Review of Attack on Titan

Okay. I don't know where to start. Shingeki no Kyojin has got to be one of the most influential, profound, breathtaking study of humanity to be found yet. What would happen if a group of people were locked up in a restrained place and were forced to face an enemy that was immortal, ten times as big as them, and, worse even, who LOOKED like them? What would happen then, if, after over a century of oppression and constant terror, humanity was given a hope, a single, final hope, in the form of that very mortal enemy? How do humans react when given a hope that they can'tbelieve in? How do mothers react when their children's only possibility for pride, and close to the only future they have, is to go off and die for a cause which is believed to have long been lost? How do children react when their families have been taken from them, and when they do not have in their hands the instruments of revenge...?

Humanity is helpless. Danger did not make it come together; it divided it. Humans cannot win without deaths, and humans cannot win if they remain human - in every sense of the term. What has their world come to?

I have no idea what possessed me to watch this anime. But I do know what kept me coming for more - though I'm not entirely sure if I can put it into words.

Shingeki no Kyojin is not just an anime about the woes and hoes of humanity. It is a metaphorical study of the caged beast. A study, in which humanity has become the beast, and the beast has become the captor.

Story: ∝/10. Everything has been said.

Art: ∝/10. The graphics had me breathless. The fluidity and impressions given by the 3D Manoeuver Gear in particular are absolutely mesmerizing. I felt like I was flying, and it had me dreaming in wonder. Extensive and diverse character designs, coupled with breathtaking landscapes.

Sound: ∝/10. Guren no Yumiya has got to be one of the best anime openings seen to this day. The sound effects in the anime were also halting, and the voice actors are exceptionally good.

Character: ∝/10. Isayama Hajime did an outstanding job in creating his characters. Standing out are Eren Jaeger, the protagonist; Mikasa Ackerman, the genius sidekick; and Levi Ackerman, the savior of humanity.

Enjoyment: Infinity doesn't begin to cover it. To me, it was life-changing. I could not get enough.

Overal: Since 10 here is the maximum rating allowed, I'll settle for that; but it does not do justice to the awesomeness that is Shingeki no Kyojin.

I wish I could write more, but every time I talk about Shingeki no Kyojin I get totally overwhelmed.

A masterpiece of the kind, and of all kinds to come.