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[Utsune]

@Demonspeed I soo agree with everything, absolutely everything other than Reiner x Bert, lol. No way, right?... And Reiner ain't gonna get Christa, I'm sure a lot of characters will make sure of that coughErenYmircough, as far as we've seen anyway. Eren was like "Don't fuck around" in Reiner's face when Reiner started rambling on about Christa haha, although it probably is a coincidence he got cut off at that point, but hey. I have a feeling Bert won't live to be with Annie...

I don't think Reiner is bi or gay either. He shows no sign of those orientations. And twice we see his desire to marry Christa, and on both occasions he thinks that to himself i.e. that's his truest thoughts lol. And obviously Christa shows no romantic interest in him, nor in anyone actually... though Armin x Christa would be pretty cute haha, not that I think it would happen.

Actually, Armin's too oblivious to everything man. He misunderstands Jean's jokes twice in a row during the Female Titan arc, and he thinks Christa is a god (as opposed to Jean thinking goddess and Reiner thinking marriage.) Dunno if that means anything.

...And then suddenly it seems there's actually another surviving oriental, who goes on to make the pairing happen between Annie x Uts...

And Annie will stay alone (maybe 'cos of Bert's death) blah what am I saying?

But damn she's popular.

Ymir's totally not into Reiner. I mean I can see how they joke around during that canned herring scene at the Castle, but it's more like they're totally at each other's throat... :/ And to be honest the reason that conversation happens is mainly thanks to Ymir's rude way of talking lol, while Reiner isn't someone to back down from a 'challenge'/provocation by a worthy opponent such as Ymir.

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EDIT: Ah scrap what I just said about Reiner, I just saw Teeba's post:

Reiner's birthday is 8/01 which is Yaoi Day. The author is such a troll.

 

[Teeba]

Oops, I don't mean to intrude into the pairing discussion but, yeah, I think I will.

I think Reiner's gay. If you look at the original Japanese and take into consideration Ymir is in love with Christa...I personally can't see that dialogue being anything else but Ymir calling Reiner gay and he in turn calling her lesbian.

That being said...I don't think Reiner being gay has a lot to do with the plot, and I get frustrated with people getting concerned why it was mentioned when "it didn't need to be". I think Reiner being gay is meant to highlight that something's odd about him. In the same chapter he admits he's gay while trying to get info from Ymir (Warrior mode), but then later saves Connie from a titan and crushes on Krista(Solider mode). To me, it shows Reiner having disassociative episodes, as he's unable to stay consciously aware of who he really is.

Another thing is that Reiner is a pretty complex character, with serious mental issues. So just like his personality, his sexuality can also be complex and confusing to him. Plus he's a teenager, which makes any attraction he has to anyone to be taken with a pinch of salt. He can be gay but have a crush on a woman, he can be bisexual and not know he's bisexual, he can be one of many sexualities. But right now he's a child solider/teenage terrorist and that makes it pretty damn hard for him to want anything, really. /two cents

Er, that being said, I ship Reiner with Annie and Bertholt, but not with Christa and Ymir. Its just...too weird for me. Reiner's crush on Christa is based on what she wants to project herself to be, while I'm pretty sure Reiner wants Ymir to die but will put up with her as long as she's useful.

 

[Demonspeed]

Maybe he is gay but I think his crush on Christa is real. When she rescued him, he said she had good natural qualities which is the reason why Horses love her. He also said she was nicest when she was with him and all. She is cute and important to them but he really loves everything about her IMO. Or maybe Big Bro Reiner is hetero and Soldier Reiner is gay...

 

[kannazuki]

I was considering that myself recently: Maybe "Warrior" Reiner is bi or gay and "Soldier" Reiner is straight. Or maybe he thought he was gay (in Warrior-mode while talking with Ymir), but he's actually bi.

 

[THM Nindo]

I don't understand why so many people suspect Reiner to be gay!??
Can you explain where that come from?

From what I understand, Reiner has a crush on Christa...
He's always saying "Please, marry me" and stuff like that.
And he pretty much confirmed it when he talked about her to Ymir a few chapters ago...

EDIT:
I posted this before reading the last few comments.
Pretty much everything is explained, I guess.

I still don't think he's gay though...

EDIT #2

Okay, maybe he's gay after all...
I just discovered something that Isayama did:

Reiner's birthday is 8/01 which is Yaoi Day. The author is such a troll.

 

[Yumpo]

I would've said, before their birthdays were release, that the scene with Ymir and Reiner was just playful talk. Nothing serious on Reiner's side(it's true on Ymir's side though). But judging from Reiner's birthday...yaoi day...but he's a bit loony already too and all that crush with Krista...sooo, right now, I'm treating him as bi. But really, the author did say he doesn't care much about this kind of stuff(you know, gender and all). So treat him what you'd like to treat him.

 

[Utsune]

I think what Teeba says about his duality pretty much convinces me for this, it sounds very likely to be the case. Mystery solved, for me at least.

 

[mikasaaa]

I would've said, before their birthdays were release, that the scene with Ymir and Reiner was just playful talk. Nothing serious on Reiner's side(it's true on Ymir's side though). But judging from Reiner's birthday...yaoi day...but he's a bit loony already too and all that crush with Krista...sooo, right now, I'm treating him as bi. But really, the author did say he doesn't care much about this kind of stuff(you know, gender and all). So treat him what you'd like to treat him.

Indeed, probably bi. But I think it'd work this way: he's hetero while in his 'soldier' persona (when he thinks about Krista) and becomes homo when he remembers he's a 'warrior'. lol. Isayama has sure put a lot of (weird) thought into Reiner's character...

 

[Sigma]

Mikasa x Jean - Hopefully he scored some points with her this last chapter. I honestly hated Jean at first but now he's one of my favorite characters.

Annie x Erin - I thought it was cute how Annie seemed to open up to him a bit and insist on training him. Though I doubt this is going anywhere now that he knows she's an enemy titan.

Historia x Yimir - Probably the most interesting in my opinion but for several problems: we don't know if Historia recognizes Yimir's feelings, whether Yimir's feelings are genuine or if she just wants to use Historia to save herself (as was apparently her plan from the beginning), and whether or not Historia is or could be bisexual. More importantly, I think one of these two is going to be sacrificed to further the character development of the other. There are rarely happy endings in this manga it seems.

 

[kannazuki]

Mikasa x Jean - Hopefully he scored some points with her this last chapter. I honestly hated Jean at first but now he's one of my favorite characters.

Annie x Erin - I thought it was cute how Annie seemed to open up to him a bit and insist on training him. Though I doubt this is going anywhere now that he knows she's an enemy titan.

Historia x Yimir - Probably the most interesting in my opinion but for several problems: we don't know if Historia recognizes Yimir's feelings, whether Yimir's feelings are genuine or if she just wants to use Historia to save herself (as was apparently her plan from the beginning), and whether or not Historia is or could be bisexual. More importantly, I think one of these two is going to be sacrificed to further the character development of the other. There are rarely happy endings in this manga it seems.

Not sure what you mean on the last comment there. They can both be bisexual or one or the other bi, and the other a lesbian, or whatever. They don't both have to be lesbians to be paired exclusively with one another. Doesn't really matter. Also, Ymir's feelings for Historia are confirmed as canon both in official websites and, well, in canon. Remember chapters 46-47 when Ymir was just talking to Reiner. And this page in particular (46):

Spoiler

Like Connie said, Ymir only gets serious when it comes to saving Historia. The only thing is we don't know how Historia feels in return, as you already mentioned. But we do know that Historia is committed to standing by her, which puts them on pretty good ground, at least as compared to other pairings in the series.

 

[Demonspeed]

Mikasa x Jean - Hopefully he scored some points with her this last chapter. I honestly hated Jean at first but now he's one of my favorite characters.

No way Jean got points with Mikasa. Isayama's editor was right, Eren needs to die, Armin too. And then he could have a chance or Mikasa needs to be in a situation where she would have to abandon Eren. He would have to kick her ass(lol), burns her scarf and say that Mikasa's attention to Eren is disgusting. He is too honest so a situation like that could happen. Actually even the plot is against that couple. Mikasa is too strong, Armin is the only one who has been able to stop her so far and it's because they are very close. It's hardly possible to see Eren being in a situation where nobody would want to save him because he is too important. I don't even want to think about a situation like that.

Historia x Yimir - Probably the most interesting in my opinion but for several problems: we don't know if Historia recognizes Yimir's feelings, whether Yimir's feelings are genuine or if she just wants to use Historia to save herself (as was apparently her plan from the beginning), and whether or not Historia is or could be bisexual. More importantly, I think one of these two is going to be sacrificed to further the character development of the other. There are rarely happy endings in this manga it seems.

I was reading some chapters again and I found that panel lol.

Spoiler

I should have realized Ymir loved him sooner. I know I said Ymir X Christa could happen but now I am sure it will be one-sided. Christa is too nice, she helps her not because she loves her but because it's her friend, her best friend. And even in that situation Ymir lied to her since she is the one who forced the 2 others to intervene immediately. She is like Eren and Armin IMO. I am pretty sure Reiner or Ymir(probably her) will die at the end of this arc anyway so we'll see.

 

[Sigma]

Not sure what you mean on the last comment there. They can both be bisexual or one or the other bi, and the other a lesbian, or whatever. They don't both have to be lesbians to be paired exclusively with one another. Doesn't really matter. Also, Ymir's feelings for Historia are confirmed as canon both in official websites and, well, in canon. Remember chapters 46-47 when Ymir was just talking to Reiner. And this page in particular (46):

Basically what I meant was that if Krista is straight then this pairing isn't going anywhere. As for Yimir's feelings they are confirmed but has she really moved along far enough in her character development to be able to sacrifice herself for Krista if need be? I'm not so sure honestly, Yimir still comes across as shady to me, especially how manipulative she was in convincing Krista to go along with R&B, she may even have been outright lying. I'm sure Yimir will develop as a character, that seems to be the entire point of her relationship with Krista, but I'm just not too sure she's at that level yet.

Like Connie said, Ymir only gets serious when it comes to saving Historia. The only thing is we don't know how Historia feels in return, as you already mentioned. But we do know that Historia is committed to standing by her, which puts them on pretty good ground, at least as compared to other pairings in the series.

Could be, but Krista's statement that she'll always be on Yimir's side was due to Yimir being manipulative and not telling her the whole story. The whole "R&B are going to kill me if you don't come along" could be a lie and at this point I kind of think it was. But would Krista really go along with Yimir if she joined in on R&B's genocidal tendencies? Given Krista's underlying psychological issues and tendency to think one thing but do something completely different (like when she wanted to save Dazz but her actions would have gotten him killed) maybe she would find a way to rationalize such a choice.

No way Jean got points with Mikasa. Isayama's editor was right, Eren needs to die, Armin too. And then he could have a chance or Mikasa needs to be in a situation where she would have to abandon Eren. He would have to kick her ass(lol), burns her scarf and say that Mikasa's attention to Eren is disgusting. He is too honest so a situation like that could happen. Actually even the plot is against that couple. Mikasa is too strong, Armin is the only one who has been able to stop her so far and it's because they are very close. It's hardly possible to see Eren being in a situation where nobody would want to save him because he is too important. I don't even want to think about a situation like that.

I honestly hope you're wrong because Mikasa more so than ANY other character desperately needs some character development. I love Mikasa and all but she's just so one dimensional. I really hope she starts to develop feelings for Jean at some point just to spice things up a bit. Not once has she ever deviated from her obsession with Erin. Well, when she thought he had died she did realize that she had a responsibility to the other soldiers not just him but that was just Isayama trolling us because that "character development" went straight to hell once she found out Erin was still alive lol.

I should have realized Ymir loved him sooner. I know I said Ymir X Christa could happen but now I am sure it will be one-sided. Christa is too nice, she helps her not because she loves her but because it's her friend, her best friend. And even in that situation Ymir lied to her since she is the one who forced the 2 others to intervene immediately. She is like Eren and Armin IMO. I am pretty sure Reiner or Ymir(probably her) will die at the end of this arc anyway so we'll see.

I think Yimir's motivation overall is very hard to pin down. Like you said she probably did lie to Krista to get her to come along with R&B and she was being manipulative. She obviously cares for Krista but I think it will be awhile before we find out what really makes Yimir tick, she's still very mysterious and still a little shady I think.

 

[kannazuki]

Basically what I meant was that if Krista is straight then this pairing isn't going anywhere. As for Yimir's feelings they are confirmed but has she really moved along far enough in her character development to be able to sacrifice herself for Krista if need be? I'm not so sure honestly, Yimir still comes across as shady to me, especially how manipulative she was in convincing Krista to go along with R&B, she may even have been outright lying. I'm sure Yimir will develop as a character, that seems to be the entire point of her relationship with Krista, but I'm just not too sure she's at that level yet.

OK, but you said bi, not straight. Typo I guess?

Could be, but Krista's statement that she'll always be on Yimir's side was due to Yimir being manipulative and not telling her the whole story. The whole "R&B are going to kill me if you don't come along" could be a lie and at this point I kind of think it was. But would Krista really go along with Yimir if she joined in on R&B's genocidal tendencies? Given Krista's underlying psychological issues and tendency to think one thing but do something completely different (like when she wanted to save Dazz but her actions would have gotten him killed) maybe she would find a way to rationalize such a choice.

I think you misunderstand the nature of Ymir's lie, and the nature of Historia's own deceptions. Historia was never trying to save Dazz' life. She doesn't have the same kind of psychological confusion that Reiner occasionally has. Back during training, she deemed Dazz a lost cause and told Ymir to go on ahead because she intended to die with him. Honestly, she didn't care if the guy could really be saved, as long as she could get the "heroic" death she wanted. That's part of why Historia's lies are so dangerous (both for herself and others). Ymir's lie was totally different-- it was a lie meant to save Historia's life. Again, that was the whole point Connie was getting at-- that Historia shouldn't believe that Ymir was trying to save her own life; because she feels Historia's life is more important. Just like Reiner says here (ch 47):

Spoiler

. "She met someone she considered more important. Enough to go flying into a swarm of titans for her sake."

As for that lie of Ymir's, she skewed things to look like she herself was in danger (Reiner and Bert will kill me) because she's trying to save Historia's life. Historia doesn't want to save her own life; she wants to keep up her façade of being the "good girl" who does good things for everybody, so everyone will love that false self she creates. She has never lived for herself either, but for that false image of herself and Ymir's "wish" (stated before she became a titan for the first time and dived off the tower at Utgard to fight other titans purely for Historia's sake) has been for Historia to "live with her head held high" (chapter 40). Because by pretending to be someone she's not, Historia is hurting herself (sometimes even others too).

I think Yimir's motivation overall is very hard to pin down. Like you said she probably did lie to Krista to get her to come along with R&B and she was being manipulative. She obviously cares for Krista but I think it will be awhile before we find out what really makes Yimir tick, she's still very mysterious and still a little shady I think.

She's mysterious and maybe shady, but the one thing we *do* know about her is that she cares deeply for Historia (chapter 40 is probably the best proof of that but 46-49 are good too). If she does anything even vaguely manipulative to her it's only to save her life. Literally only that. Because even in chapter 40 when she thought she was going to die, Ymir said she had no right to tell Historia how to live her life, so she wanted her to *consider* her wish. She also had private thoughts to herself in that chapter about how she understands what Historia is going through. Again, I don't know what Historia feels for her in return, or if Historia is straight/gay/bi, but there is no question of good intentions on Ymir's part. I also have faith in Historia that she will consider what Connie said and maybe she'll be a little mad (like at times when she tells Ymir not to be rude to others), but she's still going to be on her side. I think it will be Historia who convinces Ymir to spill the beans about everything she knows to do with the "real enemy," the impending disaster coming to people within the walls, and so on.

 

[Counterpuncher]

Commander Pixis and titan Annie

 

[natli]

I got a heartattack after watching this week's episode of the anime where the translation makes it seem as if Levi and Petra were engaged. Then I went and read that scene in the manga and realized it's all Petra's father's idea xD
That being said I don't see much romance in the series apart from Christa x Ymir. I think Jean has a crush on Mikasa, who has a crush on Eren. And that Bert has a thing for Annie, but that's canon And let's not forget about Reiner's one-sided feelings for Christa... I'm afraid that apart from Christa/Ymir everybody is doomed to have their hearts broken xD

Commander Pixis and titan Annie

Oh my, he did say he wants to be eaten by a beauty.

 

[kristenow]

Annie x Mikasa.
But it will never happen, obviously.

 

[kannazuki]

Welcome, kristenow.

I bet there's a lot of Annie/Mikasa fanart and fanfiction out there. People love "rival" pairings, after all.

 

[kristenow]

Welcome, kristenow.

I bet there's a lot of Annie/Mikasa fanart and fanfiction out there. People love "rival" pairings, after all.

Sadly, there isn't much, or at least not much I could find.
If you get direct me to some nice fanfiction in a private message, that would make me very happy.
Thank your welcoming.

 

[kannazuki]

I peeked on pixiv just now, and the アニミカ (AnnieMika) tag didn't have much there, but ミカアニ (MikaAnnie) had plenty. There must be more on Deviant Art as well. AO3 has 18 fanworks listing them as a pair (one focusing on them alone had 104 kudos!) ...and meanwhile I don't know what FFn is doing with character searches these days. :')

 

[Chrisw521]

Me and my friends discussed the best pairings we could come up with the show ( in which we argued over who eren was with) but I personally really love ErenXMikasa, I mean c'mon she cries over him all the time and stuff. I also ship Levi and Hanji and then Jean and Marco...and since we couldn't come up with anything for the other ones we thought it would just be Sasha and food as Armin is with books then connie and the others are just alone, haha.