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No other anime puts its background characters through such harrowing situations as Attack on Titan.
As a standout of the winter 2022 anime season, Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 delivers a conclusion that couldn't be more convincing for its franchise. The anime's final episode has become the most talked-about topic among fans recently. A tragic ending is unavoidable, affecting not only the main characters but also the so-called 'commoners.'
Being a survival manga, Attack on Titan delves into bloody conflicts where human schemes result in numerous lives lost. It's safe to say that no other anime subjects its background characters to such tragic and unfortunate fates like Attack on Titan does.
According to an article posted on the Shingeki No Kyojin: Attack On Titan Vietnam Fan Club, if Eren's Rumbling plan succeeds, it means the lives of every Paradis resident will be exchanged for 3333 lives of people from around the world, including children. This figure truly evokes a sense of melancholy among many fans. While background characters in other anime sometimes play roles to add intrigue to the main cast, in Attack on Titan, we're all too familiar with scenes of Titans devouring humans or massacres by Titan-powered individuals.
Many fans of Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 have expressed sympathy for innocent civilians and empathy for the background characters in this anime series. Instead of leading ordinary lives as mere background to the main characters, the background characters in Attack on Titan always face the risk of becoming victims of conflicts, prey to bloodthirsty Titans. Some fans humorously suggest that perhaps the producers of Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part are quite relaxed since all background characters appear only once and then 'fade to green grass.'
What's your take on the fact that background characters in Attack on Titan always seem to have the worst luck? Fans believe it's truly a haunting anime, don't you agree? Feel free to share your thoughts!
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