I'm always amazed that she keeps thinking people don't want to watch a long video where a UA-camr they like talks about a work of fiction they like. I've watched 3h videos of crimson rogue rambling about books I didn't even care about. Those videos are great for when you're doing something else that doesn't require your full attention. I'm pretty sure they're pretty good for the algorithm too.
My (very limited) understanding is that UA-cam will always prioritize videos that are around 10-30 min long first (that is the average length of video that lost people watch) and will barely ever recommend videos much longer than that until you watch some. So on the whole, if you average 20 mins a video then randomly put out an hour long one the algorithm will punish that significantly.
Its funny how people come into aot like ehhh its okay to i love this why do people hate on it. Also funny artist either start off bad in comparision to manga art and western comics...like One punch man web or AOT sorta...and get amazing or better, or start off good and get worst hxh through tiredness, one piece sorta with the clutter and paneling, or start out good and stay good, berserk, my hero, chainsawman is the example that since they started with prior work they just build off of it...and got worst once exhaustion and that young spunk is gone. Though i dont think cm's author ever drew that much worst than he does...he sorta got worst. my hero actually got better but was never bad. I'd even say berserk got better. Vagobond seems to have consistant good. Jojo started out good and stayed. As someone who draws, you ability to draw just changes without noticing it. Maybe you feel more into the character. Helps that i didnt use style sheets though.
Man it’s going to split her cranium even more if she goes through the manga at the same time. Not just because of theories though, like actual confusion on whether she skipped a few pages in the manga.
I love this, please do it for every season. it's so fun to see your reaction to every major point. thank you so much for the long length format for those that don't enjoy the short length that much
I feel like im in bizarre land. People hate attack on titan today but at one point i thought it was the greatest work in fiction on paper...plot and pacing wise. Like I thought there was almost no one who wouldn't enjoy it (the true perfect). Showed my friend a cut version that made the entire store into 11 hours season 1 about 1 hour and 20. They finished that and haven't touched the rest after pleads from not me but everyone who comes up to them (strangers bringing it up unannounced) and they wont finish it. Maybe there is a lot of faults i don't see but to be fair i think the first season isnt for being that "deep" or the best it's to hook, and IMO AOT does that the best. Personally finished the first season in a day. That said i was trying to not like it aka heard it was good. There are also tons of slow eps i just speeded past, which is fine, no dock off this is a new studio, were all human. If someone makes a perfect work with all the 'Good" tropes then ill say yeah AOT is bad like haters say along with JJK, Naruto, Bleach, One piece or whatever Shonen that took years to get accepted and were constantly criticized and had to change their stories to fit expectations and...LOL
@@nichescenes I think the issue is what people remember the most fondly is the ending and even though I don’t think the Anime ending is as bad as most people claim. SPOILERS My interest in the show started to dwindle down ever since the wall crumbles and the rumbling begins. It’s like game of thrones at one time it was a cultural phenomenon and now NO ONE talks about it. I still think S1-4 of AoT are so strong that it will always be remembered as one of the greatest anime of all time.
@@the_crypter I personally liked the entire thing but to each their own. I also found people were calling it the GOAT that chapter that what you said happed and we all waited to see what would happen next. I think that caused an influx of dare I say, reading comprehension devil infection, much like all series get when their ending comes near and power scalers and people who amount their criticism to buzz words like mid overhyped, trash, bad writing, etc with little more criticism explained. Like when someone brings up well I don't like this series cause plot amour for heroes or villains or how they think diversity is a negative and so on I usually try to stop talking and just amount to hey yeah I guess that's how you feel, I liked it but opinions. That's a bit off-topic though, just think all media conversations have really gotten super myopic, maybe there's a better word for it. But like every series has a loud minority claiming how it's the worst series ever (specifically popular ones) and a bunch of specific taste on what makes a good one of said series that amounts to them calling a feature a bug. But I digress. I've fought the battles on the front lines too long and I'm waiting for the next beating stick of a series after JJK ends next month. I think we are at wits end when I read reddits of people who are fans of other series saying they need to get prepared for the influx of people moving to the next series to hate (kagurabachi has their fandom preparing as they think jjk antifans will move there) lol. I think one piece will be the only series where the fans are too strong and push back any critics that don't hold water fast. By the ending one piece could just show it's dookie in a pan and fans wont care they will still call it the best story ever made. That's commitment. IMO. PS I think she will like the AOT later part a lot more than people since she is looking less for the action and more about interpersonal drama. She cares more about characters and plots with moral choices that arent black and white so she'll like it but I could bet wrong. I really hope she doesn't read jjk not because it's bad, but it's just not her style and I hate to see all the haters who it's also not for call all the features trash writing :(
@@nichescenesyeah but the ending is really bad, actually the entirety of the final arc has so many flaws, I’m just curious why many aot fans wouldn’t even answer the plot flaws when others point them out, and attribute it to lack of understanding, the final arc and the ending is far away from Isayama’s typical writing style, and watching his latest interviews proves this even more because he admitted his interest in the story decreased a lot around the end.
@@nes-fl7mz The interview is taken way out of context by haters. They turned him talking about being afraid to come to America due to the fans being (basically ravenous about how they wanted it and what they got) he's not saying he didn't like the ending like haters say or that the ending was bad. You keep claiming fans of the story and ending wont admit to your opinionated take that the story is flawed, then claim they should explain said plot holes and you wont give them the said plot holes you think ruin the story. I agree with the other person everything was pretty explicitly told and any more it would be asking why characters don't use the bathroom on screen levels of nitpicking to be spoon fed plot points. Disliking an ending where most if not all the reactors I watched who didn't go into the manga whole of head canon endings like that awful fan retelling of the story which is a slap in the author's face IMO...well the reactors liked it and that's after trying their best to figure out what the antifans hated so much. Not sure if people wanted perfectly happy ending or a g______ of all the people but to each their own. And every single story in existence has flaws to someone, doesn't mean everyone who sits down to enjoy said thing needs to first admit to all of them. One piece is beloved as the greatest story merphy read yet I'm sure someone doesn't like a lot of it's plot beats doesn't mean she cant like it and has to admit to it. Everything is flawed in that way. Nothing will ever be perfect or good for every single person on earth. Opinions. The haters of AOT are the loud minority though. Same with other popular series like Deathnote, jjk, one piece, dbz, monster, berserk, 20th century boys etc.
I loved the way Merphy went "a doe-eyed sweetheart who believes in the cause..." when describing Marco. Merphy definitely has a type when it comes to characters she likes.
it never gets old seeing the reactions and the theories that comes from watching/reading attack on titan. thank you mad woman for your ravings, i can't wait for more.
Im so glad she is watching the anime along with reading the manga its such a good journey doing both at the same time to see the contrast and feel the emotions the anime brings.
You're hitting many of the central themes of the story very early on without even meaning to. Fantastic analysis! Been waiting for this one, glad you like it 😁😁😁
@@hirvale then she should hate it as themes were destroyed Especially of Eren But if she enjoys the show then she will ignore all the plot holes and plot armour as she gives a very subjective review
With already knowing everything about AOT, witnessing someone going through it for the first time and trying to figure out the mystery is one of my favorite things! I’m so happy you’re enjoying it Merphy!
huge fan of the so called "ravings of a mad woman"! xD I could watch a 10 hour video of you talking about something! Your energy, enthusiasm and interesting thoughts and analysis is just so refreshing to watch :D
This is actually fun to listen to. The phone video parts looks like the ones that you see in movies and TV where the crazy/weird scientist explaining their findings and figuring things out/finding the truth. It's really funny.
Well that’s only a 66.6% agree then isn’t it, since it’s good in 2 mediums and GOD AWFUL TERRIBLE in 1. That said, Merphy absolutely MUST watch the live action on a stream someday. Strong AtLA movie vibes.
Ep 22 of S1 is probably my favorite. The defeated. That scene where Levi gives away Petra’s badge to the new recruit and lies to help him mourn better….It always gets me. Such a strong scene that restates the type of person Levi is at his core.
Probably my favorite scene of season 1 is the final fight with Annie when Mikasa cuts her fingers as she's climbing the wall. I LOVE when she lands on her head and gently pushes her down with her feet and just says "Annie... Fall..." OMG idk what it is about that scene but it gives me serious goosebumps every single time!
Glad you appreciated Annie's dialogue on what it means to be a normal person, what defines people as "special" and how the military police is only corrupt because it plays into the base level of corruption that is within every human when it comes to self-preservation and putting yourself over others, which as Annie said to Eren is basically just human nature even if you consider it evil. The majority of that conversation with Marlowe is cut from the anime, so I'm really glad you're reading the manga as well since it fleshes out the characters a lot better.
An interesting note on the differing chronology between Anime and Manga: Isayama stated in an interview -- I believe it was in one of the guidebooks -- that the manga's original focus on the more action heavy scenes, opposed to showing the cadet training in order as in the anime, was to quickly engage the audience, and ensure that the magazine kept serializing his manga. But when the manga got adapted into an anime he asked the writers/producers to rearrange the story to tell everything in order, because he thought that would be better suited for the story overall. So the choice to (originally) show the Cadet training only through flashbacks was a decision on Isayama's part only because he believed otherwise the manga wouldn't do well; but later when the series had become popular he went back on that decision and instructed the animators to change it in the anime.
PLEASE continue this for season 2! Seeing people try to work out the pussle is the best part of aot and how it always surprises you even though you expect what's coming
"I'm so into it I'm loosing my mind" I'm so glad we're getting to see Merphy getting into attack on titan now that it's finished so we get to live through the full experience once again :D this show is what got me into anime ten years ago, it was unlike anything I had experienced before and seeing it end last year (I did start the manga in between seasons but ultimately liked the anime more so stuck to it in the end even though I got spoiled ;__;)... I've rewatched the first season many times getting more people on it and it's always exciting even when you know how the story turns out, picking up on clues you weren't able to see before is mindblowing. I'm convinced this story will be talked about among the greats in fantasy for years to come.
In retrospect, listening to her talk about the major points in season 1 makes me realize how good it actually is, the next season directly answer most of the major points the show builds on all the points raised in season 1,sometimes wish I could forget everything and start aot all over again 🙃
Please do this type of vlog for every season of the anime! As a fan of the series this is what I want to see when a new person gets into it. So much fun to hear your theories and thoughts as you're reading through the story
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS!! watching all your thoughts and rambles is so entertaining and I love the fact that this exists so much - looking forward to seeing your reactions to the rest of the chapters (they're so gooddd)!
So few things... one someone below said Merphy is pure Hanji energy throughout and that's very accurate. Second this is also the definition of the Always Sunny meme w/ Charlie Day and the sting board for his conspiracy theories lol. Finally congrats you figured out all the story already! No need to read on :D! (Haha joking obviously) But I love the frantic energy and love in the video.
Thank you so much , Pleassse keep making this vlog videos for the next seasons, you're gonna love it!! I dont' mind the length at all, its awesome to hear your thoughts and theories!!
The combination of the video length, title, your crackpot theories, and how you have slightly more bedhead than what I’m used to is so funny to me 😂 Good stuff, really enjoying the extra content.
It's funny because the way she tends to misremember Japanese names is usually consistent with Japanese language. Like she's mixing up syllables instead of letters. It's like her dyslexia understands Japanese.
I love your normal short videos, but one thing I've always wanted from time to time is the Tekking style videos, gushing over manga/anime for an hour or two straight. I can't wait to put this on while cooking/driving
One of the best part of AOT is the mystery and putting the pieces together. I fell like the entire AOT fanbase can agree that theory crafting is one of the appeal of the series. And yes, we do enjoy watching someone going trough what we been trough when we first Watched/read the series. So I do hope you continue to do this type of videos.
Absolute treat of a video, pacing back and forth in my room with a big grin on my face listening to you ramble about whatever you have to say! The longer video the better.
Hey Merphy! Idk if you’ll see this but I just want to say I haven’t read a book in a decade and over the last few months I’ve fallen in love with your content and you’ve inspired me to start reading with how passionate you are in these reviews. Thank you for everything and never change because believe it or not your changing lives. ❤️
I think the line is something like this - "The world is a cruel place, but also astonishingly beautiful". Also, I think one message that Armin has repeated many a times "Someone who can't sacrifice anything, can never change anything!". He mainly uses this in context of the Titan shifters like Annie, who supposedly are able to sacrifice their humanity when they perform such brutal acts as we have seen them do. But, Armin also uses them for leaders like Pyxis and Erwin, who are made to make great sacrifices and risk it all to get any substantial answer or even a clue. I am an anime only guy, but from what I remember, it is these words that finally made Eren go after Annie. The funny thing is that this motto can be applied to almost anything in our daily lives.
"The world is a cruel place ... but also very beautiful" is the full quote. Also, it was very much with my time to see your hange energy and enthusiasm
Honestly I’m impressed at her deductive abilities. I’m not gonna say what she got right but multiple times she noticed things and connected dots that I only realized after the show revealed them lol
This is such a great video and I’m only 40 mins in. If this was something you really enjoyed doing, I would love to see more videos like this in the future. The more casual long form style feels like friends chatting about their current hyperfixation and I’m so here for this ❤ Edit: I just finished and this was a fantastic watch and definitely worth my time. Thank you for sharing these moments with us
Long time viewer, first time commenter: Please keep doing these!! Trust me, AOT fans love these sort of discussion videos, especially the theory crafting. Big, small, totally wrong lol, we love it all
Hi Merphy! I love this format. Please continue this throughout your AOT journey. Also, please feel free to watch every AOT opening and ending - all of them are bangers. Don't watch season 4's as they contain spoilers. Also, I noticed that you mentioned almost every named character, except for Pyxis, Christa and Erwin Smith. Pyxis and Christa I can understand, but how did Erwin not make it into the video?
im just a silent viewer/fan of merphy since one piece arc reviews, i dont usually comment, i just want to say i love every second of this review, thank you ❤
Yesyesyes!!!! It's here! I love your normal videos but I absolutely love this way too because it's almost like watching you react in real time. It's so good to see your thoughts on x thing as it happened before something else happened that clarified it. Basically seeing your theories and thoughts form and change as more information is given etc.
Knowing what's coming, it's great watching you get more and more excited; it looks like genuine torture for you to stop and "check in." I can't wait to see your reaction to everything else.
GIRL IM SO EXCITED FOR YOU. It’s so amazing that you review anime and manga now, used to watch your book content all the time. AOT is amazing wish I could experience it again for the first time
Hope you enjoy the journey. I remember reading this monthly starting from around season 1 in the manga and no one knew the twists that are about to unfold. Personally I think it’s so well written. The themes and the huge reveal is phenomenal in AOT.
“Is this entertaining to anyone?” Yes, yes it is Merphy
I'm always amazed that she keeps thinking people don't want to watch a long video where a UA-camr they like talks about a work of fiction they like. I've watched 3h videos of crimson rogue rambling about books I didn't even care about. Those videos are great for when you're doing something else that doesn't require your full attention. I'm pretty sure they're pretty good for the algorithm too.
Lmao. I looked down into the comments as soon as she said that. What an absurd idea. Her rants are very entertaining.
yes
This is my type of content
My (very limited) understanding is that UA-cam will always prioritize videos that are around 10-30 min long first (that is the average length of video that lost people watch) and will barely ever recommend videos much longer than that until you watch some. So on the whole, if you average 20 mins a video then randomly put out an hour long one the algorithm will punish that significantly.
Merphy reflecting Hanji energy
Lmao yeah😂
same person imo
Oh god you're so right I love it. All Hange scenes are going to hit as hard as humanly possible.
lmao i felt the same way
She is an amazing character
The transition from sane Merphy to unhinged Merphy as the video goes on 💀
Unhinge the merph
I loved it! 😂
The part recorded with the phone 😅😅
Its funny how people come into aot like ehhh its okay to i love this why do people hate on it. Also funny artist either start off bad in comparision to manga art and western comics...like One punch man web or AOT sorta...and get amazing or better, or start off good and get worst hxh through tiredness, one piece sorta with the clutter and paneling, or start out good and stay good, berserk, my hero, chainsawman is the example that since they started with prior work they just build off of it...and got worst once exhaustion and that young spunk is gone. Though i dont think cm's author ever drew that much worst than he does...he sorta got worst. my hero actually got better but was never bad. I'd even say berserk got better. Vagobond seems to have consistant good. Jojo started out good and stayed. As someone who draws, you ability to draw just changes without noticing it. Maybe you feel more into the character. Helps that i didnt use style sheets though.
1:15:15 don't forget feral Murphy
i cant wait for her to meet Misaka's sister Mikasa
lol
Massive character development Misaka turned into Mikasa by the end of the video 😅
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Loooooooool 😂😂
I can already tell season 2 is gonna split your cranium open 😂😂
That's the season where every miniscule detail matters.
man i do miss the innocence of season 1 as wierd as this sentence feels wierd in context of this series XD
Man it’s going to split her cranium even more if she goes through the manga at the same time. Not just because of theories though, like actual confusion on whether she skipped a few pages in the manga.
One of my favorite things is seeing the reaction of people doing a double take during the biggest plot twist being exposed in the background 😂
S4 is going to make her explode
@@lollalofi3933 I’m kind of excited to see her reaction to the intro song… iconic 👌
PLEASE keep doing this style video for this series. I love hearing your theory crafting in real time! Great work here
This is it. This is why this works for Merphy. I LOVE following this kind of journey!
I love this, please do it for every season. it's so fun to see your reaction to every major point. thank you so much for the long length format for those that don't enjoy the short length that much
Video length had me like the main trio seeing the colossal titan for the first time
🎶"I'm a fidget spinner"🎶
laaaaaaaa Laaaaaa LAAAAAAAAAAAA
20mins in I saw your comment and then had the same reaction 😅
That “Then why are you here Annie???” line of questioning is so smart and unique. I’ve never heard of anybody picking up on that, bravo!!!
I feel like im in bizarre land. People hate attack on titan today but at one point i thought it was the greatest work in fiction on paper...plot and pacing wise. Like I thought there was almost no one who wouldn't enjoy it (the true perfect). Showed my friend a cut version that made the entire store into 11 hours season 1 about 1 hour and 20. They finished that and haven't touched the rest after pleads from not me but everyone who comes up to them (strangers bringing it up unannounced) and they wont finish it. Maybe there is a lot of faults i don't see but to be fair i think the first season isnt for being that "deep" or the best it's to hook, and IMO AOT does that the best. Personally finished the first season in a day. That said i was trying to not like it aka heard it was good. There are also tons of slow eps i just speeded past, which is fine, no dock off this is a new studio, were all human. If someone makes a perfect work with all the 'Good" tropes then ill say yeah AOT is bad like haters say along with JJK, Naruto, Bleach, One piece or whatever Shonen that took years to get accepted and were constantly criticized and had to change their stories to fit expectations and...LOL
@@nichescenes I think the issue is what people remember the most fondly is the ending and even though I don’t think the Anime ending is as bad as most people claim. SPOILERS
My interest in the show started to dwindle down ever since the wall crumbles and the rumbling begins.
It’s like game of thrones at one time it was a cultural phenomenon and now NO ONE talks about it.
I still think S1-4 of AoT are so strong that it will always be remembered as one of the greatest anime of all time.
@@the_crypter I personally liked the entire thing but to each their own. I also found people were calling it the GOAT that chapter that what you said happed and we all waited to see what would happen next. I think that caused an influx of dare I say, reading comprehension devil infection, much like all series get when their ending comes near and power scalers and people who amount their criticism to buzz words like mid overhyped, trash, bad writing, etc with little more criticism explained. Like when someone brings up well I don't like this series cause plot amour for heroes or villains or how they think diversity is a negative and so on I usually try to stop talking and just amount to hey yeah I guess that's how you feel, I liked it but opinions. That's a bit off-topic though, just think all media conversations have really gotten super myopic, maybe there's a better word for it. But like every series has a loud minority claiming how it's the worst series ever (specifically popular ones) and a bunch of specific taste on what makes a good one of said series that amounts to them calling a feature a bug. But I digress. I've fought the battles on the front lines too long and I'm waiting for the next beating stick of a series after JJK ends next month. I think we are at wits end when I read reddits of people who are fans of other series saying they need to get prepared for the influx of people moving to the next series to hate (kagurabachi has their fandom preparing as they think jjk antifans will move there) lol. I think one piece will be the only series where the fans are too strong and push back any critics that don't hold water fast. By the ending one piece could just show it's dookie in a pan and fans wont care they will still call it the best story ever made. That's commitment. IMO.
PS I think she will like the AOT later part a lot more than people since she is looking less for the action and more about interpersonal drama. She cares more about characters and plots with moral choices that arent black and white so she'll like it but I could bet wrong. I really hope she doesn't read jjk not because it's bad, but it's just not her style and I hate to see all the haters who it's also not for call all the features trash writing :(
@@nichescenesyeah but the ending is really bad, actually the entirety of the final arc has so many flaws, I’m just curious why many aot fans wouldn’t even answer the plot flaws when others point them out, and attribute it to lack of understanding, the final arc and the ending is far away from Isayama’s typical writing style, and watching his latest interviews proves this even more because he admitted his interest in the story decreased a lot around the end.
@@nes-fl7mz The interview is taken way out of context by haters. They turned him talking about being afraid to come to America due to the fans being (basically ravenous about how they wanted it and what they got) he's not saying he didn't like the ending like haters say or that the ending was bad. You keep claiming fans of the story and ending wont admit to your opinionated take that the story is flawed, then claim they should explain said plot holes and you wont give them the said plot holes you think ruin the story. I agree with the other person everything was pretty explicitly told and any more it would be asking why characters don't use the bathroom on screen levels of nitpicking to be spoon fed plot points. Disliking an ending where most if not all the reactors I watched who didn't go into the manga whole of head canon endings like that awful fan retelling of the story which is a slap in the author's face IMO...well the reactors liked it and that's after trying their best to figure out what the antifans hated so much. Not sure if people wanted perfectly happy ending or a g______ of all the people but to each their own. And every single story in existence has flaws to someone, doesn't mean everyone who sits down to enjoy said thing needs to first admit to all of them. One piece is beloved as the greatest story merphy read yet I'm sure someone doesn't like a lot of it's plot beats doesn't mean she cant like it and has to admit to it. Everything is flawed in that way. Nothing will ever be perfect or good for every single person on earth. Opinions. The haters of AOT are the loud minority though. Same with other popular series like Deathnote, jjk, one piece, dbz, monster, berserk, 20th century boys etc.
Merphy making her own OVA here. Merphy's Notebook: Notes from a mad scout regiment member
This is peak content, crazy manga lady
Please, give more
like crazy plate lady
Uh oh, she's hooked, isn't she 😂😂
Unless you're really grossed out by gore, who isn't really? 😂
@@nil091090i had to drop it bc I started having extremely vivid nightmares of titans chasing and eating me 😭😭😭
You misspelled ‘cooked’
@arrozconcanela That just shows how much you liked it!
@@arrozconcanela i would pay for those dreams bruh
1 hour 46 minutes of Merphy and AOT? Sign me up.
Hearing "Misaka" always hit my ear, lol
Yeah, it hurts. Did she get it right in her formal thoughts video?
@@diamondinmyeye6160 nope
@@diamondinmyeye6160yes, she already learned her name by the end of this video.
It's brutal ngl
I loved the way Merphy went "a doe-eyed sweetheart who believes in the cause..." when describing Marco. Merphy definitely has a type when it comes to characters she likes.
Merphy's notes on Bertolt is the best part of this video
I laughed out loud it was brilliant
it never gets old seeing the reactions and the theories that comes from watching/reading attack on titan. thank you mad woman for your ravings, i can't wait for more.
Im so glad she is watching the anime along with reading the manga its such a good journey doing both at the same time to see the contrast and feel the emotions the anime brings.
I laughed at the empty Berthold page! A lot of people even later in the story are like "who? what was his name, Bart? Bernard?"
Bernard? Is it a reference to LM reactions 😭
Bartholomew?
Bearturtle
Burrito
@@housekinokuni903 goat reactors
murphy's keen eye for the small clues isayama leaves makes me excited to see her future reactions
"Kid's unwell" he is been unwell since his mother death
Even before that. He's just born like that.
You're hitting many of the central themes of the story very early on without even meaning to.
Fantastic analysis! Been waiting for this one, glad you like it 😁😁😁
Watching people fall in love with AoT never gets old
Hell yeah
And then get disappointed by the ending
@@aniverse_574Pretty sure she isn't one of those people cause she actually pays attention to the themes of the show and the characterization.
@@hirvale then she should hate it as themes were destroyed
Especially of Eren
But if she enjoys the show then she will ignore all the plot holes and plot armour as she gives a very subjective review
@@aniverse_574 what themes were destroyed, what plot armor, what plot holes?
1:44:32 You may have already found out by now, but just wanted to mention the badge Levi gave to Dieter was actually Petra’s 🥲
ran to the comments to write this 😭😭😭
What T___T really ??
@@duchesse178 Yeah, there was literally no time for him to have gotten Dieter's friend's badge, I'm surprised the guy actually believed him
"It has Eren's hair!!!".... Yes! This is what we needed 😂
With already knowing everything about AOT, witnessing someone going through it for the first time and trying to figure out the mystery is one of my favorite things! I’m so happy you’re enjoying it Merphy!
but the slow descend into madness as Merphy tried to figure out who was the titan. amazing
I love how Merphy got so many things right while simultaneously getting them so wrong.
huge fan of the so called "ravings of a mad woman"! xD
I could watch a 10 hour video of you talking about something!
Your energy, enthusiasm and interesting thoughts and analysis is just so refreshing to watch :D
2 hours of Rat Queen, we gonna need this for Jojos Part 4
Rat queen 😂😂
xdd
Yessss
I wouldn't mind Merphy talking about Part 4 for 2 hours, GIVE IT TO ME:D
This is actually fun to listen to. The phone video parts looks like the ones that you see in movies and TV where the crazy/weird scientist explaining their findings and figuring things out/finding the truth. It's really funny.
Attack on Titan is a modern masterpiece in any medium anime or otherwise. It's been 7 years since I first watched AOT.
100% agree, but I don't think AOT live action was any good😔
Well that’s only a 66.6% agree then isn’t it, since it’s good in 2 mediums and GOD AWFUL TERRIBLE in 1.
That said, Merphy absolutely MUST watch the live action on a stream someday. Strong AtLA movie vibes.
@@peterepeatepete2845 I meant 100% agree with the masterpiece part😂
Ep 22 of S1 is probably my favorite. The defeated. That scene where Levi gives away Petra’s badge to the new recruit and lies to help him mourn better….It always gets me. Such a strong scene that restates the type of person Levi is at his core.
And its Anime Original as well. One of the many improvements the Anime makes for Season 1 over the Manga.
Hours long videos are nice to have in the background so please do continue.
Need more of this "Mad Woman" 😭😭🤣🤣
Probably my favorite scene of season 1 is the final fight with Annie when Mikasa cuts her fingers as she's climbing the wall. I LOVE when she lands on her head and gently pushes her down with her feet and just says "Annie... Fall..." OMG idk what it is about that scene but it gives me serious goosebumps every single time!
Glad you appreciated Annie's dialogue on what it means to be a normal person, what defines people as "special" and how the military police is only corrupt because it plays into the base level of corruption that is within every human when it comes to self-preservation and putting yourself over others, which as Annie said to Eren is basically just human nature even if you consider it evil. The majority of that conversation with Marlowe is cut from the anime, so I'm really glad you're reading the manga as well since it fleshes out the characters a lot better.
I really appreciate the inconsistency between misaka and mikasa
An interesting note on the differing chronology between Anime and Manga: Isayama stated in an interview -- I believe it was in one of the guidebooks -- that the manga's original focus on the more action heavy scenes, opposed to showing the cadet training in order as in the anime, was to quickly engage the audience, and ensure that the magazine kept serializing his manga. But when the manga got adapted into an anime he asked the writers/producers to rearrange the story to tell everything in order, because he thought that would be better suited for the story overall.
So the choice to (originally) show the Cadet training only through flashbacks was a decision on Isayama's part only because he believed otherwise the manga wouldn't do well; but later when the series had become popular he went back on that decision and instructed the animators to change it in the anime.
Merphy no need to apologize your enthusiasm is infectious thanks for this video and hope to see more of it :)
Holy shit. Thanks for the free 2 hours of entertainment!
omg if you’re this hooked on season 1, the rest is going to blow your mind
PLEASE continue this for season 2! Seeing people try to work out the pussle is the best part of aot and how it always surprises you even though you expect what's coming
Your theories are BRILLIANT wow! I’m so excited for this era 😆🔥
"I'm so into it I'm loosing my mind" I'm so glad we're getting to see Merphy getting into attack on titan now that it's finished so we get to live through the full experience once again :D this show is what got me into anime ten years ago, it was unlike anything I had experienced before and seeing it end last year (I did start the manga in between seasons but ultimately liked the anime more so stuck to it in the end even though I got spoiled ;__;)... I've rewatched the first season many times getting more people on it and it's always exciting even when you know how the story turns out, picking up on clues you weren't able to see before is mindblowing. I'm convinced this story will be talked about among the greats in fantasy for years to come.
In retrospect, listening to her talk about the major points in season 1 makes me realize how good it actually is, the next season directly answer most of the major points the show builds on all the points raised in season 1,sometimes wish I could forget everything and start aot all over again 🙃
Please do this type of vlog for every season of the anime! As a fan of the series this is what I want to see when a new person gets into it. So much fun to hear your theories and thoughts as you're reading through the story
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS!! watching all your thoughts and rambles is so entertaining and I love the fact that this exists so much - looking forward to seeing your reactions to the rest of the chapters (they're so gooddd)!
We need one video like this for each seasons
So few things... one someone below said Merphy is pure Hanji energy throughout and that's very accurate.
Second this is also the definition of the Always Sunny meme w/ Charlie Day and the sting board for his conspiracy theories lol.
Finally congrats you figured out all the story already! No need to read on :D! (Haha joking obviously) But I love the frantic energy and love in the video.
This is incredible as an AOT fan I'm living for every minute of your experience in this series!! Would love to see more content like this
Thank you so much , Pleassse keep making this vlog videos for the next seasons, you're gonna love it!! I dont' mind the length at all, its awesome to hear your thoughts and theories!!
The combination of the video length, title, your crackpot theories, and how you have slightly more bedhead than what I’m used to is so funny to me 😂
Good stuff, really enjoying the extra content.
I love how you’re thinking about clues and studf
Hearing Misaka over and over hurts
It's funny because the way she tends to misremember Japanese names is usually consistent with Japanese language. Like she's mixing up syllables instead of letters. It's like her dyslexia understands Japanese.
@@amuro9624 does she have dyslexia?
@@MrRenanHappy yes she mentioned it a while ago in a video but don't remember which one.
@@MrRenanHappy It's a combo of her dyslexia and her talent of butchering names
I love your normal short videos, but one thing I've always wanted from time to time is the Tekking style videos, gushing over manga/anime for an hour or two straight. I can't wait to put this on while cooking/driving
One of the best part of AOT is the mystery and putting the pieces together. I fell like the entire AOT fanbase can agree that theory crafting is one of the appeal of the series. And yes, we do enjoy watching someone going trough what we been trough when we first Watched/read the series. So I do hope you continue to do this type of videos.
I died a little everytime Merph says "Misaka" 😂😅
Absolute treat of a video, pacing back and forth in my room with a big grin on my face listening to you ramble about whatever you have to say!
The longer video the better.
Merphy you are so cute when you get so excited! I love how involved you get in your theories.
Hey Merphy! Idk if you’ll see this but I just want to say I haven’t read a book in a decade and over the last few months I’ve fallen in love with your content and you’ve inspired me to start reading with how passionate you are in these reviews. Thank you for everything and never change because believe it or not your changing lives. ❤️
I love this format. Spiraling Merphy is A+ Merphy.
when you showed krista as a suspect and annie was in the frame i was so "bruh"
To be fair, I and some of my friends were convinced it was Krista for awhile at first too...
Ahhhh Armin's mom strikes again 😂 even if it's temporarily it's literally everyone's, without fail, first assumption
I think the line is something like this - "The world is a cruel place, but also astonishingly beautiful".
Also, I think one message that Armin has repeated many a times "Someone who can't sacrifice anything, can never change anything!". He mainly uses this in context of the Titan shifters like Annie, who supposedly are able to sacrifice their humanity when they perform such brutal acts as we have seen them do. But, Armin also uses them for leaders like Pyxis and Erwin, who are made to make great sacrifices and risk it all to get any substantial answer or even a clue. I am an anime only guy, but from what I remember, it is these words that finally made Eren go after Annie. The funny thing is that this motto can be applied to almost anything in our daily lives.
"The world is a cruel place ... but also very beautiful" is the full quote.
Also, it was very much with my time to see your hange energy and enthusiasm
I LOVED listening to you rant! I hope we get more of these videos. You bring such a bright wonderful energy when you discuss things. I love it.
thank you for making me relive attack on titan through you.
Honestly I’m impressed at her deductive abilities. I’m not gonna say what she got right but multiple times she noticed things and connected dots that I only realized after the show revealed them lol
I can't tell you how excited I am to revisit this series through fresh eyes
Yes! Need this for season 2 as well.
This is such a great video and I’m only 40 mins in. If this was something you really enjoyed doing, I would love to see more videos like this in the future. The more casual long form style feels like friends chatting about their current hyperfixation and I’m so here for this ❤
Edit: I just finished and this was a fantastic watch and definitely worth my time. Thank you for sharing these moments with us
I loved this format Merphy. If you are loving a series I would love deep dives like this in the future.
honestly love these longer videos, would love this for the whole series.
I loved this, i hope these continue for the entire rest of the series!
Long time viewer, first time commenter: Please keep doing these!! Trust me, AOT fans love these sort of discussion videos, especially the theory crafting. Big, small, totally wrong lol, we love it all
this is the most entertaining thing ever please continue to do this for every season!!! and i really like pairing up the manga and the anime
Misaka is such a good friend ❤
Omg I love long videos. We need more of these.
1:15:15 This part had me dead 😂😂😂
If they ever need a live action Hange, they needn't look further 😂😂
Hi Merphy!
I love this format. Please continue this throughout your AOT journey. Also, please feel free to watch every AOT opening and ending - all of them are bangers. Don't watch season 4's as they contain spoilers.
Also, I noticed that you mentioned almost every named character, except for Pyxis, Christa and Erwin Smith. Pyxis and Christa I can understand, but how did Erwin not make it into the video?
Merphy please keep make more of these as you continue through the series. This is incredible😂
you in for a ride!! hope you like it! i love long videos like these that you talk while reading/watching
im just a silent viewer/fan of merphy since one piece arc reviews, i dont usually comment, i just want to say i love every second of this review, thank you ❤
I'm not even done yet but I'm having a blast with your almost 2 hours rambling! I'm super excited for the next part.
Yesyesyes!!!! It's here! I love your normal videos but I absolutely love this way too because it's almost like watching you react in real time. It's so good to see your thoughts on x thing as it happened before something else happened that clarified it. Basically seeing your theories and thoughts form and change as more information is given etc.
Really love this video and seeing you watch and forming theories with time is hilarious..I'm happy you're enjoying it so much.
Oh I love this! Hope you keep this style and avoid spoilers!
I watched the whole video. Excellent and interesting stuff. I would love to see this kind of video for all the seasons!
Knowing what's coming, it's great watching you get more and more excited; it looks like genuine torture for you to stop and "check in." I can't wait to see your reaction to everything else.
Even 10 hours of AOT content will not be long.
these are my favourite kind of videos, cannot wait for new ones for each season!
Prayers have been answered, we get merphy for a whole hour🙏🙏
This video was super entertaining, made a boring morning of work much better
It's always awesome to see someone dive deep and care so much about the nuances of this IP. Can't wait to see your next videos about it.
GIRL IM SO EXCITED FOR YOU. It’s so amazing that you review anime and manga now, used to watch your book content all the time. AOT is amazing wish I could experience it again for the first time
My god, the whole "looking for the female titan" part is just... cheff kiss
This set is very cozy looking. I’m jealous of your chair.
LOVED this vid. PLEASE do this for every part.
Hope you enjoy the journey. I remember reading this monthly starting from around season 1 in the manga and no one knew the twists that are about to unfold. Personally I think it’s so well written. The themes and the huge reveal is phenomenal in AOT.