Funnily enough the whole story narrative of AoT ends up being the mythology of fascism, especially German fascism.
Besides the obvious elements, like the fight against the inhuman enemies, race struggle being the natural state of humanity, there are also other elements of fascist mythology that neatly fit into the story (without being rejected)
The main cast’s race is ruled by a monarchic line of god king who can rewrite the biology of millions of people with a thought, but rarely ever use it for good (they do use to create super soldiers though). Basically, race is real in the series, and the protagonists are actual ubermensch.
The main character is a Hitler like figure in that he is a war veteran who gains mass popularity sometime after the monarchy is overthrown, but is still in with the elites and secures their rule.
Everyone in the outside world persecuted the main character’s race. Everyone. There is not a single country except the Japan stand in that sides with the protagonists. They imposed brutal conditions upon the main characters’ country keeping it under developed (the AoT world’s version of the treaty of versailles).
The main characters’ race used to be super powerful in the past, but was betrayed by one of their god kings and thus lost a war, leading to their current humiliation.
The main characters’ enemy is a continent sized naval power and the protagonists have to cross the water to reach them. Also the protagonists do a kind of pearl harbor on their enemy, destroying a massive fleet. This one is just funny in my opinion.
The exile island is Madagascar and it’s for a “chosen people”. They were exiled there due to conflict with the European stand-in. So, basically the Nazis’ scuttled Madagascar Plan.
The author just also made the exiles fashy, too. And magic.
Funnily enough the whole story narrative of AoT ends up being the mythology of fascism, especially German fascism.
Besides the obvious elements, like the fight against the inhuman enemies, race struggle being the natural state of humanity, there are also other elements of fascist mythology that neatly fit into the story (without being rejected)
The main cast’s race is ruled by a monarchic line of god king who can rewrite the biology of millions of people with a thought, but rarely ever use it for good (they do use to create super soldiers though). Basically, race is real in the series, and the protagonists are actual ubermensch.
The main character is a Hitler like figure in that he is a war veteran who gains mass popularity sometime after the monarchy is overthrown, but is still in with the elites and secures their rule.
Everyone in the outside world persecuted the main character’s race. Everyone. There is not a single country except the Japan stand in that sides with the protagonists. They imposed brutal conditions upon the main characters’ country keeping it under developed (the AoT world’s version of the treaty of versailles).
The main characters’ race used to be super powerful in the past, but was betrayed by one of their god kings and thus lost a war, leading to their current humiliation.
The main characters’ enemy is a continent sized naval power and the protagonists have to cross the water to reach them. Also the protagonists do a kind of pearl harbor on their enemy, destroying a massive fleet. This one is just funny in my opinion.
The exile island is Madagascar and it’s for a “chosen people”. They were exiled there due to conflict with the European stand-in. So, basically the Nazis’ scuttled Madagascar Plan.
The author just also made the exiles fashy, too. And magic.