Board Thread:Manga/@comment-25933225-20191203092744/@comment-33077628-20200625005825

I think, the more fantastical a story is, the more different it's world is from ours, the less likely it's events will make sense under severe scrutiny.

Think of our world, now think of how much a small change can impact all our lives in it. A few years ago there was no Whatsapp, and now it's almost impossible to live a "normal" life without it. Now, imagine if someone discovered teleportation, how much just that one power would change our lives? It's safe to say no one would be able to predict just how different the world would become, how many different applications there would be for this new technology.

In SNK, the world is very different from ours, and what's worse is that the rules keep changing as new chapters introduce new powers. If we did live in that world, I'm sure we would find a million different uses for every fantastical element in it. The author tries to imagine what that world would be like based on the rules he himself created. As he introduces new powers and changes the rules, he's at risk of undermining the logic of the world he created.

In a story like this, you have to take it with a grain of salt. Not everything will be able to be explained using the physics and logic of our world. It's good when the author is able to explain things in a satisfying way, but for somethings you just have to accept "it is what it is" or "it's Magic!". The fantastical elements will never be able to be fully explained, so they just have to be explained in a way that makes enough sense to satisfy most people.

It bothers me that ,almost at the end of the story, Eren comes in direct contact with Ymir and attains a "brand new bag" of powers, never seen before in the world. At this late in the game, the rules of what can be done and what can't be done should have been clear. If Eren is suddenly able to fix the biggest conflicts of the story with "Magic", it will be very disappointing.