Foreshadowing in Attack on Titan - Season 1 & 2 

"the armored titan looked like a normal titan" Reiner: :(

When we still thought colossal titan was the final boss

I missed the fact that nobody on the island knew what a monkey was. That makes the beast titan even more terrifying

After Eren hits his head after failing his ODM test, he eats lunch with bandages over his head. His head begins to steam which would be comedic effect in any other anime, but is actually his head healing.

Berthold calls Armin a spawn of the devil, as he told him they were torturing Annie

I found it kinda cute how berthold and Reiner were always sweating lmao never made me suspicious of them tho.

I like how Ymir is basically just some random unrelated person, neither warrior nor Paradis "devil" that got insanely lucky to be at the right place at the right time to eat the leader of the first children shifters sent to Paradis.

Reiner and Bert's reaction to Zeke is gold They realized they were in the island for longer than expected and now Marley sent their commander after em

When reiner and bertholdt saw the beast titan they knew that they took too long in recovering the founding titan

I just realised that Bertholdt "stole" the story of the old man that commited suicide shortly after meeting him, Annie and Reiner, the one about the titans arriving at dawn, him opening the window and seeing a titan. It's almost verbatim. Wow.

Erwin was on a DIFFERENT LEVEL pf plotting. The ultimate commander

Reiner during corps training: "its your turn to be the bad guy" Eren: "... and I took that personally"

So glad that I have a baby brain and didn't guess anyone's Titan. Every reveal in this series has been mind-blowing

Bertholds story is actually a story he heard from an old man when he first got tot he walls. We see this flashback in s4.

5:57 Not only is Reiner surprised she can read the language. She reads the fish is Herring, which is a saltwater fish, and thus shouldn't be able to be found inside the walls. 6:18 Connie has a hard time with what to call the Beast Titan. He doesn't straight up say it's a monkey because he doesn't know what that is. Since monkeys are a pretty exotic animal.

Everyone saying that they knew the female titan would be Annie while I was sitting there thinking it was Armin’s mom the whole time 🤯

In epsiode 28 Bert probobly Calls Rainer a worrior to snap him out of his split personality

Reiner telling Conny it was all his imagination that his mom turned into a Titan was the most suspicious trigger for me lol, pretty damn late.

To think that all this foreshadowing was all part of Eren's plan

this story is a Masterpiece.. I can't even imagine how much thinking went into these subtle foreshadowings .. Isayama doesn't deserve the hate he gets for the last chapter...

Its amazing that people still have the gall to call the Reiner/ Bertholt Plot twist cheap, when it had so much foreshadowing. Or then say it was predictable smh. “Ymir being a titan was also cheap” when in S2 it was foreshadowed as well.

in the first episode, Grisha also tells eren "you have no idea, its a nightmare out there" when mikasa tells his mom about him wanting to join the scouts to see outside the walls.

This show is the definition of thinking about something really cool in the shower

Along with Marco's gear, there was another(subtle) foreshadow to his death: When the sergeant was addressing Marco, his shadow split Marcos' face in half.

Erwin was four parallel universes ahead of everyone else. It's a shame he died without knowing the truth behind the titans as he always wanted to know.

Watching this just makes you realise how damn smart Armin is

Genuinely amazed at 6:27, like it's such an unbelievable clue that was so easily missed due to the drama of the moment

5:57 THIS is the most mindblowing foreshadowing of them all. I still remember how shocked I was with this scene when S2 first aired bcs we just found out about Marleyan and Eldian being a race with their own languages in the manga at that time. This imo is the proof of how far ahead Isayama’s thought was for the endgame of the story

5:57 There's another major foreshadowing from this scene : Ymir reads on the can that it contains herring, which is a saltwater fish, thus confirming the existence of the ocean beyond the walls !

At 5:57, The can was labeled “herring”. Herrings are only found in the ocean iirc, which they haven’t reached during that point. Reiner and Ymir both made the mistake of identifying the contents of the can as it gave a hint as to where both of them came from. For the can itself and how it got there, someone theorized that the castle was a base of operations for both Zeke and Pieck and thats where they store their temporary supplies

It's crazy to think of how smart Armin was in season 1 alone.

i think its kind of a shame that some things are inevitably lost in translations like how was any translator supposed to know that there is a HUGE difference between soldier and warrior??

There was also foreshadowing for season 4 when eren and Reiner in season 1 were training with the knife, one was meant to play the villain and the other defends after eren takes down reiner he gets back up and as he hands the knife to eren he says "it's your turn to be the bad guy"

5:11 this has to be one of my favorite moments when rewatching AoT. Reiner was like: if I’m here... and you’re here... then who’s breaking the wall ??

5:10 I always thought (in hindsight) Reiner's reaction lowkey hilarious. He's like "wait a minute, did we break the wall? I feel like I would remember that- Bertolt did you break the wall without telling me??" 5:16 He's even looking at him accusatorily!

another really cool foreshadowing is when erin’s dad turned injected him with the serum and told erin to ‘use their memories to guide you’ explaining all the weird dreams and memories he had that he couldn’t explain

"during the fight annie realises the female titan is annie" nah but i love this video man its awesome

I'm a little surprised this video didn't include a part about Eren. One of my favorite foreshadowings is when Levi calls Eren a monster in season 1: "I can tell. He's a real monster, and not because of his Titan ability." It was so ominous.. and look at things now.

I love how Reiner just walks to Eren and basically says "So, like I'm a titan and so is bertholdt. We were the ones who destroyed your home......so come with us" He says it so casually 🤣

The foreshadowing in this entire series is just stellar. I'd say that future writers should add watch this show and take notes. The foreshadowing, the world building, the execution and pacing of an arc - it's all on show here.

As a manga reader, Isayama has been foreshadowing from the very start in preparation for season 4. It's insane. Idk how this plot developed from only one person's brain.

Erwin's plan was an absolute banger! Come to think of it, each scout (or a group of scouts) had a different location of Eren. If the Female titan attacked the location, the identity of the Female Titan is narrowed down and revealed which is absolutely amazing. No wonder Erwin and Armin are the ones who deduct the identity of the titans

I remember watching it for the first time with my roommates and I called out a plot hole being that the beast titan shouldn’t know what baseball is because it hasn’t been made yet, how wrong I was…

Reiner escaping the female Titan is still one of the coolest scenes in season one, even if it really meant nothing once the reveal happened. That music isn’t used in any other part of the show.

I had forgotten how THICC the outlines were in season 1.

For Ymir's foreshadowing, in ep 11 when Pyxis explains Eren's ability to transform Conny asks Ymir if Pyxis is going crazy to which Ymir tells Conny to shut up and pay attention with sweat and a nervous look on her face.

I have a feeling that Isayama planned the whole story before he actually started writing it.

These details are so well hidden because they can be interpreted in two ways. When you read/watch them for the first time it looks like for example the warriors are compassionate people who care about their peers or panic in some situations making irrational decisions. But when you read it a second time those moments become really obvious. Truly a well written piece of work.

Greatest foreshadowing of Reiner being Armoured Titan was when he told Eren about it

4:53 "Annie realizes that the Female Titan is Annie" Ah yes, the floor is made of floor

Wow, Annie just casually explaining to Jean how they could ally with the titan and use it as a weapon "far greater than any cannon," which is exactly who SHE is to Marley. I've never seen a plot with so many LAYERS!

7:04 I just realized that Bertolt got that story of seeing a Titan from when he first infiltrated the island. The guy who told him the story hung himself the day after

So how much foreshadowing do you want? Isayama: YES

The steam coming off of riener when he cuts himself from Annie's hand is Annie's blood, not his wounds

This is what happens when you write a story with the final episode in mind before you ever out pen to paper for the beginning. Truly so well thought out and executed

Three of my personal favourite details that weren't included in this part: 1) steam coming from Eren's head in episode 3 after getting injury from ODM gear training . 2) the warriors most probably didn't know about Eren being Attack Titan as according to information disclosed to them stated that only shifter within the walls is the Founding Titan. So, when Eren appeared, warriors most probably thought that he is Founding Titan and immediately shifted their focus towards Eren. 3) when ep1 begins, Eren is seemingly dreaming about a pure Titan eating something and some purple flowers getting bloodied. In these both scenarios, the Titan involve is Smiling Titan (Diana Fritz). (Eating scene refers to Carla's and Flower scene refers to Hannes' death)

Man I love stories like this. Stories where you start off so small with a very limited understanding of the world and slowly reveal more of it bit by bit, totally re-contextualising everything you knew previously. It’s such a joy to revisit earlier episodes with the knowledge we have now and noticing how many things flew over your head but seem obvious now.

Another good one is when Reiner is asked by the instructor why he joined the scouts he says "To save humanity" not kill the titans, which is the wording used in the mission he was tasked with by Marley.

6:24, Reiner and Bertholdt’s reactions are essentially the face of “Oh god, we f**ked up, WHY IS ZEKE HERE???”

These foreshadows are so crazy bc looking back it seems so obvious but watching them first time seems like it’s all just emotional stress, and friends helping friends,

Everybody gangsta until the ending credits go "Based on a True Story"

5:59 Adding on to what you said, the can of food by itself foreshadows SO MUCH that gets revealed later. It's a can of herring, which are an ocean fish. Meaning whoever caught the fish had access to the ocean. Plus, metal cans aren't accurate to the time period of the series, or at least that's what Isayama makes you think. Canning food for preservation and mass manufacturing aren't things the people on Paradis have invented (because the royal family intentionally held back technological progress as explained later in the series.) Canned food was invented in the 1800s in real life, and mass manufacturing really became a thing in the 1900s, which hints that this can was made by a civilization at a level of tech equal to the real world in the 20th century. Adding on the fact that the label is a different language, this single scene proves that there is a more advanced society with its own distinct culture somewhere out there that hadn't been revealed yet (cough cough Marley,) and that Reiner and Ymir are from that place.

How the heck can someone make a story like this? The existence of outside world , never in my wildest dreams I would have guessed it. I thought there would be a small village where outcasts from walls lived and eventually they found out how to turn into Titan as a defence mechanism and attacked wall as a revenge and grisha was one of their test subjects. I was so wrong .lol Also kudos to wit studio for making s1-s3 so epic.I've always admired how well they executed the scenes in anime.

Another bit you mention is that Reiner and Bertholdt are the only characters who mention their hometown but don't say it's name during the training arc.

Another important point: At the end of the season 2 opening, we see the beast titan running with a whole plethora of animals that we know only exist outside the walls. This, tied in with Eren's confusion about monkeys, honestly should have been a very obvious sign that there was more than just what we now know as Paradis.

Bert- Bertholdt didn't know what to tell Armin and Eren so he told them the story the man who hung himself told to the warriors but as if he were the one in that memory and then said he didn't remember anything after because that's all the man told them. Then Reiner interrupts him to prevent Bertholdt from accidentally saying something Armin would potentially overthink and eventually figure out. Damn...

I love how the first few seasons are just leaving you questioning, but once you get further in it answers everything which is why I love this show

"Annie realizes that the female Titan is Annie because of her unique fighting stance." -invaderzzz, 2021

Watching the anime again once you know the whole story hits different. You can see it from a whole other perspective. And I fucking love that 🙌🏻

4:53 "Annie realizes that the female titan is Annie"

7:16 now that season 4 is out, i can say this. when reiner asks "why are you bringing that up", i think he was talking about the old man's story, because bear-turtle stole it from him

Saltwater fish, monkeys & baseball are all things that are mentioned by characters beyond the wall. We don't really notice because these things exist to us. But they don't exist to anyone inside the walls which is why these terms are met with confusion by the people inside the walls. This means that not only did isayama foreshadow the titan shifters (like Ymir) by providing this information, but also forshadows the existence of the outside world before it's reveal in S3 of AOT

I think the biggest most obvious "foreshadowing", at least for anime viewers only, is probably the AOT Junior High anime (released two years before season 2 came out), which includes a lot of references & easter eggs of upcoming stories in season 2 & 3. Idk how that was allowed lol

I like how at 6:23 Reiner and Bethodlts face are shocked by zeke being at paradis island.

The fact the Bertolt just rehashes the story of the guy that the warriors met when they came into the walls is amazing writing. He doesn’t even change the perspective he just tells the story to new people who haven’t heard it and Eren and Armin believe him.

One thing is that when Eren falls on his face during his ODM training, steam comes off his face. While you're led to believe this is just an effect for comedy's sake, its aweso.e to see this small detail

ngl it was a good video overall, just project your voice a bit more and you’ll be spot on but just stay comfortable and don’t force yourself to do anything besides that it was a great video fucking phenomenal

Some more things: Eren’s dream When Grisha says “When I come back, I’ll show you what’s in the basement” but the view never shows Grisha’s face

AOT is the kind of series that apon rewatch is like a completly different show. Knowing what happens in the end, everyones mental state, and who knows what at what time really changes how you see every character and the actions they make. Also on rewatch it's cool to notice things like smoke coming out or Erens head during the acadamy training and all the Warrior stuff as well

Annie also said something along the lines like:" I wish all people would respect eachother and see them as equal". That line gave me goosebump when I watched it a second time knowing the 2-class-society they live in.

I’m so mad at myself. When I first watched aot I didn’t realise the warriors were their respective titans until the reveals lmao I was so dumb. Like the female Titan looks exactly like Annie how did I not notice ffs 😭

Being called "a spawn of devil" hurts man, keep vibin in my stomach beretorto

I really like these videos, very straightforward and clear.

I love this video bro, because it starts off with you using one of my favorite AOT OST's, and I've noticed these clues years ago ever since I first watched AOT and became a fan back in 2013 when I was only 10 years old (born in late 02) and started to read the manga soon after within the next 2-3 years and been reading it live ever since. Great video bro, from an OG fan like myself to you 💯💪🏼🔥🙏🏼❤

6:27 that’s crazy oh my god

4:53 ".....Annie realizes that the female titan is actually Annie"......caught me off guard there.

Hajime Isayama is a genius, he manages to surprise us with reveals, and when you rewatch the series all the hints are there, very cleverly hidden.

Eren: I'm gonna kill you, Titan! You with your glorious, golden locks, your amazing fighting stance, and your-- WAIT A MINUTE

While season 2 foreshadowing felt a little on the nose, everything is season one is super well hidden it’s actually amazing

I don't know who's smarter Erwin, Armin or Isayama

I was so confused back then where Reiner and Ymir had a conversation about a can of fish with different language. I was like: "Bruh, maybe she's from another district that's maybe why she knows how to read it." And boom.

In season one, after Eren falls and hits his head after struggling with his ODM gear, you can see the stream coming from his head while they sit in the cafeteria.

My new video is out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-D8K-IR8mA_I.html I made some mistakes in this video, I've addressed them below: 1. You guys are probably right that it's Annie's blood at 4:16. 2. I deliberately didn't include the steam on Eren's head in episode 3. While it can be seen as foreshadowing, due to the comedic nature of the scene, I don't think it's meant to be taken seriously as foreshadowing. (If it matters, it wasn't in the manga either.) 3. I also deliberately excluded the easter egg of Annie, Reiner and Bertolt in episode 2. In my original script, I had included it, but I decided against it. However, I'll be doing an easter eggs video at some point, and I'll include it there. 4. "Annie realized that the Female Titan was Annie." I don't know how I messed this one up that bad lol. I also wanted to address the #1 critique I've seen people leaving: My voice delivery. I just wanted to say I know it's not great and needs a lot of work. Presenting has never been my strong suit, but I will get better. Please bear with me for a bit while I learn to improve. Again thank you everyone for watching, the feedback on this project has been awesome, and I appreciate all of the comments.

Even if the end of the series is considered bad, this anime has the best storytelling in a TV Show that I've seen. The way the author put so many details hidden since the beginning that refers to so many things that would happend throughout the whole show is mind blowing. If this was a live action it would've won as many awards as Game of Thrones, but since its anime a lot of people and coorporations doesn't give it the deserved recognition. And if anyone know another TV show (anime, or live action, or movie, or even books) that has this level of storytelling I would love to know.

I really wish the OVA about Ilse's journal was part of season 1 somehow. I know fitting it in somewhere would've been tough, but it provided such a great additional layer of mystery on top of the main plot and I could've easily missed it had I not heard about it.

In episode 3 of season 1 I think, after Eren gets a head injury and there’s bandages on his head, you can see steam rising from his head before he was revealed as well.

And that's just the foreshadowing for Bertholdt , Rainer, Annie and Ymir. Just imagine the foreshadowing for other awesome upcoming plottwist dear anime watchers and enjoy this friggin masterpiece of a show.

Bro u killed it w this video. Respect

I was rewatching attack on titan recently, and all the foreshadowing just clicked in my brain and I was like "sjkafgjsgfjksakvnkfjvb how did I not realize?"

Isayama is a goddamn genius