Attack on Titan Season 3 E12 (49)

On the sub/dub debate I don't have any major input as their are pluses and minuses to both and it should ultimately be up to you. HOWEVER, there is a scene coming up in the second half of this season that is largely considered one of the best speeches in all of anime, and I would plead with you to watch it in both languages if possible. Both actors give an amazing and passionate performance. I can give you the specific episode number it's at and maybe link you the English version to watch after you finish it?

Hey Tim, I will keep watching whether you switch to dub or keep watching sub. The reason I started watching AoT with you is to rewatch it and to see you discover this new world of anime. I will say, I would prefer it if you just continue with subs. I never minded your style of reacting to the show. At this point, I like to watch your reaction to see what you miss and help answer questions in the comments. Like in this episode, you confused the blonde at the end with Erwin, but it was actually Reiner and Bertholdt, waiting on Wall Maria for the scouts to come. A foreboding of Part 2 even before the crazy epilogue. As you said, your expertise is in music. There are many times in your musical reactions when you hear something my ear would never pick up, and your memory for recognizing music is amazing. So give yourself some grace if your visual memory is not as good. You spent your entire life training your ears. As another commenter noted, many of us grew up watching subbed anime. It is second nature for us to read the subtitles and watch the frame simultaneously. Like all things, it takes practice, so I hope you don't stop watching anime just because of other opinions or because its viewership is less than your music content.

ATTACK ON TUESDAY

Every episode from here on out is the big one. -Would I watch if you switched to dubs? I do prefer subs because that is how I watched it. If you switched I am not sure if I would continue. I am very invested in this react after all this time but not sure how the anime would feel in dub. Could be fine and could not be. If you had started this react with dub, I would not be here watching.

My bad if I made you feel too self conscious about missing things. Just wanted to give some feedback since I have seen you ask or encourage it multiple times in these reacts. More pointing it out than asking for change, besides rewinding more but you already started that when I posted it. And ‘disappointing’ is a loaded word that I maybe shouldn’t have used. There is a lot less negative emotion involved than that made it seem. I still enjoy watching it and made it to ep 49. On the dub/sub thing. Dub sounds awful/unnatural to me because I never grew up with English language cartoons. I think it is something you learn to listen to and I never did. Now that I know a lot more Japanese I also know how strange it sounds in Japanese. But it has context in my mind where it is normal inside anime. Weird stuff.

I’m so excited to get into the second part of season 3! Your AOT reaction is always a highlight of my week!

Wow, the second Part of Season 3 was so stuck in my head... it was really refreshing, to revisit all that leads to what's about to go down next... I have a feeling that your are on point with the most crucial topics (forgetting some people left and right, mostly not an issue). The guys on the wall at the end of the episode were of course Reiner and Bertholdt (speaking of forgetting some face/people)... As for reviewing earlier episodes: You will witness a lot of action and backstory of AoT in the upcoming episodes. I think a good point to recap everything would be after Season 3 and before season 4. In Season 4 the complexity of the series will increase and that's in my opinion a good moment to go in prepared. There a a ton of great videos on youtube that recap Season 1-3 and prepare you for Season 4. If you want, your audience will find you got videos after last episode of Season 3, for you to watch. With that said, here is the synopsis for Episode 49: "Erwin Smith and the Scout Regiment officers prepare for the operation to retake Wall Maria, suspecting that the truth of their world lies in the Jaeger family basement. Levi Ackermann tries to convince Erwin to remain behind due to the fact he is now handicapped by the loss of his arm, but Erwin refuses. The night before the operation, the Scouts have a party for all the soldiers in the mess hall where they are treated to a rare meal containing meat. This turns the soldiers rowdy. Sasha Braus needs to be restrained and Eren Jaeger gets into a fight with Jean Kirschtein. After the fight is broken up and the soldiers are told to go to bed, Eren shares his renewed optimism with Armin Arlelt and Mikasa Ackermann. The following day at sunset, the Scouts are sent off from Trost District by a cheering crowd."

You’re just going to have to wait and see in a couple episodes what the credits were about 😂

"Attack on Titan: Chronicle" condenses the first three seasons into a two-hour film. To avoid spoilers beyond episode 49 you could stop watching after the scene where the survey corps rides out to retake Wall Maria. If you don't want to do that, there's "Crimson Bow and Arrow" and "Wings of Freedom", which split season 1 into two 120-minute parts. "Roar of Awakening" recaps season 2. It would be great to watch any of those with you. And you did ask... If you switch to dub, I would understand your reasoning, but I'd have to stop watching. One of the things I love most about your reactions is that you seem to appreciate Japanese voice acting as much as I do. In Japan, voice acting is a highly regarded specialized skill, and you can tell the difference. I also just love the sound of the Japanese language. I'd much rather you stop and rewind than sit through dub. Also, I've tried watching in English several times and I just can't get past the bad acting from too many of the characters. Anecdotally, a couple years ago I introduced my mother (in her 70's) to anime with AoT. We watched the sub. She fell in love with it. I thought it would be fun to watch it again in English so she could focus on the visuals. It was painful for me, but I was willing to endure it for her. Three episodes in, she turned to me and said "this is not good, put it back to Japanese!" Watching sub also increases re-watchability, which I love doing regardless of the language 😁 Oh, and I love your reactions as they are now. I don't think you need to change a thing. I don't watch you so I can judge how well you grasp the show (too many of your critics have conveniently forgotten that everyone who hadn't already read the manga felt lost and confused the first time too!). I watch because your reactions are so similar to my own experiences watching AoT the first time. I love how you appreciate the music, as I do. You enjoy hearing other languages, as I do. And as I mentioned before, you seem to appreciate the voice acting, as I do. You're honest and genuine in your reactions (or you're a great actor) and the closest thing I'll ever get to experiencing the show for the first time...again. Editing again to say I'd rather you switch to English if that would make it more enjoyable for YOU. It's about your enjoyment, not mine. I've seen it! The more YOU enjoy the show, the better your reactions will be for your community.

Attack on Tuesday! No, the mid-credits teaser thing is unique to this episode, the other previews are much more straightforward. It was done because there was a long gap between season 3 part 1 and season 3 part 2 releasing. That's all I'll say about that for now, but regarding the sub vs. dub debate, I will say, having watched this entire series in both languages, that I personally prefer most of the Japanese voice actors, especially Eren's, but I also think some good points have been made in favor of switching to dub, and I definitely wouldn't stop watching if you did. The English dub is generally pretty good, but Eren's and especially Armin's voice actors sound very different from their Japanese ones, so that's the main reason I wouldn't recommend switching halfway through, but if you think it would be helpful, it could be a good idea to at least try an episode in dub

It's a 💯 great idea to revisit previous episodes or write the things you're unsure about right now. Regarding the dub/sub issue, i prefer you stick with the original language. I'm not going to say why because everyone already said it in the previous post. I honestly don't think it's a language problem, you can feel free to rewind the episode and comment whenever you want. You can submit a poll in any case