Attack on Titan, as you may know, was one of the most highly anticipated shows of the season. Well, no offense to the show or anything, I'm just going to say right now that it didn't really have much competition in the first place. Let's see what's in our endless pool of mediocrity for the Spring and summer Seasons:
Free
Brothers Conflict
Karneval
Watamote
Another Gundam
DogxScissors
Moe
Moe
Moe
etc.
So yeah, my point stands that Shingeki no Kyojin is good considering what it's been up against. Right now, modern anim itself is swimming in a pool of panty shots and adorable huge eyes. I guess you could say that's why I started Attack on Titan with a bit of a lower expectation. That was a big mistake,
First thing that I noticed:
The opening, Guren no Yumiya. I have been watching anime for about 4 years, not as long as any of you, but still, I've seen a fair share of openings, and with the exception of your once in a lifetime perfect discovery, like FMA or Toradora, all of them are the fucking same! They're bubblegum J-Pop that I'v heard so many times that basically, whenever I listen, it feels like I'm getting raped in the ears by a fucking cotton candy machine. Guren no Yumiya, and not to mention the second opening that is equally if not more cool than the first one really start you off with an "Oh, wow, I could really get into this." Kind of mood. Allso, the beginning German statement to start it off (Which translates to "Are you eating? No, we are the hunters," btw) Really gets that feeling of baddassery. And it's not just the openings and closings either, the transitional soundtrack has a really dramatic touch as well that really fits every scene it's put in. Bravo.
Okay, Many people have been getting on the case of the weakness of the characters, but I, for one, think it's a good mixture. You have your three main protagonists, Eren, Armin, and Mikasa, who fit really well together even though they're less comparable than God to the Devil. A lot of hate has been given to Armin in particular. Yeah, he's a pussy, I know, but still. His intelligence dramatically surpasses the stupidity and ignorance of the human race, and I think that's what helped him survive so far. He's a weak character, but they cant all be Kenshiros, that'd be boring as fuck. It seems there's a good mixture of personalities here throughout the anime. You have potato girl as a comic relief, (Really, who the fuck cares what her real name is?), Revaille/Levi, the calm, collected commander who is the source of fangirls all over the world's screams and blown ovaries, and then a bunch of other characters who all have their own special way of being useless or useful in whatever ways seem possible.
As for plot, I'd say it's a pretty creative twist on the cliché theme of monsters taking over humanity, and damn, it had a really dramatic start for the first episode. There was so much going on, between the terror of the wall being broken, to the death of Eren's mother. I really enjoy the story personally b/c you don't know what's going ot happen next. It's really exciting. There's only ONE thing. The future is depending on fucking teenagers for god's sake. ORIGINAL. *Cough cough* Evangelion... *Cough*
The art of the story has fantastic movement. The 3D maneuver gear is one of the coolest technologies ever invented in anime and it looks so cool as they're swinging through trees and houses and shit. The design of the titans, however, creeps me the fuck out. If that's what it's meant to do, good. They did their job correctly.
So yeah, there's my review. Overall, this anime gets a 9.5, which I think is fair.
