Eren’s expression in chapter 90/121 when he first saw a mix of the past and future makes it clear how horrifying and disgusting he found the bits he previewed. It’s been established that he didn’t see everything about the future though, so this was his initial reaction to the Rumbling.
Chapter 121
But then in 121, we see his reaction to the Rumbling is a lot more favourable. He looks happy when he speaks of “that sight”. I think that’s because by now, he’s seen more of what follows. There’s hope, so he can now view the release of the Wall Titans as freedom.
Chapter 121
Then comes this infamous line where he tells Zeke, “you still haven’t gotten to the part where I eat our old man yet”. I think that’s an indication that Grisha also saw that happier future later on and Eren knows that by now.
Chapter 121
Looking at Grisha’s reaction to finding out about Carla’s death, I think he received an important vision then that made him realize Eren had to inherit the AT after all:
Chapter 71
It’s also after this part that his behaviour completely changes.
Chapter 3
Considering how he speaks to Eren about an upcoming hard and merciless road that is necessary to save everyone, I think he may know that Eren will die in the end but that the conflict will be resolved. Hence his tears for the shit he knows his son will have to go through.
A bit of a follow up to my latest post (because Grisha in that scene in chapter 10 mentioned that injecting Eren with the serum would make him (temporarily?) forget about the whole thing) but...Eren used to have strong headaches, to the point of becoming dizzy when thinking about what happened to his father. It was a recurrent thing, every time he tried remembering. Hannes, Mikasa and Armin knew and probably tried not to mention Grisha to Eren too often... (sob...)
What's interesting is that this headache is linked to memory loss caused by trauma, ptsd AND the Titans' powers.
So I was wondering if Mikasa's headaches aren't just the same, since she's linked to the path of the Titans as well. But then, what exactly did she forget? I love the change in perspective Mikasa recently had about the cabin scene.
It could be just an emotional change rooted in the trauma of the past and shock for the current situation, or...it could be that some of her memories were changed back then (I'm a sucker for this theory, I'm sorry ahah). I honestly think there's more to it. Interestingly enough, soon after this strong headache (when I first read chapter 109, I felt like she had unlocked some important memories), Eren told Mikasa that she "died" back in that cabin... And in her memories, a chilling-looking Eren, like he's too old for his 9 years of age, like he has seen too much horror in his life, tells her "she's safe now".
Anyway, this post got highjacked by my own conspiracy theories about Eren's consciousness traveling back in the past lol, but! If the headaches aren't a side-effect of the Ackerman's "slave" trait, they may still be caused by something related to the Titans, as we know the Founding Titan can alter memories. And while the memory-erase power works on the Subjects of Ymir perfectly, the Founding Titan's powers don't work that well on Ackermans.
I completely forgot about this, back in chapter 10.
"Their memories"... it means that even Grisha had multiple people's memories in his head. It's interesting how some shifters can't see much of even just the previous holder's memories, but the Attack Titan's holders seem to be able to see the memories of multiple predecessors!
It says “traitor” on the back cover...is that referring to Eren turning out to be a Titan? 👀
Side Story: Captain Levi
I wonder who this family was...did they live? And where did this take place? That outcrop looks weird (like the material it’s made out of) and there’s smoke in the distance... Or was this whole scene fake since it assumes the lie Karl Fritz fed the people of Paradis? Also, why does that kid look like Yelena?
Ah so the SC started getting support only after Shiganshina fell. Makes sense for the government to approve of that since they wanted Wall Maria back lol. But speaking of which, didn’t the government (the nobles in power) realize the outside world was responsible for the attack? What were they expecting to happen by continuing to hide the truth??
Lol Erwin looks so different here. His eyebrows weren’t even that weird back then.
EMA’s reaction here is so pure. But lmfao Armin is the one blushing, Mikasa looks like she’s thinking “I bet I can beat him” 😂, and Eren just looks like he was amazed at the idea of being that strong lol. (Even Hanji says their looks were of envy).
But was this the morning of the attack? How come they weren’t in their uniform?
Wait, it says the SC was given the “brightest” to help them out in retaking back Wall Maria...so Armin could have still worked as a strategist for them then wow.
Damn over 30% died in each mission.
This makes me so sad because the Titans are human and the same race as the people of Paradis. Not to mention, they’ve all been turned into this form unwillingly...
Damn just how long is the wire in the 3dmg?
Levi slashes from right to left???
Wow, Levi just seems so...different here. His debut makes him look like a very pure person but I feel like he’s not genuine like this anymore.
Okay it’s hard to tell Levi’s strategy lol. Here it looks like he’s slashing from left to right. Maybe they all switch depending on what’s feasible? I remember it said in ACWNR that he holds his blades backwards though?
What am I even looking at here? I’m so confused.
Yeah, this part established Levi as someone who cares deeply for his comrades. He puts his clean streak away to hold that soldier’s hand. Also, I feel like what he said about the soldier giving him strength is actually true in the literal sense...?
This reminds me of why I liked Levi at first.
So Levi supposedly joined the SC only around the time that Shiganshina fell, right (according to ACWNR)? Huh. RBA got lucky that the SC were busy on an expedition that day. I don’t know if they knew about it and planned it out that way though.
Chapter 10 - Where’s the Left Arm?
I love the title of this chapter.
Ugh this part if so traumatic... People never take it into account but it’s one of the most horrifying scenes. Still can’t believe we got to see the inside of a Titan though.
Eren prioritizes revenge here but still mentions his dream...
Are those bubbles acid of some sort...? :(
Eren’s desperation here 💔.
Damn I just noticed those fingers. Creepy.
Ugh I love this part so much (Eren’s first transformation) but it’s actually pretty extreme. Also, I literally heard Eren’s roar from the anime while reading this 😂.
I think Eren’s subconsciousness was the thing that was controlling him here because he kept repeating the last phrase he said before transforming.
Ahh I love this panel! I’m a sucker for any shot that focuses on the eyes.
Eren actually saved Armin here by killing those nearby Titans.
Actually, it’s a good thing the SC weren’t around. Imagine Levi killing Eren by accident here.
I’m so happy Eren got revenge on the Titan that brought him down. He’s actually one of Grisha’s comrades though damn.
I think the reason why Eren accepted being a Titan so quickly is because of how it provided him with a means of fighting the Titans.
I actually feel really bad for these Titans now.
Wait, can Titans not get through these floodgates?
Damn, Eren has such a nice body. So slender 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽.
I love how EMA always stand together. Armin and Mikasa were risking it all for Eren because they loved him.
Omg Eren was a baby here.
Eren was so confused here, I feel so bad.
Holy shit Kitz pisses me off to no end. Treason my ass. And bro wtf you never had a situation like this before. To be honest, I always go “SHUT UP” whenever I have to hear Kitz talk.
Bro this panel...Eren wasn’t wrong in his answer.
Poor Eren had to deal with all these stares for months.
Eren’s been compared to a monster so many times in this story...
Can I just say I never liked Rico? She pisses me the fuck off...look at the BS coming out of her mouth here. Clearly defiant my ass. Eren was clearly confused. Also, if Eren planned on killing them he’d have long done it while they were arguing.
See this is what I mean: Mikasa changed so much. She was willing to kill anyone for Eren at first then she passes moral judgment on him in Liberio??
Ah I love Ian. So sad he died.
Armin wanting to talk it out but in the end, they still shot...
Bro both answers would have resulted in them shooting -_-
Ugh this hurts to read...all the stuff about “devils” especially.
Omg Eren was trying so hard to protect Armin and Mikasa here 😭. I’m so sad Isayama made their relationship reach that point in 112...but this proves that he’s always loved them and since it’s confirmed he was tricking Zeke, I think it’s now even more obvious that he was purposely pushing away Armin and Mikasa.
Eren never wanted people to sacrifice themselves for him. This is why he always got mad at Mikasa for putting her life in danger for him.
Wait, Isayama didn’t draw the key at all until chapter 10 in the manga 😅.
Dude Grisha look so haunted here...
“Throb” > Eren’s head suppressing the memory, possibly because of Karl Fritz’ memory swipe? I think it’s more than just a side effect of the injection, which I believe just erases the things that happen right before you take it. It makes sense why Grisha says he can’t explain anything. I think he was also talking from experience. And it’s probably unpredictable which parts of your memories from right before you’re injected return to you. You can see how hard Eren was trying to remember here.
See, it was memories of the other predecessors that Eren was able to use for reference...maybe it was the same for Grisha?
Grisha crying!!! Also, he doesn’t say to avenge Carla here? I think that was just his immediate reaction to her death in front of Keith. So he technically didn’t force the revenge mission on Eren because Eren was doing all that even before he remembered.
This part is so well executed. One of my favourite scenes.
Damn Eren really bites hard.
Okay here the lightning didn’t come when Eren summoned his Titan form. Was that a change that was added later? Or is this because his transformation wasn’t complete here?
I still wonder if Eren transformed this way because he was tired or if his intentions truly influenced it. Because the only other time he did this sort of transformation was with the spoon incident and he was also exhausted then.
Chapter 11 - Response
Is that Louise’s dad?! It kinda looks like the guy from the other chapter but I’m not so sure...I mean, he is supposed to be a Garrison, and he was in Trost in the other chapter. But I guess he was part of the vanguard? So maybe this is a different dude. His hair seems a bit shorter.
This dude says that Hannes escaped with “three kids” so yeah I guess his wife died before the Fall of Shiganshina. And it looks like he never had any kids of his own.
Who is Ymir referring to here? Historia or Connie?
RBA trying to do the math lmfao.
I love Sasha’s honesty here. And as serious as the situation is, this part is kind of funny? I don’t know, I just find Daz’ reaction afterwards hilarious.
Ugh I can’t imagine how horrifying and confusing the whole situation must’ve been for Eren.
The sentiment I get from this part is that Eren was mad/upset with Grisha for not showing up in those five years, which is 100% justified. Then there was the added mystery of him knowing stuff about the Titans but never saying anything before. But I believe this didn’t hold once Eren found the complete truth. His expression to seeing Carla and Grisha with him as a baby shows that in my opinion.
What Eren says here...I feel like his instincts take over whenever he’s in a stressful situation so his intentions are always capable of saving them in time.
I’m sorry but why is the way he wipes his nose so cute 😂.
Eren cares for Armin and Mikasa so much 😭.
This scene makes me so sad now. I guess the difference between this part and chapter 112 is that Eren decided not to involve his friends in his plans anymore. Eren’s expression here reminds me of chapter 112 though.
I wonder though...how would things have gone differently if Eren had left here...? RBA probably would have followed and taken him by force...but there’s the fact that Zeke was always anti Marley so I guess in the end it would have worked out actually... I wouldn’t mind a fic that explores this possibility.
These dudes looked scared of Eren 😂. (Why does Eren look so good while fighting??)
Man, EMA sure had these “ends” a few times...and they always worked out in the past so I’d like to think things won’t end off with the state of chapter 112 for them.
I’M CRY (Lol why is Mikasa so unimpressed with the book though; I find it funny how she was so anti the ocean until she saw it).
This part is so beautifully constructed though. I love Armin’s thought process and his realization that his insecurity was all in his head.
Look at my boy. Eren always thought strategically from the start but y’all refuse to see it and think it only started in Liberio (and some of you continued to deny it even then -_-).
“I’ll respect your opinion either way” 😭😭😭. I love their friendship. Isayama why you gotta destroy all the pure things in the story (yeah, I know, you wanna hurt us).
I love this part especially in the anime. They adapted it so well and I love how the Titan skeleton collapses the moment Armin has his realization.
“They’re the people I trust more than anyone else in the world” 😭😭😭.
Ah I love this panel. So much determination. I love Armin’s character development. Such a pity where his character ended up with the timeskip though.
Reiner having an aneurysm.
I love how Pixis calls Kitz out for being a dumbass afgafkja.
Chapter 12 - Icon
“Where the three of us had lived”... Is Armin narrating here? Or Eren?? I thought the narration bit was an anime-only thing but I guess Armin is narrating in the manga too?
Omg Eren was tired to the point where Armin had to support him. Poor baby :(
I like how the manga didn’t waste so much time establishing Pixis’ eccentricity. The anime actually added more scenes than I realized.
Ehh Eren says yes right away in the manga when Pixis asks him about plugging up the Wall...
Again, Eren saw the bigger picture from the start.
Poor Marco had to babysit Daz. Damn.
Wow, Zeke would probably drink to that.
Jean had finally understood reality by then.
I remember this dude is also a strong candidate for Louise’s dad.
Ah I love this conversation. Eren haters can suck my dick because all the facts are right there in the manga.
Wait actually, I wonder if this person who supposedly said that part about humanity uniting against a common enemy was actually Karl Fritz...Isn’t that what he attempted to do by closing off “humanity” and telling them that the Titans are out to get them if they were to leave “paradise”?
Hannes and Eren’s interactions are my favourite 😭. Also, I love how Hannes is like “hold on a second” once he realized Eren was with Pixis 😂.
People always make fun of Pixis shouting the instructions from the top of Wall Rose but it’s actually realistic lol. I looked it up. The Wall is 50m high, if you’re shouting you can hit over 90 dB, and the calculation for the possible range yields around 2 km so...
CONNIE ARE YOU BLUSHING ADJSDJFAS. And Bertolt also having an aneurysm. He’s probably like “damn I have to kick the Wall again if you do that”.
Lmfao at the false story Pixis makes up about Eren. Ymir and RBA were probably trying to do the math. But I feel bad for the rest of the squad; they were probably all thinking about how Eren trained with them and apparently he was being experimented on this whole time 😂.
The theme of time once again!!! And this was all the way back in chapter 12.
Oh never mind, turns out this dude was Louise’s dad after all (wonder if he made it out alive). I guess the guy in the beginning of chapter 11 is someone else then.
Ah I love this part because the core of Sasha’s character comes shining through. She pushes past her fear and becomes one of the most courageous people ever. I’m so proud of her.
Ugh Eren had so much burden at that age and he just readily accepted it because he wanted to help humanity as a whole 😭.
I forgot how powerful this speech by Pixis is. I got goosebumps.
It makes me so sad that they were thinking of this as humans vs. Titans this whole time when they were still technically fighting their own people...
Oh wow, Rico doesn’t say that shit to Eren in the manga? That makes me dislike her less lol because I was really pissed off by what she says in the anime when they were getting to the boulder.
Ehh what is this sign? Was that boulder sitting there as a monument or something?
I wonder if this part was written as “shingeki no kyojin” in Japanese?
Ooh interesting how Eren’s Titan form was made from top down here...
Oh Mikasa actually had faith in Eren here? Was it in the anime where she didn’t? I might just be mixing up different scenes.
I really hope we get an explanation on why Eren lost control here someday. Like, he could have targeted anyone but he literally locked in on Mikasa only? I still believe it has to do with the Ackermans and their relationship with the FT and/or the AT. And I think Eren lost control because the wills of the FT and AT were fighting to take control of him.
Dude these shadows really do look like Eren and Zeke. I don’t know what to believe anymore...Why would two random people be watching this scene unfold though? And the silhouettes really look like them??
Chapter 13 - Wound
Wow, that’s a LOT of Titans... All those people, Marley turned...
Y’all were fine with this when it was Pixis or Erwin but not when it’s Eren 🐸☕️.
I love how out of all the crazy shit they’ve done, Mikasa only got a permanent scar from this one incident.
There are those two figures once again!!! And they’ve actually sort of moved???
Yeah see, Eren was only targeting Mikasa here. I’m sure there’s more to it than meets the eye.
It’s so funny to me how she’s like “It’s Mikasa. Your...family”.
Ian was so scared of Mikasa XD. Man, I wish he survived :(
Armin literally saved their asses by abandoning his post and going to Eren here.
Damn Ian, tell ‘em. This conversation is reminding me of Eren and Hanji in the jail cell... If you think about it, it’s the same situation. Back then, it was the idea of humans turning into Titans (their enemies) to win against them. Now, it’s the idea of humans letting go of their humanity to win against other humans who do the same. The same cycle perpetuates through.
Wow that quote about humans dying with no guarantee that what they did in life paid off hit close to home for me (in terms of religion that is) .
Wait a second...Eren can’t see anything initially, and then suddenly he sees a memory? I wonder if PATHS and those two figures (if they’re Eren and Zeke) have anything to do with it...
Omg what a precious baby. (Wait, why is the “yawn...back to sleep” part not a meme 😂).
The fact that Eren’s safe space was just being back home with his family...😢. (Also, Grisha was part of it so no he clearly didn’t hate him back then either).
Sorry but this part always pissed me off. How Mikasa assumes that no one can get to Eren since she couldn’t.
Eren was so exhausted here 😢.
Fake Preview of Volume 4
Ahh this was the very first fake preview!
My girl Sasha looking fine in that outfit.
Why does the “rich bastard” look like the Monopoly man? 😂😂😂
I guess this is where that OVA with the cooking competition came from 😂.
I think it’s interesting how Grisha told Eren, “Their memories will teach you how to use it” and that turns out to be the case since Eren’s method of transforming parallels Frieda’s.
