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進撃の巨人 [Shingeki no Kyojin] #6-10
Attack on Titan: Colossal Edition 2
Contains Vol. 6-10 of Attack on Titan in an extra-large size, on premium-quality paper!
Also includes an exclusive look at Isayama's design work, and an eight-page color crossover with the superheroes of Marvel's Avengers!
FACING A NEW TERROR
After helping the Garrison to victory, retaking Trost District from the Titans, Eren awakens in a prison cell. He may be a hero to the common people, but among the leaders of humanity, fear of Eren’s mysterious powers threatens his continued survival. It’s only the insistence of the tenacious and pragmatic Erwin Smith, leader of the Survey Corps, that wins Eren a chance: Prove himself outside the Walls, and bring the evidence from his family home back from Titan territory, and the rest of the military will let him live. But soon after the Corps passes through the gate, a new and terrible threat appears — one that Erwin may know more about than he’s letting on.
Also includes an exclusive look at Isayama's design work, and an eight-page color crossover with the superheroes of Marvel's Avengers!
FACING A NEW TERROR
After helping the Garrison to victory, retaking Trost District from the Titans, Eren awakens in a prison cell. He may be a hero to the common people, but among the leaders of humanity, fear of Eren’s mysterious powers threatens his continued survival. It’s only the insistence of the tenacious and pragmatic Erwin Smith, leader of the Survey Corps, that wins Eren a chance: Prove himself outside the Walls, and bring the evidence from his family home back from Titan territory, and the rest of the military will let him live. But soon after the Corps passes through the gate, a new and terrible threat appears — one that Erwin may know more about than he’s letting on.
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Hajime Isayama
692 books4,683 followersJapanese name: 諫山創
Hajime Isayama (諫山 創 Isayama Hajime, born 1986) is a Japanese manga artist from Ōyama, Ōita. His first and currently ongoing serial, Attack on Titan, has sold over 22 million copies as of July 2013. He has mentioned Tsutomu Nihei, Ryōji Minagawa, Kentaro Miura, Hideki Arai and Tōru Mitsumine as artists he respects, but stated that the manga that had the biggest influence on him was ARMS.
Hajime Isayama (諫山 創 Isayama Hajime, born 1986) is a Japanese manga artist from Ōyama, Ōita. His first and currently ongoing serial, Attack on Titan, has sold over 22 million copies as of July 2013. He has mentioned Tsutomu Nihei, Ryōji Minagawa, Kentaro Miura, Hideki Arai and Tōru Mitsumine as artists he respects, but stated that the manga that had the biggest influence on him was ARMS.
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January 18, 2021
It's been years since I've seen most of this arc but holy hell is it as amazing as I remember it.
See the Female titan is on a rampage trying to get to Eren. Eren, lead by Levi and his group are doing their best to get away from her. However, she seems always one step ahead. Every moment she races forward, going through multiple people, the more heart racing moments build. The climax is as epic as you'd expect but just when you think we'll get a breather we head right into the consequences of that arc. Then once we finish all that we head out to the different members of Eren's group and see them survive.
I will say the one weaker point is Sasha's story. Not horrible but just okay. It feels slow but with purpose as to build her character. Same with Connie's storyline but there's SO much underlying moments with Connie's story that it all makes sense.
Then we think we'll take a breather? Guess again! Incomes the titans as Ymir, Christa, Reiener and a few others get trapped inside a castle that is being invaded by titans. When their backs are against the wall what will save them? To top it all off the final few pages give a HUGE reveal and the last page is shocking as it is badass.
This is why Attack on Titan is considered one of the greatest anime of all time. The art, the story, the pacing, it's all near perfect.
A 5 out of 5.
See the Female titan is on a rampage trying to get to Eren. Eren, lead by Levi and his group are doing their best to get away from her. However, she seems always one step ahead. Every moment she races forward, going through multiple people, the more heart racing moments build. The climax is as epic as you'd expect but just when you think we'll get a breather we head right into the consequences of that arc. Then once we finish all that we head out to the different members of Eren's group and see them survive.
I will say the one weaker point is Sasha's story. Not horrible but just okay. It feels slow but with purpose as to build her character. Same with Connie's storyline but there's SO much underlying moments with Connie's story that it all makes sense.
Then we think we'll take a breather? Guess again! Incomes the titans as Ymir, Christa, Reiener and a few others get trapped inside a castle that is being invaded by titans. When their backs are against the wall what will save them? To top it all off the final few pages give a HUGE reveal and the last page is shocking as it is badass.
This is why Attack on Titan is considered one of the greatest anime of all time. The art, the story, the pacing, it's all near perfect.
A 5 out of 5.
June 12, 2022
*4.4 stars, rounded down
Volume six: 4 stars
Volume seven: 4 stars
Volume eight: 5 stars
Volume nine: 5 stars
Volume ten: 4 stars
Volume six: 4 stars
Volume seven: 4 stars
Volume eight: 5 stars
Volume nine: 5 stars
Volume ten: 4 stars
July 8, 2022
Book: Attack on Titan: Colossal Edition 2
Author: Hajime Isayama
Rating: 4 Out of 5 Stars
This one still packed a punch, more like the first one did. I will admit that the action did seem to slow down a little bit, but that was fine. We got some great character development and world expansion. I feel like I am still early enough in the series that I don’t have the full depth of the world. With each page, I am learning and seeing something more. I am seeing that this world is probably far more complex than I first thought.
The world is very dark. I like how the dark undertone of the art shows us just how dark and dangerous this world is. While reading, I kept thinking about how the grey and scribbles showed us how much we don’t know. When the characters are out hunting Titans and not knowing where they are, the artwork allows you to see that. The blurred edges and lines give the same view that the characters are seeing. You are there with them. The darkness and the unknown give you this experience of being in the world with the characters. Plus, the characters’ facial expressions and actions add more. While I am still new to manga, I have not seen too many graphic novels in general display this kind of emotion on the characters. The author truly is showing you their fear and unity without words. Now, we do see this through the spoken parts as well. However, it is through the characters’ actions that we see most of it.
We also have the female Titan on a ramage. Our characters are trying to figure out what that is all about. While they were doing that, you could see them start to wonder if there were more people out there like Eren. Do more people have the ability to turn into Titans? Again, this sense of the unknown comes across so well. Then, we also have the big reveal about the wall. This makes our characters start to wonder what else their government and military leaders are keeping from them. After all, they are the ones putting their lives on the line. This bit of information is enough to sway the course of events. It makes them also reexamine everything that they thought they knew about the world. However, this didn’t last for too long because we are once again thrown into the face of action. Again, I am sure this will come up again. It’s too big of a reveal for it not to come up.
Reiener, Ymir, Christa, and others are trapped in this tower at night. Now, Titans are not supposed to be able to move at night. They camped there because they were supposed to be safe. This is not the case. The battle sequence that followed ranks right up there with some of the best fantasy battles out there. It’s intense, it’s dangerous, and you don’t know who is going to make it out in one piece. It gives you the fear and worries that you want to come along with a battle. You don’t know who is going to make it out. You don’t know if any of them are going to make it out. You don’t know what is going on. After all, what is happening does not fit in with what we and the characters know about the world.
We do get Connie’s and Sasha’s story. I don’t know if anyone else feels this way, but I felt like their stories kind of showed the plot down. We were in the middle of some pretty intense action and it was interrupted by their stories. Now, I am sure that these will be important later on, but it just felt sort of awkward where they were placed. It, again, just interrupted the flow of what was happening.
Overall, I did enjoy this volume and can’t wait to pick up the next one.
Author: Hajime Isayama
Rating: 4 Out of 5 Stars
This one still packed a punch, more like the first one did. I will admit that the action did seem to slow down a little bit, but that was fine. We got some great character development and world expansion. I feel like I am still early enough in the series that I don’t have the full depth of the world. With each page, I am learning and seeing something more. I am seeing that this world is probably far more complex than I first thought.
The world is very dark. I like how the dark undertone of the art shows us just how dark and dangerous this world is. While reading, I kept thinking about how the grey and scribbles showed us how much we don’t know. When the characters are out hunting Titans and not knowing where they are, the artwork allows you to see that. The blurred edges and lines give the same view that the characters are seeing. You are there with them. The darkness and the unknown give you this experience of being in the world with the characters. Plus, the characters’ facial expressions and actions add more. While I am still new to manga, I have not seen too many graphic novels in general display this kind of emotion on the characters. The author truly is showing you their fear and unity without words. Now, we do see this through the spoken parts as well. However, it is through the characters’ actions that we see most of it.
We also have the female Titan on a ramage. Our characters are trying to figure out what that is all about. While they were doing that, you could see them start to wonder if there were more people out there like Eren. Do more people have the ability to turn into Titans? Again, this sense of the unknown comes across so well. Then, we also have the big reveal about the wall. This makes our characters start to wonder what else their government and military leaders are keeping from them. After all, they are the ones putting their lives on the line. This bit of information is enough to sway the course of events. It makes them also reexamine everything that they thought they knew about the world. However, this didn’t last for too long because we are once again thrown into the face of action. Again, I am sure this will come up again. It’s too big of a reveal for it not to come up.
Reiener, Ymir, Christa, and others are trapped in this tower at night. Now, Titans are not supposed to be able to move at night. They camped there because they were supposed to be safe. This is not the case. The battle sequence that followed ranks right up there with some of the best fantasy battles out there. It’s intense, it’s dangerous, and you don’t know who is going to make it out in one piece. It gives you the fear and worries that you want to come along with a battle. You don’t know who is going to make it out. You don’t know if any of them are going to make it out. You don’t know what is going on. After all, what is happening does not fit in with what we and the characters know about the world.
We do get Connie’s and Sasha’s story. I don’t know if anyone else feels this way, but I felt like their stories kind of showed the plot down. We were in the middle of some pretty intense action and it was interrupted by their stories. Now, I am sure that these will be important later on, but it just felt sort of awkward where they were placed. It, again, just interrupted the flow of what was happening.
Overall, I did enjoy this volume and can’t wait to pick up the next one.
October 20, 2020
This is a review of the entire series.
Attack on Titan takes place in a horrifying dystopian fantasy world that somewhat mirrors our own, like an apocalyptic Europe where the last remnants of humanity live behind massive, skyscraper-sized walls to protect themselves from the giant, man-eating monsters known as Titans lurking just beyond them. The walls have successfully protected humanity for a hundred years, yet that short era of false peace comes to an end when a colossal titan bigger and deadlier than any other of its kind brings judgement to the last survivors of the world. The story follows an ambitious and hotheaded young boy named Eren Yeager, who vows to take revenge on the titans after they break down the walls of his city, killing his mother and thousands of innocent people right before his very eyes.
The story begins with Eren having a disturbing nightmare. At first, the nightmare appears to be a senseless series of violent images that don’t seem to mean anything in particular and the images we see are quite easy to forget about when you view them without any kind of context. It’s not until a hundred chapters later that the nightmare and the events that follow it begin to come together. Incredible foreshadowing is a reoccurring thing in Attack on Titan. The most minor and seemingly insignificant characters and events always end up having major significance much later down the road. The further you get into the series, the more you begin to realize that the author had every single plot point, revelation and twist planned out before he ever even published the first chapter. Speaking of which, the name of the first chapter (to you, 2000 years from now) is a huge foreshadowing in itself, but we’ll touch on that later.
After Eren wakes up from his nightmare, we are introduced to Armin and Mikasa. Armin is Eren’s best friend and he fills Eren’s head with dreams of seeing the outside world beyond the walls, telling him stories of oceans, deserts, mountains, volcanoes and all sorts of things they could never imagine witnessing with their own eyes if they continue to spend the rest of their lives hiding in mundane safety behind the walls. Armin is frail and timid, but he’s incredibly smart and proves his worth as a brilliant tactician. He’s also very loyal and protects his friends when the going gets tough.
Mikasa is Eren’s adopted sister who watches over him and comes to the rescue whenever he’s in trouble using her superhuman combat abilities, a signature trait of the Ackerman bloodline that’s been passed down to her by her warrior ancestors. After their relatively peaceful lives are torn apart by a titan invasion, Eren, Armin and Mikasa enlist themselves in the survey corp, an organization of soldiers and tacticians that are trained in the art of killing titans and defending civilians from their wrath using a pair of swords and a device known as 3D Maneuver Gear.
The 3D Maneuver Gear was created to be able to navigate through a three dimensional space. With it, a person can travel from point to point at extremely fast speeds by firing steel wires with hooks attached on the ends so they can latch onto structures and titans. This is a very unique way of portraying tiny humans being able to stand a chance against giant titans in combat. The weakness of all titans is the nape of the neck, and the only way to reach the nape is to perform all kinds of twists and turns in midair with the maneuver gear until you can give yourself an opening.
After being put through years of brutal military training, Eren and his friends are prepared to lay their lives on the line to exterminate every last titan in the world and bring freedom to humanity once more. But Eren doesn’t yet realize that he isn’t prepared for the many horrors that lie beyond the walls he grew up in. There’s more than just titans out there that want him and his friends dead.
The biggest strengths of Attack on Titan are the numerous plot twists and the layers of mystery that are evident from the very beginning. Some of the twists are so massive, that they literally change the genre of the entire series because of the new perspectives they bring. It can go from survival horror, to psychological mystery, to political thriller at the drop of a hat and none of it is ever done just for shock value. There isn’t a single twist or plot point that wasn’t already planned out from chapter one. All the pieces of the puzzle are right in front of you the moment you begin reading, you just don’t realize they’re there until much later. Because of the amount of planning ahead at play here, Attack on Titan has a truly impressive level of re-readability. The constantly shifting genres and conflicts is what keeps it fresh and exciting. There are human vs titan conflicts, titan vs other titan conflicts, and finally, there’s the tried and true conflict of humans vs humans.
That’s always been a recurring theme in most dystopian fantasy and horror stories. Even when the world is destroyed and overrun with monsters, humans will still clash and tear each other to pieces. I’m happy to say that the human vs human conflict in Attack on Titan is extremely different from what you would normally expect from a series like this. It’s not like the average zombie apocalypse movie where people kill each other and cause havoc just because there’s no law and they’re free to do whatever the hell they want, there’s a much bigger twist behind the cruelty of the humans pulling the strings from behind the scenes. I won’t delve too deep into that because of spoilers, but let’s just say that there are no real winners or good guys here, morality is extremely gray in Attack on Titan and it only continues to get more complex and conflicted the longer it goes on. Near the very end of the series, I honestly couldn’t bring myself to root for or against anyone, I just watched helplessly from the sidelines as the chaos unfolded. There are so many good characters on every side that it was making my head spin around in circles because I couldn’t decide what the best outcome could possibly be. And I absolutely loved the ridiculous levels of tension this conflict caused.
All in all, I can’t believe how good Attack on Titan turned out to be. Let me just say that the early chapters of the series are extremely misleading and I don’t mean that in a bad way. Just like everything else in this series, the misleading nature of the early chapters is totally intentional. I went into this series expecting a straightforward, action-packed monster movie type of story like Jurassic Park or Godzilla, and it does start out that way to be perfectly fair. But it progresses into one of the most genius stories I’ve ever seen, that’s rich with psychological depth, human morality, countless twists and even quite a bit of intelligent commentary on the unspeakable tragedies of war. Don’t let the simple premise of Attack on Titan fool you, there’s so much more to it than I’m sure anyone could’ve possibly predicted when the series first started being published.
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Attack on Titan takes place in a horrifying dystopian fantasy world that somewhat mirrors our own, like an apocalyptic Europe where the last remnants of humanity live behind massive, skyscraper-sized walls to protect themselves from the giant, man-eating monsters known as Titans lurking just beyond them. The walls have successfully protected humanity for a hundred years, yet that short era of false peace comes to an end when a colossal titan bigger and deadlier than any other of its kind brings judgement to the last survivors of the world. The story follows an ambitious and hotheaded young boy named Eren Yeager, who vows to take revenge on the titans after they break down the walls of his city, killing his mother and thousands of innocent people right before his very eyes.
The story begins with Eren having a disturbing nightmare. At first, the nightmare appears to be a senseless series of violent images that don’t seem to mean anything in particular and the images we see are quite easy to forget about when you view them without any kind of context. It’s not until a hundred chapters later that the nightmare and the events that follow it begin to come together. Incredible foreshadowing is a reoccurring thing in Attack on Titan. The most minor and seemingly insignificant characters and events always end up having major significance much later down the road. The further you get into the series, the more you begin to realize that the author had every single plot point, revelation and twist planned out before he ever even published the first chapter. Speaking of which, the name of the first chapter (to you, 2000 years from now) is a huge foreshadowing in itself, but we’ll touch on that later.
After Eren wakes up from his nightmare, we are introduced to Armin and Mikasa. Armin is Eren’s best friend and he fills Eren’s head with dreams of seeing the outside world beyond the walls, telling him stories of oceans, deserts, mountains, volcanoes and all sorts of things they could never imagine witnessing with their own eyes if they continue to spend the rest of their lives hiding in mundane safety behind the walls. Armin is frail and timid, but he’s incredibly smart and proves his worth as a brilliant tactician. He’s also very loyal and protects his friends when the going gets tough.
Mikasa is Eren’s adopted sister who watches over him and comes to the rescue whenever he’s in trouble using her superhuman combat abilities, a signature trait of the Ackerman bloodline that’s been passed down to her by her warrior ancestors. After their relatively peaceful lives are torn apart by a titan invasion, Eren, Armin and Mikasa enlist themselves in the survey corp, an organization of soldiers and tacticians that are trained in the art of killing titans and defending civilians from their wrath using a pair of swords and a device known as 3D Maneuver Gear.
The 3D Maneuver Gear was created to be able to navigate through a three dimensional space. With it, a person can travel from point to point at extremely fast speeds by firing steel wires with hooks attached on the ends so they can latch onto structures and titans. This is a very unique way of portraying tiny humans being able to stand a chance against giant titans in combat. The weakness of all titans is the nape of the neck, and the only way to reach the nape is to perform all kinds of twists and turns in midair with the maneuver gear until you can give yourself an opening.
After being put through years of brutal military training, Eren and his friends are prepared to lay their lives on the line to exterminate every last titan in the world and bring freedom to humanity once more. But Eren doesn’t yet realize that he isn’t prepared for the many horrors that lie beyond the walls he grew up in. There’s more than just titans out there that want him and his friends dead.
The biggest strengths of Attack on Titan are the numerous plot twists and the layers of mystery that are evident from the very beginning. Some of the twists are so massive, that they literally change the genre of the entire series because of the new perspectives they bring. It can go from survival horror, to psychological mystery, to political thriller at the drop of a hat and none of it is ever done just for shock value. There isn’t a single twist or plot point that wasn’t already planned out from chapter one. All the pieces of the puzzle are right in front of you the moment you begin reading, you just don’t realize they’re there until much later. Because of the amount of planning ahead at play here, Attack on Titan has a truly impressive level of re-readability. The constantly shifting genres and conflicts is what keeps it fresh and exciting. There are human vs titan conflicts, titan vs other titan conflicts, and finally, there’s the tried and true conflict of humans vs humans.
That’s always been a recurring theme in most dystopian fantasy and horror stories. Even when the world is destroyed and overrun with monsters, humans will still clash and tear each other to pieces. I’m happy to say that the human vs human conflict in Attack on Titan is extremely different from what you would normally expect from a series like this. It’s not like the average zombie apocalypse movie where people kill each other and cause havoc just because there’s no law and they’re free to do whatever the hell they want, there’s a much bigger twist behind the cruelty of the humans pulling the strings from behind the scenes. I won’t delve too deep into that because of spoilers, but let’s just say that there are no real winners or good guys here, morality is extremely gray in Attack on Titan and it only continues to get more complex and conflicted the longer it goes on. Near the very end of the series, I honestly couldn’t bring myself to root for or against anyone, I just watched helplessly from the sidelines as the chaos unfolded. There are so many good characters on every side that it was making my head spin around in circles because I couldn’t decide what the best outcome could possibly be. And I absolutely loved the ridiculous levels of tension this conflict caused.
All in all, I can’t believe how good Attack on Titan turned out to be. Let me just say that the early chapters of the series are extremely misleading and I don’t mean that in a bad way. Just like everything else in this series, the misleading nature of the early chapters is totally intentional. I went into this series expecting a straightforward, action-packed monster movie type of story like Jurassic Park or Godzilla, and it does start out that way to be perfectly fair. But it progresses into one of the most genius stories I’ve ever seen, that’s rich with psychological depth, human morality, countless twists and even quite a bit of intelligent commentary on the unspeakable tragedies of war. Don’t let the simple premise of Attack on Titan fool you, there’s so much more to it than I’m sure anyone could’ve possibly predicted when the series first started being published.
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February 3, 2025
This omnibus collects chapters 23-42 (volumes 6-10).
I will say that what is especially manifest in this volume is that Isayama is capable of some of the most unbelievable feats of information handling that I've ever seen in fiction. What I mean is that he is extremely skilled at withholding crucial information just up to the moment when some specific mystery is barely on the verge of becoming obvious, at which point he straightforwardly confirms (or overturns, possibly) your suspicions in the most unapologetic, powerful way possible. His ability to locate these tipping points with striking accuracy - which amounts to an ability to put himself in the shoes of the reader, if you will - is nearly unparalleled.
(Rating provisional - might round up depending on how it compares to what follows.)
I will say that what is especially manifest in this volume is that Isayama is capable of some of the most unbelievable feats of information handling that I've ever seen in fiction. What I mean is that he is extremely skilled at withholding crucial information just up to the moment when some specific mystery is barely on the verge of becoming obvious, at which point he straightforwardly confirms (or overturns, possibly) your suspicions in the most unapologetic, powerful way possible. His ability to locate these tipping points with striking accuracy - which amounts to an ability to put himself in the shoes of the reader, if you will - is nearly unparalleled.
(Rating provisional - might round up depending on how it compares to what follows.)
January 29, 2021
While I am still greatly enjoying the story and characters, I’m not sure I’m pleased with the revelations in this collection. I guess I hoped for something more mythical or something. Even though it wasn’t what I was hoping for, I still look forward to reading more.
April 30, 2023
The female titan is such a special character that really made this storyline shine. The whole edition was incredible maintaining a high level of tension and development right to the huge twists at the end. Better than the first volume, which is a high compliment.
October 23, 2025
This was full of interesting twists and I love the mystery of the world and the titans, I look forward to reading more 😀
October 11, 2023
it’s so interesting seeing the similarities and the differences between this manga and the anime. the art has improved from the rough start it had in the beginning but the action scenes still come across a little messy. since these colossal editions include so many volumes I won’t say much.. only that this one mainly focuses on the female titan.
March 12, 2016
Exceptionally designed omnibus edition and brilliant continuation of the manga series. This oversized deluxe collector's edition omnibus gathers together volumes 6 to 10 of "Attack on Titan" with many extra supplementary illustration pieces throughout including the original covers to each volume at the back. The book is soundly bound, lays flat and is printed on quality paper and with five books for the one price you are getting a price deal. I won't go into what happens volume by volume but this is the most intense and creepy-freaky manga I've ever read. Reading it at night makes me keep the hall light on! These volumes centre on the female titan whom they've discovered is a human (like Eren) who can go Titan and has been living as a spy amongst them. She's trying to kidnap Eren, causes a lot of death and destruction. Another abnormal Titan is found called "Beast" because he has hair all over him like an animal. He talks and is big and very scary. We learn some really disturbing stuff about the Titans and the ministers of the Wall Religion. So much more knowledge has been known than has been given to the people. The troops are trying to get to the bottom of the truth, in the meantime the world is becoming creepier and creepier. An absolute much read for anyone who calls themselves a manga fan!
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October 18, 2015Just holy crap. Oh God, this was just none stop intense and mind blowing. There wasn't a second were I wasn't freaking out. Whenever I had to put the book down I was not happy. This story just gets better and better. I can't wait to read the next one. I can't really say exactly what I loved about it for fear of spoilers but I can say this will make you really question what the titans want and why they are here. If you haven't started this series yet then what the hell are you waiting for? Read it for the love of all things amazing.
February 14, 2016
reread vol. 6-10
April 28, 2019
Is it weird I think the Female Titan is kinda cute?
Anyway, good shit in this omnibus. Roughly three whole volumes of the five contained are dedicated to the Female Titan, as introduced in the end of Colossal Edition 1, establishing a very firm story arc. The rest of the collection poses the mystery of the Beast Titan, but it is not given as much focus as other things - namely, the mystery of the Walls, the in-pouring Titans who seem to have come from nowhere (there turns out to be no hole in the Wall), the true identities of Ymir and Krista, the true identities of Reiner and Bertolt....
I've written at length for singular volumes of other manga series, yet I feel like I don't really want to write about five books at once, and so I guess this will be terribly brief for a review of mine.
I still really respect Isayama's art, in the same way I respect ONE and Togashi and stuff. I guess I'll say it seems to get messier here than in the volumes collected within the previous Colossal Edition. There should be a balance between "Titan shit" and "non-Titan shit." As the action ramps up here, we get too many Titans on-panel, and it's sometimes hard to follow what's supposed to be happening. On the opposite end, scenes without violent tension might seem too "boring" when it's just Isayama's samey-looking characters riding on samey-looking horses through samey-looking hamlets built up of samey-looking cottages. There's also a slight issue in the development of the greater story: now that we have Eren as a Titan-shifter, and the Female Titan who is assumed to be human, it's kinda hard to care about the "Titans as giant zombies eating unimportant characters" scenes that made up most pre-Attack-Titan chapters. Of course, these "filler" scenes are necessary because otherwise we'd be barrelling straight from Female Titan to uncovering the identities of the Armored and Colossal Titans. Oh wait, that's pretty much exactly what happens....
I do give Isayama huge credit for the mild way with which the Armored and Colossal Titans (re)introduced themselves here. Maybe I was expecting some over-the-top Naruto shit, but I'm glad Isayama handled it with some "maturity." Really digging the sincerity with which Isayama's been writing his story, avoiding blatant cliches... even if I'm mostly excited for the flesh-mecha battles between Titan-shifters.
A big takeaway from Colossal Edition 1 was the interesting courtroom scene. I guess the most comparable parts here would be the mysteries of the Walls and the church's secrets around them. The manga is about giant zombies and the people who can pilot giant-robot-esque zombie forms, but there's a lot of good shit underneath the more open "genre" aspects. I'll admit I ordered the next Colossal Edition volume shortly after I finished reading this!
Anyway, good shit in this omnibus. Roughly three whole volumes of the five contained are dedicated to the Female Titan, as introduced in the end of Colossal Edition 1, establishing a very firm story arc. The rest of the collection poses the mystery of the Beast Titan, but it is not given as much focus as other things - namely, the mystery of the Walls, the in-pouring Titans who seem to have come from nowhere (there turns out to be no hole in the Wall), the true identities of Ymir and Krista, the true identities of Reiner and Bertolt....
I've written at length for singular volumes of other manga series, yet I feel like I don't really want to write about five books at once, and so I guess this will be terribly brief for a review of mine.
I still really respect Isayama's art, in the same way I respect ONE and Togashi and stuff. I guess I'll say it seems to get messier here than in the volumes collected within the previous Colossal Edition. There should be a balance between "Titan shit" and "non-Titan shit." As the action ramps up here, we get too many Titans on-panel, and it's sometimes hard to follow what's supposed to be happening. On the opposite end, scenes without violent tension might seem too "boring" when it's just Isayama's samey-looking characters riding on samey-looking horses through samey-looking hamlets built up of samey-looking cottages. There's also a slight issue in the development of the greater story: now that we have Eren as a Titan-shifter, and the Female Titan who is assumed to be human, it's kinda hard to care about the "Titans as giant zombies eating unimportant characters" scenes that made up most pre-Attack-Titan chapters. Of course, these "filler" scenes are necessary because otherwise we'd be barrelling straight from Female Titan to uncovering the identities of the Armored and Colossal Titans. Oh wait, that's pretty much exactly what happens....
I do give Isayama huge credit for the mild way with which the Armored and Colossal Titans (re)introduced themselves here. Maybe I was expecting some over-the-top Naruto shit, but I'm glad Isayama handled it with some "maturity." Really digging the sincerity with which Isayama's been writing his story, avoiding blatant cliches... even if I'm mostly excited for the flesh-mecha battles between Titan-shifters.
A big takeaway from Colossal Edition 1 was the interesting courtroom scene. I guess the most comparable parts here would be the mysteries of the Walls and the church's secrets around them. The manga is about giant zombies and the people who can pilot giant-robot-esque zombie forms, but there's a lot of good shit underneath the more open "genre" aspects. I'll admit I ordered the next Colossal Edition volume shortly after I finished reading this!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 28, 2025
The Colossal EditionEdition 2 is the crushing realization that it's too late and you’re already on the ground. At this point, we’re well past the initial shock of the Titans’ brutality—now we get to marinate in the consequences. And if you thought this was just a simple “humans vs. monsters” story, Isayama is here to laugh in your face.
Because here’s the thing: It was never just about the Titans. It was about the people. The ones who fight, the ones who run, and the ones who break. Eren’s cynicism only deepens, Mikasa remains an unshakable force of will, and Armin? Oh, sweet Armin. His transformation into reluctant strategist is one of the most satisfying arcs in the series.
And then, of course, we get to THAT moment. THAT reveal. That world-shattering WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED moment that solidified Attack on Titan as something far more complex than we could have imagined. No one is safe. No one is who they seem. Nothing is what we thought.
Isayama’s early art is still rough around the edges which made me consider a four star rating, but at this point, does it even matter? If anything, the rawness makes it better—because Attack on Titan isn’t meant to be clean. It’s ugly. It’s violent. It’s real in a way that most fictional worlds can’t pull off. Also, did I mention THAT reveal?
Because here’s the thing: It was never just about the Titans. It was about the people. The ones who fight, the ones who run, and the ones who break. Eren’s cynicism only deepens, Mikasa remains an unshakable force of will, and Armin? Oh, sweet Armin. His transformation into reluctant strategist is one of the most satisfying arcs in the series.
And then, of course, we get to THAT moment. THAT reveal. That world-shattering WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED moment that solidified Attack on Titan as something far more complex than we could have imagined. No one is safe. No one is who they seem. Nothing is what we thought.
Isayama’s early art is still rough around the edges which made me consider a four star rating, but at this point, does it even matter? If anything, the rawness makes it better—because Attack on Titan isn’t meant to be clean. It’s ugly. It’s violent. It’s real in a way that most fictional worlds can’t pull off. Also, did I mention THAT reveal?
September 10, 2020
Like I did with the first collection, I prefaced my review by saying I was already a huge fan of the show going into this, so for me there weren't any surprises story-wise. However, if you're like me and are still to get into the original source material, do yourself a favour and start buying these editions. As their name suggests, they are indeed colossal collections. They are huge and that makes the details and story all the more impactful. Again, the way the art is drawn is just fantastic. The use of lines and character facial expressions are just flawless. The human to titan battles give off the impression of speed and heart-skipping action, while titan to titan battles feel huge and epic. The regular titans, although basically big humans, are utterly terrifying. Again, facial expressions play a key role in this, alongside showing how horrified characters are towards them. Truly, the show as great as it is cannot march these little nuances. Obviously if you haven't seen the show or read anything, you won't regret getting into this series. It's epic, full of intrigue and twists and turns. It is absolutely worth your investment of time and money. Trust me, you won't regret it.
February 4, 2024
Well I'm all in at this point. The twists and turns keep on coming and while I feel like I should have seen one of them, The others were definitely more "WOW" moments.
I truly don't know what to say that hasn't already been said. This series is just awesome. It's dark and bleak and I love it. At this point in the story there is definitely something going on with the Titans that we don't know and I can't wait to see what that is. It's impossible to know who the bad guys and who the good guys are. The only people I feel confident at saying are good guys at this point are Mikasa and Leon, but with the twists that keep on coming I don't even know about them at this point!
Can't wait to get into the 3rd Colossal edition. This series is awesome.
I truly don't know what to say that hasn't already been said. This series is just awesome. It's dark and bleak and I love it. At this point in the story there is definitely something going on with the Titans that we don't know and I can't wait to see what that is. It's impossible to know who the bad guys and who the good guys are. The only people I feel confident at saying are good guys at this point are Mikasa and Leon, but with the twists that keep on coming I don't even know about them at this point!
Can't wait to get into the 3rd Colossal edition. This series is awesome.
March 27, 2023
Danger lurks on almost every page, if these characters are not fighting for their lives, they are exploring the purpose of all this cruelty. It is almost as if we are treated to a glimpse of humanity's response to such a threat, the confrontation of the potential of mortality, but to also rapidly find coping strategies to survive. This second edition brings an abundance of revelations that are not at all shocking to me since I have already watched these moments unfold in its Anime adaptation, but enduring through and reviewing the character motivations brought forth a greater appreciation of its ideas and storytelling. The artwork comes alive in this larger format, but its ergonomics are cumbersome, with the paperback's temperament fed by its broad weight. However, despite all of this, I was still enamoured.
May 2, 2022
I purposefully avoided reading this because I knew it would suck me in. Sure enough, I’m breezing through the consistent series, and… wow is it addicting. In this second, nearly 1k page collection, the mythos of the Titans (kaiju in the form of humans, ranging in largeness) deepens exponentially, with several members of Survey Corps coming out with secrets of their own.
The several fight scenes between Eren and the Female Titan are intense; the identity of both the Colossus Titan and Armored Titan unexpected.
The only Titan sized bone I have to pick with the manga is the disposable and forgettable side characters that exist outside the main protagonists and antagonists.
It’s a small flaw in this gripping (and gigantic) series.
The several fight scenes between Eren and the Female Titan are intense; the identity of both the Colossus Titan and Armored Titan unexpected.
The only Titan sized bone I have to pick with the manga is the disposable and forgettable side characters that exist outside the main protagonists and antagonists.
It’s a small flaw in this gripping (and gigantic) series.
October 16, 2017
As for book two, I nearly died reading it. Most of this book was one huge SPOILER ALERT for the show, as the episodes haven’t matched up with the chapters yet, but I still couldn’t stop reading! Once again the drama and nonstop action swept me off my feet, and my love for the characters somehow was even further ensured. There were so many emotions that I felt while reading this - anger at the colossal and armored titan, but also pity for their human forms; a slight fear of Armin, who is literally going insane; and of course the general love of Levi and Zoe, who I could never hate (weird as the second may be). Once again, this book is a must read. It was my favorite manga (so far).
April 24, 2019
Wow. What a manga. This is an epic telling of what can happen when humanity can do when pushed to the edge of extinction by "monsters." But truthfully, are we the real monsters here? Because the things we do to each other, sometimes, can rival what the monsters do to us. It's full of twists and turns, hidden romance, honor, EPIC COOLNESS (I'm sorry but I'm in love with the Survey Corps), crazy horrifying "monsters" (the titans are horrifying at best), and perfect storytelling. I loved reading this manga and it's been an epic rollercoaster ride from beginning to end. I loved every bit of it. I am left wanting more. Isn't that everything a good series should be?
April 13, 2022
A long nadir for AOT begins with these volumes. This is the point in the story where reveals are thrown at us without the grounding to properly contextualize them, either in their own right or as part of the author's slight of hand. So we can't even be properly fooled, if that makes sense, because alot of these plot reveals come so out of left field, so randomly, as to be awkward.
You have to push through, and without the motivation to talk about this stuff with my partner I probably would not have.
You have to push through, and without the motivation to talk about this stuff with my partner I probably would not have.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 23, 2022
I didnt enjoy this volume as much as first one, but it was still captivating read. Of course you do get more questions than answers. Art is fine....but the pace was bit inconsistent...Titans in city are more interesting than in countryside and there were too many horses for my taste. Of course I do need to read more, as this volume ended in cliffhanger.
October 2, 2023
Volumes 6-10 of Attack on Titan, covering the female Titan saga is another awesome chapter of this amazing series. This one leaves also more questions than answers, but it is a much more action-packed, intense, inspiring and mysterious chapter that makes me want to binge-read the rest of the series.
February 5, 2017
This series honestly surprised me with the amount of thought that has gone into the world building, characters and the general story. Really great series so far that is unrelenting with it's plot twists and especially action in this one (well 5 volumes).
December 10, 2020
This book contains volumes 6-10 of the manga Attack on Titan. Huge plot points such as who are the Female Titan, Armored Titan, Colossal Titan and Jaw Titan are revealed. Along with further questions as what exactly are titans.
February 20, 2021
Manga Mikasa is even better than anime Mikasa I think it’s because the manga shows how much she cares about everyone else not just Eren a bit better than the anime does. Also, Levi is so funny, I love him
January 6, 2022
Yet another fantastic arc in the series, we have the female titan on a rampage, and an unexpected horde of titans that trap part of our cast in a castle. There's huge reveal after the other, especially in the final few pages. The story, characters, and art are *chef's kiss* and I can't wait to continue to the next arc!
March 17, 2022
This story is so but ranching good, and knowing the future, I can't help but wonder if there aren't little clues speckled throughout the pages...therefore for fans of the anime and manga I definitely say this is a story you should read twice!
July 4, 2024
As good as the serie. The part where they throw the cadavers to the Titans does not exist in the book, though. That was heartwrenching. Missed it.
The reveal of the warriors is as strange and wtf as I expected!
The reveal of the warriors is as strange and wtf as I expected!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 23, 2018
Story: Awesome!
Art: So, so ugly :(
Tired of waiting for the anime, going to read ahead after a refresher.
Art: So, so ugly :(
Tired of waiting for the anime, going to read ahead after a refresher.
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