Spoilers for Attack on Titan’s endingNot every reader was completely satisfied withAttack on Titan’sthrilling and heartbreaking conclusion to the manga, so some fans have taken matters into their own hands and created an alternative finale to the series.Attack on Titan: Requiemis the title of a fan comic that completely changes aspects of the series' conclusion, imagining how a different ending to the story could have played out.
Attack on Titan: Requiemis quite a controversial project, since some fans believe the only correct conclusion is the one mangaka, Hajime Isayama, originally wrote. Despite the disagreements surrounding the project,@Studio_Eclypsehas just posted the first trailer for the fan series on X.
Fan Project,Attack on Titan: Requiem, Just Released Its First Trailer
Studio Eclypse, a Fan Studio, Is Responsible for Animating the Project
The video posted on X features a brief trailer ofAttack on Titan: Requiem’supcoming anime, which will be animated by fan studio, Studio Eclypse. The clip begins with a disclaimer,reminding viewers thatAttack on Titan: Requiemis a fan work and not to be considered canon in any way.The trailer itself includes key scenes from the manga, such as Eren waking up under the tree and speaking with other characters in The Paths, but these familiar scenes are completely reimagined with very different storylines than the ones depicted in the official manga and anime series.
Attack on Titan: Requiembegan as a fan comic that rewroteAttack on Titan’soriginalmanga ending, allowing Eren’s character arc to take a completely different path than the one in the series. WhenAttack on Titan’smanga concluded in 2021,fans were divided over the final chapters. Some were completely satisfied with the tragic but poignant ending, while others felt Isayama should have taken the conclusion in another direction entirely.Attack on Titan: Requiem’sfan comic allowed these fans an outlet to explore an alternative conclusion toAttack on Titanand transformed certain crucial plot points entirely.
Attack on Titan: RequiemDrastically Changes Eren’s Final Fate in the Story
The Fan Comic Contains an Opposite Ending Compared to the Original Manga Conclusion
The key difference between the official story ofAttack on Titanand the fan comic is that in the original, Eren was defeated by his friends andstopped from taking over the world and wiping out all of humanity, while inRequiem,the opposite occurs.InAttack on Titan: Requiem,Eren’s original plan was successful, understandably changing a lot of story elements. Some fans take issue with this concept of rewriting Isayama’s work, but the creators ofAttack on Titan: Requiemhave released statements insisting that they meant no harm with their fan creation and never intended to replace the true ending.
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Attack on Titan: Requiem’sepisode will release on January 15th, 2025,adapting the webcomic into an anime format that matches theAttack on Titananimation style very closely. Regardless of fans' personal feelings surrounding the fan-comic and alternative adaptations to the ending, it is clear that a great deal of effort, money, and time went into Studio Eclypse’s project. It will definitely be fascinating to see how the fans behind Studio Eclypse reimagineAttack on Titan’sconclusion and Eren’s character arc, and the attention the project has garnered makes it clear thatAttack on Titanis still just as popular as ever.
Attack on Titan
Attack on Titanis a globally successful manga and anime franchise created by Hajime Isayama. The story is set in a world where humanity lives inside walled cities, threatened by giant humanoid creatures called Titans. The series follows Eren Yeager and his friends as they fight to uncover the truth about the Titans and the world. First serialized in 2009, the franchise has expanded into anime series, films, video games, novels, and live-action adaptations.
