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Am I the only one that feels like the ending is okay. Not the best but not the worst either. Its really bittersweet to say the least and im okay with it! In the end of the day, its Isayamas story to complete. Endings dont always make or break something, AOT is still going to be one of my favourite mangas I got to experience!

And Eren did it.. he finally killed all the titans

AOT 139 SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thoughts from a fan of 8 years and that have reread the manga a couple times

Eren is human... surprise who would have known

Can we stop with Mikasa family zoned him and thats why he did the rumbling bullshit? I thought it was just a silly meme but apparently not. What Eren expressed was wishing that he had the option to live long with Mikasa and he hates that he cant be the one to do so. But he also knows that if he didnt do this, the curse that ymir has laid apon the eldians will continue and his people will be used as titans futherdown the future. Eren is a 19 year old boy, he is a human. He will express desires and sorrow over not getting said desires. He sacrificed himself and his happiness for the happiness of the ones he loves.

I feel bad for Mikasa and I understand her why she acts like that

And lastly we have Mikasa and how alot of people say that Isayama did her dirty. I felt Mikasa's pain that last panel. I had a family memeber I was really close to who I unfortunately lost due to suicide. I visit her grave ever friday because that is the day we used to hangout after school every week. I miss her every single day and I wont ever forget how much she is worth to me. Grief hits us so differently and can be so overwhemling to some. Mikasa went hell and back with Eren, she saw him almost every single day and knowing now that she wont see him anymore... Well that shit hurts as hell and can be hard to over come. I feel a little hurtful when I see so many people calling her pathetic or desperate. Cause apparently to those people I would also be considered pathetic and desperate. Is stupid to think that way I know but I cannot help it :(

I know this post is very emotional and personal but I just really felt the characters pain in this chapter. Im not saying the AOT ending is the best ending ever because its not. I have my issues like ymir loving king fritz??????? No meantion of the creature and eren killing his own mom. But the ending had its good moments too. Its truly a bittersweet ending.

I am glad Isayama published the last chapter on the month of April, Spring time. Because now when my professors ask me why my eyes are red?! I can just use the excuse that I have pollen allergies... not that I've been crying over fiction

yes levi, we were always watching

What was the conversation between Jean and Eren in the paths during chapter 139?This is my take<3

warnings:swearing,kinda angsty,spoilers of snk chapter 139

About 900 words,,,Ik it's small leave me be😌

"Now I remember...you conscientious piece of shit."

Jean woke up back in the training corps' canteen.He felt different,he subconsciously reached up to his chin to feel his precious beard and almost groaned when instead of a thin layer of facial hair he touched smooth teenage skin.Looking around he saw someone vaguely familiar making his eyes gulp,no it can't be.There it was,a more young,scrawny version of Eren.Then he realised that he couldn't feel his hair prickling his nape anymore,it was almost as if he's traveled back in time,back in his first night as a trainee.Turning to the green eyed teen he felt his anger rise up,what is this?

"Jean,hey."Eren said and made his away from behind the table,now infront of his foe.It might have been the anger,it might have been the overwhelming oblivion and confusion but Jean found himself sending a punch on Eren, scoring a hit square on the jaw.

Eren couldn't say he was completely surprised by Jean's actions but it sure as hell caught him of guard.Holding his jaw he looked up to a very angry looking Jean,reaching for the collar of his shirt.

"Not you too Jean,fuck."he spit out.

"Eren what the fuck is this?Where are we?Is this all a twisted game of yours?Am I dead?Is that why we're back in the training corps?And if I am then why the hell am I with you?"he yelled on his face,making Eren flinch.

"Calm down you're not dead,at least not yet."Eren shrug off Jean's hands off his shirt."I just wanted to talk before we head to war.This is a kind of throw back, you'll see in a while."Jean raised his eyebrows,no longer angry just completely confused.Then his brain dinged when Eren said the word <<talk>> and his anger came back in an instant.

"What the fuck did you say to Mikasa?"his mouth speaking before his mind could process his words.Eren stiffed up.

"Ah I see you know then."his gaze fell on the ground,mood shifted.

"No,when you and your army of fascist suicidal blockheads locked us up I saw her,and she looked like her heart had been ripped off from her chest.She took the fucking scarf off! I'd never seen her without it so I assumed it was you who'd done something.Armin just informed us that you said hurtful things to her so please tell me Eren what the fuck did you say to her."he almost growled and Eren sighed.

"Well I practically told her that she only follows me around because of her Ackerman blood,that she's a slave with no free will, blindly following orders.Then I told her that I've always hated her,ever since we were kids."Jean gapped,hands snatching Eren's collar once again.

"Are you serious Eren?You had her love and you just threw all that without even thinking how lucky you are for being the one receiving her affections.You're so fucking stupid."his screech rarely affected Eren whose gaze was now dropped to the ground."Look at me you ungrateful bastard."Jean started to scream once again but stopped the moment he saw Eren's eyes filled with tears.The shorter teenager shrug off Jean's hands off his collar once again.

"You think I don't know that?You think that I haven't been hating myself for this?Fuck you don't understand what I went through to get those words,those utterly ridiculous words out,much less seem believable!"he screamed,the person that Jean had almost forgot existed was once again in the surface;an angry,loud and passionate kid.Eren.

"Wait,you didn't mean any of it?I knew it."he said looking back at his former comrade,who was wiping his tears.

"Of course I didn't mean it,how can I?Mikasa is the person I imagined spending my whole life with."

Realisation flashed across Jean's face.Spending his whole life with her? Surely that can't be platonic! Does he mean-

"You love her don't you."his words laced with heartbreak.Of course he did,how could anyone not love her.

"Now that buddy,is something we have in common." a bitter laugh escaped his lips saying these words."Everything I ever did was for you guys,for you to become heroes,to live freely.That's why I need you to fight me,kill me.The rumbling will wipe out about 80% of the world's population,after that I leave it all to you."he continued and Jean finally understood.

"You played the devil so that we could..."he trailed off and Eren nodded.

"There will no longer be Titan powers in this world by the way.After I die,all eldians will no longer be able to shift into titans."

"Fuck Eren you really are a suicidal blockhead."he smiled and the other laughed.

"Since day one...for now you will forget everything we said but you will probably remember it after everything's over."Eren finished and Jean pulled him in a tight embrace.

"Take care of her for me horseface."he felt him whisper on his neck and nodded frantically.

-

The next thing he remembers is waking up feeling his skin boiling,around him Reiner,Connie,Annie... everyone was alive.

"Now I remember...you conscientious piece of shit."

-

After seeing Sasha smiling at him and Connie he turned himself around and saw her.She was holding something in her hands lovingly,it was Eren's head,a blonde now running towards her.She really did it huh.

Don't worry Eren,I'll keep her safe for you.

ok don't hate me I hurt myself writing it too.

Me After Finally Reading AOT 139 & Finding Out My Favorite Characters Especially My Dearest Husbando Reiner Survived in the End!!

'When your legs don't work like they used to before"🕺🏻🕺🏻💀💀

Do these people know that other fandoms are laughing at us by how pathetic y'all acting? Isayama doesn't have to indulge with your whining because in the first place, it is his story, not yours. You think you are doing something but clearly you're just showing how disrespectful you are to the author. 🤦🤦

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Like nobody cares but I felt like I had to do this.

these are my goodbye words to the manga of snk:

(Sorry for my ingles)

I have my own little personal thoughts about the final chapter, I'm still trying to process the information and recover from the emotional shock I felt while reading it. I am so confused I'm not sure what I feel right now 😂

But nothing changes how grateful I am to Isayama for all these years.

I love snk so much. I knew that no matter how the ending was shown, that was not going to change.

I really had a great time all these years, especially meeting Hange was something very meaningful to me. I'm crying I'm so sad and I wish it had lasted longer...

But anyway my favorite moments of the chapter were my three babies, I mean I knew I was going to cry but damn ... Mikasa, Armin and Eren 💙

that will be really hard to watch in the anime

(And I miss them ALL already😭😭😭)

this manga save me and I'm lucky to be able to say that I was part of this when it wasn't over yet :')

Thank you so much for all these years, thank you so much to the levihan and Hange fandom for share most of the experience with me 💕

Thank you to Isayama for being a genius and to the little me who decided to watch snk and got so excited about the first episode that she watched it twice in a row

(What a weirdo)

Also another uninteresting little thing I probably won't post for a while, it's not like I do it often either but I'm just saying

ATTACK ON TITAN CHAPTER 139 SPOILERS

chapter 139. what a beautiful ending.

through the rollercoaster of emotions that many have embedded into the series, i believe this is how it all should end.

i understand that some may not like the ending because they simply expected an action-pact ending. this story is not a simple hero's journey type story. attack on titan is a plethora of opposing perspectives, reactions, and personalities of which are all complex.

within this cruel world, all we can do is fight.

"if we win, we live. if we lose, we die. if we don't fight, we can't win. fight. fight."

persevere through the adversities that are inescapable when born into this world.

what else can we do?

mikasa, truly the beauty of the cruel world.

armin, the world's savior.

eren, the sacrifice.

bittersweet isn't it?

in a world overflowing with different perspectives and interpretations, it is inevitable to be in conflict, but we can focus on how to make it right. peace may never be achieved and yet we have to strive for it.

thank you isayama-sama.

i got a headache from crying. thank you.

v <3

Isayama you’ve had your fun now so drop the real chapter RIGHT NOW!

After reading chapter 139... all I can say is I cried in public and now I’m really embarrassed

I’m going to fistfight anyone who ever hated Eren’s character because he was so well written.

The ending was so bittersweet I couldn’t have asked for anything better.

And yes I did read the leaks and see everyone criticising it and want to say they should not have judged it before reading the whole thing

( I will admit I was sceptical at the start too but reading it completely shattered all conflicted feelings I had)

Well said

I love the bittersweet ending, and I think it truly suits where the story went from the end of season 2/3 - it was no longer black and white “kill the titans to save humanity”.

To be honest the worst part of this whole thing is how the fandom is misreading the characters and being selfish about the ending. No, the ending is not going to satisfy everyone, but be grateful for the incredible story that has been built up over eleven damn years. Being so rude and selfish over an ending that doesn’t suit your taste isn’t going to change the author’s vision. Isayama created something beyond what anyone else had come up with in its time.

Instead of whining over one chapter, say

Thank you, Isayama

What Was It All For?

Or, Hamliet’s review of SnK 139: the Final Chapter.

Disclaimer: this isn’t intended to dunk on people who love/dislike things I love/dislike in the review. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and feelings thereof. 

That said, the ending is pretty in line with my predictions. While I’d give the final chapter an 8/10, the series as a whole gets a 9/10, because it nailed its themes. I don’t think endings can ever please anyone, but this is a solid one narratively. It is bittersweet: there is hope, but also pain, cruelty and beauty. It isn’t perfect, but the story was never set up to end with a fairy tale eucatastrophe. It was also never set up to end with a nihilistic ending. Whether the ending feels more bitter to you or more sweet depends on particular attachments, and it’s okay to feel how you want to feel.

The reason I personally find it satisfying is because the text did not suddenly swing a way it wasn’t heading all along: the message and themes and majority of the arcs were very, very clear, throughout the manga for the most part but especially this final arc. In fandoms, especially in long-running series, people can get attached to their theories and headcanons at the expense of ignoring the actual text. I’ve been guilty of this myself too, but I don’t think SnK pulled any last minute switches (yes it dropped some things; I’ll touch on that below).

About the conflict not being solved…

There is hope now. Paradis does have allies. Like, that’s Hizuru. 

The fact that the conflict is not solved is at admittedly disappointing, because I’d like it to be, and yet thematically better that it is not solved. The framing of the genocide has always been wrong, but my one qualm has always been that if the genocide actually led to peace, then… the framing would be a bit whacked. I thought this would be explained away by saying the cost wasn’t worth it, that it was a pyrrhic victory. Instead, Isayama’s doubling down and saying not only is the cost not worth it, it solved nothing and set the stage for potential future conflict, which is probably the best way he could have ended this. 

They have only to work towards peace slowly, with lots of risks, but it’s the only option. That’s part of what freedom means: freedom to make choices, good and bad. Eren’s attempted shortcut only hurt. 

There are never guarantees. 

About Ymir…

The attachment she feels towards King Fritz is framed as a negative thing and tt isn’t romanticized. However, I feel this wasn’t fleshed out well and that we needed more build up to this, but it’s not the end of the world (OR IS IT? sorry I couldn’t resist).

Basically, I felt it was hamfisted and a bit told, not shown. I think Ymir’s story suffered the most this ending, which sucks because she’s important to it. I don’t think the fact that Ymir loved King Fritz is inherently problematic–feelings towards abusers are very, very complex (yes, you can love or be in love with an abuser, and it doesn’t justify what they do to you, really). I think the series needed a chapter or two to explore this better. 

About Historia…

Along with Ymir, this is the biggest complaint I have about this final arc. I think we should have gotten the rest of that conversation in 131–as I’ve said before, I think the point of that conversation was that Eren could not stop his friends from making a decision he did not like. However, this needed to be emphasized more, especially given the context of what that choice was and its disturbing implications.

My sister commented that the pregnancy is likely intended to be Historia choosing a pregnancy to maintain her life instead of being fed to Zeke as a way of fulfilling her promise to Ymir: to live instead of martyring herself. This is probably the case, but personally, I think Isayama really goofed with the framing. Historia seemed miserable, was even commented to not be taking care of herself, and while that can be explored with nuance (sometimes choices aren’t what we want), it wasn’t, so Isayama messed up here too. 

As for early leaks suggesting she was just fine with genocide, it’s actually much more nuanced in the translation. Her actions here don’t seem exactly OOC given her declaration about not caring about the world, but it needed more exploration. 

I don’t like that she didn’t get to see freckled Ymir again like everyone else did. Even a panel of her appearing as she delivered the baby or something–c’mon, Yams. 

I’m going to headcanon Historia named Baby Girl Ymir. 

About Mikasa…

I love that Mikasa is the hero in the end, even more so than Armin.

Personally, I see that last panel as Eren sending a memory before he died as a way to tell Mikasa it is okay to move on, and the bird flying away as a sign Mikasa will indeed rise and move on despite Eren always being a part of her. That said, I personally would have preferred to see Mikasa be rewarded for choosing to kill Eren, at least by giving her a family and/or showing her in Hizuru. But again, unlike the early leaks which framed it as Mikasa abandoning everyone and being miserable forever, the others are on their way to her. She will live, and she does have a family on their way to her. 

About Hizuru, her mark wasn’t fully explored, which is one of the dropped points, but not one with a lot of consequence. 

The implication is vague enough, but I liked Jean combing his hair and it being either for Pieck or Mikasa ;) 

About Eren…

I don’t like Armin thanking Eren for destroying the world, because it doesn’t fit with the rest of the framing, but otherwise the story hit the framing well. 

The takes that Eren is OOC aren’t textually supported at all. Eren has never, ever been rational. Like, find me ONE place in the entire story where he’s been rational, and where he hasn’t wanted to escalate from 0-100 real quick. He’s always been a hothead with a child’s black and white view of the world. Historia called him out on it, Levi did, everyone did. Throughout the story, it was a recurring challenge. 

Eren is a big baby who has always been prone to violent outbursts (I mean he killed people at age 9 with no remorse and at age 10 went up to soldiers who were drinking on the job and screamed at them), and it’s tragic. Yet it’s why Eren has always stood out as a protagonist–because he’s allowed to be extremely flawed instead of a role model. And it sounds like I’m dunking on him, but I’m not, because this chapter reminding me of what I loved about Eren: he is a terrified, traumatized, self-loathing child. 

I wish he had let Mikasa hug him. Good grief, she loves him so much, and he needed that love so desperately.

The point of his character is that it is tragic: he’s stuck in Neverland. It’s why he’s such a good character. I wish he had been able to grow up, but he didn’t and he chose not to. He chose to die; this was a sort of suicide. If I were in his place, I hope I would choose better, but who really knows? SnK doesn’t encourage us to condemn, so I don’t say this to condemn him.

About fandom… 

It is really intriguing to me that Reddit Dudebros are raging that Isayama made Eren “an incel” as if their theories about Eren causing the rumbling all to protect Historia and the baby weren’t incel-esque? Like, it’s not that Mikasa wouldn’t sleep with him (she loved him), but instead that Eren could not be vulnerable enough to accept that love. He was too scared, too selfish and too selfless at the same time in that paradoxical human way.

Vulnerability is the opposite of toxic masculinity. It is brave, far braver than going into battle, and Eren was too scared, too ashamed to look Mikasa in the eyes, even though Armin begged him to keep trying.

She would have forgiven him. She would have run with him. 

Honestly, Eren is a Reddit Dudebro. That’s the point. They were reading themselves into Eren–as they were meant to–but failed to comprehend the framing and themes of the series, because they’re used to stories catering to their fantasies. They expected Eren to validate them, but instead Eren was written to call them out on their toxicity, entitlement, and lack of actually creating meaningful change. But also like Eren, they do have some reasons to feel scared, feel traumatized, and are genuinely suffering–but it doesn’t excuse their inflicting that suffering on others. They are still human. 

The beauty of Eremika is that even if Eren was a nightmare for most of the world, he was loved. Even if he couldn’t accept that love, he was loved. Even if he hurt and lashed out and was the worst villain in history for no reason other than “I felt like it,” he was loved. 

And it was that loved that saved the world. It was that love that made him existing in this world worth it. We know that Mikasa would never wish she had never met Eren. We know she would and will love him unconditionally, forever. Even if she moves on, she will love him. 

For Mikasa, despite the pain he caused her, the fact that he was born into the world was enough, and without her love, the world never would have been saved. It’s complex and hard to articulate exactly what I mean, but essentially SnK is saying Eren still deserved to be born and despite his cruelty and evil towards the end, he was loved, and that was beautiful. 

It’s not a popular message, this callout of toxic masculinity, nor the undercurrent underneath it, which challenges humanity to love and find beauty in the middle of cruelty, and asserts that no one, no matter how horrible a person in the world’s eyes, has a wasted life just because they’re here. 

About Armin and Annie, Gabi and Falco, and Levi:

I never thought Armin and Annie’d be canon, and now Armin’s out here saving his father-in-law. Cherry on top. Annie and Gabi are kind of foils to Eren in that Annie is very selfish and Gabi is very ideologically-focused, but they are able to overcome their flaws, get positive growth, and deserve their happy endings. I also loved Gabi throwing Falco into an embrace. Levi, too, deserved this. 

Overall:

Anyways, I found the ending beautifully existentialist, far from perfect and worthy of criticism, sure, but highly satisfying on a thematic level. SnK was my first manga and anime ever, so really, it’s a major part of the reason I have this blog. 

Thank you, Isayama, 

y’all i am suffering. hisu looks so happy with her baby, gabi and falco are grown up and taking care of levi (??lmaooo), mikasa is the love of eren’s life. this chapter definitely wasn’t a bad ending, i really like it. i wish it had been more sad but i also think mostly everyone was given a realistic conclusion? from what i’ve seen at least. levi has finally attained the peace he and his comrades had dreamed of so long ago, eren managed to protect his friends, also we got petra panels and mikasa in the ponytail which are both clearly the best parts of the chapter.

i might have different thoughts on the ending when i read the full chapter though!

also y’all need to realise that eren wasn’t the fucking bird. y’all look so stupid using that to criticize the ending, yall made it up just as an excuse to bitch about snk. you guys look so stupid, it’s embarrassing. at least give valid criticism.

THIS RIGHT HERE

PAY ATTENTION: THIS ENDING IS NOT A CLASSIC SHONEN AND IS ALLOWED TO HAVE CHARACTERS MORE DYNAMIC THAN THAT OF (don’t attack me) DEKU OR NARUTO!! EREN IS TRAGIC AND THE FACT THAT THE LIKES OF MIKASA HAS GROWN TO MOVE ON IS AN INCREDIBLE ENDING! NO ONE WANTED EVERYONE TO DIE DID THEY???

aot 139 rant bc i dont think ppl r understanding this chapter lmao

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