Attack on Titan Mangaka “Upset” At Ending Criticisms

Attack on Titan creator Hajime Isayama was reportedly “upset” at the criticisms of the series ending, according to his editor.

In an interview posted on Gendai IsMedia (via AnimeSenpai), editor Shintaro Kawakubo said that the mangaka was reportedly upset by the criticism towards Attack on Titan’s controversial ending.

“At that time, I only said these words to him, so it may not have been conveyed correctly, but after the last chapter was released, there was criticism and Isayama felt upset about it, so I told him again later that, as I said before, “You were able to draw what you wanted to draw how you wanted to draw it, so I’d be upset if you regretted it now, since it all ended the way you wanted. Everything is fine” “, Kawakubo says.

Without spoilers, the ending for Attack on Titan has drawn a lot of flak, largely for its comparisons to real world atrocities and Isayama’s own reported views on them.

While Kawakubo never commented on the link between the two, he did stress that the contents of Attack on Titan served its greater, anti-genocide message.

“This last chapter sparked controversy, as some criticized it for “supporting genocide.” Of course, I didn’t mean to condone the on-site massacre at all, and Isayama-san was quite worried about it, but I told him, “This could be a really good thing. Compared to a real war, where a lot of people die, and only then do people think “genocide is not good”, when you read Shingeki no Kyojin and say “this is a pro-genocide manga” and feel bad about it, then the same message was conveyed to you, but without the need for anyone to die in real life” “, Kawakubo continues.

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