Review of Attack on Titan Season 3
(I have added all seasons to my personal anime list, and each season will get the same review from me, so I apologize if you have seen this more than once or are about to see this more than once.) When watching a lot of other anime as a new watcher, I had a really hard time getting into a lot of them because for me it was so incredibly easy to predict the plot. For some reason I was always able to tell just how an anime was going to end or in which direction it was headed. That was not the case forthis show. Every plot twist caught me almost completely off guard. All questions that got answered as the series lead on only lead to more questions that sucked me even deeper into the show. Every aspect of this story was extremely well written from the very beginning to the very end.
Going along with the incredible writing, all of the characters are also extremely well written. The speeches given throughout the series and character development that evolves over time will give you chills. Everyone in this anime developed so much and in such a good way for the plot since the beginning. Everything was lined up perfectly for the story to make sense the way it was done.
The animation and scenery is also not something to sneeze at. The first few seasons that were animated by WIT studios were very good visually. While there was a lag between season one and two that had a lot of people fall off the Attack on Titan train, the improvement in animation quality over that time is pretty noticeable. The only thing I have negative to say about the WIT studio animation is two things. First, a lot of the aspects that come into play in the later seasons that had originally relied on WIT studios animating certain things that they otherwise didn't made for a confusing time for non-manga readers. While this wasn't completely their fault, it did feel like the ball was dropped about that in the earlier seasons. Second, their use of CGI in the anime felt a bit bulky. While for the time that it had come out it was something that wasn't really seen in popular anime, and it's understandable that with certain things animating it normally would have been a feat, it just felt unnatural to the world.
Later on in the series MAPPA studios got their hands on Attack on Titan, and can I just say how incredible their animation was? I remember watching the first episodes they animated and loving the new designs for the characters. The characters looked more true to themselves in regards to the manga. The animation itself had such beautifully dark undertones to it that really highlighted the darkness of the story. And the CGI that was used by them felt much more smooth when it was incorporated into everything.
No matter which studio was animating, the music was also something incredible for each season. Every single opening and closing song to this anime has to be some of my favorite songs, along with the soundtracks that play behind action packed scenes. The music always fits the mood and elevates scenes to their absolute full potential.
Now that I’ve rambled long enough, I hope this helps you in wondering if you should watch Attack on Titan or not. No matter who asks me if I recommend it, I will always say yes. With a beautifully well thought out story that has an incredible message behind it, to the stunning animation, and playlist worthy music, I think it would be silly for anyone to NOT recommend a show like this!