[ENG SUBS] AJ2021 - Kamiya Hiroshi Doesn't Like Levi's Nickname 

I agree with Kamiya here, being called "humanity's strongest soldier" seemed more like a burden to Levi than an honorary title. It's like mocking him--he had to watch all of his own friends and allies die multiple times, and because he returns alive every time people ask him to do it again or else he's not doing humanity (or just Paradis in S4) a favor.

I genuinely thought that when Levi said he was popular enough, he was breaking the 4th wall and addressing his fandom, which made the scene funny to me. But when Kamiya analysed why Levi said that, it totally made sense because in the AOT world, Levi was not that crazy popular like in the real world. Levi himself thought he wasn't that popular and seemingly was trying to cover up with his words, which is why Levi was looking away, slightly embarrassed when Zeke attacked his sensitive spot.

I was so taken back by the “Nah I was plenty popular once.” line too like OK LEVI YOU JUST HAD TO SAY THAT TO PROVE ZEKE WRONG. But the more I thought about it, it’s another Isayama-ism gag. Hahaha

Kamiya understands Levi so well and has a very valid critique about the character that even Isayama would like to hear.

Kamiya-san thoroughly understands his character and i love that. Levi is and has been the same since 2013 and he acknowledges that. He dislikes the titles that Levi has because he completely puts himself in the character's shoes as he should. The seiyuu industry would be garbage if it didnt have people like Kamiya-san.

*"I was popular too once"* No, you're still popular xD Awww Kamiya Hiroshi is just being too humble

what a thoughtful guy. i love that kamiya sees levi as human, a mortal too, like the rest of the characters. often even fans of the show seem to forget that levi isn't some cold, invincible & heartless guy.

‘Levi hasn’t changed and stayed that way since the first season’ Kamiya-san always so well-spoken when it comes to Levi.. Poor Levi though despite everything that he’s been through, he’s the most consistent. And if you read the manga, you know 🥺

I like how the seiyuus understand their characters deeply like in here Kamiya-san for example, and of course Kaji-san too

YAY Levi content 😭🙌

Hiroshi Kamiya is so sharp. The title “humanity’s strongest” really is more of a burden than an honorary title to Levi. Remember the first scene we ever saw Levi, when people were kinda glorifying him by saying he is as strong as an entire brigade. Levi’s answer was “won’t they shut up already”. It was always a pressure to him. Later on in S3 P1 a dying Kenny questions Levi’s reasons for pushing on in this life, as everyone had to be drunk on something to keep going on, and everyone was a slave to something, so he asked Levi “what about you? Are you a hero?” Which was bullseye. Levi felt great responsibility towards humankind. Coming alive out of every battle when so many died in front of him made Levi feel more indebted to humanity the more time passed. It almost seemed like Levi was carrying around thousands of dead bodies of late comrades upon his shoulders. And when he failed to kill the beast titan after 100 soldiers, including Erwin, gave up their their lives for him in order to achieve that single goal that nobody else could, that burden became more unbearable than ever and from that point on, Levi looked more downhearted and cheerless than ever. Yet because of his stoicism and great self composure, he suppressed those feelings and kept going on as “humanity’s strongest”…

Funny how Kamiya-san looks similar to Levi and is the shortest of all of them. (He is Yato inside tho🤧)

It's always lovely to see how well they understand their characters. We really couldn't have asked for better voice actors 🥺 i love them

I'm happy that he said this. This nickname feels like a burden.

thank you for the kamiya-san content! I totally agree with him. Levi has been saddled with the burden of that title for years. Which is why in the outside it seems like he hasn’t changed, but there are those small moments when his facade starts to crack and you truly see his emotions and pain.

Levi didn't have character development because he doesn't need one.

I think it's great that Levi doesn't have character development cuz I like originality. *'What I mean by originality is the characters original appearance cuz they always changed dramatically after time skip'*

"Ofc, losing Commander Erwin left a huge impact in his life" My mind just can't take off that scene when Levi told Erwin to give up about his dream and die 😭

The major changes and developments were mainly saved for the young protagonists and antagonists. Levi was introduced as a grown adult with known goals and he helped Eren and his friends grow. He has changed if you consider the OVA, also after Kenny and Erwin's death. And just like Hanji, he became more exhausted by the new discoveries and dangers although he maintained his calm demeanor. Levi wasn't lying when he said he was popular, many admired him as humanity strongest, a well-deserved title but I'm sure he sees it as a responsibility. He is also awkward and tends to push people away. I like how he is a good judge of character and understands others' feelings but has a hard time expressing his own, I can relate to this on a personal level.

Whenever Levi's character is talked about, Erwin is ALWAYS there. Like you can't separate the two. Because Erwin was/is/and will always been such an important person in Levi's life (the most important one). Even Kamiya talked about how it seems like his life "stopped" after Erwin's death...

I have had the same feeling for this title that he is called throughout the show. When he is introduced, definitely u would want to see more of his side n his thoughts, actions n all but after viewing a lot of his scenes n moments, It seems this title is very desperate to him. I mean when people call him "humanity's strongest soldier", at the deepest he must be like "tch, y'all can't even imagine how many comrades i have lost" or "u don't even know what i have seen" that's y he said "shut up" when he heard people calling him that in the first scene. It feels like he is responsible for each n every person in the walls, that's how extremely strong he is both mentally n physically but the side effects r worse. Like not being able to have a good sleep is really the worst. I heard from the facts that he only sleeps 2-3 hours without changing his clothes n sleeps in sitting position only, imagine after all he goes through in a day, what he goes through is pretty rough n after that sleep is his big enemy, it must be annoying. Glad that he got good sleep when he got injured though, he was able to sleep soundly. And also sometimes he must be feeling too tired, like in the very deepest of his heart he must feel to kill himself but that urge doesn't come up on the base die, not when he has not completed his wish to Erwin. It always reminds me of how days were when he was with his squad Isabel n Furlan, n definitely his official squad as leader, Levi squad, oluo, Petra, Mike, everyone. Yeah definitely, hange n Erwin are very close to him it must really make him mad inside.

Love the way Kamiya-san speaks about his character, it's so in-depth, and he's my favourite voice actor of all times (he voices both Yato and Izaya, how can I NOT love the guy, and of course Levi), but can we also appreciate for a short second how cute Yuki's laugh is at 0:11 haha love them both, they always do their best

I heard kamiya is always respected among voice actors. he is so intelligent.

while kaji yuki and ishikawa have this sense of loving and owning their characters to the point of some part of them being the character, wanting to talk to others in character etc kamiya seems to be more of an observer to levi, laughing at his sensitivity at "youve never been popular" comment, having this air of distance even though he understands levi well. its nice to see the difference. kaji yuki repeatedly called himself eren, reacts in chracter sometimes, really projects on him. both are good approaches and both do an incredible job at giving voice to the characters.

And that's why kamiya-san is perfect for Levi!

Kamiyan really understood Levi's character and position in the story so well, I agree with his critique, and that was something other people don't realize or rather notice. This guy is so thoughtful of his character roles.

Don't forget this guy voiced Trafalgar Law since 1999

I totally agree with Kamiya that the nickname is an unfair burden on Levi. I also agree he's just living out his years without anything really driving him and exciting him and making him feel any joy. Haha I loved that moment though, I thought he was telling the truth but maybe he wasn't and it was a sore spot like how Kamiya was wondering

Love to hear the VA speak on this. It’s easy for us fans to get wrapped up in the “coolness” of Levi, and completely miss his character complex. “Humanity’s strongest” has always been a title with burdens. But I enjoy that Levi sorta acknowledges it by responding to Zeke’s stab at his pride. Levi knows he is something great to his comrades. Still, that’s his choice to be the top guy, and it’s causing him a great deal of hurt this final season. Especially with his promise to Erwin being unfulfilled, he feels a very personal responsibility to be THE ONE to kill Zeke.

Please keep those coming, your work is impeccable in translating them.

He understands his character so damn well!!

0:10 For myself :)

Kamiya truly understand Levi

FUN FACT:MARRY HIM AND U CAN HEAR LEVI SOUND EVERYDAY,EVERYTIME🤣

0:11 Levi was aware that his fangirls left him for Eren.

I don't like that Levi's character moments were cut from the Uprising arc anime.

Well Kamiya Hiroshi is right levi have don't character development in season 4 lol

Humanities strongest human is a good nickname for levi

please kamiya is so sweet

Woaah as expected of Kamiyan, he speak up about Levi so well thank you for sub🙏🏻

zeke is the only one who makes Levi show emotions

ah it's kamiya-san . . .

Finally!! New content about Levi and Kamiya-san!

Zeke made levi's troop a titan and levi was forced to kill them. Why won't you kill zeke, levi.

VA beside kamiya hiroshi is jean's VA, isnt he?

Who the hell is that one person who disliked the video😡😡

I'm so sorry but I hear only Yato😭😂

all I hear is yato

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Amazing

Thank you for subbing!!

Does anyone know the name of this event please? Also thank you so much for the translation!

The way he breaks levi character development from S1...i guess seiyuu's can be one of the best critiques for any mangaka

I have to disagree a bit with Kamiya-san. We watched Levi grow and change, but it was not talked about as often because the fandom is busy psychoanalyzing other more deep characters and because Levi's fans are almost all into him for being a badass only and that's enough for them to call it a day. He's handsome, he's charismatic, and he's the most feared soldier (so cool!). But we actually watched Levi grow from a nobody, an illegitimate child who was kept in secret and raised in poverty, to an antisocial thief, to a devoted soldier. Levi essentially did not care about humanity, he only cared about surviving with his friends. He wanted to kill Erwin for threatening him and taking advantage of his situation, he hated the corps and thought they were silly. Levi had always been ordered around by Erwin, he essentially fought as an obligation or to avenge, we slowly saw him warming up to others after meeting Petra's squad ("Petra also talked about how he was so antisocial at first"), and then we saw him again with the present scout kids, and he was starting to be devoted to humanity for the sake of doing good, a good proof of that was when he discovered the identity of the Titans he's been slicing ("so you're telling me.. I've been killing humans all along?") he was devastated to realize that even when he thought he's doing good, he was still the same antisocial kid who used to steal and kill humans for survival. When you see the scouts hanging out together, you can always see Levi alone thinking and reflecting on himself. Levi grows, but silently. About popularity in AoT vs reality: True, he was only loved for fulfilling a role, people always expected something from him. But among AoT fandom, he's loved for his character, which I'm glad because he's trying to be a good person but that needs to come from him wanting to not to earn people's love. Of course, there's Kenny and his mom, they loved him unconditionally, but it was a family love, he's a lifelong canonly a virgin who never fell in love with anyone (nobody deserves him anyways). Sorry for any typing error, I'm Japanese and still learning.

真面目か

He is humanity's saddest

Daim yukine and yato best aot duo

Plz make more from this event plzzz❤️

why am i hearing yato?😆

he talks much faster than in anime

Can I ask something? How do you make the intro song? Do u have an app for making the song?

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levi: i was popular, once. me: petraaaaaaaaa 😖

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I NEED THE WHOLE SUBBED VIDEO OF THIS EVENT

Literally the last 5 sec of this vid