According to Kawakubo Shintaro, Hajime Isayama’s editor, Chapter 137 of the Attack on Titan manga is finished. Chapter 137 is the third-to-last chapter in the series, with Attack on Titan ending in chapter 139 (ironically, 13 years, 9 titans.) Attack on TItan has been a hit phenomenon since it was first released in 2009, and has had a solid run of 12 years. It then made its way into an anime series, which caused the franchise to explode in popularity in Japan and abroad. The Attack on Titan: The Final Season is currently airing and tomorrow its eighth episode drops. Note: After the Tweet, there will be spoilers for the Attack on Titan manga up to chapter 136.
According to Kawakubo Shintaro, #AttackOnTitan chapter 137 is already done! 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/boYpQu0Sdk
— Attack On Fans (@AttackOnFans) January 28, 2021
When we last left off in chapter 136, the Survey Corps and their allies were fighting incarnations of previous Titans and Eren’s final form as the Founding Titan. The chapter ended on quite the cliffhanger, with Armin looking down at his body, calling himself worthless, and to get up. It’s revealed that Armin is now in the PATHS world with Zeke, who is playing with the sand. Zeke says to Armin, “Ymir absorbed (or ate, depending on the translation, I’ve seen both) you too.” Could it be that Ymir Fritz is in the true villain of the story? What does Zeke mean that she absorbed/ate them? The chapter also raised flags for Levi’s (probably) eventual death, and that he doesn’t regret his decision to bring Armin back instead of Erwin. He has faith that it will be Armin who will save them all, which is a belief that was once echoed by Eren as well. With only three chapters left, it seems there is so much to cover, but, what will Armin now do that he is stuck in PATHS? We’ll have to wait about a week to find out, but I’m sure Isayama is already hard at work on chapter 138 of Attack on Titan.