May 20, 2013
Before I begin, I must stress that these are my own views, and in the nicest possible way I don't care if you agree with them or not. Now on with the anime...
Story (10/10) - Although at first the story doesn't seem to scream uniqueness at its roots, it is a generally sound concept, with humanity on the brink of extinction and the pressures that mount on society and its citizens being key themes behind its development. It would of been easy to focus this anime on the violence and action that is possible from the presence of the titans but I feel that
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their presence is better used in the way of character development and emphasising the psychological pressures of this dystopian world.
Art (10/10) - In my opinion one of the strongest points of the anime. To begin the animation quality is magnificent the fight scenes as Eric and the others flow through the streets smoothly. The titans are strangely repulsive...strange in multiple ways... and the character art is gritty and dark at times which really does the show wonders.
Sound (10/10) - Whilst I feel the soundtrack is nothing special, it does what is required of it. During the action scenes the music is suitably epic (As bloody vague as I can be -.-' , sorry about that!) and the voice actors do their characters justice even if they are playing a infuriatingly weedy blond boy...
Character (9/10) - On the whole the anime tries it's best to create a little niche for each character and in many regards its successful. Each character has its own motivations and its interesting to see how they bring together the different personalities who are fighting titans for revenge, for duty or for food, together into one. The development so far has been excellent in that regard and the potential for further development provides this anime with a solid foundation.
The reason the score isn't 10 is Armin... I personally feel his character is shallow and doesn't bring much to anime i'm watching for depth and for what seems to be a staple character this is disappointing.
Overall (9/10) - Slating this anime would be pointless the execution is seamless and its gritty and dark undertones provide entertainment which is keeping me on my knees in wait for the next episode. Whilst there is room for improvement, I can't help but feel it's subjective to each person and for that reason I would recommend this wholeheartedly to everyone in the hope it provides a suitable nugget of 25 minute entertainment.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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