| An interview of "Shingeki no Kyojin" mangaka Hajime Isayama was revealed on December 4, 2013. In the interview, he mentions that he is thinking about changing the ending he already had a rough idea about. Influencing his decision is the popularity the series has gained from its anime and upcoming live-action movie adaptations. He states that he now has a new idea for the ending, but feels conflicted. Though he does not wish to abandon his original idea, he is concerned about the effect the ending will have. Source: White Screen Story by -Zeaos  |
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| I'm just hoping that this new idea for the ending doesn't end up becoming disappointing. |
Sorayin said: I'm guessing that the original ending was too depressing for the fanbase which is now mostly composed of 12 year olds. The Type B Otaku these days are soft, they don't want a kill em all ending in which they'll see their much loved characters dying a gruesome death. |
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| Who knows? Maybe he's changing it to make everyone end up dying an anti-climactic death? |
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Emnay said: Who knows? Maybe he's changing it to make everyone end up dying an anti-climactic death? Can't wait to see that. |
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| Business-wise, this is a good decision to make. I mean, we all remember what happened when Bioware pissed off their fanbase with Mass Effect 3. |
| M Night Shyamalan twist ending. |
rodacDec 6, 2013 10:56 PM
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| I sense something hilarious coming out of this. |
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| I just hope the ending answers some questions the fans have... Otherwise, better not be a disaster. |
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| I smell disaster. |
| I pray he keeps the original ending. |
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Red_Keys said: [M Night Shyamalan twist ending. OT: I just hope he doesn't screw up the story. Realizing you want to change something is natural, I'm all for it as long as I don't feel that it messes anything up. |
rodacDec 6, 2013 11:00 PM
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| I think Isayama should've just kept this thought to himself since we won't really get to know whether this is good or bad. Unless he decides to tell us the alternate ending he had in mind when the manga ends. Which ever ending he chooses, I just hope I won't be disappointed ^^ |
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| I didn't even think that the manga would end any time soon. Talking about the ending already?! |
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IntroverTurtle said: LOL hahaha I laughed out loud |
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tingy said: He said in the interview one where everyone dies is what he was planning. Something about it being similar to "The Mist" whatever that movie did, he spoiled it for me annyways.I think Isayama should've just kept this thought to himself since we won't really get to know whether this is good or bad. Unless he decides to tell us the alternate ending he had in mind when the manga ends. Which ever ending he chooses, I just hope I won't be disappointed ^^ |
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Sorayin said: I'm guessing that the original ending was too depressing for the fanbase which is now mostly composed of 12 year olds. This makes me mad and sad at the same time. I don't want a soft ending just because he thinks it's best for the fanbase. Give me an ending that you think is the best for the story and forget the softies dammit. |
IntroverTurtle said: tingy said: He said in the interview one where everyone dies is what he was planning. Something about it being similar to "The Mist" whatever that movie did, he spoiled it for me annyways.I think Isayama should've just kept this thought to himself since we won't really get to know whether this is good or bad. Unless he decides to tell us the alternate ending he had in mind when the manga ends. Which ever ending he chooses, I just hope I won't be disappointed ^^ Haha what? He did? Why would he spoil the ending like that :( |
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| This doesn't sound too good... I just hope that he wasn't forced to change it because it's too sad or something like that. He should go for what he thinks would be the best conclusion. |
Hoppy said: I heard the original ending was just all the characters dying, what the hell is the point of even investing time into SnK if nothing is accomplished in the end?Sorayin said: I'm guessing that the original ending was too depressing for the fanbase which is now mostly composed of 12 year olds. The Type B Otaku these days are soft, they don't want a kill em all ending in which they'll see their much loved characters dying a gruesome death. |
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tingy said: Well that's what I heard in the original thread, you can read the interview on the first page. Google translate sucks but I saw something about that movie and people dying in it too. He's a new mangaka, maybe he kinda got carried away.IntroverTurtle said: tingy said: I think Isayama should've just kept this thought to himself since we won't really get to know whether this is good or bad. Unless he decides to tell us the alternate ending he had in mind when the manga ends. Which ever ending he chooses, I just hope I won't be disappointed ^^ Haha what? He did? Why would he spoil the ending like that :( AiCon said: Is this "lets just all spoil Introverturtle to all these movies he hasn't watched" day?Minagatachi said: Mod Edit: Spoiler tags added, some spoilers removed. |
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| Ararara, the end is nigh already? Can't wait to see that! Hope it doesn't mess up and become a Gainax Ending. |
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AiCon said: Yeah, but the whole point of the movie wasI'm fine with all the characters dying, as long as they manage to kill all the Titans. If it is just an ending like "Titans stomped the shit out everyone, humanity remained oppressed, The End" then it is totally useless. |
rodacDec 6, 2013 11:06 PM
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| SHOW WHAT'S HIDDEN INSIDE THE DAMN BASEMENT ALREADY!!!! *cough* Ah, i see. Isayama decided to change the ending due to its popularity. What i'm really curious is, Is he going to be like Oda who wracked the initial ending he created himself to milk his manga for all its worth? I hope not though |
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rodacDec 6, 2013 11:10 PM
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| Hope he doesn't forget to show us what's in the freakin basement |
| I would have preferred to be surprised honestly, regardless of how it ends. |
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| I hope he wasn't forced to elongate the series. Sure, its one of the most popular manga now, but I don't want to see such a good series come to waste. I personally and I'm sure others will agree with me in this, think that this work has the potential to be a masterpiece. However, a good ending seperates a masterpiece from a generic piece of trash. |
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sim0n2170 said: Meth lab.Hope he doesn't forget to show us what's in the freakin basement |
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AiCon said: Spoiling is still spoiling. IntroverTurtle said: Aren't you 14 years too late to complain about spoilers to that movie?Is this "lets just all spoil Introverturtle to all these movies he hasn't watched" day? |
rodacDec 6, 2013 11:11 PM
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| I think it would probably be better for him to keep the ending he planned in the beginning. Somehow, it feels like changes can never end up being a good thing... |
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| What a retard. This guy's a fucking moron. I also heard he said all this anti-Korea shit that pissed off all his Korean fans, leading them to stop reading his merely "okay" manga. Seriously though... worried he'll lose his fans because of the ending. As seen with Neon Genesis Evangelion, it really doesn't matter. If somebody's dumb enough to actually like this guy, they'll continue liking SnK regardless if its ending is 3edgy5everybody. Probably trying to make some shitty alternate universe ending where everybody survives and lives happily ever after. |
| It's okay...even though the majority of the cast will die in a horrific fashion, they'll still meet again some day up on that hill. |
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| I don't like the sound of this. I haven't started the manga yet, but I was planning on reading it once it was finished so I didn't have to wait. I remember reading how it was about halfway over, and he planned to wrap it up at around volume 20 and he had the ending in mind. Now that he is changing the ending (to pander to fans, no less), this could make the manga go on for longer than originally planned. I don't want a 60 volume SnK series that ends cliche with everything happy and smiles. But that might be too pessimistic. |
| He really should have kept this to himself. Now that he's opened this can of worms people are going to throw a shitfit no matter the outcome. |
McRib said: It's okay...even though the majority of the cast will die in a horrific fashion, they'll still meet again some day up on that hill. >"up on that hill" Confirmed alternate universe ending. McRib is actually Isayama. |
| Is it even needed? |
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| Welp that's kind of lame, didn't Bakuman have a theme where the fans shouldn't influence a manga? I'd say this should apply. |
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MadDogV2 said: This is sadly true.He really should have kept this to himself. Now that he's opened this can of worms people are going to throw a shitfit no matter the outcome. |
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| Lol, I don't see why tbh, but at least we already know the ending was going to be fucking sad and bad for the characters. |
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Jaguer91 said: Lol, I don't see why tbh, but at least we already know the ending was going to be fucking sad and bad for the characters. It's not like it wasn't already obvious everybody was going to die in the end anyways. |
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