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「宣戦布告」 (Sensen Fukoku)
“Declaration of War”
And now we get to the fireworks. Well, the kickoff of the fireworks, because never say SnK doesn’t know how to drag out a good old-fashioned bit of suspense. With plenty to catch up on and even more to delve into SnK has a decent mountain to climb from here on out, but never once think for a second think things are going to slow down. If anything, the ride is about to speed up. Fast.
Given the tease at the end of last episode you easily predict Reiner wouldn’t be liking the reveal, and oh boy was that true. Flat art or not (Wit I miss your artistic lavishness), debatably dragged out moment or not, just watching Reiner slowly understand there’s an oncoming Titan pain train and it isn’t slowing down was a beauty to behold—and combined with the dual horror of Falco and Reiner realizing they will also be to blame for the results? Mm chef’s kiss. There were a few ways to adapt that scene, but damn if MAPPA didn’t nail it.
The real meat and potatoes though lay in why Eren is about to start the next round of hostilities, and good man Willy Tybur was here to helpfully explain it. While probably confusing why the true ruler of Marley would suddenly come out with King Fritz actually being innocent and a pacifistic isolationist, it makes sense in practice from a survivalist mindset. Like all politicians, Willy has a few skeletons in his closet, with the truth of Paradis being one of them. This one, however, is enough to potentially upset Willy’s position given many Marleyans are likely to question why an Eldian technically still rules or why that Eldian just made an unnecessary enemy. How do you solve that conundrum? Craft a new enemy—in this case Eren (who already is ironically Marley’s enemy)—and direct everyone against them. Not only will those inconvenient truths quickly be forgotten, but your powerbase remains secure for a good while longer. Especially when couched with plenty of theatrics to keep the masses entertained. Of course, Willy doesn’t expect Paradis via Eren to essentially preempt his own move (and in more than one way), but hey, it’s just helpful reinforcement to show why you always prepare for any possible outcome.
Whether or not Willy and Marley can deal with Eren’s opening gambit is anyone’s guess, but we will know the results soon enough. And maybe the identities of some other things as well.
Preview
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I may be confused about that the exposition from this episode but I was getting really strong Lelouch vibes. Making Erin the enemy of the Marley and a disrupter of the piece of Pardis Island would unite the whole world against him. If his and Armins plan is to do exactly that then I can also easily see them attempting to wipe out all human/titan combos on the way out to completely end titans power and threat to humanity. Either way it looks like a really interesting season and I am actually excited they are telling the story not from the original trios perspective but from the new cast of kids.
All I’ll say is that Eren runs close to Lelouch, but only in appearance. Things get crazy here in a rush, and it all starts with Eren’s grand entry next week.
Too many stills for my taste, but okay, hopefully the next episodes will make up for it. I want to see some sakuga and a new OP once this battle is over.
I really doubt we’ll get a new OP, but one never knows!
That was such a tease….
But damn if that wasn’t tense.
Gabi will do her thing, soon.
“So it begins…”
Loved the swelling of some familiar music in this scene. Said music first heard when the Colossal Titan emerged and made the first breach in Wall Maria. And speaking of music, since initially hearing Shinsei Kamattechan’s “Boku no Sensou” (“My War”), the song has started to grow on me with every episode despite not being as catchy as the older opening songs. And after repeated viewings, I’m also sure that the manga readers who know what’s coming also got a subtle kick out of the opening’s visuals–symbolism, foreshadowing and all.
Well, the manga’s finally ending on April 9, so I hope that’s enough time for MAPPA to adapt those last chapters into anime form. And there’s certainly going to be a firestorm of debate regarding Eren’s actions this season.
They’ll probably split it like they did Season 3 so that will give them extra time
Yeah per earlier discussion I believe it’s more or less accepted this season won’t be adapting the entire manga, and that whatever is left over will be adapted at a later date. In what form remains to be seen.
Wife Gabi https://randomc.net/image/Shingeki%20no%20Kyojin/Shingeki%20no%20Kyojin%20Final%20Season%20-%2005%20-%20Large%2025.jpg