The peace forced by Eren Jaeger at the end of Shingeki no Kyojin It won’t last forever. A somber addition, which we first saw in the extra pages for chapter 139 of the manga that came out with volume 34 in June 2021, served as a post-credits scene for Attack on Titan Final Season The Final Chapters special 2the closing of the anime adaptation.
As Eren explains during his farewell conversation with Amin: “this fight will not end.” His plan with the “Retumbar” only bought time for his contemporaries in Paradis. Reducing the numbers of the rest of civilization to 20 percent equalized the burdens, so that the survivors cannot respond to their genocidal acts immediately or unilaterally. However, such devastating actions will not be forgotten. This infernal contest will continue sooner or later.
The meaning of the post-credits scene Attack on Titan
During the closing credits of Attack on Titan We see different postcards of Paradis through the years. All this from the angle of the tree under which Eren’s grave was placed, and which is still visited by his friends and his respective descendants. We even see that Eren’s wish for Mikasa to die at an advanced age is fulfilled. All pretty sweet so far.
As time passes, Paradis evolves into a technologically advanced city. At the same time, the tree with Eren’s remains continues to grow out of proportion. Then, war breaks out once again. Shiganshina is bombed to rubble.
In the post-credits scenes, we see a boy and his dog discover the gigantic tree in the middle of this dystopian scenario. One quite reminiscent now of the one where Ymir Fritz originally gained power over the Titans. Thus, the boy decides to enter it, while the screen fades to black.
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In interview with The New York Times For the broadcast of the final episode of the anime, Hajime Isayama thus responded to the question about the meaning of this post-credits scene in Attack on Titan. Does it imply that there will be no end to the conflict presented and the cycle will continue to repeat itself?
“I suppose there could have been an outcome in [Attack on Titan] that it was a happy ending, the war was over and everything was fine and great. I guess that could have been possible.”commented the mangaka. “At the same time, [la idea del] End of fights and disagreements itself seems a bit artificial. It seems like it’s not even credible. It’s just not plausible in the world we live in now. And then, unfortunately, I had to give up that kind of happy ending.”
Everything seems to indicate that the discovery and power struggles to possess the forces of the Titans, as well as the cycle of discrimination, hatred, violence and oppression that they entail, are about to restart.
As an extra curiosity, in the days before the broadcast, Isayama apologized for the changes he requested to the storyboard in a message to the site Web from the anime. “I’m looking forward to seeing how it will be expressed [el clímax del final] in the anime,” he said. mangaka to the fans, “please watch until the end.” Without changing the idea, but considering that there is an expansion in the presentation of that manga concept, was the author referring to this post-credits scene of Attack on Titan?
You can purchase the work printed in Mexico through Panini Manga. On the other hand, all the episodes of the anime can be found on Crunchyroll.