Attack on Titan Season 2 Review

2000 years from now, humans are nearly exterminated by titans. Titans are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A small percentage of humanity survived by walling themselves in a city protected by extremely high walls, even taller than the biggest of titans. Flash forward to the present and the city has not seen a titan in over 100 years.

Teenage boy Eren and his foster sister Mikasa witness something horrific as the city walls are destroyed by a colossal titan that appears out of thin air. As the smaller titans flood the city, the two kids watch in horror as their mother is eaten alive. Eren vows that he will murder every single titan and take revenge for all of mankind.

What the Truth About the Titans Means For the Story

It's pretty much confirmed during the opening scene where Moblit and the other scouts' visit Connie's hometown that the Titans were all once humans. Although, you can kind of gauge the truth from one of the earlier episodes this season when the Titan with the tiny limbs freaked Connie out by welcoming him home, along with the twice (or thrice?) stated facts that none of the horses in the stables were taken, and why would Titans wreck an abandoned town?

As Eren is just beginning to understand his newfound power and its implications, we get a long-distance zoom to find Beast Titan still perched upon a wall, watching to see how things turn out. However, he’s not alone; a blonde man also watches from upon the Titan’s shoulder. Is this an ally of the Beast or simply his human form who’s managed to step outside of his Titan shell? There’s a lot more to discover within the world of

Attack on Titan and I, for one, am thrilled that Season 3 will be coming within the next year or so.

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