Attack on Titan Episode 13.5 “From That Day” Preview Images

This week’s episode of Titan will be a unique one. There is no staff and there is no summary as Episode 13.5 will a half series recap episode. Ever since that call for extra animators went out, there was that niggling doubt that WIT had the capacity to handle their intended project, and the animation quality of the last episodes has noticeably  suffered in some places, not to mention that Fukuoka incident. Because of that, everyone is theorizing that this episode is going to serve as a break for WIT to recompose themselves and come back stronger in the next half, and because of that, the preview images for this episode, the colossal titan reaching over the wall, Eren crying as Hannes carries him off, Mikasa’s rallying cry, and the above picture of Titan Eren carrying the Trost plug boulder, are all things you’ve seen before.

There is, however, still a new “Training Corps.” It’s not just the audience poking at WIT.

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Panel 1

Irvin: So your intention with this “key” is to save humanity from its despair with it?

Panel 2

Rivaille: This asshole probably doesn’t get it, but I’ll explain it to you who knows nothing.

Panel 3

Rivaille: In spite of being in charge of the basement “key,” in which the “key” will become an important item and be “secured,” Irvin does it WIT style.

Panel 4

Rivaille: Furthermore, the “key” will “secured” with high level technology…
Irvin: Forgive us on that side…

This one is a little complicated because of puns, so bear with me. What I translated as “secure” is “掛ける” (kakeru.) It can mean “to secure” but it can also mean “to begin (but not finish.)” When you think of it like that in combination with the word “key,” it’ll come to you. That one took me a bit.

A fully new episode next week. Hope for WIT’s rest to be a fruitful one.

(Image from Shingeki.tv. © Hajime Isayama, Production I.G., WIT Studio, and The Attack on Titan Production Committee.)