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This article is about the second compilation movie. For other uses of this name, see Die Flügel der Freiheit (Disambiguation).
Attack on Titan Part 2: Jiyuu no Tsubasa (「進撃の巨人」後編~自由の翼~ Shingeki no Kyojin Kōhen ~Jiyū no Tsubasa~?, lit. "Attack on Titan" Sequel - Wings of Freedom-) is the second compilation movie, that compiles episodes 14-25 of the first TV anime; i.e., from the end of the first compilation movie until the point where the first season of the anime ended.[1] It was released on June 27, 2015 in theaters across Japan. It was rebroadcast on January 3, 2017 on MBS.[2]
In the second compilation movie, episodes 14-25 of the anime are retold, retelling three story arcs: the Eve of the Counterattack arc, The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission arc, and the Assault on Stohess arc.
In a world overrun by Titans, humankind has been forced to flee behind three concentric Walls in order to stay alive. However, the safety provided by these Walls was destroyed the day the Colossal Titan appeared, and breached Wall Maria. Eren Jaeger, a boy whose mother perished on that day, joined the military in order to take his revenge against the Titans who had stolen his freedom and destroyed his home. Five years later, the Colossal Titan appeared again, breaching Wall Rose. A fierce battle took place against the invading Titans in Trost District, during which it was discovered that Eren had the ability to transform himself into a Titan. Using his newfound power, Eren successfully plugged the hole in Wall Rose, and secured mankind's first victory against the Titans.
While training in the 104th Cadets Corps, Eren has a sparring match with Annie Leonhart, and is soundly defeated by her. Although he complains that she should go easier, Annie points out that he was not pulling any of his punches against her, despite the fact that she is weaker than him. Eren points out that she cannot be weak if she is able to defeat him, but Annie claims that her fighting techniques do not require power in order to subdue an opponent. She offers to teach Eren, before quickly subduing him and pinning him to the ground. Annie begins to lecture him on how to use his strength, before moving to avoid Reiner, who has just been thrown at her by Mikasa. Mikasa asks if Annie will teach her the moves too, as the entire 104th Corps gathers around to watch.
Awaking in his cell, Eren is perplexed as to why he is dreaming of this specific moment, and wonders what the rest of his friends are doing. Wondering how long he will be kept in confinement, Eren recalls Erwin's promise to free him. As he begins to doubt whether he will ever be freed, Eren is surprised by Hange Zoë, who arrives with Miche Zacharius to remove him from his cell. Hange introduces herself and Miche, and leads Eren to the courtroom where his trial will be held.
Military Commander-in-Chief Dhalis Zachary informs Eren that he will be the one leading the trial which will decide his fate. He then states that concealing Eren's existence has proven to be impossible and therefore, they have to make a public statement in order to avoid inside conflicts. Nile Dawk of the Military Police Brigade then presents their proposal, which is Eren's immediate execution, and Erwin states his intention to make Eren an official member of the Scout Regiment in order to use his power to reclaim Wall Maria. One of the merchants at the trial asks to seal all the gates, as the Colossal Titan will not be able to break through fortified places, but Minster Nick angrily insists that the Walls should not be touched.
As the argument between Nick and the merchant continues, Zachary quiets them down and asks Eren whether he still wants to continue to serve as a soldier of mankind, with Eren confirming that. However, Zachary notes that according to the report of Trost defense, after turning into a Titan, Eren attempted to attack Mikasa. Mikasa looks at Rico with an angered expression, however, the latter just says that she will not lie in her reports. Mikasa is then asked to confirm this, which she does after a short hesitation, shocking Eren. Nile then reveals to the court that, at an early age, Mikasa and Eren brutally killed three robbers, causing a commotion in the courtroom with this statement, Nile then questions whether it is fine to entrust the fate of mankind to such people.
As people in the room become afraid of the situation to the point when they also question whether Mikasa is human, Eren attempts to defend her and accuses them of making up statements that fit them. Even though he is not sure if it the right thing to speak his mind at the moment, Eren continues and states that they have not even seen a Titan with their own eyes. He then tells them that if they are cowards who do not want to fight, they should at least let him be the one to do it.
At that moment, Nile orders the soldier next to him to point his gun at Eren, but before anything happens, Eren finds himself being brutally kicked by Levi. Levi then continues beating him up, even knocking out a tooth, all much to Mikasa's anger. Levi then states that pain is the best lesson. Nile tries to stop him in fear that Eren may transform into a Titan. Levi, however, replies that he is the only one capable of stopping Eren and asks them whether they would be able to kill him. Erwin then raises his hand and proposes that they take Eren with them on an upcoming mission, with the result of the mission deciding whether Eren is a friend or a foe of humanity. Zachary accepts this and concludes the trial.
With Eren now being an official member of the Scout Regiment, he is escorted to their former HQ. Riding horses to get there, Oruo Bozad explains to Eren that it is in fact an old castle they remodeled. In the end, it ended up being useless for the Scout Regiment, but it will now serve as a hideout for Eren. Afterward, Oruo attempts to intimidate Eren, but thanks to his horse stepping on a rock, he bites his own tongue, much to Eren's surprise.
Now at the HQ, Petra Rall scolds Oruo for talking so much while riding a horse, but Oruo says that first impressions are important, thinking that Eren was scared, but Petra states that Eren was probably just surprised to see Oruo's silly action. She then tells him to stop imitating Levi. Nearby, Eren is watching all of this, knowing that they are the members of Levi's Special Operations Squad, the elite soldiers that will kill him if he goes berserk.
Eld Gin and Gunther Schultz then observe the castle, noticing that it has not been maintained at all while abandoned. Viewing dirt as a serious problem, Levi orders everyone to start cleaning up immediately. As Eren reports to Levi that the upper floor has been cleaned, he finds out that he will once again sleep in the basement, this being one of the rules decided by the higher-ups.
Elsewhere, Miche discusses the upcoming mission with Erwin. Erwin tells him that they have to quickly prove Eren's usefulness to the central, but Miche sees through this. Praising Miche for his 'smell', Erwin states that he will tell him everything when the time comes.
Eren is put inside a dried well to practice transforming into a Titan, with Hange saying that it may be able to hold him down if he loses control. Excited to see if studying Eren will yield any new information that the previously captured Titans Sawney and Beane have not, Hange gives Eren the signal to transform. However, when nothing happens, Hange and Levi find out that despite repeatedly biting himself, Eren was unable to transform.
Knowing that Eren losing his powers would hinder their plan to reclaim Wall Maria, Levi orders Eren to do something about it. However, the rest of the squad seems to be at ease, saying that Eren is more human than they thought. Feeling the pain of his unhealed wounds, Eren drops a teaspoon and just as he is about to pick it up, he suddenly transforms.
A shocked Eren then witnesses the squad facing him with fear and anger, only Levi tells everyone to calm down. Not listening, they keep bombarding Eren with questions until he tells them to be quiet and that is when Hange returns, extremely happy to be able to touch Eren's transformed arm. Eren then removes his arm from his Titan body, causing the Titan carcass to evaporate. While Hange is displeased, she notices the Titan hand is holding the teaspoon.
Hange shows the squad the teaspoon that Eren's Titan hand held and concludes that in order to transform, Eren must have a clear goal in mind, as he always had each time he previously transformed, as the teaspoon was not 'harmed' at all. Seeing this, the rest of squad realizes that Eren had transformed accidentally and faces their own self-inflicted punishment decided on earlier: They bite their own hands, much to the surprise of Eren and Hange. Petra then asks Eren to rely on them, as they will rely on Eren. Before their conversation can continue, Moblit bursts in, informing Hange that their test subjects Sawney and Beane have been killed.
Everyone rushes to the place just to find evaporating skeletons of two Titans, much to Hange's agony. Apparently, the culprit is a soldier who then used omni-directional mobility gear to escape, as Eld and Gunther note. Erwin then approaches Eren and asks him about what he can see there and who is the enemy. This leaves Eren confused, so Erwin apologizes for asking odd questions and leaves.
With the two test subjects killed, the soldiers are investigated for an unauthorized use of omni-directional mobility gear. A soldier cannot believe that one can get punished for killing Titans, but another one says that they were valuable for them after all. Armin says that in reality, this was a blow to mankind. Conny states that he kind of understands the motives of the culprit, stating that he never wants to see a Titan again despite initially wanting to join Scout Regiment. He then remembers Jean informing everyone that he intends to join the Scout Regiment, despite his fear of the Titans. Conny then asks Annie for her opinion, but she just tells him to decide on his own. Further discussing the matter, Annie praises Armin for his bravery, with Armin telling her that she is nice after all.
Later, Eren notices Armin and Mikasa among the new Scout Regiment recruits, and heads to them to greet them, with Mikasa questioning whether Eren was tortured and then stating that she will take revenge on Levi. Eren then meets up with the rest of his friends and is shocked to see that Jean is among the Scouts, but not as much as when he finds out that Marco is dead. The former cadets then don their new uniforms, with Eren watching them in awe as he thinks about Marco.
Jean then begins asking Eren about his Titan powers, wanting to know if it is true that he tried to kill Mikasa. Despite Mikasa's reluctance, Eren confirms this and also the fact that he cannot fully control his powers. Seeing how bleak the situation is, Jean states that he wants to know what he is dying for, but in the end, he decides to count on Eren. Some time later, the bell starts ringing as a sign of the gate opening and the beginning of the 57th Exterior Scouting Mission, as Erwin leads the soldiers outside the Wall.
The Scout Regiment soldiers enter the area beyond the Walls, beginning the expedition. Shortly afterward, Miche notices a Titan with his keen smell and even though Hange is interested in it, the support squad rushes to deal with it in order to keep the Titan away from the main squad. As they engage the Titan, Sasha watches in fear, but her squad leader tells her to focus and just let the supporting squad deal with the situation.
Eren asks Oruo whether he thinks that the new recruits will be able to defeat Titans, but Oruo explains that the whole point is to avoid the Titans, he then bites his tongue again before finishing his sentence. As they leave the old town, Erwin orders everyone to enter the formation and Armin, Jean and Reiner part their ways. Everyone spreads out and Armin continues on his own. Trying to calm himself down as he reacts fearfully to every sound, Armin notices the first red signal flare from the far right of the formation, he then passes the signal to the inner formation by shooting a red flare, notifying everyone of a Titan's presence. Thanks to this, Erwin is able to lead the formation to its destination with minimum contact with the Titans. The technique may not always work as a Titan may go unnoticed and appear within the formation due to the landscape or obstacles in the area, as Sasha encounters a crawling Titan within the formation firsthand. The Titan rushes after her, she tries nervously to put a round into her flare gun but drops the round. As she is trying hard to escape from the Titan, her squad leader and a squad member catch up to her and manage to distract the Titan, the squad leader leads the Titan to a nearby tree and the Titan crashes into the tree eventually.
Meanwhile, as Armin keeps going he wonders why no red flare is seen for a while. Suddenly, he sees a black flare is fired into the sky, signalizing an abnormal class Titan. Armin then shoots a black flare, the abnormal Titan makes his way into the right flank of the formation. Not wanting to let the Titan reach Armin, Dieter Ness and Luke Cis, who are nearby Armin, successfully defeat the Titan with a fluid tactic. Armin praises them, but they immediately notice another Titan reaching them from behind. Concluding that it is a 14-meter abnormal class Titan, Dieter says that it is tough to have encountered two abnormal Titans in a row.
As Dieter and Luke prepare to attempt the same tactic, the mysterious Titan suddenly increases its speed and rushes through the two soldiers, much to their shock. The two quickly get into action, but ultimately fail as the Titan kills both of them effortlessly. Armin then watches in horror as the Titan rushes towards him while he tries hard to escape and fears that he will be killed. He realizes that this Titan is not an abnormal Titan, as it is showing signs of intelligence, he concludes that it is a human capable of shifting into a Titan like Eren. As the Titan leaps over Armin and stomps right in front of him, Armin wonders what is it they want from humanity. He then falls from the horse, he faces the ground and is overwhelmed by intense fear, with his hood covering the back of his head. The Female Titan gets close to Armin, removes his hood and takes a long look at his face, then leaves. Armin shivers, and is completely surprised that the Female Titan does not kill him and wonders if it was glancing at his face.
Armin is still confused about the sudden event, he is then approached by Reiner who tells him to get on a horse that he brought along in order to keep going and to survive. As Armin gets his calm back and prepares to fire a flare, Jean does the job for him and the three are then re-grouped. Armin then explains his theory about the Female Titan being a human to Reiner and Jean, claiming that usual Titans are concerned about devouring humans while the Female Titan aims to kill. He concludes that the Female Titan is possibly looking for someone, and it could be Eren that it is looking for. The three then find out that they all were given different information about Eren's position, making it obvious that it is meant to confuse the enemy. When Reiner questions about the correct position of Eren, Armin takes a guess, saying that Eren might be positioned in the rear of the formation, which is presumably the safest position. Jean then remarks that flares are not enough to relay the situation to others, so they should take the chance to stall the Female Titan, giving the rest of the formation enough time to retreat.
As Armin attracts the Female Titan's attention, Jean rushes forward using his omni-directional mobility gear, however, the Female Titan sees through it and evades Jean's attempt to hook to its left foot. It then goes on to knock Armin's horse with a waving motion, causing great injury to Armin as he falls with heavy momentum to the front and the omni-directional gear is detached from his body in the process. The Female Titan is seen squatting above Armin, Jean attempts to attack once again in order to save Armin, this time aiming the Female Titan's back, but he realizes the Female Titan is incomparably smarter than the normal Titans, he then quickly changes his aim and dodges the Female Titan's smash in the process, as Jean circles around it in mid air and coming back to its back again, the Female Titan is seen covering its nape, which prompts Jean to quickly realize that the Titan is not only strong and agile, but also intelligent enough to see through his attack. Jean worries that he is going to get killed as the Female Titan has gripped his omni-directional gear iron wire, as it attempts to smash Jean again, Armin yells out that Jean must "avenge the suicidal bastard," in reference to Eren, which causes the Female Titan to freeze momentarily.
Surprised as well as confused, Jean manages to escape and wonders if Armin's previous fall has severed his head as he continues to talk nonsense. He then notices Reiner rushing towards the Female Titan who attempts to reach the Female Titan's nape directly with his omni-directional gear. Reiner is convinced that it is possible to deal a deadly blow to the Female Titan's nape as Armin has successfully attracted its attention. The Female Titan watches as Reiner is getting closer to its nape and suddenly it grasps Reiner single-handedly. As Reiner struggles to escape from the tight grip, the Female Titan moves its thumb over Reiner's head and prepares to squeeze Reiner to death.
As it happens, blood splashes in all directions from the Female Titan's hand, leaving Armin and Jean completely horrified. To their relief, it turns out to be the Female Titan's blood as Reiner cuts through its hand and makes a great escape. Reiner quickly grabs the exhausted Armin and starts running away from the Female Titan. Jean notes that he totally forgot about how good Reiner can be as Mikasa's military prowess has overshadowed everyone else's abilities in her batch all these times. Reiner is delighted just as the Female Titan begins leaving, however, Armin notices that the Female Titan is heading towards the rear of the formation, which is where Eren was supposedly placed.
After the Female Titan leaves for Eren, Reiner asks Armin about his omni-directional mobility gear while tending his wounds. Armin replies that it seems to be working properly. Reiner then notes that they have only one horse, with Jean attempting to call his own. He thinks to himself about what they will do, knowing that someone will have to be left behind. Meanwhile, Armin seems to be spacing out, remembering his encounter with the Female Titan. Reiner then also says that they have to decide the one who will stay behind. Jean fires an emergency signal as a last hope and Armin proposes himself to be the one left behind and as is about to ask Reiner to deliver a message to Erwin, when Jean notices someone approaching.
They see Christa running towards them, leading two horses, one of them being Jean's horse. Reiner notes that Christa is a really nice person, unable to believe that the emergency signal actually worked. Christa notes that she is glad they are all alive as the three boys stare in awe, with Reiner even stating to himself that he wants to marry her. Afterwards, they head back to the formation, thinking that a retreat signal should be given soon. But, they are surprised to find out that the mission continues with a different course. They question this decision, but follow the order and fire the green signal as well.
Elsewhere, Levi and the rest of his squad see this too, with Oruo being the one to shoot the signal. Just as Eren thinks to himself that the operation seems to be going well, a soldier approaches them with a verbal message that the right side of the formation has been destroyed. Levi orders Petra to deliver this message further to the formation, with Eren wondering if Armin and the rest of his team mates are okay. At that moment, a signal of an abnormal Titan appears.
Meanwhile, the formation keeps heading east, contrary to the original plan. They eventually reach a Forest of Giant Trees. As Erwin goes into the forest, he orders that only the center of the formation should enter it. Sasha questions their course, but is told that they are going around the forest. Elsewhere, Jean also wonders about the plan as it is completely changed compared to their original mission. A senior soldier then orders them to stop and get rid of any Titans that attempt to enter the forest.
As they enter the forest, Eren points out that Squad Levi will have no way of knowing where the Abnormal pursuing them is coming from, and questions how they will be able to protect the Regiment's wagons. Levi calmly states that they will not be able to protect anyone in the forest. As they continue to move through the forest, Eld notices another black signal flare, and Levi orders everyone to draw their blades as the Female Titan appears. As they are being chased, Petra asks for a permission to use omni-directional mobility gear, but Levi silently watches as reinforcements arrive to engage with the Female Titan. However, they are easily killed, much to Eren's horror.
Eren decides that he must use his Titan abilities in order to fend off the Female Titan. Just as he is about to bite his hand, Petra notices it, insisting that Eren promised not to do it unless his life is in danger. However, Levi states that Eren is not wrong and he should do it if he wants to, knowing that nothing can stop him. Levi then presents Eren with a choice - either trust the squad and keep going or believe in himself and go back. Levi, however, states that nobody knows what one's choice will cause so Eren should pick the choice he will regret the least. Petra, once again, begs Eren to have faith in them, which prompts Eren to recall his promise to rely on his squad.
Levi yells that Eren is taking too long to decide. Despite of his inner chaos, Eren decides to keep going along with the squad and apologizes as he hears the screams of the dying soldier. The Female Titan begins accelerating and when it is about to catch up, they reach the location of the other soldiers. Erwin gives a signal to fire hundreds of grappling hooks at the Titan, successfully trapping it. While the squad continues on horses, Levi leaves, having Eld to lead the squad.
Jean hears the commotion from his position on the outskirts of the forest, and Armin shares his theory that Erwin led the Female Titan into the forest in order to capture it and the human that is piloting it.
Inside the forest, Eren also reaches a similar conclusion, but wonders why is it that not even the elite soldiers knew about the plan. This angers Petra and Oruo as Eren implies that Erwin does not trust them. However, Eld agrees with Eren and concludes that it is because Erwin knew of a spy among the soldiers.
At the same time, discussing the same issue, Armin tells Jean that Erwin simply made his choice - whether to sacrifice hundreds of soldiers or all the people inside the Walls. He states that only those who do not hesitate to make sacrifices are able to change something.
Standing atop the captive Female Titan's head, Levi sarcastically remarks that the person inside should just come out as they have no time to waste. He then begins threatening the Titan, stating that there is no way of escape and also asking whether it is okay to cut off the hands and legs of the person inside. Hearing this, the Female Titan lets out a loud screech that can be heard all the way to the forest outskirts, much to everyone's surprise.
Still taken aback, the soldiers wonder if it was the Titan's dying scream, when Miche tells Erwin that he can smell Titans coming from every direction. The first group of approaching Titans reaches the Female Titan. Realizing that they are going to devour the Female Titan, Erwin orders everyone to engage in combat with them. However, upon seeing that the Titans had the upper hand, Erwin signals a retreat. Knowing that he underestimated the enemy, Erwin then orders everyone to return into the formation. However, he orders Levi to refill his gas and blades beforehand.
The soldiers at the forest outskirts then notice the retreat signal, happy to finally be able to return home. Gunther Schultz also sees it, letting the rest of the squad know that they are going back. Wondering if they can finally see the person inside the Female Titan, Eren is told by Petra that it is all thanks to him as he decided to have faith in them back then.
The group then notices a signal flare, thinking it was fired by Levi. However, upon witnessing their own signal flare, the mysterious person readies their blades and heads their direction. Meanwhile, Hange asks Erwin about his decision to have Levi resupply, claiming there is no time for it. Erwin explains that while they saw the Female Titan being eaten, the person inside it was not seen. Deducing based on Hange's previous hypothesis, Erwin states that there is a possibility that the culprit managed to escape using the attire of the Scout Regiment. At the same time, the person nears Eren and others. Just as Gunther notices that it is not Levi, he is attacked. Eren, going to check on him, is horrified to see Gunther's corpse hanging from his mobility gear, his nape having been sliced off.
Eren and the squad attempt to escape from the mysterious attacker. The attacker then transforms, and the squad finds themselves being pursued by the Female Titan yet again. This time, Eren wants to fight it, but he is ordered to escape while the rest of the squad takes care of it. After a moment of uncertainty, Eren decides to trust them and heads for the HQ. From afar, he watches as Petra and Oruo manage to slice through the Titan's eyes and together with Eld continue attacking its arms until they are able to reach its neck. Eren considers the reason for them being able to fight in complete sync to be the trust they have each other. Believing to have made the right choice, Eren looks forward, but then he remembers Levi's words and looks back once more to witness Eld rearing up to attack the Female Titan's neck muscles only to be suddenly caught by the Female Titan and bitten in half.
Witnessing Eld's death, Petra states that it should be impossible for the Titan to see again in such short time. She notices that the Female Titan prioritized one eye for faster healing. The Female Titan then sprints towards Petra as Oruo frantically tells her to regroup, but Petra is too shocked by Eld's death. She realizes her situation too late and can only stare as she is crushed against a tree by the Female Titan's foot. In a desperate last attempt, Oruo grapples on to the Titan's neck and swings at its nape, but his blades are shattered by the Titan's hardened skin before the Female Titan knocks him out the sky with a roundhouse kick, breaking his spine and ribs. Seeing this, Eren yells out in horror and anger, wanting to kill the Titan and transforms. His roar is heard by Mikasa and Levi and both of them rush to Eren's location.
Eren takes the initiative and attacks the Female Titan, with the Female Titan trying to avoid Eren and kicking Eren to keep distance, as her arms have not healed yet. At the same time, Levi looks at the bloody corpses of his squad's members. Meanwhile, the fight continues and Eren manages to throw his foe down and attacks from above only to destroy both of his hands. Eren then blames himself for not transforming into a Titan and preventing the deaths of his squadmates and others in the Scout Regiment before remembering that the Female Titan is the real cause and roars at it in anger. Eren promises that he will tear the Female Titan as his Titan body begins seizing up and twitching as he loses control, seemingly moving his mouth along with his thoughts. At that moment, the Female Titan's injuries finish healing, she breaks from his mount, kicks him in the stomach, sending him into a tree, and they resume combat. With Eren repeatedly swinging and missing, until the Female Titan delivers a hardened punch through Eren's mouth, tearing it. However, Eren takes advantage of this and uppercuts the Female Titan hard enough to launch her into the air.
Eren charges at the Female Titan only to ram into a tree, tiring him. He then turns around and raises his fist only to halt just before the Female Titan performs a hardened roundhouse kick to swiftly decapitate him. Eren's human form is then bitten out of his Titan carcass. Mikasa arrives just to see Eren getting devoured by the Female Titan. She quickly recuperates from what she just saw and begins chasing the Female Titan, repeatedly slashing all over its body in an attempt to get Eren back. However, her final strike is proven to be ineffective due to the Female Titan's hardening ability. At that moment, Mikasa gets grabbed by Levi who orders her to fall back and maintain a certain distance. He questions Eren's fate, knowing that he was bitten out of his Titan's neck, but Mikasa looks forward, angered by the thought of Eren being dead. Levi states their only goal is to save Eren and warns Mikasa not to try to kill the Female Titan. Even though Mikasa protests, Levi says that as long as it can harden its skin, it is impossible. He then orders Mikasa to be the bait while he attacks the Female Titan and rescues Eren.
Following the plan, Mikasa maneuvers in front of the Female Titan in order to distract it; however, it attempts to attack Levi, who slices up its entire arm and stabs both his swords into its eyes. He then flies up, equipping a new pair of swords and continues cutting up his foe. Mikasa watches his speed in awe as the Female Titan does not even have time to harden its skin. Levi continues attacking from every direction, until his target reveals the nape of its neck. In spite of Levi's orders, Mikasa aims to kill the Female Titan, however Levi has to defend her, twisting his ankle painfully in the process. He then cuts through the Female Titan's mouth and grabs an unconscious and saliva-covered Eren, ordering Mikasa to retreat while also chastising her for putting her love for Eren over her orders. After a short hesitation due to this comment, Mikasa follows him. Levi looks back and much to his surprise, he sees the Female Titan shedding tears.
The expedition finally reaches the Walls. As they walk through the town, the people notice the state of the expedition, claiming it to be another disaster and again rant about how the Scout Regiment is pointless. Eren hears their words and even though he attempts to get up and argue back again, Mikasa tells him to bear with it. Eren eventually stands upright, but when he does he notices two children watching in awe, praising the Scout Regiment soldiers for fighting in spite of all the losses, just as Eren and Mikasa once did. Erwin also faces the anger of people who question him and the purpose of the expedition. Seeing this, Eren breaks down crying, and Mikasa holds his hand. It is then revealed that while Erwin is summoned to the capital, Eren is to be handed over.
Annie has a dream of being trained by her father before waking up in her room. In the Stohess District of Wall Sina, the Military Police are ordered to escort the Scout Regiment convoy once they enter the capital.
After the convoy has entered Stohess, Annie is secretly called by Armin in the alleyways. Armin asks for her help as he is helping Eren escape the capital as the one riding in the convoy is actually Jean in disguise. She refuses at first but after Armin begs again, believing she is a good person, she finally agrees, but puts on a ring before following him. Annie, Mikasa, Eren and Armin begin their journey to escape the capital. Soon, they reach an underground tunnel and Armin leads the way into the underground tunnel. However, Annie refuses to enter. Eren and Armin try to get Annie to follow them, but Annie starts to get curious as she states that there are no civilians around, and she notices that Armin was behaving and looking at her strangely as nearby hidden Scout Regiment members disguised as civilians watch over them.
Armin finally reveals his suspicion that Annie is the Female Titan since the omni-directional mobility gear she had presented to check for unauthorized usage after Sawney and Beane were killed was Marco's. Annie asks why Armin did not stop her then and Armin replies that he did not want to believe it. Armin also wonders why she did not kill him during the last expedition, saying this is what led them to believe that she was the Female Titan. Eren and Armin beg Annie to prove them wrong by following them.
Mikasa believes that they had failed to take her underground. She takes out her swords, preparing to fight the Female Titan once again. Annie, knowing her identity is exposed, laughs sadistically and admits to the group that Armin has won his bet drawing her out and exposing her identity.
Afterward, she said that her bet has just begun and tries to transform. Armin shoots a signal flare and the hidden Scouts jump out and rush her, trying to prevent her from transforming. They tackle her limbs from different directions, and gagged her to prevent her from biting herself. Despite the Scouts' attempts to stop her, she succeeds in transforming using the blade hidden in her ring, allowing her to transform into a Titan, confirming her true identity and killing the men that were restraining her. Mikasa was fast enough to see her strategy, and dragged Eren and Armin underground in order to protect them from the transformation. The entire district watches as a tower of light and dust rises in the city.
As Eren witnesses Annie's true identity, he recalls when Erwin revealed that they have the last chance to capture the Female Titan and explains the upcoming operation in the Stohess District. Eren is horrified when he realizes who they are suggesting is the enemy.
Eren, Armin and Mikasa are forced to run from Annie in the tunnels as she reaches out to grab them. Armin says Annie knew the operation was a ploy from the start, and they review the plan to make Eren transform so he can fight the Female Titan. Up ahead they see two Scout Regiment members in the tunnel, one soldier asking if the plan was successful, to Armin's dismayful reply. They are suddenly stopped by Annie who stomps through the roof of the tunnel, killing the soldiers and forcing the group to withdraw. Eren begs to help them but Mikasa refuses, shocked at how Annie would let Eren die.
Eren bites on his finger attempting to transform, but fails for some reason. Mikasa suspects it may be due to Eren's disbelief that Annie is really the Female Titan, or other feelings that he may have for her. When Armin comes up with a plan to distract Annie, Eren returns back to when they discussed the identity of the Female Titan, with Erwin revealing their suspect as Annie. Armin gives multiple reasons in favor of Erwin's suspection, much to Eren's dismay. Back in the present, Armin and Mikasa leave the tunnels, with Mikasa stating that the world is a cruel place as a response to how Eren could not understand how they could fight Annie.
Annie kicks through the roof, crushing Eren amongst the rubble. Mikasa attacks Annie, but is temporarily incapacitated by debris from nearby buildings. As more Regiment soldiers attack, Armin tries to pull Eren out of the rubble of the tunnel. Jean abandons his disguise and goes to aid Armin, as Erwin prepares to help. Jean attempts to help Eren out, but Annie keeps on fighting the military, throwing more rubble around, some of which lands on Eren and traps him even more.
Armin sees Annie fighting off more Scout Regiment members and confronts her, attempting to distract her by saying that if she does not kill him now, her bet is meaningless. This gives Jean enough time to sneak up behind her and strike her neck, however she protects it, and Jean scurries away and calls Armin to follow him as they further lure Annie across Stohess.
Eren remembers Armin saying that someone who can not sacrifice anything can never change anything. Eren thinks that is why he failed, because he clung onto his companions and his ties with them. Eren remembers the deaths of his fellow soldiers as well as his mother, which further infuriates him as he pushes through the wood impaling him and says that he will kill Annie. At that moment Eren transforms, with the subsequent lightning bolt catching the attention of Nile and Erwin, who is still at gunpoint. The ground shakes as Eren's Titan sprints through the city. Annie is then caught off-guard when Eren surprises her with a solid punch to the face. Annie is knocked into a building, which is brought down and the people inside it are killed. As Annie runs away, Minister Nick crawls from the building's rubble, and is horrified to see that Annie is heading for Wall Sina.
Hange orders the soldiers to split and go from the other side. The chase continues, with many civilians dying, until Annie stops to face Eren directly. Eren recalls how Annie always seemed bored, thinking that everything was stupid, except for when she was showing off her martial arts skills. In spite of her never admitting that, Eren knows that she was lying about not caring about it. He wonders about her reason for killing all those people and charges forward, with Annie employing the ability to harden her skin as a means of defense and offense. However, Eren grabs her leg and throws her at a nearby building.
Eren continues to fight back and Annie recalls her father calling out to her. She roundhouse kicks Eren in the side of his head, knocking him into a building, but he has bitten into her hardened leg. Annie repeatedly strikes Eren with her hardened right fist until he is seemingly unable to move, remembering her father telling her that he is the only person on her side. As she is running away, Eren remembers his goal. He starts chasing Annie one more time, with his body burning due to excessive regeneration, and tackles her from behind. Seeing this, Hange stops Mikasa from approaching Eren as they do not know whether he still recognizes her. Eren grabs Annie's face, squeezing it tightly, causing blood to splatter on the surrounding buildings. Soldiers and Military Police watch in mixed emotional awe.
Annie fights off Eren and eventually attempts to escape by climbing the Wall. Eren's last attempt to catch her ends in vain as she manages to fend him off by sacrificing her lower right leg. She continues climbing and just when Armin thinks she will get over the Wall, Mikasa flies to her using the omni-directional mobility gear and cuts off the fingers on both of her hands. Stepping on her face, Mikasa tells Annie to fall, with the latter recalling her father one more time. In the memory, her father tells her he was wrong, being too late to ask for forgiveness. He tells her that even if the whole world is against her, he is always on her side, and to promise to return to him.
Annie falls to the ground and Eren pounces on her before she can get up. He then decapitates her and removes her right arm while losing his other arm in the process. Just as Eren claims that he will destroy the world, he bites out a chunk of meat from the Female Titan's neck, revealing Annie's real body. This worries Hange and others, thinking that Eren will eat Annie. However, upon seeing Annie crying, Eren stops himself. This gives Annie a chance to use her hardening ability, encasing herself in a crystal, which causes her Titan body to start merging with Eren's as well. At that moment, Levi appears, cutting Eren out of the Titan and scolding him for trying to eat an important witness.
Erwin is then questioned by a governor, who asks him about Erwin's reluctance to ask the Military Police for help from the start. Erwin states that with potential allies of the Female Titan inside the military, he had to limit the operation to those who were not involved. He apologizes for the destruction of Stohess, however, the governor does not accept a simply apology. Even though Erwin states that if the Female Titan escaped, the Walls would fall and more people would die, he confirms that they cannot get any information from Annie.
Some time later, Eren wakes up in his bed, having recovered from his injuries. He is aware of Annie being frozen, with Jean confirming that they got nothing from the operation. Unexpectedly, Armin states that Eren is the one who let that happen. After a short hesitation, Eren confirms that upon seeing Annie, he could not move. Armin and Jean are then called for a hearing and Eren confides to Mikasa about his feelings during the battle. Mikasa expresses herself to be happy that he returned alive. Outside, Jean and Armin discuss whether becoming a monster is the only way to beat the Titans. Armin puts his faith in Eren, but states that it will not be easy to overcome. At the hearing, Erwin states this to be the moment of humanity's attack on the Titans. As Annie is being kept deep underground, a group of the former 104th Cadet Corps' soldiers are nearing an unknown location, not knowing of the dangers awaiting them.
At the sight of Annie's defeat, Hange, Moblit, and the remaining Scouts notice, to their horror, the face of a Titan staring out through a hole in Wall Sina. As Hange stares at the face in awe, she is startled by the arrival of a breathless Nick, who orders that the Titan be covered immediately.
After covering the hole, Hange questions the Minister about the Wall Titan and he apathetically denies giving answers. Pushed to her breaking point, Hange grabs Nick by the collar and holds him over the edge of the Wall. She questions him about the church's shady requests in the past, suggesting that they know more of the Walls than one would expect. She reminds Nick of the purpose of the Scout Regiment and all they sacrificed is to get answers that the Church of the Walls must have known about all this time, but could afford to keep quiet. Nick challenges her to let him fall, saying that no matter the threat his church will not talk. After a moment, she throws Nick back onto the floor of the Wall, lightly commenting that she was only joking. As Moblit comes to her side, she asks Nick if the entire Wall is filled with Titans.
In his room, Eren wakes up from his rest.
Production information
This movie features two new theme songs. The first track is titled "theDOGS" and was released on July 1.[3] The second is titled "Jiyuu no Daishou" (The Price of Freedom). It was confirmed that the ED of the film had newly-animated scenes which connected to the anime's second season.[4]
Characters in order of appearance
- Armin Arlelt
- Eren Jaeger/Mysterious Titan
- Mikasa Ackermann
- Colossal Titan (recap)
- Carla Jaeger (recap)
- Hannes (recap)
- Smiling Titan (recap)
- Annie Leonhart/Female Titan
- Jean Kirschtein
- Marco Bodt (recap)
- Conny Springer
- Bertholdt Hoover
- Reiner Braun
- Christa Lenz
- Milieus Zeremski (recap)
- Franz Kefka (recap)
- Hanna Diament (recap)
- Mina Carolina (recap)
- Sasha Braus
- Thomas Wagner (recap)
- Samuel Linke-Jackson (recap)
- Comrade D (recap)
- Ian Dietrich (recap)
- Kitz Woermann (recap)
- Rico Brzenska
- Dot Pyxis
- Erwin Smith
- Levi
- Daz (flashback)
- Hange Zoë
- Miche Zacharius
- Waltz
- Nile Dawk
- Nick
- Gustav
- Anka Rheinberger
- Dhalis Zachary
- Bandits
- Oruo Bozad
- Eld Gin
- Petra Rall
- Gunther Schultz
- Sawney
- Beane
- Moblit Berner
- Ymir
- Luke Cis
- Dieter Ness
- Charrette
- Darius Baer Walbrunn
- Leonhart (flashback)
- Hitch Dreyse
- Marlo Freudenberg
- Boris Feulner
- Dennis Aiblinger
- Abel
- Stohess District Mayor
- Roderich
- Nifa
- Keiji
- Bandits (flashback)
- Sawney
- Beane
- Luke Cis
- Dieter Ness
- Darius Baer Walbrunn (offscreen)
- Gunther Schultz
- Eld Gin
- Petra Rall
- Oruo Bozad
- Yuki Kaji as Eren Jaeger
- Yui Ishikawa as Mikasa Ackermann
- Marina Inoue as Armin Arlelt
- Daisuke Ono as Erwin Smith
- Hiroshi Kamiya as Levi
- Kishō Taniyama as Jean Kirschtein
- Yū Shimamura as Annie Leonhart
- Yoshimasa Hosoya as Reiner Braun
- Romi Park as Hange Zoë
- Hiro Shimono as Conny Springer
- Yū Kobayashi as Sasha Braus
- Ryōta Ōsaka as Marco Bodt
- Shiori Mikami as Christa Lenz
- Susumu Chiba as Eld Gin
- Shinji Kawada as Oruo Bozad
- Kōzō Mito as Gunther Schultz
- Natsuki Aikawa as Petra Rall
- Koichi Sakaguchi as Dieter Ness
- Akimitsu Takase as Darius Baer Walbrunn
- Tomokazu Sugita as Marlo Freudenberg
- Seirō Ogino as Dennis Aiblinger
- Akeno Watanabe as Hitch
- Shūhei Takubo as Daz
- Michiko Kaiden as Rico Brzenska
- Masamichi Kitada as Luke Cis
- Yuichi Karasuma as Boris Feulner
- Ryota Ansari as Waltz
- Hideaki Tezuka as Dhalis Zachary
- Anri Katsu as Nile Dawk
- Kenta Miyake as Miche Zacharius
- Rintaro Nishi as Moblit
- Tomohisa Asō as Pastor Nick
- Yoshino Takamori as Carla Jaeger
- Masahiko Tanaka as Dot Pyxis
- Unshō Ishizuka as Annie's father
- Bryce Papenbrook as Eren Jaeger
- Trina Nishimura as Mikasa Ackermann
- Josh Grelle as Armin Arlelt
- J. Michael Tatum as Erwin Smith
- Matthew Mercer as Levi
- Mike McFarland as Jean Kirschtein
- Lauren Landa as Annie Leonhart
- Robert McCollum as Reiner Braun
- Jessica Calvello as Hange Zoë
- Clifford Chapin as Conny Springer
- Ashly Burch as Sasha Braus
- Austin Tindle as Marco Bodt
- Bryn Apprill as Christa Lenz
- Vic Mignogna as Eld Gin
- Christopher Corey Smith as Oruo Bozad
- Brett Weaver as Gunther Schultz
- Caitlin Glass as Petra Rall
- Jonathan Brooks as Dieter Ness
- Brian Mathis as Darius Baer Walbrunn
- Todd Haberkorn as Marlo Freudenberg
- Andrew T. Chandler as Dennis Aiblinger
- Brittney Karbowski as Hitch
- Brad Venable as Daz
- Morgan Garrett as Rico Brzenska
- Eric Vale as Luke Cis
- Micah Solusod as Boris Feulner
- Kyle Phillips as Waltz
- John Swasey as Dhalis Zachary
- Ian Sinclair as Nile Dawk
- Jason Douglas as Miche Zacharius
- Jerry Jewell as Moblit
- Francis Henry as Pastor Nick
- Jessica Cavanagh as Carla Jaeger
- R. Bruce Elliott as Dot Pyxis
- Bill Jenkins as Annie's father
- Opening recap - 2Volt
- Eren remembers Annie and Mikasa's duel in the Cadet Corps - 進撃vn-pf20130524巨人
- Eren in the cell - 進撃pf-adlib-b20130218巨人
- Eren is brought into the courthouse - 進撃vn-pf20130524巨人
- The court debates how best to use Eren's powers - 進撃pf20130218巨人
- Levi proposes to act as Eren's guardian - 進撃st20130629巨人 2nd part
- The Scout Regiment's old HQ - 2chi城
- Eren's Titan experiment in the well - 巨♀~9地区 2nd part
- Eren is overwhelmed by the Levi Squad's suspicions - 凸】♀】♂】←巨人 2nd part
- The Levi's Squad repents for not trusting Eren - 進撃vc-pf20130218巨人 2nd part
- Hange mourns the captive Titans Sawney and Beane - 進撃st20130629巨人 2nd part
- Armin and Conny discuss what branch to join - 進撃st20130629巨人
- Jean tells Eren that Marco is dead - 進撃vn-pf20130524巨人
- The Scout Regiment sets out on the 57th Exterior Scouting Mission - Jiyuu no Daishou
- The Female Titan leaves Armin alive - eye-water synth effect
- Jean attacks The Female Titan - 凸】♀】♂】←巨人
- Christa comes to Armin, Jean and Reiner's rescue - 2chi城
- Armin, Jean, Reiner and Christa get back on track - 進撃pf20130218巨人
- The Female Titan appears in the Forest of Giant Trees - 進撃st-hrn-gt-pf20130629巨人 2nd part
- The Female Titan is devoured by the Titans - 進撃pf-adlib-b20130218巨人
- Gunther is killed by the disguised attacker - 巨♀~9地区
- The Female Titan reappears to pursue Eren - 進撃st-hrn-gt-pf20130629巨人 2nd part
- The Levi Squad is annihilated by the Female Titan - 2Volt
- Eren is devoured by the Female Titan - 進撃vn-pf20130524巨人
- The Scouts return defeated - 進撃pf-medley20130629巨人
- Annie realizes that Armin and the Scouts are planning to catch her - 凸】♀】♂】←巨人
- Eren cannot transform because he lacks the resolve to fight Annie - 進撃st20130629巨人
- The Scouts attack the Female Titan - 進撃st20130629巨人
- Eren transforms into his Titan form - 2Volt
- Eren goes berserk and finishes the fight with the Female Titan - TheWeightOfLives
- Epilogue and end credits - TheDOGS (Song)
- ↑ "VIDEO: "Attack on Titan" 2nd Compilation Film Latest Trailer Introduces Theme Song by Linked Horizon". Cruncyroll.
- ↑ "MBSにて劇場版「進撃の巨人」前後編の地上波放送が決定!". Shingeki.tv.
- ↑ "VIDEO: Second "Attack on Titan" Anime Compilation Movie Theme Song Previewed". Crunchyroll.
- ↑ "VIDEO: "Attack on Titan" 2nd Compilation Film Latest Trailer Introduces Theme Song by Linked Horizon". Crunchyroll.


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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Happy New Year!
36 comments:
- the wild raspberry said...
so good to see you cherry!
hope everyone is super healthy soon~
you've been busy...love that little mailbox!!
chas - January 19, 2010 at 11:33:00 AM PST
- Sandy said...
I hope you all feel better soon. Spring is just around the corner. Thanks for letting me drool again today looking at your beautiful crafts.
Teacup Lane (Sandy) - January 19, 2010 at 11:44:00 AM PST
- Unknown said...
Your work is just so adorable.. and creative.. where do you come up with these ideas??? GREAT WORK COME SAY HI sometime, Jen
- January 19, 2010 at 11:45:00 AM PST
- Kim @ Home Is Where The Heart Is said...
So happy to see a post from you, Cherry! Love your pictures...so nice to see something bright and cheery on a dreary day.
- January 19, 2010 at 11:46:00 AM PST
Hi Cherry! What pretties you've made! I'm so sorry to hear of the sickness in your family and hope your son is better real soon.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;) - January 19, 2010 at 11:53:00 AM PST
- Stacey @ The Blessed Nest said...
Sure hope you're feeling better soon! We've had a virus going around that mimics the flu, but isn't it. Lasts just over a week. Your new Valentine's art pieces are beautiful!
Stacey - January 19, 2010 at 12:37:00 PM PST
- Mammatalk said...
What an uplifting, beautiful post.
Feel better! - January 19, 2010 at 12:55:00 PM PST
- Deb said...
hope every one is healthy soon...
- January 19, 2010 at 12:56:00 PM PST
- ROSE VINE COTTAGE said...
Happy New Year to you too and I love the lil mailbox you created!!
Hugs~Kelly - January 19, 2010 at 1:43:00 PM PST
- Kristen said...
I have missed you ! I check for ya every day.
Your crafts are beautiful.
Sorry about the sickness. We were sick somethin' awful over the holidays here. All 3 boys. - January 19, 2010 at 3:41:00 PM PST
- Lisa said...
You have been busy! Your new goodies are just great! I hope you are all well soon!
Hugs, Lisa - January 19, 2010 at 4:57:00 PM PST
- Just a little something from Judy said...
Amazingly beautiful...every single piece!!! You are so talented. I do hope you and your son soon feel much better.
- January 19, 2010 at 5:31:00 PM PST
- Terry said...
Your work is beautiful and very creative! Great work!
- January 19, 2010 at 5:40:00 PM PST
- Kristi said...
Hi Cherry,
Great to see you! Hope your son is feeling better soon! And hope you don't get sick as well! :)
Kristi - January 19, 2010 at 6:00:00 PM PST
- Lisa said...
I am just drooling at all your lovelies! Each one is sweeter than the last!
PS I hope your son gets to feelin' better. And you, too. :) - January 19, 2010 at 6:04:00 PM PST
- Emily said...
Hope you all get well soon! Love the valentine cuties!
- January 19, 2010 at 6:40:00 PM PST
- Darlene said...
Hi Cherry,
All of your beautiful Valentine crafts are so wonderful. Sorry to hear your son has been sick. Hopefully, he gets well soon and you don't get it.♥ - January 19, 2010 at 7:14:00 PM PST
- aimee said...
you are so creative! i love it all. i pray you dont get sick and that your little guy is well soon. take care.
aimee - January 19, 2010 at 8:22:00 PM PST
- Tammy@T's Daily Treasures said...
All your creations are absolutely gorgeous and so inspiring! Hope everyone is feeling much better very, very soon. Blessings, Tammy
- January 19, 2010 at 9:54:00 PM PST
- {Bellamere Cottage} said...
Oh my gosh.......you are a whiz with paper! Beautiful.
I wanted to tell you I am getting lots of ladies who say they came to see me from your blog! :-) Ahhhh..... THANKS!
Spencer - January 19, 2010 at 10:51:00 PM PST
- Ruby Red Slippers said...
Hope you and your son will be feeling better soon---and LOVE all the stuff you have ready for Valentine's Day....Very Lovely!!!
- January 20, 2010 at 6:15:00 AM PST
- Something Special said...
I love your latest designs for Valentines day. I especially love the way you photograph them. Come say hi to my creative blog sometime if you have the time!
- January 20, 2010 at 9:30:00 AM PST
- Lisa said...
I missed you, sorry that sickness has invaded your sweet home. I love your new goodies, the mailbox is so cute & of course I love the ones with the old fashioned birdies. Try to feel better soon. Lisa
I nominated you for an award today, check out my blog if you have time. - January 20, 2010 at 11:36:00 AM PST
- ♥ Noelle ♥ said...
gorgeous creations! i especially love your mailbox for valentines day ♥
my friend jenglamgirl sent me on over to visit ya:)
noelle~ - January 20, 2010 at 11:53:00 AM PST
- Valarie said...
Your creations are beautiful!! Love the mailbox.
xxoo Valarie - January 20, 2010 at 3:31:00 PM PST
- Simple Home said...
I hope your son gets well soon and you don't get it. I love your wonderful valentines. I posted an old valentine image on my blog and your welcome to come by and save it and use it if you want to.
Marcia - January 20, 2010 at 10:27:00 PM PST
- Julie said...
Hi, Miss Cherry!
So happy to see that you're back!
I was worried.
So sorry to hear about your little man. Nighttime is the worst when you're sick, isn't it?
Hope that you're able to fight it off!
Y'all get better!
Julie - January 21, 2010 at 11:51:00 AM PST
- Christine said...
Your cards are beautiful, little pieces of art! I was curious about Etsy - how's business there? I was thinking of selling some of my stuff but wasn't sure if anyone would be interested. Please let me know back.
Thanks - January 21, 2010 at 4:42:00 PM PST
- Unknown said...
These are all so cute!
I hope you don't feel bad for long and your son is better soon.
~Liz - January 21, 2010 at 4:46:00 PM PST
- Beki - TheRustedChain said...
My goodness, these just get cuter and cuter!
- January 21, 2010 at 6:07:00 PM PST
- Wendy @ Ramblings from the Sunshine State said...
Lovely creations as always!!
I'd love it if you'd stop by on 2/1for my Valentine's party! - January 21, 2010 at 8:48:00 PM PST
- Mimi Sue said...
I got out my V day stuff and found the cute little heart you made from last year. Love it even more this year! Mimi
- January 22, 2010 at 8:59:00 PM PST
- Jeni said...
I can not believe how many pretty V-day things you have made!!! They are so neat. I have some mailboxes I would like to decorate...I like yours. That SWAK decoration is my favorite. Hope everyone is doing better in your house.
- January 23, 2010 at 7:39:00 PM PST
- The Pleasures of Homemaking said...
I hope your son feels better soon and I hope you don't get it!
Love that mailbox!! So cute, but then everything you make is cute!
Manuela - January 24, 2010 at 10:58:00 AM PST
- Marty said...
I'm one of those silent followers. Had you on my favorite list for months. I so enjoy your creativity and look forward to how you make beautiful art from almost anything.
- January 24, 2010 at 5:09:00 PM PST
- Ramona said...
Hey there Cherry ~
I hope that you are all feeling well soon. I love all of your Valentin goodies...such eye candy...such talent. Spring will be here soon....I have a feeling is is gonna be a grand one for the whole country!
Smiles ~ Ramona - January 25, 2010 at 6:17:00 PM PST


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For Hart, however, the experience with his grandmother left a deeper impression unlike anything he had witnessed before, despite his thousands of intense encounters with the power of music to unify and heal. "When you have your grandmother sitting in front of you and you play a drum to her and no one else is around and it makes a reaction, kind of like a reverberation, this rhythm has allowed you to talk. Now, that's something to be noted. I want to know why and how that happened."
Hart's experience with his grandmother isn't unique: physicians and music therapists have long known that rhythmic music can reach into some primal place and sometimes temporarily restore functions thought to be lost in people with dementia, Parkinson's disease, brain injury and other devastating disorders, as well as help ease anxiety and depression associated with life-threatening illnesses like cancer.
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Some experts believe that external rhythm temporarily helps to recalibrate some of the dysfunctional internal pacemakers that regulate nerve networks that govern major brain functions like language and movement. "Rhythm enforces participation. You have to synchronize with the rhythm," says Sacks.
"Different rhythms in the brain are associated with different cognitive operations like perception, attention and memory," Gazzaley says, "More data is accumulating to show that [these rhythms] are causally related to how we think."
That view has precedent in neuroscience; changing brain rhythms have long been known to be associated with varied states of consciousness, for example: the EEG, or electroencephalogram, measures these patterns of electrical activity by placing electrodes on the head and scalp. Although people tend to think of EEG in relation to sleep and dream states, it can also offer insight on what the awake and alert brain is doing. Alpha rhythms are generally linked with tuning out the external world and focusing within, while theta rhythms generated from the middle of the brain's frontal area are associated with paying attention and deliberate planning.
And when one brain region signals another, the message comes through with greater clarity if the two are in sync rhythmically. "If their rhythms are locked in time, then they seem to communicate with each other more efficiently, so it's part of how the brain works in a fundamental way," Gazzaley says.
Conditions such as dementia and Parkinson's may involve some level of asynchrony with certain regions of the brain, contributing to the disordered thinking and movement that are characteristic of these conditions. "With Alzheimer's or Parkinson's or [even] ADHD, there are different rhythmic patterns," says Gazzaley. Or, as Hart puts it, "When it's in rhythm, it's functional. When it's an arrhythmia or some chaos or something, then you fall into disease, you fall into ill health. Good rhythm, good health. Bad rhythm, bad health. I mean that's the dumbed down version of what we're after."
Gazzaley and Hart are studying whether providing the right external source of rhythm might help a wounded brain enter a state of consciousness that it can no longer sustain on its own. The study of rhythm and music therapy, however, is still in its infancy. One challenge in conducting rigorous trials with reliable results centers around the fact that music stirs emotion, for example, and emotion alone can improve memory.
But neither Gazzaley nor Hart are deterred. While not all trials are properly controlled to asses the effect of just music alone, studies do hint that music therapy may improve gait following stroke and increase quality of life while cutting cancer pain and anxiety.
Gazzaley and Hart want to understand how it does so, with the ultimate goal of one day helping doctors to "prescribe" particular rhythms or patterns to alleviate particular conditions. "It's not the art of music so much that we're after but it's the science of music," Hart says, "That's what will explain what we professionals already know but we don't know how to repeat. What is the code? What's the musical DNA? What's the rhythm genome? That's what Adam Gazzaley and I will hope to find."
He adds, "We know that music makes us feel good. We know it makes us dance. We know it makes us happy and gives us pleasure. But what do we know about the healing qualities of it? Well, that's the great frontier for music in this century."
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Press Release. It's time to celebrate freedom and show off that Ayos
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Showcasing the best of the Philippines in music and art, #OneViberPH is the
freedom party for the modern Fililpino.
"Music has always
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Iraivan Temple Part 3
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami , 2001-06-02
Gurudeva's inspired talk about Lord Siva's island home temple.
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We have great respect for the Sivacharya tradition. Traditionally, the Sivacharya priests are the only ones allowed within the inner sanctum of the temple. Not the Smarta priests, not anyone else. Only a Sivacharya.
(And) We want to see this tradition continue. (And) We have been talking to the temple management and trustees throughout the United States. (And) We explain that priests are the servants of the Gods. They are not the servants of the trustees. In the United States of America, the priest is of the same social caliber as the architect, the doctor or the attorney. (And) In the United States, (the artist,) the stone carvers are in a very high social position and looked up to as artists.
So in this new country, a few hundred years old, we are very happy that Lord Siva has chosen in a vision to come to this island here, brought us all together on this island and has inspired us all to build the Iraivan Temple. (And) It is a once in a lifetime pilgrimage place for all the Hindus, throughout the world.
When you begin the pilgrimage to Iraivan Temple, you drop off and dissolve the karmas of the past. (and) Then, because of the direction the Temple is facing, the Temple gives a new start, a new impetus for a wonderful future. It is a boon-giving Temple, a gift-giving Temple, a life-giving Temple, a wish-fulfilling Temple.
Once a temple is established, it has a personality of its own. (and) The Devas in the Sivaloka and the Devas in the Antaraloka (work and) do their work almost independent of the human beings who are serving and keeping the doors open.
Siva temples are a little different than the other temples. In the Siva temple, there is really no need to invoke Siva to come to the temple because Siva is the temple.
So, we have yet to see the magic that Iraivan temple will begin to show to each and everyone of us.
Aum Namah Sivaya Sivaya Namah Aum
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Sister Cities International, based in Washington D.C., awarded the 2014 Sister Cities International Innovation: Youth & Education (Population less than 100,000) award to Sister Cities Essex Haiti! This award is in recognition of the outstanding exchange work done by Sister Cities Essex Haiti in advancing the goals and mission of the sister cities movement.
The 2014 Sister Cities International Innovation Award (Youth and Education) recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding community and individual sister city programs that promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation.
The mission of Sister Cities Essex Haiti, Inc. (SCEH) is to build a mutual long-term sustainable relationship between the people of Essex, Connecticut and the people of Deschapelles, Haiti, their extended communities, and Hospital Albert Schweitzer located in Deschapelles.
Since 2011, SCEH has been working on the "Early Education Project" in conjunction with a volunteer group called Organization Economique Developpment et Social (ODES). The objective of the project is to work with teachers in Deschapelles to enhance existing curricula, introduce hands-on educational materials important to cognitive development, provide the necessary equipment and materials, and for American and Haitian teachers to learn from one another.
Stage two of the Early Education Project began in 2013, as SCEH and ODES held workshops in both Essex and Deschapelles. The program has grown from three schools in 2011 to 15 schools in 2013, as knowledge has been effectively disseminated and shared with workshop participants and educators at several schools in Deschapelles.
To learn more about the Early Education Teacher Training Program click here. Click here for a video about a the Program.
Kathleen Maher , SCEH President and founding member upon receiving news of SCEH being the recipient of this award commented, " We are extremely honored to accept this award. The energy and enthusiasm of all those involved particularly the educators in Deschapelles, Haiti (who approached us with the early education program idea), the volunteer educators in our area who have enthusiastically shared their talents and skills, Essex Elementary School, Region 4 Schools, the SCEH Board for their guidance, ODES (our partnering volunteer organization in Deschapelles), Jenifer Grant for her enthusiastic leadership, and all our supporters are to be congratulated and commended."
Jenifer Grant, SCEH Vice President Deschapelles Project Coordinator and founding member enthusiastically added, "To be able to work with the pre-school teachers in Haiti with my French and Kreyol speaking confreres from the US has been an experience that we will value all our lives. I never imagined that those efforts would inspire teachers here to find ways for their students, in Essex and Middletown, to create relationships which further understanding between the different cultures. We are grateful for being honored for something that provides us with so much pleasure."
Dr. Ruth Levy, Region 4 School Superintendant and SCEH Board member sent her "Congratulations!" and commented "It's all about connections…coming together as a community and a school system, uniting not just one small community but countries in which we can learn from one another, be respectful of diversity, and benefit from the relationships created. It is a small world that we live in. SCEH builds relationships that span oceans."
Essex First Selectman Norman Needleman, offered his congratulations on behalf of the town of Essex and further added, "There is a great community spirit which is alive and well in Essex, and this is just one of many fine examples of this community's ability to achieve within and beyond its geographical boundaries."
Sister Cities Essex Haiti works to build cooperation between the people of these communities, enabling them to learn, work and solve problems together by collaborating with ODES, volunteer partners and with HAS through an exchange of educational, cultural, professional, municipal, business, and technical initiatives and projects.


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Josiah reads the law, and renews the covenant. (1-3) He destroys idolatry. (4-14) The reformation extended to Israel, A passover kept. (15-24) Josiah slain by Pharaoh-nechoh. (25-30) Wicked reigns of Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim. (31-37)
(Read 2 Kings 23:1-3)
Josiah had received a message from God, that there was no preventing the ruin of Jerusalem, but that he should only deliver his own soul; yet he does his duty, and leaves the event to God. He engaged the people in the most solemn manner to abolish idolatry, and to serve God in righteousness and true holiness. Though most were formal or hypocritical herein, yet much outward wickedness would be prevented, and they were accountable to God for their own conduct.
(Read 2 Kings 23:4-14)
What abundance of wickedness in Judah and Jerusalem! One would not have believed it possible, that in Judah, where God was known, in Israel, where his name was great, in Salem, in Zion, where his dwelling-place was, such abominations should be found. Josiah had reigned eighteen years, and had himself set the people a good example, and kept up religion according to the Divine law; yet, when he came to search for idolatry, the depth and extent were very great. Both common history, and the records of God's word, teach, that all the real godliness or goodness ever found on earth, is derived from the new-creating Spirit of Jesus Christ.
(Read 2 Kings 23:15-24)
Josiah's zeal extended to the cities of Israel within his reach. He carefully preserved the sepulchre of that man of God, who came from Judah to foretell the throwing down of Jeroboam's altar. When they had cleared the country of the old leaven of idolatry, then they applied themselves to the keeping of the feast. There was not holden such a passover in any of the foregoing reigns. The revival of a long-neglected ordinance, filled them with holy joy; and God recompensed their zeal in destroying idolatry with uncommon tokens of his presence and favour. We have reason to think that during the remainder of Josiah's reign, religion flourished.
(Read 2 Kings 23:25-30)
Upon reading these verses, we must say, Lord, though thy righteousness be as the great mountains, evident, plainly to be seen, and past dispute; yet thy judgments are a great deep, unfathomable, and past finding out. The reforming king is cut off in the midst of his usefulness, in mercy to him, that he might not see the evil coming upon his kingdom: but in wrath to his people, for his death was an inlet to their desolations.
(Read 2 Kings 23:31-37)
After Josiah was laid in his grave, one trouble came on another, till, in twenty-two years, Jerusalem was destroyed. The wicked perished in great numbers, the remnant were purified, and Josiah's reformation had raised up some to join the few who were the precious seed of their future church and nation. A little time, and slender abilities, often suffice to undo the good which pious men have, for a course of years, been labouring to effect. But, blessed be God, the good work which he begins by his regenerating Spirit, cannot be done away, but withstands all changes and temptations.


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As President Obama travels to South Africa for Nelson Mandela's memorial service on Tuesday, it might seem as though Mandela was an eternal object of admiration for U.S. presidents and the American public. But that wasn't the case by a long shot.
During Mandela's 27 years behind bars, successive U.S. administrations worked with, or at least tolerated, South Africa's white leaders. Only in his final years of incarceration did he and the anti-apartheid movement become a cause that gained traction in the United States.
In 1981, when apartheid was still in full force, President Ronald Reagan told CBS that he supported the South African government because it was "a country that has stood by us in every war we've ever fought; a country that, strategically, is essential to the free world in its production of minerals."
Mandela's prison years coincided with the final quarter-century of the Cold War, and that global battle largely defined the relationship between the U.S. and South Africa's white rulers.
U.S. presidents and South African apartheid leaders saw themselves as bulwarks against communism, and this trumped the issue of systematic racial discrimination in South Africa.
"For decades, American presidents backed apartheid in the name of anti-communism," noted commentator Peter Beinart. "In South Africa, it was the Soviet bloc — the same communist governments that were brutally repressing their own people — that helped the ANC fight apartheid."
In addition, Mandela's politics were complicated.
His African National Congress has been closely aligned for decades with the South African Communist Party. Members of both organizations studied and received military training in the Soviet Union. And while Mandela and other ANC leaders called for a multiracial democracy, many members of his group viewed communist countries as more sympathetic to their cause than Western nations.
British historian Stephen Ellis published a 2011 paper citing documents from the South African Communist Party that state Mandela was one of the group's leaders.
Whatever Mandela's role may have been, his open alliance with the Communist Party was often cited by South Africa's government and some conservatives in the United States as reason to be suspicious of him and the ANC's intentions.
For years, the U.S. labeled the ANC a terrorist group because it carried out attacks against civilian targets in South Africa. And it was Mandela himself who established the ANC's armed wing in the early 1960s before he was imprisoned.
The U.S.-South African relationship began to change after black South Africans launched a major uprising in 1984 pushing the anti-apartheid struggle onto American TV screens and newspaper front pages.
Soon after, U.S. politicians, many of them Democrats in Congress, began marching in front of the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C., getting themselves arrested by the dozens.
Congress then passed economic sanctions against South Africa in 1986. Reagan vetoed the bill, but Congress overrode him. The sanctions were limited and were never going to bring down the South African government. But the law marked the moment in the U.S. that South Africa became a moral and civil rights question, as opposed to a Cold War issue.
When South African President F.W. de Klerk freed Mandela in February 1990, fewer than three months after the Berlin Wall came down, he cited the collapse of communism as a key factor in his decision. De Klerk said South Africa no longer feared a communist takeover sponsored by the Soviet Union and that he was now willing to embark on negotiations with Mandela.
As a free man, Mandela was feted by U.S. presidents. Obama had a particular affinity, citing Mandela as a hero and noting that his own political activity began with involvement in anti-apartheid activism in the U.S. in the 1980s.
However, Mandela was at odds with U.S. foreign policy on multiple occasions.
He remained loyal to those who provided moral and financial support to his group during the years when the ANC had few friends in the West. This led Mandela to meet and praise leaders such as Cuba's Fidel Castro and Libya's Moammar Gadhafi.
The year after he was freed, Mandela called Castro "a source of inspiration to all freedom-loving people."
Mandela also spoke out against the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 and took issue with the U.S. campaign against Iran's nuclear program.
But on Tuesday, Obama is scheduled to address a packed stadium in Soweto, and the only topic that matters will be the way Mandela remade his country and served as an inspiration to the world.
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Nail Foils allow you to easily create your own Nail Art at home. Add an amazing dimension to your manicure you can now add pattern, foil-like effects, and beauty to your favourite manicure.
Using these transfer foils can add just the right amount of GLAM, and they are easy to apply too. These beautiful nail foils add colour and texture, and you can create a unique look to your manicure.
There are lots of colour options, so choosing your perfect shade won't be a problem. Foils can provide instantly eye-catching results that will easily lift your manicure or pedicure to new heights and make your nails stand out in the crowd.
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Prepare your nails by shaping, pushing cuticles back and ensuring nails are free from oils etc and perfectly clean. (do this using professional nail prep eg CND Scrubfresh )
Paint your nails first, but do not apply top coat until you have applied your foil.
If using CND Vinylux Nail Polish, that doesn't require a base coat, so apply your two colour layers, allowing to dry between layers and then completely. Choose nail colour to match or enhance foils, as your nail colour may show through the foil.
Apply foil glue carefully to the nail, and wait till it turns clear. Foil Glue is a specialised glue that turns clear on your nails after a couple of minutes, then it is ready for foil to be applied.
Cut off a small piece of the foil a little bigger than your nail and then apply it, shiny side up, to the nail. Rub over the entire nail a few times using your finger, a sponge or a rubber hoof stick, then pull off the top film when complete.
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The main female sexual problem, simply stated, is that many women don't have orgasms or have difficulty reaching orgasm. Ninety-five percent of women who aren't having orgasms are actually pre-orgasmic: they are capable of orgasm, but they need help learning how to achieve orgasm. Because every woman is different, there are no perfect tips on reaching the perfect female orgasm. Learning what gives you an orgasm, followed by what gives you a fabulous orgasm, is part of the overall procedure of becoming orgasmic.
A woman should never feel pressured into having an orgasm by society, by the man in her life, or even by reading this article. When it comes to sex, pressure has just the opposite of the intended effect . . . even if the person putting the pressure on you is you, yourself. If you're desperate to have an orgasm, that desperation is only going to make it tougher for you to achieve orgasm. The most important step in becoming orgasmic is learning to relax. And, if you really don't ever want to have an orgasm, then that's okay, too, as long as you are honest with yourself, and you don't just say that because you think that you can't learn.
Masturbating: Masturbation is an integral part of a sex therapist's repertoire. Studies have found that most teenage girls do not masturbate, which means they haven't discovered what sensations please her. But to be orgasmic, a woman may have to teach her partner how to please her — which means already knowing the basics.
Employing a vibrator: For women who just can't seem to give themselves orgasms, try buying a vibrator. Vibrators can often supply the added stimulation that these women need. Not every woman uses the vibrator directly on her clitoris because the sensations are too intense; others absolutely need to. Some women who use vibrators also need to have the feeling of something filling their vaginas, and so they may insert a dildo into their vaginas while using the vibrator on their clitorises.
Forging ahead: Some women have all the physical signs of being about to reach an orgasm, but all of a sudden they reach a flat moment. The key to overcoming the flat moment is to keep at it. The problem is a fairly common occurrence but only a momentary thing. If the stimulation keeps up, then a woman will go back upward on the arousal curve and have her orgasm.
Missing orgasms: Unlike a woman who can't have an orgasm, a woman who has missed orgasms does have an orgasm, at least physiologically, but the sensations don't register in her brain. She has all the outward physical signs of an orgasm, but none of the pleasure. This is best handled with the help of a sex therapist.
Relaxing with your partner: Some women are definitely orgasmic because they can give themselves orgasms through masturbation anytime they want to, but they can't have orgasms with their partners. The key is to relax. Sometimes the problem is as simple as too little foreplay. Sex therapists also suggest masturbating in front of your partner or guiding your partner's hand through masturbation.
Faking it: While you shouldn't fall back on faking an orgasm, it's okay to fake it occasionally.
The most important ingredient in discovering how to have orgasms is a relaxed atmosphere. Having a partner around, even someone you love very much, may not be relaxing enough for you to have an orgasm. Sometimes you just need permission to figure out what feels good without the pressure of having an orgasm.