This probably sounds super far fetched but believe it or not Attack on Titan all comes down to an experience the series creator, Hajime Isayama, had when he was was working at an internet cafe and had an encounter with a drunk customer.
Ok, the customer was mostly a catalyst that inspired him but believe it or not, Isayama himself says that this one drunk individual made him realize how “difficult it can be to communicate with someone despite being the same species.” It also made him realize that “the scariest animal of all is also the most familiar: the human being.”
