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This blog now serves as an archive of how much I loved Eremin and Armin. Alas, my flame has died, SNK isn't what it used to be, and it's time I move on to other things. I can be found @raevell on twitter and under the name raevell on here still.

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Ignores any and all SnK developments cause I still love this trio.

[snk-spectator]

Some people really out here forgetting all the times Armin and Mikasa have defended Eren and helped him. Just because they weren’t being considerate in Marley or didn’t ask him what was wrong doesn’t automatically make them “bad friends”. What about Eren? He withheld information from everyone and decided on his own how things should go without consulting the SC and just locked them up in prison.

I know Eren has been through a lot but he’s not a saint.

[peachymess]

I feel the same way. Up until the time skip, the story has shown EMA all caring about each other and being considerate of one another. It seems to me quite obvious that Mikasa and Armin both could sense Eren’s withdrawal, and there is no doubt in my mind that they tried to cheer him up. Obviously, they didn’t know how to best communicate with his depression like state, but I refuse to believe that they never tried. As a matter of fact, chapter 124 shows me that they try to cheer him up yet again: Mikasa offering him ice cream and trying to be cheery despite his obvious lack of joy. Armin taking his hand and encouraging him to remember how exciting it is to be in the outside world... To me they seem to be painfully aware of something being amiss with Eren. In earlier chapters, they also seem to dial up their own optimism to compensate for Eren’s low mood. It seems apparent that this is their knee-jerk approach in pursuit of lifting his mood. And just because their approach is failing, that isn’t the same as them not trying. They aren’t psychologists, they’re kids. Excuse them for not knowing how to approach mental illness.

Moreover, depression - and depression like states - aren’t full blown all the time. It’s been years. It’s impossible for Eren to be 100% sad/bad all the time. There are moments when the symptoms take a step back. When you do a physical task, go the bathroom, tie your shoelaces. You’re not ON all the time. Likewise, as a bystander, you aren’t on red alert every second for years. There will be moments when you’re more complacent, or the mood has been unchanged for so long that it becomes a new norm. Just because they weren’t desperately trying to shake Eren and crying about how scared they were for him in chapter 124, doesn’t mean they haven’t had moments of crying to themselves out of sadness and worry, or that they haven’t talked together about how to possibly help cheer Eren up. Going to Marley was a big deal that shifted the focus away from Eren because there was a lot going on. I refuse to believe that Mikasa and Armin didn’t pay Eren’s mood any mind on days where there was nothing else in the way. The story so far has shown us enough pointing towards the opposite making sense.

Just because their attempt to cheer him up havent worked, doesn’t mean they haven’t tried. With all the sights and memories in his head, I think his downward spiral was inescapable, psychologist level friends or not. So his state being bad is not an indicator that MA didn’t try to be there for him in their uneducated way.

[armin-yeager]

I appreciate the heck out of this. I really hated how people wanted to shift the blame to Armin and Mikasa (especially Mikasa) for not... I don't know. Not saying or doing the right thing to snap Eren out of it? That's not how depression works and talk about putting a lot of pressure on Armin and Mikasa. I even had someone say they didn't think Armin or Mikasa was properly there for him at all over the course of the entire story. Ouch!

Isayama has been rushing to the ending I feel in general, so yeah, we're not even seeing how they interacted on a daily basis because we only seem to have time for plot.

[huchidori]

守護神ﾐｶｻ

[armin-yeager]

Go See Promare

Completely unrelated to anything I post here, but Trigger’s Promare is coming back to theaters for an encore presentation Dec. 8th and 10th in the US. Tickets are on sale now and I urge people to go see it if you have the chance.

I won’t say it’s intentionally gay because I’m bitter and I don’t give anything that label that isn’t completely blatant about its representation, but that being said I 100% agree with one article that gave it the term of being ‘queer-friendly.’ It’s easy to read the two male leads as not straight.

Interesting world, interesting themes relating to prejudice, fun anime insanity with crazy powers and mechs, loved the characters, great aesthetics, and phenomenal soundtrack (Sawano who also does SNK’s soundtrack did this one.) Sub and dub are both excellent.

Not even a big fan of Trigger as they tend to be too ‘out there’ for my tastes, but I feel like they kept it grounded enough that it worked for me. Though that being said, gotta have some willing suspension of disbelief for sure because it does pay homage to a lot Trigger’s old works.

Very minimum to almost no fanservice when it comes to the female characters. If you’re picturing Kill la Kill or Gurren Lagann, there’s none of that. While the female character’s aren’t as prominent as the male leads, there are two that do play a role in the plot. 

I loved it. Easily became one of my favorite movies of all time, 10/10.

[armin-yeager]

*Wipes Off the Dust*

Holy moly, I log into Tumblr for the first time in like 2 or 3 months and so many bots followed me.

So, I probably should have mentioned this a while ago, but I don’t much do tumblr anymore. It definitely lost its magic after the great purge, and so many artists had to abandon ship. SNK kept me coming back because it’s where most of the fandom was/is, but these last few months the story has been so...depressing, I suppose? I found myself unable to bring myself to log in to discuss it.

You can find me over on twitter at @raevell. I’m currently in Promare Hell over there, though. Mutuals, feel free to ask me for discord deets if you’re interested. 

Mostly posting this because I feel bad for people who sent me messages or notes... I just haven’t been here. I probably won’t be much active until the manga ends or the anime continues, either.

[primordialdesire]

It’s not uncommon for those who don’t view eremin as potentially romantic to claim that the two only see each other as brothers and nothing more. To each their own, and of course eremin shippers like myself don’t feel the same. What I find amusing about that claim is that nowhere in the story do either Eren or Armin refer to each other as brothers. No really, I’ve never seen it. 

If you want an example of a character who is/was seen as a brotherly figure, that would be Reiner. Eren explicitly says the guy was like a big brother figure for the 104th. 

I’ve never seen either Eren or Armin say something similar about the other.

And truthfully, if their relationship were meant to be portrayed as fraternal only, then wouldn’t other characters say as much about their relationship? Because we know what some other characters think of it:

Jean certainly didn’t see their relationship as brotherly, otherwise he wouldn’t have been so, y’know, grossed out over it. 

And of course, Isayama’s famous commentary from one of the Q&As: 

Q: It seems like Eren and Armin almost never spend time with other trainees?

A: There is a rumor that they are way too close to each other.

I’m just saying, whatever the hell everyone else was seeing, they sure didn’t think it was simply normal childhood friends with a brotherly relationship. 

Say what you will, but I’m not seeing any clear indication that the two have a strictly fraternal relationship.

That’s just my two cents. 

[gricefalco]

Shingeki no Kyojin | Season 3 Part 2 Official Art

[eobih]

the new official art is cute!

[huchidori]

[toukatan]

104th Training Corps (847-850)

[tatakaeeren]

“Look, I told you Eren! A salt lake so big that merchants could spend their whole lives and still not get all the salt. The stuff I talked about wasn’t wrong after all!”

[gloomikasa]

The Other Side of the Wall SNK #59 (Season 3 Episode 22) I never came to the beach or stood by the ocean. I never sat by the shore, under the sun with my feet in the sand, but you brought us here. And I’m happy that you did. Cause now I’m as free, as birds catchin’ the wind. (1/8)

[kokomiin]

the most beautiful scene… their smiles made my heart skip a beat

[meganwilloughby]

Aaaaand they’re off to a rocky start 

Always wondered how these two were first introduced–I’m guessing it wasn’t an “instant coffee” sort of friendship 

[feffany]

fun beach ep

[snknews]

EXCLUSIVE: A First Look Inside the FINAL Shingeki no Kyojin / Attack on Titan Manga Exhibition!

Part 1: Entrance & Opening Event/Press Preview

Part 2: Exhibition Interior - 1st Half

Part 3: Exhibition Interior - 2nd Half (Characters 1)

Part 4: Exhibition Interior - 2nd Half (Character 2)

Part 5: “Manga Ending” Audio Area and Final Room

Part 6: Exhibition Cafe

By @snknews Special Correspondents Daniel & Caryn Lix Edited by @fuku-shuu​

As a resource for overseas fans of the series, we at @snknews are happy to be able to provide our fellow fans a look into the FINAL Manga Exhibition, which opens tomorrow (July 5th, 2019) in Japan and will run through September 8th, 2019. For those of us unable to make it to Japan to visit the event for ourselves, we hope this provides sufficient detail on the overall experience!

PART 5: “Manga Ending” Audio Area and Final Room

From the characters exhibit, you can proceed to the audio segment of the final scene!

The signs read: 

Come now…Listen closely. You can hear the sound of the end of the story…

Ahead lies a room with only voices, The audio alone is presented from the scene of the “Ending Story” that the author, Hajime Isayama, currently foresees. Please imagine the scene while tying together all the stories so far.

After moving through black curtains, you enter a dark room with the audio that is apparently the vision for the final scene. There are sounds of fire, of explosions, and of battle. People shout and cry in the distance. At the very end comes the sound of a number of ODM (3DMG) gear engaging (Editor’s Note: This seems to indicate the final scenes will still involve battle?). That’s about all there is to it: it’s a vision of the future that doesn’t get too far into spoiler territory. There aren’t even any voices (Note: As there were reports that one seiyuu may participate in this portion, it’s possible that they did not reveal any character audio for press preview attendees).

Update (July 5th, 2019): As we suspected, according to attendees on the first public day, the very last part of the audio has added Inoue Marina (Armin) saying, “EREN!”

The final room is a large white room absolutely covered in storyboards and original character design sketches. An interview with Isayama plays on a loop, in which he explains that he never gets rid of any of his storyboards and might even be buried with them (Although he’s not sure they’ll fit in his coffin). 

Update: The sketches of Porco, Falco, and Gabi reveal that they originally had different names:

Porco - Holst (ホルスト) Gaillard

Falco - Falco Bach (バッハ)

Gabi - Gabi Lübke (リュプケ)

Continued in Part 6: Exhibition Cafe

Many thanks again to our Special Correspondents in Japan, Daniel & Caryn Lix, for contributing the great photos and overview of this exhibition! You can check out Caryn’s published and upcoming novels here.

Related News: Isayama Hajime || Events Archival News: Exhibitions

[armin-yeager]

Chapter 119 Spoilers

The thing that bothers me the most about what just happened in the manga is there has been so many asspulls at this point that I...can’t even have any emotions about it. Like...did...did that really happen? No... I’m sure it’s all right. This has happened so many times to so many characters at this point, clearly it’ll be fine. Right?