Questions tagged [attack-on-titan]
Attack on Titan (or, "Shingeki no Kyojin") is a manga by Hajime Isayama and an anime by Production I.G and Wit Studio. It's a dystopian fantasy about people under attack by "Titans", gigantic humanoid creatures who devour humans for no apparent reason.
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When and where does Attack on Titan take place?
Is the setting of "Attack on Titan" (Shingeki no kyojin) supposed to be Earth in the distant future and Titans suddenly appeared out of nowhere and devolved society to medieval level of technology? Or ...
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What happens to a Titan Shifter if they die without being eaten?
The question is very vague, so let me clear up some of the confusion and haze.
In the entirety of AoT, it is known that, to inherit the powers of a Titan Shifter, the chosen one must eat the current ...
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What was Eren's vision about?
I can't believe I missed this three times. I went back to the beginning of AoT in episode 1 and noticed these scenes that occurred at the beginning of the episode. Eren is having some type of daydream ...
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What is Shingeki no Kyojin's Year Zero?
In Shingeki no Kyojin, they comment a number of times about what year it is. The show starts in year 845. Though the world seems to be relatively similar to ours (having Asia, etc.), the don't seem to ...
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What does the title of first chapter of Attack on Titan (進撃の巨人 Shingeki no Kyojin) mean or signify in the context of manga?
To You, 2000 Years From Now (二千年後の君へ Ni-sen nen-go no Kimi e) is the 1st chapter of the 1st volume and the 1st chapter overall of the Attack on Titan manga.
Who is the you?
And what is the ...
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Who exactly are featured on the walls of Maria, Rose & Sina?
I'm not sure whether this question will make sense or not but what is the symbolism or meaning behind the logos or symbols that are associated with the walls of Maria, Rose & Sina?
Are they ...
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What is the gender of Armin in Shingeki no Kyojin?
One of my friends read an article which claimed that Armin Arlert of Attack on Titan is female. Can anyone confirm or deny this?
This article included the following statement:
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Can the Titans swim?
I have only seen the anime and haven't read the manga, but a question came to me:
Can the titans swim?
We know that they are abnormally light and strong for their size. However, the fact that they ...
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What is the motive behind the Titan Shifters' actions?
Okay, so I read a bit of the manga, and I know a good amount of spoilers. But why are most of the titan-shifters trying to destroy humanity? Eren and Ymir are good, right? Why do some titan-shifters ...
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Why did Eren survive getting eaten?
In season 1, why did Eren survive when he was eaten by the titan during the battle of Trost? Why didn't that titan gain his titan abilities too? There hasn't been another example of a Titan Shifter ...
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How does the 3D maneuver gear work?
In Shingeki no Kyojin, the soldiers use the 3D maneuver gear to attack the Titans and cut the back of their necks. In the last episodes, I have seen that they use a balloon of gas as the power to ...
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What happens to the human inside the titan when the titan dies?
Just to be clear I'm NOT talking about those who where swallowed.
When they kill a titan it completely Vaporizes and nothing is left.
So what happens to the human inside them?
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Can a human survive inside a titan?
In Attack on Titan, it is said that titans do not have any digestive organs and the only way they get stuff out of their stomach is by puking it out.
Now, if a human is swallowed whole by the titan, ...
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Which chapter of the manga closely follows after Attack on Titan EP 25?
I have been searching for this for a while now after I finished watching the series a week ago, but I can't find a rough answer on Google and sites such as answers.yahoo.com about which chapter of the ...
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How fast is the 3D Maneuver Gear (3DMG)?
Approximately how fast can people move around with the 3D Maneuver Gear (3DMG) in Attack on Titan? What is the maximum speed attainable? If people can move faster when the hook is reeled in, then I ...
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How did the Female Titan manage to get out of her titan form and escape while surrounded by a horde of titans?
In episode 20 of the anime, when Annie, as the Female Titan, falls into Erwin's trap and is restrained, she calls over a horde of titans to devour her titan body. Her titan body is shown to be torn ...
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Manga Spoilers: Why didn't this character transform when injured?
In episode 29 (episode 4 in season 2) of Attack on Titan, why didn't
As I understand, titan shifters are able to transform by injuring themselves or by others. Can someone explain or did I miss some ...
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What other nations are there in Attack on Titan world aside from Eldia and Marley?
In the Attack on Titan Wikia, they often mention other nations aside from Eldia and Marley which supposedly have more advanced technology than these 2 nations.
What other known nations are there in ...
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What exactly happens to a Titan's body after it is killed?
I just started watching the anime and I haven't read much of the manga so I don't know if it is explained further on.
We all know a Titan's body gives off extreme heat, from an encounter Eren had ...
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Why do the giants in Shingeki no Kyojin start to look like the characters that got eaten?
In Shingeki no Kyojin, Armin's grandfather dies when he is sent to recover Wall Maria. And in the episode when Eren gets eaten, the face and the look of the giant who eats him is exactly the same as ...
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How were the walls in Attack on Titan built?
If I remember correctly, in Attack on Titan, it's mentioned or implied a number of times that humans built the walls to protect themselves from the titans. (Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on ...
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Why are there outlying towns/cities on the walls in Shingeki no Kyoujin?
For example, this here:
Why does it need to jut out of the walls instead of just being inside the walls to begin with?
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How would Annie's going underground prove anything?
I'm wondering how Annie's going underground (in episode 23) would prove she wasn't the Female Titan? Also, was her reason for not going there only because she knew it was a trap, or did she have ...
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What is the language used on food can?
In season 2 episode 4, Reiner suspects Ymir.
While searching her, he found Ymir holding a can of canned food. When he took the food can, he was unable to read the content written on it, while Ymir ...
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Do normal titans have humans in them as well?
There are several humans which can transfer into titans at will. What about the normal titans? Hange said that titans do not weight as much as they should. Their only vulnerable area is where the real ...
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What chapter does Attack on Titan season 2 finish at?
I just finished the season 2 of Attack on Titan and I want to start to read the manga.
Which chapter should I start from?
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In episode 20 of Attack on Titan, how does the Female Titan have 3D Maneuver Gear after regaining human form?
I remember someone saying (not sure which episode, though probably the same) that Eren lost his 3D Maneuver Gear after exiting his Titan form. I also remember seeing that myself, after exiting his ...
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What chapter does season 3 of Attack on Titan finish at?
I want to start reading the manga for Attack on Titan since I can't wait 6 months for season 3.5.
What chapter should I start reading from?
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How come not all subjects of Ymir have royal (Fritz) blood?
All of today's Eldians have a common ancestor, Ymir. But in all Eldians there is also a royal bloodline, Fritz/Reiss. This royal bloodline came from King Fritz. As far as we know, King Fritz and Ymir ...
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Why is Bertolt's Titan form so much bigger than the other Titan Shifters?
Bertolt's Titan form is unusually big, approaching nearly 50 meters. Was there any particular reason given for why it is so large in comparison to the rest?
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Do individuals with the power of Titans posses the ability to time travel through the memories of future wielders of Titan powers?
In episode 21 of season 3, Eren Kruger
How could he
Is this an ability available to
If so, then why was Eren Kruger the first to manifest it?
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Who is this ghost from episode 8 of Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou?
Episode 8 of Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou features this ghostly character, who is not addressed by name during the episode:
Who is this supposed to be?
From reading the cast credits, I see that this ...
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How does Ymir turn back into her human form?
Late in the manga, we know that titans are actually transformed humans, and that not all people who transform into titans can turn back into human form.
I did a lot of research on Ymir and there are ...
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Why couldn't Eren Yeager transform into a Titan in the last episode of season 2?
In the last episode of season 2, named "Scream", Eren Yeager was unable to transform into a Titan to save Hannes from the Smiling Titan.
Why couldn't he transform?
I don't really read the manga, ...
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Are there more Titan Shifters unknown as of now?
These two pictures are taken from Attack on Titan Chapter 77:
In the first picture, the Beast Titan says:
In the second picture, can we conclude that there are other titan shifters who fight against ...
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If all Subjects of Ymir are descendants of Ymir (first titan) and the first king Fritz, why does the Royal Bloodline only start with Karl Fritz(145th)
I'm asking this question because in my mind, if all the Subjects of Ymir came from the same 2 people, then all of their descendants should have Royal Blood and should be able to use the power of the ...
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Why didn't Marcel turn into a Titan to avoid being eaten by Ymir?
When Marcel was attacked by a Titan who wanted to eat him, he could have turned into a Titan to avoid it or at least try to fight back. But he didn't do it. Also Reiner, Annie, and Bertholdt just ran ...
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What's the coordinate ability?
I'm on chapter 57 on Attack on Titan, and a "coordinate ability" keeps getting mentioned -- here by Hanji, but also earlier by either Bertholdt or Reiner (who apparently didn't want it to fall into ...
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Given Armin is voiced by a female in original Japanese (Marina Inoue), why is Armin voiced by a male in English dub (Josh Grelle)?
Armin is male. There are good reasons why females voice young male characters. This may explain why a female, Marina Inoue, voices Armin in the original Japanese, BUT
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Why did Annie accept Armin's request?
In Attack on Titan season 1 episode 23, Armin requested for help from Annie, and she accepted it.
She knew from the beginning that it was a trap, that's why she put on the ring. She put on the ring ...
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Why Connie, Historia and the others have been kept separated from the others at the beginning of season 2?
In the beginning of season 2, all of these guys have been kept somewhere with a sense that they are dangerous. Why is that? How did they know that they might be dangerous?
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If the Beast titan has similar powers to the founding titan, why do they need the founding titan so desperately?
Reiner and Bertolt are desperate to capture "the coordinate", the founding titan. But according to http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Beast_Titan , the Beast Titan
"is one of the strongest of all ...
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Why didn't Rod Reiss just eat Eren? Why did he need Historia?
Why didn't Rod Reiss just eat Eren? Why did he need Historia?
If Reiss just ate Eren, he would be the king, and do whatever he wanted (except that the King's will may overrule some his own free-will).
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Why don't the reasons why Armin voiced by a male in English dub apply to the original Japanese where Armin is voiced by a female?
Armin is male. There are good reasons why females voice young male characters. This may explain why a female, Marina Inoue, voices Armin in the original Japanese, BUT then there are good reasons why a ...
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