Our hero is the perpetually constipated Some Guy who wants to join the ineffectual Something Corps who go out and get eaten by the Titans sooner rather than live as well as they can inside the large walls before getting eaten later. To combat the Titans, the humans have developed grappling hooks and spears that don’t work - this is set in the future! Zeke, the Beast Titan, rescues Reiner and flees, while the few survivors of the Survey Corps clash between saving Erwin or Armin, who are both on the brink of death. Levi, who has the authority to use the single dose of Titan serum given to him by Kenny, initially wishes to save Erwin but ultimately chooses Armin so that Erwin can rest in peace. Armin transforms into a Titan and eats Bertolt, in the process recovering his human form and inheriting the power of the Colossus Titan, while Erwin passes away. With Shiganshina secured, Eren and the others recover his father's diaries which reveal that mankind beyond the walls has not been wiped out by Titans as the government had led them to believe, but is thriving instead. Grisha's writing explains that all those within the walls are of a race known as Eldians, of whom most are the 'Subjects of Ymir' capable of transforming into Titans, and are oppressed outside the walls by a nation called Marley in retribution for having once allegedly dominated the world using the Titans. Grisha had lived in an Eldian ghetto in Marley; he married Dina Fritz, a woman secretly descended from the same Eldian royalty as the royal family within the walls. Together they tried to stage a rebellion against Marley, but they and their companions were betrayed by Grisha and Dina's son, Zeke, whom Grisha had attempted to use as a double agent by placing him in the Marleyan "Warrior" program of Eldian Titans. a b "ラノベ文庫｜進撃の巨人 Ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｆａｌｌ３｜作品紹介｜講談社コミックプラス" (in Japanese). Kodansha . Retrieved May 28, 2014.

I don't know man ... I finished this and started on the second volume and I feel like this might be one of those instances where I just don't get the hype. I also don't understand how this is already up to 11 volumes when ( some spoilers for volume 2 as well) the main character "dies" in the first volume, (though I'm guessing, since I've read a bit of volume 2, that he somehow inhabits one of the Titans, so he's not really dead.) reading: You know what, I liked this a little bit more after reading it again. It's possible that the crap I read before this made this seem better overall ... but, meh. Not bad.However, it wasn't quite as captivating as other manga I've read and I'm not sure if I'm going to continue the series. It just didn't wow me 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ I get the end of the Dark Tower vibes with this opening of Eren waking up crying from a dream at the start of the series, hoping very much I am a bit paranoid with 33 parts still to go. a b c "ラノベ文庫｜進撃の巨人 Ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｆａｌｌ｜作品紹介｜講談社コミックプラス" (in Japanese). Kodansha . Retrieved May 28, 2014. Recovering his conscience, Eren carries his task to the end and helps the human army attain their first victory against the Titans. The story then depicts the events two years prior when Eren and his companions joined the military and began their training as part of the 104th Training Corps.

People have known for more than a hundred years that the titans are out there, but they have buried their own heads in the sand, barricaded themselves behind high walls. Out of sight, out of mind. Now those walls are crumbling, and the threat can no longer be ignored! Thankfully, our young heroes finally take action - and as it turns out, countless young readers around the world can relate to the desire to restore human dignity and, yes, save the world: "Finally we can be useful," as Krista puts it just before the battle starts. After reading the first volume, I couldn’t help but think of myself as an idiot for ignoring this title. Hajime Isayama has completely went above my expectations with his portrayal of the giants, or titans in this manga. These monsters aren’t intelligent but they actually make that up with their extreme brute force and numbers, causing humans to go down in the food chain and become prey. The humans are constantly losing battles against the titans, losing hope, and losing dignity, later retreating inside a wall that is no more than a cage in humiliation, only to have it be broken down one hundred years later, right when the people inside it are starting to feel safe and peaceful . Hopefully the mangaka keeps writing the titans in this way. I havent had a manga hold my attention for a while to such an extent (apart from usual obsession of those I keep up with xD) After what seems a slow start but still an interesting world-build, the emotional impact is still severe and bone-crunchingly immediate. There's usually never a warning before someone you love dies, but it's doubly so here.I had heard a lot of good things about this series, I also agree that the concepts are refreshing and exciting. I even read *part* of the first few volumes.