![]() The episode features the Eldian army engaged in a war that they’ve been fighting for four years and the central character, Falco, appears to be just as confused as the audience. What’s beautiful about this premiere is that it feels like Attack on Titan is getting pleasure out of how much it’s messing with its audience. It helps this season begin on a note that’s both exciting and destabilizing in a way that Attack on Titan has never been before. Audiences knew that these final episodes would signal unprecedented change, but it’s amazing just how much this new story arc reinterprets everything that’s come before it. One would assume that Eren, Mikasa, Armin, and Levi are still the series’ main characters, but there’s nothing in the opening credits to assure viewers of this, which turns out to be representative of the episode itself. The title sequence is full of aggressive explosions and depressing imagery that immerses the audience in persistent conflict and offers no familiar reference points to latch onto for help. It doesn’t matter who is the one that ends the cycle because it becomes a victory that ripples through past and future generations.Īttack on Titan’s final season immediately differentiates itself from the previous years and it’d be easy to confuse its new opening theme with one that belongs to a completely different anime if it didn’t advertise Attack on Titan’s name. It’s explicit because this is supposed to be one big story that’s been hundreds of years in the making. Attack on Titan hasn’t made these allusions to the past very subtle, especially when some characters share the memories of their ancestors. The anime has always reflected random pieces of this larger generational story, whether it’s through the Jaeger family, the Reiss lineage, or the more recent developments revolving around the war between the Eldians and Marleyans. In many ways it feels like this final arc is really what Attack on Titanhas been all about and that the series has just finally reached the point in its story where it can fully realize itself. The final moments of last season posed the question, “If we kill all of our enemies over there, will we finally be free?” Attack on Titan’s fourth and final season is ready to dig into the complex nature of that question as it sets the stage for an ending year that’s big and rewarding both in terms of the chaotic action sequences and as an introspective character study. The group has taken on some difficult opponents over the past three seasons, but as they prepare to invade Paradis Island and dethrone a corrupt king they begin to understand that the end to all of this warfare is finally within grasp. ![]() The third season of Attack on Titan ends with a lengthy jump forward in time where Eren and company are seemingly more ready than ever to realize their goal. This Attack on Titan review contains spoilers. ![]()
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