Discussion Attack on titan Ending

Will Isayama go through with his plans of possibly doing a very sad dark ending which could possibly be that everyone dies as previously mentioned in many of his interviews? I personally wouldn't like it especially for the people who have been following this story for years. And, on a personal level it makes me very concerned. I don't want a sad troll ending that feels bitter and doesn't provide enough catharsis or closure. Discuss.

 

His last interview in August :

August, 2016, Isayama Hajime x Horiguchi Kyoji for Gong Kakutogi, source:
Horiguchi: My own wish is that there can be a happy ending where people can live freely with no walls. To me a sad and dark ending is, well…

Isayama: Until recently, I used to fully take the stance of creating a dark ending. Before, I wished I could shock those who have been following the manga. And all I thought about was to somehow betray the readers who are enthusiastic about the work. But now, as I am turning a little bit older, my mindset has shifted. I am still not sure how the manga will eventually turn out.

Q: “What decisions will Eren and his friends make?” We are looking forward to figuring it out along with Isayama-san’s changes.

Isayama: Even though I’ve already designed the upcoming plot, I will still keep all possibilities open and see how the characters react by themselves when I draw the draft organically. That means nothing has been settled down yet.

Source :Reddit

 

Could be him just tricking the fans or a moment of doubt. Even if that isn't the case he doesn't rule out the possibility of doing the sad ending.

 

Well a sad ending cannot be ruled out possibly i can see Eren dying in the end that could be highly possible .

*Spoiler * cannot reveal much about eren unless you have read the manga untill the current ones.

 

Yeah i'm up to date. I think possibly before eren dies he needs to marry or date mikasa first. But i think what will happen is Isayama will kill most of the main characters. He could heck even be planning to kill every

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which is so disturbing to think about.

 

I don't have anything against a sad ending when it's done in a good way, which Isayama is capable of.. Romance between the two mc's has never been one of his priorities, it's actually the bond they have as family who went through all that together.

He should do what he think is best and not do an ending just to satisfy a part of the fanbase. I like Eren x Mikasa, but we have seen enough Mangaka doing that and failing hard.

 

Chapter 50's romance was done pretty well. I think he's capable of getting it right. I respect your opinion of course, but I'm tired of sad endings. While sad endings can be great, they're still sad. If i had to choose between a happy and sad ending, I would choose happy imo. Plus, him describing the ending as betraying the fans just makes me even more worried. One of the most important things in a story is how it ends, so i really hope he gets it right even if it's a sad one.

 

Well, i'm sure most of us would like to see an happy ending for Eren and Mikasa and ofc all the rest after facing death and tragedy for so long, but what i mean is that Isayama should do the ending he always had in mind. So we can rate and judge based on his own writing, rather than him changing it because of fanabse, editor or whoever it could be.

I mean he has done a good job so far, has he not? I'm sure he can do something great about it.

 

Part of me agrees. He probably had 8 years or more to master the ending he has in mind, but if he's confident about going another route and doing a happy ending. I would love him to do the happy one. Anyhow, i guess i gotta prepare myself for the worst.

 

Well, it's not like i don't understand you. I had the same worries when two of my fav Mangas ended. One sucked hard and better went with the happy route, but the other chose the bad route and made it even better.

 

Remember the first time when someone leaked his planned ending ? ...... my opinion on it is that Isa now will just be tricking everybody and throwing curves left and right cause going with the way the manga is going right now

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All Titan shifters will be dying, I always expected Eren to die but now with Armin being a Titan and how their years are number, all of them are dying, leaving characters like Historia, Jean, Connie, Sash, Hanji and Mikasa(which i think will be pregnant when this is all over) I also think Levi is dying. There is just so much ways he can go and I'm still trying to guess. I'm sure he knows either way he is not gonna please everyone.