The story has a couple loose ends and that is be due to how the original manga is still running meaning the story isn't over yet. So it would be no surprise that a lot of the plot threads are left unresolved in the adaptation. However the anime does a great job telling the story from it's source material, despite some content from the manga being cut out. The grim tone and atmosphere are handled very well, and the story will leave you with more and more question as it progresses. But speaking of the story progressing, the story's pacing slows down as the series goes on. This is mainly the fault of the source material and not the anime. I personally didn't have a problem with this. But I can see people having problems with the pacing and complaining the story is going to slow. But overall, the story has a good narrative and will most likely leave you wanting more.
The art and animation overall are very good. This especially is the case during the action scenes. Whether there's humans flying around with their 3D maneuver gear to fight the titans, or a titan fighting against other titans; the art and animation really pull through the exhilarate the viewer.
As a music lover I can say for certain that this anime's soundtrack is just great. The music tracks do a good job of setting the tone of the scenes they are featured in. Many are going to want to search up or/and download the soundtrack after listening to it in the show.
The characters in the show are it's weakness. There are a lot of characters, and a lot of those characters (spoiler warning) end of dead. However, most are not going to care for the majority of those characters that die because the characters overall aren't fleshed out that much. We only have a few scenes for those characters and then they die. The characters that get the most development out of everyone are Eren, Armin, and Jean. With the rest not getting much development. So unless you're like me and get easily attached the people real or fictional; you won't really care for the characters overall.
With all of this in mind I give Shingeki No Kyojin/Attack on Titan an 8 out 10 and would recommend it to anyone
