Review of Attack on Titan
Early this year I watched Attack On Titan for the first time. I know, I'm late to the party. For quite awhile I was very curious about his anime because of it's popularity and also he concept of this anime sounded really interesting. But for a long time I decided not to watch because I have anxiety and can't handle gore/blood very well. Eventually I decided to just check out the first episode to see how bad the gore was... and yeah it was pretty intense for me so I thought "Well, guess I'm not gonna watch this one". Then early this year I decided you knowwhat, screw it, if it gets really bad I can just look away or stop. I was too curious.
Now Attack On Titan is definitely one of the best things I've ever watched. This maybe sound a bit stupid since I haven't watched that much anime and I'm a bit new to like... the BIG FAMOUS ANIMES.
The story and characters are intriguing immediately. You keep wanting to know what happens next. It's very exciting and action-packed. This series is not shy AT ALL to show you how horrible this world is. I feel like a lot of shows/movies always try to make some situations lighthearted so the viewer doesn't get scared and to balance out the bad stuff. But AOT doesn't do that, this world is horrifying and real. They are not afraid to kill off characters or majorly injure/traumatize/change them. Characters develop and change in a way that makes sense as the anime goes on.
The world building is amazing and SO believable. Some things aren't explained and there is a lot of mystery, which leaves the viewer with questions and makes them more curious. They way the characters react to the world is very realistic. Some are scared our of their minds, some are stubborn and think they can take it on, some cry, some go absolutely mad, some are just emotionless, depressed. And few, like Eren (Main character), see hope and want to change the world.
Erens spirit and motivation are very believable. Even though he definitely overestimates his abilities and situation at first. His anger and will to kill every last titan is very believable.
Mikasa is great and I like how stoic, composed and strong she is compared to Eren. You know that you really don't wanna get on her bad side.
Armin is good and balances out the characters/team well because he shows that there are also weaker characters and not just fighters. Though in the future he turns out to be one of the smartest and will save people due to his intelligence.
Levi is a character I already knew existed because he is known as the "it" boy of the show and I have seen him floating on social media before. First I didn't really get why people saw him as the "hot" character because he is very unapproachable, emotionless and violent. But he IS a good character. because of his cold personality he's intriguing and you can tell he is a big deal. When you see him in his element the animation quality reaches it's best and it's incredible to see. When the scene happens where he really goes FULL IN... okay NOW I understand because W O W that was cool.
As an artist, when the animation just goes wild it's so amazing!
Anyways, I think I've said enough. I'm now at the final season and I'm so nervous aaa! So, highly recommend watching. It is still watchable even if you don't like gore. I only had to look away about two times in the 3 seasons I have watched. Have a good day!