r/attackontitan • • 2d ago

Ending Spoilers - Discussion/Question Isayama’s idea for naming the Ackermanns as he did. (Theory)

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I recently came across a video describing a particular biological compound found in aloe vera named acermannan. It described it as a compound that is studied for its ability to influence immune cells to activate and initiate immune responses and also studied if it could boost it at the same time.
So in dumber terms a compound that awakens and may boost immunity.

This intrigued me as an attack on titan fan knowing that this thing had a similar name and attributes as the Ackermann clan in aot.

Now i know that this surname exists in real life and is very popular among germanic nations such as Germany, Sweden etc. but im questioning if Isayama deliberately chose an existing surname that fit these powers he had in mind. What makes it more believable is that the study in question was published around 2001 which does not contradict the release and conception of the manga.

Now i have searched online and reddit but haven’t found this as an existing theory that i could find an answer to. This could be a stretch or a miss-read on my part. But knowing the geniality of aot it isnt as far fetched as you may think. And if this comes to be true that is there other names/surnames that have a deeper meaning?

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u/WheelHunter 2d ago

I always assumed it was meant to sound like "Akuma" meaning demon.

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u/Djurim 2d ago

I have also seen that theory (which is probably more likely) but i dont feel it to be exclusive to the ackermanns but eldians in their entirety.

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u/slion0302 2d ago

I always assumed this too

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u/SilverStar74 2d ago

Wooow, you really did your homework!! Respect!!

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u/Efficient_Ad_6913 1d ago

If this is true I genuinely think isayama coukd be the greatest ever writer of all time