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進撃の巨人 Before the Fall [Shingeki no Kyojin: Before the Fall] #10
Attack on Titan: Before the Fall, Vol. 10
EXCAVATING THE PAST With Kuklo’s fate unknown, Sharle has to take matters into her own hands by tracking down the reclusive Angel, inventor of the Device that could one day be the difference between survival or extinction at the hands of the Titans. But Angel is no longer the same man he once was, and the journey to reach him will be a perilous one, to say nothing of actually enlisting his help…
240 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 9, 2016
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October 13, 2021
We get some pretty good growth for Sharle, and learn more about Angel and the device. I'm getting more interested in this series now, since the characters are growing on me.
August 31, 2017
Sebetulnya agak berat buat saya nerjemahin jilid ini. Selain isinya serius-serius melulu (dari jilid-jilid kemarin juga udah serius mulu kok, Gie), setengah akhir jilid ini diisi dengan flashback zaman Angel, Xenophon, dan Coreena 15 tahun lalu, terus Kyklo dan Cardina gak ada kesempatan muncul di cerita utama jilid ini (cuma ada di cerita tambahan), jadinya saya kekurangan Cardina--sakaw Cardina. /iya, Gie, ini sesuatu yang terjadi sama diri elo doang/
Gitu deh.
Tapi, cerita tambahan di akhir jilid ini maniiiis betuuuuuuulll~~~ Uwuwuwuwu~~~ Cardina jadi mak comblang Kyklo dan Sharle~~~ Cardina lucu bangeeeet, dia emang mood maker andal!
.........................Terus, review ini pada akhirnya (lagi-lagi) diisi dengan ocehan tentang Cardina. Cardina is life.
Gitu deh.
Tapi, cerita tambahan di akhir jilid ini maniiiis betuuuuuuulll~~~ Uwuwuwuwu~~~ Cardina jadi mak comblang Kyklo dan Sharle~~~ Cardina lucu bangeeeet, dia emang mood maker andal!
.........................Terus, review ini pada akhirnya (lagi-lagi) diisi dengan ocehan tentang Cardina. Cardina is life.
May 17, 2019
3.5
En realidad es un volumen muy bueno, pero pierde puntos por el intento de violación a lo Porky. Pero a su favor me gustó mucho cómo reaccionaron todos: Sharle que sabía defenderse y de escapó, la policía que le creyó luego luego y estuvo de su lado y que Xavi cancelara su compromiso. Si esta línea argumental se vuelve de alguna utilidad en el futuro, entonces voy a cambiar de opinión sobre cómo considerarla.
Del resto, me gusta mucho que esté enfocado en Sharle, la Ciudad Subterránea y que por fin conozcamos a detalle cómo se inventó el dispositivo.
En realidad es un volumen muy bueno, pero pierde puntos por el intento de violación a lo Porky. Pero a su favor me gustó mucho cómo reaccionaron todos: Sharle que sabía defenderse y de escapó, la policía que le creyó luego luego y estuvo de su lado y que Xavi cancelara su compromiso. Si esta línea argumental se vuelve de alguna utilidad en el futuro, entonces voy a cambiar de opinión sobre cómo considerarla.
Del resto, me gusta mucho que esté enfocado en Sharle, la Ciudad Subterránea y que por fin conozcamos a detalle cómo se inventó el dispositivo.
February 7, 2022
Angel is hot & a genius. That’s all.
October 10, 2022
This volume was much better. I really like the approach they took with this manga even if the exceution was a bit flat at times. Looking at how the vertical manuevring weapon was developed and how helpless they were against titans before it is an interesting concept.
January 20, 2018
This was really good, but I need to know what happened to Kuklo!!!
February 28, 2022
Ice burst is discovered kind of anticlimacticly but definitely a better vol than most in this series
December 6, 2020
This is a review of the entire series.
Cut from a titan's stomach after his cultist mother was eaten alive when he was still growing inside her womb, Kuklo bore the cursed reputation of being the son of a titan. He was locked in a cage as a toddler and treated as a circus freak to be paraded around. After years of abuse on the streets he was sold to the Inocencio royal family to become the plaything of their cruel son Xavi. Never taught how to speak or shown the love of another human being, Kuklo's life seemed destined to meet a gloomy end. That was until Sharle, the daughter of the Inocencio family visits him in his cell one fateful night and teaches him the warmth of another person.
Before the Fall takes a very different approach to storytelling than the main series. The high stakes action, intricate world-building, thrilling political undertones, masterful use of mystery and foreshadowing aren't really anywhere to be seen here. That's not to say the prequel is bad, it just tells a much more personal and self-contained narrative that serves to flesh out the lesser explored elements of the main series such as who was the first person to ever kill a titan, how the survey corps were formed and how the three dimensional odm gear they use to kill titans was invented.
The star of the manga in my opinion was Sharle. She threw away a life of luxury and safety to save Kuklo and rebel against the cruelty of her own royal family. She constantly puts herself in danger to confront the horrors of the titans, corrupt royals and rogue criminals. She uses her well-educated background to enlist herself in the service of a group of underground blacksmiths in order to improve their methods and create the technological foundation of the military gear that would go on to give humans a fighting chance against the titans. She was the backbone of the whole narrative and her influence had the biggest impact on the events of the main series. If not for her efforts, none of the characters in the main series would've ever had the means to survive. I also just really enjoyed her personality, the way she never discriminates against the lesser class and how she breaks free from the chains of her royal upbringing.
Kuklo was a decent character, but after he meets Sharle he mostly just feels like a generic Shounen protagonist. He's not bad, just mundane and doesn't really fit in with the overall complex cast, especially next to the secondary protagonist Sharle who ended up accomplishing so much. Some of the world-building doesn't line up with the main series such as titans being able to walk at night and them disappearing the second they're killed, but most of the inconsistencies were minor things that weren't enough to completely destroy the immersion. The limited scope of the plot and setting also made the pacing feel somewhat tedious at times because most of the drama is never taken beyond the walls of the cities, but it also made room for more personal time between the characters living out their daily lives together and really learning to put their heads together to help form a better world for humanity's last survivors.
Not nearly as good as the main series and it doesn't add that much to the world or overall story, but it's an enjoyable side story that gives you a better understanding of the basics regarding daily life in the walled cities and how the foundations of military power and titan-fighting capabilities came to be. It probably won't appeal to casual readers of the series, but it might be worth checking out if you're already a diehard fan of Attack on Titan.
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Cut from a titan's stomach after his cultist mother was eaten alive when he was still growing inside her womb, Kuklo bore the cursed reputation of being the son of a titan. He was locked in a cage as a toddler and treated as a circus freak to be paraded around. After years of abuse on the streets he was sold to the Inocencio royal family to become the plaything of their cruel son Xavi. Never taught how to speak or shown the love of another human being, Kuklo's life seemed destined to meet a gloomy end. That was until Sharle, the daughter of the Inocencio family visits him in his cell one fateful night and teaches him the warmth of another person.
Before the Fall takes a very different approach to storytelling than the main series. The high stakes action, intricate world-building, thrilling political undertones, masterful use of mystery and foreshadowing aren't really anywhere to be seen here. That's not to say the prequel is bad, it just tells a much more personal and self-contained narrative that serves to flesh out the lesser explored elements of the main series such as who was the first person to ever kill a titan, how the survey corps were formed and how the three dimensional odm gear they use to kill titans was invented.
The star of the manga in my opinion was Sharle. She threw away a life of luxury and safety to save Kuklo and rebel against the cruelty of her own royal family. She constantly puts herself in danger to confront the horrors of the titans, corrupt royals and rogue criminals. She uses her well-educated background to enlist herself in the service of a group of underground blacksmiths in order to improve their methods and create the technological foundation of the military gear that would go on to give humans a fighting chance against the titans. She was the backbone of the whole narrative and her influence had the biggest impact on the events of the main series. If not for her efforts, none of the characters in the main series would've ever had the means to survive. I also just really enjoyed her personality, the way she never discriminates against the lesser class and how she breaks free from the chains of her royal upbringing.
Kuklo was a decent character, but after he meets Sharle he mostly just feels like a generic Shounen protagonist. He's not bad, just mundane and doesn't really fit in with the overall complex cast, especially next to the secondary protagonist Sharle who ended up accomplishing so much. Some of the world-building doesn't line up with the main series such as titans being able to walk at night and them disappearing the second they're killed, but most of the inconsistencies were minor things that weren't enough to completely destroy the immersion. The limited scope of the plot and setting also made the pacing feel somewhat tedious at times because most of the drama is never taken beyond the walls of the cities, but it also made room for more personal time between the characters living out their daily lives together and really learning to put their heads together to help form a better world for humanity's last survivors.
Not nearly as good as the main series and it doesn't add that much to the world or overall story, but it's an enjoyable side story that gives you a better understanding of the basics regarding daily life in the walled cities and how the foundations of military power and titan-fighting capabilities came to be. It probably won't appeal to casual readers of the series, but it might be worth checking out if you're already a diehard fan of Attack on Titan.
***
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April 4, 2021
Each volume the story gets better and the arches well developed.
Angel finally appear, and see the story of his point of view, how the idea of the odm gear surged, where the gas is from...
I am supposed to hate Xavi but I'm loving him, such a great character.
I think that Gloria will have an important role in one part, her ambition makes me hate her but i don't know how to feel about her yet. And Sharle is a love-hate relationship, they make her so childish and innocent, I know that she doesn't have any bad intention but the way that she speaks freely about the device and Angel's and Jorge Pikale's story with strangers doesn't make sense.
And finally there is the reason why Cardina was prisoned and his engagement with Sharle was cancelled, I hope they tell that soon.
I want to see more about Maria, Carlo and Sorum's back story.
There is still a lot of things missing and a lot of characters development that will make the difference in the story.
Angel finally appear, and see the story of his point of view, how the idea of the odm gear surged, where the gas is from...
I am supposed to hate Xavi but I'm loving him, such a great character.
I think that Gloria will have an important role in one part, her ambition makes me hate her but i don't know how to feel about her yet. And Sharle is a love-hate relationship, they make her so childish and innocent, I know that she doesn't have any bad intention but the way that she speaks freely about the device and Angel's and Jorge Pikale's story with strangers doesn't make sense.
And finally there is the reason why Cardina was prisoned and his engagement with Sharle was cancelled, I hope they tell that soon.
I want to see more about Maria, Carlo and Sorum's back story.
There is still a lot of things missing and a lot of characters development that will make the difference in the story.
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August 6, 2017
Ho sempre adorato questo prequel e mi ha appassionato dal primo volume. Mi piace come si sta cercando di mostrare la nascita dell'attrezzatura per la manovra tridimensionale e anche come si è evoluto il personaggio di Sharle che poteva sembrare la solita ragazza dei manga che fa la bella statuina invece è molto attiva, furba e non ha paura di farsi avanti e combattere. Spero però che si arrivi presto alla conclusione e la storia non venga troppo tirata per le lunghe perché si aggiungono ogni volta nuove cose e da un certo punto di vista è tutto un pochino incasinato se non si segue bene la storia di volta in volta.
June 8, 2021
Took a break from this series and I think I made the right decision, as I thoroughly enjoyed this volume after a couple of weeks hatius. I enjoyed the character develoment of Sharle and the historic outlook at the vertical gear and how it was developed in the main series as well as the introductions to some new character. Can't wait to see what happens next..
June 4, 2019
Este tomo está centrado en Carla, que es muy decidida y no se amilana ante ninguna dificultad. A pesar de haber sido criada entre algodones no duda en dejar su entorno y adentrarse en los bajos fondos para lograr lo que se propone.
August 17, 2022
Vemos una faceta diferente en Sharle que me gusta demasiado, ella jamás entorpece sino que ayuda. Es talentosa, arriesgada, y muy tierna.
También conocemos más a Ángel y hasta donde llegó su personaje.
También conocemos más a Ángel y hasta donde llegó su personaje.
October 28, 2024
This one was so good!!! I loved the underground and the art is getting beautiful 🤩 the end little scene with sharle and kuklo was so fucking cute 😭😭 when will those two just get to go run off together
June 21, 2017
This volume was stellar. I am all for the trio before the inevitable tragedy.
January 8, 2018
This volume continued to expand on Angel’s past and the first usage of the Titan gear. Lots of revelations as Sharle scemes to get away from her brother
October 14, 2018
Parte la ricerca di Angel ed un tuffo ulteriore nel passato
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 11, 2019
6.5/10
December 8, 2019
Parte da História do Angel !!!
January 25, 2021
وأنا بقرأ كنت بقول مجلد هادي .. مجلد هادي وحلو
حتى المناوشات اللي حصلت بسيطة
and guess what كان إيه آخر مشهد
ظهور نورمان
أخيراااااااااااااااااااااا
..
حتى المناوشات اللي حصلت بسيطة
and guess what كان إيه آخر مشهد
ظهور نورمان
أخيراااااااااااااااااااااا
..
May 5, 2021
Cardina: They are so innocent
March 12, 2022
25/50
October 16, 2023
I really like how in this one we’re seeing shadow learn to get tougher.
December 5, 2023
Bien, sin más.
No me gusta el personaje de Sherley, aunque parece mejorar
Este tomo muestra la historia de las armas de combate así como la ciudad subterránea, buen punto.
No me gusta el personaje de Sherley, aunque parece mejorar
Este tomo muestra la historia de las armas de combate así como la ciudad subterránea, buen punto.
April 16, 2024
This. This right here is why Sharle is such a good character. Yes, she looks like a damsel in distress and there's a lot that she can't do (like actually fighting titans) but she doesn't let that stop her from getting stuff done.
There's also some of Angel's backstory for angst and context, but that's contrasted with a hilarious little short about Sharle's self-defense class.
This prequel has 17 volumes.
There's also some of Angel's backstory for angst and context, but that's contrasted with a hilarious little short about Sharle's self-defense class.
This prequel has 17 volumes.
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October 18, 2017This was a fun volume. I like that Sharle is becoming a stronger character. She is determined and has a lot of courage. I also LOVE reading about how the vertical maneuver gear and the bamboo swords were invented. It's so cool to FINALLY get the back story on those items. I enjoyed this volume a lot.
May 1, 2018
Sharle's quite naive but her determination can certainly be inspiring- nevertheless I fear she was very lucky to encounter people who were willing to help her out; what if those guys were out to get her for her money instead? But maybe life is like that, despite the evil there can be forces of good at work (sometimes...😅😭).
The specials at the end are also very funny! 😄😄
The specials at the end are also very funny! 😄😄
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 4, 2021
Sharle is on a mission, but will she be successful?
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