Board Thread:Theories/@comment-26624146-20170814155115/@comment-36307699-20180807204958

HanataSanchou wrote: I can't root for Eren X Mikasa, I just can't. It's incredibly awkward for you to put your penis in someone you saw as your sister practically your entire life.

Mikasa herself referred to him as "family" earlier in the series when Ian kinda teased her. She always wants to be by his side because ever since they were little he threw himself into situations where he needed help, but refused to admit he needed it. Her actions are generally driven by a sisterly love, not a romantic one. Does that mean it's impossible for her to develop romantic feelings? Absolutely not, but that's not a natural progression of their relationship. A natural progression of their relationship would be her realizing that she can't ALWAYS be there for him, and that at some point she has to learn to trust Eren to handle things on his own.

Eren hasn't shown even the SLIGHTEST signs of looking at Mikasa that way, in fact he spends most of their relationship being annoyed that she thinks she always needs to stick up for him. Why would Eren be in love with someone who constantly doesn't trust him to handle his shit? Who says "No Eren, I'm going with you because [insert reasons she babies him]". Again, them all of a sudden being googly-eyed for each other over this isn't a natural progression of their relationship. From Eren's side, this would be him finally telling her that she's gotta trust him. Sure, he's yelled at her plenty of times to stop treating him like a baby brother, but that's not the same as having a heart-to-heart where he explains to her that she needs to start viewing him as someone she can rely on.

Until either, or both of these moments happen, you ErenXMikasa shippers need to stop sipping the kool-aid. Let me clarify that I don't give a damn who he ends up with either way, I just want it to MAKE SENSE. The current Eren-Mikasa dynamic would have to shift rather dramatically for it to make sense for them to bump uglies. As far as Historia goes, it makes sense to me, but not simply because ErenXMikasa inherently doesn't. There are deeper story implications for the two of them getting together, the same cannot be said for ErenXMikasa. While at the moment that erenxmikasa isn't romantic. First of all, they did see one another as friends/makeshift family. Mikasa sees eren from someone who came to her rescue from the traffickers and since developed a deep connection with him. Eren doesn't sees Mikasa as a sibling such as him telling her to stop treating each other as siblings of sorts.

I agree with you that we all jumping the gun too quick. However, it just occurs to me recently that erenxmikasa relationship went from something neutral into a plutonic one with each chapter progressing.

Before you freaked out, just hear me. Plutonic relationship is where two individuals do in fact love one another but aren't sexualising it aka having sex. The reason that this theory occurred to me recently because I remember another anime/manga that has two characters that loves and wants to protect each other. This anime/manga that I'm referring to is Claymore.

Okay to explain this, I will compare the two characters from Claymore towards Eren and Mikasa. The two characters from it are known as Raki and Clare. Raki and Clare are absolute strangers when they first met one another. However, Clare decides to invite Raki to tag along with her as a cook. As the story continues, their relationship grew towards a point that they love one another and wanted to protect each other, even though the two kissed once and never had sex.

Now here is Eren and Mikasa relationship in Attack on Titans. They both met when Mikasa was kidnapped by the traffickers and managed to kill them. The Yeager family, including Eren invited Mikasa into their home, but there is no indication that they officially adopted her. As the story continues, Eren and Mikasa relationship began kind of like friends living together. Eren doesn't sees Mikasa as a sibling, but another person he cares, and Mikasa felt the same thing with a need to protect him. As time goes on and with one situation occurs behind another. Their relationship grew into a form of plutonic love and desire to protect each other, even one time Mikasa looks like that she was going to kiss him.

In essence, comparing the characters from both two anime/manga. I have reason to believe that Eren and Mikasa relationship is at the moment plutonic, just like Raki and Clare.

Sorry everyone for going off topic, but I wanted to bring that info forward and I saw that comment from HanataSanchou. Thanks for the info and your belief in the theory HanataSanchou.

Okay back to the topic.