Is attack on titan a reference to the situation in Israel/palestine?

[LOKKD]

Then it's sad.

[Charles]

No.

[HermitTheToad]

Am I having an epileptic seizure or did bro actually speak, and completely fail at making any sort of sense.

[sleeps]

no.

[76561199675426607]

No, it's a reference to how people project all the time and see things which aren't there

[picklemafia1]

No, Attack on Titan is a reference to a titan being attacked.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

yes david vs goliath the the philistines

Eren Yeager = Netanyeagerhoo

Levi ackerman = Levite nuff said

[Hammer Of Evil]

Originally posted by ooabak21:

Is attack on titan a reference to the situation in Israel/palestine?

what date did 'attack on titan' start being written

and what date did 'war in israel' start?

[permanent name]

it's a metaphor for japan's political situation. namely the dissolution of its intelligence class across internally warring interests, the bulk of which consume portions of the country for their own satisfaction. many political situations are similar globally, so the work resonated strongly with many.

it's my understanding that the government began interfering with the narrative during the arc where they leave the first kingdom the reader is introduced to. the intent of the government after the fact has been to compare the work to israel and palestine, despite their edits not really supporting that narrative very well. ("hey it's worked before.")

it's really hard for me not to compare it to Claymore.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

since about 1200 bc rather
Egypt, Syria, Babylonians, Romans, Ctholics, European intolerance, Arabian alliance

[Under there]

is harry potter commentary on the 2016 elections?
is harry potter democracy personified?
and voldemort an allegory for donald trump?
i think so.

[Mozini]

Greetings, Thank you for giving me a chance to talk about one of my favorite animes! I am sorry, I'll try to not take any sides here or to involve any politics in my answer. Here's a wonderful quote from the author Hajime Isayama in one of his interviews-

"The movie [In This Corner of the World] doesn’t explicitly answer the question of “Is war a bad thing?” - and I think that’s quite innovative. For example, in order to express the notion of “discrimination is bad,” it first demonstrates existing prejudices, then dives into the recognition of this mindset, and then examines the opposing view - this makes the audience exclaim “whoa!” and understand the logic of it all. I’m also hoping to implement this storytelling method so that my readers can sympathize with the suffering of the characters."

Attack on Titan, a work that shows the cruel yet beautiful nature of the world, states that conflict is inevitable but shows the suffering caused by hate and violence, lends itself to many readings. I think, personally, we should ignore what our own perspectives on world events may hold against it, and look for the greater message Attack on Titan conveys.

[Magma Dragoon]

It's about post-war American imperialism

[sleeps]

nahh it's about a guy who thinks he's lisan al gaib

[permanent name]

Originally posted by Magma Dragoon:

It's about post-war American imperialism

the entire titan founders plotline is a pretty clear reference to the emperor situation, and japan's struggles with its sense of identity.

if you want to make the comparison with the us occupation, the first city-state is a intentionally self-crippled state that allows foreign raiders to attack and pillage economically. often destroying peoples lives in the process. the second city state is an idealized version of the Japanese Empire, which is pillaging the crippled Japan for "revolutionary reasons" that will never come to fruition. this mirrors the fascist elements manipulating the occupation for their own ends.

the bulk of the governmental editing was to portray the second nation as English, and to essentially deny Japan's own role in its current state. as it reflects poorly on leadership to suggest that its foreign adversaries are just an excuse fore domestic oppression.

[permanent name]

Originally posted by Anoi Hidalgo:

Originally posted by Magma Dragoon:

It's about post-war American imperialism

who's America then, Marley?

i mean they went out of their way to portray both cities as psuedo-English, despite very obviously being Japan's high and low societies.

infact it's significantly more English than American. I think Japan tends to view the US as an extension of English power, owing to England's continued cultural attacks and the US' vague indifference as a fellow English pawn?

the issue is that the narrative is clearly about Japan in all instances, and the 'foreign nations' are just another aspect of Japan attacking itself.