Review of Attack on Titan

Shingeki no Kyojin, Any review about an anime as well-known/mainstream as this is bound to cause controversy. The best way to describe this anime would be that it is the greatest anime non-anime fans have seen. If you want to convince your friends that anime isn't for kids this is what you show them. Anyway enough rambling into the review. SNK follows Eren and his friends as they fight back against giant Titans behind big walls... yep that sums it up. Lets get into specifics. The overall story of this anime is engaging enough and relatively unique in my opinion, however it really goes nowhere, the other thing is the inconsistent pacing this anime has, it goes from extremely fast to an abnormal crawl. I understand that slow episodes are required to add background and depth to the story but when you have 3-5 episodes with almost no progression it almost feels as though the anime is stalling unsure of which direction to follow.

The areas in which this anime shines are extremely well-done the art and sound keeps you engaged and accurately enhances each scene. The art work is consistent and character designs are really well-done. But the sound track is where this anime really out does itself. The two opening soundtracks are amazing and the ending themes are also very well done combined with and engaging OST theres not much else to say.

However in terms of singing its praises the song isn't very long. The anime's characters are extremely poor, they have almost no depth or value its almost as if they are simply used to portray ideals. Eren is just a physical embodiment of vengeance and rage with almost no depth what so ever. None of the characters come across as memorable or unique and is probably one of the worst points about the anime. It also fails to have any growth these characters don't develop at all throughout the series often leaving a bland and dull stain on the shows great sound and visuals.

Overall this anime has a very enjoyable start until you realise that is all the anime has to offer and things begin to lose their initial wanderlust. If you're new to anime and you want a good action anime that isn't afraid to show some gore then this is a great one to start off with. However if you're an anime veteran looking for something new and engaging this might not be worth the watch.
Id give this anime a 7/10. It's alright but it isn't the masterpiece that the community seems to think it is