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SnK Chapter 139 Poll Results

We expected a big reaction to the final chapter but none of us on the poll team were prepared for the 16,290 responses we received. This month, Reddit accounts for ⅔ of all responses, significantly more than most months where Twitter and Reddit are even. Our write in doc, which is normally a few hundred pages, exploded this month to more than 1,300 pages, which by the way, is more pages than Lord of the Rings or War and Peace. If you’d like to see all the write ins, they are available as PDF downloads. If you’d like to see larger versions of the charts, they are similarly available to view.

This poll data was collected before the fandom had seen the additional pages, so keep in mind the answers don't have the knowledge of that content. We’ll be releasing a mini poll in a few days that focuses on those pages to see how they’ve affected perceptions of the ending.

On a final note, in the 138 poll we asked people to guess the name of the final chapter. No one correctly guessed “Toward the Tree on That Hill”. The closest was “Tree of Life”, the only reply that mentioned a tree. Very well done, Jaxenoxi!!

While we have the mini ending poll and a series-retrospective poll planned, this is our final chapter poll. We on the poll team also wanted to share a few words and thank yous to our readers, which you can find at the end of the results. As always, thank you for supporting the community poll.

This month’s chapter poll results were brought to you by /u/berthototototo, /u/staraves, /u/_Puppet_, Kevin Triforce, @shifter-lines, @momtaku

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RATE THE CHAPTER 15,998 Responses

For the first time in our 48 month poll history the results for “Rate the Chapter” do not resemble a ski slope but rather a bumpy road, which given the mixed reaction to the final chapter, seems like a fitting analogy. “Toward the Tree on That Hill” averaged 2.93, claiming the title of lowest rated chapter from Chapter 91, which averaged 3.6.

"Could've been done better" is an understatement.

I loved it so much and its also sad that Aot is no more😭💔💔

Basically, it could have used some editing, probably another chapter or two to flush things out, and some slightly different characterizations, but the basic thematic and plot elements were good. Overall a reasonably satisfying conclusion to an amazing series.

4/10 Ending, had some good parts I guess. Still a 9/10 series, just not the near 10/10 it would've been with a tighter last arc and better ending.

45 PAGES ISN'T ENOUGH!

i love it, but what happened to yelena??

I caught up with the manga in chapter 91, and have been answering these polls ever since they first started, after the first Tumblr character popularity poll (hi mods. Love you all <3) and this is the first time I have ever given a chapter anything below a 3. It gets saved from a 1 because of Levi and the Scouts, and that's it. I'm so disappointed…

I genuinely liked a lot of the twists in the chapter, but it was pretty obvious Isayama was rushed due to this impending deadline. I am of the opinion that if this chapter were extended into a multi-chapter epilogue we might have actually gotten some closure on things we didn't even see enough of (Yelena, worm thingy, Ymir's Stockholm syndrome) and expansion of other aspects of the story.

I literally cried real tears. The closure from this final chapter is something that is much needed.

6/10, too many plotholes, felt rushed, the story deserved 1 or 2 more episodes to be finished properly, too much wasted potential for the end.

This ending completely destroys the final message that Attack on Titan was supposed to sell: war is bad, violence is bad, morality is grey, genocide is never the answer, children shouldn't be involved in war, and the abusive relationships should be left. Hell, I can't like the characters at the end either cause their social status basically benefitted from the needless death of 80% of the human population (on top of how many other life forms?) and they acted like nothing was wrong with it? I can't support that.

The symbolism I thought was beautiful as could be, with a bittersweet ending that really tugs at the heartstrings but also gives some feeling of hope left with ambiguity. There are some aspects i may have not liked 100%, but mostly i really enjoyed the chapter.

I hated it 80%

Absolutely loved this ending. Was expecting way worst tbh

Not the best but not the worst. Still would've appreciated either ANR or a full ragnarok ending

Overall I just wish it was more tragic and impactful as opposed to this kind of wishy-washy ending.

Absolutely perfect, just a bit of odd things in there but then ending was perfect.

actually not that bad outside of the context of aot (still bad but better) as the last aot chapter tho its beyond bad by destroying so much post-timeskip

"Ruined previous chapters"type of bad

7.8/10 too much water

Overall, I think it was the perfect ending, despite what people say. Thank you for the past few years. We’ll never forget you AOT ❤️

Not the best chapter in entire series but it is one if the most memorable chapter that no one will forget

i can’t believe so many people hated on it when it was truly a perfect bitter sweet ending

I CAN'T FUCKING BELIEVE HOW BADLY IT SHIT THE BED RIGHT AT THE FINISH LINE

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WERE YOUR FAVORITE MOMENTS? SINCE IT’S THE FINAL CHAPTER WE’RE BEING GENEROUS - PICK UP TO THREE!! 15,845 Responses

Life sure is good for the Levi fans. In a chapter full of controversial moments, Levi’s quiet farewell to his old comrades is a Colossal Titan’s head and shoulders above the rest (71%). In a distant second place, the favorite moment is Levi (again!), plus Gabi, Falco, and Onyankopon in the future looking fabulous, then in third place we have Falco diving into Gabi’s arms for a hug suplex (20%). Seems Gabi and Falco were beneficiaries of this chapter too. Armin and Eren travelling through space and time follow with 19.8%, then Mikasa thanking Eren for wrapping the scarf around her (also 19.8%), and finally, the relief of not being a slave to the manga’s monthly schedule (18.1%).

Artwork was dope as always

Gabi x Falco was the best thing in the entire chapter

JSC reunion was also super emotional. I *almost* cried.

Historia managing to give her child the love she did not receive, Eren reaching her loved one by breaking the Ackermann's mental resistance after ten years of headaches, were also pretty poggers. Yeah, when you asked what my favorite moments I would have liked to say a lot more than three ahah

ARUANI AND EREMIN AND FALBI <33

Tbh the best parts of the entire ending are Levi's crying scene, Connie and Jean Seeing Sasha, and Onyankopon, Levi, Falco, and Gabi walking together.

Thank fuck at least Levi didn't join the Eren fellatio session and escaped this shitshow unscathed. I'm glad him, Gabi, Falco and Onyankopon fucked off and are living the cozy life in !London.

I am very glad Levi survived, and that some of my other favourite characters survived and had happy endings

fave part was definitely levi getting to say goodbye to his comrades, cried like a little baby during that scene ✋

THANK YOU ISAYAMA for keeping jean and connie alive, i would’ve been so sad, and seeing levi gabi and falco together was so cuteee

Levi could walk with a stick but why bother when you can have brats pushing your wheelchair? Lmao

There are some gems in this chapter though: that Levi panel, Sasha's smile (they were so wholesome and beautiful), Falco and Gabi's suplex, and, of course, the actual artwork in the panels themselves!

I am very happy that the titan kids received redemption and had a chance for a normal life and it was the only thing that made it a bit sweet.

It feels so... mixed. Parts of it are astounding, like Levi's farewell. Parts of it are actually pretty fine, like Eren falling victim to determinism. And parts of it are awful, like Ymir being in love with King Fritz. I really do feel like the worse parts were shoved in to replace things that Isayama was made to take out. Maybe that's just coping, though.

Ellen becoming dove (crying) is the single best meme to come out of the series, and Falco, Gabi, Levi, and Onyankopon got the best ending by far.

Finally I`m free from this manga

Finally it ends, no more "leaks when"

Did Gabi suplex Falco or did he knock her over?

i love how the fate of paradis was left undecided.

I like how the alliance-now-ambassadors for peace are doing a work in progress for world peace.

I do truly love Armin and Eren's journey through the paths to see all of the things they promised they would visit together; it felt like it tied up a piece of the plot nicely.

Gabi suplexing Falco honestly makes this 4.5/10 chapter into a 6/10, I just can’t get enough of it.

Hate some parts(Armin thanking Eren, Mikasa being too attached to Eren by the epilogue, etc.), really love others(the open ending and role reversal, with a paranoid ultra nationalistic Paradis, and a world wishing for peace).

I hope levi, falbi and onion coupon stay together for the rest of their lives 🥺

Gabi for Wrestlemania

WHO WAS THIS CHAPTER'S MVP? 15,824 Responses

Congratulations to Armin, who was voted MVP for this final chapter at 21.5%. Yet Armin only just managed to defeat Yelena for the title - Yelena, whose high number of votes was despite not appearing in the chapter at all. Oh boy.

In third place at 18.9% is Levi, because he was undeniably given some of the best moments in these final pages. Next is Eren at 17.2%, who got a bittersweet farewell - whether you thought it was more sweet or more bitter, he left us with strong feelings for sure. Then we have Mikasa at 10%, whose love is apparently the single most powerful force in the AoT universe. Even more so than her abs!

I love all of them but I'm particularly proud of Levi

ARMIN GOAT

Armin is the best character sorry not sorry

MIKASA HELOS

MIKASA LOVE FOREVER

MIKASA SUPREMACY

Mikasa is the MVP

Falco is a king

LEVI AND FALCO OG

Levi deserves better

Levi deserves the world

LEVI GOAT KINO RAW SWAG FIRE EMOJI

Levi Goated since 2013

Floch best character

I'm mostly mad about HOW DID ISYAMA FORGET YELENA!!! she was supposed to be there like at least they tell us about her ending!! it's not fair to just let her go like if she wasn't there, she suddenly disappeared?!! from the ending!! FOR EVERR!! ew

And what's funny that Isyama forgot about yelena but he finally remembered or realized that girl with the glasses (sorry I forgot here name 😬)

As long as pieck survives thats all that matters, Pieck and onion coupon supremacy

I cried like a baby, and Levi is the best character ever in the history of Manga

HALLUCIGENIA-SAMA WHERE ARE YOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

WHO HAD THE BEST GLOW-UPS IN THE EPILOGUE? 15,784 Responses

Armin truly does get it all--the girl, the hero status, the ambassador status, chapter mvp AND the best epilogue appearance!! More than 1/4th of the fandom chose Armin for Best Glow Up distantly followed by shoujo model Falco (13.1%) and cottagecore Gabi (11.2%). Pieck, rocking classic Hollywood movie glamor was the only other character to make double digits (10.5%)

Onion Coupon has that mighty ass drip, I know Falco rocks the Turtleneck but Onion Coupon just can’t be beat.

that panel of Armin in the glow-up question was a lie, buddy just has a Levi haircut now.

Even if I'm bit upset at some parts, I'm happy to just see the characters, espeicially Historia's character glow up.

falco looks better than all of the female characters in the series

pieck is so hot

the peace ambassadors in suits were sick

Reiner glow down. Hate to see that. He was much hotter.

WHAT ARE YOUR OVERALL THOUGHTS ON THE ENDING? 15,936 Responses

As expected based on the spread on the 1-5 scale, we’ve got a fairly close split here. While the majority leaned towards disliking it at a combined 50.9%, the most popular single response was liking it, despite some flaws at 37.5%.

Maybe I was disappointed because I was expecting the best ending in manga, or it destroying me emotionally by how everyone was gonna have a sad end. It was good, it made sense overall and I liked it, but I am well aware that it had the potential to blow our minds, but it was wasted.

Overall I liked it. It wasn’t the ending I wanted or expected but it wasn’t as bad as people make it out to be. Another chapter with more dialogue and tying up loose ends would have gone a long way.

At first i hated this chapter with a passion but after watching some of the "explanations" for some of the shitty writing i kind of came to some what like that chapter i still think its disappointing and no where near perfect (5-6/10)

there was no other way for aot to end it was perfect

Beautiful and sad. I think the ending is great, and looking back at the relationship between eren and mikasa it makes sense that they were in love. Ymir being in love with Fritz did catch me off guard, but it also makes the ending make sense and explains a lot about why she did what she did. Overall will go down as a masterpiece in my opinion!

I hated it at fisrt, after reading some good opinions and with a better translation I learned that it is a very good chapter and is coherent with the whole series.

Tbh I hated it, character consistency went out the window, why tf did everyone thank eren for committing mass fucking genocide???it’s so dumb

A bit disappointing but I liked it more than I didn't.

At first I thought it was okay, but I think I ended up enjoying it way more after a few days passed. Initial reaction was disastrous as usual and that didn't help much. Overall, I liked it.

Sad (but in a good way)

Sad (in a bad way)

Came for titans, hated the politics, loved the ending

Maybe it wasn't perfect, but I personally couldn't really see it ending any other way. Regardless of other's opinions of it, I liked it a lot and thought it was really good along with the rest of the series.

Fucking awful shitty fucking what the fuck

not great, not bad. it was good. even tho it's not my dream ending i still liked it. 10/10 series to me

At first I was upset; I thought didn't like it. But then I let it sink in, I reread it, and I gave it a day. I guess I was more upset that it ended. A fine chapter that has its flaws, but overall a nice ending to the story. Nothing too grand, nothing too epic. Just a realistic end with many adventures to still have. My favorite kind of ending, honestly, because in life not every loose end is tied up.

It was sad I didn’t like it a lot.

I loved it and how it tied the whole story together. I hope that I never move on from attack on titan, what a masterpiece.

Liked it more as time went on.

I loved it but some of the plot points i didn’t really like.

I loved it, but it could’ve been done better. For me, the story remains as a masterpiece with a average/good ending.

Not canon. Trash. Shitty. Waste of time. Character development? Thrown out the window

One of the best anime/manga endings of all time, though I would've liked it a lot more if the yeagerist's full rumbling plan worked, as I really wanted to see the future interaction between eren and his former friends.

It's been a long journey and this ending is suitable for this story. I loved it.

didnt like it much, then hated it, then loved it, then liked it ok, then loved it again. Ive been mixed lel

Maybe even better than expected. It could have been a massive fail or an incredible ending, but it was a nice ending for the series IMHO

i initially hated the chapter, then liked it, then loved it, then felt ok about it, then liked it. 9/10

In my opinion it could be one of the greatest manga ever, legendary product of fiction. I feel like getting invited to a royal restaurant, having great time whole day and at the end being served shitty sandwiches in the take-away box while being rushed to leave

Just can’t believe it’s over thank you isayama!

PROTAGONIST. ANTAGONIST. HERO. VILLAIN. EREN JAEGER'S CHARACTER HAS CONCLUDED WITH THE MANGA, AND FOLLOWING TRADITION WE’D LIKE TO ASK YOUR OVERALL THOUGHTS ON HIS CHARACTER NOW THAT THE JOURNEY IS OVER. FEEL FREE TO COME BACK TO THIS ONE LATER. 9,097 Responses

Allowing a write in for the newly deceased character has become a tradition on the poll this arc and we wanted to include Eren in that. The results filled 510 pages (again, basically a novel). In the meantime, here is a sample:

a near perfect character until episode 138. his sudden (in my opinion) feelings for mikasa made the character substantially worse. but still an excellent character and villain"

Protagonist, antagonist, hero, villain" — I think he is all of the above. Deeply flawed in his twisted desire for 'freedom', selfish and ultimately torn apart by the fate he is dealt. Were his actions the consequence of nature, nurture? As with most things, it was both in my opinion.

Eren character is complex and I loved it

He kills 80 percent of population because he want mikasa for himself like wtf 😒

Isayama turned Eren into a clown in just one shot, good job

... while he did see the future, he also saw that it was his will at that caused it at the same time. He only did what he did because of the vision he saw. I think that IF there was a timeline where Eren didn't inherit the Founder Titan, he and the Attack Titan would've destroyed the world anyways. He saw hell, and still would walked right into it.

"I just keeping forward until mikasa kills me"

Another interesting point is that Eren in many parts of the plot has always put the safety of his friends first, even in the face of his desire for freedom, wishing they had a long life. In the end, this characteristic of the character was obeyed, when finally his true intentions were revealed. That's why I think Isayama created an incredible character.

Selfish. Twisted. Inconsistent. In a lot of aspects, Damnable. Filled with concepts misrepresented by his own perceptions. As all the humans are. But also capable of care about the ones he loves.

He changed a lot that I dont even know how to call him. But to give a 'type' to him, he feels 80% antagonist, 20% protogonist and this is bad. A full villian Eren that killed humanitiy for his own kind would br a better character for the sake of writing.

A tragic human turned monster. Eren Jaeger. A character that I loved for a big part of the story and only disliked after he turned into a total monster. And completely hated, the first time I saw the now-famous 'Freedom' panel. I pity him. But most of all I'm glad he died.

His character was excellently done. From start to finish. I have conflicting feelings about what he eventually became, but I can understand the reasoning and decisions he had to make. I am sad that he had to go out like he did, but I'm glad that now he's finally free. RIP to one of the best characters ever

A well-writen character from beginning to end with an astounding development and a real greek tragedy protagonist (except for the last arc, but the tragic element was still there). I honestly think that his final moments, where he states to Armin that he didn't control what he did and was a slave all along, is amazing when you think of the main theme from the story: the pursuit of freedom. In the end, Eren was never free and could not achieve his dream except by killing everybody else. In a way, he craved for death because he could only be free in death (with all the bird symbolism in the end). Isayama tells us a really depressing thing about humanity with the character of Eren : even after all he did and the fact that he was a sort of Chosen One, he couldn't defeat his status of human, because he was born in this world, condemned to seek freedom while never being able to achieve it. I think the character of Eren wasn't destroyed in the last chapter, even with the cringe Mikasa part, because it remind us that he is still a young human, depressed because he is gonna die knowing that he could not achieve his goal of freedom without killing everyone else, including his family, and had to die to save them. The ending seems weak because there is still a sense of hope while Eren died destroying the world and showing that there was no hope of freedom because humans would never stop to fight each other; but the character of Eren is a masterpiece in himself, it's everything else that destroyed the last chapter.

As I've always said, Eren is a fucking fantastic main character, even if 139 didn't do him justice.

As much as it pains me to say this, there's no other way to slice it: Eren, one of my favorite characters, is now completely irredeemable in my eyes. He went from someone who was committed to killing his own humanity and destroying the entire world to give his island and his friends a guaranteed future, to someone who did everything, even going as far as destroying 80% of humanity and killing his own mother, for a reason so flimsy that he no longer even remembers it or cares about it. He killed billions and let his mother, the woman who'd loved and supported him above all else, get eaten for...what, exactly? To force Paradis to fight an unwinnable war? To let Armin live like a messiah, as the rest of his race dies a fiery death? I always thought he had a future in mind, or at least some sort of plan that was guaranteed to work. To find out that there was no such thing to begin with was like a slap in the face. Also, why 80%? Did his humanity suddenly come back after he flattened most of his species? Was it to give Isayama the perfect sequel bait? Does he just really like the number 80? In the 'wise' words of Eren, "Only the founder Ymir may know..."

Sure, like most i REALLY would have loved seeing him Rumble the whole Word inte pieces and only then creating a peaceful world. But since his priority always has been two things: Freedom & Friends, i do really feel like he was acting towards the best possible scenario for everyone. I liked Eren before this chapter, but now i love him! God bless Yams for making Eren Yeager.

I wanted Eren to taste the freedom I wish he was alive .... And spend the rest of his life alone in an inhabited Island with mikasa and his kids !!! He deserved that despite him holding the guilt of Genocide !!!!

Eren after seasons 3 was one of my favorite protagonist in all of anime. To see his growth through out the seasons, from being irrational, hotheaded and optimistic; to seeing a man slowly becoming more depressed, strategic, and cruel was amazing. Such a simple anime trope was turned into one of anime’s most developed main characters. However to see eren regress back into his previous ways in last chapter made me feel as though all of his development was worthless.

His character was concluded beautifully. While I don’t support the rumbling, I do agree that what he did was for the best. Eldians and Marleyans would still be clashing and there would be no chance for peace if the titan powers still existed. I knew all along that he cared for his friends and comrades deeply so it really was no surprise to me that he went to such lengths for them. Also, his little breakdown in PATHS with Armin was 100% necessary. He is human. He has feelings. And that is completely valid. He had been under a burden for so long and had been keeping EVERYTHING to himself—he needed some release. Not to mention, him being in love with someone he couldn’t even mention to is heartbreaking. Of course he would cry like he did. I love Eren and his character all the way through. 10/10 !!

Isayama assassinated this man. I understand that he was “always that scared kid”, but most of the reason i loved Eren as a character was the absolute Chaddery from ch 91 onwards, which turned out to be a complete facade. RIP Eren twice

His character was great but idk who that guy in this chapter was.

Up until the last chapter, hands down my favorite character from any manga I've read/anime I've watched. Yams, or the editors, did him very dirty. I've injected tons of acceptium since the 8th, but I still can't believe that this is how his story concludes. :(

I’m sad isayama bring eren back he’s too sexy to die

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DEBUNKED THEORIES ARE YOU MOST DISAPPOINTED DIDN'T HAPPEN? 15,750 Responses

Maybe an inevitable result of the manga’s publishing timeline is that there were countless theories about the beginning of the story, the end, and everything in between. An inevitable result of that is that many or most theories wound up being debunked by the canon. In the lead by a slight margin, 28.4% of the 15,750 respondents said that they were most disappointed that Historia did not play a significant role in the ending. The second place result was voters who didn’t hold any of the listed theories to begin with. Beyond that, the time loop ending, ANR, and Ymir being reborn as Historia’s child were nearly tied, not even an entire percentage point separating all three. Reiner being the modern Helos received 5.2% of the vote, and the “Other” option had 3.8%.

Popular write ins for this question were "All of the Above", and the great Madagascar theory.

Bird didn't kill the worm

I wanted eren killing everyone but for his friends

isayama really did reiner's character dirty in the last chapter

Armin being related to Tybur family.

Armin inheriting the founding Titan and speaking through Uri to Kenny talking about how the world was gonna end

Hange resurrection 😔

Hange surviving (memory shard that wasn't explained)

High School AU was real and AoT was all just a dream/ alternative world wished into existence by Eren and made by god Ymir.

It’s not that I didn’t participate in any of these theories, its just that i’m not disappointed they didn’t happen—I think the ending we got to was fitting for AoT.

Historia being important is my answer but I wanted to add additional thoughts. Why was there no payoff for the baby considering how interweaved Historia giving birth was to the climax? If you're going to sideline her, be honest about it, don't do it to manipulate your readers and have it have more build-up than some reveals this chapter. I mean, seriously, not even a name for the baby? Not even a panel to stamp the significance? What's the point?

Historia carrying Eren's baby. Might've been 'predictable' but I wanted her pregnancy to be more significant than just to buy time.

Historian faking a pregnancy for super secret plan

I just wished for a way darker ending

I love that Reiner survived, but he didn't do anything. I didn't even think he would be Helos, I thought he would be important for... anything? Good thing he's not suicidal anymore so he can be cringe comedy relief.

All of these theories were ridiculous. If I had to pick the worst, I would say AnR.

AnR was preferable but I really feel like it could have ended any of these other ways and still have been better than what we were delivered.

ANR theory but don't kid yourself. It's not for his "Cute waifu" He was supposed to be an expecting father who would go through hell to protect his child -- to reinforce the theme of family, not burdening the next generation, and allowing kids to be born in a world where they are free...

AnR theory is NOT Eren killing everyone "for his wife and child". The main focus of the theory was all of Eren's friends dying, and the ending being him destroyed by grief for them. Framing it as him doing it for Historia is absurd, Eren being the father was not even remotely an important part of AnR.

Jean getting with Mikasa

Jean seeing ghost!Marco

Anything that didn't include pAtHs and time bullshit. Those two things are abominations writing-wise, and are basically the author's way of saying "idk lmao"

Both Reiner being Helos AND Ymir being reborn as Historia's child. Not even a complete reincarnation, just a namesake referring to Ymir the Jaws Titan.

Ackerman clan hello?

Kenny Ackerman coming back to stop the war

Kenny and Uri's 'miracle' being key.

King Fritz and The Wall Titans

Kruger and Xavier being homies, Eren eating WHT to influence tybur family like he did grisha

Lack of explanation for Hallu-chan and its connection to paths.

I'm disappointed Ymir wasn't reborn, but i didn't want want Eren to be the father

after 138 i thought ymir was going to resurrect eren, because you know mikasa kissed him and he loved her and he would stop everything for her, so i was hoping this, eren alive and no more giants, just ymir going away or doing good things with her powers.

Alternate universe ending into the HS AU.

BOTH TIMELOOP AND HISTORIA BEING IMPORTANT DAMN. I HAD HOPES.

Eren being a badass

Attack On Titan being the prequel to Madagascar

IN THE END, WHOSE PLAN DO YOU MOST AGREE WITH TO TACKLE THE CONFLICT WITH ELDIANS AND THE WORLD?

Interestingly, despite ranking the lowest or nearly the lowest in strategic and narrative value, Hange and the Survey Corps’ diplomacy plan ranked highest in the moral value chart by a lot. As in it’s literally off the chart. Its position is only even remotely challenged by Zeke’s euthenasia plan, with Kiyomi’s 50 year plan, the Jaegerists’ Rumbling plan, Eren’s 80% plan, and Willy and Magath’s plan to scapegoat Paradis all left in the dust.

Through the lens of strategy, however, things are a little closer. A plurality of respondents thought that the Rumbling plan was the best, with Zeke’s Eldian euthanization plan a fairly close second here. Not too far behind was Kiyomi’s 50 year plan, followed by Eren’s plan, the diplomacy plan, and the scapegoat plan.

Lastly, in terms of story narrative, there’s a Colossal Titan fight between total and 80% Rumbling, with diplomacy, euthenasia, scapegoat, and 50 years not even standing a chance. In fact, I did the math, and the last four plans received only just over half of the votes that the lesser of the two most voted plans received.

This was a VERY information-dense question to break down, and a phenomenally interesting one at that.

I don't think that eren only planned to kill 80% of the population, he would have killed everyone if he wasn't stopped in time.

Not thoughts on the chapter but to whoever created this survey, there was a page in ch139 where Eren explained that he really was willing to do full rumbling, so it was not just 80%. It was the page where the aftermath of the rumbling was shown as a wide panel. He said there that even if he did not know or did not see that the Alliance was going to stop him, he was going to fully destroy the world. And that is to end the cycle of hatred ofc. But, Eren wasn't able to do full rumbling since he was bound by his fate.

I thought Eren killing 80% of the world WAS best for the story, but not because of some convoluted plan to help Paradis but also be stopped but also Eren wanted wipe away the outside world but wah he was forced to become a devil. There's a fine line between a believably conflicted character and a total mess. Eren is a mess.

the fact that Eren saw everything makes the ending more stupid. I was expecting and kinda hoping for this final scenario where neither the alliance nor Eren fulfill their goals and only psrt of humanity is exrincted. But that shoyld be a nstural conclusion to their fight. Not a plan, that makes no sense lol

Isayama used the wrong character inspiration from Code Geass. He should have picked Schneizel's plan instead of Lelouch's. It was basically a plan to use the threat of extreme violence to maintain peace through terror and fear. A massive dictatorship that would lead to humanity stagmenting. Eren should have used the Rumbling to make all the other countries surrender their technology to Eldia. Killing 80% of the population is just way too much and create so many problems. He could have made an example out of Marley, but going beyond would make Eldians hated forever. ""The Alliance"" would still have motivation to kill Eren because he was taking away the freedom and stopping the advancement of other humans. The last twenty chapters played up the Marleyans, Eldian Warriors and Eldians working towards the complete goal of defeating Eren, so it would have checked out.

This single handedly fucks up the last 50 chapters post time-skip, Isayama said he wants to hurt the reader but in the end we got a (lets be realistic here) peace ending and everyone outside of a select few who care dearly about the story are lapping it up. AnR ending was the consistent and correct ending, that's not my opinion it's a fact as it would be pretty much entirely consistent with the Eren we were given up to 139 and it would hurt far more people and be remembered for decades to come. Those who try and rationalize the chapter are the true last copers because those who wanted AnR would have rightly dropped this.

I need to point out that the true best plan would have involved both the Scout’s Diplomacy Plan (by reaching out to Marley, since they were Paradis’ primary and frankly, in-story, only threat) and Willy’s scapegoating plan (by clearing the Paradis’ people’s names and making Eren public enemy number 1). In fact, even without the Scouts ever speaking to him, Willy still made clear that the “problem” wasn’t Eldians or the Paradis people but Eren himself, as a Founder holder without Royal Blood. And how true that turned out to be… I also don’t think I need to justify why one person dying would be better than 80% of the world doing so.

FANS SEEM DIVIDED OVER EREN’S PORTRAYAL IN THIS CHAPTER. WHAT BEST MATCHES YOUR FEELINGS? 15,771 Responses

A plurality of the nearly 16,000 responses, at 41%, said that the Eren in this chapter is nothing like the Eren we knew. 31.6% said he’s perfectly in keeping with what we knew of him, and 27.4% said it wasn’t the best, but that it’s not as bad as some say. All things considered, this is a fairly evenly divided outcome, much like the divided ratings for the chapter overall.

I can’t stress enough how off it felt due to it making Eren’s character less compelling.

I had so many questions about the plot but they were either straight up ignored or the answer was simply 'only Ymir knows'. I'm not a so called 'Yeargerist' but I didn't like how Isayama did a complete 180 of eren's characterization.

it gave me a Weird Troll Love sorytype trash explanations. It ruined EM(EreMika) for me which I wanted and prayed to be cannon with convincing stuff..

Eren was in character, despite what people with a lack of reading comprehension believe.

Eren was Perfect and his character is not ruined like most people said, he was just misunderstood by those who say those things I think, and those who thought he was not gonna die are delusional

It Ruined Eren's character,turning him from Goated Crown to Worse clown. Ruined the purpose/reason of the story by giving us the worse twist about Carla's death and about Ymir staying in path for 2000 years.. We thought Eren's pov will save the ending and whole Aot story,instead it(POV) Ruined it..

Eren's breakdown is super fucking relatable. Dude knows what's right, and is doing a fuck ton for it, but deep down he feels that way, and that setting with his best friend is the only time it transpired.

Eren's breakdown, in front of such an overwhelming power and destiny, is tragically incredible

Eren's goal didn't make that much sense

I love how Eren has always had this selfish side of him with his fantasy of running away with Mikasa and telling Armin that he hoped she never got with anybody haha.

Although i think that this chapter is awful i wouldve liked it if they changed the whole eren breakdown scene about him not actually having freedom, him hating his action, and him killing?? His mother. Him suddenly breaking down because of Mikasa dating another guy is really weird.

It's kinda confusing to understand Eren's main objective. He said many things, including a plan of making his friends heros, and Armin even question if going that far as really necessary and if Eren indeed was doing everything for them. Eren doesn't answer. Then he says he didn't know if his actions would end up killing his friends or even give a good future to the island, since he started a internal conflict, but he kept moving forward, because he knew that at least the titan curse would be broken. And in the end he admits he would do it even without knowing the future, implying his first motivation is to destroy the world. But there's too much information and details, so readers can choose whatever part to defend what they think it was his main motivation. I know that he could have many motives, but chapters 131, 90 and other chapters implied so much that his main goal was to destroy the whole world that the crackhead Lelouch plan kinda cought me by surprise. Or did Eren only come up with that plan because he knew he would succeed anyway even if his true desire was to destroy the whole world? Anyway, I really wanted Isayama to be more clear about Eren.

It seems to me that Eren only did that because he was about to die, and that it wouldn’t hurt to pour out all his pent up emotions for once. Additionally, this can also be attributed to Eren not actually reflecting anything that would imply such strong feelings towards Mikasa, especially in later chapters, which is what some say is bad writing (due to Eren’s “unexpected” confession in 139.) In fact, I feel that it’s actually more natural for Eren to have an emotional outburst such as this after so long of not being able to tell those he holds dearest to him anything at all, even pushing them away. And now, since he’s going to erase their memories of the encounter (until he dies, at least), he has no reason to withhold any of his feelings either. tl;dr I feel that Eren’s confession in 139 is actually more in-character than what some give it credit for, and that this is in fact the Eren that we have known all along. With this final confession, Eren is truly free.

The ending of ""Eren has been stopped, but Paradis and the world will still collide, the cycle of hate has not been broken BUT there's a chance for peace"" is an ok ending. Not the one I'd want, but it's acceptable.

However, as a chapter its trash. It completely destroys Eren's character. This was not my Eren. My Eren wouldnt just accept his fate. Its shown throughout that even at moments of certain death he simply doesn't give up. Even in the first arc when he's being digested he still won't stop fighting. Also, I was never one for ship wars but the way that Yams set up EH means that it simply wouldn't make sense any other way.

Eren's motive is probably the downfall of this chapter, not only that but the wording was... um... not good.

WHAT DID EREN MEAN WHEN HE SAID HE DOESN’T KNOW WHY HE DID THE RUMBLING? 15,432 Responses

When the fandom is divided on what the main character’s motivation was driven by, is it bad writing or purposefully leaving it open to interpretation? Regardless, the fandom is in fact split on what Eren meant here. 38.5% think he gave in to the fate he saw, while 28.6% got the exact opposite impression, that he doesn’t know why he has the will/drive for freedom he does. 21.9% didn’t come down on either side, but view Eren as an agent of chaos who just does things. The most popular write in was “Only Ymir knows.”

Only Ymir knows

I believe he was just saying: "idk but even if I’m doing this for yours, if that weren’t the case, I would still really want to carry out this disaster, 'cause it’s my wish beyond your salvation.

He means that he doesn't know why he felt so obsessed with being free, and why he was so deeply disappointed in discovering that humans exist outside the walls.

He's just a dumbass kid trying to help his friends without recognizing the repercussions

He's just as confused as us about the whims of Isayama.

nah wtf was that 11 years for that answer lmfao im dead

Nervous breakdown I guess. Can't handle the fact he failed at all his goals despite giving up his humanity. Making excuses, waxing poetic, etc to cope.

isayama kinda didnt know how to justify rumbling

Isayama forgot

Eren has always wanted to be free and fight, he could have just said he did it for his friends and family.

Eren has no free will, everything he did was predetermined

Eren is a man defined by outrage and violence.

Eren only planning to kill 80% big no no, Armin could have said that by stopping him it could save peace with the survivors and be seen as a hero, but Eren planning that is BS

Eren is and has always been someone who will seek freedom at any cost, even when he knows morally its the wrong thing he will still never bend on that cause its what makes him who he is ("Eren, you are Free" panel shown next to this)

Eren is torn between determinism and his will. He is no longer sure if it was his decision ("I wanted to do that..." from 123 and 131) vs. determinism ("I had to...")

Eren just kind of forgot about his reasons for the Rumbling

Eren kinda forgot his motivations due to his off-screen "character development"

It was retconned. He says in chapter 131? "When I learned that people existed outside the walls, I was so disappointed." He wanted all of them gone because they obstructed his view of freedom -- his ability to freely explore the world and be himself "because he was born this way".

That there is no justification for what he did.

The attack titan made him do it. The deterministic universe thing would have been way cooler.

Dude was hopped up on extraordinary power and self-inflicted mommy and daddy issues by that point, I doubt he even knew what the fuck was going on in his head

Nothing but bullshit. It was clear to me that it was self defense. Reducing his motivation for the Rumbling to "it was simply fate" takes away the valid and legitimate reasons to unleash the Rumbling. Marley never wanted peace, and when an enemy is 100% determined to wipe you out, it's imperative to do what you must to survive at whatever cost necessary.

that’s a great question

yams being meta because he made eren do it wow 3 deep 5 me best manga

When becoming in contact with the paths after getting his head sliced off, he has become Mentally unstable and lost full composure and characteristics on who he once was

That he was being controlled by Ymir/Hallu

That he’s just a slave to his destiny??

There was no reason for putting this "I don't know." Just let him say "To protect you and the island", anything Isayama. Why do u want to destroy Eren so much?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

What is even free will if you literally live with memories of the past and future influencing what you do? I’m sure he tried his best, knowing him.

I don’t think this is a worthy line of questioning. Seeing as Eren’s new lines contradict some of his older lines quite heavily, I don’t think we can deduce his reasoning at all. This is a big reason why this ending disappointed me.

It was the instinctual drive of moving forward, the rumbling is the path he was on, and whether he cried and hated it, he knew he had to move forward. He didn't *want* to do it ,but he wanted to move forward to the future he strove for, and the rumbling was that path.

All I wanted was some Good Logical Convincing explanations of why Eren did all those demonic things,killing 80% ppl..

My head canon is Grisha repeating to Eren throughout his babyhood that's he's free and a little bit of the Attack Titan influencing Eren (and other attack Titan holders) through paths.

Well, the ending seemed very rushed. That's the easiest explanation.

what in the name of sanity was this panel for

DOES ARMIN REALLY SUPPORT EREN BEING A MASS MURDERER? 15,720 Responses

Despite one of the biggest chapter complaints being Armin’s/Isayama’s handling of the extent to which Eren’s actions were justified. Only 12.8% take Armin’s words at face value. The plurality of fans though at 43.2% note that the wording is unforgivably horrible no matter what he meant by it; and 40.2% read it as Armin giving his friend peace despite his error.

I think Armin was able to see some reasoning behind Eren's behaviour, but worded it... So, so, so poorly.

You might have killed millions of people, but at the very least, you made me happy

I think he meant it because of how earnest he looks, but I hope it's just him trying to make Eren feel better

Reading the panels back as I fill this out and I still can't believe that half of them are real.

"That's something only the founder Ymir would know"

Armin is grateful for Eren's extreme conviction to his friends even though he disagrees with the means

ARMIN IS JUST ANOTHER BRAINDEAD INCOHERENT PIECE OF SHIT, FUCK

Armin is just relieved that eren did care about them after all. He doesnt support the rumbling and there’s where the error part comes in.

Armin is pretty manipulative. And also if there is one flaw in this character that has been consistent through the whole series is that he idolizes Eren too much to the point of clouding his judgement and actions. A better wording would have been "Thank you for becoming a demon for our sake".

I can't believe how clumsily this was done. It so baffling. It makes me hate Armin ffs.

I can't stop laughing. I hate this chapter.

I can’t even try to justify his thought, it totally contradicts how we see armin

Yes, he straight up said it. However, he's nothing like the Armin we knew.

I don't care. I am against the alliance from the beginning. Didn't see why Armin was so against genocide when he knew peace was not possible. Armin was never an emotional person.

I wish Armin called Eren a devil instead of a mass murderer; it makes more sense as it would be a call back to Erwin becoming a ‘devil.’ I also wish the rumbling succeeded instead of leaving 20% of the world alive because it would be a more bittersweet ending to see Paradis turn on itself (because war is inevitable).

I hated what Armin said, I hope he was lying.

I feel like this scene is parallel to the exact scene with Yelena and Armin. But this time he meant it?

I guess,yes. He realised that it was was necessary.

I think it's a coping mechanism.

The ends justify the means.

The english translation suck and it's the official. In reality, the japanese version touches the note of Eren doing something unforgivable and it won't be forgotten.

I think it’s more complicated than that. I think Armin finds these actions reprehensible and irredeemable. Yet he also recognizes the logic motivating Eren. Towards the end of the series we see Armin struggle deeply with the inevitability of their violent and extreme final clash with the world and how diametrically opposed it is to his entire core moral. Armin does not believe in stopping to the efforts of lesser beings. Of cruel oppressors. And yet. It’s hard to argue that any other course of action would have allowed the long lasting of the people of Eldia.

I think it’s more of Armin finally understanding how desperate Eren was to save them all and seeing what he did. Sacrificing his humanity for his friends and that touched him. He still see’s how much death and how horrible Ereh was but he also thankful that his friend is still in there somewhere.

At first, I really liked it, and overall I still do, but Armin thanking Eren for becoming a mass murderer for their sake just doesn't sit right with me. And the warrior's reactions to whatever memories got from Eren as well. It's a bit of a 'eeeeehhhhhhhh' moment for me that really could have been delivered better. Overall and mostly because of that one thing I'm really glad it's over :P

Its a very bizzare attempt to emphasize the Lelouch type characterization that Yams tried for in the end. It doesnt work.

Naruto and Obito Moment

No, but Armin was already a murder at this point too because of his Titan power. By letting Eren take the fall recognized that while, the rest of them get a chance to keep going.

I found out that all along I was just salty Armin was acting like a moralist out of nowhere. When he finally understood that Eren HAD an actual plan and he accepted his sins and internalized them instead of acting like a hypocrite, that part made me fall in love with these 2 characters and their bond all over again.

“You killed most of the world for us ;_;” doesn’t make him a better person Armin.

imagine if he had said like “i’m sorry you had to bear such a burden” instead of thank you . LIKE!!! hello

Armin was the wrong choice after all

I don't like you killing people but I live because of it so thanks I guess now fly away ya fucking bird

WAS ISAYAMA TOO SOFT ON EREN THIS CHAPTER? 15,467 Responses

Whether Eren’s actions were justifiable or not, safe to say they’ve been just a tad questionable over the course of the last couple of arcs. He DID pay the ultimate price and die, however, he is still well loved by the main cast, his homeland, and uh- he might be a bird now? 43.6% of respondents think Eren did get off pretty kindly overall, but only through some sloppy handling of key dialogue and writing. 29.8% think that Eren has been treated appropriately, as a very flawed but ultimately sympathetic character. 21% are not cool with the whole genocide thing seeming like it was justifiable at all. Finally, 5.6% thought Isayama was too harsh on poor Eren!

80% of the entire planet has been turned into a barren wasteland, but the ending of the story does not at all make the reader FEEL as though that's the case. Without that line of dialogue from Eren, there would be no way that the audience would know just how devastating this tragedy has been. Of all the people that have been done a disservice in this final chapter, it would be all of the people that were actually victimized by Eren. The killer was given infinitely more sympathy than those that were killed. This is quite ironic, seeing how Rico's final words to Eren in the Trost arc was about the importance of remembering that the people that would be dying for Eren aren't simply nameless soldiers, but humans, all with different lives and dreams that would be stuffed out in order for Eren to keep moving forward.

Having the warriors forgive eren after he destroyed their country, risked their families and killed their people is so stupid and makes zero sense at all

Too much hate for this chapter, Eren is not portrayed as a hero or whatever, he's just an immature teenager who had too much power. His breakdown over Mikasa just shows this.

The consequences of 80% of humanity being wiped out are barely explored.

Also can we add how unrealistic the post-rumbling world looks like? Eren is supposed to flatten the world, which should mess up the ecosystem and Isym made it look like only a small region was touched.

I wish Falco and Gabi were highlighted more as the heroes and generation who would no longer have to fight in 'the forest'. Sasha's family disapproving of the yeagerists was a nice touch though.

WHEN EREN STOPPED BERTHOLDT FROM GETTING EATEN, DID HE KNOW IT WOULD RESULT IN HIS MOTHER’S DEATH? 15,546 Responses

Despite the idea of causality being a bit off when paths time travel is involved, Eren definitely seems to have caused Dina to enter the walls when she did. 41.7% of respondents think he did it knowing it was what led to his mother’s death, while 23.7% felt it was just the result of his choice to save Bertolt. 34.6% read Eren as having mashed potato timey wimey paths crossed brains, so who’s to say.

I am concerned how big the Dina twist could potentially be in terms of story integrity. It feels like a Pandora's Box of plot holes.

Did he just arbitrarily change dina titans direction and it happened accidentally, was it even a conscious decision?) or eren seemingly just giving up on the philosophy he’s held to the point or being able to turn even ymir’s heart are breezed over so the whole chapter feels like it’s trying to resolve a story with a lot of variables too simply

Eren is the one who sent Dina to Carla.... I'm speechless. A stupid meme turned into reality.

Did he actually direct Dina towards Carla or did he just aimlessly directed her away from Bert? So he knew this whole time??? A plot twist that has MASSIVE FUCKING IMPLICATIONS has ONE FUCKING PANEL IN THE LAST CHAPTER!!!! LIKE WHAT THE FUCK.

Also when I read the chapter, when Eren revealed that the Dina titan was led to his mom, I thought he was insinuating that Ymir was the one who let that titan eat his mom so that he would gain the resolve to end the world and free Ymir. Similar to how Kruger let Grisha's sister get killed to light the fire in his eyes or whatever. But I can be wrong.

i think he wanted to give his younger self the most motivation he could to go forward, and for most of the beginning that was revenge for his mother, so i think that one was deliberate, plus the additional reason that he wanted armin to live (but i dont think that was the sole reason, like if he could have his mother alive and give himself that force to move forward, he would, but maybe with carla alive he wouldnt have the same drive)

HOW PERFECT WAS LEVI’S FAREWELL TO THE SCOUTS? 15,653 Responses

Ah, Levi. Precious Levi with his perfect ending. A thorough breakdown: a majority at 55.6% thought it was Perfect!!! 26.1% thought it was Perfect! 11.5%, however, considered it to be Perfect!! Of course, to show that nothing will ever please everyone we have 6.8% who thought it was Not Perfect.

Levi scene was 10/10. Nothing to say there.

I thought it was good attention to detail with Levi crying when he saluted

Would have loved for my 2 favorites to come back some how with path no jutsu, but still seeing them salute to Levi is one of the best parts in the series.

At least Levi had a perfect ending.

Levi had the best ending. The Survey Corps was the best thing about this manga. I have no more doubts about it. The veterans deserved to be the main characters. And I hate only one character, Armin. That "thank you" ruined him before my eyes forever.

I did mark ""not perfect"" for the Levi moment because I'm not a fan of random supernatural appearances, also we had the ghost survey corps like... three times in this arc? Didn't mean I didn't enjoy it

Levi has my full respect. He thanked the right person/people. He never gave up despite losing all his comrades and family, and being crippled. This is one of the right person to look up. Levi managed to survive despite losing his family and comrades, losing one of his eyesight, and crippled body. After everything that has happened, I would not be surprised that he has PTSD.

Levi is and will forever be my favorite character

I think maybe I would have liked it more if Levi had peacefully died after saluting his fallen comrades rather than seeing him stuck on a wheelchair for the rest of his life... Idk, it just feels really sad to see him like this now :/

This chapter was amazing and I love what they did with Levi. I've been wanting him to get some sort of emotional moment especially since his emotions are pretty stale through out the series.

The scene where Levi saluted his fallen comrades was perfect, there absolutely no changes I would have made to it.

I’m just happy Levi finally found peace. Seeing him being pushed in the wheelchair by gabi and falco really made me cry happy tears

WHICH WAS YOUR FAVORITE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE AMBASSADORS FOR PEACE? 15,611 Responses

Isayama’s humor-laden focus on the “Ambassadors for Peace” was another hit or miss moment for many readers. While “Reiner and Jean bantering about horses and suicide” received the most votes (21.5%), it was less than two percentage points above “I disliked all of it” (19.7%). “Reiner sniffing the letter” (11.9%), “Pieck calling out Jean on his hair” (10.9%), and “Jean trying to look good for his photo op” (10.8%) distantly follow.

Fingerstein is back on the possible menù, boys.

I would have liked to know a little more about how the political control of Paradis ended after the battle and how the ambassadors were able to coexist after becoming friends again due to the different deaths that the past entailed

i loved the fact jean was ok and we got to see him and reiner call eren the suicidal blockhead like the beginning of the series.

everyone and Reiner being all buddy buddy in the end feels a bit unrealistic and cartoonish to me.

The warriors should never have been forgiven

There being a horse joke about Jean in the last chapter made me wonder if there would've also been a potato joke had Sasha made it 'till the end.

FingerStein shall never sink and I will keep preaching this till my last breath

It's sad to see Warriors, especially Reiner and Pieck becoming Eremong bootlickers. The characters of the Warriors, and especially Reiner, has been degrading since the beginning of the final arc. And this chapter was the final straw... I'm no longer a Warrior stan.

Beyond Reiner, I'm very dissapointed in how poorly all the side character arcs were wrapped up. Connie is reduced to a sniveling mama's boy, Jean is a pedo, Pieck has no dialogue, and Reiner... yeah. The world is screwed, but we don't know anything about it because Isayama didn't build it out.

I’d like a sequel spin-off from the perspectives of the Ambassadors

HAVE THE ALLIANCE BEEN TO PARADIS SINCE THE TIMESKIP, OR IS THIS THEIR FIRST TIME BACK SINCE THE BATTLE OF HEAVEN AND EARTH? 15,154 Responses

Some time has passed from where the chapter starts to where the chapter ends. What has the alliance been up to during that time? 42.5% of respondents think they’ve been on the continental mainland since The Battle of Heaven and Earth. 35.4% think they’ve been back to Paradis in a personal capacity, but this is their first time back, together, on official business. Lastly, 22.1% think they may have been back in secret previously.

Typing this write up though, it makes me wonder what all three kinds of voters think Mikasa has been up to.

I would have really liked to see what Mikasa was doing aka what her role is now (I mean outside of Eren, she is allowed to grieve but it would've been nice for her to mention what she's doing on Paradis and matters she's involved with)

I really wished Mikasa’s royal position in the Hizuru’s could have played a mayor role

I don’t think she waits next to Eren everyday, this is just the ambassadors coming back.

i do not believed she moved on, because they could've easily written for her to bury eren's ashes when she comes home with the alliance. instead she stayed alone for three fuckign years.

It's clear that she's only at the hill because the Alliance is coming to visit, she's not just there mourning Eren 24/7, but having her imply what steps she'll take next (possibly Alliance or Hizuru based?) would've avoided the idea that she's just depressed and obsessed about Eren and nothing else

I like that she still is thinking about him, it is normal in the circumstances of visiting the alliance

Hopefully if the anime adds more we can see her and hisu reunite with the alliance

She should’ve left Paradis and gone to Hizuru. Sort of like how Frodo leaves The Shire because and Middle Earth because it’s not the same anymore, Mikasa should’ve left Paradis for Hizuru because without Eren and with all that trauma, it’s not her home anymore

With her connection to Hizuru and the huge role she played in the ending it would've been the perfect time to have her character go through some development for the audience to see, like have her properly express her true thoughts and emotions, or see her accept her role in the Azumabito clan. It feels like wasted opportunity.

Armin and the others should have been the Survey Corps of the world, exploring the world and try to understand it!

was hoping levi joined the ambassador of peace group since he's always been there as one of the main characters

I love how they just casually brushed through Paradis becoming a Fascist state. I mean I get why they’d turn to military power after what happened, but I found it really, really weird how no one commented on that.

I love how Isayama shows that there are people on Paradis who will most likely support the ambassadors. First, there's Hitch. We know she sympathizes with Annie. Furthermore, I don't think she supports the Yeagerists. She only cheered for them in that one panel out of formality since she's a senior MP officer. Second, there's the Blouse family. They will support the Alliance since they are Sasha's comrades, and they are smart enough not to give in to the Yeagerist ideology. Third, there's Flegel and the two journalists, Roy and Peaure. Hange had a great influence on them, so they might as well listen to their subordinates' perspectives. Lastly, there's Surma and his comrades. They were the ones who beat up Shadis and treated his wounds afterwards. Shadis did tell them to support the Yeagerists, but not to the extent of losing themselves. I like to think that they remain open-minded because of that.

WHAT DID YOU THINK OF REINER SNIFFING THE LETTER? 15,564 Responses

In a chapter full of fandom-combusting moments, Reiner huffing the ink fumes of Historia’s handwriting was a small but potent one. The graph speaks for itself. Imagine reading the Marley arc and knowing this is where it all ends. This your Helos?

Reiner is a good boy

A lot of shit was out of the blue and completely unnecessary, sniffing handwriting was the worst thing to happen to Reiner

I hope Reiner was just joking with the letter sniffing, it would be a waste of his character arc if not.

how fuck is Reiner sniffing a letter undo his entire character? What? I'm sorry, I didn't know his character arc was going from Horny 17 year old to not horny 21 year old. Yeah, him being horny as a 24 year old ruined his progression! Keep dooming yeagercucks.

I cried like 7 times cuz of Reiner he's finally happy he dosen't have to be someone he isn't anymore.

Reiner sniffing Historia's declaration of war on the world like a complete weirdo is cringe as fuck, but considering his previous actions this chapter it's expected.

Reiner is allowed to have fun and be goofy

Reiner should have been shown finally appreciating life

I'm happy with the ending, Reiner sniffing the letter is one of the best scenes of all aot and i hope the others can see this manga in a cool way again

I don't think people need to read into Reiner sniffing that letter so much. Yes it's creepy, but the time skip is more of an epilogue than anything. I would have rather had Reiner die too but it's just a dumb bit at the end. It's not character ruining lol

Reiner should sniff historia but in real life

Reiner sniffing letters is the smallest part of the problems. The fact that he teared up and was moved by Ereh... The guy who only postponed his best friend's death to be a revival token and power up for the Mong (which is worse than if Bertholdt was eaten by Dina), and basically used him as a tool…

Bruh where's reiners character arc ending

DID ELLEN BECOME DOVE? (CRYING) 15,476 Responses

The debate over Eren’s bird status is one we’ve enjoyed. Birds in the manga have been behaving suspiciously for a long time and we’ve asked in other polls what people think about that. Despite evidence to the contrary “A birb is just a birb” is the answer that a third of the fandom stubbornly cling to, because yes, birds regularly approach humans to fix their scarves *rolls eyes*. However, the other answers when combined indicate that more than 70% of us do believe Eren is the birds (24.4%), has controlled the birds (22.7%), or was reincarnated as the bird in the final pages (20.4%). Bird theory for the win!

The dove can go fuck off

Eren becoming a bird does have meaning, birds have always been symbolic of freedom since the beginning. Eren may be dead but he's free, that's what it means.

I want to become dove(crying) and fly away from this mess.

why is ereh a bird

People need to look at subtext and not take everything in the most literal way possible. Eren isn't actually a fucking bird, it's just rather on-the-nose symbolism implying he's watching over her, and may have found freedom, because birds and flying imagery are often associated with being free. He wasn't actually reincarnated.

I don't understand the whole bird thing. Like I really don't want to believe eren became dove(crying)

Eren is not a fucking bird jesus christ

Can't believe eren actually turned into a bird

Eren doesn't deserve a bird reincarnation what the fuck.

As dumb as it was, the fucking dove meme ending made me the happiest I've been in months. I can't hate the ending or the franchise for making me smile in the end.

ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE ENDING MIKASA RECEIVED? 15,587 Responses

Only 12% of respondents think Mikasa’s ending was perfect; the rest of the fandom were left wanting. The most common wish was that she was shown doing anything other than thinking about Eren (39.9%), followed by those who described themselves as “content as can be given the circumstance of the story” (31.6%).

The choices we provided didn’t come close to capturing everyone’s thoughts. Eight percent selected “other”, more than those who selected “I have no opinion”, and roughly 40 of you simply wrote the word “no”.

Trade offer! Everyone receives: living out the rest of their lives relatively happy; Mikasa receives: feeding birdren

I cried myself silly, ngl. It was very emotional for me because in the midst of her grief, she still found beauty. If only other people could be more accepting of her as well. The amount of hate she's received for so many years is just nauseating and way out of line.

i wish she could have left the scarf at his grave showing she was going to move on and thanking him for all the years he wrapped her scarf, the bird was so cheesy

Mikasa was always very important to the plot, by being a very strong, prideful, loyal to herself and to those she loves. She was always essential, and I truly think that she deserved a happier ending after enduring all she endured and sacrificed. The last panel was beautiful, because somehow Eren fulfilled the promise, but very tragic and sad. I hoped to see her happier, she deserved that. I also wished to see more about the Hizuru plot, it would be very interesting. I love Mikasa and she is definitely one of my favorite characters.

If the bird had taken the scarf away from her, I'd be more content.

I feel incredibly sad for Mikasa. I hope that what we’ve seen of her in the ending is one of occasional visits to Eren’s resting place and I head canon that she spends the rest of her time traveling with her friends and maybe building connections with Hizuru too. Girl deserves a lot better.

Give the girl a personality not based on Eren already, we were so fucking close too, damnit

I am baffled at the message being sent here as to why Mikasa is still in love after mass genocide, not phased at all. At least show her show some anger or mixed feelings towards Eren.

A WOMAN BEING SUBMISSIVE TO A MAN, EVEN AFTER THE MAN'S DEATH. SO JAPANESE.

Mikasa didn't deserve that kind of ending. The war may have been over but at what cost? Mikasa only cared about eren from the very beginning. She did all to protect him from danger so that one day she'll finally be able to be with him after all this ends. But what she wanted the most couldn't happen. She was left all alone. It is very heart breaking to see mikasa like that, And I'm saying this when I am not even a mikasa fan

Although I'm satisfied with her character overall, I kinda wish she said something other than her wanting to meet Eren again. I get that she misses him and was mourning for him on his death anniversary, but I wish we got something more with her to properly complete her character.

As someone who didn’t like Eremika at all (AT ALL) and thought Mikasa was one of the worst characters in aot, the more I think about it the more their secret, and impossible love makes sense and is tragic. I don’t love it, but it’s definitely not as bad as I originally thought (and many people think)

Im very happy with her ending, she got a peaceful relaxed life she had always wanted although I wish she was spending it with Eren.

i do a little bit wish mikasa was shown as how killing eren made her stronger but i do understand how it’s not easy for her to just become stronger after killing the one she loved most since she was 8

Garbage. Validated the Ackerslave meme 100%. The fact that her "choice" didn't actually result in her freeing herself from Eren and the fact that this is supposed to be seen as ROMANTIC shows that any semblance of an actual story arc never existed. Pandering to shippers is the death knell of creativity.

I don't know how to feel but I love her either way

I think it was perfect, save that I think she ought to have found another guy. She deserves to move on romantically, without it being seen as a betrayal of her feelings for Eren. I think it fits thematically with her character arc as well. Otherwise, I love what was included.

I think its misogynistic but thats just me. I very much dislike eremika tho and I didn’t like how Isa framed it as a cute noble thing that she has to be tied to Eren forever.

I WANT TO SEE HER HAPPY MAN, ALL SHE'S KNOWN IS A LIFE OF BLOOD WHEN ALL SHE'S EVER WANTED WAS QUIET PEACE. ISAYAMA WHY DID YOU PUNISH MIKASA LIKE THIS? it's cruel, and beautiful, but I just want to see this warrior smile with reason, and someone who loves her.

Under the circumstances, it makes sense 100% sense that she was crying over Eren (1. it was his death anniversary, 2. she cared deeply for him), but just because she was crying and said that she missed him DOES NOT mean she will never move on or that she had a sad or “tragic” ending. I think her character was concluded well.

MIKASA DID YOU 3DMG YOUR WAY BACK TO SHIGANSHINA? DID YOU SWIM PASS THE UMI DA?

Such as sad ending for a heroine. She deserves to live with Eren.

0/10 did not fuck the bird

138 ending where she was done with eren was a good way to end her story with eren, that part was predestined from ch 1 as well, or at least was referenced to then. But what followed after felt like killing of her character

I fully understand while she’s there, grief is a long and complex road... but I still wish isayama had taken the time to show that she now has a life of her own. Maybe show her with the others, advocating for peace. Hell, show her tending to her garden idk.

Her ending was a complete tragedy just as erens's but i loved it

Eren did not say that he loved her, just that he wanted her to love him forever. Abusive AF! And there she is, still a slave to him. This is SO fucking bad

Bird should have taken away the scarf, symbolising her to move on with her life

Holy fucking shit, is what she got for ending

How can I be satisfied when one of my favourite characters lost love of her life? :C

The best girl has the worst ending :(((

THERE’VE BEEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT MANY OF THE VARIOUS STORY ELEMENTS. IF YOU HAVE AN OPINION - POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, WE’D LIKE TO KNOW. IF YOU ARE NEUTRAL, PLEASE SKIP THAT ITEM.

The most liked moments of these fandom-splitting narrative choices were: The conflict between Paradis and the rest of the world being left ambiguous, The final scene being Mikasa still thinking about Eren, and in a squeaker, The titanizations form the last chapter being undone. In fact, these were the only moments voted more liked than disliked…

The most disliked moments were: Ymir’s motivation being love for Karl Fritz, Mikasa’s connection to Hizuru not really amounting to anything, and Armin thanking Eren for becoming a mass murderer for their sakes.

While almost all story elements received a majority dislike response, please note that the purpose of the question was to look at the differences in opinion between elements that were already observed to be controversial, rather than to see which aspects of the chapter were received positively and negatively.

Eren only ever planning to rumble 80% of humanity [Like:Dislike 5,150:8,896 votes] The reveal that Eren was somehow involved with his mother’s death [Like:Dislike 6,201:8,264 votes] Ymir’s motivation being love for Karl Fritz [Like:Dislike 2,967:11,612 votes] Mikasa being the key to ending the titan curse [Like:Dislike 6,810:7,778 votes] Eren’s unexpected breakdown over Mikasa [Like:Dislike 6,550:8,141 votes] Armin thanking Eren for becoming a mass murderer for their sake [Like:Dislike 3,890:10,398 votes] The titanizations form the last chapter being undone [Like:Dislike 7,264:7,258 votes] Historia being happily married to Farmer-kun [Like:Dislike 6,620:7,373 votes] The warriors talking about Eren positively [Like:Dislike 6,587:7,503 votes] Reiner sniffing Historia’s letter [Like:Dislike 5,899:8,303 votes] The conflict between Paradis and the rest of the world being left ambiguous [Like:Dislike 8,147:6,255 votes] Mikasa’s connection to Hizuru not really amounting to anything [Like:Dislike 2,787:11,322 votes] The final scene being Mikasa still thinking about Eren [Like:Dislike 7,396:6,939 votes]

Full of problems, but I could have overlooked some if the setup for these events was good. Sadly, it wasn't.

Isayama was well known for his insanely good use of foreshadowing, and I feel like a lot of the new info we learned in the last chapter wasn't foreshadowed at all (or at least not done well). Additionally, it felt rushed. I don't think revealing all new info for the last chapter is a good idea, should have been another chapter or two longer.

Introducing the idea that Past/Present and Future exist at the same time adds way to many plot Holes. Eren being able to control mindless Titans makes the death of every cadet feel Crqp since he could have straight up commanded every Titan to not attack the walls...honestly it was just awful.

Historia Had the worst subplot in the entire series

There was no reason to include eren killing his mom

About Ymir's love, when reading it I didn't mind it as much because I rationalized it as just another way to explain Ymir's previous behaviour. But the more I think of it the more fucked up it is

The thing that the war hasn't ended is wonderful, it shows how human will never change.

The sheer amount of people talking about Stockholm syndrome as though it is a good plot point this late in the game, effectively turning 122 into a love story, is disheartening.

With better wording and with reveals such as "Eren having anything to do with his mothers death" or "Ymir loved Fritz" being removed it would be much better ending, they served no good purpose and only degraded the whole story. If this was the case I would probably rate it higher.

Funniest shit I've read in a while. Ymir loving Fritz was absolutely hilarious.

I disliked EVERY aspect of it. wow. didn't realised it until this poll. nice to know.

Honestly, I really don't get it. It's beyond me how the final arc became like this. How could Isayama have written the Warriors the way he did, time and time again painting them as the victims of their awful circumstances yet never shedding their responsibility for their terrible actions, and always moving forward, trying to do the best they can. The complete foils to the 104th who time and time again threw away their humanity for the sake of Paradis, while the Warriors couldn't throw away theirs, no matter how much they tried. That was why Annie was caught, why Bertholdt died, why Porco sacrificed himself, the reason behind Reiner's complete mental breakdown. And in the end, the very final arc, all they were was props to help the 104th stop the rumbling, and then they finally settled into their role as simps for the 104th. Without any thought or closure for the Warriors who died… Isayama why? I don’t understand, I just can't.

But Historia suffered the most honestly. The woman who wanted to live a life she could be proud of, who couldn’t bear watching someone cry saying they should have never been born, who needed to help anyone suffering no matter who they were. How can this person become someone who not only supports but is complicit in genocide? As if sidelining her as a drama device wasn’t bad enough. I’m so sorry for Historia.

At first, I thought the conclusion was very fitting for Attack on Titan, but at happened so quickly I was left unsatisfied. But writing this poll, I realized that I actually like almost every aspect that happend in this chapter, but because it was all in one chapter it was hard for me to consume it at first and thought if the information had been more spread out and more clear, it would've been a perfect end for Attack on Titan.

I hate the Ymir revel I wish they added more on maybe why she loved Fritz like maybe Fritz was actually protecting her from what his subjects would do to her like in the court scene is season one, he only looked like he was hurting her (like how Levi kicked Eren) but really her was giving her a new life in a higher position, Queen (in the scouts)

I hate what they did at the end with Eren's fellings towards Mikasa, It just does not make any sense at all.

The 80% feels kinda useless because the world could still retaliate, especially now that paradis worships Yeager.

I'm fine with the warriors talking positively about Eren because i assume Eren didn't reveal to them that he would have committed to the rumbling regardless of destiny.

mikasas connection to hizuru is why the scouts ended up with the plane and the boat etc so i don’t think it amounted to nothing, it also did more of explaining mikasas origin rather than leading to something new

The thing that really fell flat to me was the pure titans all being back to human and okay. It felt like it really shat on the previous chapter that way and it felt like really poor writing. If they wanted everyone to be okay there they should've turned them into pure titans several chapters earlier to make it feel like a reward rather than a cheap cop-out.

It definitely could have had work, but I think some things, such as Mikasa still grieving are natural. It’s not saying she does nothing but think of him, it’s showing that she’s human, and that his death deeply affected her. The warriors jointing the others makes sense, neither side is perfect, and at the end of the day, they both committed tragedies. If neither was capable of moving on, I think that would have left a poor impression. Armins sentiment over mass murder was poorly worded, but the new translation amends it, and makes sense, showing him accepting what’s happened, and attempting to make the most out of a bad situation.

Ymir was done dirty. He completely fucked up everything in regards to her. She is not a slave trapped in agony for 2000 years like chapter 122 led us to believe, but a love struck masochist? Miss me with that shit

Reiner, Jean, Connie and fucking ANNIE waking up from their talks with Eren LMFAOOOO what corny bullshit. Like Eren and Annie haven't talked in YEARSSSSSSSS ARE YOU KIDDING??? And Reiner going ""what a man you are"" is TRULY HYSTERICAL. Like get that shit outta here. LMAO and the fact that the titanization was immediately reversed, I remember taking last month's survey, thinking even Isayama wouldn't be that fucking spineless and yet! Here we are!! WHAT WAS THE POINT???? WHAT WAS THE POINT OF TURNING JEAN, CONNIE, AND GABI INTO TITANS, IF YOU WERE JUST GONNA REVERSE IT??? WHY????

Disappointed we never saw Eren’s full conversation with Historia.

Disappointed with Historia not being important

As for you poll creator why do you always simp for historia, she's a side character, she did not even appear for the most part. She's a side character!

Mappa has to cut the screen of hisu more . The despicable, useless genocide queen

Disappointed Eren and Reiner didn’t have sex

AFTER THIS FINAL CHAPTER, HOW HAS YOUR VIEW OF THE SERIES CHANGED? 15,575 Responses

Only time will tell if this manga as a whole becomes a true classic, and if people’s love for the story and characters endures despite any disappointments. As of a few weeks post-ending, 38.5% of you like the series just the same as you did before the last chapter. Sadly, 45.6% of you like the manga less than before, including 22.1% who say they like it a lot less. On the other hand, 15.9% of you now like the manga more, including 7.7% who like it a lot more! I wonder who is more free, the ones who’ve lost their attachment or the ones who feel no salt?

Attack on Titan has an ending.

Attack on Titan is a fucking masterpiece.

Attack on Titan is still Attack on Titan. What made it great will probably stick in my head, regardless of the ending. How it is now is something no one can undo. It could have been greater but at the very least, the journey itself (Isolated from the ending) was fantastic.

Good job ruining a series in a single chapter. For the first time in my life as a manga/anime fan (over 20 years now) I'm hoping for a better anime only ending.

I can't look the same way at cool Eren moments now, thinking it all concluded to basically almost nothing

Think it'll get better over time.

I can't re-read any of the Paths chapters knowing everything amounted to this.

I consider all of the chapters after 123 as not canon

I don't think I can reread this series without a bad taste in my mouth knowing Eren got his mom killed, and then gaslights Reiner about it. Time travel was a mistake in the series because it opens up so many flaws and paradoxes. There could have been so many better decisions that could have been made, like letting Dina eat bertholdt and now they have both the colossal and a person with royal blood. The final chapter should be wrapping up the story, not introduce more plot holes.

The only way to have this series in the heart is to think that this chapter never happened. It's as they say 'Journey is more beautiful than Destination', in this case, this line makes perfect sense. The journey of the manga is the one that will remain in my heart and for that only, I would like to thank Mr. Isayama.

There are good things although the bad things were more prominent. Or not really bad things, but the sudden theme change. It felt rushed. Giant info-dump on the final chapter with no proper/not enough build up. This had definitely changed my perspective of the whole show, but regardless of the ending, AoT will still remain as one of my top favorites.

The realistic war drama turned out to be a love story. A toxic love, which started the titan story and a stupid love, which ended it. A lot of plot holes weren't closed, a lot of questions weren't answered. The main character turned out to be a virgin-clown, some really interesting characters (like Yelena or Hisu) were ignored for Mikasa's sake. Armin behaved stupid, the Worm disappeared just like he appeared and we didn't see almost anything about the world after a big genocide, but we saw Mikasa mourning Eren. I'm disappointed in my favourite manga and I can't say if I will be able to read or watch it after this like I used to.

To the people calling AoT completely ruined because of the ending: Appreciate the journey it took to get to the final chapter. AoT may not have ended perfectly, but it ended beautifully.

If I see another "It's about the journey and not the destination" one more time I'm going to go fucking insane

I literally can't enjoy any other snk content anymore cos all I can think about is this disappointing ending.

Does not take away from the stellar manga that is Attack on Titan

DO YOU THINK ISAYAMA WAS ABLE TO END THE MANGA THE WAY HE WANTED? 15,390 Responses

46.2% believe Isayama was able to mostly end the manga the way he wanted. 30.1% believe he wasn’t able to because he was influenced by his editor or the magazine (although might we stress, we don’t have confirmation of this besides a restricted page count as of the time we published these results). In third place, close to 16% thought his lack of motivation might have been a factor. Of course if you hate the ending a lot, there is always, always fanfiction to make it better. Don’t knock it ‘til you’ve tried it!

I hope this was not what Isayama wanted to create..

As a reader, I am confused as to what MESSAGE, or MORAL the author is sending. Mikasa still in love with Eren at the end. Armin thanking Eren for murder. Eren possibly being a slave to fate the whole time. It cheapens all the character development we've gotten thus far. Not to mention, this chapter, as well as the last 20+ chapters or so, has felt incredibly rushed. Lack of closure in countless ways for character's arcs and world details. Last shot we get of Reiner, one of the most complex and tragic characters in the story, is him sniffing Historia's letter. Give me a break. Also lame that the hallucogenia worm thing was just offscreened and the power of Ymir/the titans was never explained, or why Ymir's love for Fritz had anything to do with ending the Titan curse.

I don't think Isayama did his by his own wishes, if he did, it's kinda dissapointing

#ReleaseTheIsayamaCut

he should have kept the mist ending

If isayama got more time for ending this series it would be more clear. Most people couldn't understand the meaning behind this chapter.

I don't think Isayama intended to cause so much division over this ending. There was always going to be a divide because people never fully agreed on what the aim of the story was, but the amount of disappointment that has come from this chapter has been higher than I expected. Personally, I just thought it was a bad ending. It was rushed, there were elements that really did not need to be included and Eren's character was completely diminished. And of course the addition of a romance that was unnecessary and poorly developed. Overall, Isayama could have done a much better job if he spread the ending over multiple chapters and didn't confirm to formulaic endings. If people like it, then that's fine. I have no problem with that. But for me it was not a satisfying conclusion. (At least Levi's ending was pretty good).

Isayama just wanted to move on and start his sauna asap

Isayama was a slave to his editors

I don’t care if you liked it or disliked it, but I hope it does come out that Isayama had changed his original intention (not referring to “everyone dies” from years ago). That would be validating as a critic and minority in the fan base.

I cannot believe an author of Isayama's caliber seemingly just phoned it in for the finale of what is essentially his life's work and probable magnum opus.

I cannot stop thinking about all the different ways the ending could have been written.

Ban manga authors writing endings without a large break

Hope its what Isayama wanted

ISAYAMA SAID HE WANTED TO HURT HIS READERS. IN YOUR OPINION, DID HE SUCCEED? 15,544 Responses

“I think I wanted to attack something. Like betraying people or hurting people. And, well, it’s not exactly nice, but hurting the readers, too… In all honesty, I feel like that’s what I really wanted to do. For me, as a reader, when I think, ‘This manga will remain in my heart,’ it means, for example, it phenomenally hurt me: it’s those kind of expectations that I’m after.” - Isayama, 2019

According to the clear majority (61.7%), Isayama did hurt the readers although not the way he intended. 27.9% believe he did do it the way he intended to. Many of us wanted pain, but did we truly know what we were asking for?

he did, i'm still crying for the ending. i love it, but it's still hurt me lmao

There was lack of mature emotional moments in the final chapter besides Levi's sendoff. If he wanted to 'hurt' us or make us cry out of empathy, there wouldn't have been so much comedic moments. Hurt implies emotional investment; I didn't feel anything. Kinda cringed a bit.

He really said ""Ima give the gays nothing"""

He really did become bird [crying]

"Hurting the readers" and/or "Surverting expectations" are pedantic concepts that only hurt the story.

Im not hurt im disappointed af

Idk, made me laugh more than anything

Did he really say that? Damn, what an ass. Well I am not hurt but disappointed but I guess that counts as a sort of pain.The ending left with a bitter aftertaste like the ending of Season 8 of Game of Thrones

Bittersweet (because it was amazing but also the ending of my favorite series)

Bittersweet (bitter in a sad way)

Yes because no daz

HE BUTCHERED MY BABE HISTORIA, I WILL NEVER FORGIVE HIM

Wanted an ending with Eren and Mikasa staying together.

No, it was a cute ending. Most people didn’t even cry, i honestly thought he was gonna end it with everyone dying😕

(...i need to learn English more bc i can't understand 2 word...) It was hurting but in good meaning. And it was really good chapter the ones who don't understand intentions of Eren can be (not all just i found a few of people like this(haters most)) are not mentally prepared for this manga.

Yes we were hurt by the terrible writing, even if he meant a tragedy he failed miserably . There were frankly signs of poor writing and characterization throughout, such as Armin's genius plans of basic logic.I don't know. Maybe he did intend to hurt his readers by lowering the quality of the narrative towards the end.

ISAYAMA YOU WILL PAY FOR MY THERAPY

Yes. He did. I was never hurt more than nearly any other story I Know. The Rumbling arc was perfection itself. The pain caused by it through the start of the rumbling to the end was phenomenal. I enjoyed being hurt. This is Attack on Titan. We knew what we were gunna get the moment we saw eren’s mom die. And Isayama delivered. So Yes. But simply saying Yes was not enough to describe how much he succeeded. It would have been rude to simply click “Yes”.

Yes I DIDN'T WANT EREN TO DIE HAHAHA

you can not intend to be incompetent

I can't look at this story the same. So.

While I feel most of the fandom will be happy with the ending, at the same time, this chapter absolutely destroyed the part of the fandom that was most invested in this story for it's themes and not for "shipping" or hype flashy fightsI wasn’t hurt I was betrayed lmao YES! I'VE BEEN DEPRESSED EVER SINCE I READ THE LAST CHAPTER AND CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT IT 😤😤😤

DESCRIBE THE CHAPTER IN ONE WORD. 13,229 Responses

Since this month once again smashed records for poll responses, it was interesting to see what words were most commonly used to describe the final chapter of the manga. The only word that also made it to the Top Five last month is “Pain”, but this time it may not be for the usual reasons…

Word of the chapter: Disappointing [835]

Runner-ups: Pain [506] Bittersweet/Bitter-sweet [402] Rushed [324] Shit [310]

[Credit to SCNK for the coloring that provided the base image.]

If you’re curious for a more precise and comprehensive list of one-word answers, view the pdf here.

Everyone probably puts "disappointment" here thinking they're clever

Okapi

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PLATFORMS DO YOU USE TO DISCUSS THE SERIES?

15,022 Responses

This month’s chapter poll saw an overwhelming number of responses, and given that this question is multiple choice, we get to do some fun data tricks. Like for example, the 1st place option on this question had nearly three times as many votes as the entire question itself had last month! And speaking of the first place option, it was Reddit, with over two-thirds of respondents using it to discuss the series. It’s followed by “In real life”, which received nearly half the number of votes, and is itself followed very closely by Twitter. Discord takes fourth place, with over 3600 votes. Youtube is fifth, with 22.1% of the votes, followed by Instagram (13.7%), Tiktok (9.1%), “I don’t” (8.4%), Facebook (7.8%), 4Chan (5.8%), Tumblr (5%), Snapchat (3.7%), The Wiki (2.5%), Twitch (2.1%), and Steam (0.7%).

I’ve been locked in a battle of attrition with the Snapchatters for more months than I can even immediately recall, but if this is the last time we ask this question… will I finally be free?

And if indeed this is the last time we ask, then I’ll say one more time on behalf of the poll team that no matter what platform you’re from, we appreciate you all taking part in snkpolls. We literally couldn’t have done this without you, and we’re glad to have left this record behind for all to revisit, and for those who haven’t read the series yet to one day maybe encounter a historical record of all of our experiences with this story. To see our theories, our inside jokes, and our heartfelt reactions to events long since past for us, even now, but that may be very new to you.

So To You, 2000 Years From Now, reading these results, we hope you enjoyed this ride as much as we all did.

Very sincerely, the Poll Team

Momtaku: I started this poll in chapter 91, and hosted it on my tumblr blog until chapter 104. Because of that early history, I sometimes see casual comments referring to it as “Momtaku’s poll”. I want to be clear that’s never been the case. This poll is the result of 15 individuals who have actively contributed over the last 5 years. I’d like to especially thank Kasch for being my partner in crime for the entire first year, Heidi for jumping in and letting us share tumblr space, and more recently Shifter for making me laugh at his war with the snapchatters, and Puppet, Crunch and Cloudy without whom this poll would not have continued to the end. It’s been a pleasure working with you, getting to know you, and thank you for carrying this to the finish line.

Heidi: First I want to thank momtaku for bringing me onto the polls in the earlier days, and it has been such a pleasure working on them. They even inspired me to start running an anime poll throughout season 3 and the final season. I always find fandometrics so interesting, so it’s been really cool to see how people react to the chapters and how opinions and views have changed and grown over the years on certain characters and plot points. I still enjoy going back to older polls to see what everyone was theorizing and expecting, and it’s always so funny to see just how wrong a lot of us were. :P Though I’ve strayed away from the manga chapter polls in recent months due to one reason or another, I’m so grateful to have been part of this overall experience and I will miss it dearly. <3

Luna: I joined the team for the chapter 104/105 poll, because at the time I really enjoyed taking the poll and reading people’s thoughts when the results got published. My favorite part has been keeping track of the chapter rankings, and being able to compare each chapter’s initial reception. This poll also led to the birth of the podcast YouHearBigGirls, which I co-host and (still) very much enjoy doing. Even though the manga is now over, it’s good to have (tens? hundreds of?) thousands of pages chronicling this fandom’s opinion.

Alooulla: I can’t recall when it was that Momtaku invited me to join the poll team; definitely a few years back. I would like firstly to thank her and Luna for giving me the opportunity to help out where I can (which probably wasn’t as much as I really should have) and to say they were nothing but kind to me; being so deeply involved with this important part of fandom has been a joy. Obviously the manga is now over; and there are certainly a lot of mixed feelings about how it ended, which is perhaps inevitable when you have two endings; both of which were controversial in their own ways. And I will not pretend my love for the series hasn’t taken a few knocks here and there, the same as any fan who may have been upset with Serumbowl, the post-timeskip story direction, the revised ending - or anything else really. There have been ups and downs for us all, but one thing I am always certain of is that I will come away happy that I made lots of wonderful friends and had such a great time discussing things with all of you, even when we disagreed here and there. I look forward to a long road ahead of discussing all of the franchise’s future developments, from interviews to the anime. I wish all of you every happiness, whether you’re coming along for the ride or not. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being here with me.

Puppet: Oh man, I was a big fan of the polls for a while before I joined the team. I felt like it was a great way to save the community’s thoughts and (often crazy) theories for posterity sake. The month to month wait naturally leads to a lot of in depth speculation and theories that anime-onlies and binge readers often miss out on. Due to being a big fan of the poll’s role in that way, when I joined I felt pressure to help decide what it was we needed to ask the fandom, that future fans would hopefully look back on for a snapshot of the fandom. I hope I don’t sound too arrogant when I say I think the team did a great job with that, and I’m proud to have been a part of this fandom and this team. To everyone who participated in the polls over the years, thank you so much for helping us create it, we couldn’t have done it without you.

shifter-lines: What’s up snapchatters and normal people! My Discord history tells me I started working with the poll team during the Chapter 120 poll. I started reading the manga back around the time of the Serum Bowl, so needless to say it’s been with me through a whole lot. Through snk, I’ve met so many people, and I have so many stories I could tell that I’ll bring with me for the rest of my life. I remember reading Momtaku’s tumblr posts on my phone at night while I was away on vacation probably long before I was even shifter-lines. Working on the poll with the team has been one of those great experiences that I’ll remember, and I’m really happy to have been here for it. I’m so grateful they brought me along for the ride, and I hope you guys have enjoyed voting in the polls and reading the analyses of the results as much as we’ve enjoyed preparing them. I want to thank Momtaku specifically for inviting me to the team to begin with, but I also want to extend my thanks to everyone who made this project possible, both the respondents and the rest of the poll team. Thank you!

staraves/cloudy: I’d been a lurker in the AoT fandom since Clash, and since I had little artistic talent – not even for shitposts – participating in the poll and reading others’ comments was one of the ways I could feel like part of the community. As the manga neared its end I realised I wanted to contribute more somehow, and I was very fortunate to be invited to the poll team at chapter 127 by the fabulous Momtaku. The year or so I spent working on these polls, the countless hours coming up with questions over Discord, arguing with Crunch about which dumb question shouldn’t be axed, reading through ridiculous numbers of responses to find as many thoughtful and funny comments as I could… it meant more to me than I can express. I hope very much that you, dear reader, feel like you are part of this community too, and that we brought you some amount of joy, because that’s what makes it worth it.

Crunch: I’ve been on the poll team for exactly a years-worth of polls, technically fourteen months if we count the one delayed chapter and the time spent making this poll’s results. I’d like to thank the core team I was able to work alongside the past year. It’s been a lot of fun and a lot of work, and even with the many arguments and contrasting views I’m proud of the questions we asked. I can be found at /u/berthototototo, and I look forward to whatever form the future of the AoT community takes.

Kevin: I joined around chapter 136. Even though I joined the poll team recently it has been such a fun and exciting emotional ride. I want to especially thank Momtaku for posting the link to help out. If it wasn’t for that I would have never been able to help and meet so many amazing people. I want to thank everyone at the poll team for being so welcoming to me and helping me out with any questions I had. To you readers thank you for taking these polls and giving us your opinions. It has always been very insightful to see what you all thought about the series. No matter how we think of how the series end I and I hope the rest of you are as grateful as I am for the community we have formed and the friends we have made. I hope that you as well as I keep moving forward with whatever we do after this experience and cherish the experience we had. Thank you all.

ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON THE CHAPTER? 7,073 Responses

I sasageyo'd my last shinzo for that poll.

(crying)

I won’t use this space to complain nor praise. I hope it’s okay. But I would rather just thank you for making these polls. Thank you for your efforts over the years. It’s been a pleasure to fill them out.

Cannot believe it's all done! Six years of following the story leaves me so many lessons and experience. Thank you for all your hard work Attack on Titan Wiki and whoever made this poll.

And I'm really grateful to everyone on the poll team! These polls are such a fun part of the fandom experience, and I’m really thankful to all of you for working on them so thoughtfully every month! (And the anime ones too!!) It was a great ride, and I’m looking forward to any future polls!

I've been trying to process this chapter because while I love it, I'm fully aware that not everyone does and some people really, really don't like it. To be honest, it made me a little sad because this story brought together so many people and made us all really happy and I feel disappointed that not everyone can feel the same satisfaction that I do. They're free to feel however they feel and I know that we can't convince ourselves to feel something that we don't really feel, but I just hope that people don't take their frustration over the ending and try to make it seem like this story was bad or disappointing as a whole. There is so much that is utterly great about this series and future stories should take notes on how Attack on Titan handled world building, character development, planning out plot points over long periods of time, and engaging narratives that kept people glued to even the smallest leaks every single month. I love Attack on Titan more than any other story I've ever consumed and I'm sad to see it end, but I'm happy that it happened. Thank you to the community, WIT Studio, Mappa, Sawano, everyone else who contributed, and especially Isayama. This was a hell of a ride.

Also thank you to the person who made this poll. It's very well designed and helped sort my feelings about the chapter!

I wonder if Isayama even read his own manga with all the plot holes and inconsistencies showed in this chapter. Eren has been upset about his mom dying and is known to not be able to hide his emotions (Sasha death, historia hand, all of season 1). The talk with historia was referenced so many times but now seems like a waste of time, Mikasa being an Ackerman but being able to be influenced by paths, no yelena, no eren pov. This chapter wants you to believe that Tatakae eren was just acting the entire time, but its obvious Isayama genuinly wrote him to be like that.

140 hopium

are your feelings worth what youre defending.

alway thought aot will end with an uncertain future for everyone in the series but holyfuck it ended with not even explaining those possibilities

Always thought there was something beautiful in Mikasa and Eren having a familial love (in some ways the love between family can be just as strong if not more potent than romantic).

Hallu chan dying off screen was terrible as well and should be added to the poll

Hallu-chan deserved better

I'm just so happy Gabi and Falco got a happy ending.

even though this chapter was so bad, it doesn’t ruin the series for me. This final arc was badly written in so many ways and even ruined entire characterizations. But I fell in love with the series long before that. I fell in love with the series ever since I saw the first episode, and it became so good I had to pick-up the manga. I fell in love with the interesting and mysterious world Isayama created and the complex and beautiful characters he lovingly crafted. The excitement, joy, shock, tears and profound love for humanity this series gave me on its journey aren’t lost just because of a bad final arc. I will take what I loved in this series and carry it with me for the rest of my life. I’m grateful for that, at least.

I’d first just like to leave a message thanking all of the members of the poll team for putting these together all the time. You folks are amazing! Not playing favourites, but I wanted to thank Kevin for always providing the link to the poll and also just for being such a kind person throughout the time I’ve known him. Alright, the time for sentimentality is done I will warn you that I have a rant coming up too and I’m going to apologise a lot so let’s start off with one. I am so very sorry for this. Incoming paragraph, I’m sorry. This chapter gave me some pain, even though I liked enough of it to view it positively, because when I read it I interpreted it differently to a lot of readers it would seem. It was a fine ending, not great just okay, but everything to do with Eren was rather weak and led to a lot of the issues people have, but when everyone was “forgiving Eren” I read it as more of them realising that Eren wasn’t as selfish as he seemed. (He’s just an idiot who comes up with some sort of 80% genocide plan.) Thus, they would have stopped him either way but he took those memories of him visiting them just so that they would have no issues when it came to fighting him. I think it was just poorly worded once again and that it came out completely wrong, but that is just my interpretation and why I still liked the characters regardless. Incoming second paragraph, still sorry but less sorry. I’m a huge Reiner fan and the most painful thing is that I actually did like his ending a lot when most don’t. The scene with Karina was perfect and established for me one of the primary reasons why Reiner could be so carefree in the epilogue, he’s lived 3 years in relative peace not having to be a soldier and worry about the “dark future” anymore for anyone in his family or friends. So, I am glad he got to be happy and silly for his final moments of the series rather than the stoic and brooding Reiner from the Marley Arc only because it means that we get a glimpse into his life to see that he’s a happier man. To top it off he also ended up being the hero he always wanted to be and it was of his own accord. He chose to protect others. As for the letter sniffing, I think that Isayama could have chosen something better but I got a good chuckle and the banter afterwards was my favourite part of the chapter, and I think Isayama’s humour is just weird like that such as with the pie scene too. Finally, when it comes to Historia and Reiner. I honestly wish that Isayama has included Reiner thinking about her in his thoughts of his comrades during the dinner scene in Marley in order to help explain this scene, but I think Reiner still crushing on Krista makes sense since his feelings were often genuine on the Island even if his personality wasn’t, but I also think that Reiner wouldn’t have had the time to think about such frivolous things as love during the last 4 years and up through the Marley Arc. Sorry once again, but I’m done now. Thank you once again too, if anyone actually made it this far through some nobodies rant!

I kinda like that things with the remaining Eldians on Paradis were left ambiguous, & I didn’t really consider it until I read it in one of your questions. SNK was a very complicated story with a lot of moving parts, & there was zero chance everything was going to be resolved with every string tied up. That end gave a glimpse of the characters’ future for fans to consider, I feel like a cutoff ending of more sadness or weirdly placed happiness just wouldn’t be right. Plus potential for a spinoff, despite that I think that’s unlikely. The chapter did was Yams said it would do - fuck us up basically. I liked it, but I definitely get the frustration & disappointment. Armin is one of my top favourite characters ever & his talks with Eren & “thx for the genocide bro lol” made me laugh out loud, cuz it felt so wrong. But Armin’s done stuff like that before for his own reasons. Armin is a bit of a people pleaser & he knew in the moment that conversation with Eren was their last. So I guess he used some pretty weird words to appease Eren when Eren was already pretty fucked up over knowing the future.. idk it’s still all really confusing to me. But 139 absolutely won’t stop me from collecting every manga volume just to have a memory of what a hell of a ride SNK has been for me for so many years. Cool poll, thank you for making it & giving me & others more time to reflect!

I may have sound like I absolutely hated it through the poll, and I guess I did but it wasn’t the worse thing ever in itself. It affected he entire story for me which brings down the chapter itself even more

I don't know what to say but here's me crying in the corner

I am truly glad everyone is able to live peacefully without titans or the curse. I'm happy that Reiner can grow old with Connie and Jean and drink together like they said they would. I'm content with Levi living in peace after all those years of living in misery from the amount of loss during the war. I definitely expected Armin in the end to make a history book, just never knew how he had Eren's side of the story. I'm not happy that Eren had to die in the end of this all but I know it was for the plot, as a way to end this show with a big bang. Overall I appreciate the hard work put into this, even if this was the ending he may or not have intended on giving us.

I am vocal and not happy

after all this, i personally prefer aaron yoghurt over eren, simply for the MEMES. fuck eren, he could've been one of the best shonen protagonists ever if he just stuck the landing.

Why the fuck were the Galliard's forgotten, they both died for Reiner and didn't even got to say goodbye like the Survey Corps

Why they have to do my man Eren like that

Why was this the ending??? I feel especially bad for Mikasa and wish she would just burn that stupid scarf

"Call your Name" OST literally spoiled it all - Listen to the lyrics again

Boo! (but not like a ghost... obviously)

I enjoyed it for what it was. I'm glad Eren is dead, fuck that bitch. I wish the warriors were given a better ending. I was upset they didn't get any recognition in the end and Reiner and Pieck didn't get to give their final good bye to them in the fog, the warriors deserved to be more than just plot devices.

I enjoyed it. I enjoy it more reflecting back on the whole story.

I enjoyed the chapter overall and find it really weird that people really wanted Eren to commit full on genocide. If anything I was kinda meh on them being thankful that Eren killed 80% of the population. But maybe that’s not the way Isayama intended it to come off as.

nothing, it just fucking sucks

Nothing, it's just so good.

He does not know how to write romance omfg, the only exception being chad Ymir and Historia who should have had more time together.

I feel like a major theme of the series is people not being who we expect them to be. Maybe that's what Eren was supposed to be. I'll never truly understand his plan though.

I feel like Eren could've maybe lived somehow. Maybe it's unrealistic but him dying only made him a martyr for Jeagerists in my mind. Plus I just wanted him to be happy with Mikasa. :(

Absolutely hated all of it. This doesn't even feel like Attack on Titan. Every single moral and message that the series has championed like no other since the start was completely massacred. Mikasa's storyline of breaking away from Eren was massacred. Eren's character was massacred. Reiner was massacred (wasn't he confirmed to be gay?). The only good thing about this is Levi. Also, hell, idc if they're adopted, Mikasa and Eren are siblings. Every guidebook has put Eren and Mikasa in a family box together. Isayama himself said that rather than a lover, Eren viewed Mikasa as a mother figure. On top of the themes of this final arc revolving around family and sibling ties, the final twist of them being secretly in love is disgusting. On top of that, Eren has been nothing more than verbally abusive to Mikasa. ON TOP of their relationship in general being paralleled to the pedophilic, abusive relationship (with stockholm syndrome) between Ymir and the King. Everyone forgiving Eren is a bad look too. Sure, the winner's write history, but Eren isn't part of some fascist regime that lasts years. He fucking died. No one has to support him. He mercilessly killed a population that was the equivalent of the great dying extinction events of earth's history. Attack on Titan already stands on controversial ground with its holoucaust-like imagery, Paradis's lore being similar to Japan's, and the implications and commentary it makes on real life history and politics (in spite of being a fictional show).

I feel so empty man

I feel sorry for people that followed this manga over many years, only for them to receive such a bad ending.

Y’all too angry bro lmao.

Yaegerists got cucked, but at what cost?

i feel satisfied

I believe Grisha Jaeger's monologue from chapter 85 "Who was in the wrong? Me? Or this world? It was probably both. I was foolish and ignorant... And the world was unfair and mad" encapsulates perfectly the theme the final chapter depicted, and perhaps even Shingeki no Kyojin as a whole.

The theme changed and it’s awful. I feel discomfort.

The things that really pissed me off like Historia's treatment were things I gave up on years ago. I was just pleasantly surprised with how happy the ending was and I'm here for Levi's perfect ending.

I fucking hate you isayama, but i also fucking love you

I hate how happy Armin's ending is in comparison to Eren and Mikasa. It's like it was a story about EMA, with EM doomed to tragedy and A destined to get all the glory in the end.

At first I was sad that Ymir (Jaw) died before season 4 but now I'm glad her character couldn't get ruined lol

At least Connie lived

At least Floch was right in the end.

At least I can move on, even though a great protagonist is ruined

At least I can't be further disappointed by the next one.

At least I still love chapters 1-90. Post-timeskip is ruined for me though

At least I'm free now.

At least it wasn’t GoT’s ending

At least Levi is alive and Pieck is a beauty

At least the Levi scene was good.

At least we are finished? 🤔 Also, not worse than GoT imho.

At least we are free now (anime original ending 1% hopium tho)

at least we still have Miura

At the end of the day it was just super rushed

At the end of the day, it is still a really great series although the ending was something left to be desired.

At the very least, I can move on from this series.

I really wished it could be longer, but if that's how Isayama decides to end it then so be it. It's weird seeing the warriors and the scouts working together as ambassadors, feels kinda awkward. Kinda sad seeing Eren and Mikasa's bitter end even though there's no other way it could end. I dont know why but I thought Levi would die since he's always the one that's left and seeing all his friends and limbs gone just makes me feel even worse for him. Overall happier ending than I had expected. Thankful for it

i really would’ve liked to at least know historia’s baby’s name

i realy enjoy the birb memes

I hate seeing so many misconceptions. like people not understanding that Ymir ended the Titan curse because Mikasa gave her the will to defy the kings will.

..goat?

The treatment of women in this last chapter is unacceptable.

“A story must not retreat to actions of lesser quality or magnitude, but move progressively forward to a final action beyond which the audience cannot imagine another.” - Robert Mckee

In any realistic world, killing 80% of humanity would vastly intensify the hatred against Eldians. The world isn’t going to say “Maybe they aren’t so bad—-after all, they stopped it before they killed 100% of us.”

Ellen becomes bird

Ellen becomes dove (crying)

Ellen becomes dove (crying) 🕊️

Attack on Titan to me has achieved more than almost any other fictional story with its intertwining storylines. Enough can be said by Isayama's dream of knowing how the story would end in the beginning. To transform a story from fighting 'monsters' to all we have witnessed is nothing short of a pleasure and I have been lucky enough to experience it. From Eren, to Reiner, Erwin, Levi, Kenny, Armin, Zeke, Mikasa, Floch, Gabi and of course Falco, to all the rest. These characters, these people, embody all that humanity has to offer across its shared history. From its successes against overwhelming odds, to its cruelty and beauty. Regardless of how it ended, Attack on Titan and its people will stay with me and I look forward to sharing this wonderful tale to those in the future. Shinzou o Sasageyo.

Attack on Titan was dated to be garbage upon becoming mainstream. Prolly more Ymir shenanigans there as well, who knows? (Only Ymir knows)

Attack on Titan was series that prided itself on how much it invested in its payoffs from an early point. I remember how much the basement reveal impressed me with how it managed to satisfy and keep up the intrigue despite the carrot at the end of the stick having now been eaten. The series showed incredible confidence in its willingness to change, yet not feel divorced from what it was. In fact, I could reflect more positively on earlier chapters knowing where the story was going and all of this meant something. This chapter, and this entire final arc, betrays pretty much everything I had grown to like about the series. The logistics of it all feel so railroaded, begging you not think about them lest the house of card come crashing down. It's a painfully rote action hero ending with shallow lip service paid to a supposedly sympathetic villain, because that's just how the heroes are meant to act.

The way the manga ended almost the same way it started just blows my mind. From the first chapter, there are tiny details of what's gonna happen. The parallelism and the symbolism! Isayama is a genius.

Bro I was hoping for 45 page long sex scene with Eren and historia, but I guess the bird was cool

I think Isayama did not give the end Levi deserved. Even if I loved the Levi scene, I wish something even more shooking would happen for him before the end, even if he had to die. He’s a Ackerman, and during the whole manga, he’s shown as the strongest character. I would actually rather see him dying as a hero than on a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

When stripped down to the basic plot points/events, it makes sense. However, what comes to undermine it all is the way in which these plot points and ultimate conclusions are portrayed

Levi, Mikasa, Falco and Gabi were the only characters who's story wasn't completely ruined

Can't really believe so many people didn't get that Ymir's love for Karl Fritz was Stockholm syndrome, but considering the term was only invented in our world in 1973, Isayama couldn't explicitly say it was, but I guess you can kinda fault him for using something like that in his story. Though I can't say I'm very happy with him making parallels beween Ymir/Karl Fritz and Eren/Mikasa.

-Considering we saw a lot of pre-timeskip Eren during the chapter and the fallout currently happening on Titanfolk, it really does make me sad that Titanfolk only gave a shit about Eren because they thought he was a coldblooded monster that was willing to kill his friends alongside the world and had sex with Historia.

-I have absolutely no doubt most of the ending's issues will get patched out with The Final Season Part 2.

I feel people are too obsessed with their head cannon to allow themselves to enjoy the ending. The same happened with GoT, but at least that was poor as many obvious themes led to nothing. Here, the ending makes sense. My favourite theory was the high school dream theory, but this was far more realistic.

Isayama wanted to make Watchmen, but didn't have the writing skills of Alan Moore.

Lots of plotholes I wish they fixed. Was looking forward to the mystery behind the Ackerman Clan but that didn't happen either.

Mikasa deserved better. I'm no longer an Armin fan, him mocking Eren after breaking down was disgusting. Hange's death was pointless, and I wish they were alive and chilling with Levi, Gabi, Falco and Onyankopon. Ymir is a vindictive little bitch who should've sculpted Eren a Paths body so he could be with Mikasa, even if they have to go in hiding. Fuck this ending.

i'll miss this journey and the characters we followed and watched grow , thank you isayama

I'll miss this.

I'll miss you all

I'll never forget it. This work is like an heart for me

I'll never forgive the Japanese

I'll probably like it more in due time

I'm a broken man

I'm a clown for following SnK for so long

I'm disappointed with how Mikasa and Historja were handled, and feel SNK fell victim to typical Shonen problems with female characters

I'm fine with how things end of it's really how Isayama wanted it. I just wish it wasn't all in the last chapter. Also it feels like Isayama 'told' us what happens in this chapter instead of 'showing' it. This seems quite unlikely as he is an excellent author who has delivered messages through showing us concepts through many micro-narratives in the story, as opposed to only characters saying them.

I'm fine with the alliance winning ending but this is just lazy

I'm flabbergasted... there are no words to describe this mess

Reiner should’ve had a better conclusion to his character arc, him sniffing the letter is fine in my opinion, but such a major character like Reiner going out on that is extremely disappointing (he isn’t even one of my favourite characters). I think if he wrote more chapter the ending would be way more satisfying, but the last chapter feels rushed and a lot of stuff was probably left out because it wasn’t as important as what was happening in the chapter (like the worm never being seen again or Yelena because the reader should be able to make the connection of what happened but it’d still be nice to see and get more context like what the worms whole point was other than making Titans) . On a whole I feel I dislike most of the things in the first half of the chapter while liking most of the content in the second half.

wjere the hell is yelena??? the hot woman disappeared into thin air

Would have been nice if it was longer than a normal chapter to better wrap some plot threads up and give the final chapter more emphasis

Can King Fritz erase my memories of this chapter minus the Levi's farewell to the scouts part?

Can we have an anime only ending, which is better?

Can we just appreciate Armin defending Mikasa against the Marleyans the same way he defended Eren against the Garrison back in season one?

can't believe I've wasted 8 years of my life for this lmfao

Can't believe it is over! I loved it all from the beginning to the end.

Can't look at Eren/Ymir and previous scenes the same anymore.

Can't recommend this series to anyone anymore..

Can't reread AoT anymore. Not hyped for s4 p2 anymore. Sad.

Can't wait for part 2

Can’t be bothered anymore

Can’t believe the series is actually over :(

Can’t wait to see it animated with music and more moments in between panels!

Would have been nice if this chapter gave us a clear explanation why Eren saw a Point if view shot of Goth Mikasa and Nerd Armin, and a Areal point of view shot of Falco back in historia hand kissing times

You know what, f it. Lets talk about Reiner some more. This is MY BOI, AND YOU RAMMED HIM RAW. LETTER SNIFFER???? WHO TF THOUGH THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA. Reiner was by far the best character in any manga I have ever read. He starts off as a literal child soldier thinking hes hot shit, a Marleyan ready to truly liberate his country (and himself) from the evil Paradisian scourge. Then he gets his kicked shit in (Marcel). Then it happens again (literally by Annie). And again (Marcel). But he picks himself back up. And everytime Reiner keeps pushing himself, keeps making the hard moral decisions of whether to keep going or to confess until it literally breaks his mind in half. But he NEVER GIVES UP. Unlike every other character, even with the gun to his head, he takes all of the shit of the world, holds it in himself, and keeps pushing forward. Because he's the Armored Titan. The one to stand in the defense of others. A reformed hero that stands as a foil to the monster that is Eren.

Then Isayama undoes all that characted development for KIDDING AROUND. Give me a break. I'm a ReiKasa stan, where the romance has actual viability and emotional maturity. Reiner should be on kid #3 5 years from now. Fuck this ending."

I liked the pain Isayama intended by having Eren suffer not being free but a slave to destiny and tragic love with Mikasa.

I liked the themes of sacrifice, forgiveness, and mistrust being explored in the chapter. I was upset with the sugary coating given to Eren and the Alliance. It felt very out of place from the rest of the series.

I liked the whole Ymir thing and her love for the king but it should have been hinted.

inconsistent doesn't fit its dark story, the happy ending that lacks any dark or tragic tone sounds illogical, Isayama shouldn't have changed his original plans were all the characters should be killed perhaps by Eren for the sake of Paradise, his son from Historia and his lover Historia despite being tragic and immoral it's more consistent, I mean seriously this world was doomed because of its hate, and his friends were doomed because they have no clue or plans how to save Paradise unable to take any action or decision, he could also implement a mixed type ending by altering this current ending, for example, the Conversation between Armin and Eren should be removed so Eren can be true to his character, Historia's child is revealed to be Eren's child, Mikasa's instincts then are applied to Eren's child( he may kill Historia during pregnancy and Mikasa raises this child as her own), Reiner feeding himself to Gabi to save her, Libero people are gone, Annie and Peack loses their fathers as punishment for killing innocents on Paradise island, the child then inherits the full powers of the Attack/Founding titan to lead Paradise in the future, had no choice but to give the current ending in ch 139 0/10. but if Isayama originally killed all the characters by Eren I may give 10/10.

Isayama please reveal the true ending.

Isayama really did well in every chapters, and I love the way he ended the series.

Isayama really said “how can I spin beating Hitler’s high score as a good thing.”

Isayama rushed it just so he can enjoy his hot spring already

Isayama seems like he views everything (characterization, themes, etc) as less important than the plot. I guess this is what he meant when he said he didn't intend for AoT to have any kind of message, but it ruined the enjoyability for me anyway.

Isayama should have done more chapters and shouldn't have given in to the demands of his editor.

Isayama should have gone with full rumbling

I hate the Jaegerists' emblem. How can they use the style of 'Wings of freedom' with riffles. NO. Just no. They took 'sasageyo', they took 'if you don't fight you can't win...' they took the power ! I'm sad, I'm affraid for the alliance, I'm affraid for the peace.

It did a good job of ending the series, but it felt sloppy. Eren lost a lot of depth by being portrayed as a hero. The use of ghosts felt lazy, Levi's ending would have been more impactful with him clutching Erwin's bolo or something. Armin felt way too okay with Eren's genocide (even though I doubt that was the intent, it was still portrayed unbelievably messily). Eren's head being parctically paraded around by Mikasa was horrible for both Eren & Mikasa's characters. The ending overall feels almost fanservice-y. I'll never forgive Isayama for what he did to Reiner's arc lmao

Considering what numerology says about 139 and 140 kind of gives me hope. With all the future traveling it is very possible to make a good ending after this shitty one.

The poor fan translation had too much influence on the reception to the ending, as did some unjustified predictions. There are fair reasons to criticize the ending - I don't necessarily agree, but I can at least respect them - but a lot of people had less fair criticisms as a result of the above. Hopefully the expansion of the chapter helps matters.

There are going to be more pages in the official volume 34 so hopefully that erases some confusion and clears up some stuff that was rushed. I really liked it, but it could've used a lot more panels.

There was some things left out that I wish they could elaborate on but the ending was bittersweet and exactly what should happen even though I wish everyone had happy endings.

I'm glad the future of the world and the characters is left ambitious with many different interpretations, yet it remains hopeful. I feel like a lot of the series has been about finding hope when there isn't any and fighting anyway, so THAT aspect of the ending was (dare I say) pretty fucking perfect. I think it does a lot of other things really well that line up with the themes I've gotten out of the story up until that point. I don't see a lot of the same flaws with the ending other people do, but I don't care to argue of it. I don't want to say something is bad just because everyone else does and I know I liked it, so these "bad" things can't really be bad if I like them, right? Isn't it subjective or whatever? Maybe I'm just a contrarian, idk... But the difference in opinions in the AOT fandom has certainly been of the the things I'm most interested about, because the closer we've gotten to the end, the more divided people have been over everything that's going on. So I'm glad this poll exists and I'm sorry for whoever saw how much I type and said "fuck no"

there were a lot of issues i had with the final chapter (plot holes, weird dialogue, ooc), but i'm glad that yams was able to give us a beatiful story with amazing characters and art for 11 years. i'm gonna miss the memories i had when watching it for the first time in 5th grade.

Annie doesn't deserve to live.

Annie is my queen

I still find the series pretty great but this last chapter... as ending i consider it subpar when compared to the series as a whole. 進撃の巨人 didnt deserve such a thing to happen, it also disapointed me, but nothing much can be done about it now. now... Now I Will Keep Moving Forwards.

I have to say the reason I appreciate, or to be content to say the least with this chapter was I read the chapter as itself.My wholesome side loved how everyone survived loved, was fine with Historia's child is actually the with Farmer-kun or that Hallu-chan just disappering. Hell I first didn't like but then appreciated Eren not giving us a concrete answer to why he really caused the rumbling .

This chapter destroyed Eren's characterization. Before its release, I would've been content with the ending since there were subtle hints that the ending was changed in some way with Eren losing. The one thing that I asked of the chapter was that whatever happens to Eren it doesn't invalidate everything he's done up to this point... and it did just that. Now, rereading Eren's moments especially in Paths and 131 will just make me cringe knowing that all of it was apparently a facade and not what Eren truly desires (even in his inner monologues like wtf). I'm convinced he was retconned to be used as plot device solely for this chapter. Also, where was Eren's final tatakae moment that Isayama promised?

This chapter didn't ruin the whole manga for me, but it could've been a lot better. Whatever happens in the ending, I don't mind because I don't really lean on any side. I trusted Isayama that he'll give us a logical and satisfying ending. But I have to admit that there were a lot of plot holes in this chapter and character arcs were completely wasted. I ship EM but I wasn't satisfied with the whole EM thing in the latest chapters because I think it was just all of the sudden and poorly developed. I'm hoping this whole ending (and the previous recent chapters) will be fixed/changed into a more logical and satisfying conclusion in the anime.

I LOVED the alliance being ambassadors, that was what I wanted, but everyone being thankful over Eren, EVERYONE, just left a bad taste.

I always wanted to like Mikasa and Armin, and the previous chapter was so good. And they were so lame in this chapter I just don't care about them anymore. Romance in shonen has never failed to disappoint me, and not even AoT - such a refreshingly asexual manga - was spared.

This chapter shows Isayama's near perfect handle on the story he crafter over 10 years in its surgical destruction of almost everything that has been building up since the beginning.

Glad the edgy theories were debunked, besides some pairings i like, I didn't knew the fandom was in a war about who gonna get eren's barely legal pp (this is very disturbing, people discussing this kind of thing in graphic details, or maybe i'm just old lol)I like open/vague endings and i don't have the need to know every little detail and the answer for every mistery, i'm used to this kind of thing. Maybe more explanation about Mikasa and the Hisuzu thing should be nice. (english clearly is not my first language, I apologize in advance ^^")

Glad to be freed of this and able to enjoy fandom works

This chapter reminded me why I stay away from fandoms (to avoid the drama), and why I couldn't help but come back (because drama is fucking hilarious).

Warriors deserved better

Watching Erehisu shippers and ""Chad""ren self-inserters get BTFO so hard is the one solace of this ending.

Eren be able to fulfill his promise to himself ,to his friends and to his people. He never change, he never that cocky , he always selfish since he was born, most importantly, he always love mikasa.

Eren being slave to a fate is character assassination. I'd rather if his 80% plan was his conscious choice for his friends and the world, so they can move forward.

eren character-wise: ok with the shift from previous chapters. what’s not ok is how literally nothing else made sense logically—80% vs full rumbling, everyone suddenly being friends, ymir having stockholm syndrome, mikasa being the key, historia plot being tossed away (i don’t really ship anyone but plot wise it made more sense for historia to be more important)

eren coulda just had mikasa is my only thought

Eren deserved better after what happened in this shitty world

Eren does not deserve Mikasa.

EREN FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED YOU PUSSY

Eren fucked his friends over.

Eren got butchered.

Eren is a incel lol

Eren is a loser

Eren is a well written character

Eren is the biggest issue. Most of the other details are good or acceptable.

eren isnt theeren we know. i hate to see mikasa is still thinking eren and they dont show her leader woman. also ymir is worst character ever wtf

Eren kill his fucking mother

Eren left a chance for Eldians to be free from oppression, and he wants Armin to be the ray of hope that can act on that chance, and prove that Eldians are different from everyone else. War can never end so long as two humans have different viewpoints, we all know that, but it leaves a hopeful feel

eren n mikasa should’ve been togetehr

Eren please be alive

Eren pulling a Lelouch feels rushed, undeserved, and worst of all thematically incoherent with the story. Not only is it justifying a genocide worse than anything we've seen in the real world by giving it a meaning and a reason for happening that leads to a greater good, but it also lacks the narrative development needed to pull it off.

Most if not all of the issues of this chapter could've been solved very easily simply by changing some of the dialogue and structuring the final arc better. If that had been done, even this ""Zero Requiem"" ending could've been great.

Eren should be alive and they should grow old together mikasa and eren.

Eren should have completed his goal. We already knew he didn't want to murder so many people but he became cold for Paradis' sake

Eren should have eliminated them all.

Also change Ymir's reason for living forever in the purgatory of Pathes from loving King Fritz to loving her Eldian ancesters and seeing herself as a great protector/mother of the race. They are her direct blood and she wants to make sure they don't experience the same hell she lived as a human. Make the other Eldians eventually come to this line of thinking ""all humans deserve freedom irregardless of background"" and they no longer need a god like Ymir to protect them. To sum it up, the Eldians think it is time to ""face the music"" and prove to the world they are not monsters (Hange & Armin plan). It would change Ymir's mind about remaining in the Paths and defending the Eldians forever. Eren would still be seen as the evil force that united the people of the world while making ""The Alliance"" and Eldians heroes of the world.

Mikasa saved the world <3

Mikasa should've let Eren go fully is my only real complaint the ending should've been Armin and her burying Eren and meeting with the others. Showing they've both let Eren go and are committed to moving on from him.

Mikasa snigle liek a prigle noew

mikasa walking off on her own was stupid

Mikasa was an interesting and well rounded character, she deserved more than to be boiled down to “erens lil gf”

Mikasa was beautiful.

Mikasa was good. Armin, eh alright. Could care less about anything else. None of it made sense.

cool but i dont like how annie dont get karma :'3 like she makes many people cant meet they parents anymore like petra and her dad T^T huhuhu but i love annie but sjvsjxuxsvxjsb i want her or annie dad feel what petras dad feel 0-0

damn bruh you got too many questions

Decent but not great - felt like it was being built up to have a crazy ending, maybe i read too much into the theories

handwriting can emit scent

Mikasa will never find happiness. 😌

Mikasa will pretty much be the only character I won't miss. So disappointing. But the rest of the characters make up for it.

Mikasa your perfect girls😍😍

Mikasa, Armin and Jean? GODS ♡ Ymir being in love with King Fritz? would have taken it if he was shown to manipulate her into thinking he loved her, but it makes no sense like this. Also, i hate these fascist vibes.

Mikasa, Levi and Ymir deserved better and a better conclusion to their character arc

Mikasa's character development arc is complete. Same with many other characters. I'm glad Levi is alive. I wish we got more info on Eren time travelling to Eren Kruger, more about Xavier, what really happened 107 years ago, Historia's stance, Annie and Armin

mikasa's character is so annoying.

Mikasa's ending kinda reminded me of "School Days" lol

Mikasa's lines should have just ended at "See you later, Eren" instead of the ones in the finale. It was more satisfying than "thank you for the scarf ereh"

Mikasa’s overall story is so sad

Mikasa/Ymir parallels were weird and rushed. Mikasa's character was never given the development we were promised. Disappointing chapter overall

Eren’s Armin=Helos excuse for killing 80% of the world is flimsy at best, then why the hell would he go back on it and be like ‘meh I would probably have rumbled anyway’??!!! Also, I’m horrified at how the series ended for Mikasa :(

Erwin didn't die for this.

Erwin DILF

Erwin once said to Pixis that there will always be fighting unless the population is one or less. The manga HAD to end on conflict. I am happy to see the characters turning from soldiers to diplomats.

Why isayama you were so close to perfection

why tf the warriors got a happy ending? fuck annie

WhatTheHeckIAmCryingForAnHourIsThisConsideredAsOneWordILoveIsayamaSoMuchHesAGeniusTheChapterUsSoSadAhshnwnemIWannaCryMoreWait

WHATTHEHELLWASTHAT

Thank you SnK pollers. Thank you Isayama. It's been one heck of a ride.

Floch did nothing wrong.

Floch died in vain.

Floch was just trying to save us from this ending

Floch was the real chad all along

Fly high eren yeager and to all of the characters!

For a while now I knew this series would end with Eren dying. But did I want it to happen? No. I wanted Eren to finally be free from his hell, free to explore the world he destroyed, and free to be with Mikasa. I held out the slightest bit of hope that Eren would be able to regenerate his body one last time and be hidden to the world with the help of his friends. I thought his goal for the longest time was to put an end to the Curse of Ymir, to bring peace to Paradis and to live a long life. Isayama shattered my hopes, but still gave a satisfying conclusion to an eleven year manga. I would rather see it go out with something that made me feel sad for the characters in the manga, than sad that the manga went out with little to fuss about it. And for that I need to say, thank you, Isayama. You took me on a ride that I will never forget, and a story that I will always love.

For God sake, it could've been better

AOT IS NOT A ROMANCE

How bad it was? Only Ymir knows.

None besides Mikasa needing to turn into her own amazon better better and how Levi could've reacted to his Ackerman blood line since he is the senior officer compared to Mikasa.

None I know a lot of people hate it and I might get a lot of hate for my opinion but it just how I feel.

None if only did they make the ending good it would be better

None in particular

None just sadness

None of it makes sense

none other than it sucks

None, head empty

none, im satisfied i love mikasa tho shes a baddie

None, sad that its over. Favorite series :(

None, thanks for the poll!

How do I unread a series

How to turn a 10 to a 6 in one chapter.

I feel the Chapter 139 negated all the feelings and emotional investment I've had about it for almost years of reading it. After I read it, I can't eat and became very depressed for a long time.

i fucking dont care

I hated it first because Eren and Mikasa were the only ones who didn't get what they wanted but the more and more I re-read I'm loving it

If you think this is a bad ending, you haven't been paying attention

Imagine going to a restaurant. The entry was good. The main dish was amazing, so amazing that you wanted to personally thank the chef and ask him how could a mere human cook something that it so heavenly delicious. The dessert was not as good but the aftertaste still kicks in whatsoever. However, as you're eating the dessert, you start feeling uncomfortable and your tummy makes loud noises and isn't doing well. You ended up having a severe uncontrollable diarrhea. Would you go eat on that restaurant again ?

YouSeeBigDisaster/(T - T)

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You guys are making these polls out of bitterness and it shows in your questions

Armin is a Gary Stu and it's so embarrassing how much the story bends to frame him as this savior when he was useless in the last arc.

Armin is the best aot character from the beginning until the end

Armin and Mikasa are the worst characters in this manga, Isayama ruins everything whenever he includes them in the plot

Bertholdt deserved better than having to be part of this manga

Everybody's over here whining about Eren and Reiner's characters being assassinated but can we talk about Historia for a moment? She got shafted in probably the worst way possible. She had her arc, got pregnant for no reason, and then allowed her country to become overrun by actual fascists. What the shit girl?

Everyday since this chapter released I wake up in the morning with extreme disappointment

Everyone except Levi is OOC.

Everyone got a “happy ending” except Eren and Mikasa

Everyone has mixed opinions and I'm alright with that.

Wasn’t a huge fan of the dialogue and the nonchalant way most of the Alliance seemed to just be like “Oh my god, Eren is such a great guy.” I certainly would’ve preferred a more conflicted initial feeling, with the epilogue showing us the main cast’s gradual appreciation for Eren. I was kind of confused with the whole smoke thing and how it showed dead characters through timey-wimey stuff, but whatever floats your boat Isayama. I was most definitely surprised by the implications of the chapter, but was alright with what they meant for the story. While yes, many built up aspects were dropped (In referring to people’s dissatisfaction with the lack of Historia’s presence and Reiner’s sudden return to kissing Historia’s ass instead of being the depressed badass everyone wanted him to be), I’m gonna give Isayama the benefit of the doubt and say this is his parallel to the real world, as not everything in life gets a satisfying happy with all threads being tied up. Like Historia, people in our lives will change roles and become more or less relevant throughout our lives. Like Reiner, people may live through difficult points in their lifetime, but that doesn’t mean when their friends come to accept them again, they won’t go back to being obsessed over the same girl from a decade ago. I believe the last chapter holds significance for the final themes and plot points of the story, as well as handing the audience some moral standpoints for the real world (Obviously excluding the mass genocide of 80% of the world to avenge your mother).

Most things in this chapter were most likely an ass-pull from isayama’s inner asscrack. The things said by Eren in this chapter contradicted everything he said for the 138 chapters. OH AND WHY DIDNT WE GET A ZEKE MENTION?? hell, he was basically was the one who gave the alliance the opportunity to kill Eren. And Levi was always the goat character.

Seriously the worst chapter in the series, so much stuff rushed and so many nonsensical decisions on Yams part. I feel like he just wanted to finally finish the manga.

Seriously what the fuck happened

Seriously what's with the Alliance thanking him

People need to stop crying about it for fuck sake

Some fans didn’t deserve this manga

some good ideas, some wacky ideas, not very great execution all around

Some good, most bad. I am more interested in the journey, not really the destination of a story. I'll always love the story, setting, ideas, and characters. The ending left a lot to be desired, but I don't think the average reader should discredit the journey. It was masterfully written, full of incredible moments, and became one of the most popular stories of this medium. It simply just didn't stick the landing, unfortunately.

Some kino would be nice

The Birbs are attacking my windows and now Birbs attack Mikasa’s scarf?? I WILL DESTROY ALL THE BIRBS!

The bitter sweet ending Isayama had said became reality and it hurts so much! So painful for Mikasa. I hope they get together in the after life. 😭😭😭

Very mixed feelings. Most of the scenes themselves look great, but in a lot of the scenes the dialogue falls short, and feels out of character in some cases, and mixed messages on the moral of the story in others. My interpretation (Liars) is how I think the Eren Armin discussion in the Paths works when parts of it are lies on both Eren and Armin's dialogue. The immediate aftermath has a lot of issues with what the moral of this story is, as well as the dialogue ignoring some of the themes built up all this time (except Levi scene, which is perfect). The timeskip aftermath I overall really like, just minor execution choices I think could have been better (Reiner letter sniffing).

Villians (including titans) are not punished meanwhile 80 percent of inoscent people died. Great...Violence propoganda

Имир - просто сюжетный инструмент, шизоуебищная мразота со стокгольмским синдромом длиной в 2000 лет, которой неебаться как нужно было спроецировать свои ущербные шизоидные отношения с Фрицем на Микасу с Эреном. Чмо, которой нравится нравится смотреть, как челики режут головы их дорогим людям. Тупая пизда, которая с нихуя выпустила поросей, которые просто чиллили.

У Эрена 3 из 10 интеллект.

Посыл оказался не антирасистским

Первые 20 страниц без текста - ахуенно. Да и в принципе без текста читается ахуенно

Парадиз превратился в свинофашистскую помойку.

WAITING FOR THE WORD "PAIN" TO BE ANIMATED.

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was just great, loved every bit of it. even my theories came into play.

Was make or break, previous chapters weren't all that good but it could have been saved like many theorized. The ending had awful writing and I am deeply disappointed.

Was so close to being perfect for me honestly, if only the forgiveness for Eren didn't happen.

Was this really it? This is what we waited for? This was at the end of “what’s in the basement”??

We should have seen Ymir close the path and what happened to the people living in the path like what happened to porco and Zeke after the path was closed

We were robbed for a truly glorious ending. I think Isayama felt a bad genocidal ending would have backfired for him as an author promoting it and decided to change it completely.AoT as a whole is amazing (even with the many plot holes) because Isayama is an outstanding story teller and I don't believe this is his true INTENDED ending to this amazing series

We will appreciate this ending more in the future. Readers need some time to understand it.

I’d love to hear about the behind the scenes of this particular chapter.

I’d wanted see more of some characters like Ymir after Eren’s death and Mikasa living free in Paradis

we will get more pages in the final version so w8 till then :)

We'll all cry once Mappa animates the finale with good direction and an emotional ost in the background.

You just didn't get it

Hella of a ride, thanks y’all

心臓を捧げよ!

We'll have additional pages in June!

Weird flex yams but ok

weirdly pog

Extra Hot Garbage.