Attack On Titan Research Paper

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FOOSH! A man in a cloak swings around in the trees, circling a giant. SHINK! The man lands a blow on the giant, but it still stands. The man circles the giant as if he is flying looking for an opening. “There!” he says to himself and strikes the giant where it is vulnerable, the giant falls to its death. This could possibly be a Norse god attacking and killing a giant, however it could also be a scene from Attack on Titan. Norse mythology influences the artist of Attack on Titan when he writes his story. I will be looking at how the characters Ymir, the Titans, Erwin, and Hange, in Attack on Titan, are influenced by Norse mythology. Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga, or comic, series written by Hajime Isayama. It was started in September …show more content…
In Attack on Titan the Titans and humans are in a constant conflict with each other, in a similar way the giants and gods are also in a constant state of war. However, there are a few cases where the two groups did not outright attack each other. According to Snorri in Gylfaginning (pages 37-47), Thor does not outright kill Útgarda-Loki and even travel together and share provisions. Even after it is revealed that Útgarda-Loki has tricked Thor, they do not outright kill each other. After their encounter, Thor goes fishing for the Midgard Serpent. He goes fishing with the giant Hymir, and without his help Thor would not have gotten close to the Midgard Serpent. Thor does not outright kill Hymir, but rather uses him to his advantage. In a similar case in Attack on Titan, not all the Titans attack humans, and some Titans who can control the power live among the humans. Looking at one character who harnessed the power of the Titan and is in the Survey Corps, Eren. He often helps the Survey Corps and humanity by restoring a broken wall or killing other Titans. Like Thor used Hymir, the Survey Corps uses Eren to gain an advantage against the other Titans that are trying to kill

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