After ten years, the Attack on Titan anime series has concluded. It’s the end of an era as Eren’s search for ultimate freedom comes to an end. The adaption has had many ups and downs, but it has grown in popularity to become one of today’s most popular titles. The conclusion, as is often the case with powerful shows, left spectators with many unanswered topics to ponder and analyze. For better or worse, the series conclusion was substantially the same as the manga’s prolonged ending, with a few minor modifications.
However, there is one change in the series that even the hardcore Attack on Titan fans might not have been able to point out, but it is a major change in the storyline. This not only somewhat changes the ending of the epic series, but also reflects on the character of Eren who was hell-bent on killing the entire world.
Major Change in Attack on Titan Anime
The most significant alteration in the anime series was the debate between Eren Yeager and Armin Arlert about Eren’s decision and the truth of his actions. Armin complimented Eren in the anime series for showing him the life outside the walls. Eren stated that he simply said the rumble was unavoidable since he was an idiot who couldn’t make anything different happen. In an unexpected turn, Armin then accepts responsibility for the rumbling, declaring that “we did this” rather than letting Eren take the weight of the consequences.
As the two embraced before Eren’s final farewell, they agreed that the next time they see each other would be in hell. This is in complete opposition to Eren and Armin’s last contact in the manga, in which Eren never acknowledged his flaws and Armin reluctantly praised him for his sacrifice.
Other Changes in Attack on Titan Anime
Another alteration in the series was that during the credit roll, multiple images and image rolls showed the tree where Eren was buried, with Paradis in the background. As time passes, viewers can see the land being restored from the ground up and transformed into a lovely sight. The architecture in the manga gave readers the sense that the time leap occurred perhaps a generation after the events of the rumbling, but this was not the case in the anime. Some of Eren and Mikasa’s sequences were prolonged, particularly their time in the cabin.
The Attack on Titan anime conclusion might be interpreted as an attempt to correct some of the flaws committed by Hajime Isayama in the manga. These changes however small added a little depth to the series and may have also saved it from going through the same controversy that attacked the manga.
