Shingeki no Kyojin Season 2

For centuries, humanity has been hunted by giant, mysterious predators known as the Titans. Three mighty walls—Wall Maria, Rose, and Sheena—provided peace and protection for humanity for over a hundred years. That peace, however, was shattered when the Colossal Titan and Armored Titan appeared and destroyed the outermost wall, Wall Maria. Forced to retreat behind Wall Rose, humanity waited with bated breath for the Titans to reappear and destroy their safe haven once more.

In Shingeki no Kyojin Season 2, Eren Yeager and others of the 104th Training Corps have just begun to become full members of the Survey Corps. As they ready themselves to face the Titans once again, their preparations are interrupted by the invasion of Wall Rose—but all is not as it seems as more mysteries are unraveled. As the Survey Corps races to save the wall, they uncover more about the invading Titans and the dark secrets of their own members.

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Yeager, Eren Main

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Ackerman, Mikasa Main

Ishikawa, Yui Japanese

Arlert, Armin Main

Inoue, Marina Japanese

Levi Supporting

Kamiya, Hiroshi Japanese

Smith, Erwin Supporting

Ono, Daisuke Japanese

Zoë, Hange Supporting

Park, Romi Japanese

Blouse, Sasha Supporting

Kobayashi, Yuu Japanese

Braun, Reiner Supporting

Hosoya, Yoshimasa Japanese

Kirstein, Jean Supporting

Taniyama, Kishou Japanese

Leonhart, Annie Supporting

Shimamura, Yuu Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Wada, George Producer

Maeda, Toshihiro Producer

Nakatake, Tetsuya Producer

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Sep 3, 2025

Cain_Virethorn

Recommended

Note, I'm late posting this review as I was new to MAL and wasn't aware we could review. I'm just going to come out and say it. I'm in my mid 30s and never seen anime before. It was just something I never got into. Then my gf at the time kept talking about AOT and I got interested. Though, she didn't give spoilers, so I went into it thinking "titans" were robots. Boy, I was wrong. Being new to anime entirely, I was weirded out and unsure, but I was intrigued and stuck with it.

I'm glad I did, because AOT ... (first 2 seasons, anyway) was such an amazing show. I ended up getting more into it than I planned, to the point where I bought some AOT merch. Season 1 and 2 Eren was an amazing character, but damn did it piss me off that the writer was an asshole when it came to Eren and Mikasa. I'm heartbroken nothing happened.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jan 8, 2025

Franktamas

Mixed Feelings

The sequel certainly builds upon season 1. With surprisingly high, but still a marginal amount of questions answered.

The plot itself follows a semi-non-chronological order (namely parallel storytelling) but remains easy to follow, thanks to the coherence it holds throughout. The events are fairly intriguing and advance the story at a relatively well-maintained pace.

The characters do not develop much, but stay true to the traits established in season 1.

The worldbuilding, a significant problem in season 1, received a substantial upgrade. It not only answered some questions but also attempted to fill in plot holes. Several questionable decisions were reconsidered and, while still problematic, were at least ... given a rationale.

The biggest virtue of the season is undoubtedly its portrayal of human reactions to extreme events. It is logical, realistic, and intrinsically human.
The show does not shy away from portraying mass murderers as such and even calling them out on it. There are revelations and even a verbal promise of impending punishment for their sins—something much awaited for the arc's completion.
Another example is the depiction of how atrocious events affect the human psyche, making the perpetrators' subsequent actions not only more understandable but also showing how their own sins impact them—offering a partial remedy for the audience.

A very competent but pointed portrayal that improved upon the lackluster season 1, though it still carried many of its weaknesses.
It certainly satisfies a very specific type of curiosity, but beyond that, it does not offer much else.

Also, just a more subjective part, but currently the setups are fairly simple and easy, this isn’t inherently a flaw—it creates a sense of stability that holds the audience in a lull of predictability. However, it raises an intriguing question: will this predictability persist, or are the creators preparing to pull the rug out from under the audience?

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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May 11, 2024

Dislexic_Potato

Not Recommended

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My god what a snoozefest.

The first season of this show was overrated enough but the fact that this season is almost in the top 100 highest rated anime of all time is hilarious. Eren's whining is as insufferable as ever, the few cool characters like Mikasa and Levi don't get enough screentime and scenes feel severely dragged out. Nevermind that, the show expects you to care about characters that haven't been fleshed out which is the greatest sin of all.

I might force myself to watch season 3 since people hype it up so much but man I'm begging AoT fans to watch their 2nd ... anime.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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