Re: Shingeki no Kyojin by ISAYAMA Hajime
Very quick read. So action-packed. It's quite obvious the girl titan doesn't intend to fight with Eren. Seems like her objective was to kidnap Eren and bring him to wherever these titans' headquarters is. I'm quite thrilled to know what happens next chapter. If that girl titan happens to escape from Rivaille or Mikasa, then we're off to the where this titans are made.
Was also confused to what really made Titan Eren's head get ripped off, but it's most probably a high-speed kick to the head.
That is my best guess as well, simply because it would not make much sense within the plot to kill Eren right now. It is possible she was out to kill him but it would make more sense to kidnap him, take him to Titan HQ, convince him to switch sides, and kill him at her leisure should he say know. There is also the possibility she was sent by his father or someone with connections to his father.
And if they do go to where Titan's are made that would be a phenomenal twist.
I saw her fight with Eren as just her being tired as the hits she took from him or when she fumbled did show exhaustion, but as a pro she clearly took advantage of that to lure him at times and dodge the last minute. She's still out to capture him no doubt but I think once she got her second wind back after dodging enough times and regenerating to fight properly she took Eren out without a problem.
I think she was initially surprised when he turned into a Titan, and overpowered when he went berserk, after he decided to avenge his comrades. Being stronger and more experience she was able to fend off his blows and counter attack as soon as an opening was presented. When he returned to his senses she had that opportunity.
However, the fact that she is exhausted is a great thing for Rivalle to fight her - and Mikasa assuming she pulls herself together and works with him. She maybe nearing her limit at this point - and I don't think Eren is completely exhausted yet to get his own second wind and possibly transform inside her gut assuming Rivalle and Mikasa buy him enough time to regenerate and wake up before she reaches her destination or calls for back up.
So far she has not just been strong but crafty too. It would not surprise me if she did not even bother to fight Mikasa and Rivalle but immediately ran away.
Concerning the 24 hours rule... I must post in spoilers tags even after the chapter was released by the Manga Editors in english? I thpught it was only for raws... and I don't have to use it now right? But could I remove the spoiler tags in my previous post then if I think it is annoying?
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The difference in experience is really astonishing. I wonder what she used in the p34 cutting technique. Eren despite all his strengh and anger barely damaged her.
Also when she damage her jaw purposely to increase the size of his mouth like a snake, that's quite an insane ability. I wonder if there is a kind of trick or if it is just brute force.
I'm not against a girl fight :-), but I'm afraid Misaka genius won't be enough this time. Now that Eren has been captured, it could be interesting that he learn how to use his titan power directly from the titan himself but i wonder how it can be done without spoilering the titan mistery too much. So I have still a little hope that human side can win this battle.
Concerning the pics contest issue, I still prefer the old image. Having a human and a titan together is more representative of what Shingeki is
Eren still does not even know how to harden his skin as she does. He'll probably have to learn by experience, assuming he has not been killed.
This is how I am thinking about how she opened her mouth so wide: except for the neck and given enough time, every inch of a Titans body can just regenerate. She simply took advantage of that, ripping the skin around her mouth off so she could open her mouth wider. After enough time the skin will simply regenerate. A clever way to take advantage of Titan physiology.
