Attack on Titan: The Final Season - Part 4 is the fourth and final part of Attack on Titan. It is almost 90 minutes long, or around four episodes. This is it, the big finale after all these years. It begins immediately after the previous part where Mikasa and Armin’s group, along with the rest of the titan shifters, arrive to try to stop Eren. Contrary to previous parts, we get a solid thirty to forty minutes of action in which the characters duke it out. It can feel like the plot is pulling abilities out of thin air for several of the characters, so it can be cheap as it tries to create some sort of challenge to even the playing field.
It continues the theme of the characters putting aside their differences, pushing down their feelings in order to do what is right. And it hurts them to put aside some of what they most cherish. With how unstoppable Eren seemed, it almost seems a shame to see him stopped. It’s not explained very well, still, with several of his powers. It can very much feel like the plot is pulling whatever it needs to finish off the story, and this includes some design of the titans, and the thing that had taken ahold of Eren.
The ending is… okay, although if you take a step back and looked at the story from beginning to finish, you come to realize how unexpected and completely different the final sections were compared to the beginning. The mystery and intrigue were built up so well, along with the intense fear of the characters fighting the titans, it was always going to be near impossible to have a satisfying reason. Yet, Part 4 provides an ending that feels like the author just threw whatever could stick and slapped together a conclusion that isn’t great.
Overall, Attack on Titan: The Final Season - Part 4 finishes up and you can call it a relief that we can see an ending (too much anime doesn’t even reach anywhere near the endings of their source material). It has an action-packed beginning and a quick wrap up of the aftermath. To be frank, it’s not a great ending by any means, there’s just too many questionable developments and answers. It is a shame to see the hype slowly lose its steam towards its ending with this final season, as it felt like a completely different anime in terms of tone and direction.
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