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 10 “Answer” Preview Images and Synopsis

A titan battleground fills people with an incredible fear. Even looking at his human body, the soldiers around Eren are unmoved by his or Armin’s pleas not to fire. They fire, and Eren reacts by summoning a partial, skeletal titan upper body to block the shot. Now the three of them, covered by the steam of the titan body fading away, must decide how to get out of this situation. The fear is all centered on Eren. What will he decide for Armin and Mikasa? What will he decide for himself?

This episode’s crew is all about letting the vets work. Screenplay is back to Hiroshi Seko. Storyboard and Direction is done by Hiroyuki Tanaka, the Series Assistant Director and Director on episode 1. Animation direction is by a pair. First is Ryousuke Sekiguchi, AD from back in episode 5 and key animator on episode 4 and the OP. The only totally new person is Yuko Yamamoto, and I mean totally new. She has tons of Key Animation credits from Doraemon to Nanoha to Samurai Champloo, but this will be her first AD credit ever. Let’s see what it is she can do.

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

Also, don’t forget to look at last week’s preview set for this week’s Titan 4koma.