December 15, 2024 12:43 pm
Does another installment bring anything new?
Attack on Titan the Movie: The Last Attack not only combined the last two episodes, but also featured a post-credits scene. We tell you where it came from and how important it is to the story.
The Original Anime Had a Clear Ending
The anime ended in 2023: partners and former friends stopped Eren, and he found peace under a tree, never fulfilling his destiny to the end.
The viewers started a heated debate: did the characters get the ending they deserved? Hajime Isayama gave a clear answer – everything in this world is cyclical, and therefore it is not so important how exactly the characters ended their journey.
Whether it is the battle between the Eldians and the Marleyans, or the people from the future who appeared during the credits, history will come full circle and return to its origins.
Ever since he was a child, Eren knew how his story would end: he must destroy 80% of the population so that the forces of Marley and Eldia will be equal. But the confrontation will not end.
That was how Attack on Titan ended. Did the post-credits scene in the movie change that?
The Post-Credits Scene Is Based on Attack on School Castes
The post-credits scene shows us Eren, Mikasa and Armin watching Attack on Titan in a theater. They are discussing the ending like true fans: Mikasa and Armin disagree and start fighting.
This episode is the final chapter of the Attack on Titan expansion, Attack on School Castes, which was released over the course of volumes 22-32 of the manga. In them, the characters from the original title became normal teenagers studying in college.
Mikasa became a goth interested in occult sciences, Armin became a geek, Annie became the main bully, Historia became the queen of the school. Eren was defined as a normal guy, he was always in trouble and in the middle of things.
Attack on School Castes contains many references to the main story, from Eren's attempts to bite off Historia's head as "revenge" to Levi's insane desire to clean up everything around him to Eren's conversations with Ymir, who gives him messages for people who can't see her.
In both the final chapter of the add-on and the post-credits scene, the spirit of the deceased Marco appears in the background with a disfigured face, haunting the trio after an unsuccessful spiritualist session.
Attack on Titan the Movie Echoes the Main Idea of the Original Anime's Ending
In general, the animated episode repeats the title completely, except for the last frame, when the camera slowly moves up and shows a tree growing on a mountain.
We saw it during the credits, where a modern city was growing in the background, and many years later it was destroyed by a powerful explosion.
So the writers looped the story again. If the title only hints at the rebirth of the characters, the anime says it directly. In this modern world, the friends were able to stay together.
In Attack on School Castes, Eren interrupts the fight between Mikasa and Armin and emphasizes that the most important thing for him is to be with his friends, regardless of the circumstances.
Does another installment bring anything new?
Attack on Titan the Movie: The Last Attack not only combined the last two episodes, but also featured a post-credits scene. We tell you where it came from and how important it is to the story.
The Original Anime Had a Clear Ending
The anime ended in 2023: partners and former friends stopped Eren, and he found peace under a tree, never fulfilling his destiny to the end.
The viewers started a heated debate: did the characters get the ending they deserved? Hajime Isayama gave a clear answer – everything in this world is cyclical, and therefore it is not so important how exactly the characters ended their journey.
Whether it is the battle between the Eldians and the Marleyans, or the people from the future who appeared during the credits, history will come full circle and return to its origins.
Ever since he was a child, Eren knew how his story would end: he must destroy 80% of the population so that the forces of Marley and Eldia will be equal. But the confrontation will not end.
That was how Attack on Titan ended. Did the post-credits scene in the movie change that?
The Post-Credits Scene Is Based on Attack on School Castes
The post-credits scene shows us Eren, Mikasa and Armin watching Attack on Titan in a theater. They are discussing the ending like true fans: Mikasa and Armin disagree and start fighting.
This episode is the final chapter of the Attack on Titan expansion, Attack on School Castes, which was released over the course of volumes 22-32 of the manga. In them, the characters from the original title became normal teenagers studying in college.
Mikasa became a goth interested in occult sciences, Armin became a geek, Annie became the main bully, Historia became the queen of the school. Eren was defined as a normal guy, he was always in trouble and in the middle of things.
Attack on School Castes contains many references to the main story, from Eren's attempts to bite off Historia's head as "revenge" to Levi's insane desire to clean up everything around him to Eren's conversations with Ymir, who gives him messages for people who can't see her.
In both the final chapter of the add-on and the post-credits scene, the spirit of the deceased Marco appears in the background with a disfigured face, haunting the trio after an unsuccessful spiritualist session.
Attack on Titan the Movie Echoes the Main Idea of the Original Anime's Ending
In general, the animated episode repeats the title completely, except for the last frame, when the camera slowly moves up and shows a tree growing on a mountain.
We saw it during the credits, where a modern city was growing in the background, and many years later it was destroyed by a powerful explosion.
So the writers looped the story again. If the title only hints at the rebirth of the characters, the anime says it directly. In this modern world, the friends were able to stay together.
In Attack on School Castes, Eren interrupts the fight between Mikasa and Armin and emphasizes that the most important thing for him is to be with his friends, regardless of the circumstances.
