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L'Attaque des Titans - Lost Girls
テレビアニメ「進撃の巨人」の脚本家･瀬古浩司が書き下ろすスピンオフ・ノベルが誕生。ミカサの、アニの、あの日の知られざる物語。●「ミカサとアニの抱え込んでいるものにどうしようもなく興味を（そして心を）惹かれ、それと同時におそらくは彼女たちの抱え込んでいるであろうものを自らの手で書くことによって、彼女たちのことをより深い部分で理解したかった、ということになると思う。」 瀬古浩司●
アニメ「進撃の巨人」のブルーレイの初回特典として、収録されていたビジュアル･ノベル「ミカサ外伝」「アニ外伝」。その話題作を、アニメ「進撃の巨人」の脚本家が、完全小説化！さらに特別書き下ろし｢Lost Girls」を収録。
ミカサの、アニの、あの日の知られざる物語。
アニメ「進撃の巨人」のブルーレイの初回特典として、収録されていたビジュアル･ノベル「ミカサ外伝」「アニ外伝」。その話題作を、アニメ「進撃の巨人」の脚本家が、完全小説化！さらに特別書き下ろし｢Lost Girls」を収録。
ミカサの、アニの、あの日の知られざる物語。
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December 28, 2024
Es ist Attack on Titan und Attack on Titan kann garnicht schlecht sein. Ich liebe es, dass man durch dieses Buch noch mehr Einblicke in das Leben und die Gedanken von Mikasa und Annie bekommen kann (zwei Charaktere, die unheimlich gut geschrieben aber auch sehr komplex sind).
Der erste Teil in dem Buch geht um Mikasa und ihre Gedanken und Erinnerungen in einem kurzen Moment im Anime. Der Moment wird so sehr ausgeschmückt, so dass man sich die Situation viel besser vorstellen kann. Man lernt Mikasa dadurch noch besser kennen, obwohl es in dem Anime nur ein kleiner kurzer Moment war.
Im zweiten Teil geht es um Annie und einen Tag in ihrer Militärpolizei Zeit. Ein Tag bevor sie etwas erledigen muss und der Leser begleitet sie dabei. Man lernt hier ebenfalls etwas über Annie und zusätzlich wird einem nochmal gezeigt das jeder einzelne Bewohner und Mensch in Attack on Titan ein eigenes Leben hat und sie sich mit allen möglichen Problemen, die nicht mit Titanen zutun haben, rumschlagen müssen. Mir hat dieser Teil des Buches am Besten gefallen, da man zusätzlich auch neugierig war, was als Nächstes passiert.
Im dritten, sehr kurzen Teil, geht es dann um eine Begegnung von Mikasa und Annie, in der sie miteinander sprechen. Man kann aus dieser Szene nicht so viel raus ziehen aber es ist trotzdem sehr schön gewesen diesen Teil zu lesen.
Allgemein aber 5 Sterne, weil es schön ist noch mehr über die Charaktere zu erfahren und es ist, wie schon erwähnt, Attack on Titan. Sollte man Attack on Titan nicht so sehr mögen, wird man dementsprechend auch mehr Kritik haben, da es sich manchmal schon (vor allem bei Mikasas Teil) etwas in die Länge zieht. Da kommt es also komplett auf eure „Bindung“ zu Attack on Titan und den beiden Charakteren an.
Der erste Teil in dem Buch geht um Mikasa und ihre Gedanken und Erinnerungen in einem kurzen Moment im Anime. Der Moment wird so sehr ausgeschmückt, so dass man sich die Situation viel besser vorstellen kann. Man lernt Mikasa dadurch noch besser kennen, obwohl es in dem Anime nur ein kleiner kurzer Moment war.
Im zweiten Teil geht es um Annie und einen Tag in ihrer Militärpolizei Zeit. Ein Tag bevor sie etwas erledigen muss und der Leser begleitet sie dabei. Man lernt hier ebenfalls etwas über Annie und zusätzlich wird einem nochmal gezeigt das jeder einzelne Bewohner und Mensch in Attack on Titan ein eigenes Leben hat und sie sich mit allen möglichen Problemen, die nicht mit Titanen zutun haben, rumschlagen müssen. Mir hat dieser Teil des Buches am Besten gefallen, da man zusätzlich auch neugierig war, was als Nächstes passiert.
Im dritten, sehr kurzen Teil, geht es dann um eine Begegnung von Mikasa und Annie, in der sie miteinander sprechen. Man kann aus dieser Szene nicht so viel raus ziehen aber es ist trotzdem sehr schön gewesen diesen Teil zu lesen.
Allgemein aber 5 Sterne, weil es schön ist noch mehr über die Charaktere zu erfahren und es ist, wie schon erwähnt, Attack on Titan. Sollte man Attack on Titan nicht so sehr mögen, wird man dementsprechend auch mehr Kritik haben, da es sich manchmal schon (vor allem bei Mikasas Teil) etwas in die Länge zieht. Da kommt es also komplett auf eure „Bindung“ zu Attack on Titan und den beiden Charakteren an.
October 16, 2024
Sooooo well written omg
January 4, 2026
i love two-sides-of-the-same-coin characters that actually get a conclusion and have a dynamic relationship with each other ty annie and mikasa
April 22, 2018
Buena, aunque un pelín irregular, novela que complementa el universo de Ataque a los Titanes. Dos historias, una de Mikasa y otra de Annie que tratan de dar un poco más de profundidad a los personajes y un epílogo juntando a las dos.
He de mencionar que solamente he visto el anime, por lo que puede que mis impresiones fueran distintas de haber leído el manga.
La historia de Mikasa (Lost in the Cruel World) es entretenida de leer, pero no me ha parecido que aportara nada relevante ni al personaje ni a la historia. Además es bastante difícil de interpretar cual es su significado (no cuento más para no destripar la historia).
Por otra parte, la historia de Annie (Wall Sina, Goodbye), además de ser mucho más interesante, sí que creo que ayuda a definir mejor al personaje y a entender mejor sus motivos y personalidad.
El argumento es suficientemente intrigante para hacerte querer seguir leyendo y tiene una resolución bastante apropiada.
Finalmente el epílogo (Lost Girls) se utiliza un poco para justificar la inclusión de dos historias sin ninguna relación en la misma novela, pero tampoco aporta demasiado nuevo a los personajes, más allá de ver como interactuan ambos.
Las ilustraciones que acompañan al libro (creo que del mismo autor del manga Hajime Isayama) siguen el estilo del manga con alguna ilustración bastante impresionante, pero en general no destacan demasiado.
La edición de Norma es correcta, con algunos pequeños fallos en la revisión tanto exterior (el índice que aparece en la solapa es incorrecto) como del texto. La traducción de Marta E. Gallego es muy buena.
En conclusión, la historia de Annie es la que sostiene el libro y hace de él un interesante complemento a la serie. Sin ella, la novela pierde enteros.
Si te gusta mucho la serie y sus personajes y quieres profundizar un poco más en ellos, o solamente quieres leer otras historias en el mismo universo, es un libro que te gustará y entretendrá. Si no has visto/leído Ataque a los Titanes y quieres entrar en el universo a traves de este libro, o simplemente no te entusiasma, alejate del libro. No encontrarás nada de tu interés.
He de mencionar que solamente he visto el anime, por lo que puede que mis impresiones fueran distintas de haber leído el manga.
La historia de Mikasa (Lost in the Cruel World) es entretenida de leer, pero no me ha parecido que aportara nada relevante ni al personaje ni a la historia. Además es bastante difícil de interpretar cual es su significado (no cuento más para no destripar la historia).
Por otra parte, la historia de Annie (Wall Sina, Goodbye), además de ser mucho más interesante, sí que creo que ayuda a definir mejor al personaje y a entender mejor sus motivos y personalidad.
El argumento es suficientemente intrigante para hacerte querer seguir leyendo y tiene una resolución bastante apropiada.
Finalmente el epílogo (Lost Girls) se utiliza un poco para justificar la inclusión de dos historias sin ninguna relación en la misma novela, pero tampoco aporta demasiado nuevo a los personajes, más allá de ver como interactuan ambos.
Las ilustraciones que acompañan al libro (creo que del mismo autor del manga Hajime Isayama) siguen el estilo del manga con alguna ilustración bastante impresionante, pero en general no destacan demasiado.
La edición de Norma es correcta, con algunos pequeños fallos en la revisión tanto exterior (el índice que aparece en la solapa es incorrecto) como del texto. La traducción de Marta E. Gallego es muy buena.
En conclusión, la historia de Annie es la que sostiene el libro y hace de él un interesante complemento a la serie. Sin ella, la novela pierde enteros.
Si te gusta mucho la serie y sus personajes y quieres profundizar un poco más en ellos, o solamente quieres leer otras historias en el mismo universo, es un libro que te gustará y entretendrá. Si no has visto/leído Ataque a los Titanes y quieres entrar en el universo a traves de este libro, o simplemente no te entusiasma, alejate del libro. No encontrarás nada de tu interés.
June 21, 2018
Three and a half stars.
Three short stories that develop two of my favorite characters in the universe of Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin). First, Mikasa Ackerman, permanently traumatized by the events shown in the sixth episode of the show, who battles with constant psychic pain while struggling to hold on to Eren, the only person alive she truly cares about and someone who happens to pursue and invite death. Second, Annie Leonhardt, an introverted individualist who was made, as his father repeated, to fulfill a mission she cares nothing about, for people she doesn't belong amongst. She's fully aware of the meaningless joke her life represents, but she can't even laugh about it .
In the first story, Mikasa, after the news she received in episode seven, has crashed into a building and lies on an awning. Despairing, she hallucinates a completely different past for herself and Eren, one in which the events shown in the sixth episode hadn't happened. Their relationship develops in a different way, although she has to struggle with Eren's rage and his wish to see the world outside the walls. In accordance with the cruel world the creators of this series built, and the existentialist themes they develop, . In the beginning, that this story showed an alternative timeline bothered me. I wanted to learn more about the characters through events that happened in the off time. However, the hallucinatory, symbolic vibe does fit Mikasa. It accentuated how curiously little she cares about anything else than holding on to her loved ones, who also seem destined to leave her.
The second story is the source of the OVA "Wall Sina, Goodbye". The day before Annie tries to fulfill her spoilery mission, she decides to take on the case of a missing girl. Conveniently, the girl also happens to be someone with a dysfunctional relationship with her dad. It's an interesting hardboiled mystery in which the detective has to hide or distort her findings from her superiors. It also adds to the worldbuilding of the interior areas, and how the fall of the Shiganshina district five years ago affected the lives of the survivors.
The last story is a few pages long, consisting mostly of an encounter between both girls, who barely talked during the main story. Annie considers Mikasa to be something of a supernatural beast, and would rather not have her as an enemy.
Would you care for this book if you don't love Attack on Titan already? Would you even be able to follow it? Probably not. But I liked it.
Three short stories that develop two of my favorite characters in the universe of Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin). First, Mikasa Ackerman, permanently traumatized by the events shown in the sixth episode of the show, who battles with constant psychic pain while struggling to hold on to Eren, the only person alive she truly cares about and someone who happens to pursue and invite death. Second, Annie Leonhardt, an introverted individualist who was made, as his father repeated, to fulfill a mission she cares nothing about, for people she doesn't belong amongst. She's fully aware of the meaningless joke her life represents, but she can't even laugh about it .
In the first story, Mikasa, after the news she received in episode seven, has crashed into a building and lies on an awning. Despairing, she hallucinates a completely different past for herself and Eren, one in which the events shown in the sixth episode hadn't happened. Their relationship develops in a different way, although she has to struggle with Eren's rage and his wish to see the world outside the walls. In accordance with the cruel world the creators of this series built, and the existentialist themes they develop, . In the beginning, that this story showed an alternative timeline bothered me. I wanted to learn more about the characters through events that happened in the off time. However, the hallucinatory, symbolic vibe does fit Mikasa. It accentuated how curiously little she cares about anything else than holding on to her loved ones, who also seem destined to leave her.
The second story is the source of the OVA "Wall Sina, Goodbye". The day before Annie tries to fulfill her spoilery mission, she decides to take on the case of a missing girl. Conveniently, the girl also happens to be someone with a dysfunctional relationship with her dad. It's an interesting hardboiled mystery in which the detective has to hide or distort her findings from her superiors. It also adds to the worldbuilding of the interior areas, and how the fall of the Shiganshina district five years ago affected the lives of the survivors.
The last story is a few pages long, consisting mostly of an encounter between both girls, who barely talked during the main story. Annie considers Mikasa to be something of a supernatural beast, and would rather not have her as an enemy.
Would you care for this book if you don't love Attack on Titan already? Would you even be able to follow it? Probably not. But I liked it.
April 18, 2025
Definitivamente este libro me hace confirmar que tanto Mikasa y Annie son personajes femeninos que valen tanto la pena, es decir, que cada una tenga un propósito definido por algo que alguien más dijo podría verse como sumisión, pero no. Ellas ejecutan sus planes como se les plazca y ellas saben que la única amenaza para arruinarlo son ellas mismas.
Yo las amo y también al autor al querer mostrarnos un poco más de las vidas de estos personajes, dejando al protagonista de la historia principal como uno secundario y ellas tomando el protagonismo por su lado, es algo que necesitaba ver y me encantó el resultado.
Yo las amo y también al autor al querer mostrarnos un poco más de las vidas de estos personajes, dejando al protagonista de la historia principal como uno secundario y ellas tomando el protagonismo por su lado, es algo que necesitaba ver y me encantó el resultado.
April 24, 2023
Le pongo 5 porque me encantó la parte de Mikasa, la de Annie igual está bien aunque la trama sea algo más simplona y profundice menos en su psique (que lo entiendo, cuando se escribió esta novela aún no se habían revelado muchas cosas).
Aún así es una novela que merece la pena leer si te gusta el personaje de Mikasa, yo la amo.
1. Cruel Yet Beautiful World: 5 🌟
2. Lost Girl: 3 🌟
3. Goodbye Maria Wall: 4🌟
Aún así es una novela que merece la pena leer si te gusta el personaje de Mikasa, yo la amo.
1. Cruel Yet Beautiful World: 5 🌟
2. Lost Girl: 3 🌟
3. Goodbye Maria Wall: 4🌟
August 18, 2019
Podría haber sido mejor, pero la sinopsis igualmente te advierte que trata del OVA con algunos cambios y LOST GIRLS es una unión de ambas historias para entrar en contexto, es una historia con 5 páginas app.
Me gustó pero no me encantó, sobretodo Mikasa 🙄 me incomoda demasiado que Eren la trate mal y ella sigue ahí como si nada.
Me gustó pero no me encantó, sobretodo Mikasa 🙄 me incomoda demasiado que Eren la trate mal y ella sigue ahí como si nada.
December 3, 2025
light novel of annie and mikasa. my girls i loved this. my favorite show ever
March 25, 2019
First thing first: *kisses a crystal* For Annie.
3.5 plus the last half star for the enjoyable translation.
Now I wish I read this LN first before I read the manga adaptation. Some differences from the manga, of course, in particular about Mikasa's dream and Annie's infatuation with donuts. On the other hand, this LN adds a nice touch to Annie's character regarding her mission and her thoughts on Mikasa. Of the former, we all know—she grows fond of her prey, she hesitates, she looks back, she steels herself, she resigns to her downfall. Figures—this is what Isayama gave us. Seko's LN expands it further. Of the latter, it reminds me of how upset I was to have Isayama crystalize Annie to end her arc. See some of Annie's thoughts below:
Good grief, this is why I wanted to stay away from this girl.
Excuse me?
Then, this. (During the "Annie, fall." scene, obviously.) Perhaps it needed to be Mikasa, and no one else.
Excuse you???
My shipper heart aside, that. That is what humanizes Annie to me. I don't expect any redemptive arc or a happy end for her, but a closure like Seko's, instead of Isayama's, is overdue.
3.5 plus the last half star for the enjoyable translation.
Now I wish I read this LN first before I read the manga adaptation. Some differences from the manga, of course, in particular about Mikasa's dream and Annie's infatuation with donuts. On the other hand, this LN adds a nice touch to Annie's character regarding her mission and her thoughts on Mikasa. Of the former, we all know—she grows fond of her prey, she hesitates, she looks back, she steels herself, she resigns to her downfall. Figures—this is what Isayama gave us. Seko's LN expands it further. Of the latter, it reminds me of how upset I was to have Isayama crystalize Annie to end her arc. See some of Annie's thoughts below:
Good grief, this is why I wanted to stay away from this girl.
Excuse me?
Then, this. (During the "Annie, fall." scene, obviously.) Perhaps it needed to be Mikasa, and no one else.
Excuse you???
My shipper heart aside, that. That is what humanizes Annie to me. I don't expect any redemptive arc or a happy end for her, but a closure like Seko's, instead of Isayama's, is overdue.
August 12, 2020
The three stories in Lost Girls by Hiroshi Seko allow readers to get inside the heads of two of the most withdrawn characters in Hajime Isayama's hit series Attack on Titan: Annie and Mikasa - and it is beautifully done.
In the first novella, Mikasa, through a dream about an alternate path her relationship with Eren might've taken, comes to a shattering realization which fuels her will to fight.
The second novella follows Annie, as a Military Police officer investigating the disappearance of a missing person in the slums of Wall Sina, keeping up a deft and fascinating interior monologue the whole way.
The two girls interact in the final, titular short story, and their simple but guarded conversation sheds some more light upon who the both of them really are.
I enjoyed this book very much - even more so because I have been a fan lf AoT for years now, and have always Wanted More. Lost Girls did not disappoint. It provides the insight it promises, through engaging, gently-paced narratives with these fascinating characters at their center. The language was slightly weird? but I'm going to chalk that up to a poor translation. (the Japanese language is full of nigh-untranslatable concepts, and as such any English rendering of an originally Japanese text will always sound at least /slightly/ off.)
My favorite story was the one about Annie. Mikasa's entire novella has this bizarre, dreamlike quality which, though entirely appropriate considering the setting, threw me off quite a little. By contrast, 'Wall Sina, Goodbye' displayed a solid, casual everydayness that appealed to me much more, as it gave some insight into Annie's day-to-day life, n element quite lacking from the original source material (she's a secondary character, after all). I loved the worldbuilding - the bar dances, the drugs, the cigarettes and alcohol and decrepit buildings - the overall bleak amd dirty feel of it all. I felt a lot of sympathy for Annie as I read, because her thoughts and attitude just leaped off the page; it is so very true that language is the medium best suited to conveying interiority.
I was choked up with emotion upon turning the last page. Lost Girls is not to be missed.
In the first novella, Mikasa, through a dream about an alternate path her relationship with Eren might've taken, comes to a shattering realization which fuels her will to fight.
The second novella follows Annie, as a Military Police officer investigating the disappearance of a missing person in the slums of Wall Sina, keeping up a deft and fascinating interior monologue the whole way.
The two girls interact in the final, titular short story, and their simple but guarded conversation sheds some more light upon who the both of them really are.
I enjoyed this book very much - even more so because I have been a fan lf AoT for years now, and have always Wanted More. Lost Girls did not disappoint. It provides the insight it promises, through engaging, gently-paced narratives with these fascinating characters at their center. The language was slightly weird? but I'm going to chalk that up to a poor translation. (the Japanese language is full of nigh-untranslatable concepts, and as such any English rendering of an originally Japanese text will always sound at least /slightly/ off.)
My favorite story was the one about Annie. Mikasa's entire novella has this bizarre, dreamlike quality which, though entirely appropriate considering the setting, threw me off quite a little. By contrast, 'Wall Sina, Goodbye' displayed a solid, casual everydayness that appealed to me much more, as it gave some insight into Annie's day-to-day life, n element quite lacking from the original source material (she's a secondary character, after all). I loved the worldbuilding - the bar dances, the drugs, the cigarettes and alcohol and decrepit buildings - the overall bleak amd dirty feel of it all. I felt a lot of sympathy for Annie as I read, because her thoughts and attitude just leaped off the page; it is so very true that language is the medium best suited to conveying interiority.
I was choked up with emotion upon turning the last page. Lost Girls is not to be missed.
September 3, 2021
Pues, efectivamente lo he disfrutado mucho ♥
Hace un par de años me vi los ovas, y el de Mikasa no me gustó nada, quiero decir, estaba en mi época de "no entiendo este ship" (por culpa de Wit studio) y tampoco entendí bien a que se refería esta "realidad alternativa".
Ahora, después de profundizar tanto en la saga y saberme el final de esta, aluciné con toda la historia. Ya no solo por los mensajes que hay, si no por la peculiaridad y sutileza que tiene Isayama con sus "realidades alternativas" (lo pongo entrecomillas porque no es realmente eso xD) pero es que me fascina.
Además, de comprender mejor al personaje de Mikasa, por como se crío y por su relación con Eren. (aunque la primera vez que lo ve, llego a ser yo, y le pego un capón al niño. Aunque claro, yo tengo 33, no sé que habría hecho con su edad XD)
El resto de historietas, (la de Annie y la parte del final) ha estado bien, pero ya es algo más normalito (dentro de lo normal que hay en esta serie XD) y el Ova de Annie en su momento me gustó.
Lo recomiendo a todos aquellos que le fascina la escencia de Mikasa y obvio, si os gusta el ship. Ah, además de las idas de olla de Isayama que son increíbles jajaja ♥
Hace un par de años me vi los ovas, y el de Mikasa no me gustó nada, quiero decir, estaba en mi época de "no entiendo este ship" (por culpa de Wit studio) y tampoco entendí bien a que se refería esta "realidad alternativa".
Ahora, después de profundizar tanto en la saga y saberme el final de esta, aluciné con toda la historia. Ya no solo por los mensajes que hay, si no por la peculiaridad y sutileza que tiene Isayama con sus "realidades alternativas" (lo pongo entrecomillas porque no es realmente eso xD) pero es que me fascina.
Además, de comprender mejor al personaje de Mikasa, por como se crío y por su relación con Eren. (aunque la primera vez que lo ve, llego a ser yo, y le pego un capón al niño. Aunque claro, yo tengo 33, no sé que habría hecho con su edad XD)
El resto de historietas, (la de Annie y la parte del final) ha estado bien, pero ya es algo más normalito (dentro de lo normal que hay en esta serie XD) y el Ova de Annie en su momento me gustó.
Lo recomiendo a todos aquellos que le fascina la escencia de Mikasa y obvio, si os gusta el ship. Ah, además de las idas de olla de Isayama que son increíbles jajaja ♥
January 9, 2026
3.5/5
I like the insight this gave into Annie’s character, from how literally she takes Hitch’s request, how smart she is throughout the Stratmann investigation, and even her thoughts while interacting with Mikasa (during and before the Stohess raid)
something about the descriptions of what she ate and drank made me sad like damn at the end of the day she really was just a kid who wanted to go home and see her dad again. like idk something about the limeade and veggie sandwich + trying to pet that stray cat + compartmentalizing her thoughts when she starts to think about her dad made her so human
for mikasa’s half of the story, I don’t have much to say about it other than it shows eren’s been a weird ass kid since the beginning and how much of mikasa’s life revolves around him. Guess it makes a little more sense now, aside from their backstory we see in the show, that they were more or less each others’ first/only friends
I like the insight this gave into Annie’s character, from how literally she takes Hitch’s request, how smart she is throughout the Stratmann investigation, and even her thoughts while interacting with Mikasa (during and before the Stohess raid)
something about the descriptions of what she ate and drank made me sad like damn at the end of the day she really was just a kid who wanted to go home and see her dad again. like idk something about the limeade and veggie sandwich + trying to pet that stray cat + compartmentalizing her thoughts when she starts to think about her dad made her so human
for mikasa’s half of the story, I don’t have much to say about it other than it shows eren’s been a weird ass kid since the beginning and how much of mikasa’s life revolves around him. Guess it makes a little more sense now, aside from their backstory we see in the show, that they were more or less each others’ first/only friends
July 18, 2024
It was fun to spend more time with annie (who we hardly get to see) and mikasa (who hardly speaks) to see their point of view and hear their thinking process.
unfortunately, the stories were of little consequence. Mikasa's showed the development of her emotions towards eren, but ultimately very little actually happened, a lot of scenes were taken from the anime, and in the end this seemed to all happen in a parallel universe anyway. i didnt love the surrealist section with the mirror man as they were confusing and i wasnt sure what was real and what wasnt, in a bad way. but it was fun to see what would have happened to mikasa and eren if her parents hadnt died. Annie's story gave us an insight into her views on living amongst enemies but the investigation was a little random and of little emotional consequence.
unfortunately, the stories were of little consequence. Mikasa's showed the development of her emotions towards eren, but ultimately very little actually happened, a lot of scenes were taken from the anime, and in the end this seemed to all happen in a parallel universe anyway. i didnt love the surrealist section with the mirror man as they were confusing and i wasnt sure what was real and what wasnt, in a bad way. but it was fun to see what would have happened to mikasa and eren if her parents hadnt died. Annie's story gave us an insight into her views on living amongst enemies but the investigation was a little random and of little emotional consequence.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 9, 2023
I really enjoyed seeing Annie's way of thinking, even if it was just a small part of the story. I felt a bit more connected to this character who has done some of the most horrific things at the start of AoT and never apologised. In a way, reading her story before the Female Titan arc is showing how, at least, her character wasn't only apathetic to her cause, but was lost over her "goal" as a warrior and as a girl who wants to go back home.
Mikasa's part was enjoyable too but in a way of how the little girl who had no friends, started seeing the only kid she knew, Eren, as part of getting out of her usual boring routine. Other than that I felt like I was reading a fever dream of hers.
Overall, I liked reading both parts and I would recommend it to fans of AoT.
Mikasa's part was enjoyable too but in a way of how the little girl who had no friends, started seeing the only kid she knew, Eren, as part of getting out of her usual boring routine. Other than that I felt like I was reading a fever dream of hers.
Overall, I liked reading both parts and I would recommend it to fans of AoT.
April 19, 2020
Una aproximación a dos de los personajes más característicos y enigmáticos de Isayama con una ejecución de guion al nivel al que nos tiene acostumbrados Hiroshi Seko. Me esperaba un trabajo de fanservice con poco fondo y, para mi sorpresa, resulta ser una novela muy bien desarrollada, que trabaja humanizando a Mikasa y Annie y que arroja luz, no tanto sobre la serie o sus incógnitas, sino sobre las motivaciones (y los conflictos que representan) que las llevan a seguir adelante. Una sorpresa preciosa.
January 25, 2017
This collection of three stories set in the world of season one of the Attack on Titan anime. The stories tell us a little bit more about Annie's past, an Mikasa comes to tems with what Eren's passion will cost him, no matter how they grew up. This is really recommended for those familiar with the series. i relly loved learning more about Annie in this volume
January 20, 2018
Tbh, I just skipped Annie's part. I don't like her, anyway. Although, Mikasa's part was a bit dull and depressing as well; I had been hoping for something a bit more exciting and insightful. All I got was a boring short story that doesn't even feel like Attack on Titan at all.
November 2, 2021
some really interesting stories about annie and mikasa, it was nice to have something centered around them rather than eren (ik hes the mc but still)
just adds to their characters really well, which is good as annie especially needed it.
just adds to their characters really well, which is good as annie especially needed it.
June 21, 2023
I liked the Annie part, but it is only small. If I wanted to read about a Eren-obsessed shell of a human being Mikasa, I’d just go to ao3. I guess it is canon that she is obsessed, but it does not make for an enjoyable story.
August 6, 2023
This book is not very well written but maybe it's due to bad translation.
Both Mikasa and Annie are my favourite characters so I was excited to read this book.
Unfortunately it doesn't follow the kanon story so it feels more like a fanfic. I have still sort of enjoyed it so gave it 2 stars
Both Mikasa and Annie are my favourite characters so I was excited to read this book.
Unfortunately it doesn't follow the kanon story so it feels more like a fanfic. I have still sort of enjoyed it so gave it 2 stars
March 6, 2025
Didn't care much about Mikasa's part.
It wasn't as if it was badly written but it was a bit lame and didn’t get anywhere.
As for Annie’s part that was so good reading.
It was a story with an actual start, middle and end and it was satisfying.
It wasn't as if it was badly written but it was a bit lame and didn’t get anywhere.
As for Annie’s part that was so good reading.
It was a story with an actual start, middle and end and it was satisfying.
July 27, 2017
E niente,dopo questa novella il mio amore per Annie è aumentato.
August 24, 2021
la historia de mikasa es hermosa y desoladora, especialmente tras el final del manga (tres estrellas y medio)
January 18, 2022
was so interesting, got me back to reading. not something I would recommend to people that don't already like attack on titan
May 4, 2023
Maravillosa adaptación del manga
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December 29, 2025
An easy to read light novel that was based on two of the Attack on Titan OVAs with Annie and Mikasa. I enjoyed it and it was a nice little read to finish my reading year up with.
July 29, 2021
made me appreciate aot even more. mikasa and annie’s voices were so prominent and unique, even though they both have similar personalities. i loved this book so much.
favourite quotes: “It’s easy, Mikasa thinks. So easy. Compared to the difficulty of protecting Eren, anything is easy.”
“I’m going to carve his face into my heart and never forget it.”
“The world is cruel. And so beautiful.”
“Even if you make an enemy of everyone in this world, even when the rest of the world comes to resent you, your father at least will be on your side.”
favourite quotes: “It’s easy, Mikasa thinks. So easy. Compared to the difficulty of protecting Eren, anything is easy.”
“I’m going to carve his face into my heart and never forget it.”
“The world is cruel. And so beautiful.”
“Even if you make an enemy of everyone in this world, even when the rest of the world comes to resent you, your father at least will be on your side.”
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September 21, 2016
REVIEW IN GERMAN AN ENGLISCH
DEUTSCH
3 Sterne für Mikasas Geschichte, 5 Sterne für Annies.
Bei der ersten Geschichte handelt es sich um eine AU, in der Mikasas Eltern nicht von den Sklavenhändlern ermordet werden, und wie ihr Leben dadurch anders verläuft. Viele Dinge unterscheiden sich hier von der Hauptreihe und einiges scheint ziemlich verwirrend, wenn man in das Buch einsteigt ohne zu wissen, was man erwarten kann.
Eren erscheint mir hier sogar noch wütender zu sein, als im Anime, was manchmal ziemlich nervig und unverständlich wurde.
Annies Geschichte dreht sich um die verschwundene Tochter eines Händlers, die sie am Tage vor der 57. Expedition des Aufklärungstrupps finden muss. Auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit um das mysteriöse Verschwinden der Frau, begibt Annie sich auf den Weg durch die schäbigsten Stadtteile von Stohess wo sie etwas findet, dass viele Leben beeinflussen könnte.
Außer, dass diese Story wirklich spannend war, gefiel mir, wie viel Menschlichkeit sie Annie verliehen hat. Anime und Manga sind in diesem Bereich ja eher kürzer getreten...
ENGLISH
3 stars for Mikasas story, 5 stars for Annies
The first story is an AU in which Mikasas parents never got murdered by the slave traders and shows how different her life could've been without that tragedy. A lot of things are different from the main series und it can get really confusing if you start reading the book without knowing what to expect.
Eren seemed to be even angrier here than in the anime and it got pretty annoying and incomprehensible sometimes.
Annies story is about Annies task to find the missing daughter of a merchant the day before the 57th expedition of the survey corps. The quest for the truth about the womans disappearance brings Annie into the most shabby parts of Stohess where she discovers something that could affect a lot of lives.
What I really loved about this story, aside from how interesting it was, is how much more human Annie seems to be here, because the Anime and the Manga didn't really give her justice...
DEUTSCH
3 Sterne für Mikasas Geschichte, 5 Sterne für Annies.
Bei der ersten Geschichte handelt es sich um eine AU, in der Mikasas Eltern nicht von den Sklavenhändlern ermordet werden, und wie ihr Leben dadurch anders verläuft. Viele Dinge unterscheiden sich hier von der Hauptreihe und einiges scheint ziemlich verwirrend, wenn man in das Buch einsteigt ohne zu wissen, was man erwarten kann.
Eren erscheint mir hier sogar noch wütender zu sein, als im Anime, was manchmal ziemlich nervig und unverständlich wurde.
Annies Geschichte dreht sich um die verschwundene Tochter eines Händlers, die sie am Tage vor der 57. Expedition des Aufklärungstrupps finden muss. Auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit um das mysteriöse Verschwinden der Frau, begibt Annie sich auf den Weg durch die schäbigsten Stadtteile von Stohess wo sie etwas findet, dass viele Leben beeinflussen könnte.
Außer, dass diese Story wirklich spannend war, gefiel mir, wie viel Menschlichkeit sie Annie verliehen hat. Anime und Manga sind in diesem Bereich ja eher kürzer getreten...
ENGLISH
3 stars for Mikasas story, 5 stars for Annies
The first story is an AU in which Mikasas parents never got murdered by the slave traders and shows how different her life could've been without that tragedy. A lot of things are different from the main series und it can get really confusing if you start reading the book without knowing what to expect.
Eren seemed to be even angrier here than in the anime and it got pretty annoying and incomprehensible sometimes.
Annies story is about Annies task to find the missing daughter of a merchant the day before the 57th expedition of the survey corps. The quest for the truth about the womans disappearance brings Annie into the most shabby parts of Stohess where she discovers something that could affect a lot of lives.
What I really loved about this story, aside from how interesting it was, is how much more human Annie seems to be here, because the Anime and the Manga didn't really give her justice...
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