So a quick review for those readers who do not remember my
blog post covering the first ten volumes in this series two years (!?) ago.
Basically humanity was prospering until these giant humanoid beings called
titans started appearing and destroying everything. To protect the remaining
population the government build a giant wall named Maria around the last
population, and then another wall Rose and in the center of that, another giant
walled city. Like a giant bullseye. For years this keeps the population safe,
until the outer wall, Maria, is breached by the titans. This forced a large
portion of the remaining population into the safety of the Rose wall. The
sudden influx of people has pushed civilization towards rebellion and once
again the survey corps is right in the middle of it. I did not care for the second “half” of this series as much. Where the first was all about the action and battles with the titans, these had more scheming, politicking, and a ton of flashbacks. While most of it was necessary to keep the plot moving, it really slowed down the pace of what was a fast moving manga. I think, and more importantly hope, that these volumes got the majority of the flashbacks out of the way, so the rest of the series can be the action packed books they need to be.
This is still not the end of the series, but it is once again all the books the library has so far. Maybe in another two years I will be able to post the exciting conclusion.
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