Despite the translation quality of the 'Corseltel' series, I'd encourage anyone looking to brighten their day to give this series a shot. It's an odd setting, but the character interactions and designs are all super cute and wholesome!
I don't think Eren was responsible for the Titan Smoke, I think that was just a defence mechanism by the apparent source of Titans (the 'Titan Worm'?).
Ah. It seems that the Highschool Rumour Mill is the newest antagonist. It's a good thing that Ritsu isn't more popular in the school, otherwise the rumours would've quickly devolved from the two making out in the classroom to Itsuki/Izuki blowing the entire baseball team.
To be fair to Itsuki, he/she did try to press on with the confession regardless and probably would've succeeded if WorstGirl! Maya hadn't shown up.
I'm gonna think the next trope is that the brother falls for Itsuki or something like that?
Smart Character 1: "Haha! I knew you were going to do that, so I did this!
Smart Character 2: "Fool! I knew that you knew, so I went ahead and did...this!
Smart Character 1: "Bwahaha! You think I didn't know that you knew that I knew you knew?! Why do you think I was waiting here?!"
Smart...
I really like how even the most seemingly vile characters in AoT have understandable and sympathetic motivations. It's always refreshing to see when a Shounen series does this rather than fall back on the generic bad guy antagonist model.
I wonder how much hate mail the author got after this chapter was released...
Fare thee well, Sasha. May your afterlife be filled with all of the potatoes and meat that you could ever desire.
Marley does a pretty good job of indoctrination and instilling a sense of extreme self-flagellation within the continental Eldians. Especially considering they did all of this within a century after having been freed from Eldian rule.
I really like the symbolism of Grisha unknowingly making the Survey Corps salute with his back to the sunrise. This chapter is so satisfying in how it answers so many questions while opening up several more mysteries as the stage for the next act gets set.
I adore the fact that the author put in a bit of the actual father being the best at 'Dad Jokes'. Kinda hoping the sword-guy doesn't become another love interest, but a casual friend with the MC as they trade more and more awful puns with each other.