What if RivaMika becomes canon through the official character guidebook/encyclopedia?
Okay. So, before I delve into this, I’d just like to address the news regarding the Eren and Mikasa love comedy segment that will be released in a magazine on June 5.
On the EreMika love comedy thing, I think it will be meant as something humorous and light-hearted. I don't think that it's going to be meant as something serious. After all, Eren is already dead. And Mikasa's grief was greatly emphasized. So, it's probably going to be some AU/non-canon skit. I did see an illustration featuring cabin-dream Eren and Mikasa, though. (But I’m not sure if it’s a preview from the Da Vinci magazine, the caption was not really clear on that.) So, these love comedy moments may be meant to take place in the "dream world" that was shown in Chapter 138. But even if that were the case, the fact remains that Eren is dead, and Mikasa now lives her life without him.
I also did a little digging and learned that it will be published by a Japanese magazine called Da Vinci.
And as far as I know, all past official character guidebooks and encyclopedias have been published by Kodansha. So, I'm not sure about the "canon-ness" of the Da Vinci contents. I also tried to look for information that says that Isayama-sensei himself is the source, but I can't find any. So... yeah.
I also checked and learned that Da Vinci is published by Kadokawa Future Publishing and not by Kodansha. My digging also confirmed that the two are completely separate and different publishing companies. So... you know... Hahaha.
In any case, I think that the Da Vinci magazine contents are separate and distinct from the final character guidebook which will be released alongside the reprint with the additional pages. Also, regarding the character guide that Da Vinci will include, I don't think that it will be as complete and as comprehensive as the OFFICIAL guidebook which will be released.
(So, there's still a chance for RivaMika to become canon in the OFFICIAL guidebook. Hihi.)
Okay. So, moving forward…
I read that a final character book will be published on June 9 - which is the same day that the reprint with the additional pages will be released.
Regarding this character book, I can't help but think that even if RivaMika becoming canon won't be explicitly shown in the additional pages, it could be officially confirmed as canon through the contents of the character book.
Since the series has already ended, we're probably going to get post-war statistics and information about the characters.
Concerning this, my RM-shipping mind couldn't help but think about what Levi and Mikasa's statistics and info would look like. (Hehehe.) I imagine that it would be something like this:
Eren Yeager (Adoptive Brother)
Grisha Yeager (Adoptive Father)
Carla Yeager (Adoptive Mother)
Many years after the war, Mikasa and Levi reconnected and deepened their bond!
When Levi visited Paradis Island three (3) years after the war, he and Mikasa met again. During their reunion, the pair recalled their past missions and talked about how they've been coping since the war ended. From that day onwards, Levi and Mikasa began to keep in touch more frequently. A stronger and deeper bond grew which eventually led to marriage!
Learned more about her Ackerman heritage with the help of the Paradis Island Royal Archives and Marleyan Historical Records.
During the time they became closer, Levi and Mikasa decided to dig deeper into their Ackerman heritage. Research had revealed that she and Levi hail from one common ancestor who lived even before the Walls on the Island were built.
Attempts to create an accurately detailed family tree proved difficult due to their respective family lines being separated from each other by several generations of ascendants from several family branches.
Mikasa: I knew that we weren't closely related, but I never thought that our clan was this large.
Levi: Tch. With how distant our relation is, we might as well not be related.
Mikasa: But we're related by marriage, captain.
Levi: I know that, brat. And stop calling me 'captain'. I'm your husband now.
Mikasa: Only if you stop calling me 'brat'. I'm your wife now.
Hahaha. Please forgive me. I couldn't help but indulge my RivaMika dreams and fantasies.
Anyway, in the article I read, there was also a mention of a new character.
If there really will be a new character, who could it be? Maybe... the child of a certain couple of post-Rumbling survivors? Perhaps this character had already made a brief cameo in the anime?
Image taken from the end credits of Episode 22 of Part 2 of Season 3 of the "Attack on Titan" anime.
Maybe it's a possible Ackerbaby attending a private school in Marley or Paradis? 👀 Hahaha.
Final Note: This is just a very fanciful hope of mine. I admit that I'm new to the fandom, but I became invested rather quickly. Haha. In any case, I think that this is certainly a possibility. The probability of it is another matter entirely. But it's still possible, though. Hahaha.
On a more serious note, I'm glad that I joined the RM fandom. The community is really fun and open-minded!
