For Attack on Titan fans November 14 was an exciting day. Not only did MAPPA reveal a second visual key for Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2, but a chat during an Attack on Titan Final Season Special Event has also generated new rumors about an anime original conclusion.
While many theories run rampant, here is a quick breakdown of what the visual key means, as well as what can be expected about the ending.
The second visual key from MAPPA is far more beautiful and detailed than the first one. In this, Eren Yeager’s face is highlighted prominently, as glass fragments seem to fall off his face. Each shard is like a window, where the whole cast of Attack on Titan, and their experiences with Eren, are highlighted.
Eren’s eyes are greener in this visual key, and his face seems more young, without his Titan insignia. The light of the Coordinate, or where Paths intersect, can be seen in the backdrop, as the Path-trails spread out over Eren’s head.
This is set in the Path World, same as the first visual key, but the angle makes it seem that Eren is standing in the place of the shadowy figure in the first key, who is most likely Ymir Fritz. This might be a premonition of Eren’s bond to her.
The fractured glass shards likely indicate Eren’s fracturing humanity, and the images portrayed on them represent his varied links with the human part of himself, while the trails behind him operate as his connection to Titans. This poster foreshadows the impact that the battle between Eren’s two factions will have on all the individuals linked to Eren, and the planet.
Along with this, in yesterday’s Attack on Titan Final Season Special Event, Tanimiya Kisho, the voice actor of Jean Kirstein, and Mima Masafumi, the sound director of Attack on Titan, mentioned that something interesting has been planned for the ending. However, Kaji Yuki, the voice actor of Eren Yeager, rapidly shifted the subject. While many fans quickly took this as indication of an anime original ending, others refused to get their hopes up.
The manga finale of Shingeki No Kyojin (Attack on Titan) has garnered a mainly unfavorable reception from fans. Because of it, anticipation of an innovative conclusion for the anime have been high. Either way, it is thought that if there is an original conclusion, it will be designed by the mangaka, Isayama Hajime, himself.
