《進撃的巨人》是諫山創的人氣漫畫。生活在被三道城牆包圍的人們 對遊蕩在外的巨人感到恐懼，但他們認為只要待在牆內便可安全無虞，因 此便安居其中過著平靜的生活。然而有一天，最外面的城墻被巨人攻破， 人類意識到他們享受的不過是像被圈養家畜般的安寧。而這是本故事的開 始，也是牆內安全神話在一瞬間的「終結」。
本作品一開始呈現的是反烏托邦式的社會，但故事隨著發展，現實的 社會問題不斷地被提及，例如正義、戰爭、種族歧視、民族主義等命題。 故事一開始是以「人類 vs. 異類」之戰的架構為主，但途中轉為「共同體 vs. 異人」，而到了終局則演變成「我方 vs. 他者」的問題;而整篇中，「正 義」和「惡魔」的意義則不斷反覆地被提及、質疑、以及探討。在故事的 最後，世界朝向和平的方向發展，然而多年後帕拉迪島卻又再次爆發了戰 爭，文明社會崩潰，演變成「終結」的結局。本論文旨在探討《進擊的巨人》 裡對終末的描述，並以解讀正義、惡魔、異類、異人、他者等關鍵詞來探 討本作的結構與訊息性。
Attack on Titan is a popular manga created by Hajime Isayama. The people who live surrounded by the triple walls feel fear of the Titans that roam outside the walls, but they believe that they are safe inside the walls and lead peaceful lives. Howev- er, one day, the outermost wall is destroyed by the Titans, and humanity realizes that they were nothing more than livestock living in peace. This is the beginning of the sto- ry and the moment when the myth of safety within the walls comes to an end.
This manga has a dystopian setting from the beginning, but as the story progresses, serious issues such as justice, war, racism, and nationalism are presented one after an- other. The beginning of the story has a theme of “humans vs. monstrous beings,” but it later changes to “community vs. foreigners,” and in the end it becomes a problem of “us vs. others.” Throughout the entire work, the meanings of justice and evil are repeatedly raised, contemplated, and questioned. In the ending of the story, the world is moving to- wards peace, but many years later, Paradis Island once again erupts into war, leading to the collapse of civilized society and culminating in a “final” conclusion. This paper ex- amines the structure of the eschatological worldview in Attack on Titan, and deciphers the keywords such as justice, the devil, monstrous beings, foreigners, and others.