Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20200408113657/@comment-45387321-20200414213950

Penguinluver1431 wrote: Jayrob95 wrote: Eden Ushinatta wrote:

Actually, for Marley, they could get away with 6 or less, trim down on some of the repetitive exposition. First episode could easily cover the opening battle with the Mideast and probably the train ride back, the second covers life in Liberio, the third for the festival prep, then the fourth and fifth for the Liberio attack and the Walldian's POV near the end. And if they absolutely have to cover the flashbacks for RBA, one episode should be enough as most of the flashback chapters were filler and did not give new or relevant information. That leaves plenty of room remaining for the final arc (almost 20 episodes), and since some of the recent chapters feel rushed, trimming the Marley arc in the anime to the bare minimum needed (as opposed to the painfully slow and unnecessary exposition prior to Eren's attack) would allow the anime to expand on certain areas where we actually need more exposition (which probably also they can cut some of the dialogue from the early chapters of the final arc and start flowing directly into the first major battle). 6 episodes or less for a 16 chapters arc? 16 chapters, 45 pages each. I find it amusing that you decided on your own which parts are irrelevant and didn't provide any significant content for the plot development. Isayama put these parts there for a reason. If there weren't necessary his editor would have pointed them out. Unless Isayama comes out and says that he is disappointed with the way he wrote the scenes, then there is absolutely no reason to assume that these scenes won't be animated. Especially considering that they are thematically significant to Reiner's character arc. Not to mention Eren's as well. Anyway, that's not happening. Not in a million years. I mean anything can happen. Things getting shortened is nowhere close to being out of the realm of possibility. Well it wouldn't be the first time Isayama expressed a desire to change certain things about an arc in the anime (Uprising for starters, they definitely make the right call cutting some of the more repetitive exposition for the sake of progressing the story). Not to mention sometimes directors take their own creative liberties with scenes, provided it doesn't compromise too much of the author's original vision.

Also consider the break cards usually have a boatload of information about the world of AoT, so anything that is excessively informative but not overly plot-relevant can just go on one of those and the more dedicated anime viewers can pause on those cards.

As for the Marley arc, where exactly have I misjudged what's plot relevant? The massive info dump Falco gets in the beginning could easily just be a short intro narrated by someone else, just like how the series started with a narration about humanity living in fear of the Titans. And the only thing about the RBA flashback that's really plot-relevant is seeing Marco devoured by Ymir, other than that, it's literally just the attack on Wall Maria "from the other side". That doesn't need to take up half the anime adaptation of the arc. And as I also said before, a LOT of what happens in the Marley arc is recapped in the beginning of the final arc, so it shouldn't need to take up too much of the anime. Nearly all the relevant parts to the remainder of the story begin once the festival begins, which is just shortly after the RBA flashback. Every single part is significant. The battle of Fort Slava serves as an introduction to the new characters. The aftermath also establishes their personalities and Reiner's struggles. All of them are necessary, because some of the newly introduced characters play large roles later on, especially Gabi and Falco. Reiner's flashbacks are relevant, because of his discussion with Eren back in chapters 99-100. And they promote major themes of the series. The Marleyan side gets humanized, something important, considering where the story is right now. If the anime skips all that, the result will be a sloppy, nonsensical adaptation, where the watcher won't be able to sympathize with the new characters. Something that goes against Isayama's wishes. Reiner was promoted to a main character by Isayama, officially. Yoy think the anime will throw away all of his development and the build up to it, because you think it slows down the plot? If that was the case, then there was no reason for the episode with the narration provided by Keith Shadis, nor the 104th Training Arc. I can think of a ton of  "plot-irrelevant" moments that helped develop characters who needed it. Writing a story effectvely, that is praised requires that moments. It requires establishing the main themes of each segment and the characters present. Else is a half-assed job, that indicates laziness.