Attack on Titan: Shingeki no Kyojin

[Buffalobiian]

Wow.. nice. From the preview last week I thought perhaps Armin was going to sus Annie out himself, but he managed to get everybody on board with it. I was hoping somewhere for an Annie/Armin pairing.. maybe it will happen, maybe it won't. I can't tell whether their development so far was to show Armin "unlocking" Annie or if it was just to show Armin's intellect.

As for Annie, she'd better not lose her shit and just turn into a crazy girl. Her cool composure and perhaps past trauma has it all going for her.

PS: oh, and that gagging. That was hot.

[MFauli]

lol @ annie´s "im crazy and cumming while being exposed to the truth" reaction. but i liked it, crazy annie is best annie. and yeah, have her and armin become a couple, though i have no idea where that would lead, lol.

damn, when armin appeared and told annie his plan, i thought "oh sigh, this is sooo stupid". but then it turned out to be a trap. phew.

[DarthEnderX]

Yeah, it took me a little bit to realize they were setting her up. Think I realized it soon as I saw the tunnel.

Kinda sucks that Armin's trap relied on her being a good person...

[Kraco]

Yeah, it took me a little bit to realize they were setting her up. Think I realized it soon as I saw the tunnel.

Kinda sucks that Armin's trap relied on her being a good person...

The tunnel was so blatant that it gives the impression Armin actually either hoped he's wrong about Annie or that she's indeed mysteriously so good a person she would let herself be captured, despite having killed numerous people as the female titan. Neither really were very realistic or appropriate for a perfect plan. It seems somewhat strange to knowingly introduce a huge flaw that can cost numerous lives. But perhaps it will help Armin to develop into a strategist who can avoid the kind of mistakes Erwin makes. One can learn more from one failure than ten victories, after all.

Still, no matter the outcome, at least this should provide more resources for the army. Nobody can say anymore they are safe within the walls when a titan can suddenly appear there out of nowhere.

[KrayZ33]

considering their timelimit and what would've happened if she was not the female titan, it was a pretty good plan imho
aaaaw... man.... annie, don't go, I don't want her to disappear from the show


the MP bitch (forgot her name) was really annoying, I wanted to smack her right from the beginning - such a slut.
the whole MP made me kinda angry, while I knew that most of them did it to get into the inner area, I didn't think that they were like *this*.
I can't believe people still trust them, they are as annoying as the wall-church/cult which is really annoying too btw, because its so absurd, yet so believable when I take a look around.

[DarthEnderX]

aaaaw... man.... annie, don't go, I don't want her to disappear from the show

Hey man, the MP's are demanding to dissect a human titan, and dammit, the survey corps are going to provide them with one!

[David75]

That world is rotten to the core. We had several hints before, but they of course emphasized that in that ep.
Shows that Annie, although being an enemy now, does what she does for an objective she thinks is just.

Now, I wonder if Armin and co will ever find common ground with her.
Even if her cause is just, she's had to dirty her hands a lot. Probably explaining why she cried when she missed her objective. Killing all of those capable people for nothing.

[DarthEnderX]

I also wanna say, even though they tried to make it seem like the people who jumped out and grabbed her were very fast and all, there's no way they would have gotten to her before she could bite her finger.

[MFauli]

ALSO ... metal ring! seems my theory back then about the metal spoon wasnt all wrong.

[DarthEnderX]

ALSO ... metal ring! seems my theory back then about the metal spoon wasnt all wrong.

Maybe, maybe not. Being metal didn't seem to have anything to do with the reaction, just that she used it to slice open her finger.

[lelouch]

Now, I wonder if Armin and co will ever find common ground with her.
Even if her cause is just, she's had to dirty her hands a lot. Probably explaining why she cried when she missed her objective. Killing all of those capable people for nothing.

He could try basketball diplomacy, like Dennis Rodman.

[Buffalobiian]

Maybe, maybe not. Being metal didn't seem to have anything to do with the reaction, just that she used it to slice open her finger.

I knew immediately that the ring was linked to her transformation, but only because it reminded me of the transforming ring from Skyrim. Since she put it on right from the start, I suppose that it shows she had some slight distrust in Armin as well.

[Buffalobiian]

gg - Episode 24

[MFauli]

since we´re nearing the end (for now), i want to say:

I liked Claymore better than Shingeki no Kyoujin.
Both these anime feature a similar atmosphere, characters dying all the time, gruesome, super-powerful opponents. But the single deciding factor is pace. Where Claymore managed to actually start, execute and end a scene in one episode, SnK relies so much on long-winded, dramatic setups. Just this latest episode was used only to show Eren´s mindset going from "i cant kill annie" to "i can". A whole episode for that. And that wasn´t the first time.
As much as I enjoy this anime, the producers fucked up by not waiting until they had enough manga chapters to properly turn this series into an anime.

[Buffalobiian]

since we´re nearing the end (for now), i want to say:

I liked Claymore better than Shingeki no Kyoujin.
Both these anime feature a similar atmosphere, characters dying all the time, gruesome, super-powerful opponents. But the single deciding factor is pace. Where Claymore managed to actually start, execute and end a scene in one episode, SnK relies so much on long-winded, dramatic setups. Just this latest episode was used only to show Eren´s mindset going from "i cant kill annie" to "i can". A whole episode for that. And that wasn´t the first time.
As much as I enjoy this anime, the producers fucked up by not waiting until they had enough manga chapters to properly turn this series into an anime.

By and large I agree. Is the anime and the manga really that close? I thought they simply decided that they wanted to end the anime at this point and was stuck with either a short 13ep run or a long 25ep run.

[David75]

Still, Annie is by far what is making that anime interresting for the time being.

Mikasa is nice, but her character is too sterotypical/scripted yet. Even if I liked the fact she's already trying to copy some Levi moves...

[Buffalobiian]

Mikasa's "Eren is mine, fuck off bitch" mentality pisses me off a little as well due to the irrational decisions that her devotion leads to.

Talking about Claymore, one thing Titan does better in is the music. If nothing else, it's better produced.

[lelouch]

Yeah I feel bad for anyone who thinks this show's animation or pacing is bad, simply because they aren't able to enjoy what I find to be a really entertaining show to watch. I like Mikasa's character, I like Annie, Levi, and Erwin. The fight scenes and music that goes along with it are amazing.

I don't think Mikasa's decisions to protect the person who means most to her at all costs are irrational.

[DarthEnderX]

Haha, this episode was ALL about the crazy eyes.

Crazy scientist lady for one, and Mikasa "why can't you kill her? Do you LIKE her?!" McDeathStare.

since we´re nearing the end (for now)

We are? How for are they going? 25 or 26?

[Buffalobiian]

Haha, this episode was ALL about the crazy eyes.

Crazy scientist lady for one, and Mikasa "why can't you kill her? Do you LIKE her?!" McDeathStare.

We are? How for are they going? 25 or 26?

This is finishing up next week at 25.