Attack On Titan Just Gave Us The Best Episode Of Anime Ever

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Note that this contains spoilers for the entire of Attack on Titan up to season four, episode 25.

In anime years, Attack on Titan is an old dog. First airing in 2013, it quickly shot to the front of the cultural zeitgeist in its heyday, but has since been supplanted by the likes of My Hero Academia and Demon Slayer. Despite that, it's been steadily pushing its way through Isayama's often problematic story, and is rapidly approaching the conclusion fans have been waiting almost a decade for.

For such a long-running anime, you'd be forgiven for thinking the show had sunk into something of a routine. Instead, animation studio MAPPA, who took over the reins from WIT for Attack on Titan's final season, suddenly gave us one of the most beautiful, poignant episodes of anime ever released with Night of the End.

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A quick catch-up for those who fell off Attack on Titan: Eren Jaeger has finally gained control of the Founding Titan and used its power to unleash the thousands of titans on the world outside of the island of Paradis in an apocalyptic event known as 'The Rumbling'. Eren's goal is clear: he wants mass genocide of everyone other than the Eldians on his home island, and is willing to crush them all under his titans' feet to achieve it. Eren's former friends and enemies, including Armin, Mikasa, Reiner, Gabi, Finger, and Hange, have all agreed to an uneasy alliance to stand against him and his murderous Jaegerist supporters. This is where we find ourselves now.

The Night of the End feels like the quiet before the storm. The new-found alliance has gathered in the forest to develop a plan, although they must first try and come to