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The Linked Horizon song that plays during the ending is sang by Mikasa's VA (and Eren's VA does backing vocal for her and sings at the end). You should listen to it with the lyrics and make a reaction cause it's really beautiful
Although the end credits proves that as long as humans are there, the notion of true world peace cannot be achieved, and the cycle repeats itself.. I think Zeke and Armin's conversation is the thing that gives hope the most.. to live for the small moments with our loved ones is one of the best things we can do with our lives.
I think you should include the part where Armin said we should never stop hoping/believing in the day humanity can overcome that. like yeah, that kid was wandering into that tree just like ymir, but they were doing it out of curiosity and discovery rather than running away from people trying to kill them. who knows? maybe the cycle they start will be the one that ends it. till then, life is about those little moments like Zeke and Armin talk about, so it's not pointless to try
@@gnoogie I think people are too focused on the repeating part too much, they even said it in this episode that Ymir created a stronger and bigger body cause she wished for it. The kid who enters the tree probably wont wish to become that, he could just wish for anything and poof wish granted. Also the worm might just be dead and he entered a big ass tree at the end, its open ended but people have just decided the ending sucks cause its just a cycle.
In short, people who don't like the ending are those who fell in love with cold-blooded Chad Eren from season 4. The one who didn't care for Mikasa, was non-emotional, efficient, powerful. They didn't like the fact that he died, that he cried about his feelings for Mikasa, that he took responsibility for his actions etc. I don't think they understand that it was all a mask Eren took to push his friends away for their own protection. Also, that his head was all messed up because of these powers. They just wanted Eren to be all Chad until the end. But that's silly. That's not who Eren ever was. He was always an emotional teen who would've done anything for his friends. This ending was perfect for him.
Well you can't afford to be emotional if you actually want to protect your loved ones . Look at the no. Of people that he loved who died because he was all emotional and weak
You don't have to idolize a genocidal monster to not like how the show ended although I really can understand being disappointed with the cold-blooded "I will protect my people no matter the cost" turning out to just be a curtain that the broken and sniveling slave was cowering behind. My only real issue is the utter garbage mid-credit scenes that are completely at odds with the direction the story went after Erwin's death. Also while I didn't really want any of them to die, the fact that everyone survives the suicide mission after so many 'omg' moments that turned out to all be fake-outs feels out of place and belongs in a more traditional over the top shonen rather than the more grim and unyielding show that Attack on Titan has previously been.
did you notice the ending credits where eren and mikasa were buried, an old man armin still visiting their graves. he was the last to die from the trio. just like when they were kids running to the tree, he was the last one who reaches the tree.
For those you may miss this, at the end Levi stared on the lollipop, is missing Hange.....they first time visited city and Hange enjoyed the lollipop...
I didn’t realize their moment was going to be controversial. In my eyes Eren was able to finally be a teenage boy again and be vulnerable with his best friend. -Sam
yeah, manga readers wanted him to be "badass" 24/7 i guess ... like he wasnt still a human with feelings especially towards mikasa and not wanting to die ... totally understandable and realistic @@TheReactPack
@@TheReactPack Well the anime did make some improvements to some controversial dialogue regarding their talk related to genocide - czcams.com/video/tOIz84HFdvQ/video.htmlsi=wLR4xa3j0O2NhaO2
Mikasa was buried with "white roses" after her death. The 6 white roses on her hand represented "I want to be your person", while the 4 "white roses" in front of Eren's grave meant "Nothing can stop us." Symbols such as "love", "this love is immortal", "until death, this love will not change" perfectly interpret the undying love between the two.
After 10 years AOT finally ended. What a journey it was. One of the best anime ever created. Thank you WIT Studio, Thank you MAPPA, Thank you Isayama Hajime for creating this masterpiece of a manga. Shinzou Wo Sasageyo!!
im not sure but ive read somewhere that aot lasted 13 years and that also makes sense since its how long a titan holder would live. its also supose to release 2 or 3 more episodes(most likely flashback or back story) also to round up the number of episodes to symbolize something(japanese numerology) but im not 100% sure so ill just keep waiting
I think the problem a lot of people have with the ending is the fact that Eldia is attacked in the future due to Eren not completing 100% of the Rumbling. However, the author’s intent was to demonstrate that no matter what, humanity will always fight against each other. Hypothetically speaking, even if Eren did complete the Rumbiling and only Eldians exist, they would eventually find a reason to fight in a long enough timeline. The case that Eldians fighting Eldians is better than the world fighting Eldians makes no sense. At the end of the day, people will always fight people regardless of their shared or unshared blood/ancestry. The point of Attack on Titan is to show the viewers that humanity will always fight itself - whether it be by difference of race or not. The world is cruel and no Rumbiling could ever stop human hate from propagating itself again in the future. We can see it with our world today, there’s been two world wars already and the fighting still continues.
Eldian was ruled by a corrupt aristocracy before the breach of the walls then led by militant fascists... then there was Floch executing foreigners or coerced them into servitude. If anything the Eldian Empire has shown itself to be the same tyrant that ruled for nearly 2000 years, even without their memories.
Yes, the point is that it’s not Titans that cause conflict. It’s in human nature. Erwin even says in season 3 “Peace between man will never be. Not until our numbers fall to 1 or less” And you don’t even have to wait in the timeline for Eldians to fight each other. We see it in seasons 3-4. Heck we see human conflict in the first episode. Timeline wise we see conflict before Titans are even created. The point is that it’s just human nature
in the last tree scene after mikasa’s burial, you can see armin visiting the graves as an old man. Even towards the end of life, armin is the last to race to the tree watching after eren and mikasa
A mini fact: In the after party drama cd’s eren said “So, that conversation turned out to be the last one between us, huh? and it was the last chance i could really be with you. why did i have to be so stubborn? it was just an ice cream. i should’ve tasted it with you.” - referring to the scene where mikasa wanted to share the ice cream
The end is kinda up to interpretation I think. Mikasa wrote "Here forever rest peacefully, my most beloved, my dear. 854" on Eren's grave. The first two times Mikasa visits Eren's grave she put four roses which means nothing will come between two people who love each other but cannot be together / tragic love. The last time she put one rose which means "you are still THE one".
@@UniversoDosFat0s as for the grave writing, it’s translated into that. For the roses it’s a form of symbolism. 1 rose = a one and only love or love at first sight. 2 roses = deep love. 3 roses = I love you. 4 roses = Nothing will stand between us
@@UniversoDosFat0s it’s not an official statement or a headcanon. It’s how the viewer interpreted the scenes. Why would they change the number or focus on specific scenes without trying hint a message? It’s AOT, they always have an underlying message in the back or even right there. This series was made to be that way. Hajime Isayama (the creator) always put those kinds of things into his work 😭
So with the boy and the tree at the end, I think the point in that moment is to show that history actually wouldn't repeat itself. The boy is hopeful. Unlike Ymir who had lost all hope in humanity, the boy is visibly 'free' to explore on his own. Instead of being chased by dogs to eat him, he has one as a companion. It's obviously not explicitly told to us what would become of him after he found that tree, but the creation of the first titan was a manifestation of Ymir herself. The outcome almost certainly would not be the same this time around, and history will not necessarily repeat in that way. I think that's the point in this scene, though you never really can know with Isayama :)
Exactly. Personally I don’t think there’s anything in there. It’s supposed to be symbolic to Ymir. But if there is something in the tree it would probably turn out to be something that would help humanity.
@@JaketheMovieGeek Hint: If you can rewatch the battle in the final episode when the re-animated past Titans rush the team there is a shot that shows something special related to the boy and his dog.
I held it together until this moment 55:58.... after all the emotional hits, the one that broke me was Armin's realisation that his best friend in the world was gone.... his VA.... 👏 On a happier note, I love Pieck's chicken run as she loudly voices her regret that she doesn't share the ODM skills/gear her comrades mastered.
It was Mikasa's VA that sang the ending T_T. You can also hear Yuki Kaji (Eren’s VA) in the background during the "Tatakae" chorus as well. Cool touch to have them both sing the ending. Very fitting. Might be worth to read the lyrics. It's heartbreaking.
Some manga readers hated the ending because they wanted Eren to continue being an edge lord and also wanted him to kill his friends to continue the Rumblings before going back to Paradis to have sad sex with Historia. I'm not kidding, that's what they wanted. That's why they got mad when the ending didn't pan out that way
I personally actually like this ending, but not the manga because there are several conversations between Armin and Eren that are not in the anime, the anime ending makes Eren's character more understandable and doesn't seem to weaken him than in the manga
Your gaslighting bro. Plus ain’t you just as bad for wanting the ending where eren whines like an entitled brat over mikasa finding another man? My boy was willing to kill his mother for his plan but he couldn’t allow mikasa to be happy with another man lmfao.
@@Mariosonicguy He literally told Mikasa to forget about him and throw away the scarf in paths. He just let his true feelings out for very last time with Armin but even then he said He wants her to be happy.
@@shubhise true, but bro killed his mom and wasn’t nearly as upset as allowing mikasa find another man. That’s ass writing to me. But I’m not the objective opinion and I understand you like it. But you aren’t the objective opinion either.
People act like Eren’s outburst about Mikasa is somehow out of character, but it’s not? Eren has always been an overly emotional teenager who lets his passion run wild. All through seasons 1-3 we see him wear his heart on his sleeve. What’s truly out of character is his “don’t give a fuck” stoic attitude throughout season 4. Of course this is intentional on Isyama’s part, as Eren’s friends even point out that he isn’t acting like himself. Something is obviously wrong. Yet somehow a huge portion of the fanbase have convinced themselves that this is Eren’s true personality. So when we get to this final scene between Eren and Armin they think it’s a huge betrayal to his character to have him show so much vulnerability. Except it’s not. This is Eren reverting back to that passionate, overly emotional teenage boy. This is one of the few moments post time skip where he drops the facade and lets his true feelings out. People who think Eren is supposed to be this sigma male badass just really missed the point
Facts. To add to this, eren is putting up a facade in front of his friends. But in that moment with his best friend, he can be 100% his true self and not put up any fake ruse. And when it comes to love, yes most of us would get emotional talking about the one we love. We may not admit it due to ego and other crap, but eren was free to let go and be honest. Felt genuine and real, and I assume a lot of guys didn't like it because we hate seeing a guy be that vulnerable. But it is what it is. He loves her and wants to be with her. Sounds about right.
Perfect Ending. A masterpiece. Eren sacrificed himself to end the titans, he saved his friends from death, since they were titan bearers, and in the end paradis was destroyed, I'm just sad about Mikasa's ending, even though she lived for 4 years with Eren on the paths . Mikasa did what Ymir couldn't. This was what Ymir was hoping to see. Someone who could kill/turn her back on the one she loved. Mikasa was able to do this. Ymir wasn't there. That's why she was subservient to the King for 2,000 years, waiting for someone (Mikasa) to show her that it was possible. Interesting fact: In the final scene, where the young man is about to enter the tree, the music (二千年... 若しくは... 二万年後の君へ・・・ · Linked Horizon ) eren's voice says: 2000 年もしくは2万年後の君 - For you in 2000 or 20,000 years... Please watch the mikasa OVA that was released years ago, where she already knew she would have to kill Eren. the best song: the dogs - attack on titan
The biggest anime phenomenon of the century, brilliant and courageous writing... this memorable ending just put the icing on the cake... it was an honor to follow this journey with you!
No, it wasn't even remotely close to being the anime phenomenon of the century as that would imply it was as massive as One Piece when it's not even as big as Naruto.
One Piece and Naruto are great, but in terms of breaking the bubble, not to mention the level of writing, AOT is better than both... the impact that the anime brought, with much fewer episodes than the two mentioned, cannot be compared. ..whenever something was released about AOT, the internet stopped, just like now. So yes, it is the biggest anime phenomenon of the century.@@FuzzyDlop
@@FuzzyDlophaving so many episodes or very long story line dont always mean phenomenon. There are much more longer animes other rhan one piece and naruto, but they hav not given that much impact. One piece and naruto are impressive with sales and had a large fan base. But with story telling, compelling ideas, conflicting moralities, narratives and plot twists, AoT is on top. Thats why its a centennial phenomenon. We cant have an anime like this for like the next 10-20 yrs. Same as there cud not be another great show like Game of Thrones for the next years.
AOT has to be responsible for the massive growth of most anime review channels because I only started watching anime reviews to see and hear people's thought about AOT. One of the greatest cinematic masterpiece, all genres included
I am a fan of AOT in Japan🇯🇵 This is a long story, but I urge you to read this statement😢 precaution❗️ This is just one way of thinking in Japan, and it is not the mainstream way of thinking in Japan. It is only a matter of opinion. Some people in other countries think that the last scene is the one where the boy gets the power of the titan again and the same thing happens again and nothing has changed, but It is said that one can think of it differently in Japan. The boy is the Fool of Tarot cards and represents freedom. What this means is that in contrast to Founder Ymir ,who was bound by King Fritz and fell into a hole in a tree while being chased by hounds, the free boy who entered the hole with the dogs is interpreted as a sign that hope is gradually emerging and leading to a peaceful world, even amid the repeated cycle of human despair. It is important to move forward while repeating the process, just as the tires of a car move forward while spinning.
I agree but remember what Zeke told Armin about this kind of thing, bug, whatever it is.. That gave the power to Ymir, this "thing" only looks for living by reproducing, no matter what it has to do, so we don't know if there will be peace or war if the boy found this creature.
@@rolandoherrerapozo4051 Yes but that philosophy doesn't apply only to the Hallucigenia, but all living things. So ultimately, it comes to the person who wields the power and the decisions they make.
If I understand correctly, Mikasa removed the power of titans from the world, meaning that the boy will not restart the cycle. Instead, he should discover Erin’s gravestone and will likely ponder the significance of its inscription.
Apparently when we see Eren and Mikasa at the cabin, it was like a dream granted by Ymir and they lived out Eren's remaining 4 years till he died there (you can see the transition when she kissed him)
Someone said that the boy who appeared at the end was the embodiment of the Fool from the tarot card. The Fool represents the freedom to move as one dreams, without any restraints. It depicts a young man walking under a brilliant sun and clear sky with only hope in his heart, but he is unaware that there is a cliff at his feet. He does not seem to care about the presence of the dog that barks to warn him of danger.... Who knows what the future holds for the young man?
Manga readers hated the ending, but I thought and still do think that this ending is a masterpiece. The Armin and Eren convo especially was done so well. 10/10 I can say this is one of the best anime of all time.
I don't want to watch dark shows anymore, this made my stomach hurt in the manga and even more in the anime. I got enough sadness for several years but still this is the greatest show
Honestly this anime such a beautiful masterpiece. The subtleties of touching on very real humanity issues and just the overall story, characters, meaning, production, soundtrack, voice acting. It will never be forgotten. Got me crying and in a mood for a couple of days.
I love Zeke building sandcastles during what is essentially the end of the world. He's so iconic. One of my favorite characters to be honest. I absolutely love the moment of Armin saying thank you to Eren and it cuts to Eren looking shocked because it feels very reminiscent of Mikasa thanking Eren for wrapping her scarf. Both Armin and Mikasa thanked Eren for helping them and showed him appreciation when he thought he was worthless. After all these years, it's finally over. We are free. Goodbye to all of the amazing characters from this story, both alive and dead. Goodbye Armin and Mikasa. And to Eren, the boy who sought freedom, goodbye. Thank you, Isayama.
Amazing reaction to an amazing show. Don't even know what to say! The way you guys laughed, then cried, then laughed again. It kept us on our toes, back-to-back plot twists like centipede attack and the erased conversations. Eren’s actions make sense but we also can’t help but be sad with the path he chose. What a well developed character. What a story. Love you guys 💗💗💗.
Mikasa is not married to anyone. Please read Hajime Isayama's book entitled Attack on Titan Guidebook. It says "Mikasa is not married". That's all the information about Mikasa until Mikasa died. But based on the sentence in Hajime Isayama's book, there are several theories developing among fans of manga readers to explain this, such as. 1. If you read the manga, it's clear that Mikasa still wears the bandage covering the Hizuru symbol on her hand. If Mikasa marries and has children, the symbol must be passed on to her children, but Mikasa still keeps the symbol, which means that Mikasa is not married and does not have children. 2. Apart from that, in both manga and anime, you can see each panel per frame. There is a frame where Mikasa comes with Jean and a child. That's Jean's child with a woman who is reading a history book that Jean mentions when he is on the ship to Paradise. 3. There are also those who think that Mikasa comes with Armin and a child, because in the anime panel you can see his hair. The man who came with Mikasa was bright colored like gold. Meanwhile, Jean's hair is dark brown. And that child is Armin's child with Anie. 4. Then there is another panel that shows them arriving, Mikasa in front with Armin with bright gold hair, behind her there is a woman carrying a child, possibly Anie and her child with Armin. At the back you can see Jean with his wife and 3 children. 5. Next panel shows Mikasa looks unhealthy and uses a cane. This is possible, seen from the development of the city between each panel until this panel shows that Mikasa lives not too long based on population growth theory and the city behind it. But Mikasa is experiencing poor health because of her overwhelming feeling of loss. 6. Another panel shows Mikasa died and was buried near Eren's gravestone while still wearing a red scarf and decorated with white flowers which symbolize Purity and virginity. Mikasa probably died 10 years after Eren's death. 7. Another panel shows Jean coming alone near the tree, Jean is still not too old, still walking upright and looks mature. 8. Another panel shows that City development has increased a lot, there is an old Armin who comes and uses a cane to visit Mikasa and Eren's grave. 9. Hajime Isayama's sentence in the Attack on Titan guide book is "Mikasa is not married". Apart from the theory above, you can see it on the Pony Canyon CZcams channel. There is an official closing for the final series of Attack on Titan which has been released. You can see the fan theory regarding the panel's description and Hajime Isayama's sentence which is reinforced by this official closing which shows that Mikasa remains loyal to Eren because Eren is still by her side. Although in the end Mikasa had to die early (estimated 10 years after Eren's death) because her longing and loss was so great
The ending with the little boy isn't actually a cliffhanger which some people interpreted as a teaser for a spin-off or something. I AoT, Sasha's father repeately brings up the metapher to "leave the forest". If you're entering the forest, you'll get confronted with hatred and conflict, but how will you deal with it? Will you stay in the forest, succumb to your hatred which only leads to more conflicts and more hatred, or will you be able to leave the forest, leave behind your hatred and maybe will be able to find friends and begin to understand other people? Ymir Fritz entered the forest (aka the tree with the cave) but was never able to leave it. Therefore, the Titan powers were born, which only led to wars, suffering and bloodshed. The boy at the end resembles future humanity (after the story of AoT), which also gets confronted with hatred. Now the question is, will the boy (and therefore humans alltogether) be able to deal with that hatred better than Ymir (aka the humans of the past) did? We don't know. That's up to every individual to decide. And that's what I love about the ending of AoT. It leaves many questions open, question everyone, who watched the anime (or read the manga) has to answer themself. That's at least my interpretation of that scene.
I think you also have to consider the circumstances surrounding both entrances. When Ymir entered the tree she did so out of fear and desperation, the little boy on the other hand is entering with a sense of adventure and curiosity
@@gerald9992 That's why I see Ymir and the creation of Titan powers only as a symbol for the humans of the past. It was the people hunting her and King Fritz, who gave the order, who were acting out of hatred. Ymir herself only acted out of fear and self-defense. It was humans altogether back then, who couldn't deal with that hatred in a good way and weren't able to leave the forest.
1:16:20 this. So many EM shippers can’t seem to understand this. She can simultaneously find love again with a husband and child while not forgetting her love for Eren.
So many different types of love out there. I think it's a beautiful thought if Mikasa ended up with Jean, someone who would love her and take her to Eren's grave. Eren was important to Jean too. -Sam
@@TheReactPack Yeah,Mikasa will never forget Eren. Mikasa's love for Eren is insane. She will love Eren forever.More than anyone else. However, I would be very grateful if there is someone who can make Mikasa happy. Eren was not rewarded.I feel sorry for Eren if Mikasa doesn't at least make her happy.
10 years of a masterpiece and not a single second wasted. Eren made sure that everyone got somewhat of a positive outcome in the end. Mikasa got to see what life was like with her and Eren. Connie got his mom back. Eren went all Aladdin with Armin and showed him the world minus the magic carpet. And he made sure there were no titans left in the world like his brother Zeke wanted so they wouldn't be feared and hated at least for a while. Glad you three got to experience this masterpiece!
Thank you guys for doing reactions to this series! I'm glad you enjoyed the finale. This episode had me so emotional at the end haha. I can't believe it's been a decade since the anime first aired. What a legendary run for this iconic series. End of an era.
A few fun facts: 1) Eren didn't open his eyes during rumbling, he opened his eyes in his last breath just to see Mikasa 2) Mikasa wrote “Here forever rest peacefully, my most beloved, my dear. 854” on Eren’s grave. The first two times Mikasa visits Eren’s grave she put four roses which means nothing will come between two people who love each other but cannot be together / tragic love. The last time she put one rose which means “you are still THE one". 3)A white flower was placed during her death, which symbolizes purity and virginity. So, taken together, Mikasa's flowers send the message that she won't forget Eren, she still loves him (but believes he can no longer love her back), she will remain devoted to him, and she is waiting. 4)They spent 4 years living together in Paths (ch. 138) And only when he “passed away” there, was she able to kill him in the real world. (it was a gift to them from Ymir) 5)In the ending credits where Eren and Mikasa were buried, an old man Armin still visiting their graves. He was the last to die from the trio, just like when they were kids running to the tree, he was the last one who reaches the tree. I just copy paste from @2DTL
how i read before from other fans: "For me, Attack on Titan is a narrative of a villain depicted as a hero of the story. We were given an opportunity to try to understand what can push a human being to do such evil things. How rightousness can give birth to wrong. How doing things out of pure love without the guidance of logic can lead to pure evil. How without thought or reflection followed by proper action, we will continue to make the same mistakes that would lead to a similar cycle for ourselves and more importantly for our children. I have not yet seen an anime so uncompromisingly human in all senses of what being human can be in it's darkest. AOT provides conversations that we will take with us for years to come. 10 years building up to this and my God it truly delivered. Thank you Hajime Isayama. Thank you MAPPA and WIT Studios."
Reiner was my favorite character since season 2. I’m so glad he got redeemed for two hours straight…and my second fav character and favorite girl Sasha had me bawling when she got to say goodbye to Jean and Conny 🥹
The latter part of the end credit OST's name translates to "To you 20,000 years later". So the last scenes with the boy and his dog could take place like 18,000 years after Eren's death.
I've a really deep connection with this show and will always have a really special place in my heart! I've never, ever felt this way after watchig any other show, drama, movie, series or anime... Such a surreal feeling... This is it... AOT has officially ended... Thanks Isayama for this Absolute Masterpiece! Grateful to WIT STUDIOS, MAPPA and all others who were a part of adding life to this show. For the last time, SHINZO WA SASAGEYO!!!
I'm glad you guys appreciate armin and eren's convo, especially when eren breaksdown. He's just a kid too, more like teenager but still young to experience all of this. And it makes him more human, those emotions, and he's more like our first-third season Eren. The cycle of violence continues because you just can't take violence away from humans, even if hundreds or thousands of years passed, humans will always find ways to continue fighting each other. Humans never learns. And that's how human life works. Look at the situation of our world, of other countries. There's some point where we ask ourselves, “When will humans stop slaughtering each other?” I realized that we can achieved peace, but it's only temporary, we can't have everlasting peace. So focus on the small things while you can. Like in Zeke and Armin's convo. In my own perspective, Paradis is getting involved in different war in the future, it's either that or other nations taking revenge. Like what Eren said, that conflict won't stop there. However, that doesn't make eren's sacrifice goes for nothing. He was able to drive titans away (even if means he needs to be killed) and give his friends long lives. I'm not sure if the cycle would continue because Ymir has finally got her closure and she disappears. Does the cycle will continue because a kid suddenly showed up in the end and found the tree? What would be the reason? Those are my questions. It's an amazing journey with you girls, dedicate your hearts!!
"Erwin, I have no regrets about my decision not to choose you... to entrust the future to someone with the same look in his eyes you all had." that line DESTROYS ME. obviously it makes me think about levi squad which is sad enough, but it also makes me think back to Levi's OVA and his friends from the underground who were so starry eyed to see the outside world. this show fights dirty lmao
Mikasa’s ending is full of interpretations/vagueness. As we see her visiting with a guy that has a blurred face and a kid, which many assumed it’s Jean. But here are the reasons why she didn’t marry him: 1. Scarf - she kept it until death meaning she couldn’t let go and would love him till the end. This is her engagement ring as the voice actor of Armin said. 2. Azumabito mark - though not shown in the anime, she died with the mark. Her mom told her to pass it down to her kids. Why did Mikasa keep it? 3. Orphanage - in the short stories by Isayama, there’s a conversation of Historia&Mikasa which gave us a clue that Mikasa might work in the orphanage. 4. Shawl - only Historia wears a shawl. We see Mikasa wearing a shawl which meant she might be working there and adopted a kid eventually. 5. EMA - THIS ONE IS VERY IMPORTANT it’s always been Eren, Mikasa, Armin from the start to finish. We started with Eren, Mikasa, Armin running to the tree and to end it with Jean & Mikasa scenes/panels DON’T make sense at all. It’s not Isayama-like, the god of parallels. 6. Hairstyle - armin had the same hairstyle as Jean in isayama’s sketches 7. When Eren told her to forget him and throw away the scarf when he dies, she said “she can’t.” And she stayed true to this until her death. 8. Eren’s grave- the translation of the words in his grave is “here forever, resting peacefully, my most beloved.” At the end of her life, she was buried next to him. If that’s not love, what is? 9. The child - back to the orphanage talk, mikasa is an orphan herself, it would make sense that she helps Historia and eventually adopts a kid. She knows what it’s like to be an orphan. For her to become a family to an orphan connects back to what Eren did for her. 10. Flowers - notice how she’s surrounded by different colors of flowers - each color means something for each flower. Some people say there’s white lilies which symbolize purity. Some say it’s a bunch of different colors of roses like for example white roses. White roses means a “new beginning” (in Japanese culture) but in other cultures it means “purity” “mourning” etc. There are other flowers which I’m not sure what they are. 11. The Ring - (THIS IS ANIME ONLY SINCE THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THAT IN THE MANGA) wedding rings are worn on the left hand, and so are Chastity rings. I feel like I don’t need to explain what chastity rings are. The wedding ring she wore doesn’t actually tell us she married Jean as this might’ve symbolize her love and commitment for Eren forever. “Till death to us part” as they say, and she did love him till her last breathe. 12. The ending song “Itterashai by Ai Higuchi”- The lyrics is literally a love letter for Eren. It sings about her longing and desire to see and be with him again. Also, the visuals showed us their reunification in the afterlife. How so? The music video starts with Mikasa alone and jumps in the water to show that she’s six feet under. Next we see her floating above the water with her eyes close, SURROUNDED BY FLOWERS. In her burial, she is surrounded by flowers. And then, we see her spending time with Eren, implying that she’s dreaming. At the end of the video, we see her open her eyes, and voila! Eren is holding her hands and there’s a butterfly. In Japanese culture, butterflies are a symbol of “resurrection, rebirth, and the triumph of spirit and soul over a physical prison.” The ending song literally showed us that Mikasa only loved Eren until the end of her life. This makes me believe that she didn’t marry anyone. Whether she got married or not, it’s a fact that Mikasa stayed in love with Eren until the end. I feel like many people see her love as a chain binding her down after her death. She’s a slave to her love for Eren as they say. But I feel differently, loving Eren is her way of expressing freedom. When Eren told her to forget him and be free and said that she can’t. She chose that decision herself. It is her own free-will to remember and continue to long for him. Because she knew they would meet again someday hence “See You Later.” As I said, it’s full of interpretations. Therefore my interpretation of Mikasa being with Jean (which I think is Armin) is “What if Jean is only looking out for her?” A lot of people overlook this question.
What a rollercoaster of emotion this anime has put us on, thank you for sharing this experience with us. Absolutely love AOT with all my heart but man, there's no anime like this ever again. ❤
What a masterpiece anime of all time. The voice acting, the animation, the ost and the story. Everything about this is heartbreaking I teared up and seeing you girls reaction once again teared up with you girls. I will definitely rewatch this anime again and again and again. Eren and Armin and Mikasa there are my favorites with there friendship and love
1:08:30 Ymir found the Shining Centipede while she was being hunted she was scared for her life. So the creature reacted to her emotions and gave her eternal life and the power to resist her enemies. The kid at the end was exploring happily with their puppy. They found the creature full of wonder and excitement so he may not get destructive powers maybe they get the power to push humanity forward. So to me its kind of a hopeful ending.
I cant ever unlove the scene when Eren is telling Armin about his mom and is about to have an actual anxiety attack, and there his best friend grabbed his hand. Its small but i recognized it pulled him out of despair for a moment
I wish viewers would realize Eren is a product of failing others who sacrificed themselves for him who decided to sacrificed everyone for who he had left. Its not right and that kinda the point. He made a flawed human choice like most anyone would make
That scene of Mikasa's funeral reminded me so much of Rose from Titanic. Eren is like Jack, and even though Mikasa genuinely cared and loved her husband and newfound family, at the end of the day, Eren remains her soulmate.
Amazing end to an Amazing series. "Seems this was the resolution that you gave your hearts for" hit so hard for me. The idea that every scouts death meant something has been present from the very start when the mother is given the arm of her dead son. Combined with Levis salute with a tear running down his face... Chefs kiss.
Thank you for your reaction ! I enjoyed watching your AoT reactions all those years and even was part of your Patreon at one point ❤ The ending is 95% like the manga. They only changed and added a few dialogues to makes things clearer. Overall the bad reputation some manga readers tried to make, was an OVER reaction. It’s not perfect but they acted like everything was nonsense. Also a huge part of haters hated to see Eren crying over a girl 🙄 They didn’t like the love aspect and wanted the alliance to fail and Eren to kill everyone except Paradis like a patriotic God 🙄🙄🙄🙄
Mikasa being the key to freeing Ymir is because Mikasa was able to kill Eren because of love, and on the other hand, Ymir can't kill King Fritz because of love. Such a goated anime and writing by Isayama.
@@anonisnoone6125 Yeah, that's the main critique I have for that plot aspect. Because Isayama foreshadows a lot of thing so well in advance for main plot threads, but that one felt the weakest in that regard, especially to be the main crux of the whole ending with Ymir curse.
@@anonisnoone6125 It definitely does come out of nowhere, it feels like he wanted Mikasa to be incredibly important right at the end. No one can convince me those headaches were always intended to be that. Idk it just feels odd to me, had Ymir in 2000 years never seen anyone else kill somebody they love?
@@Joseph-zg9il oh yeah I never believed it was because of some ‘bond’ otherwise how would Mikasa be able to oppose Eren in the first place? It was clear to me they were supposed to be caused by the trauma of losing her family. So when anything happens to Eren or Armin, she gets them. I don’t believe they were ever intended to be Ymir until Isayama came up with it during the last arc.
I think Mikasa ended up with Jean at the end. The way that unknown man was dressed in like a suit and a hat, I am pretty sure that was what Jean wore when the scout arrived at Marley in 4x28 before the rumbling started. And like you said, it has to be a man who understands that Mikasa will always go back to Eren's grave. It has to Jean.
Well, that doesn't matter, for some reason they focused more on the visit to the grave than on the husband, Jean may be, but what matters is that she had a family, and in the end she could reunite with Eren, who was her love.
I think so too. And I think it’s lovely that Mikasa would have a man who loves her and would bring her to Eren’s grave. Eren was important to Jean too and he would celebrate Eren and mourn as well. -Sam
@@TheReactPack It could be, it is possible that sooner or later it will be revealed that it is Jean by the Seiyus, Isayama or the animators, until now it is ambiguous, in the manga it is less, but in the anime, which is the final product, they gave him less importance to husband
Naturally, this story was created, but I think Professor Isoyama made this work because he wanted people to understand various things in the real world. For example, the scene that left a lasting impression on me was the scene where Nicolo tries to avenge Sasha. I think that story is about the never-ending hatred that war has brought about. So I was impressed by the story because it showed how meaningless war is, and how it only creates sadness and hatred. Of course, human beings have different desires and values, so I don't think we can all get along peacefully. However, I think that if each and every one of us can change our consciousness toward peace, even if only just a little, we will have a better future. I hope that everyone who will live in this world from now on will not forget what they learned from Attack on Titan.
The man could finally know peace, similar to Eren, that cold and unfeeling exterior was a shell to keep himself intact so he can get the job done Now his suffering is over and he can move on
Keep in mind that Titans existed cause Ymir wanted a big strong body to protect herself. Meaning if this Kid in the end credits does find the weird worm again, it most likely won’t just being titans back. It will probably do some other crazy thing.
Yeah, it’s ironically special that this final episode was released during these current events. It’s a timeless allegory that will remain relevant as long as humans exist.
I'm glad those ladies understood the ending and it's meaning. Yes conflict repeat itself (I don't think it's just a case of "the word attack Paradis" but conflict in general). Eren didn't fight to stop the cycle of violence/war but to have peace for a few generations. for his friends. Is it selfish ? Yes. But everyone is, especially in this world. Add to that He and the whole squad wanted a world without titans. They succeeded. Like Historia said, the ppl left alive will need to choose. War, Peace, conflict, friendship. Then, like shown in the outro, ppl choose to fight... again. I think it's a beautifull ending. The cruel world of AoT is NOT something to hope for but something to avoid.
AOT now has been cemented as one of my favorite shows of all time; not just in anime. The Battlestar Star Galactica reboot show is another one of my all time favorites. When I watched the last scene walking into the tree, I was thinking of a line from BSG: “All this has happened before. All this will happen again.”
This was more than a show to me. I've never been attached to something like this before. It honestly feels like the end of this show and the deaths of the characters actually happened in real life. Also the show being 10 years long lasted from when I got out of highschool until being 29 years old! So I also grew with this show. Lastly AOT may be a dark anime but there's alot of things in the series that in today's society are difficult to find like a true connection between friends or a significant other and a real purpose something beyond the bullshit 9-5. This show actually feels more real than life.
Regarding the easter egg about the boy walking into the tree hole. At the first glance it seems like history will repeat itself.However, in my opinion,its completely different because at this time the boy “made his own decision” to go into the tree hole, which is different from being “forced” to hide. The Ymir who enters the tree hole is different, and the BGM doesn’t feel like lamenting the sadness of history repeating itself, but more like a “turning point” that brings about change.
Yall have helped me see attack on titan in a new light. Seeing your perspectives on how the show progressed and ended was so refreshing. I guess i was always so simple minded when id watch it. Its like i just finished seeing it for the first time despite having seen it 3 times already.
My two favorite moments are armin taking responsibility for those acts along with eren so he doesn't feel the weight of it all alone and eren telling armin that he loved mikasa, I think we had forgotten that he was still the same boy he was before, he was just forced to do certain things in order to achieve his goal, he still had feelings and didn't want to die he just broke down as a 19 year old boy with his best friend.
Mikasha is not married with jean the guidebook doesn't show anything about her married. it clearly shown that she always loved eren and always wanted to be with him.if you closely look at those panels, u can see that she is wearing the scarf which was given by eren, even after death of mikasha there was white lilies flowers which represents purity and virginity, moreover flower symbolism is always presented, in AOT mikasha offers 4 roses which symbolised "no one can come between us" even at her final days she offers a single rose which symbolise enduring love, and the guy with mikasha is armin with may be adopted kid or armin or Annie kid.
I hate to break it to you but she definite does marry someone and have a family. Firstly in the shot where she is dead you can see a wedding ring on her finger, so she definitely got married. Secondly in the manga when they show her with a baby, the baby has black hair so it definitely isn't armin and annie's kid. If you wanna go with the adopted narrative you can but that's a reach.
@@junejames3283ring doesn’t prove that she is married in Japanese culture bro plus there is a ring called Chasity ring which defines the symbol of purity and virginity
The Finale definetly broke me... Such a tragic story for all the characters. May Eren & Mikasa find peace together in the afterlife. What a journey it has been, I can't believe AoT is actually over...
@@user-df8lp9zq8s eren and the rest get reincarnated you see goth mikasa and armin/the onsen with the boys in erens memories when he got his head blown off so no judeo christian heaven/hell in this universe
@@user-df8lp9zq8sIf Eren goes to hell, everyone will go, everyone is a sinner. For example, Mikasa killed many soldiers and was complicit in the genocide in Liberio, just like Armin who literally crushed thousands of people.
The biggest change the anime made that improved the ending is the flow of the conversation between Armin and Eren in the Paths. In the manga, Eren throws out the 80% killed stat way earlier, and Armin kind of doesn't hold him to task. Translations also had Armin saying "Thanks for commiting genocide". Putting the 80% line later in the conversation and changing Armin's response to it made the ending way better
Thank you Hajime sensei. Thank you Wit studio and MAPPA. Thank you Hiroyuki and Kohta Thank you to the directors, animators and seiyus involved in this amazing story. Thank you SNK for being such a masterpiece. Thank you for everything I will always remember you. 🥹🥹🥹
I'm so glad people liked the ending in the anime. I didn't hate the manga ending but the anime fixed a lot of the issues it had in the dialogue. For example, when Eren and Armin hugged and talked about going to hell with each other, it was completely different in the manga. Armin said "Eren... thank you.. for turning yourself into a mass murderer for our sake. I swear I won't let this transgression go to waste." Eren replies with "I don't know what'll happen after I die, but I know that you can go beyond the walls. The one who will save humanity is you, Armin" and the scene ends. They didn't even really cry. I think it was just a translation issue, but the "Thank you for turning yourself into a mass murderer" got memed on a lot.
I've felt your pain when Conny and Jean transformed. Between the last episode and the first special, I got tired of waiting and read the last few chapters. I was so upset at that moment I almost stopped reading entirely. But I love this story so much, I had to see how it would end. Thanks for sharing your reaction of this amazing masterpiece. What a ride this was!
I’m glad you pointed out Zeke’s sacrifice: he who came up with the euthanization plan literally said “I’d be glad to born again”. That together the “red baby” being saved and Historia giving birth, point towards the realization that children are hope and future so nobody should ever take that choice away from people.
41:22 I have long said that it was Jean's example that convinced many to join the scouts after the Battle of Trost. Now they're saving the world and delaying the destruction of the island
I'll just say this- In the manga you see those end credit shots as bigger panels, and the guy Mikasa is with looks VERY much like Jean from what I remember lol He's been plotting since season 1
No he is not. Connie and mikasa has more on screen interaction than with jean.😂😂 Mikasa and jean had like one dialogue in 90+ eps and thats during battle.
For contexts on that 80% number. It's estimated around the 1930's we would have around 1 billion world population as there isn't exact numbers. If 80% died that would bring the total to 40 million which is almost the same as the population of California today.
A reason for why the Okapi seeming like a combination of jaw, cart and beast could be one of four things 1. when ymirs 3 children ate her the powers got divided amongst the three so one sibling couldve had beast, cart and jaw while another had lets say armor, warhammer and female with the third child having colossal, attack and founding 2. That shifter couldve been a cart of jaw titan that got the falco treatment in that it was eldian who got transformed by spinal fluid from a past royal blooded beast titan 3. The shifter couldve eaten the other 2 shifters and became an amalgamation like the first theory but instead of being born with the other 2 4. Its just a regular beast titan
Historia and Ymir loved each other. So does that mean Historia didn't marry someone else or raise a kid? It is absolutely cruel to expect Mikasa to waste more than 60 years of her life living is misery and melancholy, mourning over Eren, with no companion or future desecendants, something even Eren would never want. In the final scenes, She once visits the tree with the kid accompanied by a man, dressed exactly as Jean was dressed in Marely (S4, Ep1), and again as an old woman accompanied by the same man and her children. Who else, but her husband, would accompany her to visit Eren's grave twice over so many years? Until Isayama himself says that Mikasa never married and had kids, the evidence from the end credits point to the contrary.
The white roses on her burrial explain everything. No more theory. Mikasa was burried beside to eren, there’s no fckin husband grave in there after hundred years
I love this show with all my heart, with that cynical ending was still bittersweet because that's how we humans are. The oppressed becomes the oppressor and so it goes on.. Really makes you think how much of this show actually fits well with our world. Thank you guys for this amazing ride
I think the underlying issue is that we now have societys that give a small group of people too much power, then they get corrupted as always. Then they want to take take take and take.
Thank you for reacting to Attack on Titan until the end 😀 As a side note, the baby's crying sound was apparently made by Mr. Kaji, who was the voice actor for Eren, and used the cry of a real baby. I will support your channel from far away Japan.
Finally my people who support the Jean Mikasa relationship in the end. Like you said: Mikasa needs to end up with someone who would understand that they can’t replace Eren but can be there for someone they love. Jean is the only one
Well u sir are only theorizing there are many symbolistic plus logical facts of mikasa being single her entire life ... vs that 1 panel which dont even clear who those people actually are so saying mikasa ended up with jean is dumb af ... yeah its open ended unless in April 2024 isayama chooses to disclose it
@@rafay564 yeah seeing how they cut that panel and went to a zoomed out view for all the extra panels but the grave stone(Here forever, resting quietly, my most beloved, my dear) and her death yams wanted it open ended, the whole point of the symbolism in the extra panels from the white roses/erens scarf she was buried with to the number she holds and lays at the grave stone is eren was still the only one in her heart
It truly was an incredible journey. This anime will forever hold a special place in my heart becus I started watching it during a time of turmoil for me and it was the only thing tht helped me kept going just seeing how the scout regiment maintained hope for a better future regardless of how bleak their current situation was. And Im happy to see tht so many others enjoy the show as well and love watching people react to it so thank you guys for sharing ur journey with us too! Shinzoooo sasageyooo!!!
"Sasha has Sasha's world. Sasha's words are still true, right? I like that!" Christa, who appears in flashback in the scene where Sasha saves Kaya, was depicted in close-up in the manga. This is connected to Sasha's words, ``There is always someone who understands,'' and both Ymir and Christa affirm Sasha's way of life, and ``Christa is a girl in a picture book'' = showing her character development. This is the scene where In relation to her ancestor Ymir. It's true that Historia was at a disadvantage in terms of the anime's direction, but that was ignored.
By the way your reaction for thsi episode was by far my most anticipated and you guys delivered!!! i fell in love with this channel during the BEAST VS LEVI and EREN/ARMIN VS COLLASAL
That scene where everyone is desperately passing the baby back so it doesn’t fall over just breaks my heart. Even in the face of certain death they try to save just that one life who has barely begun to live.
Loved the reaction this was undoubtedly a masterpiece of an ending to an already amazing anime.absolutely incredible soundtrack🔥🔥 I would even say it’s the best anime of the decade and there will be nothing else like it ever so glad I got to witness it all it was straight heat from finish to end 🔥🔥🔥🔥
47:25 I'm sure it's been said already but Eren didn't transform Jean, Connie, and the others. That was the doing of the "parasite" (which may have represented Ymir's own will? Idk). Eren simply saw the future in which that happened, as well as Sasha and Hange dying, but was unable to find an alternative better future where those events didn't occur
This story got the ending it deserved imo. And what a story man. I'm glad I watched this with y'all. Sharing in all the moments of triumph, absolute horror and despair, this is the ideal way for Attack on Titan to end imo.
We have a video coming out to CZcams with our reaction to the new OP/ED plus Nicole and Parker's thoughts on the finale! Their FULL reaction will be available soon on Patreon! Thank you everyone for joining us on this amazing journey. -Sam
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Thanks for having us. Watching this series with y'all was an absolute pleasure .
we will be waiting for it. Loved your reaction!!!! keep up the good work. #AOT
The Linked Horizon song that plays during the ending is sang by Mikasa's VA (and Eren's VA does backing vocal for her and sings at the end). You should listen to it with the lyrics and make a reaction cause it's really beautiful
You 3 are beautiful, especially Dani lol loved your reaction it was a wonderful ending in my opinion.
Although the end credits proves that as long as humans are there, the notion of true world peace cannot be achieved, and the cycle repeats itself..
I think Zeke and Armin's conversation is the thing that gives hope the most.. to live for the small moments with our loved ones is one of the best things we can do with our lives.
Well said 👍
exactly! youre right. As long as humanity is alive, fights will never be over but there is always a hope for a conclusive resolution as well!.
I think you should include the part where Armin said we should never stop hoping/believing in the day humanity can overcome that. like yeah, that kid was wandering into that tree just like ymir, but they were doing it out of curiosity and discovery rather than running away from people trying to kill them.
who knows? maybe the cycle they start will be the one that ends it. till then, life is about those little moments like Zeke and Armin talk about, so it's not pointless to try
@@gnoogie I think people are too focused on the repeating part too much, they even said it in this episode that Ymir created a stronger and bigger body cause she wished for it. The kid who enters the tree probably wont wish to become that, he could just wish for anything and poof wish granted.
Also the worm might just be dead and he entered a big ass tree at the end, its open ended but people have just decided the ending sucks cause its just a cycle.
@@tobiaslerbak7080the cycle doesnt neccessarily refer to the hallucigenia but the cycle of war and violence
In short, people who don't like the ending are those who fell in love with cold-blooded Chad Eren from season 4. The one who didn't care for Mikasa, was non-emotional, efficient, powerful. They didn't like the fact that he died, that he cried about his feelings for Mikasa, that he took responsibility for his actions etc. I don't think they understand that it was all a mask Eren took to push his friends away for their own protection. Also, that his head was all messed up because of these powers. They just wanted Eren to be all Chad until the end. But that's silly. That's not who Eren ever was. He was always an emotional teen who would've done anything for his friends. This ending was perfect for him.
Agreed 🤍 -Sam
I couldn't agree more
Well you can't afford to be emotional if you actually want to protect your loved ones . Look at the no. Of people that he loved who died because he was all emotional and weak
Exactly man,gosh I love eren
You don't have to idolize a genocidal monster to not like how the show ended although I really can understand being disappointed with the cold-blooded "I will protect my people no matter the cost" turning out to just be a curtain that the broken and sniveling slave was cowering behind. My only real issue is the utter garbage mid-credit scenes that are completely at odds with the direction the story went after Erwin's death. Also while I didn't really want any of them to die, the fact that everyone survives the suicide mission after so many 'omg' moments that turned out to all be fake-outs feels out of place and belongs in a more traditional over the top shonen rather than the more grim and unyielding show that Attack on Titan has previously been.
did you notice the ending credits where eren and mikasa were buried, an old man armin still visiting their graves. he was the last to die from the trio. just like when they were kids running to the tree, he was the last one who reaches the tree.
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For those you may miss this, at the end Levi stared on the lollipop, is missing Hange.....they first time visited city and Hange enjoyed the lollipop...
Why would you say this😭😭 devastated all over again😭😭
Ohh that makes it more meaningful because I initially thought he was having a horrible flashback to when a clown offered Levi a lollipop 😂
@@dr.budder6209 Right? This was my immediate assumption, that Levi was traumatized by the clown like everyone who watched that episode
maybe he was missing the clown that offered him one xD
When this happened?
episode?
finally someone appreciating erens and armins realistic convo
I didn’t realize their moment was going to be controversial. In my eyes Eren was able to finally be a teenage boy again and be vulnerable with his best friend. -Sam
yeah, manga readers wanted him to be "badass" 24/7 i guess ... like he wasnt still a human with feelings especially towards mikasa and not wanting to die ... totally understandable and realistic @@TheReactPack
haha I imagine its all the self proclaimed "jaegerists" that complained about seeing him break down. @@DigitalBath306
@@TheReactPack Well the anime did make some improvements to some controversial dialogue regarding their talk related to genocide - czcams.com/video/tOIz84HFdvQ/video.htmlsi=wLR4xa3j0O2NhaO2
They want eren to be the stoic badass mc becuz they want to act like eren to fulfil their pathetic life
Mikasa was buried with "white roses" after her death. The 6 white roses on her hand represented "I want to be your person", while the 4 "white roses" in front of Eren's grave meant "Nothing can stop us." Symbols such as "love", "this love is immortal", "until death, this love will not change" perfectly interpret the undying love between the two.
meanwhile Jean who ended up warming Eren's place: *sad horse noises*
@@foggyfrogyWhy y’all always saying it’s Jean? Mikasa never liked that mf not in the slightest 😂💀
@@foggyfrogyregardless Mikasa died a widow so u know she wasn’t happy in that relationship.
@@anton_lezama_artshe has a ring on her finger so who knows it could be jean or maybe someone else entirely
NOONE ELSE IN THE SHOW HAS THAT HAIR IN THE LAST PANEL AND JEAN WAS SPECIFICALLY SHOWN TO BE DOING HIS HAIR THAT WAY ON THE BOAT @@anton_lezama_art
ive cried 20 times watching all the reactions to this, it truly is the end of a MASTERPIECE.
I cry every damn time lmao especially when armin see’s eren’s head and his scream 😖
@@jksmonstxrqueen1835 Armin scream broke me😢😢
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I gotta move on and stop watching a new reaction every day, all this crying is crazy
I stopped at 21 😓
After 10 years AOT finally ended. What a journey it was. One of the best anime ever created. Thank you WIT Studio, Thank you MAPPA, Thank you Isayama Hajime for creating this masterpiece of a manga. Shinzou Wo Sasageyo!!
Easily one of the best shows of any medium. And I'm no weeb
Don't forget Hiroyuki Sawano
@@kurtdiesel5769 oh yes ofcourse!😄
@@TheJerbol without a doubt.
im not sure but ive read somewhere that aot lasted 13 years and that also makes sense since its how long a titan holder would live. its also supose to release 2 or 3 more episodes(most likely flashback or back story) also to round up the number of episodes to symbolize something(japanese numerology) but im not 100% sure so ill just keep waiting
I think the problem a lot of people have with the ending is the fact that Eldia is attacked in the future due to Eren not completing 100% of the Rumbling. However, the author’s intent was to demonstrate that no matter what, humanity will always fight against each other. Hypothetically speaking, even if Eren did complete the Rumbiling and only Eldians exist, they would eventually find a reason to fight in a long enough timeline. The case that Eldians fighting Eldians is better than the world fighting Eldians makes no sense. At the end of the day, people will always fight people regardless of their shared or unshared blood/ancestry. The point of Attack on Titan is to show the viewers that humanity will always fight itself - whether it be by difference of race or not. The world is cruel and no Rumbiling could ever stop human hate from propagating itself again in the future. We can see it with our world today, there’s been two world wars already and the fighting still continues.
Eldian was ruled by a corrupt aristocracy before the breach of the walls then led by militant fascists... then there was Floch executing foreigners or coerced them into servitude. If anything the Eldian Empire has shown itself to be the same tyrant that ruled for nearly 2000 years, even without their memories.
Yes, the point is that it’s not Titans that cause conflict. It’s in human nature. Erwin even says in season 3 “Peace between man will never be. Not until our numbers fall to 1 or less”
And you don’t even have to wait in the timeline for Eldians to fight each other. We see it in seasons 3-4. Heck we see human conflict in the first episode. Timeline wise we see conflict before Titans are even created. The point is that it’s just human nature
Plus I don’t think any anime wants to promote complete genocide lol it’s pretty crazy
I think Marina Inoue should get some award for that scream at the end. I really got the goosebumps because of it
in the last tree scene after mikasa’s burial, you can see armin visiting the graves as an old man. Even towards the end of life, armin is the last to race to the tree watching after eren and mikasa
A mini fact: In the after party drama cd’s eren said “So, that conversation turned out to be the last one between us, huh? and it was the last chance i could really be with you. why did i have to be so stubborn? it was just an ice cream. i should’ve tasted it with you.” - referring to the scene where mikasa wanted to share the ice cream
The end is kinda up to interpretation I think. Mikasa wrote "Here forever rest peacefully, my most beloved, my dear. 854" on Eren's grave.
The first two times Mikasa visits Eren's grave she put four roses which means nothing will come between two people who love each other but cannot be together / tragic love. The last time she put one rose which means "you are still THE one".
WTH? Where did you get this interpretation from? Is there a official source or is it headcanon?
@@UniversoDosFat0s as for the grave writing, it’s translated into that. For the roses it’s a form of symbolism. 1 rose = a one and only love or love at first sight. 2 roses = deep love. 3 roses = I love you. 4 roses = Nothing will stand between us
@@rumblingisright2386 So it's headcanon.
@@UniversoDosFat0s it’s not an official statement or a headcanon. It’s how the viewer interpreted the scenes. Why would they change the number or focus on specific scenes without trying hint a message? It’s AOT, they always have an underlying message in the back or even right there. This series was made to be that way. Hajime Isayama (the creator) always put those kinds of things into his work 😭
So with the boy and the tree at the end, I think the point in that moment is to show that history actually wouldn't repeat itself. The boy is hopeful. Unlike Ymir who had lost all hope in humanity, the boy is visibly 'free' to explore on his own. Instead of being chased by dogs to eat him, he has one as a companion. It's obviously not explicitly told to us what would become of him after he found that tree, but the creation of the first titan was a manifestation of Ymir herself. The outcome almost certainly would not be the same this time around, and history will not necessarily repeat in that way. I think that's the point in this scene, though you never really can know with Isayama :)
I like it
yeah that would be great
In short, history rhymes but it does not repeat.
Exactly. Personally I don’t think there’s anything in there. It’s supposed to be symbolic to Ymir. But if there is something in the tree it would probably turn out to be something that would help humanity.
@@JaketheMovieGeek Hint: If you can rewatch the battle in the final episode when the re-animated past Titans rush the team there is a shot that shows something special related to the boy and his dog.
I held it together until this moment 55:58.... after all the emotional hits, the one that broke me was Armin's realisation that his best friend in the world was gone.... his VA.... 👏 On a happier note, I love Pieck's chicken run as she loudly voices her regret that she doesn't share the ODM skills/gear her comrades mastered.
Gets me every fuckin time
yooo llorando si si my hurts said "friends best armin and eren muerte.."
It was Mikasa's VA that sang the ending T_T. You can also hear Yuki Kaji (Eren’s VA) in the background during the "Tatakae" chorus as well. Cool touch to have them both sing the ending. Very fitting. Might be worth to read the lyrics. It's heartbreaking.
Some manga readers hated the ending because they wanted Eren to continue being an edge lord and also wanted him to kill his friends to continue the Rumblings before going back to Paradis to have sad sex with Historia. I'm not kidding, that's what they wanted. That's why they got mad when the ending didn't pan out that way
I can't say every manga readers but there was definitely loud of group of them wanting their theories to come true.
I personally actually like this ending, but not the manga because there are several conversations between Armin and Eren that are not in the anime, the anime ending makes Eren's character more understandable and doesn't seem to weaken him than in the manga
Your gaslighting bro. Plus ain’t you just as bad for wanting the ending where eren whines like an entitled brat over mikasa finding another man? My boy was willing to kill his mother for his plan but he couldn’t allow mikasa to be happy with another man lmfao.
@@Mariosonicguy He literally told Mikasa to forget about him and throw away the scarf in paths.
He just let his true feelings out for very last time with Armin but even then he said He wants her to be happy.
@@shubhise true, but bro killed his mom and wasn’t nearly as upset as allowing mikasa find another man. That’s ass writing to me. But I’m not the objective opinion and I understand you like it. But you aren’t the objective opinion either.
People act like Eren’s outburst about Mikasa is somehow out of character, but it’s not? Eren has always been an overly emotional teenager who lets his passion run wild. All through seasons 1-3 we see him wear his heart on his sleeve.
What’s truly out of character is his “don’t give a fuck” stoic attitude throughout season 4. Of course this is intentional on Isyama’s part, as Eren’s friends even point out that he isn’t acting like himself. Something is obviously wrong. Yet somehow a huge portion of the fanbase have convinced themselves that this is Eren’s true personality.
So when we get to this final scene between Eren and Armin they think it’s a huge betrayal to his character to have him show so much vulnerability. Except it’s not. This is Eren reverting back to that passionate, overly emotional teenage boy. This is one of the few moments post time skip where he drops the facade and lets his true feelings out.
People who think Eren is supposed to be this sigma male badass just really missed the point
Facts. To add to this, eren is putting up a facade in front of his friends. But in that moment with his best friend, he can be 100% his true self and not put up any fake ruse. And when it comes to love, yes most of us would get emotional talking about the one we love. We may not admit it due to ego and other crap, but eren was free to let go and be honest. Felt genuine and real, and I assume a lot of guys didn't like it because we hate seeing a guy be that vulnerable. But it is what it is. He loves her and wants to be with her. Sounds about right.
I swear anyone uses the term "character assassination" for Eren is a top tier moron
Perfect Ending. A masterpiece. Eren sacrificed himself to end the titans, he saved his friends from death, since they were titan bearers, and in the end paradis was destroyed, I'm just sad about Mikasa's ending, even though she lived for 4 years with Eren on the paths .
Mikasa did what Ymir couldn't. This was what Ymir was hoping to see. Someone who could kill/turn her back on the one she loved. Mikasa was able to do this. Ymir wasn't there. That's why she was subservient to the King for 2,000 years, waiting for someone (Mikasa) to show her that it was possible.
Interesting fact: In the final scene, where the young man is about to enter the tree, the music (二千年... 若しくは... 二万年後の君へ・・・ · Linked Horizon ) eren's voice says: 2000 年もしくは2万年後の君 - For you in 2000 or 20,000 years...
Please watch the mikasa OVA that was released years ago, where she already knew she would have to kill Eren.
the best song: the dogs - attack on titan
The biggest anime phenomenon of the century, brilliant and courageous writing... this memorable ending just put the icing on the cake... it was an honor to follow this journey with you!
No, it wasn't even remotely close to being the anime phenomenon of the century as that would imply it was as massive as One Piece when it's not even as big as Naruto.
One Piece and Naruto are great, but in terms of breaking the bubble, not to mention the level of writing, AOT is better than both... the impact that the anime brought, with much fewer episodes than the two mentioned, cannot be compared. ..whenever something was released about AOT, the internet stopped, just like now. So yes, it is the biggest anime phenomenon of the century.@@FuzzyDlop
I hope it could get even bigger, this series deserves as big as marvel’s movies level of recognition
@@FuzzyDlophaving so many episodes or very long story line dont always mean phenomenon. There are much more longer animes other rhan one piece and naruto, but they hav not given that much impact. One piece and naruto are impressive with sales and had a large fan base. But with story telling, compelling ideas, conflicting moralities, narratives and plot twists, AoT is on top. Thats why its a centennial phenomenon. We cant have an anime like this for like the next 10-20 yrs. Same as there cud not be another great show like Game of Thrones for the next years.
@@dawnmasterare you sure about that statement? (after reading chapter 1098)?😏
AOT has to be responsible for the massive growth of most anime review channels because I only started watching anime reviews to see and hear people's thought about AOT. One of the greatest cinematic masterpiece, all genres included
I am a fan of AOT in Japan🇯🇵
This is a long story, but I urge you to read this statement😢
precaution❗️
This is just one way of thinking in Japan, and it is not the mainstream way of thinking in Japan. It is only a matter of opinion.
Some people in other countries think that the last scene is the one where the boy gets the power of the titan again and the same thing happens again and nothing has changed, but It is said that one can think of it differently in Japan. The boy is the Fool of Tarot cards and represents freedom. What this means is that in contrast to Founder Ymir ,who was bound by King Fritz and fell into a hole in a tree while being chased by hounds, the free boy who entered the hole with the dogs is interpreted as a sign that hope is gradually emerging and leading to a peaceful world, even amid the repeated cycle of human despair.
It is important to move forward while repeating the process, just as the tires of a car move forward while spinning.
三笠さんが結婚しているかどうかについて、そちらの見方を教えていただけませんか。
I agree but remember what Zeke told Armin about this kind of thing, bug, whatever it is.. That gave the power to Ymir, this "thing" only looks for living by reproducing, no matter what it has to do, so we don't know if there will be peace or war if the boy found this creature.
@@rolandoherrerapozo4051 Yes but that philosophy doesn't apply only to the Hallucigenia, but all living things. So ultimately, it comes to the person who wields the power and the decisions they make.
If I understand correctly, Mikasa removed the power of titans from the world, meaning that the boy will not restart the cycle. Instead, he should discover Erin’s gravestone and will likely ponder the significance of its inscription.
@@HERObyPROXY defs a possibility. The beauty is in the ambiguity.
Apparently when we see Eren and Mikasa at the cabin, it was like a dream granted by Ymir and they lived out Eren's remaining 4 years till he died there (you can see the transition when she kissed him)
Someone said that the boy who appeared at the end was the embodiment of the Fool from the tarot card.
The Fool represents the freedom to move as one dreams, without any restraints. It depicts a young man walking under a brilliant sun and clear sky with only hope in his heart, but he is unaware that there is a cliff at his feet. He does not seem to care about the presence of the dog that barks to warn him of danger.... Who knows what the future holds for the young man?
Manga readers hated the ending, but I thought and still do think that this ending is a masterpiece. The Armin and Eren convo especially was done so well. 10/10 I can say this is one of the best anime of all time.
What was the manga ending ?
I don't want to watch dark shows anymore, this made my stomach hurt in the manga and even more in the anime. I got enough sadness for several years
but still this is the greatest show
Lol, real talk. I even became a fan of Darwin's Game. Got tired of emotional damage.
I remember feeling that way after I watched Devilman Crybaby. Took me years before I could watch another "dark show" again.
Honestly this anime such a beautiful masterpiece. The subtleties of touching on very real humanity issues and just the overall story, characters, meaning, production, soundtrack, voice acting. It will never be forgotten. Got me crying and in a mood for a couple of days.
I love Zeke building sandcastles during what is essentially the end of the world. He's so iconic. One of my favorite characters to be honest. I absolutely love the moment of Armin saying thank you to Eren and it cuts to Eren looking shocked because it feels very reminiscent of Mikasa thanking Eren for wrapping her scarf. Both Armin and Mikasa thanked Eren for helping them and showed him appreciation when he thought he was worthless. After all these years, it's finally over. We are free. Goodbye to all of the amazing characters from this story, both alive and dead. Goodbye Armin and Mikasa. And to Eren, the boy who sought freedom, goodbye. Thank you, Isayama.
Amazing reaction to an amazing show. Don't even know what to say! The way you guys laughed, then cried, then laughed again. It kept us on our toes, back-to-back plot twists like centipede attack and the erased conversations. Eren’s actions make sense but we also can’t help but be sad with the path he chose. What a well developed character. What a story. Love you guys 💗💗💗.
Thank you for watching with us!!! Loved you Lydia!!
Mikasa is not married to anyone. Please read Hajime Isayama's book entitled Attack on Titan Guidebook. It says "Mikasa is not married". That's all the information about Mikasa until Mikasa died. But based on the sentence in Hajime Isayama's book, there are several theories developing among fans of manga readers to explain this, such as.
1. If you read the manga, it's clear that Mikasa still wears the bandage covering the Hizuru symbol on her hand. If Mikasa marries and has children, the symbol must be passed on to her children, but Mikasa still keeps the symbol, which means that Mikasa is not married and does not have children.
2. Apart from that, in both manga and anime, you can see each panel per frame. There is a frame where Mikasa comes with Jean and a child. That's Jean's child with a woman who is reading a history book that Jean mentions when he is on the ship to Paradise.
3. There are also those who think that Mikasa comes with Armin and a child, because in the anime panel you can see his hair. The man who came with Mikasa was bright colored like gold. Meanwhile, Jean's hair is dark brown. And that child is Armin's child with Anie.
4. Then there is another panel that shows them arriving, Mikasa in front with Armin with bright gold hair, behind her there is a woman carrying a child, possibly Anie and her child with Armin. At the back you can see Jean with his wife and 3 children.
5. Next panel shows Mikasa looks unhealthy and uses a cane. This is possible, seen from the development of the city between each panel until this panel shows that Mikasa lives not too long based on population growth theory and the city behind it. But Mikasa is experiencing poor health because of her overwhelming feeling of loss.
6. Another panel shows Mikasa died and was buried near Eren's gravestone while still wearing a red scarf and decorated with white flowers which symbolize Purity and virginity. Mikasa probably died 10 years after Eren's death.
7. Another panel shows Jean coming alone near the tree, Jean is still not too old, still walking upright and looks mature.
8. Another panel shows that City development has increased a lot, there is an old Armin who comes and uses a cane to visit Mikasa and Eren's grave.
9. Hajime Isayama's sentence in the Attack on Titan guide book is "Mikasa is not married". Apart from the theory above, you can see it on the Pony Canyon CZcams channel. There is an official closing for the final series of Attack on Titan which has been released. You can see the fan theory regarding the panel's description and Hajime Isayama's sentence which is reinforced by this official closing which shows that Mikasa remains loyal to Eren because Eren is still by her side. Although in the end Mikasa had to die early (estimated 10 years after Eren's death) because her longing and loss was so great
@@adipriyanto4377 where can I read the AOT Guidebook? I'd like to read the one that says "Mikasa is not married"
The ending with the little boy isn't actually a cliffhanger which some people interpreted as a teaser for a spin-off or something.
I AoT, Sasha's father repeately brings up the metapher to "leave the forest". If you're entering the forest, you'll get confronted with hatred and conflict, but how will you deal with it? Will you stay in the forest, succumb to your hatred which only leads to more conflicts and more hatred, or will you be able to leave the forest, leave behind your hatred and maybe will be able to find friends and begin to understand other people? Ymir Fritz entered the forest (aka the tree with the cave) but was never able to leave it. Therefore, the Titan powers were born, which only led to wars, suffering and bloodshed. The boy at the end resembles future humanity (after the story of AoT), which also gets confronted with hatred. Now the question is, will the boy (and therefore humans alltogether) be able to deal with that hatred better than Ymir (aka the humans of the past) did? We don't know. That's up to every individual to decide. And that's what I love about the ending of AoT. It leaves many questions open, question everyone, who watched the anime (or read the manga) has to answer themself.
That's at least my interpretation of that scene.
I think you also have to consider the circumstances surrounding both entrances. When Ymir entered the tree she did so out of fear and desperation, the little boy on the other hand is entering with a sense of adventure and curiosity
@@gerald9992 That's why I see Ymir and the creation of Titan powers only as a symbol for the humans of the past. It was the people hunting her and King Fritz, who gave the order, who were acting out of hatred. Ymir herself only acted out of fear and self-defense.
It was humans altogether back then, who couldn't deal with that hatred in a good way and weren't able to leave the forest.
I'm very happy for the massive fans of this series.
1:16:20 this. So many EM shippers can’t seem to understand this. She can simultaneously find love again with a husband and child while not forgetting her love for Eren.
So many different types of love out there. I think it's a beautiful thought if Mikasa ended up with Jean, someone who would love her and take her to Eren's grave. Eren was important to Jean too. -Sam
@@TheReactPack
Yeah,Mikasa will never forget Eren.
Mikasa's love for Eren is insane.
She will love Eren forever.More than anyone else.
However, I would be very grateful if there is someone who can make Mikasa happy.
Eren was not rewarded.I feel sorry for Eren if Mikasa doesn't at least make her happy.
@@TWICESanaStraykidsLeeknowDeGeneres?
@@TheReactPackafter watching whole anime, you really doubt mikasa character triats, like really her marriage doesn't make any sense
@@KamleshPatel-md5kvIs she supposed to wallow in sadness for the rest of her long life??? Widows irl move on and remarry we dont vilify them wtf
10 years of a masterpiece and not a single second wasted. Eren made sure that everyone got somewhat of a positive outcome in the end. Mikasa got to see what life was like with her and Eren. Connie got his mom back. Eren went all Aladdin with Armin and showed him the world minus the magic carpet. And he made sure there were no titans left in the world like his brother Zeke wanted so they wouldn't be feared and hated at least for a while. Glad you three got to experience this masterpiece!
Thank you guys for doing reactions to this series! I'm glad you enjoyed the finale. This episode had me so emotional at the end haha.
I can't believe it's been a decade since the anime first aired. What a legendary run for this iconic series.
End of an era.
A few fun facts:
1) Eren didn't open his eyes during rumbling, he opened his eyes in his last breath just to see Mikasa
2) Mikasa wrote “Here forever rest peacefully, my most beloved, my dear. 854” on Eren’s grave. The first two times Mikasa visits Eren’s grave she put four roses which means nothing will come between two people who love each other but cannot be together / tragic love. The last time she put one rose which means “you are still THE one".
3)A white flower was placed during her death, which symbolizes purity and virginity. So, taken together, Mikasa's flowers send the message that she won't forget Eren, she still loves him (but believes he can no longer love her back), she will remain devoted to him, and she is waiting.
4)They spent 4 years living together in Paths (ch. 138) And only when he “passed away” there, was she able to kill him in the real world. (it was a gift to them from Ymir)
5)In the ending credits where Eren and Mikasa were buried, an old man Armin still visiting their graves. He was the last to die from the trio, just like when they were kids running to the tree, he was the last one who reaches the tree.
I just copy paste from @2DTL
how i read before from other fans:
"For me, Attack on Titan is a narrative of a villain depicted as a hero of the story.
We were given an opportunity to try to understand what can push a human being to do such evil things.
How rightousness can give birth to wrong.
How doing things out of pure love without the guidance of logic can lead to pure evil.
How without thought or reflection followed by proper action, we will continue to make the same mistakes that would lead to a similar cycle for ourselves and more importantly for our children.
I have not yet seen an anime so uncompromisingly human in all senses of what being human can be in it's darkest.
AOT provides conversations that we will take with us for years to come.
10 years building up to this and my God it truly delivered.
Thank you Hajime Isayama. Thank you MAPPA and WIT Studios."
Reiner was my favorite character since season 2. I’m so glad he got redeemed for two hours straight…and my second fav character and favorite girl Sasha had me bawling when she got to say goodbye to Jean and Conny 🥹
Not only that but was a beast whippen ass left and right.
Reiner finally got lots of time to shine.
man that Sasha appearance wrecked me
The latter part of the end credit OST's name translates to "To you 20,000 years later". So the last scenes with the boy and his dog could take place like 18,000 years after Eren's death.
I've a really deep connection with this show and will always have a really special place in my heart!
I've never, ever felt this way after watchig any other show, drama, movie, series or anime... Such a surreal feeling... This is it... AOT has officially ended... Thanks Isayama for this Absolute Masterpiece! Grateful to WIT STUDIOS, MAPPA and all others who were a part of adding life to this show.
For the last time, SHINZO WA SASAGEYO!!!
I'm glad you guys appreciate armin and eren's convo, especially when eren breaksdown. He's just a kid too, more like teenager but still young to experience all of this. And it makes him more human, those emotions, and he's more like our first-third season Eren.
The cycle of violence continues because you just can't take violence away from humans, even if hundreds or thousands of years passed, humans will always find ways to continue fighting each other. Humans never learns. And that's how human life works. Look at the situation of our world, of other countries. There's some point where we ask ourselves, “When will humans stop slaughtering each other?” I realized that we can achieved peace, but it's only temporary, we can't have everlasting peace. So focus on the small things while you can. Like in Zeke and Armin's convo.
In my own perspective, Paradis is getting involved in different war in the future, it's either that or other nations taking revenge. Like what Eren said, that conflict won't stop there. However, that doesn't make eren's sacrifice goes for nothing. He was able to drive titans away (even if means he needs to be killed) and give his friends long lives. I'm not sure if the cycle would continue because Ymir has finally got her closure and she disappears. Does the cycle will continue because a kid suddenly showed up in the end and found the tree? What would be the reason? Those are my questions.
It's an amazing journey with you girls, dedicate your hearts!!
I read the manga last year and every scene was still just as much of an emotional gut punch. Seeing it animated is perfection.
"Erwin, I have no regrets about my decision not to choose you... to entrust the future to someone with the same look in his eyes you all had." that line DESTROYS ME. obviously it makes me think about levi squad which is sad enough, but it also makes me think back to Levi's OVA and his friends from the underground who were so starry eyed to see the outside world. this show fights dirty lmao
Mikasa’s ending is full of interpretations/vagueness. As we see her visiting with a guy that has a blurred face and a kid, which many assumed it’s Jean. But here are the reasons why she didn’t marry him:
1. Scarf - she kept it until death meaning she couldn’t let go and would love him till the end. This is her engagement ring as the voice actor of Armin said.
2. Azumabito mark - though not shown in the anime, she died with the mark. Her mom told her to pass it down to her kids. Why did Mikasa keep it?
3. Orphanage - in the short stories by Isayama, there’s a conversation of Historia&Mikasa which gave us a clue that Mikasa might work in the orphanage.
4. Shawl - only Historia wears a shawl. We see Mikasa wearing a shawl which meant she might be working there and adopted a kid eventually.
5. EMA - THIS ONE IS VERY IMPORTANT it’s always been Eren, Mikasa, Armin from the start to finish. We started with Eren, Mikasa, Armin running to the tree and to end it with Jean & Mikasa scenes/panels DON’T make sense at all. It’s not Isayama-like, the god of parallels.
6. Hairstyle - armin had the same hairstyle as Jean in isayama’s sketches
7. When Eren told her to forget him and throw away the scarf when he dies, she said “she can’t.” And she stayed true to this until her death.
8. Eren’s grave- the translation of the words in his grave is “here forever, resting peacefully, my most beloved.” At the end of her life, she was buried next to him. If that’s not love, what is?
9. The child - back to the orphanage talk, mikasa is an orphan herself, it would make sense that she helps Historia and eventually adopts a kid. She knows what it’s like to be an orphan. For her to become a family to an orphan connects back to what Eren did for her.
10. Flowers - notice how she’s surrounded by different colors of flowers - each color means something for each flower. Some people say there’s white lilies which symbolize purity. Some say it’s a bunch of different colors of roses like for example white roses. White roses means a “new beginning” (in Japanese culture) but in other cultures it means “purity” “mourning” etc. There are other flowers which I’m not sure what they are.
11. The Ring - (THIS IS ANIME ONLY SINCE THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THAT IN THE MANGA) wedding rings are worn on the left hand, and so are Chastity rings. I feel like I don’t need to explain what chastity rings are. The wedding ring she wore doesn’t actually tell us she married Jean as this might’ve symbolize her love and commitment for Eren forever. “Till death to us part” as they say, and she did love him till her last breathe.
12. The ending song “Itterashai by Ai Higuchi”- The lyrics is literally a love letter for Eren. It sings about her longing and desire to see and be with him again. Also, the visuals showed us their reunification in the afterlife. How so? The music video starts with Mikasa alone and jumps in the water to show that she’s six feet under. Next we see her floating above the water with her eyes close, SURROUNDED BY FLOWERS. In her burial, she is surrounded by flowers. And then, we see her spending time with Eren, implying that she’s dreaming. At the end of the video, we see her open her eyes, and voila! Eren is holding her hands and there’s a butterfly. In Japanese culture, butterflies are a symbol of “resurrection, rebirth, and the triumph of spirit and soul over a physical prison.” The ending song literally showed us that Mikasa only loved Eren until the end of her life. This makes me believe that she didn’t marry anyone.
Whether she got married or not, it’s a fact that Mikasa stayed in love with Eren until the end. I feel like many people see her love as a chain binding her down after her death. She’s a slave to her love for Eren as they say. But I feel differently, loving Eren is her way of expressing freedom. When Eren told her to forget him and be free and said that she can’t. She chose that decision herself. It is her own free-will to remember and continue to long for him. Because she knew they would meet again someday hence “See You Later.”
As I said, it’s full of interpretations. Therefore my interpretation of Mikasa being with Jean (which I think is Armin) is “What if Jean is only looking out for her?” A lot of people overlook this question.
What a rollercoaster of emotion this anime has put us on, thank you for sharing this experience with us. Absolutely love AOT with all my heart but man, there's no anime like this ever again. ❤
What a masterpiece anime of all time.
The voice acting, the animation, the ost and the story.
Everything about this is heartbreaking I teared up and seeing you girls reaction once again teared up with you girls.
I will definitely rewatch this anime again and again and again.
Eren and Armin and Mikasa there are my favorites with there friendship and love
1:08:30 Ymir found the Shining Centipede while she was being hunted she was scared for her life. So the creature reacted to her emotions and gave her eternal life and the power to resist her enemies. The kid at the end was exploring happily with their puppy. They found the creature full of wonder and excitement so he may not get destructive powers maybe they get the power to push humanity forward. So to me its kind of a hopeful ending.
Yeah. Even among all the nihilism there is hope. Ties well into Armin's realization too
You guys probably have the best raction to this I've seen so far. You 3 understood every aspect of it.
I cant ever unlove the scene when Eren is telling Armin about his mom and is about to have an actual anxiety attack, and there his best friend grabbed his hand. Its small but i recognized it pulled him out of despair for a moment
I wish viewers would realize Eren is a product of failing others who sacrificed themselves for him who decided to sacrificed everyone for who he had left. Its not right and that kinda the point. He made a flawed human choice like most anyone would make
I'm really sad that AOT has ended, but I was happy to watch the reactions on this channel. thank you The React Pack!
Thank you so much for watching with us! ❤️ -Morgan
That scene of Mikasa's funeral reminded me so much of Rose from Titanic. Eren is like Jack, and even though Mikasa genuinely cared and loved her husband and newfound family, at the end of the day, Eren remains her soulmate.
It was a pleasure to rediscover AoT with you guys through these years, love your reactions and genuineness.
Amazing end to an Amazing series. "Seems this was the resolution that you gave your hearts for" hit so hard for me. The idea that every scouts death meant something has been present from the very start when the mother is given the arm of her dead son. Combined with Levis salute with a tear running down his face... Chefs kiss.
Frankly imo this is a PERFECT ending to a PERFECT show
Thank you for your reaction ! I enjoyed watching your AoT reactions all those years and even was part of your Patreon at one point ❤
The ending is 95% like the manga. They only changed and added a few dialogues to makes things clearer.
Overall the bad reputation some manga readers tried to make, was an OVER reaction. It’s not perfect but they acted like everything was nonsense.
Also a huge part of haters hated to see Eren crying over a girl 🙄 They didn’t like the love aspect and wanted the alliance to fail and Eren to kill everyone except Paradis like a patriotic God 🙄🙄🙄🙄
Mikasa being the key to freeing Ymir is because Mikasa was able to kill Eren because of love, and on the other hand, Ymir can't kill King Fritz because of love. Such a goated anime and writing by Isayama.
I just wish Mikasa being the person she was waiting for was hinted earlier in the season. It feels like it came out of nowhere.
@@anonisnoone6125 Yeah, that's the main critique I have for that plot aspect. Because Isayama foreshadows a lot of thing so well in advance for main plot threads, but that one felt the weakest in that regard, especially to be the main crux of the whole ending with Ymir curse.
@@anonisnoone6125 It definitely does come out of nowhere, it feels like he wanted Mikasa to be incredibly important right at the end. No one can convince me those headaches were always intended to be that. Idk it just feels odd to me, had Ymir in 2000 years never seen anyone else kill somebody they love?
@@Joseph-zg9il oh yeah I never believed it was because of some ‘bond’ otherwise how would Mikasa be able to oppose Eren in the first place?
It was clear to me they were supposed to be caused by the trauma of losing her family. So when anything happens to Eren or Armin, she gets them. I don’t believe they were ever intended to be Ymir until Isayama came up with it during the last arc.
This show is so special to me thank you for the reacts.
I think Mikasa ended up with Jean at the end. The way that unknown man was dressed in like a suit and a hat, I am pretty sure that was what Jean wore when the scout arrived at Marley in 4x28 before the rumbling started. And like you said, it has to be a man who understands that Mikasa will always go back to Eren's grave. It has to Jean.
Well, that doesn't matter, for some reason they focused more on the visit to the grave than on the husband, Jean may be, but what matters is that she had a family, and in the end she could reunite with Eren, who was her love.
I think so too. And I think it’s lovely that Mikasa would have a man who loves her and would bring her to Eren’s grave. Eren was important to Jean too and he would celebrate Eren and mourn as well. -Sam
@@TheReactPack It could be, it is possible that sooner or later it will be revealed that it is Jean by the Seiyus, Isayama or the animators, until now it is ambiguous, in the manga it is less, but in the anime, which is the final product, they gave him less importance to husband
@@TheReactPackno mikasa died single she didn't get married
Mikasa never got married. That's a fanfic I don't even see Jean I see more of Armin because of the lighter hair
Naturally, this story was created, but I think Professor Isoyama made this work because he wanted people to understand various things in the real world. For example, the scene that left a lasting impression on me was the scene where Nicolo tries to avenge Sasha. I think that story is about the never-ending hatred that war has brought about. So I was impressed by the story because it showed how meaningless war is, and how it only creates sadness and hatred. Of course, human beings have different desires and values, so I don't think we can all get along peacefully. However, I think that if each and every one of us can change our consciousness toward peace, even if only just a little, we will have a better future. I hope that everyone who will live in this world from now on will not forget what they learned from Attack on Titan.
“Even if it’s hopeless today, maybe someday”
We have to do the best we can to live and enjoy a peaceful life in this… world without titans
Levi shedding tears was quite the highlight for me. That shook me. Eagerly anticipating Nicole and Parker's perspectives.
The man could finally know peace, similar to Eren, that cold and unfeeling exterior was a shell to keep himself intact so he can get the job done
Now his suffering is over and he can move on
Keep in mind that Titans existed cause Ymir wanted a big strong body to protect herself. Meaning if this Kid in the end credits does find the weird worm again, it most likely won’t just being titans back. It will probably do some other crazy thing.
Aot is legendary. A masterpiece.
"A hero always sacrifice his loved ones to save the world but a villain sacrifice the world to save his loved ones "❤❤
Eren is not even a villain, he's a joke
@@agnetasteamhe was the homie for the bois
Yeah, it’s ironically special that this final episode was released during these current events. It’s a timeless allegory that will remain relevant as long as humans exist.
I'm glad those ladies understood the ending and it's meaning. Yes conflict repeat itself (I don't think it's just a case of "the word attack Paradis" but conflict in general). Eren didn't fight to stop the cycle of violence/war but to have peace for a few generations. for his friends. Is it selfish ? Yes. But everyone is, especially in this world. Add to that He and the whole squad wanted a world without titans. They succeeded.
Like Historia said, the ppl left alive will need to choose. War, Peace, conflict, friendship. Then, like shown in the outro, ppl choose to fight... again.
I think it's a beautifull ending. The cruel world of AoT is NOT something to hope for but something to avoid.
AOT now has been cemented as one of my favorite shows of all time; not just in anime. The Battlestar Star Galactica reboot show is another one of my all time favorites. When I watched the last scene walking into the tree, I was thinking of a line from BSG: “All this has happened before. All this will happen again.”
This was more than a show to me. I've never been attached to something like this before. It honestly feels like the end of this show and the deaths of the characters actually happened in real life. Also the show being 10 years long lasted from when I got out of highschool until being 29 years old! So I also grew with this show. Lastly AOT may be a dark anime but there's alot of things in the series that in today's society are difficult to find like a true connection between friends or a significant other and a real purpose something beyond the bullshit 9-5. This show actually feels more real than life.
Regarding the easter egg about the boy walking into the tree hole. At the first glance it seems like history will repeat itself.However, in my opinion,its completely different because at this time the boy “made his own decision” to go into the tree hole, which is different from being “forced” to hide. The Ymir who enters the tree hole is different, and the BGM doesn’t feel like lamenting the sadness of history repeating itself, but more like a “turning point” that brings about change.
Yall have helped me see attack on titan in a new light. Seeing your perspectives on how the show progressed and ended was so refreshing. I guess i was always so simple minded when id watch it. Its like i just finished seeing it for the first time despite having seen it 3 times already.
You guys collectively almost cried more than I did when I watched it the first time.
Favourite reaction ive seen so far! you guys had me crying all over again
I almost had a mental breakdown when they all turned into titans and we had to wait a whole month until the next chapter 😢
My two favorite moments are armin taking responsibility for those acts along with eren so he doesn't feel the weight of it all alone and eren telling armin that he loved mikasa, I think we had forgotten that he was still the same boy he was before, he was just forced to do certain things in order to achieve his goal, he still had feelings and didn't want to die he just broke down as a 19 year old boy with his best friend.
Mikasha is not married with jean the guidebook doesn't show anything about her married. it clearly shown that she always loved eren and always wanted to be with him.if you closely look at those panels, u can see that she is wearing the scarf which was given by eren, even after death of mikasha there was white lilies flowers which represents purity and virginity, moreover flower symbolism is always presented, in AOT mikasha offers 4 roses which symbolised "no one can come between us" even at her final days she offers a single rose which symbolise enduring love, and the guy with mikasha is armin with may be adopted kid or armin or Annie kid.
I hate to break it to you but she definite does marry someone and have a family. Firstly in the shot where she is dead you can see a wedding ring on her finger, so she definitely got married. Secondly in the manga when they show her with a baby, the baby has black hair so it definitely isn't armin and annie's kid. If you wanna go with the adopted narrative you can but that's a reach.
@@junejames3283no she did not wear ring look at her hand its black top of finger in animation that look like ring but it's not a ring.
@@junejames3283ring doesn’t prove that she is married in Japanese culture bro plus there is a ring called Chasity ring which defines the symbol of purity and virginity
no matter how many times i watch this episode, Levi seeing his friends alone still makes me cry like a baby.
The Finale definetly broke me... Such a tragic story for all the characters. May Eren & Mikasa find peace together in the afterlife. What a journey it has been, I can't believe AoT is actually over...
Eren will be in hell , thats for sure
@@user-df8lp9zq8she will be the devil in hell for sure
@@user-df8lp9zq8sAnd Armin will accompany him there like he promised.
@@user-df8lp9zq8s eren and the rest get reincarnated you see goth mikasa and armin/the onsen with the boys in erens memories when he got his head blown off so no judeo christian heaven/hell in this universe
@@user-df8lp9zq8sIf Eren goes to hell, everyone will go, everyone is a sinner.
For example, Mikasa killed many soldiers and was complicit in the genocide in Liberio, just like Armin who literally crushed thousands of people.
The biggest change the anime made that improved the ending is the flow of the conversation between Armin and Eren in the Paths. In the manga, Eren throws out the 80% killed stat way earlier, and Armin kind of doesn't hold him to task. Translations also had Armin saying "Thanks for commiting genocide". Putting the 80% line later in the conversation and changing Armin's response to it made the ending way better
Thank you Hajime sensei.
Thank you Wit studio and MAPPA.
Thank you Hiroyuki and Kohta
Thank you to the directors, animators and seiyus involved in this amazing story.
Thank you SNK for being such a masterpiece. Thank you for everything
I will always remember you.
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I'm so glad people liked the ending in the anime. I didn't hate the manga ending but the anime fixed a lot of the issues it had in the dialogue. For example, when Eren and Armin hugged and talked about going to hell with each other, it was completely different in the manga. Armin said "Eren... thank you.. for turning yourself into a mass murderer for our sake. I swear I won't let this transgression go to waste." Eren replies with "I don't know what'll happen after I die, but I know that you can go beyond the walls. The one who will save humanity is you, Armin" and the scene ends. They didn't even really cry. I think it was just a translation issue, but the "Thank you for turning yourself into a mass murderer" got memed on a lot.
I've felt your pain when Conny and Jean transformed. Between the last episode and the first special, I got tired of waiting and read the last few chapters. I was so upset at that moment I almost stopped reading entirely. But I love this story so much, I had to see how it would end. Thanks for sharing your reaction of this amazing masterpiece. What a ride this was!
I’m glad you pointed out Zeke’s sacrifice: he who came up with the euthanization plan literally said “I’d be glad to born again”. That together the “red baby” being saved and Historia giving birth, point towards the realization that children are hope and future so nobody should ever take that choice away from people.
41:22 I have long said that it was Jean's example that convinced many to join the scouts after the Battle of Trost. Now they're saving the world and delaying the destruction of the island
I wouldn’t mind a spinoff where the story repeats itself with the kid in the tree at the end and its a post apocalyptic world.
I'll just say this- In the manga you see those end credit shots as bigger panels, and the guy Mikasa is with looks VERY much like Jean from what I remember lol He's been plotting since season 1
No he is not.
Connie and mikasa has more on screen interaction than with jean.😂😂
Mikasa and jean had like one dialogue in 90+ eps and thats during battle.
For contexts on that 80% number. It's estimated around the 1930's we would have around 1 billion world population as there isn't exact numbers. If 80% died that would bring the total to 40 million which is almost the same as the population of California today.
Without a shadow of a doubt, this series is and will always be a masterpiece. 🙏
A reason for why the Okapi seeming like a combination of jaw, cart and beast could be one of four things
1. when ymirs 3 children ate her the powers got divided amongst the three so one sibling couldve had beast, cart and jaw while another had lets say armor, warhammer and female with the third child having colossal, attack and founding
2. That shifter couldve been a cart of jaw titan that got the falco treatment in that it was eldian who got transformed by spinal fluid from a past royal blooded beast titan
3. The shifter couldve eaten the other 2 shifters and became an amalgamation like the first theory but instead of being born with the other 2
4. Its just a regular beast titan
Historia and Ymir loved each other. So does that mean Historia didn't marry someone else or raise a kid? It is absolutely cruel to expect Mikasa to waste more than 60 years of her life living is misery and melancholy, mourning over Eren, with no companion or future desecendants, something even Eren would never want. In the final scenes, She once visits the tree with the kid accompanied by a man, dressed exactly as Jean was dressed in Marely (S4, Ep1), and again as an old woman accompanied by the same man and her children. Who else, but her husband, would accompany her to visit Eren's grave twice over so many years? Until Isayama himself says that Mikasa never married and had kids, the evidence from the end credits point to the contrary.
If she never got married, why does she have a ring? xd
The white roses on her burrial explain everything. No more theory. Mikasa was burried beside to eren, there’s no fckin husband grave in there after hundred years
FunFact : Baby during The Rumbling scene was voiced by Yuki Kaji (Eren voice actor)’s Baby
I love this show with all my heart, with that cynical ending was still bittersweet because that's how we humans are.
The oppressed becomes the oppressor and so it goes on.. Really makes you think how much of this show actually fits well with our world.
Thank you guys for this amazing ride
I think the underlying issue is that we now have societys that give a small group of people too much power, then they get corrupted as always. Then they want to take take take and take.
Thank you for reacting to Attack on Titan until the end 😀 As a side note, the baby's crying sound was apparently made by Mr. Kaji, who was the voice actor for Eren, and used the cry of a real baby. I will support your channel from far away Japan.
Finally my people who support the Jean Mikasa relationship in the end. Like you said: Mikasa needs to end up with someone who would understand that they can’t replace Eren but can be there for someone they love. Jean is the only one
Nobody knows if she end up with Jean lol just a theory
Well u sir are only theorizing there are many symbolistic plus logical facts of mikasa being single her entire life ... vs that 1 panel which dont even clear who those people actually are so saying mikasa ended up with jean is dumb af ... yeah its open ended unless in April 2024 isayama chooses to disclose it
@@rafay564 yeah seeing how they cut that panel and went to a zoomed out view for all the extra panels but the grave stone(Here forever, resting quietly, my most beloved, my dear) and her death yams wanted it open ended, the whole point of the symbolism in the extra panels from the white roses/erens scarf she was buried with to the number she holds and lays at the grave stone is eren was still the only one in her heart
@@rafay564 She is shown wearing a wedding ring when she died, and in the manga is shown holding a baby with black hair... she moved on...
@@Caraxes_RoguePrince I mean we know she got married and had a kid, so it's not that crazy of a theory
did you guys realise eren had his eyes closed during the entire rumbling and only opened his eyes in his final moments to see mikasa one last time
yes :( so beautiful but at the same time so so sad
It truly was an incredible journey. This anime will forever hold a special place in my heart becus I started watching it during a time of turmoil for me and it was the only thing tht helped me kept going just seeing how the scout regiment maintained hope for a better future regardless of how bleak their current situation was. And Im happy to see tht so many others enjoy the show as well and love watching people react to it so thank you guys for sharing ur journey with us too! Shinzoooo sasageyooo!!!
"Sasha has Sasha's world. Sasha's words are still true, right? I like that!"
Christa, who appears in flashback in the scene where Sasha saves Kaya, was depicted in close-up in the manga. This is connected to Sasha's words, ``There is always someone who understands,'' and both Ymir and Christa affirm Sasha's way of life, and ``Christa is a girl in a picture book'' = showing her character development. This is the scene where In relation to her ancestor Ymir. It's true that Historia was at a disadvantage in terms of the anime's direction, but that was ignored.
By the way your reaction for thsi episode was by far my most anticipated and you guys delivered!!! i fell in love with this channel during the BEAST VS LEVI and EREN/ARMIN VS COLLASAL
That scene where everyone is desperately passing the baby back so it doesn’t fall over just breaks my heart. Even in the face of certain death they try to save just that one life who has barely begun to live.
Loved the reaction this was undoubtedly a masterpiece of an ending to an already amazing anime.absolutely incredible soundtrack🔥🔥 I would even say it’s the best anime of the decade and there will be nothing else like it ever so glad I got to witness it all it was straight heat from finish to end 🔥🔥🔥🔥
47:25 I'm sure it's been said already but Eren didn't transform Jean, Connie, and the others. That was the doing of the "parasite" (which may have represented Ymir's own will? Idk). Eren simply saw the future in which that happened, as well as Sasha and Hange dying, but was unable to find an alternative better future where those events didn't occur
This story got the ending it deserved imo. And what a story man. I'm glad I watched this with y'all. Sharing in all the moments of triumph, absolute horror and despair, this is the ideal way for Attack on Titan to end imo.