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I have read somewhere that Isayama already knows the final ending of the
Attack on Titan manga, but the route which he will get there is unknown to
him.

Are there any interviews where he specifies this?


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Does Hajime Isayama have an ending in mind for Attack On Titan?


There are high chances that the answer is **Yes**.

He does have an ending in mind even though it is a different one and not the
original end which he planned when he started the manga. As you can see [here:
](http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/12/06-1/author-commands-on-
changes-to-attack-on-titan-ending)

> In an interview with White-Screen.jp, Isayama has said that he's been
> evolving his manga, with new elements being added. However, **one of the
> more substantial changes to the series' direction is that he has abandoned
> plans for an audience traumatizing ending.**.... With all the support that
> the series has received, he didn't want to slam the fans with a traumatic
> conclusion.

The interview is [here](http://white-screen.jp/?p=32621) (only in japanese)
and another source of information can be found
[here.](http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=701217)

In another [interview ](https://mangabrog.wordpress.com/2014/12/24/interview-
with-hajime-isayama-creator-of-attack-on-titan-better-to-have-memorable-art-
even-memorably-bad-art-and-stand-out/)he says:

> It seemed like my editor wasn’t going to let the series start to be
> published unless I had an ending in mind.

There are high chances that the situation is like this:

**He had the dark ending planned up, then he abandoned it due to the reasons
above and changed the route of events to a happier end but he may or may not
have a clear and set in stone happier end with all of the characters' fate
decided, only a general idea which is still left to be polished.**


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