Board Thread:Manga/@comment-31940900-20160812012012/@comment-26197868-20160812025430

MasteroftheWastes wrote: One hting i've noticed is that AoT really doesn't delve deep into it's lore, which is a damn shame for sure. It's understandable that a monthly series would be bambasted for being slow paced if it delved balls deep into it's lore.

I like some aspect of this world, it's just a shame we never really get time to explore it. I like the noble caste and their relationship with the government and military. I like the Reiss Dynasty of Kings, and would like to know more about their family's long history.

Little things like that. It is a shame though. I wish we could learn more about the lore... I also really wish that Isayama would have dove deeper into character aspects. Whether its a supporting character or a main character, some background may add a larger sense of empathy for the characters, and a larger feeling of gried when the characters die. Even learning about the Reiss family history or small towns mentioned in the series would help with detail.

Now Isayama is amazing at adding detail to his series, but a bit more detail could either make or break the series. Like, if he added just a bit of character background, the series could be fine, but if he added a few episodes worth, some fans may get upset. Cruel world, right?

However, Isayama did say (i think it was in 'Inside and Outside') that he wish he could have gone deeper into stuff like that, but was afraid to have the series fail. ( Wouldn't it be great if Isayama made a 'spin off' series of sorts, where he shows certain characters and their history?)  What a shame, since the series has exploded since then. He also said that he'd like to make a spinoff novel like that in the future. (Which means that the Reiss family could get more background.)

I feel like I'm the only one who wants to learn about the small villages or hometowns of characters, like Jinae, or Utopia, or Krolva!!! I'm so curious to see how each villages' society runs, and how the characters of snk grew up!

It's the little things that we want to know that would make SNK that much greater, yet its pretty great as it is. Think of it as adding chocolate chips to a plain cookie. Although the cookie may taste great on its own, the chocolate chips make it taste amazing! I agree entirely with you, in short.