All the budget went to this episode. I'm so glad Mappa didn't disappoint. Kudos to Kohta Yamamoto for composing such a terrifying BGM for the episode. As expected from a student of Hiroyuki Sawano.
Again, Watching this and watched Demon slayer episode, Well If i can hug everyone worked on both of them i will totally do because simply they Gave us a masterpiece.
Can't believe that the story reached that level, like This not something we used to!
Your mind will try to understand what is happening but you will find about 1000000000 things to think about
Finally we knew how all of this started
and huge upgrade in the story
I'm afraid from what is coming
but
let's just watch and enjoy this brilliant show
PERFECTION
I love that Mappa focused on what it would feel like to experience Rumbling in it close proximity. And color scheme they used in Ymir's backstory. Drawing that Thing this way was a nice touch. Voice acting and OST once again brought it to the next level, of course.
Storywise... we will see. Depends on where they gonna put ch. 123 that Mappa skipped right now.
On the one hand, I feel like this works better for anime when the Rumbling isn't interrupted by another flashback and audience doesn't feel like anime constantly hitting the brakes for the last 3 episodes. I'm mostly enjoyed the way Mappa shifted timeline of events in part 1.
On the other hand, I feel like they just forever lost heartbroken realisation of Eren's choice that Mikasa and especially Armin had in that moment. That scene on the roof felt way more powerful in the manga solely thanks to the chapter they skipped so far.
Regardless the stuff that they adapted right now - they didn't expanded the story or characters, really. So all the credit goes to the source material unlike in both previous episodes. It's solid adaptation that didn't quite live up to the hype.
On the actual downside, they once again padded for time at the start (repeat of the scene after the fight) felt unnecessary. Did not enjoyed the way they showed Eren in the paths. This sort of stuff should be transformed for different medium in my opinion. And not just by adding shaky cam to it. Expected something new from the Mappa here.
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Not Eren again, saying he wants to protect his people right aftef levelling some towns and his Yaegerists torturing people. :rolling_eyes::sleeping:
Shut up zeke! You messed up
:exploding_head::exploding_head::exploding_head::exploding_head::exploding_head:
After this episode, end credits of season 2 (!) are finally spoiler free!
It only took us 43 episodes to get here.
Worldbuilding in AoT is insane.
Review by DJPredatorBlockedParentSpoilers2022-02-06T20:38:24Z
Finished another episode and oh god, how am I supposed to wait A WEEK for another episode.
We got some backstory as who the Founder Ymir is. I have to say that this few minutes were pretty painful, as she was a slave her whole life, which made her think that she has to serve under anyone that has the royal blood.
Eren pretty much freed her from the endless work she was doing or at least that's how I think it is. For the first time, she could decide for herself what to do and not what others would tell her.
It's pretty creepy that Eren could talk to everyone through the Founder. Shows how much power does the Founding titan really have.
So if Eren now wants to trample all the lands except for the Paradis island, I wonder if he is able to complete his quest he has given himself. Haven't read the manga, so I'm pretty much without a clue what happens next.
Absolutely loved the effects, when the walls were crumbling down. Shows how much detail they are putting into this anime.
Although the beginning, where they pretty much revised one of the scenes was unnecesary but I think it was made so it looked like you are watching both episodes at once. I really don't mind it personally.