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[11] George Wada, the anime's producer, stated that the "Wall of Fear" was influenced by the isolated and
enclosed nature of Japanese culture. [12] He also said that the inner feelings of every individual is one of the series' main themes. [12] Isayama later would confirm that Attack on Titan was inspired in part by Muv-Luv Alternative, the second visual novel in the Muv-Luv visual novel series. [13] Isayama also noted that his image of carnivorous titans was inspired by Gyaos from the Gamera franchize, The War of the Gargantuas, Man-eating Mona Lisa from the Jigoku Sensei Nūbē series, and dinosaurs from the Jurassic Park series. [14][15][16] Isayama estimated his basic monthly timeline as one week to storyboard and three weeks to actually draw the chapter. The story was planned out in advance, even marking down in
which collected volumes a specific "truth" would be revealed. [10] In September 2013, he stated that he was aiming to end the series in 20 collected volumes. [17] Originally, Isayama planned to give the series a tragic conclusion similar to that of the film adaptation of Stephen King's The Mist, where every character dies. Positive response to the manga and anime caused the author to consider changing the ending due to the impact it could have on fans. [18][19] In November 2018, the Japanese documentary program Jōnetsu Tairiku aired an episode about Isayama's struggles to complete the manga, in which he
confirmed that Attack on Titan has entered its final story arc. [20] In December 2019, Isayama said he was planning to end the manga in 2020.
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