<p>There are high chances that the answer is <strong>Yes</strong>.</p>

<p>He does have an ending in mind even though it is a different one and not the original end which he planned when he started the manga. As you can see <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/12/06-1/author-commands-on-changes-to-attack-on-titan-ending" rel="noreferrer">here: </a> </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>In an interview with White-Screen.jp, Isayama has said that he's been evolving his manga, with new elements being added.
  However, <strong>one of the more substantial changes to the series' direction is that he has abandoned plans for an audience traumatizing ending.</strong>.... With all the support that the series has received, he didn't want to slam the fans with a traumatic conclusion.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The interview is <a href="http://white-screen.jp/?p=32621" rel="noreferrer">here</a> (only in japanese) and another source of information can be found <a href="http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=701217" rel="noreferrer">here.</a></p>

<p>In another <a href="https://mangabrog.wordpress.com/2014/12/24/interview-with-hajime-isayama-creator-of-attack-on-titan-better-to-have-memorable-art-even-memorably-bad-art-and-stand-out/" rel="noreferrer">interview </a>he says:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>It seemed like my editor wasn’t going to let the series start to be published unless I had an ending in mind.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>There are high chances that the situation is like this:</p>

<p><strong>He had the dark ending planned up, then he abandoned it due to the reasons above and changed the route of events to a happier end but he may or may not have a clear and set in stone happier end with all of the characters' fate decided, only a general idea which is still left to be polished.</strong></p>

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2016-08-19T22:45:08.510Z
I am now led to believe that humanity was going to be ultimately wiped out as his "audience traumatizing ending" >:]
BlueBuddy
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Or maybe a gruesome fail for the main characres in reaching their objective and finding out the truth
Fel31
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Thanks for the detailed response. This manga has always caught me off guard, and yet I am naively hoping for a positive ending. I guess the show has too much of an impact to allow a traumatizing ending.
mjeshtri
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I bet the original ending must have something to do with why it is called Attack **on** Titan. Hopefully after he released the happy ending he'd also release the original ending.
絢瀬絵里
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@surveyCorps  It was my pleasure
Fel31
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please do not kill Jean :(
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Fel31
<p>I have read somewhere that Isayama already knows the final ending of the Attack on Titan manga, but the route which he will get there is unknown to him.</p>

<p>Are there any interviews where he specifies this?</p>

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Does Hajime Isayama have an ending in mind for Attack On Titan?
# Does Hajime Isayama have an ending in mind for Attack On Titan?
Posted by: username_0 on 2016-08-19
I have read somewhere that Isayama already knows the final ending of the Attack on Titan manga, but the route which he will get there is unknown to him.

Are there any interviews where he specifies this?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-08-19. Score: 6 | Accepted answer
There are high chances that the answer is **Yes**.

He does have an ending in mind even though it is a different one and not the original end which he planned when he started the manga. As you can see [here:](http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/12/06-1/author-commands-on-changes-to-attack-on-titan-ending)

> In an interview with White-Screen.jp, Isayama has said that he's been evolving his manga, with new elements being added.
> However, **one of the more substantial changes to the series' direction is that he has abandoned plans for an audience traumatizing ending.**.... With all the support that the series has received, he didn't want to slam the fans with a traumatic conclusion.

The interview is [here](http://white-screen.jp/?p=32621) (only in japanese) and another source of information can be found [here.](http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=701217)

In another [interview](https://mangabrog.wordpress.com/2014/12/24/interview-with-hajime-isayama-creator-of-attack-on-titan-better-to-have-memorable-art-even-memorably-bad-art-and-stand-out/) he says:

> It seemed like my editor wasn’t going to let the series start to be published unless I had an ending in mind.

There are high chances that the situation is like this:

**He had the dark ending planned up, then he abandoned it due to the reasons above and changed the route of events to a happier end but he may or may not have a clear and set in stone happier end with all of the characters' fate decided, only a general idea which is still left to be polished.**
> **Comments:**
> **username_2** (2016-08-19): I am now led to believe that humanity was going to be ultimately wiped out as his "audience traumatizing ending" >:]  
> **username_1** (2016-08-19): Or maybe a gruesome fail for the main characres in reaching their objective and finding out the truth  
> **username_0** (2016-08-19): Thanks for the detailed response. This manga has always caught me off guard, and yet I am naively hoping for a positive ending. I guess the show has too much of an impact to allow a traumatizing ending.  
> **username_3** (2016-08-20): I bet the original ending must have something to do with why it is called Attack **on** Titan. Hopefully after he released the happy ending he'd also release the original ending.  
> **username_1** (2016-08-20): @surveyCorps  It was my pleasure  
> **username_4** (2016-12-02): please do not kill Jean :(  
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