even though I couldn't really make out what was going I during the more fast fighting scenes, it still looked awesome and I'm really looking forward to the second season.
You get really pumped because of the amazing soundtrack.
The only thing I didn't really like was that nearly all the characters behave the same way and that they all react the same way to something. (Except Armin, he just cries all the time.)
I recommend you go watch this anime right away!
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*WARNING: SLIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD*
I write this five years after a previous attempt. Since then, the series is all but finished and I've had a lot of time to rethink my opinions. All in all, I still adore it, maybe even more so than before, knowing now most of the major plot points which are revealed throughout the story.
Shingeki no Kyojin starts off strong. Immediately grabbing your attention with an action-packed opener. The first few episodes do a great job at introducing you to the world and the main characters. Seeing these people go from innocent children to hardened soldiers is incredibly engrossing. Seeing them then have to struggle even more, even though they've worked so hard already, makes you root for them even more. You want these people to succeed in their goals, you want them to find out why everything is the way it is and you want them to find a way to solve their situation.
The world these people live in feels incredibly real. The setting, technology, society and people are all so well thought out that none of the pieces feels out of place. Everything just fits. It makes sense that these people are technologically challenged. Most of their research is focussed on fighting off the thing that threatens them the most. Massive man-eating monsters. It makes sense that people join the Survey Corps because they are the ones who are trying to make a real difference, even though it will most likely cost them their lives. It makes sense that not everyone thinks this way and that most aim for safety instead of aiding humanity by staying within the walls.
The characters in this series are flawed. Maybe they don't see it in each other but as all-knowing viewers, we see their past and current actions. In later seasons, their morals get called into question even more, when they face a new threat that isn't an all-consuming race of giants. These people are soldiers, willing to do anything to further humanity's progress and it is so intriguing to see how all these characters react to fighting against these impossible odds. You get excited when a plan succeeds, you feel horrified when hundreds die because a plan got out of hand. These people feel like they could exist. Even if some of them show some characteristics of cliché anime characters, they each still have a lot of personality to them.
The visuals and soundtrack are top-notch. They perfectly fit the mood and the themes of the show, making you feel everything that happens on screen two times as intensely. The animation feels like a sort of dance performance, you will have scenes of characters flying sporadically through a city scene. Bending their bodies in all different ways to fit underneath overhanging buildings, fly through alleyways, surround and kill titans. The detail given to these scenes is a large part of why the show is so successful I think. Accompanied by the epic score, this series stands strong in its place as one of the most visually stunning anime of all time.
In conclusion, It good, go watch.
Thank you for coming to my TED-talk.
