Heh, old habits die hard eh?
Don't worry if you are unfamiliar with Attack on Titan, basically just note that they did some things that just seem to be the same thing into their latest work.
That being said, they know they have some talents in their given genre. Those who checked it only because of hype are not going in for the reason that they aim for.
They like to make thriller action that looks and sounds amazing.
Of course, they reused some aspects that can be called out and result in unimpressive and unprogressive, however I was looking for some visual spice and this was it, done again and pulled off nicer than they did before.
That's probably the big thing about this show, it's all about the visuals.
They do a couple of things that I like to run into that clearly others do not like, but I think of it as shaking it up a bit.
Too commonly do we expect to see a villain's good side or their story to justify their action. Instead here, no matter what his motivation, we have a villain of his own chaos.
A villain who did wrong for his own damn selfish wants. Holding a grudge of several years, he acts out his revenge even when humanity is at a very critical point that faces extinction. But what does he care for others? He want's his goals realize. "Screw the rest, I come first."
The scene where we see a tear come from him, is a tear of sweat.
It was a tear of fear of his own selfish goals being incomplete. Not because the close ones who loved him had to change or be affected, not because he witnessed something he cared for, no it was just him nervous that he almost died.
It's one of the reasons why people loved to hate Kefka, that ruler was chaos, never with or for a shred of good.
Another thing that people didn't like was how vulnerable our main female lead was. The community wants to see shining examples of excellence and perfection. I think its interesting to see someone get played by their own or others human emotions, instincts, and thoughts.
This young girl looked up to her brother and was betrayed by him. She didn't want to believe it, but she had to learn harshly that he isn't such a godsend as she once thought.
Basically, this show lets itself be black and white. It's plain and simple what it is doing and what it is. People with hype or expectations wanted something twisted or mind-blowing, but instead we have a solid bar that travels to neither greatness or terribleness, just strictly fine.
