User blog comment:Darthmaul252/Episode 25 expectation/@comment-1971498-20130928214117

Well, new ep is causing a sh!tstorm among many manga readers. Basically Mikasa took all the spotlight, almost quite literally actually, to the point that she pretty much dominates what were meant to be other people's screentime (replacing Armin in scenes, more moments of comfort with Eren, literally beating Annie with little help from Eren's Titan form in the climax etc.)

It does beg the question though, and this is mainly an extrapolation from what we've seen in the anime.... But is there some huge fan of Mikasa in the anime staff that seriously really wanted to give her all the spotlight to the point of overshadowing other characters and blatant sugar-coating? Because it really feels like there is. I mean, I love Mikasa and all, but you ought to draw boundaries too you know. Really the best we can do at this point is enjoy the good anime-original material such as Levi and Jean's extra developmental screentime, and the interesting new perspective offered by Isayama's insistence to include Annie's laughter.