{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T19:39:56.210Z","story":{"id":"r_2153548a6c4e4ae58474a334","slug":"hajime-isayama-says-attack-on-titan-ending-felt-insincere","url":"https://yomimono.id/hajime-isayama-says-attack-on-titan-ending-felt-insincere","headline":"Hajime Isayama Says Attack on Titan Ending Felt Insincere","summary":"Hajime Isayama admitted he feels a sense of insincerity about Attack on Titan's ending, explaining that Eren Yeager's global popularity made him unable to fully commit to depicting the character as purely detestable. The comment appeared in newly updated displays at the Attack on Titan in HITA Museum.","why_it_matters":"The creator's own admission of insincerity adds a new layer to the long-running debate over the ending, directly tying its perceived flaws to his personal conflict between the original vision and the character's reception.","published_at":"2026-05-19T19:46:23.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Animehunch"],"citations":[{"source":"Animehunch","title":"Attack On Titan's Ending Felt Insincere, Admits Hajime Isayama","url":"https://animehunch.com/attack-on-titans-ending-felt-insincere-admits-hajime-isayama/"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["Attack on Titan"],"manga_titles":["Attack on Titan"],"studios":[],"people":["Hajime Isayama"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false}}}