Story: 6/10
I'm not going to lie AoT Starts off quite smoothly, Attack on Titan progresses quite normally up until the Titan confrontation. The action is quite well done but to get to the action you have to sit through hours upon hours of recaps and people only talking; some episodes may provide better info on the current situation but many are simply recaps; hell one episode is a recap while cannons are being pointed at main characters. The Titans also progressively manage to intelligently wipe out high class ranking soldiers but as soon as main characters rear their ugly heads around the titans move more sluggishly and barely ever try to attack. As the show progresses, plot holes begin opening. It does have the eventual heartfelt moments that tend to last 4 seconds. Comedy is sometimes implemented and works quite well occasionally. Attack on Titan has some GREAT plot twists but still has plot twists viewers can see a mile away.
Character 5/10
This is the biggest shortcoming for the show.
The main characters suffer no character development. They stay initially the same from begging to end. The main characters also show barely any regard for their dead friends or the safety of some of their alive buddies. Erin is always mad at Titans claiming to kill them, throughout the series he pretty much works for himself on his own agenda. Mikasa is a emotionless kick-ass girl who's top of her class,you've clearly seen this character many many times, but many times but this time she's almost two dimensional only caring for Erin and the occasional other friend, oddly she also is more animated than every other character. And we come to Armin, this little dude only exists to spout information we already know and be saved from even the simplest of predicaments. However he is given some very heartfelt moments that come maybe twice.One of the most popular, Levi is one of the only one(s) who actually progresses within the show and is given somewhat heartfelt scenes.
It’s pretty sad when side characters have more character development than the main characters. "Oddly" enough These are the most liked characters in the show mainly . These are the likable characters; every side character is relate able to a point. Even the antagonists in the show are more likable than the Angry Erin.
Art 9/10
For how much crap I've talked on the show ;The animation is absolutely beautiful and the art is quite swell. However The background character design gets repetitive FAST! There is also a large noticeable black outline on most characters. Some characters are more animated and more detailed than others (Refer to Mikasa). The Titans however are always new and terrifying.
Sound 8/10
The sound is done amazingly well, especially the First Opening. The voice acting is great with some characters but others have insanely overdone acting, dwarfing even Tommy Wiseau. Also The 1st opening is new and great sounding.
Attack on Titan has so many issues that wouldn't be overlooked in other shows but they aren't really addresed, this show is a hit or miss situation; You may enjoy it but in my opinion, It's mediocre at best
