velshtein | what we leave behind

Wheee the rest of Levi's special chapter. Hanji~~~~ Romi Park sounds great as her.

Lmao Hanji is just so great.

Hahahah awww this was a cute addition.

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Awwww. And gheugehguh I'm loving Kamiya for Levi.

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GEHGUEGHUH DAISUKE ONO'S BEAUTIFUL VOICE~~~~~~ AND ERWIN. SAYING SOMETHING. IDK I CAN'T CONCENTRATE.

GOD. I would just start screaming too.

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:(((((((((((((((((( THIS IS UPSETTING. TO BE PREYED UPON BY SOMETHING AND NOT EVEN KNOW WHY.

Heheheh oh Eren.

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THE BASEMENT. MYSTERIOUS. I wonder if it's something Dark Tower-esque. (AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS DON'T LOOK IT UP BECAUSE THEY'RE HUGE MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR THE DARK TOWER SERIES. JUST IGNORE ME. UNLESS YOU DON'T CARE.)

GEHGUEHGEUGH GOD.

ALSO I JUST NOTICED THIS SUPER INTERESTING POST ABOUT THE COVERS OF THE AOT MANGA (picture here):

The inside covers of the Japanese graphic novels have text on them. It’s basically the same image for all of the novels, so this isn’t actually a spoiler.

The text turns out to be upside-down nigh-illegible katakana, but the Japanese side of the SnK fanbase has managed to render it into something more readable.

It seems to concern the history of humanity before the walls.

I’m not great at Japanese, but I tried my hand at translation.

*slight changes have been made to wording for clarification*

Upper Left:

巨人の出現により住処を失い逃げ惑う人々。

People fleeing their homes due to the appearance of the Titans.

Lower Left:

巨人の圧倒的な戦力に成す術もなく、人類は新天地への航海を余儀なくされた。このとき人類のほとんどが死滅したが、その大半は人同士の手によるのでした。

Unable to match the overwhelming force of the Titans, humanity was forced to sail to a new world. At this time, most of humanity had been annihilated, but the majority of this was at the hands of their fellow humans.

Center (under the volume number):

船に乗れたのはごく少数の権力者たちだけであった。

Those who gained passage aboard the ships were only a small fraction composed of the rich and powerful.

Below Center:

航海は難航を極め、約半数が目的地に到達することなく消息を絶った。

The voyage was rough; about half [of the ships?] vanished without reaching the other shore.

Upper Middle Right:

新天地にはもともと長大な壁が用意された。

In the new world, great walls had previously been prepared.*

Lower Middle Right:

新大陸・・・ここを我々は神聖なるものとして崇める。

This new continent, we shall revere as sacred.

Right:

この壁の中には人類の理想がある。

この壁の中に永久に争いのない世界をつくろう。

Within these walls is the ideal form of humanity.**

Within these walls, let us create a world eternally without strife.

HMM. HMMMM. HMMMMMMMMMMMM.

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