Hajime Isayama is a rather heavy media consumer. Or at least, he enjoys talking about it. He watches/reads/plays Japanese movies, anime, manga and games. He watches Western movies and TV (though, perhaps surprisingly, he doesn't have a big history with zombie flicks). And, these influences and references make their way into the Attack on Titan manga.

Last fall, he did a 60-hour binge-watch of Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms Senki. Now, looking ahead to this week's release of chapter 96 (the one with the We Came By Bike cover), it looks he's about to fly that particular fandom flag...

And, some character art from his blog

and AoTWiki and Ash

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.