Board Thread:Manga/@comment-5774380-20160609000528/@comment-24407809-20160624210431

Correctionsareneededbadly wrote: Do you know how many times every single character would be dead in real life?

Do you know how many Titans there are in real life?

Correctionsareneededbadly wrote: The rational response is realizing that real-world rules don't apply here, especially in terms of falls.

Yes, real-world rules should not be applied in this situation, as it is a work of fiction. And since it is a work of fiction, the author can choose to kill off any characters he wishes in order to tell his story. Nothing is beyond the realm of possibility.

Correctionsareneededbadly wrote: But it is very common in manga in general to make people at least think there is a good possibility of them being dead, to keep them reading to find out. And given that everyone tends to survive, (if he is alive) there's an added reason to make him really look dead.

True, but it's also not uncommon for manga and/or anime to kill off main characters (usually, I'll admit, near the end of the story, but seeing as AOT is already over 60% complete, we're fast approaching "main character death" territory). Just a few examples are:


 * Deadman Wonderland
 * Death Note
 * Future Diary
 * Fuuka
 * Gokukoku no Brynhildr
 * Kill la Kill
 * Parasyte -the maxim-
 * Soul Eater
 * Tokyo Ghoul Root A