freakin finally Levi Ackerman vs. Kenny! So what's up guys Foxen here! HOw
freaking awesome was that whole 3d gear Levi scene! Talk about God tier animation
right there. A lot of you have been waiting so long to see this animated and
it's finally here and perhaps instead of Levi versus Kenny I should have said
Levi Ackerman slaughtering Kenny squad because really it's not like anyone
could compete with Levi. These guys got the upgraded 3d maneuver and guns but
even then these guys are just like fly is compared to Titans and Titan shifters
Levi honestly didn't even need to go into god mode to take them out although
do notice unfortunately Kenny did survive. Really quickly let me mention a
couple of things. First off I did decide to keep these reviews spoiler free or
perhaps minor spoilers by accident. Keep in mind that anything that got revealed in
the episode or official season 3 promotion is totally fair game. By the
way do check out my breakdown for episode 1 for season 3. Right there I
covered all the minor and major changes so far seems that there is just enough
interest from you guys to keep doing these and I'm already itching to do one
for this episode. I just got a taste full of changes in my mouth for this week's
episode but anyway let's go ahead and get started. First thing up I do have to
talk about the new attack on Titan season 3 ending so linked horizon came
back. After the season 3 opening got mixed reviews by people a lot of you
seem more hype for this ending. Couple things to notice about this ending right
away. First off it's completely different from
the one from season 2 and second it's totally Historia themed. The actual new
Linked Horizon song starts off sounding like the opening a little bit just being very
calm and then it goes into full attack on Titan opening territory. I think I
almost heard a little bit of sasago yo from the season 2 opening. Overall this
whole situation is pretty interesting people are already saying that they
could have swapped the ending and opening which was expected. I think
almost often this wouldn't have complained if they actually use this for
the opening and the other song for the ending. I guess you gotta use a big name
for promotion. As for Historia this ending this was extremely focused on her
and a little bit about Frieda. Like I mentioned I was expecting something
similar to the attack on Titan in season 2 ending which would have been something
more mysterious and cryptic something that even manga readers are still
questioning but now that I'm thinking about it more perhaps I shouldn't be
surprised. It's actually more similar to what they did for the opening for the
uprising arc so here's a little bit of a prediction for me. I think that the ending
for the next arc will actually be closer to the season two, one which would be more
in line with the beast Titan arc. Anyway definitely let me know what you
think about this ending! What do you think about the song and the visuals? Is
it too Historia focused? Which is a piece of Historia's back story. Does
anyone here agree that they should have swamped the ending and opening theme? How
do you think this compares to the season 2 opening or the season 1 one? How
would you rank all of them? I got a feeling this will still come in third
place. By the way I did already do a full breakdown for the new opening does
anyone want to see one for this new ending? There's a lot less here so maybe
that could be quicker. Let me know if you want to see that. As for the whole
episode this week so you got Levi vs. Kenny squad or rather Levi
slaughtering a bunch of poor mofos and then of course you have Eren getting
kidnapped again. Notably the pacing for this episode was completely different
from the first but I'm gonna touch on this a little bit later. This episode
however we finally got a few grand reveals for anime only people. It's
finally confirmed that Levi is Ackerman. Levi Ackerman so it looks like Mikasa
and Levi are related. Time for these two do catch up but of course more
importantly is Levi's connection to Kenny. Kenny Ackerman. Kenny Ackerman's
full name got revealed in the season 3 trailer and a bunch of season 3
promotion. They've been totally out in the open about this which at this point
from episode 1 it's not really surprising since Levi did mention he was
brought up by uncle Kenny so talk about having family issues. Not only is your
uncle this mass murderer he's now the head of some military police group
that's trying to kill your ass. The question now is who's gonna win
two Ackerman or Kenny the one that's older than both of these combined? Next up
something from Hange's report which is the whole reason of why they actually
want Eren. Hange reveals to Erwin that they want to have Eren for lunch
talk about cannibalism or is it just fine in this case all they want is some
of that juicy Eren Titan meat. Although based on how many times everyone's tried
to kidnap Eren at this point a lot of people seem to want to
taste of Eren. Is this boy that delicious? And then the third huge reveal it turns
out the Historia's family the Reiss family is a real true royal family. I think this
was the first time you're finding this out in the anime.
The current king you keep on seeing is just a proxy it's really just there to
keep the throne warm. This does mean that Historia has royal juices
Anyway as for some notable scenes in this episode first off we do have to go
into Levi's vs. Kenny. I mean before they even get to the bar
that whole 3d maneuver gear in the air like I said and really god tier
animation. They really stepped it up for the 3d maneuver gear action. This whole
confrontation here with Kenny was already ten times better than the manga
Notably they made some of the manga stuff even clearer in the anime
One example is just Kenny surviving that gunshot blast to the chest from Levi so
oh no Levi killed Kenny. Well almost. Thankfully he had a chair to
block it and that metal chest plating. That supposedly was there in the
manga but it was pretty hard to tell. It just looks super rough. Right now I'm
really just curious how anime only people feel about Kenny. How are you
gonna feel when everything's fully revealed about Kenny?
As for Armin's first kill unfortunately horse boy just had to hesitate. Come on
man. Cuz of this you have poor Armin which of course happened to be his first kill too.
It wasn't a titan but another person in a girl on top of that too. I could just
imagine this haunting Armin for ages and ages
You saw how traumatized he was the poor boy couldn't stop throwing up so damn it
horse boy that should have been your kill or I guess one way or another Armin
was gonna get his first kill anyway. It just happened to happen now and of
course All this is just one step from armin into the darker side. Next up
i do have to mention the Eren and Historia scene, so what was that with
them getting knocked out with some special sleeper shots? When and where the
hell that they get this? I guess this is one way to introduce this newer
technology into the world of course this whole scene and those shots were not in
the manga and can we talk about how frickin accurate this guy's aim was?
Super on point! Maybe that guy should have been fighting
Levi. They could have made this whole battle seem more impressive if Levi
was half asleep and he took all these guys out. And
speaking about Levi we already got a flashback of half that
Levi and a younger Kenny here. Oh yes a full flashback is coming and I
definitely can't wait to see this animated. Levi is supposed to be a
highlight of this whole season and they've already teased you with this and
the shot of kid Levi from the opening. That episode by itself should be very
similar to some of the stuff from any no regrets series. Next up once again Eren
got kidnapped again. He's been delivered like a package to
Rod Reiss. First it was a female Titan and then Reiner's armored Titan and now
Kenny. At this point it's almost like Eren is competing with Princess Peach
for the top kidnappings in history. If you think about it Ereneven has a
special M person that's coming to rescue him. Coincidence? I think not. As for the
aftermath of this whole thing so already a huge change right here. These guys
didn't even go all out into a forest nearby. The Survey Corps just retreated to
some nearby rundown warehouse. As for some actual major change no Levi abs. I
actually joked about them cutting this from season three but it actually
happened. Next up Hange's torture scene it finally happened in this episode. Of course
Hange was totally ready to pay this guy back for what they did to poor Nick and
let me talk about Sannes. This episode you got to see what he did throughout
the history notably when he was just getting into it he looked pretty shocked
You could really tell from the show where he was torturing Erwin's
father and perhaps he even killed him too. Then by the time where he got to Historia's
mother's scene Sannes had gotten fully adjusted to doing all this
crap. At this point he even felt fully justified doing it. This Sannes guy
really believed that all that torturing and murdering he had done throughout the
decades was for the good of humanity. It's almost kind of sad. That being
said i gotta love how easily Hange tricked him into revealing everything
Although just wondering was this other guy really against being tortured or
dying himself while reading that script. Sannes was almost fully committed like
one of those wall worshippers not to tell anything about it. This other guy on
the other hand was like screw that. By the way do notice one interesting reveal
from Sannes here. Sannes was one of the guys that was
involved with killing Armin's parents. In one of the flashbacks you saw this
balloon couple that was also shown in the manga. Here these two being Armin's
parents was the popular fan theory for quite a while. It actually wasn't too
long ago that this was later confirmed by Isayama himself. As for the ending
you have Kenny the Ripper returning. Looks like this whole scene didn't take
place in the forest and unfortunately it seems like anyone getting involved with
the Survey Corps is getting taken out. Unfortunately specifically about the
Reeves Boss, this guy is now dead that does mean a lot of cutscenes from the manga
involving this guy are now not possible and let me touch on this a little bit
here. So episode two of attack on titan season three seemed a lot different
compared to Episode one. The pacing was totally different in Episode one. They
sped through seven chapters of course skipping or cutting some stuff. This
episode however was totally different. They covered maybe about one chapter or
so plus some of the Reeves boss stuff, which I think the following episodes are
gonna be more aligned with episode two. Although do notice a lot of stuff so far
has already been cut or condensed so the question now is what are they planning
to expand on? Will it be Levi, Historia, or Erwin's flashback and backstories?
It's actually interesting how I made a video a couple months ago about possible
things that would be censored or cut in season 3. There I was partly joking about
Levi's abs being cut but now that happened this episode. The Reeves Boss is
also dead. From this there's now a bunch of scenes that cannot be done based on
manga events. Since we're already on the topic let me go into possible negative
or nitpicks for this episode. I actually don't think you'll notice too much if
your anime only however this episode that's already been a few minor and
major detail cut. Of course no Levi abs and I think Erwin ABS got cut out too. If you
read the manga I'm sure you notice how some of the stuff also got toned down in
some parts this includes the torture scene. Will all this possible censor
stuff be back for the blu-ray? Who knows at this point. Seeing how things are
going right now I will be super surprised if the SM makes it into this
arc. One specific change I was disappointed to see was about how the
Reeves boss situation played out. Most of it more or less seems to be there I do
have to double-check on that however I was personally waiting to see the visual
of Levi making the deal with them on top of the wall. Compared to the anime
this all took place in some boring warehouse come on!
But anyway more important let me hear from you now, question of the day. How
freaking awesome was that scene between Levi Kenny and his squad? Do you think
they'll be able to keep up this high quality animation? Also what do you
think about the new ending? Do you like the visuals and how about
the new song by linked horizon? Is it better than the new opening? If you're
anime only how much are you enjoying this episode? And if you have read the
manga how do you feel about all the changes being made? Anyway it definitely
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