Review of Attack on Titan

This is by far the most overhyped anime I have ever seen. Before you fanboys attack me, overhyped anime does not mean it's a bad anime. It means fans exaggerated the status and quality of the anime by saying "Greatest Anime Ever" which is not. I admit, I love the show but it's not the greatest anime in existence. (There will be some SPOILERS in my review) Story: (8/10) (SPOILERS) The story focuses on Eren and Mikasa as they witnessed a colossal Titan appear out of nowhere and started attacking the walls. The walls that have kept them safe for over a hundred years have now beenbreached and smaller Titans have flooded the city and started attacking the humans.
Now here's the reasons why I love the show. My first reason and very top reason is the fact that this is set in the post-apocalyptic world, where humans (mostly the Scout Regiment) are fighting the Titans and trying to bring their world back. Secondly, it's not just a simple "Humans are defending against the Titans" concept. Who knew there would also be humans who can also transfer into a Titan. That Human Titan can either help the human race or obliterate the human race. It makes the show even more exciting to watch. My third and final reason is the fact that the show is not afraid to kill off characters. I mean it had a few cliches were someone will save that character from being eaten but for the most part, you know that they're going to die and they're not coming back.
Now, the story pacing. Some might disagree with me on this but to me, it's messed up. The first 5 episodes, it was jumping around in years then later on, the pacing was normal, then the pacing went incredibly slow. By the way, I don't mind the time skips at the first 5 episodes because I understand that they were showing us (the viewers) how Eren is going to become a part of the military. Anyways, here's my problem with the story pacing. The 1st half seemed like a normal pacing to me. The 2nd half, however had the worst story pacing I've ever seen. It's too slow and it dragged on forever. The objective was to go to Eren's basement but it somehow turned into a Female Titan interrupting that plan for no apparent reason and this is where it dragged on until the ending. Why did she do that? I have no idea and this is where I'll switch subjects and talk about the plot holes.
The show has a lot of plot holes and I'll give out a few of those plot holes. Where exactly did the Titans come from? How were they born? How did Eren's dad developed that "Titan" syringe and why did he give it to him? How and why did Annie had the capability to transform into a Titan? If my theory is right, is the Colossal and Armoured Titans humans too? And so much more that I can't list them here. They better fill them plot holes at the 2nd season. Let's get back to the slow pacing shall we? I don't mind slow story pacing but if the show is not going to reward you with the knowledge that you gathered then you might as well not make the pacing slow. What are my thoughts about the ending? It was rushed, it ended in a cliffhanger and I was a bit disappointed. How about the plot twists? Yea, the show failed on this one. It was very predictable. One example is when Eren "died". I already knew that he didn't die because what show would kill off its main character very early in the series right?. Another example is when a mysterious Titan saves Mikasa and fights another Titan. I already knew it was Eren because of the hair and it's the only logical choice I have. Want another example? How about the Female Titan? I knew it was a human because she showed intelligence but who? I thought it was either Mikasa or Annie. I saw Mikaka fighting one of the Titans and my only choice would be Annie. When they revealed her true identity. I was like "Wow, what a surprise" with a sarcastic voice.

Art/Animation: (9/10)
The animation is very well done. The way they animated the action scenes, it was great. It's very fluid. Especially when they use the ODM gears. Better than Spiderman. The character designs were also well done with some few minor flaws. How about the Titans design? My god, whoever designed the Titans, give this man/woman a medal. The first time I saw them, they were batshit creepy.

Sound: (10/10)
No doubt, a perfect score from me. Why? The music used in the fighting scenes are so well done. Both the openings are very well done. The 1st OP is awesome and the 2nd OP is great. I still prefer the 1st OP though. The 2nd OP did depressed me quite a bit. You'll know later on in the review. The voice actors. I watched the show in English Dub so I have no idea how these characters sounds like in Japanese. One word. Masterpiece. Eren's VA which is Bryce (who also voiced Kirito from SAO) is so good. The way he screamed in agonizing pain, the way he shouts out of anger, perfect. I don't know who voiced Mikasa but great job to whoever voiced her. It perfectly fitted her character.

Character: (7/10) (SPOILERS)
This is where the show kind of failed. As much as I loved the characters, there was a lack of character development. Eren stayed the same and Mikasa stayed the same. You know what, pretty much most of the characters stayed the same. Some of the characters were bland (not all) and some of characters are clichèd. Some fanboys might think that I hated the characters because I rated the character section 7 but I don't. I DON'T hate the characters because they were interesting to me. Like I said above, the show is not afraid to kill off it's characters. Most of the time, I would be shocked (only for the first 10 episodes) because one of the characters that had the potential to become my favorite character gets killed off. There is at one point where a set of characters from Levi's Elite Scout Regiment (Eld, Gunther, Levi, Olou, and Petra)got killed off by the Female Titan (Levi wasn't killed). Now, this is the point where I got depressed and felt sad for the whole day because they were the best group I have ever seen. I don't care if the Titans kills some of the characters because they're a bunch of cowards but these guys......why?

Enjoyment: (10/10)
After watching the first 8 episodes of the series, I already know I'm going to rate my Enjoyment a perfect score of 10. I was always on the edge of my seat every single episode and I never felt bored(except the ending). Everytime I see the "To be continued" screen, I'm like "Noooo!!!".

Overall: (8.8/10) ----Rounding it to--(9/10)
Like I said above, this is the most overhyped anime I've ever seen. People were telling me "This is the best anime ever" or "Best anime in existence". I can't believe I believed these people. Sure, I love the show but there is no way in hell this is the "Best Anime in Existence". I still recommend that you watch this show because it's jam packed with action and some emotional scenes but please, don't believe the hype like I did. Now my thoughts about this anime. The 1st half is perfect but the 2nd half.....I was a bit dissapointed because it dragged out for way too long and they never really achieved their goal.

Pros:
-Great Story
-Great Animation
-Perfect Soundtrack
-Emotional scenes can sometimes hit you
-You're always on the edge of your seat

Cons:
-Little to no character development
-Bland and cliched characters (not all)
-2nd half's pacing is way too slow
-A lot of plot holes