Board Thread:Manga/@comment-34196931-20190808205129/@comment-35822279-20190808220635

I thought this was a really solid transitional chapter from a battle section to a revelatory section. The chapter had a few decent surprises, brisk pacing, and some truly oustanding visuals to make sure that even though this wasn't earth shattering it was still a very enjoyable read.

Pros:

- The biggest positive I can think of with this chapter was the artwork as the panels really popped off the page with prominent examples being the crows flying over the walls & Eren standing in front of the paths (neat it really does look like Yggdrasil) as the composition, drawing, and panelling were all truly exceptional throughout these specific panels and the chapter at large.

- The next positive thing was getting to understand the nature of Ymir a little bit more seeing that ironically enough for someone who is basically god she is also a slave with little will of her own which opens up a lot of intriguing possibilities for the future of the series (Ex. a new contender for the "you are free" panel?).

- The last positive thing was that Zeke looks like he is going to receive a healthy dose of development as a result of reveals regarding both Grisha & Eren and why they continued to fight and act the ways that they did. I guess it also leaves Zeke in a intriguing place as like Gabi he will be a barometer for whether people really can change (at least on the micro level) as he'll either learn the value of life through his father & brother's memories or stubbornly stick to his nihilistic outlook.

Cons:

- I found this to be just a really good chapter with no big flaws really sticking out to me as I found this to be a clear tablesetting chapter (probably for the next 3 chapters) and it's overall merit will depend on how future chapters build on the material present here. I am overall feeling very optimistic about the future of the series right now and think with time I will see this as a very well done chapter similar to the chapter 96-99 stretch in Marley or in other words set up done right.