[SPOILER ARLERT: Don't read this if you haven't read the scans and don't want to be spoiled]

I think we can start by saying Isayama is a nationalist and I've heard people say the way he draws Titans is somewhat anti-semitic.

The lesson of this serie also seems a bit reactionary, the fact that "walls work" for example, even if they end up not working so much in the end.

The genocide versus self annihilation aspect is also to be discussed I guess. On the subreddit, you can see many people that are pro Eren, pro destruction of the entire world. I guess if one thing can be said about this series is that there are really no actual good guys, everyone is a killer and all factions suck; whether that's good depiction of politics or not, I couldn't say.

    • badbackjack [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Looked for it myself. Not too hard though. Didn't find the quote but a few articles mention a previous job at an internet cafe where said incident was supposed to have occurred. Can't wait to actually learn Japanese. Am exited to not be limited to English language sources and would love to get a genuine Japanese-lefty perspective on the whole anime thing. Janae!