Review of Attack on Titan

If you asked anyone outside the anime community before 2013 "What is Anime" 9 times out of 10 they would tell you that they either had no idea what it was or they'd tell you it's child stuff and would be only be able to give you examples such as Sailor Moon and Pokemon. However this stereotype changed with Shingeki no Kyojin becoming "Mainstream" When Shingeki no Kyojin was released for whatever reason it had a huge impact on both people in the anime community and people who weren't, it quickly became one of the most popular and beloved anime's and for good reason too, theshow clearly wasn't aimed for children and included some of the most kick-ass fight scene's I have ever seen. Not to mention it had one of the most lovable openings in anime history Guren no Yumiya, when this opening starts playing whether you have seen the show or not more than likely you'll try to sing along and miserably fail...

Honestly this anime is pretty good it certainly isn't my personal favorite anime but it's a really strong Shonen anime and if you don't mind a little bit of gore than this anime is perfect but in all honesty the #1 reason I like this anime is it was original. Remember when I said most people out of the anime community before 2013 only knew Sailor Moon, Pokemon and other children targeted shows? Well this was one of the first shows to become extremely mainstream that showed people that the anime community wasn't only family friendly content. I feel like I talk about this too much but any anime that is willing to go against the generic moe trash that producers love to put out, automatically gets some respect from me. Well there's nothing wrong with moe anime and believe me when I say I enjoy the genre as well but seeing everyone doing it over and over with little changes really hindered the anime community in my opinion.

I'm really glad that this show of all the shows out there got extremely popular as it showed the world that anime isn't just stuff for children and can contain more adult oriented features. The biggest difference it has compared to other Shonen anime's is it's amount of gore, you can definitely tell they're not afraid to include some more gruesome scenes. Them being fine with having some more rather gruesome scenes lead to some really cool fights scenes that don't just end in a bland (instert blank character dying a boring death) and truly gives you the feel that their world is truly terrifying... In a lot of Shonen anime's you typically find yourself saying that you wouldn't mind living in their world and that it looks pretty fun, not many character's die in allot of other Shonen's so you so typically think you'd have a good chance at surviving and even if you don't the deaths wouldn't be that bad and maybe a little badass... Attack on Titan isn't one of those anime's, they make the world look and feel so terrifyingly scary that you wouldn't ever want to live in it. There is little chance of survival in this world and even if you do the horrors you witness wouldn't be worth it... That's what makes it so interesting though, you can't help but feel bad for these characters that have to endure such a terrifying world, it makes them more likable and you actually feel bad for the characters that go through such terrifying things instead of being envious of them.

I definitely recommend this anime if you're all right with a little gore as the fight scenes, story and amazing characters and world are all extremely good, there isn't much that's bad about this anime maybe the plot can feel a little bit more dragged out and lack luster but it's not "bad" in anyway.