Attack on Titan Episode 14 “Still Can’t See the Eyes (Evening Counterattack Number 1)” Preview Images and Synopsis

Damn it, Eren, You couldn’t get cleaned up for the actual new episode?

Man, that’s a long title. Lots of dramatic faces too. But hey, new episode and this is when Rivaille puts his foot on Eren’s face, so cool.

How do we handle a person like Eren? He was already a murderous, violent ball of crazy, and now he can turn into a giant murderous ball of crazy that we usually see eating people. Human society is split. The people who live closer to the center, the aristocracy, want Eren dead, and the people who live closer to the outside see Eren and his new powers as a potential savior. He’s now been brought to the capital in chains so that the military police and the scouting legion can vouch for either killing or keeping him to the central government.

Depending on how fast this goes, this is going to be a talky episode. That’s why I think it’s odd that they gave the screenplay job to Yasuko Kobayashi, Miss Tokusatsu. I figure you’d save her for the action heavy episodes, but whatever. Storyboard is by Sakomi Yajima back from episode 12. Two Episode Directors this time. First off, the new guy Keisuke Onishi, episode direction on Star Driver and Red Data Girl that I didn’t watch from last season. Second is the old, reliable Ezaki Shinpei. And a triple team is doing AD. Hitomi Hasegawa and Yuko Yamamoto who were in a 3 AD team before, and bringing the new member Tomoe Nishio, entirely key animation on some really strong projects, Star Driver, FMA: Brotherhood, Chihayafuru.

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

And I’ll get back to you with the 13.5 4koma right now.

13.5

Panel 1

Eren: I got into the Scouting Legion so I could kill every titan.

Panel 2

Rivaille: Huh? And why do you think you’ll get out of here?
Eren: Wo- Wouldn’t it be really weird for the main character to be in an isolation cell until the end?

Panel 3

Rivaille: Don’t worry. In the next “4koma Training Corps” I’ll be the main character!

Panel 4

Eren: No waaaaayyy!
Mikasa: Eren, why are you crying?

Attack on Titan Episode 8 “I Hear a Heartbeat” Preview Images and Synopsis

Despite the pictures, I’m pretty sure this episode isn’t about Marco.

Mikasa is saved by the strange, rouge titan. Armin, Connie, and she meet up. Because Mikasa doesn’t want to abandon Armin, he comes up with the plan to raid the building where the resupply team is under siege by titans. Connie carries him while Mikasa provides cover. Meanwhile, Jean and his unit also make their way to the same building. All together, form a plan to gather the supplies necessary to get out of this battleground and survive.

Crew has a few new kids this time. Screenplay this time is by Noboru Takagi, the Series Composer and Storyboarder for most of the episodes of Baccano! Storyboard is by Tomohiro Hirata. We’ve got a whole host of Directors and Animation Directors this time. The Directors are Tatsuya Minamikawa, Satoshi Kikuchi, a guy I had trouble finding any info on because he’s doesn’t have a ton of credits but who does have a direction credit on an episode of Hachiken: Eight Dogs of the East, and Ezaki Shinpei back from episode 5. Animation directors are Satoshi Kikuchi again, he actually has more experience in this field having done a few shows including Blood+, Ayumu Yamada from back in episode 2, and Hitomi Hasegawa, a key animator from last episode and on the OP.

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Attack on Titan Episode 5 “The First Battle” Preview Images and Synopsis

And here I thought these weren’t published until Sunday. Guess I’m not being diligent enough.

For those of you who weren’t around during the time I was doing this for JoJo’s, these are distinct from the teaser images you get from places like Yaraon. These are the preview images from the official site. I only ever saw them after the teaser images were put out, so I never kept up with them. That’s just me being careless, so I’ll keep up with them now.

They also post a synopsis of the episode. I know a lot of Titan manga fans are interested in what will be covered per episode, so this is a good way to gauge the show’s pace. By the nature of being a synopsis, they are spoilers, so be cautious when deciding to read them.

5 years on from the fall of Wall Maria, Eren is once again facing down the Colossal Titan. Eren’s a trained soldier now, so he knows he can rid humanity of this menace once and for all. He sets up the 3D gear and heads off into combat. After their exchange, another hole is opened up and a new wave of titans is unleashed. Will humanity be able to fend off this sudden threat, or is it just another step on the way to extinction?

The page also come with a crew listing. Script/Screenplay is by Hiroshi Seko who did the screenplay for episode 3, storyboard and full episode direction done by Ezaki Shinpei who was the storyboarder for episodes of Eureka 7: Astral Ocean, Black Rock Shooter, and others and episode director for both seasons of Kimi no Todoke, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings, and others, and animation director is Ayumi Yamada one of or the main animator for the show, animation director on episode 2, and key animator on the OP. I know to trust the animation quality of the show, certain twitter moments aside, but a person from the OP on animation direction is a good sign.

(Images from the official Shingeki TV website. © Hajime Isayama, Kodansha, Production I.G., WIT Studio, and the Shingeki no Kyojin Production Committee)