With all the rumors around wonder and then the whole movie ordeal I’m glad to hear that this seems to be a mutual thing and that Charles will stay on in his new role as “Mario Ambassador”.
Given how protective Nintendo is over this IP I trust that the replacements will be faithful to the characters, even if it’s gonna take quite a bit of getting used to!
Having just watched it last night, I had the same gripe as you did regarding the titan changes coming undone, but now I think it kinda works well with the shift in tone we get when it’s revealed that despite the events that took place, the cycle is doomed to continue.
There’s a real sense of optimism after the fight that I think is actually pretty important to one of AoT’s messages about how even if we’re trapped in these awful cycles, there are moments within those cycles where things can be good and worth living for.