Daniel Blackworth

"On that day, mankind received a grim reminder. We lived in fear of the titans, and were disgraced to live in these cages we called walls." - Eren Jaeger from Shingeki no Kyojin

"We’re going to explore the outside world someday, right? Far beyond these walls, there’s flaming water, land made of ice, and fields of sand spread wide. It’s the world my parents wanted to go to." - Armin Arelet from same media

"There is no such thing as truth in this world. That is our reality. Anyone can become a God or a Devil. All it takes is for someone to claim that to be the truth." - Eren Jaeger from same media

Shingeki no Kyojin is another one of those dystopian manga. In this manga, humans live in fear of titans, giant creatures who roam the land they live in. The remaining humans keep themselves within walls to protect themselves, but threats like the Colossal Titan make them lie in fear that the walls would break down. The main characters join the Survey Corps, the military group invested in finding out about the land outside the walls and to try to solve the mystery behind the titans. Apparently, this branch of the military is the one with the highest casualties and the lowest progress, but still, the main three (Eren, Mikasa, and Armin) join perhaps to explore the outside world. The continuing plot is interesting as Eren becomes able to turn into a titan, some of their friends can transform to titans and are very dangerous enemies, titans were used to make up the walls, there's actually a bigger world outside, the royal family is the reason for the existence of titans, and the presence of an invading country. This manga/anime is still ongoing and I really enjoy its seemingly dark and mature plot, its graphics that match the theme, and the characters who are quite realistic yet have big dreams and goals for themselves.

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