Before starting the rant, I want to point out that I still regarded SnK as "Very good, 8/10". I must admit that the concepts of SnK are unique and innovative, the style and pace are neatly configured, the plot is great and the premise very promising. It's a gem, admittedly, but with think layers of dust on it.
After watching the first two episodes, I thought this anime was a strong contender for a 10/10, with a story that is as mysterious as captivating and an atmosphere so different from the foreign to Shonen playground, and the graphics are just breath-taking. I couldn't even imagine that such strong start can fade out, but sadly, it did.
The ONE thing that mad this anime so hard to fully enjoy for me was the Characters. I can't get over the fact that most of the SnK cast are one-liners with absolutely no depth and no quirks, likeable for two episodes then subdued or killed on the next ones. Levi saves this category from a 1/10 really, as my loved Mikasa became so much of a one-dimensional, overly-attached character as the story progresses (she wakes up from a coma and she says "Eren" before even breathing .. let alone the fact that "Eren" was pretty much all the script she has in the last episodes).
Having read the manga, another thing that bothered me is some of the extra scenes of random people saying random stuff and filling the 22 minutes with unnecessary "dialogue". It would have been much neater if the writers sticked to the original text, or put some gorgeous still scenery from the SnK world.
All in all, I wasn't bummed because of the lack of quality of SnK, but the high contrast between the expectations and reality lines.
Very good nonetheless.
