that eremika (?) cover reminds me of ch108 a little, you know that scene at the end of the day where they’re all red and the panels focus a little on Mikasa and Eren after Eren says how much he cares about them all. Do you think that this moment in ch108 was implied to be an eremika moment by the way, or not at all?

I don’t know–I personally interpret 108 as more found family, like Eren does love all the SC, as it focuses on all of them. This cover’s definitely more shippy, though, but it’s also worth noting the happiness shared by all three of them, a happiness that could have been but isn’t.

Sorry I know the cover is such a beautiful EMA trio image. But Armin is thirdwheeling so damn hard in it lmao! (Eren and Mikasa look entranced by each other in it)

HAHAHA right? Poor Armin.

Oh yeah Eren and Mikasa are Definitely Not intended to be a romantic couple There’s No Way Eren will ever have feelings for her…

Eren: meets Mikasa’s loving, knowing gaze with one of his own.

toukatan:

*screams and dies*

nelldya:

This is something I drew for Korean SNK only event(for the January calendar)!

I drew all Marley cast~XD

“he is still motivated by being desperate to protect historia from the same mistake Grisha did”. Are you saying eren choose a destructive path to save historia!?

Well, yes, absolutely, though that’s not all of it. Eren is acting as he is to save all his friends, and the idea that Historia would be forced to breed children is absolutely a part of that. The problem is it’s not working. Historia is pregnant and miserable anyways. Sasha is dead. Mikasa and Armin just almost got blown up–and it’s all because of his poor choices.

What do you mean when you say Erens not gonna be saved? I keep seeing you use that phrase. What does he need saving from? Hes only got 4 years left to live, hes been doomed ever since Grisha injected him. He barely reacted to his limited lifespan when he found out and quite frankly I dont think he cares whatsoever about his own life and intends to die once everything’s over anyways. In terms of his decisions he chose this path on his own. I don’t think he wants or needs to be saved from anything

I guess I mean being saved from himself–he’s clearly making some very destructive choices. Killing kids, becoming the monsters he swore to destroy in attacking innocents, making choices that led to Sasha’s death (and will lead to more deaths of his loved ones probably), pushing Armin and Mikasa away, etc. He’s on a path that will absolutely kill him (even without the lifespan limit), but he’s still motivated by being desperate to protect Historia from making the same mistake Grisha made (having a child to use as a tool, like twice)–but he isn’t even succeeding in that. His current path is not leading towards victory, so by saved I mean not survival, but deviating from his path. I don’t think he will deviate from self-destruction beyond a realization, but that realization is enough for me.

In regards to Reiner’s sexuality in SnK, do you think he might be gay and his attraction to Christa is comp het?

Answered here.

In short:

Do you find that Mikasa is meant to be a parallel to Falco like Eren is to Gabi?

I do! I think Falco constantly chasing Gabi to his own detriment is definitely a parallel to Mikasa. I also think Falco parallels Armin (intelligence over brawn), Jean (morality), and Historia as well (wanting to die for a loved one).

I’ve been thinking about this since I did a rewatch of S1 but what do you think about the way the anime of SNK seemed to emphasize Rivetra a lot more than the manga, given the added scenes that show Levi taking her death the hardest? I find it interesting how the anime did that while the guidebook and Junior High spin-off manga teases Petruo (which I prefer) more with their “old married couple” dynamic.

That’s an interesting question. I have no idea. I also prefer Petruo and don’t ship Rivetra (it’s cute though, so awesome if you do!) But I really wonder. The anime also played up LeviHan in the first season as well if I remember correctly? Maybe they were just going to maximum Levi appeal. 😛

A sort of follow up question to my question in the Marley arc. As a fan I didn’t join in on the AoT manga until the Festival Battle so I didn’t notice the effects of the pacing as much as other fans. How could Isayama have addressed the pacing issues?

I think a monthly manga lends itself to pacing issues naturally to an extent, but I also think part of the slow pacing with the flashbacks that didn’t offer new information might have been Isayama wanting to set up chapter 100 to be that chapter lol. In other words, I think a lot of the flashbacks weren’t necessary or could have been incorporated to Shiganshina–we could have learned about Reiner and Bertolt’s friendship, etc. before Bertolt got killed, which would have made his death more impactful. I am very, very interested to see how the anime is going to handle the Marlay Arc in a likely season 4. in general they did a good job fixing the pacing of the Uprising, so I’m interested to see what they do with the Marlay.