Well, theyāre making an Attack on Titan movie. Good for them. We now know what the actors look like in their Survey Corps uniforms. Letās see how they compare with their anime and manga counterparts.
The manga debuted in 2009, and the anime incarnation began in 2012. Personally, I donāt think the manga and anime versions should be exactly the same as they are different mediums.
You know what, I also think itās fine if the live-action ones are reworked to suit movies. The most important thing is that the anime and live-action versions should be done well. And that isnāt easyāespecially when itās necessary to manage the expectations of the original fans.
We havenāt seen a trailer yet. The Attack on Titan movie could be brilliant. It could be garbage. Right now, itās hard to gauge. So in the meantime, letās see how the actors stack up against the anime and manga characters.
Actor Haruma Miura asEren Yeager
Dallas-born actor, model, and singer Kiko Mizuhara is Mikasa Ackerman
Actor, model, and singer Nanami Sakuraba is Sasha Blouse
Actor Takahiro Miura is Jean Kirstein
Satomi Ishihara, currently one of Japanās most popular actors and models, is Hange ZoĆ«
Actor and model Kanata Hongo plays Armin Arlert
The movie is being shot in Japan on Gunkanjima and will depict a world thatās been destroyed by the Titans. The live-action version will also feature original elements as well as characters created specifically for the movie, and will be released next year in Japan.
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