STORY: 6
The premise and setting is excellent. The execution, not as much. the first episode created a fantastic set up that by the end of series, ended almost absolutely no where. I feel the main plot/point of the series, to find the origin of the titans and use the knowledge found to end the rein of titan terror and to set humanity free, deviated greatly and the focus of the series became these sort of side issues that i honestly didn't care about. Dialogue is very unnatural. i found it hard to imagine actual people saying some things in real life. But probably the worst thing about the story is the fact that in the end, we are literally back at square one. Like everything you just watched might as well have not happened and the circumstance would have been exactly the same.
ART: 10
The art was so great it almost redeemed everything wrong about the series.The 3DMG was animated in a way that provided flawless motion and captivating movement. The gore added a sort of surreal dark-like element but wasn't over the top at all, which i appreciated. The character designs were great. There were no purple/pink/blue haired people. It was all realistically animated but almost dreamlike at the same time, being so vivid. Great animation.
SOUND: 8
Sound was awesome. The intensity of the music aided in making the action scenes even more enjoyable. The openings and endings sounded great. Nothing stuck out or sounded out of place. The music backed up the scenes very well without being overwhelming. The reason why i gave it an 8 instead of a 10 was because i never felt pressed to listen to any of the Soundtrack outside of watching the series. None of the OST's were particularly fantastic, but they were a perfect fit for the scenes they were put together with.... if that makes sense.
CHARACTERS: 5
Probably the most disappointing aspect of SnK. MC was your typical revenge driven hero who could never seem to formulate any thoughts or concerns beyond his own goals. Heroine has no other sense of purpose aside from protecting MC. Her devotion to him is almost robotic. MC's side kick was the only character who had a shred of realistic depth. And by that i mean he was the only one who thought of things outside of his own set of objectives and purposes (his being to be of use to his friends, which he sort of achieved in a round about way by thinking of ways to solve the big issue instead of his own personal one). Side characters were so unremarkable. Every time one of them died and their names were mentioned i literally couldn't remember who it was, which means they served no purpose other than being a corpse added to the death list.
ENJOYMENT: 6
Even with its flaws, i still enjoyed the whole post-apocalyptic feel to it. I also enjoyed simply watched the images, since the animation was so fantastic. I was sort of bored at times though. Progression is very slow. And i would've been totally fine with the slow pace if it paid off in the end and if the things happening in the slow pace even mattered a whole lot when it came to the end of the show, but like i stated earlier i felt really unsatisfied with the fact that in the end everything i stuck through proved to be pointless, as in the situation is almost exactly the same as prior to all the work, battles, ect. No new information surrounding the titans was brought to light, there was still no way to effectively exterminate them, the main issue and conflict held no progress toward resolution what so ever. Which sort of made me question why i even watched any of it in the first place. If you're bored, looking for a show to pass the time with, this is it. If you're looking for something worthwhile to enthrall you, you might want to look elsewhere.
OVERALL: 7
I would've given this a 6 but the animation so so fascinating i had to add an extra point solely for that. I mainly wrote this review to warn people not to start watching SnK expecting it to live up to it's praise and acclaim. The first episode may trick you but please dont get to hyped up cause the direction it goes will only prove to be disappointing. I mean it is good, just not as great as what everyone cracks it up to be. but definitely a solid 'good'.
