Reviews

Shingeki no Kyojin is a story with amazing setting, but it unfortunately fails to deliver. It focuses on a boy named Eren that wants to save the world, which is a concept regurarly recycled and unoriginal. The whole plot seems to be finding the way into Eren's father basement, but the characters seem to forget it all the time and instead the story focuses on delivering cliche drama and lazy plot twists. I don't want to spoil the story much, even though not much happens, however it's pretty average at best.
What anime excels at is the art and sound. The animation is truly beautiful and fits the premise perfectly and so does the sound. The opening sequence of Attack on Titan is a great introduction to the anime and sure catches attention. What this anime does also well is portraying the world where humans live in fear, and animators aren't afraid to show us gruesome images and scenes, which entraces the viewer and creates a great atmosphere. This, in combination with the perfectly fit sound makes this anime very enjoyable to watch.
Now... the characters. Eren is a typical shounen protagonist, who wants to be the best at what he does and wants to save the world. His best friend - Mikasa, is a quiet girl with amazing skills who follows Eren everywhere. The only character who seems to have some sort of development in the entire series is Armin. The rest of the cast are one dimensional characters that are easily forgotten.
Despite the anime's flaws, Shingeki no Kyojin is very enjoyable, but enjoyment =/= it's good. It's an average anime at best, extremely overhyped and lacks depth and character development, which is the show's crucial downside. The cliche drama this show tries to pull doesn't work very well if the viewer can't connect with the characters. Therefore I rate this anime 6/10. It hurts me how much it fails to deliver on its premise but oh well..