Reviews

Attack on Titan: Colossal Edition 4 by Hajime Isayama

mariavdl's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

tealeighfbooks's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

feedingbrett's review

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

As one continues into the series, we start to see the clearing of the smokescreen as truths, even if currently fragmented, begin to emerge. Yet, the narrative's curiosity to sink deeper, uncovering the past and shaping humanity's future, enlarges the scope and density of its story. No longer is the plot of our protagonist to end this cruelty enough, and neither is it truly just his story alone. Hajime Isayame has slowly, thus far, chipped away at the human mould to eventually find the soul that would justify existence. When mortality is absolute, the ultimate search for meaning remains at the forefront, and sometimes those who have faced such realities from others, carry on the search that their peers were not able to answer. This fourth edition is <i>Attack on Titan</i>, at least to this point, at its most introspective; disillusioning past beliefs and rules, and reshaping trajectories that are equalled with newly found threats.

nathanrester's review

4.0

This feels a lot like a series finale - in a more straightforward narrative, "Return to Shiganshina" would be the natural, inevitable endpoint: key mysteries are resolved; rivalries come to a head in a predictably violent manner; and several major characters meet appropriate fates. In every way that matters, this is the culmination of the series up until this point and the fulcrum on which everything turns before the story heads in a bolder (read: gonzo) direction.

That's because the back end of this volume is essentially an elongated info-dump that serves to (a) recontextualize everything we've seen up until this point and (b) set up the series' final stretch. It's a thankless job that penultimate chapters inevitably get saddled with (Half-Blood Prince, Empire Strikes Back, probably Winds of Winter), but the exposition is communicated in an effective (and affecting) manner and is ultimately balanced by the seismic showcase of brutality that precedes it.

princessjulia's review

5.0

The battle in vol 20 is just one of the greatest things I’ve ever read.

haydee22us's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

thulu36's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

very_vero's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

katelynnt56's review

5.0

I didn’t expect this series to have such an interesting plot, it reads like a book rather then a horror manga. I’m both excited and sad to find out how it ends!

mmartinez's review

5.0

My jaw? Floor
My heart? Shattered

I AM NOT OK

Easily my favorite compendium so far. I was audibly gasping through some of these scenes. I love that I’m always on my toes with this series and I never have any clue what will happen next.

Also if Armin is dead for real I will RIOT

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️