This volume didn't have quite the level of action in it as previous ones, so it's hard for me gauge on that point. I like this story arc as it really gives depth to the supporting cast which I think becomes more important later on.
Isayama does it early enough in the series that it may not matter too much because most of the story so far has focused on Eren, Mikasa and Armin. I think I prefer the anime's approach of having it chronologically rather than as a flashback. We also get a lot more back story on the other members of their trainee class. as they spend their time in training to fight the titans. This volume is a giant flashback, that was presented chronologically in the anime series. Isayama does it early enough in the series that it may not matter too much because most of the story so far has focused on Eren, Mikasa and A Story Story This volume is a giant flashback, that was presented chronologically in the anime series. Totally recommend this series, it's just really cool and a total twist on a futurist themed story.more So, if you suddenly get confused or think some pages are missing don't worry, their not. You get a way better feel for why these people are so willing to trust Eren and die for him because in prior books you don't get the whole picture.Īs I said before, the beginning of the book introduces Eren as a Titan and the ending goes back to this but the entire middle is trainee time. Basically, his scooby-gang, if you will.Įach character from book 2 is either talked about a little bit or at least shown as a teenager. The struggles Eren had to face as he went through his training and his interactions with the other characters you meet in book 2. This volume is actually pretty neat because we get a better look at what it takes to become a soldier in this world. You This volume focuses on Eren and Mikasa as trainees in the military unit, so be prepared for lots of flashbacks. Each character from book 2 is either talked about a little bit or at least shown as a teenager. This volume focuses on Eren and Mikasa as trainees in the military unit, so be prepared for lots of flashbacks. The author did it perfectly though by giving us a fully realized action arc to get us invested before delving in to all the technical aspects of the world he created. I found it very interesting, if not overly exciting. The entirety of the middle chapters was a flashback to the years of training that the main characters went through. While it did wrap up the arc of Volumes 1-3, Volume 4 was more about the past, and storytelling, with the majority focusing on character building and background stories. The author did it perfectly though by giving us a fully realized action arc to get us invested before del This was a good one, but it didn't have as much action.
This was a good one, but it didn't have as much action. Now that we have that out of the way, I just want to slam gifs of Levi down. I think the switching did work for the scene between Jean and Marco, though.
You see the cadets training before they graduate and encounter new threats. The sudden switch from the present storyline to the past was very abrupt, and I like that the anime handled it more smoothly by keeping the timeline linear.
He's a great foil for Eren, and his inner struggle between safety and heroism is interesting. This was a good volume for developing many supporting characters, and I like that a lot of the focus is on Jean. Technically Levi was only in it for a handful of pages. You see the cadets tr Guess who showed up.