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進撃の巨人 Before the Fall [Shingeki no Kyojin: Before the Fall] #7
Attack on Titan: Before the Fall, Vol. 7
TURNING ON THEIR OWN
The Survey Corps sets a cunning trap to capture the mysterious Abnormal Titan that broke through their ranks. As Arwin tries to determine the grotesque creature’s identity and purpose, scouts report Titans closing in on all sides! But they don’t seem to be after the humans – instead they’re targeting the Titan!
The Survey Corps sets a cunning trap to capture the mysterious Abnormal Titan that broke through their ranks. As Arwin tries to determine the grotesque creature’s identity and purpose, scouts report Titans closing in on all sides! But they don’t seem to be after the humans – instead they’re targeting the Titan!
232 pages, Paperback
First published December 9, 2015
About the author
Hajime Isayama
703 books4,860 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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October 11, 2021
Lots of action in this one and we get more development of the vertical maneuvering gear. I wonder what will happen if Xavi and Sharle meet up...
This is picking back up after the last few slow volumes.
This is picking back up after the last few slow volumes.
December 5, 2021
رشد مناسبی نسبت به جلد قبل داشت. کلا روی لبهٔ دراپ کردنمش ولی خوب دانلود کردم و حیفم میاد ادامه میدم. برگشت ژاوی یه کم داستان رو جذابتر کرد، درگیریهای مستاصلشون با تایتانهام کلن از معدود جذابیتهای سریه و این جلد هم شکل مناسبی داشت.
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May 18, 2021Oh boy, back to truly dumb decisions,
These people need Erwin, he'd get them killed...for a reason.
These people need Erwin, he'd get them killed...for a reason.
February 18, 2018
The art for Xavi is really cool.
Also, in the extras, Kuklo has his father's hair :P
Also, in the extras, Kuklo has his father's hair :P
February 20, 2017
ACK! That was intense...and I have a feeling something bad is about to happen.
June 1, 2019
Sigo sin entender porqué la capitana de la Policía militar de Shiganshina parece una dominátrix salida de una peli porno (es hasta ridículo), pero por lo demás no he perdido ni un ápice de interés en la historia y los personajes.
September 1, 2021
So this volume is full of wholesome Kuklo and Cardina moments and I love it.
May 15, 2019
Kuklo y Cardina se van y Xavi llega. No vemos mucho de Ciudad Industrial este volumen y en su lugar se enfoca más bien en probar el equipo con titanes directamente.
Como en volúmenes pasados, mucha acción e insisto, estos titanes sí me malviajan.
Cardina sigue siendo amor y buen momento para definir quién es Kuklo como personaje, cuando dice que él no pelea por el pasado, sino por el futuro.
Como en volúmenes pasados, mucha acción e insisto, estos titanes sí me malviajan.
Cardina sigue siendo amor y buen momento para definir quién es Kuklo como personaje, cuando dice que él no pelea por el pasado, sino por el futuro.
February 7, 2022
Loving the found family trope this has got going on <3
December 6, 2020
This is a review of the entire series.
Cut from a titan's stomach after his cultist mother was eaten alive when he was still growing inside her womb, Kuklo bore the cursed reputation of being the son of a titan. He was locked in a cage as a toddler and treated as a circus freak to be paraded around. After years of abuse on the streets he was sold to the Inocencio royal family to become the plaything of their cruel son Xavi. Never taught how to speak or shown the love of another human being, Kuklo's life seemed destined to meet a gloomy end. That was until Sharle, the daughter of the Inocencio family visits him in his cell one fateful night and teaches him the warmth of another person.
Before the Fall takes a very different approach to storytelling than the main series. The high stakes action, intricate world-building, thrilling political undertones, masterful use of mystery and foreshadowing aren't really anywhere to be seen here. That's not to say the prequel is bad, it just tells a much more personal and self-contained narrative that serves to flesh out the lesser explored elements of the main series such as who was the first person to ever kill a titan, how the survey corps were formed and how the three dimensional odm gear they use to kill titans was invented.
The star of the manga in my opinion was Sharle. She threw away a life of luxury and safety to save Kuklo and rebel against the cruelty of her own royal family. She constantly puts herself in danger to confront the horrors of the titans, corrupt royals and rogue criminals. She uses her well-educated background to enlist herself in the service of a group of underground blacksmiths in order to improve their methods and create the technological foundation of the military gear that would go on to give humans a fighting chance against the titans. She was the backbone of the whole narrative and her influence had the biggest impact on the events of the main series. If not for her efforts, none of the characters in the main series would've ever had the means to survive. I also just really enjoyed her personality, the way she never discriminates against the lesser class and how she breaks free from the chains of her royal upbringing.
Kuklo was a decent character, but after he meets Sharle he mostly just feels like a generic Shounen protagonist. He's not bad, just mundane and doesn't really fit in with the overall complex cast, especially next to the secondary protagonist Sharle who ended up accomplishing so much. Some of the world-building doesn't line up with the main series such as titans being able to walk at night and them disappearing the second they're killed, but most of the inconsistencies were minor things that weren't enough to completely destroy the immersion. The limited scope of the plot and setting also made the pacing feel somewhat tedious at times because most of the drama is never taken beyond the walls of the cities, but it also made room for more personal time between the characters living out their daily lives together and really learning to put their heads together to help form a better world for humanity's last survivors.
Not nearly as good as the main series and it doesn't add that much to the world or overall story, but it's an enjoyable side story that gives you a better understanding of the basics regarding daily life in the walled cities and how the foundations of military power and titan-fighting capabilities came to be. It probably won't appeal to casual readers of the series, but it might be worth checking out if you're already a diehard fan of Attack on Titan.
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Cut from a titan's stomach after his cultist mother was eaten alive when he was still growing inside her womb, Kuklo bore the cursed reputation of being the son of a titan. He was locked in a cage as a toddler and treated as a circus freak to be paraded around. After years of abuse on the streets he was sold to the Inocencio royal family to become the plaything of their cruel son Xavi. Never taught how to speak or shown the love of another human being, Kuklo's life seemed destined to meet a gloomy end. That was until Sharle, the daughter of the Inocencio family visits him in his cell one fateful night and teaches him the warmth of another person.
Before the Fall takes a very different approach to storytelling than the main series. The high stakes action, intricate world-building, thrilling political undertones, masterful use of mystery and foreshadowing aren't really anywhere to be seen here. That's not to say the prequel is bad, it just tells a much more personal and self-contained narrative that serves to flesh out the lesser explored elements of the main series such as who was the first person to ever kill a titan, how the survey corps were formed and how the three dimensional odm gear they use to kill titans was invented.
The star of the manga in my opinion was Sharle. She threw away a life of luxury and safety to save Kuklo and rebel against the cruelty of her own royal family. She constantly puts herself in danger to confront the horrors of the titans, corrupt royals and rogue criminals. She uses her well-educated background to enlist herself in the service of a group of underground blacksmiths in order to improve their methods and create the technological foundation of the military gear that would go on to give humans a fighting chance against the titans. She was the backbone of the whole narrative and her influence had the biggest impact on the events of the main series. If not for her efforts, none of the characters in the main series would've ever had the means to survive. I also just really enjoyed her personality, the way she never discriminates against the lesser class and how she breaks free from the chains of her royal upbringing.
Kuklo was a decent character, but after he meets Sharle he mostly just feels like a generic Shounen protagonist. He's not bad, just mundane and doesn't really fit in with the overall complex cast, especially next to the secondary protagonist Sharle who ended up accomplishing so much. Some of the world-building doesn't line up with the main series such as titans being able to walk at night and them disappearing the second they're killed, but most of the inconsistencies were minor things that weren't enough to completely destroy the immersion. The limited scope of the plot and setting also made the pacing feel somewhat tedious at times because most of the drama is never taken beyond the walls of the cities, but it also made room for more personal time between the characters living out their daily lives together and really learning to put their heads together to help form a better world for humanity's last survivors.
Not nearly as good as the main series and it doesn't add that much to the world or overall story, but it's an enjoyable side story that gives you a better understanding of the basics regarding daily life in the walled cities and how the foundations of military power and titan-fighting capabilities came to be. It probably won't appeal to casual readers of the series, but it might be worth checking out if you're already a diehard fan of Attack on Titan.
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January 20, 2021
أخيرا شوية حركة في الأحداث
المجلد دا بيبدأ بمعركة بين البشر وبعضهم على مين هيسيطر على المدينة الصناعية
اللي تعتبر المدينة الأكثر أهمية لأن -من اسمها- بيتم تصنيع كل حاجة فيها
معركة بين الشرطة والمنشقين عن اختلاف مفهوم الحرية
وأبطالنا لأول مرة بيجربوا الجهاز الجديد -اللي هيكون بعد كدا عدة المناورة الثلاثية- ولأول مرة يطيروا بيه
وفجأة بيلاقوا نفسهم في وسط الحرب اللي نزلت عليهم من السما
يا ترى هيحصل إيه.!!
مجلد حلو
..
المجلد دا بيبدأ بمعركة بين البشر وبعضهم على مين هيسيطر على المدينة الصناعية
اللي تعتبر المدينة الأكثر أهمية لأن -من اسمها- بيتم تصنيع كل حاجة فيها
معركة بين الشرطة والمنشقين عن اختلاف مفهوم الحرية
وأبطالنا لأول مرة بيجربوا الجهاز الجديد -اللي هيكون بعد كدا عدة المناورة الثلاثية- ولأول مرة يطيروا بيه
وفجأة بيلاقوا نفسهم في وسط الحرب اللي نزلت عليهم من السما
يا ترى هيحصل إيه.!!
مجلد حلو
..
May 7, 2017
Book 7 of the Manga series. Quick, easy read on an interesting and evolving story as humanity continues to grow smaller and smaller as the Titans attack and take over the last stronghold of humans. The mystery continues to deepen as the presence of Titans that can think and one that is a female that is after Eren. Interesting story.
May 29, 2017
The good:
-The plot moves forward.
-Great action.
-The story of the 3D maneuver gear is one full of tension, very entertaining.
-The Xavi Inocencio intro narration was very good.
The bad:
-Cardina Baumeister keeps being as plain as ever.
-It seems the only well built characters are Kuklo and Inocencio.
-The plot moves forward.
-Great action.
-The story of the 3D maneuver gear is one full of tension, very entertaining.
-The Xavi Inocencio intro narration was very good.
The bad:
-Cardina Baumeister keeps being as plain as ever.
-It seems the only well built characters are Kuklo and Inocencio.
April 2, 2021
Cardina i love you
I'm anxious about Kurklo's character development, when he says he fights for the future not the past it give me chills.
Also loved knowing more about Angel, and meeting Maria.
Need to know more about Xavier ( for more he is the bad guy he seems to have a good construction as a character).
Also this volume was a faster read than the others.
I'm anxious about Kurklo's character development, when he says he fights for the future not the past it give me chills.
Also loved knowing more about Angel, and meeting Maria.
Need to know more about Xavier ( for more he is the bad guy he seems to have a good construction as a character).
Also this volume was a faster read than the others.
July 18, 2022
Este tomo es buenisimo, no tengo más que decir.
Conocemos otro personaje, su pasado, su perdida.
También se centra en nuestro villano, el cual sin duda nos dará dolores de cabeza.
Y, debo decir que amo a los protagonistas, pero siento que me va a doler mucho el corazón, Isayama matará a todos, lo presiento ajajja
Conocemos otro personaje, su pasado, su perdida.
También se centra en nuestro villano, el cual sin duda nos dará dolores de cabeza.
Y, debo decir que amo a los protagonistas, pero siento que me va a doler mucho el corazón, Isayama matará a todos, lo presiento ajajja
March 28, 2021
This spin off is all over the place, coming off the last issue which was the worst, the art is good again (I haven’t looked but this must be different artists each issue? They are chalk and cheese) and the arc this issue was much better.
February 18, 2017
Interesantes detalles que no hay en el manga original.
Lástima que no sea canon.
Lástima que no sea canon.
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September 16, 2017
More about the development of the gear to fight Titans! Kuklo continued to draw strength from his friends.
September 9, 2018
3.5/5 stars
March 30, 2019
6.5/10
March 24, 2021
Este me gustó, se desvelo un poco sobre el pasado de algunos personajes y las escenas con los titanes fueron bastante dinámicas (◍•ᴗ•◍)
October 19, 2021
Non mi ha emozionata. Boh. Questo manga non sa proprio di niente…
February 4, 2022
it’s getting interesting
February 28, 2022
Contradicts the mythos of titans really wish the author had no ties to the main series
March 12, 2022
22/50
December 2, 2023
Mucha acción con un buen flashback, hay esperanza para la humanidad
July 28, 2024
I'm liking the bromance that is forming.
September 30, 2024
خوب بود
وایب ترسناک پشت دیوارها
خیلی ترسناک و باحاله
غول ده متری
اوگره
بخاطر همیناست که ادامه اش میدم
وایب ترسناک پشت دیوارها
خیلی ترسناک و باحاله
غول ده متری
اوگره
بخاطر همیناست که ادامه اش میدم
October 14, 2024
“Guardian deity of Wall Maria” goes hard ngl
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