I was thinking of the very zealous way in which he saved her from the titan when they were rescuing Eren, back in chapter 49 or so. But you're right, he hasn't said or acted like he still has the crush since, that I can remember anyway. So yeah, if there was anything left I reckon it's been pretty thoroughly extinguished by now, pretty certainly if he sees her decapitate someone in front of him.
I'd say that Jean's crush for Mikasa was still existent as of chapter 51 - his anger at Eren allegedly "peeping" on her (lol Jean stop projecting) makes the most sense if you interpret it as jealousy.
Don't know if current events will change his feelings or not. They might, though, since his crush on her is not an integral part of his character even if fandom likes to exaggerate it. Then again, it keeps getting used for humor and to highlight Mikasa's loyalty to Eren (since she remains so indifferent to Jean). Plus, if a character has a long time unrequited crush (in many manga/anime) there is often some dramatic "moving on" or "officially giving up" scene which is frequently prompted by him/her witnessing the main couple getting together in some fashion. The latter of course only works if Eren/Mikasa becomes a thing. As it is Jean seems to know that Mikasa has only eyes for Eren (which is probably why he has never flirted with her again after the "beautiful hair" scene). Jean just kept having feelings for her anyway, even if it was futile.
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(Anonymous) 2014-06-10 01:35 pm (UTC)(link)I was thinking of the very zealous way in which he saved her from the titan when they were rescuing Eren, back in chapter 49 or so. But you're right, he hasn't said or acted like he still has the crush since, that I can remember anyway. So yeah, if there was anything left I reckon it's been pretty thoroughly extinguished by now, pretty certainly if he sees her decapitate someone in front of him.
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(Anonymous) 2014-06-10 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)I'd say that Jean's crush for Mikasa was still existent as of chapter 51 - his anger at Eren allegedly "peeping" on her (lol Jean stop projecting) makes the most sense if you interpret it as jealousy.
Don't know if current events will change his feelings or not. They might, though, since his crush on her is not an integral part of his character even if fandom likes to exaggerate it. Then again, it keeps getting used for humor and to highlight Mikasa's loyalty to Eren (since she remains so indifferent to Jean). Plus, if a character has a long time unrequited crush (in many manga/anime) there is often some dramatic "moving on" or "officially giving up" scene which is frequently prompted by him/her witnessing the main couple getting together in some fashion. The latter of course only works if Eren/Mikasa becomes a thing.
As it is Jean seems to know that Mikasa has only eyes for Eren (which is probably why he has never flirted with her again after the "beautiful hair" scene). Jean just kept having feelings for her anyway, even if it was futile.