Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-27713352-20160922044803/@comment-30069705-20161003143347

ZeroAssault wrote: Or maybe, just maybe, the scene that you actually think that Mikasa wanted to kiss Eren, actually a scene of him looking to her tears. Also the reaction of her pushed by him was common. She was shocked because being pushed just after giving thanks to him for wrapping his muffle to her. But sure though, the anime will be Mikasa's trying to kiss Eren.

^This. I could see all of this being the case. And depending on the translation (like the one on mangafreak in particular), Eren might not have been talking strictly about wrapping the scarf around just Mikasa and being together with her, but pretty much anyone in need. It could have been symbolic. He could have meant that he would fight to save everyone somehow, and maybe even wrap more scarfs around other people who need it if he can, and that all of them would stick together as friends and comrades should, and even if they're physically far apart, they'll still remain close in spirit as friends and family.

Other translations may suggest otherwise, but that's just the one I'm familiar with. I've never seen the japanese raws of chapter 50, and even if I were to, I can't read or translate japanese. Either way, it doesn't really need to be taken as romantic, as the love one feels towards their mother, which is also considered a precious thing, is already confirmed to be how Eren really feels about her anyways. Of course, it still can be taken as romantic if one chooses.

I'm also waiting to see what Isayama Hajime does with this talk of Eren growing up and becoming independent from Mikasa and moving away from her. And even before that, there's going to be a separation between Eren, Armin, and Mikasa, something I'm also interested in seeing. The author said that this separation could change Mikasa to being more like how she was as a child. Then they may reunite at some point, and with overall improved and healthier relationships. That could be the turning point where Eren starts seeing Mikasa more as a woman. Or he may still see her as a mother figure, and meanwhile, Mikasa will probably have formed bonds with other people and see them more like family as well, while still being close to Eren and Armin, but she won't be focused too much on Eren anymore (in fact, if she really does have romantic feelings for him, she may even get over him). She may be ready to let him go at the time he grows independent of her and moves away from her next. That could give us a good reason to see Mikasa say "See you later, Eren." like what we saw in Eren's dream in the first chapter.

I know a lot of people are convinced that Mikasa has romantic feelings for Eren, and for good reason, but a lot of people must have also been convinced that Naruto had romantic feelings for Sakura, but that later turned out to not actually be the case, but rather, it was just part of his rivalry with Sasuke, and Naruto later showed that he was clearly not romantically interested in Sakura, and he never got together with her (the main girl) in the end either, but instead ended up with Hinata (who was a major supporting character, but not the main girl). Something similar might turn out to be the case with the whole thing involving Eren and Mikasa as well (just without the rivalry thing), where Mikasa gets clearly shown to not be romantically interested in Eren, and they don't get together in the end either. Mikasa really is like the anti-Sakura, as I've even seen someone else say before.

I kind of feel like it may be a little late for the author to do this though. I hope he can do this without taking away from the actual story.