Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Week Thirteen: Manga, Anime, and Japanese Culture


Although a tad bit late, during this week I had the opportunity to present the manga that inspired to take this class. Attack on Titan is an anime that made a lot of traction westward back in 2016.

In this manga, we are placed within a post apocalyptic manga series where humanity lives within territories that are surrounded by enormous walls that protect them from humanoid creatures. These creatures or the Titans intent are to attack the humans, and consume the human population for substance. The story follows Eren Jaeger, who lives within wall Mark.

After the death of Eren's mom, he joins the training corps with the intention to become a scout, and kill all the titans.Throughout his journey, he discovers that he has the ability to become the one thing he despised the most, a Titan. Throughout the series he uses this to his advantage to help the humans and to obtain his long desired goal.

I love many things about this anime, whether it be the story, the art style, or the dynamic camera angles that show the main characters soaring through the environment. Although this anime/ manga is quite mainstream in nature, it holds a special place in my heart. If it wasn't for this anime, I wouldn't be in this class inquiring on a variety of other manga and animes.

1 comment:

  1. If you have the time I would highly recommend keeping up with the manga. The story goes deeper than what anyone would expect.

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