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進撃の巨人 [Shingeki no Kyojin] #2
Attack on Titan, Vol. 2
BIRTH OF A MONSTER
The Colossal Titan has breached humanity’s first line of defense, Wall Maria. Mikasa, the 104th Training Corps’ ace and Eren’s best friend, may be the only one capable of defeating them, but beneath her calm exterior lurks a dark past. When all looks lost, a new Titan appears and begins to slaughter its fellow Titans. Could this new monster be a blessing in disguise, or is the truth something much more sinister?
This volume of Attack on Titan includes special extras after the story!
Chapters list :
5. A Dull Glow in the Midst of Despair
6. The World that the Girl Saw
7. Small Blade
8. Roar
9. The Beating of a Heart Can Be Heard
The Colossal Titan has breached humanity’s first line of defense, Wall Maria. Mikasa, the 104th Training Corps’ ace and Eren’s best friend, may be the only one capable of defeating them, but beneath her calm exterior lurks a dark past. When all looks lost, a new Titan appears and begins to slaughter its fellow Titans. Could this new monster be a blessing in disguise, or is the truth something much more sinister?
This volume of Attack on Titan includes special extras after the story!
Chapters list :
5. A Dull Glow in the Midst of Despair
6. The World that the Girl Saw
7. Small Blade
8. Roar
9. The Beating of a Heart Can Be Heard
189 pages, Paperback
First published July 17, 2010
About the author
Hajime Isayama
600 books4,410 followersJapanese 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.
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.
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January 27, 2021
Mikasa is a bad bitch and that's my favorite type
February 29, 2020
That...was...EPIC!!! I am really loving this series. I can't mention much about this series without spoilers so I'll just say this. There is never a dull moment, and halfway through the book I got goosebumps. It's been a long time since I've read a manga or graphic novel that did that to me. Honestly when I was finished with Volume 2, I immediately wanted to read Volume 3, but I forced myself to wait until after I wrote this review. It's been an excruciating few days. So Volume 3, here I come! I have been eagerly awaiting our rendezvous.
July 14, 2024
4.5/5
No thoughts, just Mikasa.
(please marry me)
No thoughts, just Mikasa.
(please marry me)
May 6, 2023
The characters are expanded upon and the action is amped up to an incredible degree
How could a corpse say anything? - Strong Stalin vibes from Mikasa
This world is cruel
Say that again, what even is Mikasa her backstory in terms of gruesomeness involving children: it is one of the most intense scenes I’ve read. In general I really start to like her, the This is no time to be getting sentimental moment makes me understand why people would follow her in battle.
The strong eat the weak: because of survivor’s guilt Armin his strategical talent is less convincing for me in this volume, but let’s see how he develops.
This cargo is worth more than all of your wretched lives combined! was a arc where human nature is really commented upon: what society are the kids even fighting for the author seems to imply.
Followed by a suicide, this doesn’t let up in the full blown horror department.
Eren in my mind ends up as a pilot of a kind of mecha, but then a non-mechanised rendition?
So many questions!
4.5 stars rounded down
How could a corpse say anything? - Strong Stalin vibes from Mikasa
This world is cruel
Say that again, what even is Mikasa her backstory in terms of gruesomeness involving children: it is one of the most intense scenes I’ve read. In general I really start to like her, the This is no time to be getting sentimental moment makes me understand why people would follow her in battle.
The strong eat the weak: because of survivor’s guilt Armin his strategical talent is less convincing for me in this volume, but let’s see how he develops.
This cargo is worth more than all of your wretched lives combined! was a arc where human nature is really commented upon: what society are the kids even fighting for the author seems to imply.
Followed by a suicide, this doesn’t let up in the full blown horror department.
Eren in my mind ends up as a pilot of a kind of mecha, but then a non-mechanised rendition?
So many questions!
4.5 stars rounded down
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April 17, 2021Mikasa, are u free this Saturday night???
《 ps: i won't be giving each volumes i'll read a rating.
but my rating for this whole series is definitely 5 stars. 》
《 ps: i won't be giving each volumes i'll read a rating.
but my rating for this whole series is definitely 5 stars. 》
February 23, 2022
Mikasa can do whatever she wants to me 🛐
February 6, 2017
Okay this one was better than vol 1 yet the art is still bad. I just think the anime is better even for this volume. But I'm quite enjoying it so far! I'll probably catch up with the manga sooner than I expected to since all the chapters are action packed and fun even if I already know what will happen (until season 1 final and another spoiler i accidentally saw :/)
April 17, 2021
El despliegue de sorpresas que hay en este tomo es buenísimo.
Poco a poco voy entendiendo como funciona el mundo o lo poco que hay para estas personas encerradas tras las murallas.
Poco a poco voy entendiendo como funciona el mundo o lo poco que hay para estas personas encerradas tras las murallas.
April 9, 2017
“I'm sorry Eren. . . I can't. . . Give up. If I die now. . . I won't even be able to remember you. So no matter what. . . I'm going to win! Whatever I have to do, I'm going to live!!”
I love this with a passion.
I love this with a passion.
July 15, 2024
eh idk how long i’ll continue i just remember i don’t even fall in love with story until like season 4 so who knows how long that’ll be in the mangas 😭
December 26, 2021
Liked it a lot better than the first volume, but a lot of background information was lacking compared to the anime.
Maybe the information they included in the anime episodes comes up in latter volumes. Still, I found the humour fun and I could definitely see the scenes moving in my head.
Maybe the information they included in the anime episodes comes up in latter volumes. Still, I found the humour fun and I could definitely see the scenes moving in my head.
October 11, 2015
This series is beyond amazing. I liked this volume even better than the first one. Amazing characters, great plot and brilliant art style.
Can't wait to read the third one (hopefully they'll translate vol 3 in my country soon, 'cause I really hate waiting).
Can't wait to read the third one (hopefully they'll translate vol 3 in my country soon, 'cause I really hate waiting).
February 9, 2017
Now comes the action, action, strife, and more action. And don't forget the big reveal!
Neon Genesis Evangelion flashbacks, anyone? This is the volume where it gets good. :)
Neon Genesis Evangelion flashbacks, anyone? This is the volume where it gets good. :)
November 14, 2018
4.5 stars.
Great action. Solid message: sometimes you have to fight to survive. No matter how lost the situation appears, there’s nothing to be gained from giving up.
Great action. Solid message: sometimes you have to fight to survive. No matter how lost the situation appears, there’s nothing to be gained from giving up.
February 16, 2022
Damn this series is WILD.
So violent! So graphic! So messy!
Basically this is a picture book of people being eaten gruesomely.
I enjoyed it immensely.
On to the next one!
So violent! So graphic! So messy!
Basically this is a picture book of people being eaten gruesomely.
I enjoyed it immensely.
On to the next one!
July 25, 2022
Vlog/Review: https://youtu.be/3LtrFimU5g0
I like the concept of titans and walls they've built to keep the hierarchy safe. Also the main character's backstory is really fcking sad. Can't blame him for much tbh.
But it is hard to follow the action scenes. They're just swooshes. You can't tell who is who or who's winning. I find that takes a lot away from the story.
I like the concept of titans and walls they've built to keep the hierarchy safe. Also the main character's backstory is really fcking sad. Can't blame him for much tbh.
But it is hard to follow the action scenes. They're just swooshes. You can't tell who is who or who's winning. I find that takes a lot away from the story.
April 7, 2023
Every book is ending with a cliffhanger. And, boy, I could not be happier. The background story, the hows and the whys are getting answered one after the other.
May 13, 2017
2nd reading: still feeling about the same as I originally did.
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Original review:
Well ... I was sort of right with my guess in the spoiler of my review of the first book.
Still not loving the story all that much but found myself starting the third volume immediately after I finished this, against my better judgment. For some reason this book seemed a lot shorter, though maybe there were just more action scenes and less talking and set-up so it made it go by quicker.
I've heard from countless people that the anime is prettier, so if you're not feeling this maybe give that a try instead. I like to read in the dark in bed at night and I can't watch anime that way, so I'm sticking with the manga for now.
I think that perhaps the main draw of this series is the whole "wtf is really going on?!" aspect, because that's pretty much what made me open up the third volume as soon as I was done with this one. We'll see if that feeling continues or if once I find out what's behind everything I end up tossing it aside.
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Original review:
Well ... I was sort of right with my guess in the spoiler of my review of the first book.
Still not loving the story all that much but found myself starting the third volume immediately after I finished this, against my better judgment. For some reason this book seemed a lot shorter, though maybe there were just more action scenes and less talking and set-up so it made it go by quicker.
I've heard from countless people that the anime is prettier, so if you're not feeling this maybe give that a try instead. I like to read in the dark in bed at night and I can't watch anime that way, so I'm sticking with the manga for now.
I think that perhaps the main draw of this series is the whole "wtf is really going on?!" aspect, because that's pretty much what made me open up the third volume as soon as I was done with this one. We'll see if that feeling continues or if once I find out what's behind everything I end up tossing it aside.
April 14, 2021
Much stronger than volume 1 in my opinion, I thoroughly enjoyed this one. All three of the main characters were fleshed out more and some of the side characters got fleshed out a little more too. The action sequences were a lot more engaging in this one and some interesting new lore elements were introduced. I also thought it had a pretty good representation of PTSD/the affects of combat, particularly in the first chapter.
May 30, 2021
This was a nice refresher for me of the anime. The anime is a near perfect replica of the manga, which isn't a bad thing, but it does mean that I didn't learn anything new about the story from reading this volume. I love this series because not only are post apocalyptic stories my jam, but this series has some of the best characters of all time who all have very distinct personalities and they all have interesting story arcs. I would highly recommend this manga series to anyone who is interested in getting into manga.
March 10, 2019
This book was better than the first only because of my favorite titan being revealed. Also, the illustrations are amazing! Obviously.
September 25, 2021
WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT
May 11, 2021
This is more of a 4 star read as I found there was a lot of info-dump in the beginning. But aside that, I loved this and what the hell was that ending?! My reading plans for this month are definitely going to hell now. let's see how many volumes of this I'll end up reading this month
June 30, 2022
Good times :')
December 14, 2021
"this world... has always been hell. the strong eat the weak..."
them🥺🥺🥺🥺>>>>>>>
them🥺🥺🥺🥺>>>>>>>
June 6, 2015
Someone hold me.
December 23, 2016
I'm already loving this series so much!
August 1, 2016
Story
This is the part of the series that really started to suck me in. While Eren can be a bit frustrating at time, I absolutely love Mikasa. She might be my new favorite female character in all of Japanese fiction.
We get a lot of depth added to both her and Eren and the nature of their bond in this one. We're also presented with a new wrinkle to the Titan problem which is left unresolved in the anime and a large part of why I decided I had to start reading the manga itself.
Overall I think this volume is a little more interesting than the first and if you enjoyed that one, you should like this one.
Artwork
The artwork here is once again uneven. I'm not sure if this is true of all manga or is just the case in this series, but the action can be really hard to follow.
I like the way the characters are drawn and you can really see that in full color version of the Anime series, but can be lacking in many panels of the manga.
Overall though I'm enjoying the story too much to care about it though.
This is the part of the series that really started to suck me in. While Eren can be a bit frustrating at time, I absolutely love Mikasa. She might be my new favorite female character in all of Japanese fiction.
We get a lot of depth added to both her and Eren and the nature of their bond in this one. We're also presented with a new wrinkle to the Titan problem which is left unresolved in the anime and a large part of why I decided I had to start reading the manga itself.
Overall I think this volume is a little more interesting than the first and if you enjoyed that one, you should like this one.
Artwork
The artwork here is once again uneven. I'm not sure if this is true of all manga or is just the case in this series, but the action can be really hard to follow.
I like the way the characters are drawn and you can really see that in full color version of the Anime series, but can be lacking in many panels of the manga.
Overall though I'm enjoying the story too much to care about it though.
August 3, 2018
A significant improvement from the first volume. World-building is much better and the twist in our understanding of these Titans steers this series towards a much more intriguing direction.
Artwork was slightly better this time around, but the scratchy and lazy style still re-surges here and then, far too often.
Yours truly,
Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/
Artwork was slightly better this time around, but the scratchy and lazy style still re-surges here and then, far too often.
Yours truly,
Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/
July 21, 2015
Animede yarattığı etkinin aynısını yarattı; yine malum sahneler kalbimi kırdı, içimi burktu. Japonya'nın George R.R. Martin'i, zalim Hajime Isayama!
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