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Originally discussed here.
So, I swear I remember this being discussed years and years ago bu I guess it was never officially applied, so better late than never I guess. With the completion of the Attack on Titan anime, it should be noted that the anime version of the story is considered the defacto primary canon:
Yes. Absolutely. I checked the script, but the main thing was the storyboards. There were different things I suggested. When it comes down to it, it’s really the role of the production to make those decisions. But I wanted to at least give my input so that they could take those into account when they were making the final decisions.
Translated here
"It is actually a fortunate event that the series was made into an anime. I was really happy because I had the chance to amend any parts I held regrets for. Additionally, the anime quality was excellent - if the full score is 100, I would say that the animated version's score is 120. I also think it is alright to consider the anime version as the exact adaptation of the manga."
–People are divided there: There are the people who manage to identify with Shinji and immerse themselves in the show, and the people who are turned off by him. Eren is a protagonist who actually develops, and a breath of fresh air in that sense. In creating his character, were you reacting against sekai-kei stories (i.e. stories in which relationship problems revolving around the protagonist turn out to bear directly upon the fate of the world)?
Isayama: Hard to say. In terms of making him a strong or weak character, I originally planned to make him weak, but I had no idea what he would be like on the inside. He’s a character I created because the story called for someone like him.
–A medium through which to explain the universe you’d made.
Isayama: You could say that. Eren is a character who I figured out as I went along. When the manga got adapted into an anime and I got to hear Eren’s voice, that helped me flesh him out, too. I mean, these Titans show up all of a sudden, and he’s not only unafraid, but decides to go kill them? That’s just not a realistic character. But then while he may say those things, you can hear a weakness in his voice actor’s voice, which makes it sound like he’s bluffing. I’ve started to like Eren as a character more and more ever since.
–Interesting — so the character came into focus for you from watching the anime adaptation?
Isayama: It did. Tetsuro Araki, the director, and Yuki Kaji, Eren’s voice actor, had a good approach to him. The anime’s impact on the manga is by no means small.
So, I swear I remember this being discussed years and years ago bu I guess it was never officially applied, so better late than never I guess. With the completion of the Attack on Titan anime, it should be noted that the anime version of the story is considered the defacto primary canon:
- Hajime Isayama, the creator of Attack on Titan, directly oversaw the production of the anime, including making direct changes to the script and storyboard as it was being made, as well as changing aspects of the story itself in ways that deviated from the manga:
Yes. Absolutely. I checked the script, but the main thing was the storyboards. There were different things I suggested. When it comes down to it, it’s really the role of the production to make those decisions. But I wanted to at least give my input so that they could take those into account when they were making the final decisions.
- The anime is the exact adaptation of the story in Isayama's eyes
Translated here
"It is actually a fortunate event that the series was made into an anime. I was really happy because I had the chance to amend any parts I held regrets for. Additionally, the anime quality was excellent - if the full score is 100, I would say that the animated version's score is 120. I also think it is alright to consider the anime version as the exact adaptation of the manga."
–People are divided there: There are the people who manage to identify with Shinji and immerse themselves in the show, and the people who are turned off by him. Eren is a protagonist who actually develops, and a breath of fresh air in that sense. In creating his character, were you reacting against sekai-kei stories (i.e. stories in which relationship problems revolving around the protagonist turn out to bear directly upon the fate of the world)?
Isayama: Hard to say. In terms of making him a strong or weak character, I originally planned to make him weak, but I had no idea what he would be like on the inside. He’s a character I created because the story called for someone like him.
–A medium through which to explain the universe you’d made.
Isayama: You could say that. Eren is a character who I figured out as I went along. When the manga got adapted into an anime and I got to hear Eren’s voice, that helped me flesh him out, too. I mean, these Titans show up all of a sudden, and he’s not only unafraid, but decides to go kill them? That’s just not a realistic character. But then while he may say those things, you can hear a weakness in his voice actor’s voice, which makes it sound like he’s bluffing. I’ve started to like Eren as a character more and more ever since.
–Interesting — so the character came into focus for you from watching the anime adaptation?
Isayama: It did. Tetsuro Araki, the director, and Yuki Kaji, Eren’s voice actor, had a good approach to him. The anime’s impact on the manga is by no means small.
- Theres also this interview where he confirms multiple times that he directly made changes to the anime to fix things he felt he did poorly in the manga, as well as another interview where he confirms he made changes to the ending to improve it in the anime.
