A real world in a fantasy world

As a “metaphor” Japanese manga masterpiece, “Attack on Titan” has brought countless surprises and thoughts to everyone since its debut. The word “shock” has almost become our best description for this work.

The praise of the audience has made this work a recognized “master-level animation” in recent years without any suspense, and the topic we are going to talk about this time is why it can be considered a remarkable animation.

In the first episode, Eren’s mother was eaten by a giant, and Eren swore with red eyes to drive out all the giants. At that moment, we thought it was a bloody comic about the battle between humans and giants.

However, as the truth surfaced after the release of the second and third seasons, everyone suddenly realized that the truth we thought was just a cover, and the “giants” who desperately wanted to kill were actually their own compatriots. But the real enemy dominates beyond the sea.

Such cruel truths can’t help but make our hair stand on end, just like you have always believed in one thing or a person, and suddenly one day you find out that the truth you believed in is false.

When the survey corps came to the beach and saw the blue sea as they wished, everyone was full of joy, only Eren pointed to the other side of the sea and said in confusion: “Do we just need to kill the enemy on the other side and we will be free? “

Eren’s words made others think deeply. From thinking that the “giant” was the enemy at the beginning, when they learned that the Marais was the real enemy, their hearts began to shake for the first time. Memories flashed in his mind like a revolving lantern: his Mother’s death, the death of comrades, homeless children, and those who lost their homes because of the war.

At that moment Eren began to think for the first time, why is there a war, why? Where is the meaning of war?

The world of giants is cruel. It doesn’t have so many utopias and there is no setting where the protagonist can live forever and never die. You never know if your favorite character is still alive in the next episode.

In addition to the above, this work also discusses and ponders to a certain extent the relationship between the individual and the country, the delicate relationship between the country and the country, the relationship between the same race and the special relationship between different races. How to correctly solve historical issues, the contradiction between war and peace, and so on.

The central idea of “Attack on Titan” is freedom. Eren, Mikasa, and Armin also pursue freedom, but how can they be free in this bloody and cruel world?

The manga has ended, but we are still looking forward to the plot of the anime.