Review of Attack on Titan

Warning possible Spoilers So Attack on Titan an anime that has become very popular over the years because of it's premise, characters, action and a lot of other things, although some people think it's overrated am I one of those people oh hell no. The story is set centuries ago with mankind on the brink of extinction thanks to the terror of the Titans and after 100 years of an uneasy peace behind the giant walls a new Titan called the Colossal Titan brings it all crumbling down, after escaping near death a young boy named Eren Yeager vows to kill every last Titan that exists andbring freedom to humanity.
Now you could compare this story to pretty much any Zombie film or TV series just a lot bigger however the situation is so much more and complex than you think, it was exhilarating seeing what's left of humanity trying desperately to survive against an almost impossible threat and yet even when they are knocked down and having lost countless friends they still fight no matter what because most of the characters in this show know that Humanity can somehow win if they just keep fighting and with the new revelations they find out about the Titans give's them new strength to believe in victory.
The show also goes into detail about the Titan's themselves well sort of because we have no idea what these things are or where they came from other than that they look like giant humans that eat normal humans so their existence is a mystery itself and finding out that normal humans can somehow harness the power of a Titan changes everything and wanting to find out the secrets of the Titan's origins is incredibly interesting sadly though the first season is very scarce with the details of the Titans and is obviously holding it back for later seasons.
This story is very dark too since there is death, destruction and fear everywhere because Titans aren't something to laugh they are generally brutal enemies and come in different sizes and forms ranging from normal titans to abnormal titans that react in ways the humans can't predict and people die or there is certainly a lot of death in this show, but when it comes to main characters it doesn't take it that far with them, sure it puts them in near death like situations, but apart from a few not many of the main characters bite the bucket.
One thing that this show did that annoyed me was trying to hide some of it's plot twists like the identity of the female Titan now I don't know if it was planned or not, but it was pretty damn obvious who is was considering there was only two options who it could've been.

The characters are mostly great there are a few that I didn't like, but the majority of characters that we were introduced to were pretty damn good.
Eren Yeager, Mikasa Ackerman and Armin Arlelt are the 3 main bunch of characters in the show.
Eren is the primary male character and he has a severe hatred for Titans after seeing his mother eaten by one and is driven by pure revenge to kill them all, however Eren is a very short tempered person often raging at people around him till someone like Mikasa or Levi shuts him up, but he does care for the people around and strongly protects them along with his pure determination to make sure that humanity gains the freedom it deserves, he also acquires Titan powers early on in the show and seeing him trying to get control of these abilities was definitely a bumpy ride.
Mikasa is the primary female character, she is Eren's adopted sister after her parents were killed by slavers and is fiercely loyal to Eren even to the point where she'll sacrifice her own life to make sure him and Armin are safe, despite being a soft spoken and detached person she is a pure badass and an amazing Titan killer often using her skills to take on many Titans that could've killed normal soldiers, Mikasa is an amazing character and definitely one of my favourites.
Armin is Eren and Mikasa's best friend and despite being shown as a weaker person compared to those two he makes up for it in brains because Armin is an amazing strategist often coming up with plans that have saved everyone's lives on multiple occasions, he is also a very hopeful person as his dream is to go past the walls and see what the world lies beyond them.
Levi is pretty much right next to Mikasa as the most badass soldier in the Survey corps and proves to be a deadly adversary to the Titans, he is a very blunt and unapproachable person mainly because of his experience against the Titans, but he is a strong clean freak often having to grab a brush whenever he enters a dirty room however he strongly cares for his team and never undervalues human life.
Levi also has a squad who consist of Petra Rall, Eld Gin, Oluo Bozado and Gunther Schultz. Each of these characters have their own quirks and personalities like Oluo's tongue accidents when riding a horse, they work incredibly well together and are the strongest soldiers in the Survey Corps however their complete trust us push on Eren kinda annoyed me and when they all died the only one I gave a damn about was Petra since Eld and Gunther just felt average and Oluo just annoyed me with his posh persona.
Erwin Smith is the commander of the Survey Corps, he has the same determination to free humanity from the Titans terror much like Eren has, but he is a genius when it comes to making plans or specific decisions that will have major outcomes for humanity which can also include gambling their lives that could lead to extinction.
Hange Zoe is the commander of the Scientific Research Division, she is a very eccentric and crazy person especially when it comes to experimenting on Titans which is due to her great goal to learn about the Titans origins, however she isn't someone to be taken lightly and can go from hyperactive to damn near terrifying if you get on her bad side.
There is also the 104th cadet corps which is where most of our characters are located until they join the Survey Corps later on.
Jean Kirstein is pretty much an asshole and is Eren rival in some cases, his dream was to live an easy life as a Military Policemen and his selfishness really pissed me off luckily he got a well deserved nickname known as Horse face, but after the halfway point he does become slightly better as his experience against Titans gives him a new goal which becomes a lot like Eren's.
Sasha Blouse is known as the potato girl because she was caught eating a potato on her first day in the Cadet's and she is from the country unlike most of the characters, she is a very lovable character her always wanting to eat attitude along with her non-serious nature makes her extremely funny which is something you'd want in a world like this.
Annie Leonhart is a much darker person mainly because of her true identity, she is a very cold and detached person not really getting along with the others however she is extremely tough and can certainly take anyone on in a fight especially if their being cocky about her skills, it's eventually revealed she is the Female Titan, but this reveal was so obvious that it was clearly shouting right into our faces.
Reiner Braun and Bertholdt Hoover are the two guys who were able to help Eren conquer his 3D ODM Gear situation, they are also skilled fighters against the Titans and you never really see them separated from each other, Reiner is more of a joker and tries to light the mood whenever he can while Bertholdt is much more quiet and stays in the background.
Krista Lenz and Ymir are another inseparable duo though this time because of a more closer relationship however they are completely opposite people, Krista is more cute and innocent along with her kind nature at wanting people to be safe while Ymir is more of a Tomboy and always gives her honest opinion even if it is a bad one.
Connie Springer is pretty much Sasha's closet friend and partner in crime since he is also a very comedic person and always sees the good side in a bad situation as long as someone has a plan that is worth following.
Marco Bott is another cadet that joined up so he could show his faithfulness to the King, however he is a very idealistic person and was a valued member of the group thanks to his good leadership skills even though he thinks Jean is better at that, sadly he dies mysteriously during the battle of Trost and his death sparks the change in Jeans goal in life.

The artstyle was very well done, I really liked the uniforms that the characters wore making it a recognised symbol of the show along with the weapons and the 3D ODM Gear that they use to fight the Titans felt unique in some way and looked pretty damn cool to use, the different districts that Humanity had to live in also had some differences because it showed the importance of each class like for example the outer wall of maria had the poor people while at wall Sina the people there were more sophisticated and well lived and this showed the split in Humanities class system, not only that the Titans had differences too as some were bigger or smaller and the Titan shifters themselves looked really detailed as they took the look of the person who has the power like Eren and Annie's Titans.

The Soundtrack was also very well done with an excellent first Intro that would get your blood excited for more to come while the second intro wasn't bad it just didn't have the same impact and the soundtrack during the scenes was also really good to listen as it always fit the moment that was going on like when the Colossal Titan appeared or when the Survey Corps goes into battle against the Titans.

The action was also really entertaining as you never really could tell whether a human or a titan was going to die, well technically a human had more chances of dying, but it was amazing seeing small humans fighting as best they can against monsters that would be horrifying to encounter, the battles were messy too as lots of people died and the scenery after the battle was over really felt like there wasn't anything to gain from it.

Overall this is a very entertaining and thrilling show that despite holds a lot of mysteries back and doesn't really do very well at some plot twists it was still pretty damn amazing to watch.