The first part of the final episode of Attack on Titan generated intense debate among otaku about the actions Eren took to save his home. Beyond the audience, Yuki Kaji , Eren's Japanese voice actor in the anime, was also distressed by the protagonist's controversial decision. In a recent interview, the voice actor discusses his experience portraying Eren in such a radical scenario.
Attack on Titan – Eren's voice actor discusses the protagonist's controversial decision
Yuki Kaji was asked what the most memorable scenes were that he experienced throughout his voice acting career. The first scene that came to his mind was Eren's regret for killing so many innocent people.
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“Eren’s words of regret when he’s about to kill someone in the final part. The conflicts divide us between ‘friends and other people,’ but other people also have their own lives. I realized this again when he said ‘I’m sorry,’ with tears in his eyes. It was very difficult for me to understand his painful feelings.”
In that scene, Eren cries and shows how guilty he feels watching everyone in front of him being brutally killed by him. His voice actor also states in the interview that he immersed himself as deeply as possible in his emotions to bring that scene to life.
“For voice actors, crying scenes are fine, as long as they look like they’re crying. But this time, I really couldn’t stop crying. I was so in tune with his feelings that I had to stop recording. It was a shocking experience for me, both as a performer and as an experience in my life as a voice actor. I had never done anything like it before. I will forget the joy of becoming one with the role and the pain of knowing that he did it.”
Synopsis
Humans encountered Titans in the Shiganshina district after years of peace. However, Eren, Mikasa, and Armin witnessed the appearance of the Colossal Titan and the Armored Titan, who breached Wall Maria. The Titans then invaded the city and caused a massacre, including the death of Eren's mother, who was devoured before his eyes. He then decided to take revenge on all Titans by joining the Survey Corps.
Finally, Hajime Isayama launched the manga in Kodansha 's Bessatsu Shounen Magazine in 2009, finishing it in April 2021. Furthermore, the 34th and final volume was published in June 2021.
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Source: Comic Book
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