What Similarities Prove That Pacific Rim Is Inspired From Attack On Titan S1 That We Can Agree Upon

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Pacific Rim is that movie that amalgamates family bond, action, trust, and wholesome Kaiju scenes that satisfy you wholeheartedly right? You can simply watch the flick on Netflix.

9 Similarities Between  Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1
9 Similarities Between Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1

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But TOTT kind of feels that Pacific Rim is somewhat inspired by Shingeki No Kyojin aka Attack on Titan S1? We are here with some solid instances, that prove our point of view. So, let us get started with-

9 Similarities Between Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1

Similarity #1 There Is A Yeager(Jaeger)

Well, starting the argument with the most obvious one which is the presence of Jagear/Yeager in the movie. In Pacific Rim Jeagar represents giant robots that fight Kaijus. In the anime, we have Eren Yeager who transforms into the Attack titan to fight those pure breed titans.

9 Similarities Between  Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1
9 Similarities Between Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1

In the movie, the threat to humanity is the presence of Kaijus, whereas, in the anime, it is the pure breed titans. You are getting the points right??

Similarity #2 Both The Shows Have An Intense Asian Character

Just like the anime the movie also has a fighter Asian girl; they resemble each other as well. Pacific Rim has Mako Mori and Shingeki No Kyojin has Mikasa Ackerman.

9 Similarities Between  Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1
9 Similarities Between Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1

Both come from a disturbing past, both are orphans and both are raised by a kind-hearted father figure. However, as for Mikasa the story behind the father figure changes in just some days. In addition, both Mako and Mikasa excel in their job too.

9 Similarities Between  Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1
9 Similarities Between Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1

Similarity #3 You Need To Bond With The Jaeger

The giant robots that fight Kaijus need a pair of a bond. The criteria normally suit family or best of friends. In the anime, the Titan shifter operates the Titan body seating inside, bonding entirely with the physical entity from head to toe.

9 Similarities Between  Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1
9 Similarities Between Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1

This puts muscular and physical strain on the Titan shifter. But they need to keep on fighting the pure breed titans or Kaijus in case of Pacific Rim.

Similarity #4 Mako And Marshal Stacker Pentecost

9 Similarities Between  Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1
9 Similarities Between Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1

The movie brings an adoptive duo of Mako and Marshal Stacker Pentecost. They share a father and daughter bond, which somehow reminded me of Levi and Mikasa. Well, of course, Levi and Mikasa do not share any family or sibling bond, but the Ackerman duo is badass. They fight like beasts, just like this Pacific Rim duo.

9 Similarities Between  Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1
9 Similarities Between Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1

Similarity #5 The Leads Lost Someone Precious

Yes, Eren lost his mother as a kid due to a massive Titan attack on his village. And here in Pacific Rim, Raleigh Becket also loses someone very dear to his life which was his brother. They drove Gypsy Danger together and displayed an unmatched performance.

9 Similarities Between  Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1
9 Similarities Between Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1

However, in their journey, the brother duo meets their fate while battling a category 3 kaiju named ‘Knifehead’. In the battle, Raleigh loses his big brother that shatters him up.

Similarity #6 The Presence of Wall

Both the series have the concept of wall, to protect the remaining human civilization. Well, isn’t it obvious now?

Similarity #7 The Kaijus

In Shingeki no Kyojin Season 1 we, see that no one knows the reality behind the existence of Titans. How they are produced or where do they come from? Very little information is shared in the very first season of this Goat anime.

9 Similarities Between  Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1
9 Similarities Between Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1

The movie also shows something nearby to the subject. The alien species suddenly emerge from an interdimensional portal deep down from the Pacific ocean.

9 Similarities Between  Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1
9 Similarities Between Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1

Fighting the kaijus are definitely not easy. Therefore to battle, this impending doom human race comes up with Jagears(Eren Yeager in the anime helps the human race to fight the Titan attacks ), which needs two pilots to sync(Drift) and balance the operative stress.

Similarity #8 Hanges

Yes, we also have a freak who shows passion for these enormous menaces in Pacific Rim. We have Hange in Shingeki No Kyojin while in Pacific Rim we have Dr. Newton ‘Newt’ Geiszler, both showing their love for Kaiju in different universes.

9 Similarities Between  Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1
9 Similarities Between Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1

Similarity #9 Levi & Erwin

In Pacific Rim Marshal Stacker Pentecost represents both Levi and Erwin. Yes, Idris Elba plays both brain and balls in this jaw-dropping sci-fi flick. He manages the Jaeger program with brain and fights the Kaiju when crisis lands down on the earthlings.

9 Similarities Between  Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1
9 Similarities Between Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1

Concluding With A Smile

These are the prominent similarities that TOTT has in stock for you. You may find more in due course of the movie time. In addition, if we have missed out on any, do let us know in the comment section below since, there might be much more hidden in the film, however, this is all for today. Hope you like it.

9 Similarities Between  Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1
9 Similarities Between Pacific Rim And Shingeki No Kyojin Season 1

We all love this anime, and AOT S4 part 2 has finally returned on 9th January 2022.

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But this is it for today. BYE BYE, for now, hope to meet you all soon in my next blog post. TATA.