Shingeki no Kyojin: Lost Girls

Wall Sina, Goodbye
Annie Leonhart has a job to do—and a resulting absence that must stay off her record at all costs. With no one else to turn to, she asks her comrade Hitch Dreyse to cover for her. She agrees but puts forward a single condition: Annie must solve the fruitless missing person case Hitch was assigned. The case revolves around Carly Stratmann, a university graduate and the daughter of wealthy businessman Elliot Stratmann. With only a single day to solve the case and the underground of the Stohess District crawling with thugs, Annie must put her all into finding this girl. Yet, every answer she uncovers only leads to further questions—how has the illegal drug coderoin found its way to Stohess, what is Elliot hiding, and where has Carly disappeared to?

Lost in the Cruel World
With worry for Eren Yeager gripping her heart, Mikasa Ackerman begins to . She re her conversations with Armin Arlert, her concern for her friends, and most painfully, the time she had almost lost everything. As fear takes control, she begins to experience an alternate version of her past—some things can be changed, but are there events so inescapable that she cannot even prevent them in her dreams?

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Ackerman, Mikasa Main

Ishikawa, Yui Japanese

Leonhart, Annie Main

Shimamura, Yuu Japanese

Yeager, Eren ing

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Arlert, Armin ing

Inoue, Marina Japanese

Braun, Reiner ing

Hosoya, Yoshimasa Japanese

Bott, Marco ing

Oosaka, Ryouta Japanese

Yeager, Grisha ing

Dreyse, Hitch ing

Watanabe, Akeno Japanese

Shadis, Keith ing

Freudenberg, Marlo ing

Sugita, Tomokazu Japanese

Nakatake, Tetsuya Producer

Kinoshita, Tetsuya Producer

Koizuka, Masashi Director

Kikuchi, Toshihiro Episode Director, Animation Director

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Sep 1, 2018

Eoussama

Recommended

As big and strong the Attack on Titan fandom has come and always been, there has been a major celestial character favoritism battle going on for as long as the main rookie cadet squad was first introduced. Specifically, there are two major sides that you have to side with no matter what. Welcome to the Annie vs. Mikasa debate.
And with no stretching up, both characters have their ups and downs. Shingeki no Kyojin: Lost Girls made a huge contribution to this debate while it focuses on Mikasa and Annie on a deeper scale, presenting more information on their past and rendering them as human beings ... with their own dreams, motivations, and fears.

- Story (7.5/10):
Spanning 3 episodes, Shingeki no Kyojin: Lost Girls dedicates the first two for Annie, a character that we haven't seen much of, especially on the last seasons (2 and 3 as of now), which was a total let down. The one shot takes place the day before her exposal for the titan she is, peaking on her daily routine, and it just happens to be an interesting case where she has to look for some rich man's missing daughter. They did a great job not only showing the soft and actual human part of Annie but also gave us a glimpse of the thug life on the lawless streets of Wall Maria. It seems the world inside is even more corrupt and rotten than the other side of the walls, and having a fragile girl (as she referred to herself while fighting Eren on some training flashback) take over a case that would normally exceed the qualities of a rookie such as herself puts her at a real-world challenge, both morally and faithfully. The two first episodes flow nicely and fast until you realize you already made it to the third and last episode, which is centered about Mikasa as she pictures what it would have been like if her mother and father weren't assassinated, would she still have met Eren? would they still be that close of friends? It was a bit messy and complicated if you don't pay enough attention as they timeline conflicts can really confuse you, I didn't sign up for Steins;Gate class complicated shows, but I was shocked nevertheless.

- Art (7/10):
The animation in Attack on Titan was always a core key, and a great one might I add. Everybody would go praising how fluid and fantastic the visuals are, but honestly, not so much with this one. And I can excuse that for there were minimal action scenes to focus on. The art style was normal, but well maintained and consistent throughout the OVA, never lazy or blunt. I would argue that the “No Regrets” OVA had better flexing on the animation, but that's another talk for another day. But don't give up, the two or three satisfying punches do take a thing or two from that glorious cake of an animation.

- Sound (7.5/10):
I really appreciate their choice of ending theme songs, the first two, there was an original ending song with both visuals and sound, focusing of course on Annie and her outsider friends. But what really added nostalgia to the mix was the return of the fantastic ending theme song of Mikasa from the first season of the parent series. The voice acting was great, again, Attack On Titan's cast was always great on this one. Unfortunately, there wasn't any opening theme song to start off the hype, but it isn't always necessary.

- Character (8.0/10):
This is what kept the OVA going, Annie had some great focus, the spotlight brought out the best out of her and gave us some deep insight into her life, and some sneaky peaks on her backstory. Before this, I really didn't give Annie many credits and wasn't even one of my top favorite characters in the series, but this was a rank-changer for her to me. Unfortunately, Mikasa's episode wasn't as deep as Annies, it didn't add anything special, to be honest, we already knew plenty about her, she only seemed to display even more affection to Eren.

- Enjoyment (7.0/10):
Most definitely, my second favorite OVA of the series after “No Regrets”, I enjoyed the heck out of what Annie had to offer, but not much with Mikasa's. There are in fact few intriguing moments with Mikasa, making her as sort of having some mysterious supernatural powers, they did it before and here they are back with it strong.

- Overall (7.4/10):
If you're either of both characters fan (which you should be), you should give this a try, especially for you Annie lovers, it's for her, more than a just irrelevant episode because they manage to tell more about her than the entire series did so far.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Mar 23, 2020

gingermemequeen

Recommended

I was surprised to see this spin-off actually transformed into an OVA. It was a nice addition to those of us who were, at the time, waiting for Season 3 of the anime to premiere, but, as Lost Girls is not a work of Isayama's, the storytelling and character writing certainly does not live up to its original creator.

I enjoyed Annie's story much more than Mikasa's (even if Mikasa is my favorite character.) Annie's story felt closer to something Isayama would write. I think the author successfully fit in a short story between major canon events and kept Annie's character true to her nature. The ... two episodes given to her surely helped. Obviously, with the same artwork, voice actors, and music, it by all means feels like an Attack on Titan episode. The "Call Your Name" girl version ending was well done and a delightful tribute.

It is Mikasa's story that I am a bit more disappointed with. Her story is reduced to one episode, and it shows, as the pacing is more rushed. That being said, I don't enjoy Mikasa's story much to begin with. It is not a story placed in between canon events like Annie's, but rather an alternative universe headcanon that only exists to show again and again Mikasa's undying loyalty toward Eren. It is unfortunate to see that, considering she is my favorite Attack on Titan character. I would've enjoyed a story similar to Annie's for her, or better yet, at least see her also given two episodes for a proper adaption of her story.

Lost Girls, while including two well-known female characters from the franchise, is obviously not on par with actual Attack on Titan episodes. That being said, it was still enjoyable seeing these characters in action in something different from canon, and with the continuity of the artwork, voice actresses, and soundtrack, it still manages to be a pretty enjoyable OVA for the franchise.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Aug 6, 2024

CaptainSalty

Not Recommended

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The story following Annie felt unnecessary as well as unimportant to the main story. As much as I like more content, I did not take away anything more from it than filler. There were slight plot holes, like Annie leaving a titan arm behind, whether or not it evaporates entirely, it's hard to believe no one saw it. The mystery was uninteresting and I did not care much for anyone involved. Mikasa also gets one episode, but that too felt off, even more so. The pacing was alright but it also felt like I gained nothing from it, Mikasa did not grow as a character. ... With the knowledge of the scene it portrays as the present, (when she almost gets eaten by a titan after her gear runs out of gas) she gets back to her senses and even has a small inner monologue. All in all, very uninteresting and unnecessary.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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