#uprising arc

[natsuki208]

Upon rewatching, I almost forgot how amazing the Uprising Arc is!

[i-am-pixxie]

Last panel in chapter 53 AoT (Uprising Arc)

Redrawn in my style...

With some shadows cos I can't not.

[lostcauses-noregrets]

Lost, I know this is a stupid question, but I have no access to the manga, and I've seen people complain about the Uprising arc and that they butchered Levi in the anime. What was exactly different about his role in the manga that makes the anime version of it so bad?

Not a stupid question at all, but also not one I can answer. I don't think I've heard this complaint before and it's so long since I've watched this part of the anime that I can't recall how it differs from the manga. I do know that some parts were cut out, but that's pretty much inevitable when an original source is animated. I can't remember what parts were cut though. The only one that immediately springs to mind is that we never got shirtless Levi 😂 However we did get the very unexpected scenes of Erwin and Levi as children in the opening, and the famous anime only scene of Erwin and Levi alone in Erwin's (their??) bedroom at night, so I'm not complaining there.

The Uprising Arc is my favourite arc of the manga and I don't remember being disappointed when it was animated so I'm rather at a loss here ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'd be interested to know if anyone else has any thoughts on this.

[kleinezoe]

[knives-and-narcissi]

Every day it pains me when I remember that this moment was removed from the anime … 😮‍💨

Um, she’s right. You did say that, Levi.

Seeing Levi getting his ass verbally handed to him by the girl who finally decided to stop putting up with other people’s shit is just so satisfying.

The way he has no answer for her. The way everyone is watching like, oh … this is awks.

The way she holds his gaze, like. I’m not intimidated by you anymore; I know who I am and it’s not a girl that just slots into the roles people find most convenient for them. But it’s not even done in an aggressive way - it’s open and honest and still gentle.

The way he clearly realises she’s right, and he can’t just lash out when he’s under pressure and say shit and expect not to be held accountable for that further down the line.

These two absolutely made one another better in this arc - their character development was my favourite. I’m forever sad that anime onlys don’t get to witness the growth they go through.

And I just want those expressions - her burning determination in the face of adversity; his absolute shock at being held accountable for his at times shitty attitude - to be animated in full colour glory.

[thee-zekeyeager]

Moin! What's ur favorite plot arc in aot?

Moin!

That's a very good question honestly, generally I'd say my favorite arc is the Marley arc because it introduces the warrior unit as Main characters and because there's a lot of Zeke in it but plot wise its not really strong and on ground of only which arc I find best plot wise it wouldn't be that high.

Plot wise my favorite arc is definitely return to shiganshina. I just found tge whole arc incredibly exciting and hard breaking at times. The charge on the beast titan, the suspence of not knowing if anyone in the hange squad is still alive, the big reveal of the basemen and also Zeke's first proper introduction as a character just make it overall the best story arc in my opinion.

I'm also a really big fan of the uprising arc which seems to be an unpopular opinion simply because of the lack of titan fights in it but I find the human fights and the character developement (especially of Armin because when talking about the arc most people only ever mention Eren and Historia) really great. Apart from that I like the political aspects of the arc because I always find stuff like that interesting... and I really like Kenny and Uri which just adds on.

[marmarparadoxa]

Hi, I love your posts! Do you think Hange was Erwin's first choice as the next commander? While they were clearly very strategically capable and have been put into leadership a lot initially as well by Erwin (acting as his second-in-command), Hange wasn't exactly much suitable for politics as it turned and maybe Erwin knew this too, so maybe he only chose them because other older soldiers were dead by that time. Thank you for answering :D

Hi, thank you! Yes, I firmly believe Hange was Erwin’s first choice. Not only they were one of the closest people to Erwin, together with Levi and Mike, since the beginning of the manga (hence before the SC were decimated in subsequent battles, Shiganshina for last), but also, among all SC members, Hange was unarguably the one who uniquely possessed those qualities that made them the most suitable for the role of commander of the SC: that special ability to envision the future, a bright intellect, and the capacity to think differently about things - which enabled them to gain invaluable insights, and push their understanding of the world forward.

Also, I don’t see how it turned out that Hange wasn’t exactly suitable for politics, and in this regard, in the Uprising Arc, I think we’ve actually had a demonstration that Hange had a pretty proper understanding of how politics worked. As Erwin’s and Pixis’ schemes served to finally expose the royal government and its top brass’ disregard for humanity and selfishness, at the same time, if Hange hadn’t thought about gathering the help of all those people (Flegel, Roy and Peuere, and those who witnessed the First Interior Squad attempted murder at Flegel), which testimony cleared the SC of all its charges, accused the Military Police, and let the citizens know the truth, the SC and the Garrison would never have had the people’s support, and their overtaking the old corrupted government would have turned into a bloodbath (as in Armin’s speculation), in which many people would have died, and caused chaos inside the walls. It was hence thanks to Hange’s foresight, their understanding of the importance of making connections with other people, and the value they put on everyone’s individual choices, that they managed to prevent what was thought of as inevitable by everyone else, and to turn the political tables, winning people’s general support, thus avoiding what could have become civil war inside the walls. 

In addition, to say that Erwin chose Hange as commander only because other older soldiers were dead by that time is not only disrespectful towards Hange, but also towards the relationship of friendship, trust and mutual respect there was between them and Erwin. Not only, indeed, did Hange look up to and thoroughly trusted Erwin’s judgement, but also Erwin respected them and valued their insights, when it came to making rapid field decisions too (just as when, for instance, he made Levi resupply because he remembered what Hange deduced, or he trusted Hange’s guess about Reiner and Bert’s direction), and entrusted them important responsibilities. And, very importantly, Erwin was one of the few who recognized the value of Hange’s biological research on titans. He approved and supported it, having an entire squad helping Hange with it, and letting them stay near Levi’s squad to experiment on Eren’s titan. In the Uprising Arc, as first thing after having acquired that new information about Ymir and Bert convo, Hange immediately took and rode to inform Erwin, and then Erwin too shared with Hange his new information, and so they proceeded to exchange their respective theories, trying to figure out the meaning of all that together. And as my little headcanon, I can perfectly see the two of them spending evenings together, discussing about the true nature of things, sharing their hypothesis, and imagining the world outside the walls.

So, rather than suggesting that Erwin made that choice only because there was nobody better left, I think that the whole manga actually showed us that he chose Hange, because he recognized their value, their resolve, their intelligence, and that special way to look at the world, which made Hange the perfect candidate to be the next SC commander.

[difusonia]

Nothing but respect for the working class hero: Levi Ackerman.