Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-27713352-20160922044803/@comment-30069705-20161003152035

30325dh wrote:

Eradicate Us wrote: Just the prior year, Isayama Hajime (the guy who does the actual manga) made it clear in an official interview that for Eren, rather than a lover, Mikasa's presence is more like a mother to him. He even went fairly in depth about it, even saying that just like towards one's actual mother, Eren will eventually get to a point where he moves away from Mikasa once he grows up and becomes independent from her, and that he might draw that scene one day. Of course, Eren obviously has more growing up to do and hasn't reached that point yet. I've heard from multiple sources, even from Japanese speakers that that interview was anime centric.

As for what I think. I wouldn't doubt if they do end up together. Though, not married, I don't think they'd make it to that point. I have a feeling they'll both die before they could. And I agree, the manga's main feature is the action, which I very much like. I'd rather that stay the focus instead of half a chapter on their potential romance.

The thing is the author also talked about things in that interview that had yet to happen even in the manga, including saying something about how Eren and Armin's relationship would not remain like close childhood friends, which obviously had yet to happen not only in the anime as far as it left off, but also in the manga even as far as it got at the time. And even now, we're still not quite at that point yet, but rather, maybe it's just about to start. And Eren also obviously still has more growing up to do yet before he can be considered fully independent from Mikasa and move away from her, even as far as the manga is now, which is why the author said he "might draw that scene one day", something he obviously hasn't done yet if he's talking about something he will do in the future, which would also certainly put it past where the anime left off.

Agreed with everything else though. And yes. Let us hope the franchise doesn't focus too much on that stuff that it takes away from what really makes Attack On Titan the excellent masterpiece it is (like the plot and action).

And let us also hope that if they do confess and get together, it's only after all the fighting is finally over. Otherwise, if they do so before the fighting is over, that could be foreshadowing the horrors to come, and it will be even more heartbreaking and traumatizing if one or both of them die. But if one or both die without any confessions, it will still be sad, but it won't be as bad.