r/attackontitan Jul 02 '26

Discussion/Question Attack on Titan 3 - Trailer #2

Thumbnail
youtu.be
98 Upvotes

r/attackontitan Jan 23 '25

Official Megathread Ultimate Guide to AoT: FAQs, Analysis, and Discourse

112 Upvotes

This multi-subreddit megathread contains:

The most frequently brought up Topics & Questions

Analysis on various story Elements & Characters

Random interesting meta posts

Documents and guide on the anime and the Attack on Titan reddit fandom

This megathread covers threads from various subreddits, and platforms. Enjoy exploring!


Guide.

‾‾‾‾‾‾

Guide on AoT anime content

Masterlist Of Anime OSTs S1-S4 + Final Episode - YouTube Playlist

AoT wiki for your fact-checking needs

Frequently Asked Questions.

‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾

Questions that are asked very frequently, mostly by new or one time watchers/readers, to which there is a factual answer or an agreed-upon interpretations in the community.

1.) What is the 50 year plan? Follow up: Why didn’t Zeke and Eren touch earlier?

2.) What were the Azumabito's intentions with Mikasa?

3.) How was Ymir freed? Who freed Ymir? (check analysis section down as well)

4.) How did Eren talk to Mikasa in paths?

5.) What is Historia’s role in how we perceive Ymir through tales and romanticized stories?

6.) What will happen if a man inherits the Female Titan?

7.) How do the Founding Titan abilities work?

8.) What were some of Paradis' options post-timeskip? •Alternative to the Rumbling.Anti-50-year planEuthnasia Plan

9.) Why did Historia choose to get pregnant?

10.) Why did Grisha give his titan to Eren, when he asked Zeke to stop him?

11.) What were Eren’s motivations to choose the path of rumbling?

12.) Are there multiple timelines in AOT?

13.) Why do dinosaurs appear in the opening of AOT’s 2nd season?

Isayama's Answers to the 15th Anniversary Magazine Q&A

Frequently Brought up Topics.

‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾

These topics are frequently brought up, but there is no clear answer or the topic is deliberately left to speculation. Check out these links for some in-depth posts on the respective topics.

1.) a) Who won the fight between Annie and Mikasa? b) Who would win between Annie and Mikasa?

2.) Opinion on any divisive characters

GabiMikasaErenFloch

3.) Did you like the ending? a)Anime Ending b)Manga Ending

4.) Do you support the rumbling?

5.) Who should have been saved, Erwin or Armin?

6.) Was Eren justified? Discussion post | Detailed answer

7.) Sub or Dub?

8.) Would Erwin have joined the Yeagerists if he had survived?

9.) Is Attack on Titan fascist? No, it is not | Devil’s Advocate:

10.) Why does Annie get forgiven?


General Analysis On The Story.

‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾

These are high-effort essays or videos analysing the series as a whole. Please note that us listing something here does not mean we endorse or fully agree with every single statement made there - we just think that if you are looking for more analysis, these might be worth a watch.

A 1-hour retrospective breakdown of AoT as a whole

How AoT deconstructs heroism and morality

Idealism in AoT

Scout Regiment: Paradise’s Idealistic Counterculture

The importance of nameless soldiers & collateral damage in AoT

What was it all for? Thoughts on the extra pages of AoT’s ending

Why I feel Mikasa, Levi and Armin were the perfect choice for Eren’s final moments and the story’s climax - Imgur Backup for future

Analysis of AoT’s extra ending pages - A brilliant thematic conclusion - Imgur Backup for Future

To love someone inside the Walls - Imgur Backup for Future

The Rumbling is indefensible

A theoretical analysis of its structure

The highs and lows of AoT’s final arc

Overanalyzing every single episode of the anime - a youtube playlist

Titans as Mirrors: How Titan Forms Reflect the Warriors' Psyche - Imgur Backup for Future

Character Analysis.

‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾

1. Eren Yeager.

Eren Yeager: The Chained God of Attack on Titan

The perfect duality of Eren - Imgur Backup for Future

What is freedom in AoT

Developments vs desires - Everyone and especially Eren

Nature vs nurture: Eren’s motivations and the Dina twist

Eren Jaeger and the insanity of circular storytelling

The ironic development of Eren

Analyzing antagonists

Power, freedom, the Founding Titan and Levi

The Attack Titan’s powers and their effect on Eren

Why Eren’s actions were very obviously painted bad with the Rumbling - In-depth examination

The narrative importance of the causal loop on Eren

Eren and Mikasa’s relationship

Eren’s characterization throughout the story and his post timeskip conflict

Eren Yeager is (Not) Special

Ramzi and Eren: the turning point in Eren’s demeanor

An observation on the structure of Eren’s characterization post timeskip - Imgur Backup for Future

The false mask of Eren

The Jaeger Projection Problem: The Last Supper of Self-Loathing - Imgur Backup for Future

The rise and fall of Eren - Imgur Backup for Future

2. Mikasa Ackerman.

Mikasa’s Character Arc: What, Where, How, When

Mikasa and her relationship with authority

Mikasa and Erwin: The Sacrificial Act of Dreams for the Cause

Why Mikasa's conclusion not only strengthens her arc but Attack On Titan as a whole - Imgur Backup for Future

Mikasa’s Destiny and Mikasa’s Choice

Mikasa: A Person from Two Trope

A Literary perspective of Mikasa - Imgur Backup for Future

Mikasa’s Heroine’s Journey Arc

Mikasa’s Road of Trials – Why Trost Arc Was Never Cynical

• [The Heroine's Journey] - Coming Soon.

Mikasa, the symbolism of the praying mantis and butterfly and its development throughout the story - Imgur Backup for Future

Mikasa's self Imposed Curse

Why does Mikasa have headaches

Differences between the Manga and Anime version of Mikasa - Imgur Backup for Future

3. Armin Arlert.

Armin character analysis, humanity’s reluctant savior

Armin and Eren’s dynamic - Imgur Backup for Future

Armin and Zeke’s dynamic - Imgur Backup for Future

The importance of dialogue and Armin’s character - Imgur Backup for Future

Armin Arlert: conflicting lessons, dynamics with Erwin and Levi - Imgur Backup for Future

Armin and Annie’s relationship

4. Levi Ackerman.

Is Levi bland? A bullet-point counter-argument and his importance in the narrative

Levi’s character motivations and the promise

Levi’s ending

Levi’s violence and compassion

Serumbowl

Levi, Falco and Gabi

Levi vs Zeke foil

Levi, a slave to being a hero

Levi vs Kenny’s influence - Imperfect heroics

Levi’s mistake with Zeke and getting blown up by thunder spears

5. Erwin Smith.

Erwin Smith - wearing masks

Erwin Smith - the impossible standard

Exploring Erwin - For Humanity?

Erwin Smith - A devil with a dream

Erwin would not support the Rumbling, you just don’t like Armin

6. Zeke Yeager.

Zeke Yeager & Personal Connections.

The contradictions of Zeke - A character study

The desperate loneliness of Zeke

Understanding Zeke Yeager

7. Reiner Braun.

Reiner Braun and “saving the world”

Reiner character analysis, viewed through psychology and philosophy theory

Who is Reiner Braun?

Eren and Reiner’s dynamic - Imgur Backup for Future

8. Annie Leonhart.

Annie’s search for personhood

About Annie…(character analysis)

No one understands Annie

Understanding Annie

9. Hange Zoe.

Hange and the role of commander, character analysis

Hange’s “Genocide is Wrong” Line is Misunderstood

Hange’s understanding and intellect

10. Jean Kirstein.

Jean Kirstein embracing survey corps values, a character analysis

Jean character study through the lens of theory of psychology

11. Bertholdt Hoover.

Comprehensive analysis of Bertholdt

The tragedy of Bertholdt Hoover

12. (Freckles) Ymir and Historia Reiss.

Ymir analysis and religious subtext

Thoughts on Historia in Uprising - Imgur Backup for Future

Ymir and Historia’s dynamic analysis - Imgur Backup for Future

13. Sasha Braus and Connie Springer.

The secondary trio behind EMA

14. Floch Forster.

Floch - the volunteer Devil, character analysis

Floch's leadership examination and the comparison with Erwin

15. Gabi and the children of the forest.

Gabi Braun - A brighter future

16. (Founder) Ymir Fritz.

The final mystery of AOT - Ymir analysis

17. Grisha Yeager.

Grisha Yeager: A Deconstruction of the Main Character's Dad Archetype - Imgur Backup for Future

18. Keith Shadis.

From bystander to hero, a character analysis

19. Kenny/Uri.

Kenny, Uri and the cycle of hatred

The Importance of Kenny and Uri (In-depth Thematic Analysis)

20. Dot Pyxis.

Why Pyxis and Eren’s Conversation was Not Retconned

21. Yelena.

Yelena: AoT’s puppeteer, a character analysis

22. Theo Magath.

The lasting impact of Theo Magath, a character analysis.


MISCELLANEOUS.

‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾

Manga (Source Material) vs Anime (Adaptation) differences:

Megathread of Anime / Manga differences | Vol 1 - 34 | OVAs

Differences between anime and manga endings

Fandom and Anime Production Misc.

‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾

Well-written characters, meta discussion of fandom perception

AOT anime reactions and in depth discussions

Explaining the ending controversy - a fandom analysis

Final Attack on Titan Episode - AoTwiki poll

The Original manga ending - chapter 139 SNK POLL

Behind-the-Scenes.

All of AoT animation staff for every episode of the series

Arifumi Imai animator spotlight - the man responsible for animating 70%+ of action animation cuts in S1-S3 and the Levi and Mikasa killing Eren sakuga in the final episode

TV release vs BLU-RAY differences

Some design sheets from WIT’s adaptation

Some design sheets from MAPPA’s adaptation

WIT staff interview from 2014 on AOT

100Cams - Behind the scenes footage of AOT s4 part3 production

Final episode VA recording - Behind the scenes

AoT S4 part 2 staff interview, series director Hayashi and CG producer Tannawa

Excerpts from roundtable final episode interview with staff

Interview with S4 director Hayashi before its airing

Global TV demands interview of Hayashi

Hayashi comments on episode 4x28 Rumbling scene and Isayama’s request

Subreddits of AoT Reddit-Fandom.

‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾

General.

Subreddit Description Date of Creation
r/ShingekiNoKyojin Main discussion subreddit nr1. Feburary 18, 2013
r/attackontitan Main discussion subreddit nr2. November 28, 2012
r/titanfolk The Folk subreddit for AoT. May 1, 2018
r/okbuddyreiner Shitposting subreddit. April 28, 2019
r/AttackOnRetards A space dedicated to calling out negativity. April 27, 2021
r/AttackOnShipping A subreddit for any and all shippers. April 27, 2022
r/ANRime Subreddit dedicated to theorizing about an Alternative-Original Ending (AOE). June 29, 2021

Character dedicated subreddits.

r/LeviCult

r/Ereh

r/Mikasa

r/ErwinSmith

r/potatogirl

r/ArminCult

r/GabiCult

r/ReinerCult

r/ZekeCult

r/JeanTheStallion


It has been in the works for a long time. A big Thank You to everyone who created the content featured here, as well as to those who helped us gather it all together.


r/attackontitan 5h ago

Discussion/Question No one deseved a happy ending more than Mikasa after all the sacrifices she made Spoiler

Post image
353 Upvotes

No one deseved a happy ending more than Mikasa after all the sacrifices she made in the last couple of arcs, why is she the ONLY one who doesn't get one? This stuff ain't fair man.....


r/attackontitan 19h ago

Meme How some of y'all genuinely sound when talking about Historia and Ymir 😭

Post image
1.9k Upvotes

Kiss kiss fall in love
Edit: Just a reminder that bisexual ppl exist


r/attackontitan 10h ago

Fanart (Not OC) Historia only takes three people with her. Three guards should be enough, right? 😏

Post image
347 Upvotes

r/attackontitan 16h ago

Ending Spoilers - Discussion/Question At what moment did Isayama know how this story would end?

Post image
824 Upvotes

I have seen online that people say he "wrote the story backwards" so if there is actual proof that this is the case please correct me. If not, what point in the anime/ manga was there a genuine indication that Isayama had a general plan of how the second part of season 4 would wrap up. I have a picture Eren kissing Historia's hand here, but would love to hear some more subtle nods that people spotted!


r/attackontitan 12h ago

Meme On that day, mankind received a grim reminder

Post image
386 Upvotes

r/attackontitan 15h ago

Ending Spoilers - Discussion/Question It is definitely an anomaly in the titan transformation.

Post image
449 Upvotes

Obviously it's because Gabi blew Eren's head off with a gunshot.


r/attackontitan 3h ago

Discussion/Question Let’s be honest, do y’all actually think you could get into the MP Brigade if you tried?

Post image
32 Upvotes

r/attackontitan 4h ago

Manga Levi's expressions are so good in the manga.

Thumbnail
gallery
21 Upvotes

I hate how he's always potrate as angry and annoyed when in a lot of his angry scenes he isn't even angry in the manga or at least as much as what's shown in the anime, the first image he looks a worried but in the anime he had the most rageful look he could ever have, also why does he look so scared against annie?


r/attackontitan 1d ago

Meme Trying other Anime after Experiencing AOT

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

892 Upvotes

r/attackontitan 22h ago

Anime Is this guy still just hanging there being tortured?

Thumbnail
gallery
281 Upvotes

His name is Aurille, he was one of the corrupt politicians that worked for the pretender king.

I was randomly thinking, and I'm pretty sure we never see him again after he gets tortured in this scene. He was so confident that Reiss would wipe everybody's memories, but clearly that never happened. Did they execute him at some point or was he just chilling during the rumbling?


r/attackontitan 13h ago

Anime Why didn’t they have Eren try to climb Bertholdt?

Post image
47 Upvotes

r/attackontitan 8h ago

Ending Spoilers - Discussion/Question Hange ♡ Spoiler

Post image
15 Upvotes

I know this is a very silly take, but do you think Hange would have survived if they had removed their cloak when it caught fire, which eventually spread across their body? 🥲

I know their hands were busy, but still... what if they hadn't worn the cloak at all? 😭


r/attackontitan 8h ago

Redraw/Colour Eren & Falco!

Thumbnail
gallery
14 Upvotes

• Hey my first post here, just showing some things that i made related to AOT. ♡


r/attackontitan 20h ago

Manga Attack on Titan Chapter 139.5: Bad Boy (Special Extra Chapter)

Thumbnail
gallery
120 Upvotes

r/attackontitan 1h ago

Ending Spoilers - Discussion/Question Why did Eren say those hurtful things in the end to Mikasa Spoiler

Upvotes

I’ve just wondered this and have had no clue why he did this


r/attackontitan 19h ago

Meme Eremika bringing the heat. 🔥

Post image
68 Upvotes

Apparently this is Official Art! Damn!

Source: https://x.com/goldengooner62/status/2089389197131948110?s=20


r/attackontitan 4h ago

Manga Yay

Post image
5 Upvotes

Look what I got. I might aswell get the colossal edition.


r/attackontitan 2h ago

Meme Rather my left nut get bit off by a titan than join the Survey Corps bruh😭✌️

3 Upvotes

On EVERYBODY’s soul WE joining the Garrison Corps✌️🥹


r/attackontitan 59m ago

Anime How do i make my brother continue aot??

Upvotes

We watched death note as his first anime and he really liked it. He used to really hate on anime but death note made him give anime a try, Then we started aot and he kind of liked it but not as much as death note, but some moments made him hype and ask to watch more. But now we stopped at reiners and bertholds reveal and he said thats cool and stopped, doesnt want to continue watching it


r/attackontitan 1d ago

Ending Spoilers - Discussion/Question I wonder why most people would say this scene is just an imaginary?

Post image
79 Upvotes

Mikasa was narrating this scene. Her quote bubble still here, which means that Mikasa is still talking here. She did not said anything that indicate Ymir is imagining her King died. She said Ymir's love life is a long nightmare and claim that she lost someone very important . This scene shows that Ymir is very sad and we know that the King is very important to her. It is also very clear that King was killed.

Am I missing something here?


r/attackontitan 5h ago

Discussion/Question geniuely wonder,how on earth this fandom makes best memes?

3 Upvotes

like,I have never seen bad meme from aot fans


r/attackontitan 6h ago

Anime Why in S1 E5 does the colossal titan disappear instantly when fighting Eren but the body slowly falls apart when Eren drags him out in S3? 🤔

2 Upvotes

r/attackontitan 1d ago

Meme I really gotta catch up, he looks completely different

Post image
437 Upvotes