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Cleared: Attack on Titan
Nov. 5th, 2023 06:09 pmToday I watched the long-awaited final installment of the anime adaptation of Attack on Titan, which is called, for reasons, Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2. Since it's a widely viewed show (for anime, anyway), and it just dropped, I won't give any specific spoilers, just my general impression.
Isayama Hajime kept the ending true to the main theme that had been developing over the story, of how to escape the cycle of violence. Special people smashing things with special powers won't cut it; it has to be people from all sides willing to stop retaliating, reach out, and actively work for peace.
Isayama is not entirely optimistic about the odds of that succeeding either.
It's been 10 years since the adaptation debuted, over 2 years since the source manga ended, and yet this last part feels rather too much like a story for exactly this moment in time.
Isayama Hajime kept the ending true to the main theme that had been developing over the story, of how to escape the cycle of violence. Special people smashing things with special powers won't cut it; it has to be people from all sides willing to stop retaliating, reach out, and actively work for peace.
Isayama is not entirely optimistic about the odds of that succeeding either.
It's been 10 years since the adaptation debuted, over 2 years since the source manga ended, and yet this last part feels rather too much like a story for exactly this moment in time.
