- I'll admit that I was extremely skeptical when my friends kept telling me that the anime is amazing because of titans and bad-ass action. However, I actually enjoyed the show greatly because of how each episode was done when I watched it.
Attack on Titan is one of few shows that actually successfully explain, if not everything, the majority of the confusing things and make them work. I actually found the gear that the soldiers used more fascinating than the titans. This unique equipment the show contains makes it interesting to watch and not get bored by the typical armor and swords used in medieval times. In fact, that was one of the reasons why I desperately wanted to watch the next episode when I was finished with one. Not only that, but the equipment was necessary since throwing in a typical super-smart guy would make the show a cliche strategy fighting show. With the equipment though, it makes the fighting practical and not entirely reliant on the use of thinking. The show has a lot of scenes where reality kicks in, which is also necessary and good because it shows how conflicts arise as well as the diversity in the mentality of people. The main characters are actually the epitomes of the types of people prevalent in the show. Then of course, death would have to occur at some point, otherwise I'd think the show is like a typical movie where the protagonist just miraculously survives from incredulous strength or never dies because of "luck". Yeah, I think the chances are extremely low if you're going to fight against capriciously aggressive TITANS, who are powerful and bigger. This is when I got really into the series. Spoiler. I love the idea of the power Eren gets. I mean, transforming into a titan and then having imperfect flexibility and functioning of the titan. It's balanced, and it thickens the plot because it shows that titans don't actually have a pure,mysterious background. I say balanced because honestly, if you're going to focus on reality, you have a low chance of fighting against something that you barely have information on and that it was evinced that the adversary is physically stronger. And there you have it: an amazing plot that doesn't render the introduction of superpowers and movement feckless.
Nothing seems to be flawed because I thought the art and sound were pulchritudinous. For the plot, since it keeps moving and shows constant conflicts (not even just the titans, but humans against humans too -- it builds the reality and austerity of the anime) is amazingly good. I think this anime is very great and doesn't fail to demonstrate a serious story where people have to face a very difficult adversity and overcome it.
