Ataque a los titanes, vol. 21

進撃の巨人 [Shingeki no Kyojin] #21

by Hajime Isayama, Olinda Cordukes Salleras (Translator)

Deberán tomar una dificilísima decisión...

El combate entre el cuerpo de exploración y Reiner, Bertolt y el titán animal se recrudece. Erwin y Armin se juegan la vida y Levi y Eren sacan fuerzas de flaqueza para vengarles. ¡¿Qué conseguirán los supervivientes a cambio de un sacrificio?!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Horror, Graphic Novels, Comics, Fiction, Dystopia

192 pages, Paperback

First published December 9, 2016

About the author

Japanese 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.

Reviews

[Mario · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally we get some answers and the whole thing is finally starting to make sense. Also, the flashback chapters have been amazing to read, and I hope we'll see more of those. Can't wait for the next chapter to come out.

[Gabriel · Rating 5 out of 5]

¡Spoilers!

Un tomo que tiene tanto por contarnos. Empezando por la dura decisión de a quien darle el suero que le regalará una segunda oportunidad de seguir con vida: Erwin o Armin. Cada uno con sus sueños, cada uno con algo que los hace especial. Un líder nato y un chico inteligente y humanitario; que piensa en el bienestar colectivo por encima del suyo propio. La verdad que la decisión de Levi me pareció la correcta.

El enterarme que Zeke (titan bestia) es medio hermano de Eren es una grandiosa sorpresa. El mundo que sí existe y hay más allá de esas murallas en las que viven encerrados y del que proviene el padre de Eren es otra buena sorpresa. Vemos todo su pasado y nos enteramos del linaje eldiano y del porqué ellos viven en una pequeña isla alejados del resto.

Vaya, el odio a la sangre que corre por las venas y la desigualdad; la guerra que causó estragos y dejó el odio latente en los marleyanos para con los descendientes de Ymir Fritz, quienes ahora pagan por pecados cometidos de sus antepasados hace muchísimos años. Es que todo tiene el sentido del mundo. Este tomo abre las puertas al gran misterio de lo que había en el sótano de Grisha; información valiosa y que nutre.

Sorpresas tras sorpresas. Eso es este tomo.

[HaMiT · Rating 5 out of 5]

خوندن این‌ بخش‌ها و همزمان با اون، گوش دادن به این موزیک.. هـــی ☕

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a46p5...

[Henk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally answers and more world building. A gut wrenching choice is needed but we finally enter the basement
When will we ever know enough to face our enemies?

From a rollercoaster start in terms of emotions, we finally move into revelations about Eren his father and the world outside of the walls.

Everyone you meet will be parted from you one day.

Make regrets impossible. That is your mission.

Who was in the wrong?
Me?
Or this world?
It was probably both.

[Tina Haigler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aw, man! Decisions, decisions, decisions. There's a lull in the action but boy is there drama! The first half of this one is a serious tearjerker, with the second half giving us some of the answers we've been searching for this whole time. The flashback isn't over though and will continue into the next volume. So here's a toast to Volume 22 and onward I go!

[Urbon Adamsson · Rating 5 out of 5]

EN What a fantastic phase this series is in right now.

The battle for Wall Maria finally comes to an end, with intense and truly breathtaking moments.

After that, the action slows down, but we’re rewarded with explosive revelations about humanity’s past and the origin of the Titans.

The series clearly remains at its peak.

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PT Bem, que fase fantástica atravessa esta série neste momento.

A batalha pela Muralha Maria chega finalmente ao fim, com momentos intensos e verdadeiramente arrebatadores, de tirar o fôlego.

De seguida, a ação abranda, mas somos recompensados com revelações explosivas sobre o passado da humanidade e a origem dos Titãs.

A série mantém-se claramente no seu auge.

[aleksandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5

The answers we’ve all been waiting for huh.

[nidhi :) · Rating 5 out of 5]

THE WAY I STARTED *EVAPORATING* AT CHAPTER 84.

definitely my favorite chapter.
one more volume 🌚🌝.

[Shawna Finnigan · Rating 5 out of 5]

The last volume made me sad, but this one ripped my heart to shreds. Why did the death have to be prolonged in that way?? I want to cry. Anyways, another great volume and this one finally gives you a lot of answers about the history of titans, so that was really fun. :)

[₊ ˚ ale ࿓ ♡ ⋆｡˚ · Rating 4 out of 5]

i can't even describe how i'm feeling rn
but we've finally got the answers for so many things

[April (Aprilius Maximus) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally, we get some answers!

[Kimia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wonder which of us was in the wrong.
Was it me? Was it the world? It was probably both. I was foolish and ignorant, and the world was unfair and mad.

- Grisha Jaeger

[Veronica Morfi · Rating 5 out of 5]

What was that last chapter?! I did not see that coming. I am so curious for the next volume.

[lydia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Did we just get some answers after all? Can't believe this is happening.

[erigibbi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok, immaginavo che Armin non morisse.
Ok, qualche risposta, ma troppo poco ancora e non so se mi stiano soddisfacendo del tutto.
Comunque sempre bello leggere AoT.

[Δανάη Ιμπραχήμ · Rating 5 out of 5]

And now the real trauma is about to begin.

[Brandon Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Annnnnndd the thick plotens once more.

[Subham · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the big chapter where everything gets revealed as to whats happening. They go to the basement ad discover a photograph and diaries and it details Grisha's real life outside the walls and the history of the Eldians and the Marley-ans and what happened that led to King Fritz, the original owner of the titan power to close off the PARADIS ISLAND and what the real history and farce history by the Marley govt was. His losses, his upbringings are all explained here and then we have him becoming a part of "Eldian Restoration movement" and their whole motive and the birth of Zeke and his betrayal to Grisha and what happened that sent him to this island! This issue was so heavy and like changes the perspective of the full series, everything is explained here!! And like raises the stakes even further, its one of those moments where we learn we really didn't know anything of what the author really planned all along and now that we have, the stakes and feel of the series in on another level! The art is gorgeous!

[Aida · Rating 5 out of 5]

the most stressful part was when the were going to make a choice between Erwin and Armin I swear to god I was crying. although we are getting answers but to be honest someone has to explain me the history part I didn't get anything it's so hard to understand. with the names and everything. someone cmon and help me

[HJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS VOLUME. This was the part in the anime when I realised quite how IN DEPTH the world building was and it honestly blew me away.

Also chapter 84 (Midnight Sun) 😭

[Rob · Rating 4 out of 5]

Story
Once again I was able to read this well before it's in print in the US thanks to Crunchyroll. I decided to squeeze this one in at the last minute to bring my read count for 2016 up to a nice even 90 books.

I've been looking forward to this one for awhile as the main reason I picked up the manga in the first place was to finally found out what's in that damn basement. So if you're wondering when that happens and don't already know, it's in this volume. Well partially at least. Those events happen in the last two chapters, and there looks to be a lot more to come in the next volume.

There is definitely a lot more questions answered (although now I have some new questions) than in some of the previous novels. Now that the basement is finally open, I'm pretty eager to see where things go from here.

Artwork
There wasn't a ton of fast paced action in this one, which always seems to be the parts where Mr. Isayama's art is the weakest. I think once again it's decent, but I look forward to seeing it animated in the future more.

[Rod Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first half of the volume actually continued the improvement to the storytelling that started last volume, but then the creator messed it up again in the second half. I only find this book engaging when it focuses on the three main characters: Eren, Mikasa and Armin. Whenever it goes off with other characters or engages in flashbacks it just becomes nearly unreadable. Basically, I want to see the three kids fighting giants.

What I don't want to see is page after page of Eren's father living in some stupid steampunk world. What I don't want to see is the creator ripping off M. Night Shyamalan's The Village. (And of all things to rip off!! Why not a good movie?)

[cherry · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume was a mixture of sad, reflective moments, and then finally getting some backstory and explanations about the world and origins of titans.

It’s devastating to think about the weight of lives and decisions that each characters carries on their shoulders already, and they’re just beginning to truly understand their place in the world. All of them have been through so much already just fighting to find answers, only to find out that their battle is just beginning. This series is so depressing in the best way, I can’t stop thinking about this world and the pressure and responsibility of the Survey Corps within it.

[Bahar meow · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Painful volume.

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was sort of guessing this reveal a good while before it was told us, but it's still a pretty well executed twist. It basically turns the entire premise of the story in around its head. And however much I could have been guessing, I never had much context for the state of the outside world, so it was nice to see some of it and to hear other things being revealed to us.

[Flor · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Captain, have you ever heard of the ocean? It's this giant lake, that no matter how far you look... it stretches to the end of the horizon... but all of it, is made of salt water [...] We said that we'd go see it one day... the ocean that lies on the other side of this wall."

I cried again.

[Mahdiye HajiHosseini · Rating 4 out of 5]

اپدیت ۱۴ مهر ۴۰۰-
تصمیم لیوای و مشخص شدن شرایط بیرون دیوارها این جلد رو در سطح جدیدی از هیجان قرار میده. من تصمیم لیوای رو درک میکنم، هر چند ارمین یوزلس‌تر از اینه که ارزش داشته باشه لیوای‌ساما به زحمت بیفته برای تصمیم گرفتن، ولی سیر منطقی‌ای که داستان میده قبلش رو میبینم.
در مورد زیرزمین هم انتظار چیز عجیب‌تر و فانتزی‌تری داشتم. شرایط نه چندان غیرعادی و درگیری‌های نژادی آشنا حتی بیشتر غافل‌گیرم کرد.
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[Fereshte · Rating 5 out of 5]

10 out of 5 stars! istg the mind of this man!!!

spoiler alert 📢

the cruel joke of it all, was that the ones that were trying to help the people inside of the walls desperately, ended up being their worst nightmare. 🙂

sometimes i just wonder... how has Isayama come up with this perfect, extraordinary plot that slaps you left and right in the face with these flawless turn of events, that are all the examples of real life?

or, do you ever wonder how heartbreaking it is that erwin trusted levi with the choice he'd make and in the end levi had to not choose erwin? because i do. it's devastating. i'm devastated. 😭

erwin not getting to find out the true story behind everything and not getting to go to that basement is actually the loss of my life. 😭😭

[Kay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review to come

[Hossein · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow...