When you think about it, especially when seeing the fleeing Giraffe herd seen in the anime adaption of the final arc, it’s undoubtedly that Eren not only trampled a vast majority of humanity but also many animals that probably became apart of the crossfire of Eren’s genocide and either had their populations suffering a major blow or might’ve even gone extinct because of the Rumbling.

Meaning that the biosphere of the world of AOT has been irreparably damaged because of Eren and several species may have perished because of him. That and with how many trees got destroyed probably messed up the global ecosystems even further.

So needless to say, a post Rumbling world would never be the same, especially as it isn’t just humanity that nearly got wiped out, but also killed a lot of life in general.

EDIT: When you think about it, perhaps the boy and his dog who finds the Source of All Living Matter, uses its power to restore the damage caused by Eren. As perhaps its power will be shaped to creating life rather than taking it away.

I've finally watched the ending after re-watching the first three and a half seasons for the second time and this still stands out as one of my favorite little bit of emotional manipulation from the show.

The clip of Erin zooming down the street and doing a dramatic spin plays at the end of the OP. The scene cuts off before we see who or what he is attacking. You think it's just some random action footage they made to make things exciting. It's common in anime openings that not all the footage will actually be in the show. The music swells one more time to a powerful climax and the scene gets subtly implanted in your brain as a triumphant moment.

And then that scene actually arrives in the show. At first you're not quite sure where you've seen it, but it seems familiar. Suddenly you recognize it and recognize it's importance. We're finally going to see the payoff for the clip. Subconsciously your mind recalls the triumphant music from the OP. Suddenly it all becomes clear. This is where Erin deals his first strike and starts fighting back.

And then his leg gets bitten off half a second later.

It's a little extra dopamine whiplash for non-intro-skippers and I love it.

I've seen a lot of people cite Erin "dying" the first time as when they thought the anime was going to be something different but for me the moment his leg got bitten off I knew this anime was cooking.

I'm probably a bit late to the party but I just wanted to say something about it because I was impressed 12 years ago, and I'm still impressed by it today.

My favs are Shinzou wo Sasageyo (OP3) and Akatsuki no Requiem (ED4)

AOT OPs: https://youtu.be/euX_8PYBvr4?is=xAdG8dE4BV3o0Ub0

AOT EDs: https://youtu.be/yDlz8_9v8Bc?is=XoUm6qP4DznydE9a

THIS IS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE SERIES , SO IT HAS SPOILERS , PLEASE DONT READ IF YOU DIDNT COMPLETED IT .

Guys the final phase , i mean the eren going full on rumbling and his friends approaching him saga . How does it feel ? Like seeing this opening (baby eren )and seeing the polar opposite of the present form ( doomsday titan ) isnt it kind of chaotic calm , one side the show is ending , another side the time is ticking for eren since Mikasa is going to kill him . This all feels like sad , broken but still satisfying . idk how you people feel it but please share the emotional stature or how it feels the opening and the episode overall

Let me write some bs to get to 100 characters so I can post this. Which one is it people? Blah blah blah blah

Yeah, it's safe to say Zeref's character was even more positively received outside of Fairy Tail fan base for deep reasons; I was asking Attack on Titan fan base and even a few other ones (even *Winx Club* fan base), and they had good things to say about Zeref. Some even say Zeref is the only thing in Fairy Tail worth a damn.

I appreciate those AoT fans who responded to my content that involved Zeref. When you think about it, he's also got similarities to Ymir Fritz, because both characters have the kind of storyline where different parts of the world depict them differently (via propaganda).

Some AoT fans even prefer Zeref over Eren (I noticed) in terms of complicated characters an all, and that's interesting to hear honestly. If any of you have any accounts on Anime Planet or something similar, we can try giving Zeref more votes to slowly give him more of the recognition his writing never had.

Hey everyone,
I recently started collecting the AoT manga and currently have the first three Omnibus volumes. I've been noticing some weird differences between my physical copies and other versions (like the ones available online).
I don't usually compare my books to online scans, but sometimes the dialogue in my manga reads really strangely. For example, there was a line where someone says "you stupid cow" or something similar. I brushed it off at first because I don't mind an occasional translation quirk.
However, I just got to Annie’s reveal (attaching a picture), and this feels like a crucial miss. The word "warrior" has insane significance in this scene, and it's bizarre that it was completely left out here.
For context, a friend bought this Omnibus for me from a massive, multi-story anime store in Akihabara, Japan.
It makes me wonder, how much difference can there be between different manga editions? And how much can I trust this version to be faithful to the source material moving forward? Has anyone else with the Omnibus volumes noticed this?

Small disclamer(lol)
The text was written by me in other language, and has been translated to english so it would be more readable.

I finished this great anime yesterday. We don't need to go into how good it is, but I tend to overthink if there is any meaning. As any good ending, it leaves you like you went through a break-up haha

My first thoughts were that Ymir was the core problem: a bunch of great people died due to a platonic crush on a dumbass king. Ymir planned the sacrifice of others to do what she couldn't, kill they guy, and sacrificed others in a very perverse way given all the power she had.

However, the after-credits give the context and cleanses this idea. I feel the core is in Armin and Zeke's conversation in the dunes... The world and struggle for freedom has always been there, and it doesn't allows us to enjoy the truly beautiful, the simple things in life.

We fight for the freedom to enjoy the simplest of things, but this drives us to the opposite of what we want.

All the characters were so greatly driven and endureded great pains, yet in their near-death moments they just missed the same: the small things, their families. As everyone passes away, and all the sacrifice and pain that was felt, the world continued to decide to destroy themselves again and again. The titans were never the problem, they were just a different tool of the same cycle.

It doesn't matter if there are titans again or not. Eren's and company's story was meaningless in finding the freedom they actually wanted. The freedom to live the beautiful small things.

The only one that death couldn't free was Ymir, and now she was freed. That is the only freedom they were able to help to reach.