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Jorge Guardiola

Dr. Nelson

English 1301-122

11 October 2022

Essay 2 Final Draft

Mangas have been around for quite some time ranging from Action to romance in this

case “Attack on Titan” Volume 34 a fantasy, action, post-apocalyptic novel presents us with the

unique cover of Eren, Mikasa, and Erwin Armin the three protagonists of the story (Fig.1). The

reason for the unique cover is that the main characters are not seeing in uniform or in a battle, yet

they are simply showed as little kids. The cover surrounds the manga with a unique view that

shows the three main characters together at a very young age. No titans, battles, or any kind of

danger is seen going around symbolizing the restfulness of the characters matching with the

soothing background making the view of the cover a warming sight. The three characters are

shown walking along the citadel's countryside, portrayed as a restful, solitary, peaceful city, all

while the setting sun gives out soothing and warming sights.

Having aA first glance at the cover the eye sets on various things, but especially the

calmness of the image (fig. 1). No threat or any fighting that previous chapter’s show is visible

only three children in a rural area Only the three protagonists can be seen walking up to a tree

while no disputes or any sort of fighting is visible in the background. To contrary of the title,

viewers would have an idea of the manga as an action related; meanwhile, what the viewers get

is a calm background with no battles, war, or any “titans” visible just the three young

protagonists as kids symbolizing inner peace that comes at the end of the series (Fig.1). It also
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relates to the innocence, happiness, and joy of being a child that would contrast the real world

that is gloomy, and not as enthusiastic. Looking at the characters and their expressions givesgive

the viewers a sense of friendship within through the characters laughs and by the happy

expressions the protagonists are making the viewers see the three characters as close friends one

can assume they are friends (Fig.1). When viewers see the characters up close, they can also

notice the similarity of the characters clothes. Two of them are boys (Eren and Armin) and one

of them is a girl (Mikasa). The three of them are wearing slip on slip-on shoes following the

pants of Eren and Armin are seeing as simple brown pants with Mikasa wearing a white dress

with a pink jacket and a scarf (Fig.1). Both Eren and Armin have the same color shirt being

white and Eren being the closest to the tree has a light jacket on while Armin in the far back has

a heavier coat representing the time of the year winter (Fig.1).

Moreover, the cover includes various colors ranging from dark yellow, brown, orange,

blue, and some black to create contrast in the objects. In the very back, we see a shining light of

white and yellow creating this sundown environment that creates a creating this calming

environment aligning with the young protagonists kids (Fig. 1). We know that sunsets represent

completion or the end of the day after having done something throughout the day or finally

having achieved a goal. Knowing this is the last chapter viewers the audience might see this like

heroes the three protagonist as the heroes that marched far away and now are returning home to

finally enjoy their days while the sun sets. The color yellow represents a cheerful spirit just like

the protagonist have in the cover (Fig.1) and combining in the cover (Fig.1). Combining the

yellow to create a sunset makes the viewer see the protagonist happy and living at peace at the

end of the day marking the end of the novel.

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Furthermore, if we look more into in detail at the image, we can see that the characters

are in a rural area where the viewer only sees a plain field that is filled with trees without leaves,

grass, and some houses that seem simple to match the scenery of the countryside quite normal

nothing out of the ordinary (Fig.1). When looking at far beyond the houses and the empty trees

we see a big city that has many houses around a big building that is not a skyscraper more of a

castle like a citadel from a fairytale (Fig.1). The one thing missing that everyone would expect is

a wall to protect the castle or the city and, in the image, the only thing surrounding the citadel is

the city vulnerable to any attack yet we do not see any danger that could be a threat to the citadel

(Fig.1). In the far background, we see mountains that go as big as the sky and are the farthest

thing from the protagonist. The color is starting to go dark and means meaning the night is

approaching it is becoming night. while the season could be fall more closer to winter due to the

protagonist wearing clothing over their shirt and we even see a scarf (Fig.1). The time of the year

and the setting sun make this image a chill, warming cover. The time of the year, winter, is seen

in the characters clothes and the trees without leaves making the scenery warming yet chill to

watch (Fig.1).

Overall, the image illustrates that the final satisfaction of completing a task that required

a great amount of time to complete and finally coming home to enjoy the outcome of your

results. Watching the characters not be in an adolescent stage but instead be ing kids in a young

stage represents that freedom from guilt and that brings out the protagonist’s innocence. The

background has many sights from houses to mountains and the sunset that creates the a bright

yellow-orange color to forward the fall of the day. The yellow-orange color of the background

also adds to the stillness of all the things combined that make the environment feel welcoming
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and full of peace. In the end, no dangers are presented to us only the spectacular view of nature

while the three children play until the sun sets.

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Appendix

Fig 1. Attack On Titan volume 34

Manga Cover.
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Works cited

Hajime, Isayama. “Attack on Titan”. Crunchyroll 5 /May/ 2022. Crunchyroll - Full Cover for

Final Attack on Titan Manga Volume Unveils What Could Have Been