I’m noticing as we go into more proceeding chapters of the Marley Arc, this obnoxious need of the anti-Eren brigade to mischaracterize his motivations (and himself) intensifies. It’s like there’s this stubborn refusal to acknowledge that he isn’t attacking Marley for the LOLz or out of some petty revenge but out of a sense of DUTY, one which he has no qualms of staining his hands with blood to accomplish his goals. Eren has admitted that he Reiner are the same, that there are good people in

erensjaegerbombs:

(2/3) Marley, like there is in the walls but such an admission does not equal things being peachy and that everyone will hold hands and sing Kumbaya. Like or not, Eren and Reiner are on the opposite sides of the conflict. Paradis is just taking the battle to the home front. Mikasa’s tears and Armin’s horror and shock of the damage done is probably meant to convey that’s it’s okay to be horrified and disapprove by what’s currently going on despite understanding their motivations in the last couple 

(3/3)chapters. I just wish some people would not use that as a excuse to make bogus claims about Eren’s character and state of mind. Eren’s been something of a puzzle these past couple chapters yet towards the end of 104, what do we see? A forlorn Eren looking at Reiner and saying “See ya, Reiner”. Make no mistake, Eren has arguably done questionable and objectionable things but I cannot support the crappy characterization he’s a genocidal monster bent on world domination and revenge.

I agree that there has been a lot of jumping on Eren’s character before we even know all of the details. Personally I’d never seen his actions in Marley as being motivated by revenge, but rather something he simply feels he must do. And it’s really tragic, honestly, but it’s also very interesting. I think the conversation around it has been interesting to read as well. But we can definitely agree on disliking the characterization some people are putting on him.

But yes! Eren’s forlorn look toward Reiner in the last chapter really solidified for me his growth since he learned Reiner’s truth and that Eren isn’t there because he’s still pissed off. He probably understands Reiner more than anyone else at this moment. There had to have been some kind of plan and reason for Eren being there, and Eren was willing to play the role of the monster for it. I’m especially curious to see how he interacts with everyone after this and I really hope that Isayama gives us a chance to dig into his brain again. I’d really love to know what’s going through it. 

So I was at a party last night and since a lot of my friends do enjoy comics, manga/anime or books in general, there is always a time where you can start talking about a few series with several people, which makes the evening even better in my case. And it’s kinda amazing also because the environment and the topics don’t change much from social media.

Like, there were 2 of my friends who generally only watch animes and who were criticizing TG because, well, they found the anime sucks.
And while it’s an opinion I totally share, the only difference with me is that they never gave a chance to the manga so their criticism was about non-canon content and thus kinda void, which tends to make me roll my eyes. 

They argued for 5 minutes about how s1 was good but root a was not making sense and “why did the author do that shit, it’s ridiculous?” that at first I almost joined in to explain that the manga was the real story and not whatever the anime showed (because I mean clearly root a was awful, but at least check if the content is the real deal or not before starting to criticize). 

I know it’s a subject I can be quite serious about though, so I thought “nah Acchan, not worth it”, but the subject came up again at a different time in the evening and so I ended up telling them that it was better to read the true story before having any judgement since the anime clearly was not good (it sounds not friendly but honestly it totally was, we were all having fun). 

Then moving on, we ended up discussing Shingeki no Kyojin with a few more friends, knowing that I’m the only one out of them all who’s caught up with all the content. Some of my friends only watched the anime, one is in the uprising arc, another is working so much that for now they’re just about to switch to Marley’s POV after the time skip, etc. And the thing is, I surprised everyone when I said that Eren was my favorite character (along with Mikasa and Armin).

Obviously my policy is “no spoiler” so I couldn’t say much more than “Sensei gives him proper development over time”, but they were surprised because where they are all at in the story, for them Eren is just some kid who’s really angry about titans to the point that it can be annoying when he’s constantly ranting about them. 

It was kinda surreal though, because obviously where I am, well, between the answers and the fact that Eren has grown so much, he’s really nothing like that kid he used to be, so it’s hard for me to try and get into my friends’ shoes especially considering all that they don’t know.
So anyway, they were wondering about if the plot was going forward well, if it didn’t fall into any cliché zone, if the art style was better and they seemed happy when I said that in my opinion Isayama-sensei nailed it so far. 

We also had some discussions about Berserk (my best friend and I are so in love with it that it’s hard not to mention it when we speak about manga/anime/comics), One Piece, about Bleach, about Ghost in the Shell, One Punch Man, Mob Psycho100, about some animes I didn’t know, about some comics even and I was so surprised because I didn’t know a big part of the world of manga/anime/comics actually touched such a large group of my friends. 

It’s really cool though, because obviously I didn’t use to have the occasion to talk about these up until these last few years, which is why I have my blog (even if the purpose it serves is because I’m probably the only fan

amongst my friends

who has 0 patience to the point of always having to think about theories) and we did cover so many titles (a lot I didn’t know) that I really had a particularly amazing evening.  

tl;dr the thing I want to convey is that IRL there is a stereotype about liking manga/anime (and possibly comics but I don’t read any so I wouldn’t know) that’s making you odd or a nerd or a geek in the head of those who don’t, when it’s actually touching a lot of generations and a lot of different people, precisely because it is so diversified.

For example, I used to be extremely ashamed about liking manga/animes when I was a few years younger, precisely because of criticism coming from people who only had this stereotype in mind. It took me a while to get over it but now I’m really enjoying making those people try a series or two for themselves, to see if they wouldn’t happen to like it too.

This is why I think it’s important to own up to what you like (even if there are always going to be a few people who won’t be impressed), because that’s how a group of ten grown adults, all having different situations in life, ended up exchanging about series they enjoy for basically two hours at another friend’s birthday party (and sometimes it got really passionate :D). 

…Now I’m hoping one day someone amongst my friends will give a try to Kuroshitsuji xDDD (but then again, I blame the stereotypes that the anime glued to the title, despite the manga being different and way better in my opinion). 

Be proud of what you like!!

Is Uta the “Nagaraj”? Or simply a OEG? (recap post)

midnight-in-town:

It’s been a main theory on my blog for the past week but since I ended up answering many different Anons, here’s a recap post about this theory.
Please keep in mind it’s just a theory so it’s completely unconfirmed and it also implies that all the Clowns (Furuta and Shikorae aside) are older than they look.

Please make sure to check the links first in case you have a question. 🙂

EDIT: post ch144

EDIT: post ch150

EDIT: post ch160

Reblogging because we might finally be addressing this subject in the next chapters (whether it is to deny or confirm it, whatever, I’m so happy :D), so here’s a collection of all my different theories about Uta & the One Eyed Washuu ever since August (without mentioning all those I reblogged that you can find through Uta’s tag). 

Some links above are probably outdated on some parts, some theories contradict each other because clearly I couldn’t make up my mind about one version of the theory, but the latest posts added are probably the most accurate ones. If you want to address this subject, my askbox is open! 

See you all on Monday! 😀

Do you think we might see Elizabeth’s family in the arc soon? It’s weird how they’re not doing much…

frederickabberline:

Personally I agree with @midnight-in-town’s assessment of the situation. That is, that rather than not doing anything for no reason, Francis knows that this is watchdog business and therefore has been leaving her nephew and very strong daughter to it, but came to collect Edward because he was unwittingly part of a murder plot to force Blavat to create more bodies so there was proof, and he’s not meant to be part of the watchdog business. More or less, that’s just summary from memory.

As for when they’ll next show up, I don’t know how long it will take but they must. We last saw them doing important things and there has to be the reveal to them that OC is not RC. In say, two and a half years when this flashback is over, we’ll probably see them again.

Thanks for the mention :)) TBH, I do think Ed at least might show up again since he was here during the whole arc or so, possibly even learning the truth from Paula since she hinted knowing why Lizzie was constantly crying and where she was. 

Obviously that might not mean he’ll be in time to do anything, but that’s at least a big hint that the Midfords will probably come to know about the truth (if they didn’t know before, I still have my doubts about Frances since Tanaka knew + since we still can’t be sure what Lizzie’s role in the arc is supposed to be). 

Hey! About the last chapter, do you think Hide heard the noise owl made before the attack? In the translation is difficult to tell but in the originals? Maybe it’s just me clinging to the “Ghoul Hide” theory/dream. Love your blog, the salt and the animal videos.

randomthoughtpatterns:

I think you meant ch 167 since that’s where we first saw the fauxOwl attacking. Interestingly enough, I only noticed upon reread, but the first one to notice something was Suzuya.

So after V blew the whistle and hastily retreated, Suzuya started shaking. There’s also a sound around him that means he froze and couldn’t move, like a deer. Then the fauxOwl just straight up flopped to the ground in one giant heap. Then there’s the  「ガタッ」 around Hide, which means a clattering sound, could either be him standing up very suddenly from a chair, or he heard the fauxOwl?

It is interesting, isn’t it, that the two people to react were a guy raised by a ghoul and a shifty person we don’t even know the species of. I don’t know about you anon but Ishida can pry my Garden Ghoul Hide theory from my cold dead hands (or at least I’m into it until it gets Jossed in canon with words).