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"When will Allen's storyline finally move forward?"

……

This week in Claymore, the focus remains on the standoff between Claire and Priscilla.

"The battle atmosphere on the Claymore side is drawn really well; the sense of oppression is exceptionally strong."

After reading through all the installments, he turned to the back of the magazine where the "new installment" was marked.

Attack on Titan, Chapter 1.

The book opens with a double-page overhead view.

A city was surrounded by towering walls, beyond which lay endless wilderness, and the sky was overcast.

The narration was written in large font next to it.

"On that day, humanity finally remembered the fear of being dominated by giants."

Chapter Thirty-Two: This Side of the Sea and the Other Side

Ueno Taku continued flipping through the pages, and just like with the previous comics, he was immediately immersed in the Attack on Titan storyline.

Then the title of the first episode caught his eye: ...

[To you two thousand years from now].

What does this title mean?

Ueno Taku was only slightly curious before continuing to read.

However, contrary to his expectations, the official serialization of Attack on Titan did not directly connect to the story of the Tross recapture battle in the previous short manga.

Instead, it tells the story of how giants suddenly appeared in this world one day, and humanity began to be relentlessly hunted by them.

Eventually, humanity somehow built three city walls and hid inside, enjoying a period of peace.

Continuing from the previous short story about the defense of Trost District, Eren, transformed into a Titan, ultimately plugged the breach in the walls...

Taku Ueno was quite familiar with this plot, after all, this was the ending of the short story.

But the story doesn't end here; it begins to unfold the rest of the plot...

Even if they win the battle to retake Tross, Eren and the others are not truly safe.

because……

As the Titan that Eren had transformed into gradually disappeared, it revealed Eren inside, who appeared very weak and was about to faint. However, there were still Titans inside the walls that had not been dealt with and were heading towards Eren.

Mikasa immediately shielded Eren, but ultimately she was insignificant in the face of the Titans.

At this critical moment, a figure rushed over and, like Mikasa, used a "spinning top" technique, different from that of ordinary soldiers, to quickly eliminate the approaching Titans.

It must be said that the combat style of this 3D Maneuver Gear and the expressive power of the comic book illustrations are truly pleasing to the eye for manga fans.

After all, the ability to soar through the sky has always been a dream of humankind who yearn for the sky and freedom.

Allen couldn't hold on any longer and was about to faint. Before he lost consciousness, he saw the symbol behind the figure.

And the pattern on the back of this figure's cloak is... the Survey Corps' Wings of Freedom!

After that, Allen fell into a coma, but then the scene changed.

The image is marked as being from three years ago.

That was... the beginning of everything.

At this moment, Allen was still a child, and then a voice came from the side.

"Be careful on the road... Allen."

"Eren...Eren!"

Then, young Mikasa calls out to young Eren to come home, and before them lies the still undamaged Maria Wall.

And then... End of this chapter.

This concludes the first episode of Attack on Titan.

Ueno Takumi felt a little unsatisfied; he thought the new serialization was really interesting.

Whether it's the plot, the visuals, or the mysteries—such as what exactly the Titans are, the origin of the Colossal Titan, and the future of the story, what will happen to Eren and his crew…

These places are so captivating, I want to keep watching!

"interesting."

He muttered to himself.

"It's so interesting."

He reopened that chapter and read it from the beginning again.

This time he read very slowly.

Stop and look at each page carefully.

The page where the Titans appear, the page overlooking the city walls, the page where Eren's Titan blocks the city gate, the page where the Survey Corps appears, and the final page after Eren and Mikasa shrink.

"The plot is so tight from the very beginning, there's no feeling of dragging at all."

He spoke as he flipped through the pages.

"Moreover, the concept of giants is really strong. They look similar to humans, but there is an indescribable sense of terror about them."

He turned to the page where the Survey Corps appeared.

The pattern of the Wings of Freedom unfolds on the back of the cloak.

"The Survey Corps, this foreshadowing has been there since the short story, and now it has finally made its official appearance."

He thought about the content of the short story.

As mentioned in the short story, the Survey Corps is the only unit within the walls that will actively venture outside the walls to explore.

They had the highest mortality rate, but also the best understanding of the giants.

"And... who exactly is that person in the cloak?"

He was very curious about all of these things, and they drew him to want to see what the story of Attack on Titan would be like.

"The plot and the artwork are truly amazing. And this survey..."

Taku Ueno glanced at the questionnaire attached to the magazine and said, "I really have to give it a good rating, it can't be canceled halfway... I'll give it my second favorite work!"

Popularity surveys in Weekly Shonen Jump are usually based on questionnaires included with the magazine or on the official website. However, the popularity algorithm is somewhat unique, as readers can only select three of their favorite serialized works in this issue.

Then, the weight scores for the first, second, and third favorite works are different, so naturally the higher the score, the better.

Next, the different votes received are tallied and then divided equally to determine the ranking of the works.

This leads to the situation where... if you don't want your favorite work to be canceled, you have to vote for it in a higher order.

Ueno Takuya had learned his lesson the hard way. He used to think that in these kinds of polls, you should vote for the best work in terms of the serialized storyline at the time, without any bias.

The result was... a manga he really liked called "Shaman King." He hadn't voted for it because the later parts of the story were so bad, and then the manga was suddenly canceled...

At that time, Ueno Taku felt like the sky had fallen; he really wanted to see the ending of this manga.

So he understood that those comics that were already very popular didn't really need their tickets, but those whose popularity had declined significantly...

If fans don't want this work to be canceled or abruptly ended, they should vote to maintain its popularity.

Of course... if it becomes so obvious that even manga fans can't stand it anymore, Ueno Taku will definitely not vote.

But he really likes Shaman King!

So now he votes for the comics he wants to see follow-up to, especially works by new comic artists.

He wants to see the continuation of Attack on Titan's storyline.

So he decided that he would cast his vote for this new serialized work in this issue.

However, there is a delay in the statistics, usually 6 to 8 weeks.

And not just Ueno Taku.

At this time, many manga fans in Japan also saw the new serialized manga "Attack on Titan" and were attracted to it. Many even voted for this new work.

at the same time……

On the other side of the sea.

Republic.

A comics club at a well-known university.

A dozen or so club members gathered around the club's computer.

"Here it comes! Boss, you've scanned the magazine!"

Suddenly, a boy wearing glasses shouted.

"Hurry up... send it to the group, I need to check the latest installment first."

Someone immediately said, "I've been waiting for a whole week! I just want to see what happens next in the new chapter of Naruto."

"Ah Qiang, let's hurry up and translate it into Chinese and post it on the website."

However, one of the girls said, "Everyone is also very impatient. Several fans on the forum have already asked us when the new issue of the comic will be released."

That's right... these people are...

The legendary translation group!

Chapter Thirty-Three: Localization