the most at kicking techniques..... which is what Annie was good at (remember when Eren learned her leg sweep move in that flashback?). So yeah, I'd definitely say that there's some pretty solid evidence that points to the female titan's true identity.....

It's still much more likely to be a new character that hasn't been introduced at least in my opinion. I just think people are trying to force the identity of the female titan on to her because she somewhat fits.

marvelB · 2012-02-12, 10:53

^Oh, I can definitely understand why you'd feel that way for sure, but despite that..... do you still deny the evidence I brought up? Because as I said already, those were pretty strong hints that point towards the potential true identity of Miss Killer Giant....

Soconfused · 2012-02-12, 12:16

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Originally Posted by Johnny

I wonder if that lady titan was crying in pain or at losing Eren? Doesn't look good for Eren either...

I'm pretty sure it has more to do with Rivailee stabbing her in the yes...

I honestly have no clue what's gonna happen next. I can only assume Eren and Mikasa will some how escape and try and make it to that basement.

As for who the female titan is, I'm also banking on Annie, I doubt it's a completely new character, I don't think that would be as shocking.

miketyson · 2012-02-12, 12:35

How did Annie die, though? I've forgotten, but wasn't she eaten (usually a good guess, lol)?

It seems most readers are thinking it's something like: Eren's dad invented a serum that grants the ability to turn into a giant. He injected Eren with it (for his own protection), then disappeared (and might be -- or be responsible -- for the enormous titan and/or the armored titan).

A possibility that I'm considering is something like: Eren's dad actually invented is some kind of (partial?) immunization vaccine. EG: the giants "eat" by absorbing people's souls (or life energy, or whatever), and spit the bodies back out once they've sucked out the soul (or whatever). Eren's vaccine injection made him "immune" (or mostly immune) to this process, so he was able to hijack the giant's "giant body" for his own use (isn't his giant body pretty much identically-sized to the one he burst out of the first time?).

Annie might've gotten an earlier version of the vaccine (or an alternative, less-advanced variant being developed by some other human faction), so she somewhat "survived" being eaten (and has some trace of her old personality as a giant) but isn't able to turn into a human the way someone like Eren can.

Just some speculation. The writer's been inventive enough before that I would be a bit disappointed to find out the serum is just a "giant-izer" serum and there're some human conspiracies surrounding everything. It does seem like we could see Rivaille, Misaka, and Eren making a stealth run to his house in a few chapters; anyone want to be on the place having already been looted by the time they get there?

yuzen003 · 2012-02-12, 12:50

Didn't Annie join the police force?

miketyson · 2012-02-12, 18:47

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Originally Posted by yuzen003

Didn't Annie join the police force?

That might be my bad. Anyone I haven't seen in a few chapters I just assume to be dead.

Blue-kun · 2012-02-15, 09:38

Despite making the thread, I stopped following this for a while, but today I finally caught up.

Spoiler:

And on a more chit-chat level, I can't wait until this gets animated. Still hoping for BONES and, if possible, D Studio that worked in Brotherhood. Kameda (and if possible) Nakamura animating some of these action sequences would be simply godlike...

Kuze · 2012-02-25, 19:40

BONES is the only studio I would trust with this, and that's only if they wouldn't do the usual routine of color in manga pages and add a little animation, and maybe once in a blue moon put in something original.

You have to look at Yu Yu Hakusho and Hunter X Hunter (the old series) to get an idea - filler isn't a bad thing of itself, but it absolutely shouldn't be used to stall the story, or be treated like a Studio Pierrot production.

And no cells. Water colors all the way.

BTW, has anyone read the light novel of SnK that they released last December? It's supposed to be full of details about the world that was before the Titans came, lots of interesting information about.

siGil · 2012-02-26, 05:24

i recently discovered this series and finished all the available chapters in one day. absolutely loved it.

the balance of violence, storyline, human nature and romance is amazing.

i look forward to future releases and the development of characters such as annie... tho mikasa will always be the girl to die for ;D

edit: i dont remember seeing annie being eaten, what chapter?

Johnny · 2012-03-10, 03:09

Ch 31 is out and yup Annie be the female giant and is about to go ape shit...

vansonbee · 2012-03-10, 04:54

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Originally Posted by Johnny

Ch 31 is out and yup Annie be the female giant and is about to go ape shit...

Totally forgotten who Annie was...

Can anyone tell me which was the last chapter she appeared in?

Aesthetic Shampoo · 2012-03-10, 04:56

^ LOL yeah i agree with you. I really enjoyed the chapter, but it would have been a whole lot better if i knew who she was

Actually, the only people in the manga i recognize are armin, eren, and misaka...

Johnny · 2012-03-10, 05:12

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Originally Posted by vansonbee

Totally forgotten who Annie was...

Can anyone tell me which was the last chapter she appeared in?

I think it was ch 21 when they went their separate ways...

yuzen003 · 2012-03-10, 09:20

It makes sense, she was always able to own Eren in hand to hand combat so it's not surprising the female giant was able to do the same to giant Eren.

I'm interested in the ring. There are a lot of closeups on it so it must be significant in some way, is it a tranformation tool, a device that prevents her transformation in the city, a device that gives her better control of her giant form, or something else entirely?

marvelB · 2012-03-10, 11:12

.....Heh, and to think that there were people who actually doubted the identity of the female titan, despite the strong evidence we were given. Well, who's laughing now?

The next chapter can't get here soon enough.

SoFarGone · 2012-03-10, 13:32

so why is Annie after Eren? Military police orders or something?

Key Board · 2012-03-10, 14:17

She's most likely part of the other faction

marvelB · 2012-03-11, 10:45

BTW, something else I found interesting was that there's a group of religious fanatics who worshiped the walls as if they were gods. I wonder if those guys will end up brewing some trouble in the near future....?

gameboy234 · 2012-03-12, 11:06

Spoiler for 31:

Johnny · 2012-03-12, 11:25

No sunlight for her to transform. Something tells me though that she's different from Eren. Whose to say though with so much still unknown...

2012-02-15, 09:38	Link #127
Blue-kun Che! Che! Che! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brazil Age: 34	Despite making the thread, I stopped following this for a while, but today I finally caught up. Spoiler: These last chapters have been insane. The action is great, and the author really knows how to keep the story going without ever letting it drop into boredom. By far my favourite shounen manga ever since FMA ended. As for the whole Annie debate, she did join the police force, so there's no guarantee she's dead. But then again, I don't think her being dead works as any sort of requirement for her to be this female giant. More importantly, aside from all the evidence presented up there, she would also easily fit into the list of people who witnessed Eren's little show after he became a titan for the first time. There's certainly enough hints to push forward such a theory, but I don't know "why" she would be doing this in the first place. That is, considering she's doing it out of her own will... And on a more chit-chat level, I can't wait until this gets animated. Still hoping for BONES and, if possible, D Studio that worked in Brotherhood. Kameda (and if possible) Nakamura animating some of these action sequences would be simply godlike... __________________

2012-03-10, 13:32	Link #136
SoFarGone H.A.M. Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: somewhere on this planet	so why is Annie after Eren? Military police orders or something? __________________

2012-03-10, 14:17	Link #137
Key Board Carbon Join Date: Nov 2003	She's most likely part of the other faction __________________ "Legitimacy is based on three things. First of all, the people who are asked to obey authority have to feel like they have a voice—that if they speak up, they will be heard. Second, the law has to be predictable. There has to be a reasonable expectation that the rules tomorrow are going to be roughly the same as the rules today. And third, the authority has to be fair. It can’t treat one group differently from another.” Malcolm Gladwell

2012-03-12, 11:06	Link #139
gameboy234 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006	Spoiler for 31: What does it mean for annie to go to the underground passage?

2012-02-12, 10:53	Link #122
marvelB Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	^Oh, I can definitely understand why you'd feel that way for sure, but despite that..... do you still deny the evidence I brought up? Because as I said already, those were pretty strong hints that point towards the potential true identity of Miss Killer Giant....

2012-02-12, 12:35	Link #124
miketyson Senior Member Join Date: May 2011	How did Annie die, though? I've forgotten, but wasn't she eaten (usually a good guess, lol)? It seems most readers are thinking it's something like: Eren's dad invented a serum that grants the ability to turn into a giant. He injected Eren with it (for his own protection), then disappeared (and might be -- or be responsible -- for the enormous titan and/or the armored titan). A possibility that I'm considering is something like: Eren's dad actually invented is some kind of (partial?) immunization vaccine. EG: the giants "eat" by absorbing people's souls (or life energy, or whatever), and spit the bodies back out once they've sucked out the soul (or whatever). Eren's vaccine injection made him "immune" (or mostly immune) to this process, so he was able to hijack the giant's "giant body" for his own use (isn't his giant body pretty much identically-sized to the one he burst out of the first time?). Annie might've gotten an earlier version of the vaccine (or an alternative, less-advanced variant being developed by some other human faction), so she somewhat "survived" being eaten (and has some trace of her old personality as a giant) but isn't able to turn into a human the way someone like Eren can. Just some speculation. The writer's been inventive enough before that I would be a bit disappointed to find out the serum is just a "giant-izer" serum and there're some human conspiracies surrounding everything. It does seem like we could see Rivaille, Misaka, and Eren making a stealth run to his house in a few chapters; anyone want to be on the place having already been looted by the time they get there?

2012-02-12, 12:50	Link #125
yuzen003 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA	Didn't Annie join the police force?

2012-02-25, 19:40	Link #128
Kuze Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011	BONES is the only studio I would trust with this, and that's only if they wouldn't do the usual routine of color in manga pages and add a little animation, and maybe once in a blue moon put in something original. You have to look at Yu Yu Hakusho and Hunter X Hunter (the old series) to get an idea - filler isn't a bad thing of itself, but it absolutely shouldn't be used to stall the story, or be treated like a Studio Pierrot production. And no cells. Water colors all the way. BTW, has anyone read the light novel of SnK that they released last December? It's supposed to be full of details about the world that was before the Titans came, lots of interesting information about.

2012-02-26, 05:24	Link #129
siGil Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Perth (AU) soon! Age: 37	i recently discovered this series and finished all the available chapters in one day. absolutely loved it. the balance of violence, storyline, human nature and romance is amazing. i look forward to future releases and the development of characters such as annie... tho mikasa will always be the girl to die for ;D edit: i dont remember seeing annie being eaten, what chapter?

2012-03-10, 03:09	Link #130
Johnny Working the bags... Join Date: Mar 2009	Ch 31 is out and yup Annie be the female giant and is about to go ape shit...

2012-03-10, 04:56	Link #132
Aesthetic Shampoo Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Age: 30	^ LOL yeah i agree with you. I really enjoyed the chapter, but it would have been a whole lot better if i knew who she was Actually, the only people in the manga i recognize are armin, eren, and misaka...

2012-03-10, 09:20	Link #134
yuzen003 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA	It makes sense, she was always able to own Eren in hand to hand combat so it's not surprising the female giant was able to do the same to giant Eren. I'm interested in the ring. There are a lot of closeups on it so it must be significant in some way, is it a tranformation tool, a device that prevents her transformation in the city, a device that gives her better control of her giant form, or something else entirely?

2012-03-10, 11:12	Link #135
marvelB Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	.....Heh, and to think that there were people who actually doubted the identity of the female titan, despite the strong evidence we were given. Well, who's laughing now? The next chapter can't get here soon enough.

2012-03-11, 10:45	Link #138
marvelB Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	BTW, something else I found interesting was that there's a group of religious fanatics who worshiped the walls as if they were gods. I wonder if those guys will end up brewing some trouble in the near future....?

2012-03-12, 11:25	Link #140
Johnny Working the bags... Join Date: Mar 2009	No sunlight for her to transform. Something tells me though that she's different from Eren. Whose to say though with so much still unknown...