Shingeki no Kyojin thread

[Malthe]

HYPE.

I am looking forward to this release a LOT.
The manga is incredibly well-done and entertaining and if the anime isn't messed up it should be good.

Preview:

Spoiler

Director: Tetsuro Araki
Series Composition: Yasuko Kobayashi
Original creator: Hajime Isayama
Character Design: Kyoji Asano

Music: Hiroyuki Sawano
ED: Hikasa Youko
OP: Linked Horizon

Marina Inoue as Armin
Yui Ishikawa as Mikasa
Yuuki Kaji as Eren

Short story synopsis:

Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by giants. Giants are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A small percentage of humanity survived by walling themselves in a city protected by extremely high walls, even taller than the biggest of giants. Flash forward to the present and the city has not seen a giant in over 100 years. Teenage boy Elen and his foster sister Mikasa witness something horrific as the city walls are destroyed by a super giant that appears out of thin air. As the smaller giants flood the city, the two kids watch in horror as their mother is eaten alive. Elen vows that he will murder every single giant and take revenge for all of mankind.

It has a lot references to nordic mythology and names for some reason.

[madanthony]

Holy pomegranate that preview music.

Opens spoiler> Hiroyuki Sawano soundtrack> I'm in.

[ShinkuDragon]

looks highly exaggerated.

i'm liking it already.

[Hanabira.Kage]

SERIOUSLY?! AWESOME!!! Totally LOVE the manga.

[valhala556]

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG I LOVE THIS MANGA.

Has it finished translating. I havent checked it in a while

And the trailer is pineappleing epic. music and just the camera looks pineappleing awesome. Im excited for this!!!!

[Malthe]

Not sure what you mean with finished translating, the scans and translations are up to date with the currently released chapter in japan, if that's what you meant.

[FoolsLove]

Has it finished translating. I havent checked it in a while

No, the manga hasn't even ended yet. It is up to date with its Japanese counterpart though. As far as scanlation goes, that is.

As for the anime, I saw the trailer. Can't say I'm too interested. The PV does make it look pretty cool, but it's not really my type of series.

[valhala556]

Yeah sorry. I though the manga was finish but it just hasn't been fully translated. Last time I was reading it ,before today, They hadnt released any for a while so I stopped looking for it. Didn't realize its a once a month release.

[Corn]

Wow, you guys made me spend an entire afternoon reading all 41 translated chapters.

I think it is now either my second or first favorite manga of all time.

I'm glad the trailer made clear how the gas-powered wire thingies worked though...it was confusing in the manga, ha ha.

[Curtiss]

I just started reading the first chapter today. This seriously looks amazing, it also makes me think of masterpieces like Shadow of the Colossus and The First Law series while having its unique qualities. I'm most definitely downloading this when it airs!

EDIT: I just finished reading all of the chapters as of 5:40 am yesterday. The only nitpick that I have is that I can hardly remember the character's appearances and tie it to their names as a number of them look generic but this is otherwise one of the best action manga I've ever read and the chills it gives me is reminiscent of manga such as Monster and 20th Century Boys, both also manga that deal a lot with the darker side of human nature.

TOO PSYCHED FOR ANIME NOW.

[Malthe]

Also, old news that i didn't find out about till today: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...be-live-action
It's apparently also being made into a live action movie? I'm hyped.

[Derosis]

Also, old news that i didn't find out about till today: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...be-live-action
It's apparently also being made into a live action movie? I'm hyped.

Sounds very bloody.

[Malthe]

New preview out:

Spoiler

And only a week left till first episode airs.

[Curtiss]

I am so hyped now. The preview is really short but that animation.

[madanthony]

My body is ready.

[ShinkuDragon]

mine isn't.

and won't be until the whole series is finished, i become a slave to unfinished series :(

[Curtiss]

mine isn't.

and won't be until the whole series is finished, i become a slave to unfinished series :(

This is me, especially as all three of the series I'm following now are infamous for surprises and trolling everywhere. :| Nevertheless I want in on this series.

[Malthe]

Raws are out, plus here's the opening.

Spoiler

DIS GON BE REAL GUD.

Also apparently there's german in the opening?

>Sie sind das essen wir sind die jäger(?)
>They are the food we are the hunters(?)

Which, by the way, is a pineappleing awesome battle cry for the hunting legion.

[zantgx]

Raws are out, plus here's the opening.

Spoiler

DIS GON BE REAL GUD.

Also apparently there's german in the opening?

>Sie sind das essen wir sind die jäger(?)
>They are the food we are the hunters(?)

Which, by the way, is a pineappleing awesome battle cry for the hunting legion.

Do you know any groups currently subbing this series?

[Malthe]

Spoiler

Alright, just watched first episode, and for an introductionary episode it was pretty cool. Just hope they make sure to put a lot more focus on how grotesque the titans are and how helpless they make humans feel.

Spoiler

And hoping for the timeskip to happen next episode.