Board Thread:Manga/@comment-30064439-20161113032209/@comment-24850639-20180806215437

I echo most people's sentiments on this - only Mikasa and Historia make any kind of sense, assuming of course that he even HAS to end up with somebody. Fans don't accept these relationships unless there's some kind of realistic buildup, and as it stands he only has that with these two. While I do think him and Annie could have been amusing (see Vegeta, Shikamaru, or any similar hotshots that fell for a woman who put them in their place), but again, no build up. The whole situation with Willy's sister showed that the crystalization/hardening isn't a concept he's forgotten about, but she's clearly behind in this race. We haven't seen for 4+ arcs and Eren kinda ya know, hates her? Lol

Mikasa - This one is obviously more credible, but it still makes my stomach turn. Blood-related or not, she's practically the guys' sister, and has been a super-protective one at that since wayyyy back. No matter how much Isayama makes her blush when people mention the nature of their relationship, or constantly mouth off that she just wants to be by his side, this is always gonna be like incest to me. The male lead and female lead don't always have to jump on each other's bones, the story does not suffer at all to simply have them be something else. Gotta admit though, he's certainly toying with us. The scene where she almost kisses him, and his response is essentially that he'd always be there to comfort her.......what else are we supposed to think? Eren and Historia are hitting it off like never before, she interupts with the stone face and embarasses him for no appareent reason.......what else are we supposed to think? Kishimoto admitted that he intentionally misled the fans about Naruto & Sakura at times, so it's not unheard of for it to just be a ploy and nothing else. But the question is why.....speaking of Historia.....

Historia - Their interactions don't necessarily scream future couple, and I'm ok that. That means the writer is playing no role in shipping them, which makes the best relationships. Shipping isn't relationship development, it's fantasy. Imagining two characters being all googly-eyed and fawning over one another doesn't actually improve their relationship. Interacting with one another in a way where you get to know each other better does. I assure you, Eren and Historia's ONE conversation over accepting her for being the real her is a lot more progressive for their relationship than Mikasa's constant nagging that Eren needs her help, or isn't doing something right. These things don't endear Eren to Mikasa, they just make her feel like a huge crutch that he wants to learn to live without. I love Eren and Historia's constant efforts to build each other up and encourage, that's the stuff solid/believable relationships are built on.

We're not even 150 chapters into the series, so lets not bank too hard on anything yet I suppose. By chapter 250 we might be talking about completely different girls.