TL;DR:
+Great premise
+Great animation
+Great soundtrack
+Great 3 main characters
-Bad cliffhanger
-A lot of it's side characters are completely forgettable
Shingeki no Kyojin is not an overrated anime and, I'll explain why.
The humans are now at a brink of extinction and because of that, a wall was built. This wall survived for a 100 years until it was destroyed by a colossal titan. This horrific event was witnessed by Eren, Mikasa and Armin and because of this horrific event, Eren wants to kill all the titans by joining the survey corps.
It's safe to say that the first episode of this anime was very good and it was well-executed. That first episode shows us that there's more to come on this show because it's going to be one heck of a ride.
Here's the thing though - the ending sucks. I mean, I know, there's still a second season but that's not how you end the show. That was a very bad cliffhanger. I wish they left it with a good cliffhanger where the thrill goes down.
I've notice that many people gives the story a very low score because of the plot holes they leave like seriously? I respect your opinion but, I think you have to deal with it since, most anime with only 10-13 episodes will leave a lot of plot holes so, they won't catch up to it's manga/light novels. Though, I gave it a 7/10 because the cliffhanger was very bad.
The animation of this show is top-notched. The shadings and it's black outlines was very good and it was well-drawn. Also, the action scenes like the 3D Maneuver gear was also very well animated. The soundtrack of the show is also another highlight. It adds so much thrill to the show. I know, there are like English voices which might cringe you at first but, I thought it was still great. Not to mention that the first and second opening themes of this show are very good. Second opening theme is even better than the first.
The show places so much characters on this show thus, not everyone is memorable but why 8/10 you ask? Because this is a post-apocalyptic anime and not a lot of them is going to last long. Plus, they do give some short developments on some characters that's not going to last long.
Eren Jaeger is a typical Shonen character but come on. Who wouldn't act like this after the horrific event he saw years ago. He's a character who is willing to kill all the titans.
Mikasa Ackerman is a quiet girl but really strong. She has a quiet personality because on what happened to her parents in the past.
Armin Arlert is the genius of the three but gets nervous and depressed really easily and both of them are there to cheer him up.
Overall, the thrill of this show is what I enjoyed but, I do wish the thrill got down by the season ends. Well, at least the second season is confirmed but, it's still going to air on 2016 so, we have to wait.
Score: 8.4/10
