Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season - Kanketsu-hen

Isayama initially penned the first 124 chapters of "Attack on Titan" as the epitome of peak fiction, captivating fans with its exceptional storytelling. However, as the story progressed, he seemed to take a different creative path, veering away from the axis of good writing. The ending he delivered left many, including die-hard fans like me who had held the anime in the highest esteem, feeling a sense of betrayal, disappointment, embarrassment, and even sadness. It was disheartening to witness the butchering of something so remarkable, where every aspect of its brilliance was systematically dismantled, rendering it all meaningless. Im not just an anime viewer; I started readingthe manga after Season 4 part 2 concluded. The reason for this was because I encountered major spoilers and heard negative feedback about it. My motivation to read the manga stemmed from my disappointment with the Alliance formation in Season 4 part 2, episode 7. I hold "Attack on Titan" in the highest regard, considering it the greatest piece of fiction and the best anime ever. Witnessing a decline in its writing quality, coupled with MAPPA's 3D animation, instead of Wit Studio's peak quality (which I still appreciate for its good parts), was disheartening. At first, I thought at least the music and Eren's character remained intact. However, as I delved deeper into the manga's ending chapters, I found them to be delusional, horrendous, and full of contradictions, erasing, devaluing, and retconning the very essence of "Attack on Titan" that I cherished more than anything else. This disappointment led me to express my frustrations on Titanfolk. Now that the anime has aired with no changes (it was likely too late for any improvements), I feel a sense of sorrow. It's disheartening to see something as great as "Attack on Titan," with a 10-year legacy and a promising future, marred by the same author who brilliantly wrote its best parts. Furthermore, Mappa's animation made the fights unwatchably boring, leaving little to appreciate aside from the music and voice acting."

""spoilers for the ending "" so why you did the rumbling eren you did it for your freinds and people right?? no? you did it bcz you are dumb you did so ymir watch mikasa kiss a dead head. then you said mikasa saved ymir and only ymir knows... plot hole after plot hole..and then the hypocrite armin(the peace guy) saying thank you for genocide.. so why not leting him continue the rumbling.are the other 20 percent are more privleged than the others.then after time skip we've seen armin going to do some peace talkes? my guy couldn't do athing even before the genocide . and know they will accepte you?? and in the credit scene the island get nuked and destroyed.the 80 percent kill did nothing. eren character is ruined. armin is a hypocrite. mikasa still a slave for eren untill the death. the main characters became worthless and achived nothing thanks to isayama.

Attack on Titan had so many theories and mysteries on what the story wants to tell, and whilst thinking back watching the first seasons I daresay nobody thought of that time that this is going to be the closure of all the threads over the long pull. Regardless of the understanding on how the series plot moved onwards Season three. At which point things were still unclear for the most part. You could have pictured the most sophisticated plot and the best show ever that to come. Yet, the way I imagined it was definitely way bigger and much more brighter than how boring andmonotonous it resulted to be. It was like WIT Studio knew something isn’t going to work out if the story stays how it performed. I believe WIT really gave all their love and passion out on each season’s. Whilst MAPPA became the: “I’ll do it, even if I don’t want to studio”. When there are nicknames to studios like the; “unlimited budget works” for Ufotable. I would give the nickname; “I’ll do, what I love” for WIT. As a hobby artist myself, if I don’t feel any inspiration in something I usually reject it, because you can’t associate with something you don’t see any potential in. So what was that WIT saw or rather what they didn’t saw? What could have been much greater and much brighter? I’m not a writer myself, but for me the main reason watching anime is for entertainment. I love mysteries and I also love well-thought out storytelling. My issue with this one is actually goes back to the very beginning of the series. When we see that Eren is actually a Titan himself. This fact was not only surprising, but quickly demolished a huge amount of events that the story could potentially move. Still, this fact alone wasn’t an issue though. The problems started to spread from there by a scheme, an anticlimactic chain of events evolved. Since Eren became a Titan, who he hated and promised to avenge in the future. It basically meant that he, as we clearly know now, he was the key for everything that happened from the very start. He himself killed his own mother, and everyone who have died in the story, it all started with him. Even though that people likes to believe that there wasn’t any other way or choices for him, since Eren didn’t saw a different outcome. (What if the case was that he didn’t want to see it in the first place?) I sincerely think there was other ways though. There was always choice, there was always hope. It seems Isayama thought otherwise. What people now likes too see it as a mature and realistic approach as on how naturalistically it representing the true nature of humanity. I mean, really? Realistic? You want to tell me that killing 80% of population by not stopping the wars nor proving any point is realistic? Well honestly, the way our minds work as we clearly see 80% of population are totally satisfied with this. So yes, it proves true that our world will always love the pointless wars instead of peace. However, what Eren done is ultimately a middle finger to the whole story. You can’t save your family by sacrificing the world they live in. Code Geas 2.0? Lelounch and Eren can shake hands, both series whould have been just fine and probably 99% less people would have suffered if they used their brains instead of their ego. I mean it’s sad.. Our neighbours are killing each other at this very moment for absolutely no reason.. Sad to see that people can also found joy in despondency. In my perspective Shounen anime is meant to extend your fantasies. To push through boundaries. To be happy and to find joy in the slightest details.. To never give up.. Never lose hope.. I might sound soft and immature, but personally Attack on Titan failed to tell or showcase anything new that all the wars in our past did prove multiple times; People will never learn. Just by making up this once great fiction “realistic”. What remains is a dull and hopeless documentary, rather than any enjoyable medium. If you want to tell me that this is the best you can deliver in a league of this calibre. This is the greatest anime of all time just because it represent history, reality and never ending cycle of war. Out of that logic, miracles do not exist anymore. They aren’t real. Peace is just fairy tail. You can’t fight without hurting, because reconciliation is for kids only. “Wake up to reality! Nothing ever goes as planned in this accursed world. The longer you live, the more you realize that the only things that truly exist in this reality are merely pain. suffering and futility. Listen, everywhere you look in this world, wherever there is light, there will always be shadows to be found as well. As long as there is a concept of victors, the vanquished will also exist. The selfish intent of wanting to preserve peace, initiates war. and hatred is born in order to protect love. There are nexuses causal relationships that cannot be separated.” - Madara Uchiha This has to be one of the most disappointing ending to one of the greatest and most anticipated franchise I’ve seen. Do I personally think that my favourites like Naruto has the best ending? No, but I still liked it. Do I think Violet Evergarden for example has the ending it deserved? Unfortunately not, but I still enjoyed the journey.. From this standpoint, I can see how so many people will still enjoy this one even if that oblivious thoughts arose deep inside them; it deserved better. It was undoubtedly destined to be more than just an another mirror of our false senses what comes from fear and cowardice. That-We-Are-Weak. Those who fight others, can’t befriend themselves. “Those who forgive themselves, and are able to accept their true nature.. they are the strong ones.” - Itachi Uchiha On a final note, Attack on Titan had every potential to be much more than just a realistic show. Since it was doing great until it doesn’t. So many contradictions happened, and even more plot holes that eventually made this a once great potential source a not-so-great forgettable experience. Just because it is different, doesn’t mean it’s excellent. If we look back to the first three seasons, the mood was completely different. If like season one to three and the final seasons are not even the same anime anymore. Up to season three there was myths, easter eggs. There was this impression of anything can happen what screamed immense sequels. Where all this magic went? That scream became an echo, where all the jokes and silly moments are long gone with Sasha and Historia. The hope died with Ervin and the craziness faded with Hange. As our beloved trio that fought through pain, never betrayed each other has ended by Eren’s cowardice. It’s a real shame. In the end, the most important factor of this show was to not give away any major clues about the main plot. So people will watch it till the end, but since there is nothing to hide anymore. It basically prove true that the idea of Eren being a Titan and everything about *(how)* he manipulated the timeline. He himself ruined the whole world and plot of the story that we have witnessed.; (Fixed timeline). In which Eren knows that there is only one way, but still himself wants to escape from. It’s crazy to comprehend how this makes sense, let alone be close to somewhat so many people calling it. Heroes wear many faces. Just as masterpiece has many value, I guess. “Heroes and villains are always have the same back story, - Pain. The difference is what they choose to do about it. Villain says “the world hurt me, I'll hurt it back.” Hero says “the world hurt me, I'm not gonna let it hurt anyone else.” Heroes use pain. Villains are used by it.” - novel Final scores: Season One (7/10) Season Two (8/10) Season Three (7/10) Season Three part Two (8/10) Final Season (5/10) Final Season part Two (4/10) Final Season part Three (3/10) Overall 6/10 ⭐️ Tldr; This is when you overcook your favourite food and still tastes raw. Thank you for reading!

I struggle to collect my thoughts, having just finished the final episode. I'm still confused on how exactly I feel and why. I have championed Attack on Titan as a modern masterpiece ever since Season 3, and even knowing the ending was incredibly divisive, I welcomed it with open arms, putting my full faith in Isayama-san. Ending a story in a way that is not only good, but pleases EVERYBODY is nearly impossible. But at the very least, a DECENT ending would have been an acceptable way to cap off this incredible story. Unfortunately, the only word that fits is disappointing. I've tried writing outmy thoughts in greater detail, but they're constantly changing and new things are constantly coming to mind. I'll try to keep it brief, but I have gripes with both the writing and the production. MAPPA's animators actually did a pretty good job, especially with the action sequences. Many are on par with WIT's work (finally). But for some reason, whenever characters change age, clothes, etc., MAPPA's animators start making them look like aliens. I do not understand why--in AoT specifically--this has been such a huge issue ever since Part 1 of The Final Season. The pacing feels very one dimensional, like they just wanted to adapt the source material as straight as possible. Very "next scene" with little tension or build up. It was very hard to be invested at any point because there was never time given for things to build up or create any sense of anxiety. Perhaps this could've been remedied had the two specials been edited as one larger movie, or simply adapted episodically. The sound director just kept shoehorning tracks back to back to back to back in the 2nd special. Not a single OST had any impact whatsoever. This was incredibly annoying during the action sequences especially, as the mood kept changing constantly and it felt like they were trying to fit fan favorites wherever possible, rather than actually thinking about what songs felt good next to each other. Very distracting. I can't believe I'm saying this, but the ending Isayama chose for AoT is shockingly similar to how Arc 1 of SAO ended. "What was it all for" and the answer is basically "nothing". A painfully shallow attempt at a realistic ending that is anything but profound, and basically invalidates everything. Which, on paper, doesn't sound bad. I can appreciate writing that doesn't give the audience everything they want, or even spits in their face. But even a spit in the face leaves an impression. This doesn't even accomplish that. It's odd, because the overarching events played out pretty much how most of us expected, but it just feels so poorly executed. No emotion. Just contrived, generic-at-best dialogue that's pretending to tie things up in a nice bow, but instead of a ribbon it's a shoelace. The scene that is shown during the end credits felt like SUCH a middle finger. A laughably bad attempt at trying to be profound that I couldn't believe it's actually in the original manga. Isayama, what were you thinking?? I actuall pity the MAPPA employee that wasted hours of their life animating that. Reading over what I just wrote, I definitely sound angrier than I actually am, but I'm honestly still trying to sort through my thoughts myself. I'll need to rewatch this finale a few times to get a clearer picture on how I feel, but man... I wish I had better things to say. I don't regret experiencing Attack on Titan, and will still recommend it to people. But I'll no longer have that same glimmer in my eyes when talking about it. My passion for this series has been thoroughly extinguished in it's final 90 minutes.

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