Reviews

Should I take the fanboy or hater approach? I know! How about I take the unbiased approach? Yeah, that's what I'll do! To begin with, Attack on Titan is not the best anime of all time. I personally have seen better animes. However, it is not a bad anime by any sense of the word. Rather Attack on Titan is very good...just not the best ever. What stood out to me the most about the anime was how gritty and dark it was. The art style does a great job at this, making the Titans look creepy with their constant smiles and exoskeltetons, making the blood frequent, and making the lighting in general dark. Though the art wouldn't, in my opinion, be considered pretty, it does a great job at capturing the desperate tone of the humans and the dark themes of man-eating monsters. The next thing that stood out to me was the story. I was drawn in from the first episode by the plot, and for that reason, I could not stop watching. If you like the classic tale of the underdog and the classic tale of vengeance then you will love this anime. It's like Rocky Balboa starring as the main character in Gladiator (but not a fail). Avoiding spoilers, main character Eren Jaeger, along with friends Mikasa and Armin, must climb the ranks of the military in order to get revenge on the Titans for destroying their homes and families. Eren is an awful fighter, but his strong will is what pushes him forward. The plot sounds simple (partially because I simplified it), but it works. I found myself cheering for Eren to succeed because I wanted him to win so badly. The third thing I noticed was the amazing action sequences. Though, I have yet to see very much anime, nothing I have seen compares to these fight scenes. They are extremely fast paced, yet easy to follow and make you wish you had some 3D Maneuver Gear of your own. I am still amazed at how good these were. Now, to the weak parts of the anime. For one, there is so much political dialogue that you nearly get bored with the show just before an epic battle scene peaks your interest again. These talks are what weaken the story for me completely and give the plot a 9/10 for me. Next is the character. There are some great characters such as Eren, Levi, and Mikasa. Then there are characters that are just there to constantly get in the way and mess things up. Some characters aren't even memorable, and I would find myself forgetting their names every once in awhile, and after the first five episodes or so, the character development slows though it doesn't go away. The next thing is the enjoyment factor. I love this anime, but I have to say that I don't see myself watching it a second time. The anime is almost too serious for its own good. There are just too many heavy emotional scenes, blood, and most of all, boring dialogue to get me to watch it again. This anime is great though for a one time watch and you won't regret it. Both openings are both mentioning as great OPs, and the sounds was very good, just not extremely memorable. This anime gets an 8 from me because it is fantastic, just not the greatest of all time.