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Okay so AoT 139. A mess of a chapter with some nice concepts. Firstly, I’m not against a ‘happy’ ending. I’m a sucker for time-skip epilogues so I appreciated those parts. My main issue is character conclusions. None of the main characters got a great one except Levi-
No idea why Historia’s subplot was built up for nothing. Mikasa’s role in this chapter felt forced. Ymir wanting to break free because of Mikasa? The comparison of EM to Ymir’s relationship with Fritz is very odd, and don’t even get me started on that. Ymir loved him??
I really like that the Bert-Dina thing was brought up but it really wasn’t given time to sink in. This arc had an issue of prioritization and this chapter suffered a lot from it. The structure of the chapter is actually great, but there’s simply not enough pages to cover
everything. Reiner’s conclusion was almost non existent. He got the treatment of any other side character when he’s more than that. Everyone turning into titans just to be brought back a chapter later is a bit weird too. At the end of the day, the alliance really stopped the
Rumbling with unbelievably minimal repercussions. A more general complaint I have is just the chapter feeling unnatural. Several lines could’ve been worded better and some are corny attempts of just giving us last minute callbacks.
I genuinely wonder if this is what Isayama really wanted to write. It feels so off considering his abilities. One consistent positive I have is the art. Really like several pages, especially the spread with Eren and Armin
It hurts me that it didn’t end on a high note. This really disappoints me but my love for AoT is what it always was. I think it’s just impossible for me to fall out of love with it anymore. It’s gonna take some time for this ending to really sink in. Might like it more with time,
maybe less, but anyways, I love AoT and appreciate what Isayama has wrote for us throughout the years. No fictional story has ever impacted me this much. Not a stretch to say it changed my life. Truly sucks that it this is the end. I have uncountable great memories with this
story. God knows if something will ever hit me like AoT did again. So much time spent watching and reading theories. Made lots of friends over discussions. A big chunk of my daily life is slowly gonna fade away and it feels surreal. Didn’t think I’d be saying this but I’m
literally on the verge of tears writing this. I really love this story from the bottom of my heart. Thank you Isayama.
