Attack on Titan, Vol. 5 (Attack on Titan, #5) by Hajime Isayama

Attack on Titan, Vol. 5 (Attack on Titan, #5) Reviews

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  Tina Haigler

  Again this was more storytelling than action, but the storytelling is so good. There was action at the end though, and a cliffhanger, so I know the beginning of Volume 6 is going to be super exciting. I have other books I need to read, and reviews I need to write, but I can't put this series down for more than a day or two. Needless to say I'm on to the next one asap!
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  Mal

  ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀᴠᴇʏ ᴄᴏʀᴘs.
  
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  Gabriel

  ¡Que genial! En este tomo aparecen ciertos personajes que se ven súper interesantes... Empezando por Erwin, líder y comandante del cuerpo de exploración fuera de las murallas. El pequeño pero monstruoso Levi que se carga tremenda facha. Y por último Hange, quien se ganó mi corazón rapidísimo.
  
  El final del tomo es impactante y solo queda ir de una a leer el siguiente.
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  Shawna Finnigan

  I love this series so much but I struggle to keep up with the wide cast of characters. I kept having to flip to the character guide to figure out who was who, but I still enjoyed this one despite the slight confusion I had.
  
  This volume had some of my favorite scenes that I remember from the anime, ranging from the iconic cleaning scene and Hange's experiments to the major plot twist. This volume also had introductions to some of my favorite characters (Petra and Ilse).
  
  I can't wait to read the next volume soon.
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  persephone ☾

  Hange is a cinnamon roll i want to eat her 😩
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  Nicole

  Well the flashbacks are still messed up, the art is so bad but I have a thing or two for Levi. I think this was the best volume so far. Not so many flasbacks the axe of time is kinda stable. The story evolves and we learn more about the characters, especially the scouting team.
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  Bradley

  Now we've got a good mixing of the noobs with the elites with plenty of expected death on the line.
  
  Can I say that this volume was rather surreal without quite going overboard? Probably. It's more of a deep, deep surreal. The whole manga is so super serious and quick and emotional, full of horrible expectations that are truly bleak.
  
  Even with their secret weapon, it really doesn't seem to matter. There's no banding together of humanity in the face of one great enemy. People are still shit.
  
  And yet, the truly stoic still get up and feed the titans. That's pretty damn impressive all by itself.
  
  
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  Mario

  Now that is what I call a cliffhanger! This series just keeps getting better and better.
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  Rodrigo

  Despues de haber sido escogido por el cuerpo de exploración (aquí lo llaman de investigación) Eren sala fuera de las murallas en un simulacro y van a ser atacados por un titan hembra. Se acerca lo bueno...
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  Henk

  Intrigues and more factions take the stage. Moving from the safety of the walls, this volume sets up towards more explosive events
  A group of people looking to change the status quo, that’s the survey corps.
  
  Tribunals (enter courtroom drama!), experiments and some reunions. I find Levi very intriguing, as well as the power struggles in the center, but essentially we are more teased than exposed to answers.
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  Brandon Baker

  Hange is my favorite. I loved learning a little bit more about the titans, and loved the cliffhanger ending.
  
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  Kristijan

  Konačno dočekah Darkwood-ovo izdanje 5. dela u ovom serijalu. I.... vredelo je čekati. Kao što sam ranije primetio, navučen sam na ovaj serijal - sviđa mi se grafika, sviđaju mi se likovi, sviđa mi se sama priča i još mnogo toga.
  Ovaj nastavak se završava poprilično intrigantnim cliffhangerom. Šestica će biti verovatno ludački interesantna. Samo se treba strpiti...
  Jedini minus za 5. deo: Mikasa je malo zapostavljena :(
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  Veronica Morfi

  So much action and what a cliffhanger!
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  Vendea

  Levi a jeho slavná uklízecí scéna s oknem! My god! So perfect.
  
  
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  Zoeisbookhooked

  Why this volume is so amazing:
  
  1) PETRA QUEEN😭
  2) Levi becomes a MC
  3) bc the epic courtroom scene w Levi and his kicks and punches👀
  4) the trainees who join the Survey Corps in this one
  5) the female titan makes her first appearance👀
  
  So basically I love this one like the rest
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  Nərmin

  That cliffhanger!
  I am with Mikasa about Levi: he behaves so mighty and all and even knocked out poor Eren's tooth.
  I am glad we learned some things about Titans as well. They are definitely humans, I'm telling you!
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  connie

  That went scarily quick. Honestly, I sped through this in about half an hour and I didn't even notice. I was so surprised when I realised I was already on volume 6.
  
  1) The art is getting a lot better. The way it's detailed in the manga is very different from the anime. I feel the characters reflect what they've been through, and their emotions are reflected better, in black and white, while the anime goes for more of a coloured approach. The detail is scratchy and messy and it perfectly matches the plot.
  
  2) HANJI. I. LOVE. HANJI. Seriously, love her. Just to clear things up: Hanji IS a girl. She does look a bit masculine in the manga, but she is a woman, and I love her. I love her attitude, her appearance, the bond she has with other characters, the respect she has for herself, other members of her squad, TITANS- it's perfect! She's my favourite character and honestly, having an entire book dedicated to her would be AMAZING. Like, her past and how she became a member of the Scouting Legion, and how she met Levi and Erwin. She's a very compassionate person, albeit slightly crazy, but that's another one of her admirable traits.
  
  5/5, my favourite so far. It's perfect. I love it. URGH.
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  Shannon

  Woah. A titan talked. Well that's new. I really thought Ilse was going to make it ... ☹️
  
  I feel like I should feel bad for how they restrain the captured titans since it's pretty brutal, but they're not humans or animals, they're basically just killing machines. So I won't feel bad anymore. Very interesting that the titans barely weigh anything - just why do they exist ... ?
  
  Finding out who decided to join which branch was also interesting. I hope they all don't die now though.
  
  And now we have an intelligent female titan! This should be good ...
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  Krystal

  Another volume that was a bit more character driven but I still really enjoyed it. I like the forays into titan territory but I'm losing track of whether they are still within the walled city or whether they've actually ventured outside the walls altogether.
  
  I enjoyed the debate over Eren, and how the different sides go about presenting their arguments. Really enjoyed the discussion over the experiments, and I'm enjoying seeing a little more differentiation between the titans now.
  
  Keen to learn more of this world and the cliffhangers are killer! So yes, on to the next one!
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  Dylan

  The last chapter had some decent action but the rest of this volume was pretty damn dull and I still don't care about any of the characters. Not sure I'm going to continue with the series.
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  Lila

  I absolutely love Hange!
  
  She's one of my favourite characters. Totally goofy and quirky and a badass with glasses!
  
  I think Levi's obsession with cleanliness really fits him.
  
  It's all quite light-hearted and funny despite characters dying left and right.
  
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  Arnis

  
  https://poseidons99.wordpress.com/201...
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  Anne (ReadEatGameRepeat)

  honestly this volume was kinda intense but also I'm so excited for the next few volumes - Hange is also just a delight as always
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  Fereshte

  "what do you see? who do you think the enemy is?" :)
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  asma

  I love hanji
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  Ray Flores

  Eren is Levi’s responsibility now that he’s joined the Survey Cops. Erwin is the commander who insisted on having him on his group ‘cause most of the powerful man in control don’t really want him alive –even if he helped getting back the wall.
  
  And here is the thing: most of the people who joined the military ended up in another groups. Only a few were brave enough to sacrifice their lives in order to serve for the Survey Cops. They’re kids and what’s scary is that not even half of them will make it back. Still, Jean, Sasha, Reiner, Connie, Mikasa and Armin decide to join them.
  
  But what was more important to me was the fact that Hange, another soldier from Erwin’s group is actually investigating titans –kinda like a scientific making test with them. Which is slowly giving us information about them: one of them could talk and said “Ymir people” to a soldier, it kneeled and then, lose control and ate her. Still, I’m too intrigued of what is going on, what’s the purpose of titans killing humans, more so those ‘intelligent titans’.
  
  By the end of the volume, a female, intelligent titan, who I already know is Annie, is killing the soldiers and breaking their formation. She attacked Armin’s people and now, what will happen? Will they survive against her attack?
  
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  Aitor

  Ya era hora, coño. Isayama ha dejado la acción a un lado para centrarse en establecer mejor su mundo y me alegro por ello. Se empiezan a entrever las junturas entre potencias gubernamentales sin dejar de lado aquello que define la obra: la lucha contra los titanes. Eso sí, que la religión sea algo nuevo me parece increíble; ¿me estás contando que la gente en los muros no cree en nada, más aún sabiendo el mundo en que se encuentran? Y esto ya es más personal, pero creo que presentar a los religiosos únicamente como fanáticos es no darse cuenta del valor que puede tener la religión como refugio de una realidad horrenda.
  
  Aparte de esto, me gusta que el capítulo especial dé más información sobre la inteligencia de los titanes y un tal "pueblo de Ymir", que parece apuntar hacia un espacio donde un(a) tal Ymir gobierna a los titanes y, espero, muestre su humanidad de alguna manera. En ese respecto, también me gusta la inclusión de Hange como punto de amarre para la idea de que los titanes pueden ser algo más que simples masas de carne devorahumanos.
  
  Sobre el resto, continúan las buenas dinámicas entre personajes, algo más de perfilamiento de sus personalidades, la inclusión de un Levi especialmente interesante (que su violencia sea en parte actuada para engañar al Consejo es un alivio para evitar el maniqueismo) y, ante todo, la crueldad del mundo. Otra cosa no, pero Isayama sabe mostrar la angustia del muro con muy poco. Ese capítulo del discurso (anti)motivacional de Erwin y el enfrentamiento de los personajes contra la decisión más difícil de sus vidas encapsula perfectamente lo que este manga sabe hacer bien.
  
  El último capítulo sí que se introduce más en la acción y, por fin, el autor se ha dejado de estrategias a medias para meternos en tácticas militares creíbles para su mundo. Ya era hora, demonios. El sistema de bombas de humo resulta verosímil y la llegada de la titán hembra apunta a que el próximo tomo será la hostia si se hace bien. Santo cielo, cómo necesitaba este manga un pequeño descanso para establecer a sus personajes y hacer que la acción sea climácica.
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  Connie

  I read this book via Kindle Unlimited.
  
  When Eren wakes up following a three-day coma, he is in a cell being told that the Survey Corps is going to do an expedition to his old house to potentially discover the contents of his old basement. We see the other graduates pick which branch they want to join with our main characters, Jean, Armin, Mikasa and so on, of course picking the Survey Corps. I'm interested to see if they start trusting Eren and his instincts and intentions soon enough because I think once they cross that bridge it'll be easier to beat the titans. I also wonder will they actually find anything in his old house or will it have already been destroyed.
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  Lashaan Balasingam

  Things are starting to be much more stable story-wise. We get more insights on the characters and their motives behind their desire to join the "police" force. The new researcher character was a bit extravagant, but it was interesting to get more information on titans.
  
  The artwork is still pretty bad. I don't like any of the designs and I can't even find any good thing about it. Doubt it's going to get better in that regards.
  
  Yours truly,
  
  Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
  Official blog:
  https://bookidote.com/
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  Filipa

  How not to binge-read this!