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paladinenvec · 2012-01-12, 15:02

Spoiler for Chapter 29:

marvelB · 2012-01-12, 15:03

Yeah, just checked out the chapter myself. Definitely an action-packed one!

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Originally Posted by vansonbee

Spoiler for chapter 29:

Spoiler:

SonOfHeaven · 2012-01-12, 19:10

Great chapter. Really looking forward to the next. Need to know who that female is.

Gooral · 2012-01-13, 02:20

I disagree, mediocre chapter IMO.

Spoiler for 29:

yuzen003 · 2012-01-13, 08:15

Eren has been able to become a titan for more then half the series and it's obviously going to be a major plot point (how he acquired the ability and how he will use it). The manga is partially about learning the origin of these titans who have overrun the earth and the author has dropped a lot of hints that Eren's titan powers will lead to discovering that origin.

Since the female titan did not outright kill him (meaning just smash his human body as she killed the other soldiers) it appears he has been captured (we know titan's don't actually digest what they eat) and will have a chance to meet the other human titans. While I thought the chapter was kind of short I am anticipating the next few chapters will provide some answers.

Key Board · 2012-01-13, 10:29

The story lost some mystery when they started to explain things

and it lost some tension when Eren became a giant. That sense of survival horror has diminished somewhat.

yuzen003 · 2012-01-13, 11:40

After the first couple chapters they're all trained soldiers so I've been looking at it as something similar to the Black Company novels, in other words an army in a crapsack world filled with man eating giants rather then survival horror. Their long term goal is to retake their world rather then just avoid being killed/escape. Perhaps I have had the wrong perspective, but on the other hand never really viewing it as a survival horror series means I haven't been disappointed by the drop in those elements.

Key Board · 2012-01-13, 23:09

well that's my point

the tension has diminished somehow now that they have a Gundam.. err.. giant on their side
suddenly the world is not as crapsack-ish
before you had that horrible tense atmosphere of "oh.. I could be eaten any time now"

Now, not so much..

Heck does anyone even expect you know who to die after seeing the last chapter?
The tension is not what it used to be

Kleeyook · 2012-01-14, 08:13

Spoiler for ch 29:

yuzen003 · 2012-01-14, 11:16

Just my opinion but it always felt like Mikasa could always curb stomp Eren in human or titan form and Rivialle is probably at least that strong. The titan ability is another weapon but he's not even the most dangerous person on his side so I never considered it as unbalancing as to ruin the story or make him seem invincible. It gives the humans the chance to fight the titans on a more level playing field, but as long as they faced an enemy with unknown/possibly unlimited troops and with dubious support/possible traitors from their own side they'll be at a disadvantage.

Inarius · 2012-01-14, 11:53

chapter felt so short cause of the lack of text T_T

And aw shiznit, Eren got defeated. I can't say I wasn't expecting that to some degree.

But that girl better start praying his plot armor doesn't activate, cause I think we all remember what happened to the last titan that ate Eren

Kleeyook · 2012-01-14, 15:24

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Originally Posted by Inarius

chapter felt so short cause of the lack of text T_T

And aw shiznit, Eren got defeated. I can't say I wasn't expecting that to some degree.

But that girl better start praying his plot armor doesn't activate, cause I think we all remember what happened to the last titan that ate Eren

Crap! Even I don't want to imagine what'd happen if that worked again.

vansonbee · 2012-01-14, 15:58

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Originally Posted by Inarius

chapter felt so short cause of the lack of text T_T

And aw shiznit, Eren got defeated. I can't say I wasn't expecting that to some degree.

But that girl better start praying his plot armor doesn't activate, cause I think we all remember what happened to the last titan that ate Eren

I dunno, the giant might be included in the harem.

Malintex_Terek · 2012-01-18, 05:06

Does anyone have a translation/summary of the page where Ishiyama admitted MLA plagiarism? I have the raw page but I'm not sure if it was included in the 11/4 chapter of SnK or a doujin he drew.

Also, who licensed this manga?

yuzen003 · 2012-02-10, 08:48

New chapter is out and Mikasa was badass. I'm not sure why all her commanders have held her in reserve, if they used her earlier she would make a differance and save a lot of lives.

marvelB · 2012-02-10, 11:20

^Mikasa was cool, but damn did Rivaille slice up that titan-gal good.....

Anyhow, the chapter ending was rather depressing. I wonder what's going to happen now that most of the most of the scouting legion's gone? I doubt that any new recruits would be skilled/experienced enough to go on another titan hunt anytime soon.....

Johnny · 2012-02-10, 12:10

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

Teorenz · 2012-02-10, 15:04

The female titan was Annie LeonHardt. For someone who was smart and can beat Eren at H2H combat it has to be. She also killed the captured titans.
Also, I just knew that female titan would stand no chance against Rivialle.

Xacual · 2012-02-10, 15:58

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Originally Posted by Teorenz

The female titan was Annie LeonHardt. For someone who was smart and can beat Eren at H2H combat it has to be. She also killed the captured titans.
Also, I just knew that female titan would stand no chance against Rivialle.

And since she left the main cast we've met how many in the scouting legion that can beat Eren? Honestly the evidence people bring up to try to make Annie be this enemy titan is laughable at best.

marvelB · 2012-02-11, 11:10

^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.....

2012-01-12, 15:02	Link #101
paladinenvec Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Monterrey, Mexico	Spoiler for Chapter 29: Quite the chapter indeed the fighting was amazing and we know that the Female giant know some good moves, i think that Eren stopped a little cause he probably now knows the giants identity ...(wild guesses coming up in my head...) Last edited by paladinenvec; 2012-01-14 at 04:11.

2012-01-12, 19:10	Link #103
SonOfHeaven Metal Gear!? Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tampa	Great chapter. Really looking forward to the next. Need to know who that female is. __________________

2012-01-13, 02:20	Link #104
Gooral Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The town where Copernicus was born. Age: 38	I disagree, mediocre chapter IMO. Spoiler for 29: We all know Eren won't die because of plot armour, we also now know that giants are just mecha that people are riding and having fun. It was much better before I knew that this shounen was another mecha manga (although mecha here are biological). The enclave is probably just that, an experiment and an entertainment ground for people from outside who hunt lesser humans. Of course author might go in another direction but the main asset of this manga, i.e. a thrilling feeling that I felt while reading it is long gone. Until Eren became a giant it was a really interesting manga, now it's above average shounen. Still better than most WSJ titles (only Gintama and Hunter x Hunter are better) and still interesting but I've been losing my interest in it with every chapter.

2012-01-13, 10:29	Link #106
Key Board Carbon Join Date: Nov 2003	The story lost some mystery when they started to explain things and it lost some tension when Eren became a giant. That sense of survival horror has diminished somewhat. __________________ "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

2012-01-13, 23:09	Link #108
Key Board Carbon Join Date: Nov 2003	well that's my point the tension has diminished somehow now that they have a Gundam.. err.. giant on their side suddenly the world is not as crapsack-ish before you had that horrible tense atmosphere of "oh.. I could be eaten any time now" Now, not so much.. Heck does anyone even expect you know who to die after seeing the last chapter? The tension is not what it used to be __________________ "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

2012-01-13, 08:15	Link #105
yuzen003 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA	Eren has been able to become a titan for more then half the series and it's obviously going to be a major plot point (how he acquired the ability and how he will use it). The manga is partially about learning the origin of these titans who have overrun the earth and the author has dropped a lot of hints that Eren's titan powers will lead to discovering that origin. Since the female titan did not outright kill him (meaning just smash his human body as she killed the other soldiers) it appears he has been captured (we know titan's don't actually digest what they eat) and will have a chance to meet the other human titans. While I thought the chapter was kind of short I am anticipating the next few chapters will provide some answers.

2012-01-13, 11:40	Link #107
yuzen003 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA	After the first couple chapters they're all trained soldiers so I've been looking at it as something similar to the Black Company novels, in other words an army in a crapsack world filled with man eating giants rather then survival horror. Their long term goal is to retake their world rather then just avoid being killed/escape. Perhaps I have had the wrong perspective, but on the other hand never really viewing it as a survival horror series means I haven't been disappointed by the drop in those elements.

2012-01-14, 08:13	Link #109
Kleeyook Yandere maniax Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Somewhere close to Valhalla Age: 34	Spoiler for ch 29: This might just be my one-sided assumption but I believe it looks like the female giant saw Mikasa coming after Eren then she smirked like taunting Mikasa before walked away.

2012-01-14, 11:16	Link #110
yuzen003 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA	Just my opinion but it always felt like Mikasa could always curb stomp Eren in human or titan form and Rivialle is probably at least that strong. The titan ability is another weapon but he's not even the most dangerous person on his side so I never considered it as unbalancing as to ruin the story or make him seem invincible. It gives the humans the chance to fight the titans on a more level playing field, but as long as they faced an enemy with unknown/possibly unlimited troops and with dubious support/possible traitors from their own side they'll be at a disadvantage.

2012-01-14, 11:53	Link #111
Inarius ★★★★★ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Heaven Age: 35	chapter felt so short cause of the lack of text T_T And aw shiznit, Eren got defeated. I can't say I wasn't expecting that to some degree. But that girl better start praying his plot armor doesn't activate, cause I think we all remember what happened to the last titan that ate Eren __________________

2012-01-18, 05:06	Link #114
Malintex_Terek Mahjong Triple Pro Join Date: Sep 2006	Does anyone have a translation/summary of the page where Ishiyama admitted MLA plagiarism? I have the raw page but I'm not sure if it was included in the 11/4 chapter of SnK or a doujin he drew. Also, who licensed this manga? __________________ HOLY CRACKERS! SAIGAR 2008 IS HERE! Nominations are open 19 November ~ 23 December 2007 NOW!! It's not a tournament without "men"!

2012-02-10, 08:48	Link #115
yuzen003 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA	New chapter is out and Mikasa was badass. I'm not sure why all her commanders have held her in reserve, if they used her earlier she would make a differance and save a lot of lives.

2012-02-10, 11:20	Link #116
marvelB Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	^Mikasa was cool, but damn did Rivaille slice up that titan-gal good..... Anyhow, the chapter ending was rather depressing. I wonder what's going to happen now that most of the most of the scouting legion's gone? I doubt that any new recruits would be skilled/experienced enough to go on another titan hunt anytime soon.....

2012-02-10, 12:10	Link #117
Johnny Working the bags... Join Date: Mar 2009	I wonder if that lady titan was crying in pain or at losing Eren? Doesn't look good for Eren either...

2012-02-10, 15:04	Link #118
Teorenz Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012	The female titan was Annie LeonHardt. For someone who was smart and can beat Eren at H2H combat it has to be. She also killed the captured titans. Also, I just knew that female titan would stand no chance against Rivialle.

2012-02-11, 11:10	Link #120
marvelB Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	^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.....