I feel like this volume, in particular, added a lot of context that was not fully included in the show. Well worth the read!! ( )

Woo boy is this series bonkers.

Eren has to deal with the people that died for him. More crazy worldbuilding, with underground cities. More hints at where the Titans come from and how they're related to normal people. More expiriments with Eren's Titan form. And ... kidnapping!

Man.

Potential spoilers:

Oh Eren. It's a good point but something you're going to have to deal with.



This is cool worldbuilding. And for the beginning at least, makes sense for how they had to deal with the Titans (it's a lot harder to tunnel than it is to go over a wall):



That's a twist. An expected twist, but a twist:



Doing SCIENCE with Eren's Titan form. It took long enough.



And finally, a way to move things forward and a baddie with a more human face! For now.

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Review TBA.

Update: I am absolutely thrilled about the direction this series is taking, although some of the artwork is still wonky and messy. The stars of this volume are definitely Eren, Erwin, and Historia.

My complete review of ATTACK ON TITAN volume 13 can be found at my manga/anime blog. Contains spoilers for this volume as well as previous volumes. ( )

This serves as my review for the whole Attack on Titan series

This is one of my favourite animes and series of all time. It's also one of the highly acclaimed anime series ever so if you don't even know about Attack on Titan at this point... you are missing out. I'm updated with the manga since it's still ongoing but it is going to be ending very soon. I do think you should watch the series first before reading the manga :)

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED !!! Especially if you are into fantasy with high paced action sequences, surprising twists, and mystery.

plot→ It's basically set in this world wherein the last of the human race are forced to live behind this circular walled city called Paradis because titans who devour humans suddenly started appearing on Earth. The story begins when, after 300 years I think... or is it 30??, a titan suddenly breaks into the walled city. The story revolves around Eren (and friends) who has always dreamed of being part of the Survey Corps as they were previously regarded as the heroes of the city. However, they have since been looked down on by the residents because their expeditions outside the walls in the past years have always resulted in mass slaughter.

There are 3 branches in the city's military body: the Survey Corps, the Garrison, and the Military Police Brigade. Survey Corps go outside the wall to scout areas for expansion and most of the skilled ODM (this is the gear that they use to kill the titans) users are in this branch since they fight the titans most frequently. Garrison patrol the walls of the city and are in charge of protecting the walls from titan invasions. Military Police Brigade stay in the innermost city to protect the royal family and whoever else is rich and powerful enough to live there. There is also a side branch that takes care of the new recruits and trains them before they are placed in the actual military body.

I didn't know this had a military thing going on and to be honest it's one of favourite sub themes in fantasy so that was a pleasant for me.

One of the interesting sociopolitical points in this series is that the city itself is subdivided into 3 walls: Wall Maria, Wall Rose, and Wall Sina. The poorest in the city are forced to live on the outermost wall since they are the ones that titans would most likely get to first in case the city is breached. The richest are in Wall Sina like the royal family. This raised a lot of points to think about especially when the wall gets breached and they need to move towards the inner parts of the city.

I'm not going to go too much else in depth because it is partly a mystery series but one of the main things that made this series standout to me is the looming idea that they don't really know who the enemy is. Honestly, this series raises a lot of political issues and discussions that I like to talk about with other people who have also read/watched it. Another aspect that I like here, is what is really considered good or bad, if there even is such a thing in a person's motives. You'll see this more on the later sides of the series because the first part is more on action scenes and build up since it's meant to pull you into the world. But the later arcs just add up to it and make it seriously one of the most phenomenal stories I have come across.

If you haven't realized: I love this series TO DEATHHH.

I consider this a must watch and must read for basically everyone who just wants a good story with characters that you won't get tired of. The manga art does get better throughout the series. I also just want you guys to meet my man Levi basically hehe

This is Levi btw^^ *heart eyes*

WARNING: the manga is definitely on the gory side but the anime not much so (but still intense). it didn't really bother me though but you have been warned. ( )

Nice twist! When the world is turning against you, throw it to the ground and step on its neck.

That's Proper Advice. :)

Right? What could go wrong with this plan? lol

I also love the exploration of Eren's abilities. It's about time they did some real experimentation. Muahahaha...



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