[Attack on Titan X The Promised Neverland] The five similarities between the five plots, ghosts eating people, the fake world inside the wall, from the world view to the plot, the similarity is extremely high!

Hello everyone, my name is Piruko, and the ACG analysis is back! The theme this time is the Neverland promised by Attack on Titan X !

( • ̀ω•́ )っ Did you notice? Attack on Titan and The Promised Neverland, these two classic comics in recent years, actually have a lot of similarities.

Ghosts, walls, three protagonists, the power of gods, etc. appear in both works. Using so many similar story elements, these two works will not give people the feeling of plagiarism from each other, and they are both beautiful. So where are they like? And why does it look so different? Today, we will analyze it for everyone to know!

Spoiler alert

The following will give a little spoiler to the comic endings of the two works. If there is no problem, continue reading, let's get started!

The first similarity: the wall

I believe everyone has noticed that in the early stage of the two works, the "wall" represented a very important image.

In the agreement, the children are kept in a farm surrounded by walls and live a carefree life, but they will be shipped out at the age of 12 at the latest. If they want to escape the fate of being eaten by ghosts, they must go to the farm outside the wall. world.

In Jinjuzhong, in order not to be eaten by giants, humans built three city walls and hid behind the walls. Although life is guaranteed, he isolates himself from the world outside the walls.

In both works, the inner side of the wall represents safety, but humans are raised like livestock. The outside of the wall represents the unknown, and the great difficulty. If you want freedom and hope, those inside the walls must go to the world outside the walls.

The second similarity: man-eating ghosts

The antagonistic camps of these two works, giants and ghosts, are very similar.

It has a strange appearance, and its combat power is much higher than that of humans. It must attack specific parts to kill it, and they all use "cannibalism" to create a terrifying atmosphere throughout the work.

"Eat" represents the capture of power and wisdom. The abilities of the nine giants are inherited by swallowing, and ghosts must eat humans to maintain their intellect.

If you don't want to be eaten, humans will fight back and fight back!

The third similarity: the truth of the world

As the plot progresses, the protagonists of these two works will know that the world inside the wall, that is, the worldview they originally recognized is actually a fiction.

The goal in the middle of the story is to seek and understand the truth of the world.

Then the plot will reveal that the "people inside the wall" are very special to the whole world. Once they leave the wall, they are enough to break the balance of the world. So the end of the story is to find their way of survival in the real world under the blocking of various external forces.

Many movies also play in this dramatic structure, such as The Matrix One, Truman's World, etc.

"The truth of the world" will be a very shocking worldview, the protagonist has the most special identity, and "the way the protagonist faces the real world" is the most important point of view in the later stage of the plot.

Fourth Similarity: God

In the two works, the truth of the world and the way of survival that the people inside the wall finally found are related to a certain fantasy higher life, the ancestor Yumir,? ? ? ? , has the supreme, inviolable absolute power.

In the middle and late stages of the plot, the protagonist tries his best to get in touch with him and use his power to change the rules of the world.

Fifth similarity: three protagonists

Both works use a trio of two men and one woman in the composition of the main characters!

Their personalities and abilities complement each other, and many of the key developments in the plot are driven by discussions, quarrels, and compromises among the three.

And the strong bond between the three characters is an important axis throughout the whole story.

The giant sees the end, you may forget the complicated relationship between Mare and the Eldians, but you must remember that it was Armin who first told Ellen the beauty of the outside world, Mikasha loved Ellen deeply, and Ellen also I have always regarded the two as the most important people.

The same is true for the agreement. The three of them support each other in order to overcome countless difficulties.

Coincidentally, the big conflict between the two works at the end of the story is the break of this perfect triangle. One of them decides to destroy the people outside the wall in order to save the people inside the wall, and the other two will fight hard.

At this time, there will be differences in the positions and combat power of the two sides, forming a similar hostile relationship. One person will kill the camp outside the wall, causing devastating damage, while the other two will chase all the way to the rear to prevent the end of the world.

The fundamental difference between the two works

At the end, the difference in values between the two works appeared. The promised Neverland was serialized on Weekly Shonen Jump, which emphasized friendship, hard work, and victory.

Therefore, no matter what difficulty Emma faces, she will face the enemy with peace, communication and understanding, not only to persuade the enemy, but also to persuade our partners who have different opinions, using "the art of mouth" and "the art of trusting me" to achieve a win-win situation situation. Covenant lets us see that peace and love are an effort and a choice.

The giant, on the other hand, pointed out the concept of "the world is cruel, but we were born in this world" in the early stage of the story, showing that in the real world, in order to survive, the most cruel and bloody side, from the hair to the end of the lunch box, also Unlike the agreement, there is a clear line between "justice and evil". Different groups have different positions. It is difficult to define right and wrong. Everyone has the freedom to fight, and the one with stronger force has the right to survive.

In the later stage of the story, Elian completely refused to communicate, and even beat Armin and denied Mikasha. In exchange for the survival of his own people, he insisted on launching Di Ming and sending cruelty to the outside world.

The two works convey very different beliefs. When I saw the agreement, I felt that this ending was too beautiful and dreamy, shrimp, will the world return to peace like this? It's so simple, so impractical.

But when I watched the ending of Giants, I thought I was wrong, it was so cruel, I wanted to go back to the wonderful world of the beautiful, dreamy, innocent, three people sticking together.

cry. ･ﾟ･(つд`ﾟ)･ﾟ･

If there is no accident, I will write an analysis article on the composition of the three characters in the future. Have you found that the protagonists of the comics have been three people for many years? Why is a trio the perfect character build?

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