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I've stumbled across this comment about chapter 105 (in 2018):

> You know SnK will be finished soon, right? Isayama said on twitter a while
> ago that he wants to end it this year..

I want to know if that is true, i.e. if there is such evidence from Twitter. I
couldn't find it myself.

Note that this is not asking if or if not the manga is about to end, that
would be future event and off-topic. I'm asking if the Twitter post mentioned
in the quote really exists.


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Does this tweet really exist that indicates that Attack on Titan is about to end?


**Hajime Isayama has mentioned a few times about ending the _Attack on Titan_
series, but there's no official statement about ending it in 2018.**

One of the earliest was in 2013 when he discussed the series with another
mangaka Hiroki Endo in November issue of a martial arts magazine _Gong_ , he
stated that the manga would end in 20 volumes. ([Anime News
Network](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-25/attack-on-titan-
creator-aims-to-end-manga-in-20-volumes))

> _Attack on Titan_ creator Hajime Isayama revealed that he aims to complete
> his manga in 20 book volumes.

Next year in 2014, in October issue of a literary magazine _Da Vinci_ ,
Isayama was interviewed and stated that he initially planned to end the series
in 16 volumes, 3 years since then. ([Anime News
Network](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-22/attack-on-titan-
creator-isayama-manga-to-end-in-about-3-years/.79025))

> In the interview, Isayama said that he initially estimated that he would end
> the manga after about 16 volumes, but extended his plans to properly depict
> the emotional narrative and the growing number of characters.
>
> Isayama then added he personally wants to end the manga in about three more
> years.

Meanwhile, in the same year, the editor of _Attack on Titan_ Shintaro Kawakubo
was interviewed by _University of Tokyo Newspaper_ , and he stated that the
serialization was slated to end in 3-4 years. ([Anime News
Network](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-16/attack-on-titan-
editor-manga-to-end-in-3-4-years/.77686))

> In the interview, he discusses the popularity of the series, "The
> serialization is slated to end in three to four years, but _Attack on Titan_
> is a work that will be passed down from generation to generation for a
> decade — no, five decades."

Fast forward to 2017, in August issue of _Bessatsu Shonen_ magazine, an
interview with him stated the connection between The Marley arc and the
ending. ([Fuku-shuu's Tumblr](http://fuku-
shuu.tumblr.com/post/162652398937/snk-news-isayama-hajimes-bessatsu-shonen-
august), **spoiler warning** ).

>   * Now that the series is smoothly moving along, tell us your thoughts as
> you move towards the final chapter.  
>  Isayama: The Marley arc has finally begun. I've been especially attentive
> towards my readers' opinions towards _Shingeki no Kyojin_. Many fans have
> been supportive, and this series has undergone much growth itself. So now I
> feel a great responsibility to conclude the story properly.
>
>   * [...]
>
>   * If Marley Arc is progressing as you had originally visualized, then the
> ending of the whole story…?  
>  Although I'm progressing towards the ending that had been set before, my
> approach towards the ending itself has changed from the original plans.
> Because now I feel responsible towards the reader. I originally wanted to
> illustrate something similar to the film " _The Mist._ "
>
>

Continuing in 2017, Isayama's last blog entry in December 2017 mentioned the
celebration of the 100th chapter, and the ending came as soon as possible.
([Suniuz' Tumblr](http://suniuz.tumblr.com/post/169052489856/isayamas-last-
blog-post-in-2017), **spoiler warning** )

> And then, thanks to everyone, _SnK_ series reached 100 chapters this year.
> Thank you very much for reading until now! I wish you can follow this manga
> until the end of its story, which will come as soon as possible!
>
> By the way, I was often asked about something like "didn't the editor's
> office say the story had been stretched?"
>
> I know there is an impression like that, but to me, in fact, I don't think
> particularly in that way. If you ask me whether it is true, I'd rather say
> "if it gets stretched, isn't it very bad to the whole sense of completeness
> of the story?" I fear things like that will happen.
>
> Same as other people, I also think it better to keep the length short…
> Although this is what I have in my mind, when I actually implement the ideas
> appropriately, the story gets inevitably long…"
>
> (the quote was modified to incorporate the intended meaning from the
> author's typo on "calling" vs "reading")

Lastly, in March 2018, there's an autograph with Q&A session in Oyama. When he
was asked about the series ending, he answered with "no specific ending date".
([SnK News](http://www.snknews.com/post/171470447442/isayama-hajime-holds-
autograph-qa-session-in), **spoiler warning** )

> **On _SnK_ 's Manga's Ending Date**: "Have you decided on when to finish
> this series? Have you ever considered timing its completion with the Tokyo
> Olympics (In 2020) somehow?"  
>  **Isayama** : "I'm now working on the manga without any decision about the
> ending date. But [Kawakubo and my] shared idea is to finish it quickly. Five
> years ago, we decided to finish the series in three years (Isayama and
> Kawakubo laugh together)."

* * *

Apparently, there's [a spoiler discussion on Reddit on October
2017](https://www.reddit.com/r/ShingekiNoKyojin/comments/73ny3n/manga_spoilers_the_manga_will_not_end_in_2018/)
(predate the Q&A session in 2018) discussing whether the series would end in
September 2018 or not. However, most of them were only speculations from
existing interview and no official statement.

> The predicted end to the series has been extended so many times already.
> Right now Isayama said that the expected end of the series is around
> September 2018, and I just don't see this happening.


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