The new chapter cover cannot leave us silent.
Summary:
- The cover for the new Attack on Titan manga chapter has been released.
- What can we see on the cover?
- Levi or Falco may be the main protagonist of “Bad Boy”.
- Fans have mixed feelings about the new chapter.
The announcement about the new chapter of the Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) manga getting released got fans (at least some of them) excited and making theories about who these 18 pages might be about. We’ve already discussed some of the predictions here. But now it’s time to go back to this topic and revisit some points because there’s news! The cover for the new chapter has been released and it looks like there are things to comment on.
Let’s take a look at the cover
The cover itself looks rather peaceful. We can see Levi, Gabi and Falco sitting at the table, and if you look carefully at the background, you may notice Yelena and Onyankopon working together.
The picture is definitely post-rumbling since we can see a huge titan footstep behind Yelena and Onyankopon. Everyone has shovels, and it looks like they’re working in the fields. It might hint at the fact that people are trying to recover from the horrible events and repair the damage caused by the colossal titans. Our faves look pretty happy (even Levi seems a bit less deadpan than usual, wow!), so things might actually be good for once in the series. Overall, the cover gives us the vibes of harmony and hope that humanity is going to heal their wounds and try to move on together as a team.
Gabi and Falco look older, and we just can’t ignore the scary resemblance that the girl bears to Sasha. It might be too cruel for some fans who haven’t forgiven Gabi for their favorite character’s death, but maybe it’s just this particular picture. Some also mention that she looks like Eren, but we haven’t seen him smiling in forever, so this is not the first idea that comes to our minds.
Levi is the only one who doesn’t seem to have a shovel, so his condition hasn’t been magically cured, and he’s probably still in a wheelchair, even though we can’t see it in the picture. Another thing that stays the same about him is the way he drinks his tea. And it looks like Gabi is mocking him for it. The audacity! To be fair, Falco is trying to stop her, so he remains the sanity of the duo.
What does it all mean?
Since the story seems to be about the post-rumbling events, and people look like they’re working on something, fans think the new chapter will include the rebuilding of the world and some details on how humanity is dealing with the consequences of the rumbling. We are hoping to get more details into the way the events affected the people and their lives.
Our first choice for the “Bad Boy” protagonist was Levi, and it looks like this might be just true. He IS on the cover, although it’s obvious that he’s incapable of working like the rest of the characters. However, Levi might be just a supervisor of the group, but we are not sure whether he remains a commanding officer and whether the humanity still needs one now that the war is over. He could also be on the cover just because he’s an absolute fan favorite, but we hope that’s not the case, and he’ll play a significant role in the new chapter.
The new cover brings new speculations. Falco wasn’t mentioned much when it came to the discussions about the main protagonist of “Bad Boy”, but we feel like that was a mistake. Yes, we know, bad boy Falco sounds like an oxymoron, but what if! The boy is growing up and becoming a teenager, so maybe it’s time for him to throw a couple of tantrums and show his rebellious side.
It would be also very interesting to see if being a titan shifter for some time has influenced him one way or another. Although the story ends with the titan curse being broken, we don’t really know any details about it and have no idea how the ex-shifters feel. What if the curse has left some peculiar effects?
Are you excited?
We can’t deny that fans are not so excited about the Attack on Titan manga now. Its ending disappointed thousands of readers and made them want to erase the memories of the series, not for the sake of reliving it, but with the goal of never touching it again. That’s why all the news about the manga is met with quite a lot of sarcasm and desire for it to finally end for good. However, that’s not the only feeling.
A number of fans can’t help feeling enthusiastic about the new chapter. They say that seeing the adventures of the Levi-Falco-Gabi trio sounds like a dream come true, and they just want to enjoy more story parts about these characters. Their dynamic on the cover already seems hilarious, and we all know how Levi gets when he’s surrounded by eccentric characters. Some even think that Gabi will be the new Hange or Eren for the ex-soldier, and he will find a new family in these kids.
The cover gives us hope for having a rather peaceful chapter, and we’re ready to believe it. Knowing Attack on Titan, that might be a foolish decision, though. But let’s ignore common sense for a moment, and just imagine a quiet nice chapter with our beloved characters.