Why is the Attack on titan author making changes for attack on titan season 3? So
what's up guys Foxen here. I originally had a different video plan for today but
I've been getting a lot of questions about this. What is the reason for
changes coming for attack on Titan season 3? Whether these changes are new
content improvements or fixes for the Uprising Arc. Seems like a lot of people
miss the original video. Recently Isayama did mention that he's making
changes for season 3. Notably Isayama said a lot of involvement himself in the
production of the anime which is not exactly common for manga authors. In that
recent interview Isayama mentioned how he's offering suggestions to how to make
the story easier to understand for season 3. Based on what's been done so
far for attack on Titan season 1 in season 2
I don't think that's all that Isayama is doing. The important part here is that
the manga will get changes when going into the anime version of it. Which to be
honest is nothing new just like a season 1 and compare that to the manga. It's
almost like night and day. Anyway I mention how I've seen a lot of
confusion and questions about this in three recent attack on Titan videos. In
case you were wondering if anything was going to change the author himself has
confirmed this. Another thing I commonly seen brought up by some of you is why
change it at all. Is it the studio demanding this,
the TV network? Why fix something that's already perfect? I was surprised when I
saw this a lot cuz I was wondering what exactly do you mean by "perfect". I'm sure
if you've ever created something like a vide, a drawing, a song, a program, a
short story or whatever, give it some time a week or month you're gonna go
back and see a lot of ways you could have made it so much better and yes I'm
definitely speaking from personal experience.
There's a lot of videos from last year and especially videos from 6 years ago
that could have been a lot better now. Think about a manga artist like Isayama
I highly doubt he thinks his work is perfect
In fact Isayama has been pretty open about his own criticisms of his earlier
work. Notably the uprising arc. let me give you two examples. The first is
actually from an interview back in 2014 this was right in the middle of the
uprising Arc. I'll go ahead and link the full interview so you could check it out.
Notably the part that stands out is when Isayama is told about how the plot is
getting pretty complicated. He replies "Right now I'm in the part of the story
that I have the least confidence about. It was a part that I couldn't
please skip past but I don't feel sure that it's that entertaining. Until now I
was always confident that I could put out an entertaining manga without
knowing much about the wider world but drawing this art where humans are
clashing against each other and the Titans don't even appear has made me
truly realize how slight my abilities are." In other words Isayama has had
his own doubts about the uprising arc as he was writing it.
Fast-forward to after season two was done Isayama got asked in an
interview about whether he was personally looking forward to season 3
His reply is super interesting and telling." After writing vol 12 in the
period between 13 and 16 was when I felt the most disappointed with my work.
Hopefully now the season 3 is being made I'll have a chance to wipe away that
regret and replace it with something I'm proud of."
Yeah you heard that right I was pretty surprised after reading this. Isayama
is really so honest here about his feeling towards his work. Volumes 13 or
16 by the way are the first four up the uprising arc. Not only does Isayama
feel disappointed about it he goes as far to say that he's not proud of it and
has regrets. He should learn from Levi no regrets but seriously once again wow I
appreciate the honesty and this whole thing actually makes me look forward to
season 3 that much more. Isayama not only is different now but also
better writer. I'm sure his own thoughts on the series
have changed. What's done in the manga is set in stone but the anime is different.
The more confident Isayama today sees an opportunity to go back and make
improvements. By the way this wouldn't be the first time anyway. I could probably
do a couple videos on all the changes both fixes and improvements that happen
for attack on Titan season 1 and season 2.
Let me know if anyone wants to see that! Anyway let me know your thoughts on all
this, question of the day: Are you glad that attack on Titan is getting a
facelift for season 3? And what do you think about Isayama's brutal honesty
here? By the way is there any fan out there that loves the Uprising arc?
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