SnK S3E03 Results (Anime Only Viewer Version)

The poll closed with 184 responses. Thank you to everyone who participated!

Please note this is the anime only viewer version of the poll. Manga readers, please click here for the results of the manga reader poll!







Rate the episode

85% of voters enjoyed the episode. About the same percentage as last week!





Which of the following moments were your favorite?

Seeing Erwin’s backstory animated was the clear winner here with almost half of respondents choosing it as a fave. Hange kicking the table and Erwin’s promise to avenge Dimo Reeves were close seconds.

Who drew it better: WIT or Isayama?

Not surprisingly, anime only viewers prefered WIT’s interpretation of Levi’s wanted poster, where manga readers preferred Isayama’s version. I think both groups can probably agree Levi wouldn’t love either of them, though…





Who has the best reaction to Historia’s backstory?

Sasha takes first and Connie second for this one - and we’re not surprised at all. Sasha pausing mid-slurp of her soup and Connie’s “wut” face are honestly relatable.





How cute was baby Historia?

Of course baby Historia is loved by the majority here, how could she not be? Give this girl some love please?

She is too pure





How cute was little Erwin?

While responses were a bit more spread for kidwin compared to little Historia, the clear majority still love him and his kidbrows.

Protect kid!win

HAVE YOU SEEN SOMETHING SO ASTONISHING YOU WANTED KEEP IT FROM DANGER FOR ETERNITY? I HAVE. ERWIN <3





The episode was dialogue heavy with a lot of character backstories and plot exposition. What type of episodes do you tend to prefer watching?

Looks like the majority of anime watchers like a nice balance of action and exposition. Thankfully this season seems to be delivering both up to this point with an action-heavy start and a slowed down third episode.

Why is this show just all exposition now? The only cool part so far was Levi in the shootout.

Can’t all be action can it we need some story guys





Did Flegel really stay in that alleyway the entire night?

The majority of respondents thought that Felgel did in fact hang out in that alley all night. We mostly asked this question for fun and the responses ranged from serious to hilarious:

He prolly came back to the scene of the crime right?

Different clothes it looks like

Who’s Flegel ?

yes, he waited for commander handsome’s arrival!

Hookers

He blend with the shadows

hes just chillin let him be





On a scale of 1-5, how distressed are you about Eren being tied, gagged and drugged?

Eren’s current predicament doesn’t seem to be stressing anime only viewers quite a much as manga readers - the responses were pretty evenly spread here.





Who has the best hat?

The response to this one was a lot more evenly split than we expected, but the winner here is Kenny’s cowboy hat with Pixis’ top hat coming in second. We think Jean would be devastated to learn that his fedora came in last place.





How many flashbacks within flashbacks is too many?

Looks like that majority of respondents are more than willing to take on as many flashbacks as WIT gives them.





What was your reaction to Historia’s backstory?

Sadness was the most common reaction to Historia’s childhood, followed next by anger, which is not surprising. Some respondents thought it moved too fast to have strong feelings about, however.

It was okay. It went by too fast, making it seem rather cliche for me to truly care. I hope we get another peek into her past in the future episodes.

SADNESS THAT MELTED RIGHT INTO ANGER

I don’t care cause she’s probably gonna die anyway.

Who raised her if the mom did nothing?

Ymir, please come back.





What about Erwin’s backstory?

More respondents were angry about Erwin’s backstory than Historia’s, but the majority were still sad. Several people mentioned that his backstory explains a lot of his current motivations however.

It served as a good explanation for his personal motivation. But, I have to say, kid Erwin’s design looks weird.

I want to pick up baby Erwin and protect him from all the pain and anguish in the world

Complicated feelings. It was necessary for Erwin to become the way he is

Disappointed because it doesn’t explain his fleek eyebrows.

It was just boring. There was no need for a flashback if he was just gonna narrate the entire thing





So far, who has the most tragic childhood backstory this season?

Historia was the clear winner here with Levi in second place. Surprising since we haven’t actually seen any of Levi’s backstory yet outside of the comments Kenny made last week.





Do you think Hange is a good choice to take over as commander?

Hange is a great choice to take over as Commander according to the majority of responses with being being unsure as the second most popular choice. Guess we’ll have to wait and see!

Bitch gonna slay

Yes and no, yes she’s very smart, and no she’s insane





Erwin believes that the king erased humanity’s memories when they took refuge inside of the walls. Do you think he’s onto something?

As crazy as the theory might sound, it looks like the majority of respondents think Erwin’s dad’s theory seems legit.

I believe in his every decision!





What has been the most interesting reveal so far?

So far anime watchers are more perplexed about the realization that if a titan eats a titan shifter, they become a human. Does this spell disaster for our protagonist?





Which group of characters are your favorite?

The 104th + RBA barely squeaks ahead of the safe choice of “all of them” this week.





Where do you primarily discuss the series?

Additional thoughts on the episode?

So if titans become humans after eating a shifter, why wasn’t Santa turned into a human after episode 1? And after they turn into a human does that mean they’re a shifter since Ymir can now go back and forth? Why are the “shifters” able to shift? Why aren’t they stuck in titan form all the time? Why can’t Eren do any fucking thing in this show? Why is the main character always getting fucking kidnapped? Who even are the Reiss? I completely forget them from everything and I couldn’t care less that I did? Where’s the beast titan in all of this? Why is this show just all exposition now? The only cool part so far was Levi in the shootout.

Hange needs to apologise to table

The Government made a BIG MISTAKE by not killing kid Erwin. Now he’s all grown up and preparing a coup on their ass!

The relationship between Reiss and his co-conspirators seem weird to me. It feels like there’s a distance between them but they also trust him to do what they need him to do.

Who else was on the farm? Historia couldn’t have lived there alone all that time…

good stuff

You have too many questions in your poll; I ain’t got all day!

HAVE YOU SEEN SOMETHING SO ASTONISHING YOU WANTED KEEP IT FROM DANGER FOR ETERNITY? I HAVE. ERWIN <3

It seemed ridiculous of Pixis to accept Erwin’s seemingly-out-of-the-blue plan. He didn’t hesitate at all. It made me wonder whether Pixis and Erwin had been plotting something like this off-screen, long before the revelation of Historia’s ancestry. Seeing Connie and Jean wearing hats was pretty funny. However, I noticed the animation was a bit derpy during certain scenes. They, also, didn’t bother to animate the shot showing the 104+Levi’s reaction to Historia’s backstory. I hope they correct them on the Blu-Ray. Overall, it was a good episode.

Thank you to everyone who participated. See you again on Monday!