It’s been five years since the Attack on Titan manga reached its controversial conclusion, yet the series’ popularity only continues to grow even now. Based on the beloved manga by Hajime Isayama, the anime reached unprecedented heights of popularity after its debut in 2013. Having been given a tight schedule to adapt the final arc, WIT Studio stepped back from the project, and it landed in MAPPA’s hands. Best known for working on famous series such as Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man, MAPPA’s adaptation further elevated the animation quality, wrapping up the story in 2023. The final season takes a drastic turn after a four-year time skip, following Eren Yeager’s struggles after he learns about the truth of the world.
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The manga sparked widespread controversy over the tragic conclusion of the protagonist as well as the many unanswered questions. Fortunately, the anime adaptation helped water down fans’ disasstisfaction, but one major question about Mikasa Ackerman remained until now. The anime returns this month in the theaters with a Dolby Cinema remastered version of Attack on Titan: The Final Chapter – The Last Attack, a special compilation film of the two-part finale. And with it teases Mikasa’s marriage after the Rumbling.
Attack on Titan Teases Mikasa’s Husband
Although fans had generally believed that Mikasa married Jean Kirstein after the Rumbling, it was more of a widely accepted theory rather than a fact. However, after the screening, word of it spread across social media, as many accounts, such as @lizhecateisis, shared that the post-credits of the film that further seemingly teased that Mikasa and Jean continued to visit Eren’s grave along with their children and even grandchildren.
Despite having feelings for Eren since childhood, Mikasa had no choice but to sever Eren’s head to stop the Rumbling. Unfortunately, by that time, Eren had crushed hundreds of thousands of people, wiping out about 80 percent of the world’s population. His body had already transformed into a massive Titan, but his head remained inside the mouth of his massive, skeletal Founding Titan form, where Mikasa entered and killed him in one strike. She brought his head along with her to their hometown and buried it under his favorite tree.
After Eren’s death, she cherished the scarf he gifted to her and was buried with it when she died of old age. Jean was one of her closest comrades, who had a crush on her since the first time he saw her. However, Mikasa’s eyes were always on Eren, so the story never delved into a potential relationship for the two of them. Even after the war was over, the manga and anime both only seemingly showed his back profile as he grew old with Mikasa. Which further only fueled speculation more.
There were many hints about his identity that led fans to believe that Mikasa married Jean, but without an official confirmation, it continues to be something that will never be fully resolved until fully confirmed by Hajime Isayama himself, one way or the other. This update just raises even more questions, unfortunately, but does further reveal that Mikasa moved on and lived a fuller life after saying goodbye to Eren.
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