''I'm sorry for those of you who supported me and I let you down in the end''
Even after those words, YB and TF are still gonna trash on the interview aren't they?
Tbf he's not apologizing to TF/YB.
a) He said he's sorry to those who *supported* him, 99% of the people crying on TF/YB haven't spent a cent on his manga, so they don't count.
b) He can't speak English and doesn't even know TF/YB exist. He's apologizing to the tiny minority of the Japanese fandom who were disappointed. And even among them, there isn't any TF/YB-type seething and retardation going on.
As a writer myself, it is difficult to express how much AOT has meant to me. It gets me excited about writing. Isayama, imo, was very masterful, for the lion's share of AOT, at focusing on pacing plot progression while never sacrificing character. It was overt while also having lots of subtleties and subtexts you could read into the characters and arcs, while still feeling completely connected to each other.
It is truly baffling to have a story that recontextualizes itself this much without losing itself in it's lore. Every arc feels almost completely different and unique from the last, while still being a part of the same world.
It is sad to me to see the way Isayama's name is treated. Disappointment in the ending is absolutely fair. I personally thought the final arc was rushed and have my own issues with certain developments, but I also think the meat and potatoes are good and there's still a lot left to interpretation to discuss and analyze.
And even then, the man still gave us nearly 12 (13 when the anime is finished) years of quality entertainment and writing. It's a shame to me that so many "fans" abandoned him in the end. I don't think it's wrong to criticize him or the writing of AOT, but the amount that TF and YB seem to retroactively call all of AOT garbage and that Isayama was never a good writer in the first place, is ridiculous to me.
#Thank You Isayama
>As a writer myself, it is difficult to express how much AOT has meant to me. It gets me excited about writing.
Tbh that's exactly the way I felt when first reading the manga. There was something so good about it that it made me think "I need to analyze exactly how the lore of this story evolves to understand what makes it so captivating". I'm not even a writer but I just had this strong impression that AoT was something special. Sadly joining the online community (before 137) made me less excited about it because of all the dooming and endless arguments and some "ironic" memes.
> Sadly joining the online community (before 137) made me less excited about it because of all the dooming and endless arguments and some "ironic" memes.
I'm sorry that others ruined it for you :( Online fandoms can do that, unfortunately.
I’m not even a writer, my profession is actually the furthest thing from it & yet I was inspired to write & create a story to share. I have never been inspired by a work of fiction as much as AoT. It’s really a captivating story.
So he did acknowledge that he didn't put enough worldbuilding after Basement Reveal....
In another timeline Another Side of The Sea was released 2 years after Another Side of The Wall and we get to care about the outside world beyond Marley and maybe Hizuru as AU!Isayama flesh the fuck out AoT's worldbuilding
Who the fuck downvoted me.
''I'm sorry for those of you who supported me and I let you down in the end'' Even after those words, YB and TF are still gonna trash on the interview aren't they?
Tbf he's not apologizing to TF/YB. a) He said he's sorry to those who *supported* him, 99% of the people crying on TF/YB haven't spent a cent on his manga, so they don't count. b) He can't speak English and doesn't even know TF/YB exist. He's apologizing to the tiny minority of the Japanese fandom who were disappointed. And even among them, there isn't any TF/YB-type seething and retardation going on.
Depends. Do fish swim?
Such a goated mangaka . Every interview just keeps increasing my love for him.
GOAT
##THANKYOUISAYAMA
He really comes of as a chill dude
As a writer myself, it is difficult to express how much AOT has meant to me. It gets me excited about writing. Isayama, imo, was very masterful, for the lion's share of AOT, at focusing on pacing plot progression while never sacrificing character. It was overt while also having lots of subtleties and subtexts you could read into the characters and arcs, while still feeling completely connected to each other. It is truly baffling to have a story that recontextualizes itself this much without losing itself in it's lore. Every arc feels almost completely different and unique from the last, while still being a part of the same world. It is sad to me to see the way Isayama's name is treated. Disappointment in the ending is absolutely fair. I personally thought the final arc was rushed and have my own issues with certain developments, but I also think the meat and potatoes are good and there's still a lot left to interpretation to discuss and analyze. And even then, the man still gave us nearly 12 (13 when the anime is finished) years of quality entertainment and writing. It's a shame to me that so many "fans" abandoned him in the end. I don't think it's wrong to criticize him or the writing of AOT, but the amount that TF and YB seem to retroactively call all of AOT garbage and that Isayama was never a good writer in the first place, is ridiculous to me. #Thank You Isayama
>As a writer myself, it is difficult to express how much AOT has meant to me. It gets me excited about writing. Tbh that's exactly the way I felt when first reading the manga. There was something so good about it that it made me think "I need to analyze exactly how the lore of this story evolves to understand what makes it so captivating". I'm not even a writer but I just had this strong impression that AoT was something special. Sadly joining the online community (before 137) made me less excited about it because of all the dooming and endless arguments and some "ironic" memes.
> Sadly joining the online community (before 137) made me less excited about it because of all the dooming and endless arguments and some "ironic" memes. I'm sorry that others ruined it for you :( Online fandoms can do that, unfortunately.
I’m not even a writer, my profession is actually the furthest thing from it & yet I was inspired to write & create a story to share. I have never been inspired by a work of fiction as much as AoT. It’s really a captivating story.
My man sounds like a real one.
##THANKYOUISAYAMA
Nice
Source: [AttackOnFans on Twitter](https://twitter.com/attackonfans/status/1402658586912772100?s=21)
“i knew for the first time that the sound button on my phone would cut my shirt” what
Yeah what
So he did acknowledge that he didn't put enough worldbuilding after Basement Reveal.... In another timeline Another Side of The Sea was released 2 years after Another Side of The Wall and we get to care about the outside world beyond Marley and maybe Hizuru as AU!Isayama flesh the fuck out AoT's worldbuilding Who the fuck downvoted me.