Attack on Titan, Vol. 4

進撃の巨人 [Shingeki no Kyojin] #4

by Hajime Isayama

Kakva sudbina čeka Erena, Mikasu, Armina... i ostatak čovečanstva?

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Horror, Graphic Novels, Comics, Fiction, Dystopia

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 8, 2011

About the author

Japanese name: 諫山創

Hajime Isayama (諫山 創 Isayama Hajime, born 1986) is a Japanese manga artist from Ōyama, Ōita. His first and currently ongoing serial, Attack on Titan, has sold over 22 million copies as of July 2013. He has mentioned Tsutomu Nihei, Ryōji Minagawa, Kentaro Miura, Hideki Arai and Tōru Mitsumine as artists he respects, but stated that the manga that had the biggest influence on him was ARMS.

Reviews

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

We shouldn't have this flashback now. It should've been introduced before. We already know the results, it's not fun nor exciting anymore to read about their training. After all the action we are back to point zero. Nope. It doesn't work this way.

[Marlene Ocampo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Guess who showed up.







Technically Levi was only in it for a handful of pages. But still, HE'S HERE.

Ummmmmm, so yeah. This was a good volume for developing many supporting characters, and I like that a lot of the focus is on Jean. He's a great foil for Eren, and his inner struggle between safety and heroism is interesting. The sudden switch from the present storyline to the past was very abrupt, and I like that the anime handled it more smoothly by keeping the timeline linear. You see the cadets training before they graduate and encounter new threats. I think the switching did work for the scene between Jean and Marco, though.

Now that we have that out of the way, I just want to slam gifs of Levi down.

[Gabriel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Meterme la formación de los personajes como soldados luego de haberme construido todo un escenario intrigante y lleno de acción... Mmmmm pues a lo mejor me ha bajado un poco el hype este tomo.

Aunque bien te lo perdono por incluir a Sasha, me cae muy bien la chica. Y esa parte final también deja con más ganas.

[Tina Haigler · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a good one, but it didn't have as much action. While it did wrap up the arc of Volumes 1-3, Volume 4 was more about the past, and storytelling, with the majority focusing on character building and background stories. The entirety of the middle chapters was a flashback to the years of training that the main characters went through. I found it very interesting, if not overly exciting. The author did it perfectly though by giving us a fully realized action arc to get us invested before delving in to all the technical aspects of the world he created. Well done sir! On to Volume 5!

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

“When we're born. . . All of us. . . Are free. People who reject that, no matter how strong they are. . . Don't matter.”

Astounding!

P.s: Sasha is my spirit animal.

[Shawna Finnigan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great volume in the Attack on Titan series. There’s so many iconic and memorable scenes in this one. I loved the amount of fun Sasha scenes in this volume and I can’t wait to read the next one.

[aleksandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75/5

LEVIIIIIIIIIII

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[Katie Colson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Vlog/Review: https://youtu.be/3LtrFimU5g0

Love the new component of half titan/half human. That is so fascinating.

But y'all gotta stop with these action sequences. It's impossible to follow along. If you're going to have humans fighting giants, I need to see how they won. Cause I'm not just gonna believe you. I need to see where they hit and how hard they hit. Don't just put a swoosh of lines across the page and then have the opponent on the ground. That's lazy.

I have heard from some coworkers that they stopped reading the manga because of that and instead picked up the anime, which they say is superb.

[persephone ☾ · Rating 4 out of 5]

is there a single volume that won't make me cry ??

[fatherofdragons113 · Rating 5 out of 5]

These are so good!!!!! The flashback to their training and the way it transitioned back was so well done! I only wish Mikasa was the one who can transform.

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Most of this volume is told with flashbacks and I don't mind that at all. I like learning more about the characters instead of just battle after battle.

But omg, titan puke?! 😧🤢

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Original review:
I don't even like this series that much but I had to buy this mash-up:



OMG, another one! These are too funny XD

[Mario · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this might be my favorite vol. so far. I really enjoyed the flashbacks of them training, and I laughed out loud several times reading this.

Moving on to vol. 5.

[Rodrigo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nos enseñan como fue la formación de los protagonistas en soldados.<\spoiler>
Sigue muy interesante.

[Henk · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice change of pace in the series and somewhat less carnage and more backstory in this volume
What are you wiping off, anyway?
My faith in humanity.

Love Sasha - a.k.a. potato girl who is always hungry

School flashback adds some needed fun and relative lightness to the story, and good to see Eren is not good in everything. Also the relationship with Armin is nicely done, making him feel less bolted on to the Mikasa - Eren duo.

[₊ ˚ ale ࿓ ♡ ⋆｡˚ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Levi my husband

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

The positives? Meeting Sasha and ever so briefly, Levi. The negatives? It chronologically confused me a bit. I get that it was a flashback, but I still left confused. Whether that was the manga's delivery or the fact that I read the last one awhile ago, I can't say. One more chapter in this manga series down and onto #5 next. I want to read these before watching the series, so I have a few more to go, I believe before I can watch season one.

[Krystal · Rating 4 out of 5]

I do love a good prequel!

This one reflects on some of the training our favourite duo and their friends did, and is a great little character development arc. It allows us to know more of the team and understand their personalities a little better.

It also links really well into the present situation and helps us feel a little more for the lives being lost to these titans.

Less action I suppose but a really good volume for character building.

[Bradley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume has a lot more character building in the form of training flashbacks, and emotional import for some of the horrific deaths of these poor clueless fighters... and I loved it. I don't usually care for flashbacks, but anything that draws me into a story is gonna be good.

The best part of the manga is just trying to figure out what the hell is going on in the broader sense, and we are inching forward, slowly and surely. I love these guys.

Onward to the Scouts!

[Sara Saif · Rating 4 out of 5]

The highlight of this volume was undoubtedly, the potato girl.

[إيمان · Rating 4 out of 5]

الظهور الأول لليفاي في ساحة المعركة :)
12/09/2020

[Anna Quilter · Rating 4 out of 5]

'Humanity Pushes Back'

The pace calms a little as the group's time in training is looked back on.

Time to develop and focus on the group of characters.

Absorbing..to say the least.

[Brandon Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably the least exciting so far, but it was necessary for the character development and helping establish a few characters. Onto the next!

[Aliyah ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marco 🥺🥺🥺🥺

[Zoeisbookhooked · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my fav covers for the series😌
I literally love this one because it’s all their training and you basically meet Jean’s character😩❤️

[Lila · Rating 4 out of 5]

LEVI!!!


Also, Annie is actually a bit more approachable here in the manga than she was portrayed in the anime. It's almost like she has a sense of humour. I like it.

[Moon_child31 · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5⭐️

[evie · Rating 4 out of 5]

holy moly

[Ray Flores · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eren finally comes to his senses and uses a huge ass rock to seal the wall and stop the titans to get in. It’s a small victory for humanity.

On the other hand, we see a bit of the soldiers’ past training and interaction when they just got in the army. Nobody has the same skills nor the abilities yet somehow, most of them are capable of becoming important soldiers.

So far, Reiner seems an interesting character, as well as Annie. They surely know more than they let on. And of course, I root for Eren and Armin –Mikasa not so much ‘cause I really despise the fact that she’s attached to Eren and doesn’t even respect her own free will.

I like that we got another glance at Levi and Erwin, the captain and commander respectively of the Survey Cops.

PREVIOUS REVIEWS:
Volume 1 | Volume 2 | Volume 3

[Lashaan Balasingam · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was nice to see those tiny development regarding titans as it seems like everyone barely know what they're really about.

This volume however heavily focuses on flashback sequences and that felt very oddly integrated into the main storyline. It created such a discontinuity in events and lasted way too long (and I don't think that's a good thing if I reach that point where I wonder when we'd get back to real-time events).

I still have a tough time with dialogues in this series. They spell things out way too much for the reader and sometimes just makes everyone's speeches/thoughts sound pretentious/forced. Who knows, maybe it's just me. Still going to keep on going.

Yours truly,

Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/

[Nərmin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Levi made an appearance at last.
Flashbacks were a bit boring here. And I think military type of stories are not my thing.