Review of Attack on Titan

* NO SPOILERS * Well, this is the beginning of what would become one of the greatest anime of the decade, and there's a lot of reasons for that. The first episodes start with the introduction of the main problem and of the main characters, then we are introduced to the side characters and we learn more about them ( helping on the characters development ). We have unexpected problem, reinforcing the main threat and making us fear it. The problem also help us to see more of the characters and how that problem affects them, showing that their are not the fearless warriors that can faceanything, they're just starters watching the consequences of their choices. When this problem is solved, it emerges another problem, a much bigger problem. And that problem will continue until the end of the season

Everything in the story is accompanied by a WONDERFULLY EPIC soundtrack, adding more tension, surprise and emotion to the story.

And what can I tell about the animation? Seriously, it's EXQUISITE AS F@#K. The animation is perhaps one of the biggest strengths of the anime. The Wit Studio made an incredible job animating AoT, it's considered one of the best animation in anime, because the animation the main factor of anime, and for being so well animated the scenes have more impact, the action scenes become more epic, and even calmer and not so imported scenes become memorable because of the animation factor.

But there's only one thing that surpass all of these factors, that is the direction. It's the director that command on the series and he decides the moment to use the OST, the style of animation that the animators must do to a specific scene. And it's the direction that makes the scenes so memorable, because the tension, terror, action that he can make on the scenes, the build up of the scenes, the development of it, it's all outstanding. The caution and affection that this director have with AoT is incredibly good.

The characters are very charismatic, mainly the main characters. They all have sad backstories due the things that happened in the series, but the development of them, it fells so deep, the traumas they have, how they cope with this, it's so good. But I think that the characters development can have more discussion on Season 2, because we don't only have a better character development of the main characters, but the side ones too. And with that, we can have a better discuss about them.

The First Season of Attack on Titan it's a good start for the series, presenting charismatic character, an incredible animation and soundtrack, introducing an amazing world that will be more developed on Season 2. And just a little thing, on Season 2, all the factors introduced on Season 1 will get a lot better on Season 2.