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Dec 13, 2020 10:58 AM

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keragamming said:
Huh subs are out already? :0

Dac is an absolute beast 😂
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ramy22 said:
I think the braun family dinner scene is mostly CGI, especially Gabi, and the entire dinner table when zooming in into Reiner. Kudos to MAPPA if they are indeed CGI
The dinner table in the zoom cut to Reiner’s face was CG. But other than that it was rotoscoped or traditional 2d animation.
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keragamming said:
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watched it with subs my friend


Huh subs are out already? :0


none english fansubs are out check Nyaa
Dec 13, 2020 11:04 AM
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YMN_KAT said:
OK! What an episode!
I wasn't around for the first episode's discussion because I was so friggin excited I figured I would be biased as hell. 😅
But now, this episode showed me everything I needed to see to calm my thoughts. @TheCloverfield knocked it out of the park with a well-written, comprehensive post and left me with nothing to talk about. I don't have much else to say other than, supposedly, this is Mappa when pressured with a tight schedule. Now, just imagine. Great job. This is by far the best acting and most ambitious camera work I've seen in AoT.


Exactly my thoughts dude. Take the W!
Dec 13, 2020 11:04 AM

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ShoriTora said:
I heard the Gabi talking scene was rotoscoped, which could explain why it could've looked cgi to u.

Yeah, they could've rotoscoped some of the acting scenes in the episode but it was masterful nonetheless. Also, rotoscoping is technically still 2D so.. 🤷‍♂️
Dec 13, 2020 11:04 AM
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Best episode 😌 for me this episode have same level of quality of season 2(except Rotoscoping scene tho)
Dec 13, 2020 11:05 AM
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I like how people who understand animation like anime ajay and people who genuinely understand what good character animation is appreciate the episode , while those who are sheep-minded and have a herd mentality of just saying it is bad because people thought it was going to be bad or predicted it was going to be bad are crying how bad the animation is. Just goes to show how dumb people are in this forum in regards to what good animation is and what isn't.
Dec 13, 2020 11:07 AM

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keragamming said:
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Sadly very sloppy movement animations and some weird rotoscoping with Udo at the harbor and Zeke walking up the stairs, also Gabis dinner conversation was one of the weirdest things I've seen visually animated.. if you can't get in to fluid animations Mappa, just give us a frame and be done with it, this sticks out too much for my taste


It sticks out more because you watching the raw and you are not focusing on any subtitles.
I love you but that makes no sense lol, people will watch it in dub too. xD That said, I actually liked those scenes.
Dec 13, 2020 11:08 AM
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Wojtini21 said:
Top tier boring anime. 1/10 instant rate. I read manga and I know it will be boring and shitty till the end.
then dont watch this anime because this show isn't made for kids.
Dec 13, 2020 11:09 AM
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Dinning table talk impressed me to the point i barely realize it was 2d rotoscoped animation (15.48)
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keragamming said:
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watched it with subs my friend


Huh subs are out already? :0


on Wakanim.tv

German subs
Dec 13, 2020 11:11 AM

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anyone know why subs take so long?
Dec 13, 2020 11:14 AM

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jaiveer_ said:
I like how people who understand animation like anime ajay and people who genuinely understand what good character animation is appreciate the episode
Yeah. If only people knew how hard it is to capture characters moving, acting, and making facial expressions all while the camera is moving and the background is changing around them. Moving the camera alone is a challenge in and of itself, let alone having to get everything else correct.
Dec 13, 2020 11:15 AM
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NextUniverse said:
anyone know why subs take so long?


Crunchyroll and Funimation due to their delayed release. Fansubs will be out soon though
Dec 13, 2020 11:16 AM

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I_Am_Freeballing said:
keragamming said:


It sticks out more because you watching the raw and you are not focusing on any subtitles.
I love you but that makes no sense lol, people will watch it in dub too. xD That said, I actually liked those scenes.


Yeah, after thinking more about it you are right, completely forgot that dub existed for this tbh.
Dec 13, 2020 11:18 AM

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Wait, so, could anybody tell me what scenes were anime-only in the episode?
Dec 13, 2020 11:19 AM

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Bababazooka69 said:
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bhai sabse jldi subs konsi site pr aate h? pls PM me if you know.
I know but us website main ads hain toh adblock use karna padega
please tell me my friend. i just need to watch it asap. message me since its against the rules to name such sites here.
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Dec 13, 2020 11:19 AM
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TheCloverfield said:
Pretty great episode today! Personally prefer it over the first one. I've had no issue with the pacing, and even if I would have preferred having no cuts at all, what they cut was in no way indispensable to the arc. The arrangement, from an anime storytelling point of view also makes more sense to me. Moving from flashback to present to flashback again would have been quite weird. (Rip pieck ass but heh)

On the technical side of things, this is most likely the most well animated dialogue episode of the franchise, which surprised me a lot.
The episode has a very surprising amount of character acting and quite ambitious camera work for the most basic of things. Zeke, smoking a a cigarette and Colt walking up the stairs with the camera following their steps, the camera tracking Reiner's head as he wakes up, Zeke giving fucking coffee, Udo getting on edge and expressing his anger through his body language and Gabi doing the same but for her excitement. There's more but I'm too lazy to mention those so I made a little streamable video with some bits of movement from the episode I liked:

VIDEO:


You barely see these in AOT, especially in a pure dialogue episode which impressed me.

Outside of movement, the art itself was also very good, especially in the first half. very strong AD work. I particularely love the lines on the clothing on those Marley uniform, and under the eyes. Reiner also looks the best he has ever looked. The shading, lighting work and expressions were also on point







Props to Reiner's shots which look quite fantastic and very accurate to the emotions Isayama drawin in the manga. Never seen Reiner look this good. That Porco shot is also amazing










The direction was very nice and I wish episode 1 was as well directed as this one. Daisuke Tokudo did a tremendous work and the episode has a LOT of atmosphere. That mini subplot of the Eldian killing himself overnight and his family and neighbours morning his death the next day, all taking place in the background was a super nice touch which added more tension and reminded us that the Liberio ghetto was far from a cozy place. The color work was also pretty nice and I enjoyed it for the most part.





I also really loved the background art of this episode, the props, walls, houses ect were very well drawn and on part with what I expected from Kusanagi. Very good stuff. Another visual aspect that surprised me is the photography. I've seen dozens of complaints about it for last episode when I thought it was honestly innofensive. But in this episode, I found it honestly very good. Probably Asakawa's best work. With this episode's good direction, she succefully gave each scene a different atmosphere and it's very easy to distinct all the different moods of the episode by simply looking at how it looks. The photography helped making the drawings look very crisp and I really hope people watch this episode in high quality because this is how it deserves to be watched. I hope I wont be seeing terrible "no blur" edits that just slap a baffling over-done sharpen filter and saturation.

So yeah, very satisfied with this episode. This and Bystander are probably my two favorite pure dialogue episodes, this one taking the cake visually-wise. Congrats to the team for pulling it off. I hope to see more of those and potentially even better for the future. I can't wait for the big action episodes!


Thank you, good job
Dec 13, 2020 11:22 AM
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Ffs guys where is the hype??
I never thought I would say this but I am getting annoyed by all these stupid comments, I know I was pessimestic before and I still, but what we saw in this ep is actually so good, people here are expecting movie quallity in every ep, even if some scenes weren't perfect but people here are overreacting the ep was phenomenal table scene, reiner remembering his old friends, osts, directing it all was so good and enjoyable I think alot of people don't want to even enjoy this season anymore. Pretty sad that peoples focus shifted entirly into animation I mean these dialogues in this ep are top tier I want to see people discussing the story like old seasons.
Dec 13, 2020 11:25 AM

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Reiner_undieable said:
Ffs guys where is the hype??
I never thought I would say this but I am getting annoyed by all these stupid comments, I know I was pessimestic before and I still, but what we saw in this ep is actually so good, people here are expecting movie quallity in every ep, even if some scenes weren't perfect but people here are overreacting the ep was phenomenal table scene, reiner remembering his old friends, osts, directing it all was so good and enjoyable I think alot of people don't want to even enjoy this season anymore. Pretty sad that peoples focus shifted entirly into animation I mean these dialogues in this ep are top tier I want to see people discussing the story like old seasons.
oh brother just wait till i see it and discuss the dialogue and story with you. the animation can take care of itself.
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Dec 13, 2020 11:27 AM
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YMN_KAT said:
Wait, so, could anybody tell me what scenes were anime-only in the episode?


Scenes like:

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I hope i have been helpful
Dec 13, 2020 11:29 AM
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Reiner_undieable said:
Ffs guys where is the hype??
I never thought I would say this but I am getting annoyed by all these stupid comments, I know I was pessimestic before and I still, but what we saw in this ep is actually so good, people here are expecting movie quallity in every ep, even if some scenes weren't perfect but people here are overreacting the ep was phenomenal table scene, reiner remembering his old friends, osts, directing it all was so good and enjoyable I think alot of people don't want to even enjoy this season anymore. Pretty sad that peoples focus shifted entirly into animation I mean these dialogues in this ep are top tier I want to see people discussing the story like old seasons.


Dude just wait until the official subs come out. Most people haven't watched the episode yet. Including me.
Dec 13, 2020 11:34 AM
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Reiner_undieable said:
Ffs guys where is the hype??
I never thought I would say this but I am getting annoyed by all these stupid comments, I know I was pessimestic before and I still, but what we saw in this ep is actually so good, people here are expecting movie quallity in every ep, even if some scenes weren't perfect but people here are overreacting the ep was phenomenal table scene, reiner remembering his old friends, osts, directing it all was so good and enjoyable I think alot of people don't want to even enjoy this season anymore. Pretty sad that peoples focus shifted entirly into animation I mean these dialogues in this ep are top tier I want to see people discussing the story like old seasons.


Dude just wait until the official subs come out. Most people haven't watched the episode yet. Including me.
I hope, I just got disappointed by seeing people here and on twitter complaining on rotoscoping while forgetting how good the backgrounds osts, art, atmosphere, dialogue, story was, I hope more people apreciate this ep because I think it is one of the best directed eps in aot.
Dec 13, 2020 11:37 AM

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Reiner_undieable said:
Ffs guys where is the hype??
I never thought I would say this but I am getting annoyed by all these stupid comments, I know I was pessimestic before and I still, but what we saw in this ep is actually so good, people here are expecting movie quallity in every ep, even if some scenes weren't perfect but people here are overreacting the ep was phenomenal table scene, reiner remembering his old friends, osts, directing it all was so good and enjoyable I think alot of people don't want to even enjoy this season anymore. Pretty sad that peoples focus shifted entirly into animation I mean these dialogues in this ep are top tier I want to see people discussing the story like old seasons.


Dude just wait until the official subs come out. Most people haven't watched the episode yet. Including me.


This discussion post is meant for those who already watched the episode...
Dec 13, 2020 11:42 AM

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MAPPA_Enthusiast said:
Scenes like:

Ok. That's very interesting.

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I hope i have been helpful

Thanks. That was helpful.
Dec 13, 2020 11:44 AM
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a new episode, not especially incredible. But it's always cool an episode of snk
Dec 13, 2020 11:49 AM

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Its not particularly good, at least it didn't go far away from the manga sources. Passable
Dec 13, 2020 12:03 PM

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Great episode again
check out odd taxi
Dec 13, 2020 12:04 PM

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Reiner_undieable said:
Ffs guys where is the hype??
I never thought I would say this but I am getting annoyed by all these stupid comments, I know I was pessimestic before and I still, but what we saw in this ep is actually so good, people here are expecting movie quallity in every ep, even if some scenes weren't perfect but people here are overreacting the ep was phenomenal table scene, reiner remembering his old friends, osts, directing it all was so good and enjoyable I think alot of people don't want to even enjoy this season anymore. Pretty sad that peoples focus shifted entirly into animation I mean these dialogues in this ep are top tier I want to see people discussing the story like old seasons.


Take a look at the poll rating, that should give you an idea, also official subs aren't out for all languages so expect discussion when anime only get to watch it.
Dec 13, 2020 12:17 PM

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Finally get to see Pieck outside her titan form. This is where it really the season really starts going. First look at our MC as well.
Dec 13, 2020 12:21 PM
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MAPPA_Enthusiast said:
Scenes like:

Ok. That's very interesting.

MAPPA_Enthusiast said:
I hope i have been helpful

Thanks. That was helpful.



Very good thinking. It is on point. And you are welcome mate. They set the harsh reality mood in this ep. I understand why they didn't add Pieck four legs scene here. I hope they will add it in some eps between 3 or 4. 5 is already late to add it bc the you-know-what act. (Manga readers will get it, I wont spoil anime onlys)
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Excellent episode. Fucking loved the direction, great variety in colour, character-filled animation and OST choices. Some stand-out scenes include the celebration in the train, Reiner walking through town with the Warrior cadets, and absolutely the scene of Reiner with his family. Great use of lighting, pacing and especially sound design all throughout the ep.
Dec 13, 2020 12:37 PM

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Yaaay finally watched it subbed!

This episode had a massive focus on the world-building of the other side of the ocean, it seems like Reiner is now highlighted as the new main character - or idk, where the hell is Eren or his friends even lmao-. Anyways, the directing was good, some scenes were SO DAMN FLUID like the scene where Gabi was explaining to her family during the dinner how she destroyed the train by herself, her hands' and her head's movement were so great at this scene.

On the other side, some scenes were awfully drawn BUT that's not smth to nitpick about in the first place.

I can say cleary that by watching this episode, I'm rest assured that Falco is my new fav. char. Not only he's so pure and is different than the rest, but the anime seems like to focus on him more, for example, there were few to none scenes where new characters were standing by themselves - i.e the camera is focusing on them only -. While it did for Falco few times during that episode and he also has some inner monologues / thoughts. Probs it emphasizes how important Falco's role will be in the upcoming episodes - well it's just a guess, we will see-.

OVERALL, top-notch episode !!
Dec 13, 2020 12:48 PM
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Is it just me or the camera movements at certain scenes felt laggy? Or was it done on purpose?

Overall great episode, can't even explain how fast these 25 passed.
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Pretty solid episode, nothing wrong with it I think MAPPA have done a pretty good job although I feel like WIT might have been better with some parts.
Dec 13, 2020 12:55 PM
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Good episode, loved the dinner scene.

Cutting and pacing was what I was expecting.



And now another week...goddammit, why cant I fucking ignore the eps until at least Marley arcs ends, so I can watch it all at my own pace..
Dec 13, 2020 1:01 PM
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They've cut out a bit of dialogue and some flashbacks, but the overall story is not really affected by it since it will be probably be present further on.
As others have written, good directing here.
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Dec 13, 2020 1:01 PM

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Lol, the level of brainwashing is ridiculous. Gabi and the others are the perfect useful idiots
Dec 13, 2020 1:02 PM

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Ok. I just found this info posted by someone online. You know how fort Slava is set to be somewhere in the Middle East, right? Take a look at Baghdad of the Abbasid Caliphate in the 10th century. This is way before WWI/II which is supposedly where the series is taking place, but still, the level of attention and care Isayama gives to the story blows my mind not to mention his knowledge of pretty much the whole world's history. 🤣
I don't know how I didn't realize this sooner, fort Slava is a reference to Baghdad from the 10th century!

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"there was one moron dumb enough to forget why he came to the bathroom.."
what does reiner referents in that scene ?
Dec 13, 2020 1:06 PM

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Rotoscope animation looks like shit
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"there was one moron dumb enough to forget why he came to the bathroom.."
what does reiner referents in that scene ?
The one and only Connie.
Dec 13, 2020 1:13 PM

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Rotoscope animation looks like shit


its only in a few small scenes and think of it as a replacement for Wit studio still images.
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As much as I love the manga, this was way better paced in comparison, the manga loved to focus on one scene for too long and bore you with it, the anime shook that up a bit and switched between scenes a bit quicker to get the exposition to the point and explained nicely.
Dec 13, 2020 1:14 PM

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As expected they trimmed a whole barrage of things from every scene, and the whole thing while it doesn't present any apparent issue to anime onlys doesn't make justice to the manga content. And as expected they're probably going to adapt the whole Reiner's flashback in one, ONE, freaking episode.

I really don't understand what's the point of that rotoscopic stuff if i can literally see the framerate and discern the individual frames passing one after the other. They should spare such effects if the result end up looking worse.

The Braun family dinner scene was garbage. The worst part easily.

1) That Gabi and her dad gesturing animation looked like i was watching a fucking videogame cutscene from early 2000', ugly. I was reminded of the Berserk adaptations....

2) I really don't like that they removed Reiner covering his smile with the hand, and his relatives thinking it was out of PTSD from the "devil" islanders. Didn't those MAPPA morons realized it was a callback to when Eren in the training days almost felt sick out of PTSD of remembering the titans? Including it wouldn't have change anything to the pace since it was so short, and i think it was an interesting parallel among all the Eren-Reiner parallels Isayama has drawn.




Some still shots were really gorgeous. Everything in the train scene was especially good and my favorite part of this adapted episode. The port scene with the warriors candidate and Reiner also had its merits, although that Udo gesturing animation.....
Dec 13, 2020 1:15 PM

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AYEEEEEEEEEEE BEST GIRL PIECK!!! Also Reiner and Falco convo was kinda scary, I feel like Reiner regrets ever going to Paradis cause he feels like he's part of it now. I hope we get to see Eren and crew soon.
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As expected they trimmed a whole barrage of things from every scene, and the whole thing while it doesn't present any apparent issue to anime onlys doesn't make justice to the manga content. And as expected they're probably going to adapt the whole Reiner's flashback in one, ONE, freaking episode.

I really don't understand what's the point of that rotoscopic stuff if i can literally see the framerate and discern the individual frames passing one after the other. They should spare such effects if the result end up looking worse.

The Braun family dinner scene was garbage. The worst part easily.

1) That Gabi and her dad gesturing animation looked like i was watching a fucking videogame cutscene from early 2000', ugly. I was reminded of the Berserk adaptations....

2) I really don't like that they removed Reiner covering his smile with the hand, and his relatives thinking it was out of PTSD from the "devil" islanders. Didn't those MAPPA morons realized it was a callback to when Eren in the training days almost felt sick out of PTSD of remembering the titans? Including it wouldn't have change anything to the pace since it was so short, and i think it was an interesting parallel among all the Eren-Reiner parallels Isayama has drawn.




Some still shots were really gorgeous. Everything in the train scene was especially good and my favorite part of this adapted episode. The port scene with the warriors candidate and Reiner also had its merits, although that Udo gesturing animation.....


Tone it down a bit my guy, even you have to admit the manga loves to spend too much time on one scene with exposition in the early bit of the marley stuff. These changes were needed for episodic format.
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Lux_Vacui said:
As expected they trimmed a whole barrage of things from every scene, and the whole thing while it doesn't present any apparent issue to anime onlys doesn't make justice to the manga content. And as expected they're probably going to adapt the whole Reiner's flashback in one, ONE, freaking episode.

I really don't understand what's the point of that rotoscopic stuff if i can literally see the framerate and discern the individual frames passing one after the other. They should spare such effects if the result end up looking worse.

The Braun family dinner scene was garbage. The worst part easily.

1) That Gabi and her dad gesturing animation looked like i was watching a fucking videogame cutscene from early 2000', ugly. I was reminded of the Berserk adaptations....

2) I really don't like that they removed Reiner covering his smile with the hand, and his relatives thinking it was out of PTSD from the "devil" islanders. Didn't those MAPPA morons realized it was a callback to when Eren in the training days almost felt sick out of PTSD of remembering the titans? Including it wouldn't have change anything to the pace since it was so short, and i think it was an interesting parallel among all the Eren-Reiner parallels Isayama has drawn.




Some still shots were really gorgeous. Everything in the train scene was especially good and my favorite part of this adapted episode. The port scene with the warriors candidate and Reiner also had its merits, although that Udo gesturing animation.....


Looking forward to more of your complaints about the animation and what they skip next week, and the next week..... and the next week until the series ends.

Just going to point out that you gave season 3 part 1 a 9/10 despite them skipping a lot of content in the uprising arc. Which what Mappa is doing isn't even comparable, just saying.
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