Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20181109001854/@comment-4383890-20181110042716

Tdfern14 wrote: Penguinluver1431 wrote:

Tdfern14 wrote: Penguinluver1431 wrote:

Except I'm still trying to enjoy the series, it started out great, but the author isn't exactly throwing bones at us when it comes to chapters that are truly enjoyable without obvious flaws. It just really went downhill after the basement reveal, that was probably the most disappointing moment ever. I just...didn't like the whole concept of Marley and global politics and whatnot. Look I know I despise Gabi, but honestly, aside from Falco, none of the new Marley characters are what I would call crowning achievements, and I was actually quite pleased with what Eren did.

I'm a bit more old school with the whole concept of "eye for an eye", so when I read fiction I am a HUGE proponent of revenge and retaliation. I thought AoT would have been the embodiment of that, now it just seems like the same brand of "everyone is redeemable" soup that Naruto gave us. Even though we all know very well that NOT everyone is redeemable. Some characters are complicated and complex, some are just monsters. Well if you want a manga about revenge then read Revenge Classroom it might be your cup of tea or "wine". However be warned it may end up being the your next big bluster. I admit you are right the Marely characters are not exactly up to snuff compare to the cast we are used to on Paradis. I guess this is because they are the endgame villains of this series therefore may not be given much development. But I have hope they may be explained or explored a bit more in the future. But you not say the basement reveal was disappointing, that was the thing driving up the series and moving it forward. I thought it was very fitting & explained a lot of what it did. Do you think it could have been done better? You are trying to enjoy the series but it seems like you are struggling. Defiinitely struggling as of the past year. I wasn't even upset by the whole serum bowl controversy like the rest of the fandom seemed to be. It was the big reveal of the outside world that I really had doubts about the future of the series. The way they had explained the nature of the Titans before, my impression was that it would end up being some kind of apocalyptic event that caused the events prior to the series, or that it would be a bit more mystical in terms of legends like Ymir and the "Devil" and so forth. Big evil government from across the ocean was...not a good story element. I didn't like it in the least, it was such a letdown. That's when I started to realize Isayama had jumped the shark and that the writing had been slowly but surely going downhill. I'm still trying to stick with it since I liked the beginning, but lately the cons have outweighed the pros. I mean the series is reaching its endgame or conclusion soon. So I guess that means whatever goes as the series is reaching its ending. Since the outside world was also the goal, but what comes after is there more to discuss? I mean if the series is just dragging along because its a popular franchise then yes it jumped the shark, but I don't think it has happened yet we shall see. I kinda wonder if YouTubers who review the Marely arc will feel the same way as you? I'm sure there will be some, YouTube seems to consist of the most hate in any fandom anyway, especially for something as big as AoT. But before Marley arc, I had no reason to agree with them on negativity. Now it's pretty much what I feel after each new chapter, sans 110, I really hoped things would improve after that.

But back to the current chapter, I just cannot for the life of me understand why people see Mr. Blouse's anti-revenge speech as some moving and amazing moment, or how they could so easily forgive Mikasa and Gabi for what they did. Gabi's crimes are obvious, but Mikasa, as a soldier, should have known better. And Mr. Blouse's disposition of not taking revenge is, in my book, a sign of weakness and extreme cowardice. I almost wouldn't want him for a father.