Review of Attack on Titan Season 3

I'm going to assume you have seen Season 1 and Season 2 before reading this. I'm not sure how I even got this far into this anime. I started watching this series because I heard SO. MANY. PEOPLE raving about it, but honestly, I couldn't see what was so great about it (no offense if you like it! Everyone has different preferences!) Story 7/10 (For Attack on Titans overall. Season 3 was like maybe a 5 or 6/10) Season 1 was ok. I rated it a 6, but it was more like a 6.5... I love the concept of the Titans, and the twist is interesting. Overall,the story has a very engaging start. Oh, and the fight sequences are pretty good too!

But from there, season 2 and 3 is hovering between a 5.5 or a 6. The story for season 2 and 3 falters a bit, in my opinion.

However, objectively speaking, I still think the story has a very interesting concept, which is why I gave it a 7.

Characters 3/10

Ok the characters. This is actually what made me rate the show so low. I'm not a shipper and have never been into that scene, so maybe that's why I couldn't connect that well with the characters?

I just didn't vibe with the main cast of characters. Perhaps I'm missing something? But the characters felt so flat, so 2D that as I'm writing this review 3 weeks after I've seen it, I barely remember anything about the characters. To be honest, I barely remember their names. I remember Levi...? But that's only because of that scene in season 1 where he beat up the main guy. And Levi was in some pretty cool fight sequences too.

But other than that, I didn't understand each of the character's motivations; I didn't feel connected to any of the characters; I didn't feel for any of the characters.

Art 5/10

Objectively speaking, the art style of Attack on Titans is really clean, and I can understand why a lot of people may like it. The Titans are seriously one of my favorite animated characters drawn.

The 5/10 is more for the fact that I personally don't like the really heavy dark lines on the characters. It's hard to explain, but some of the scenes with the characters were extremely crude. The heavy dark lines coupled with deep shadows created very harsh animation.

Again, this is a personal preference, and I'm not commenting on the execution of the animation.

Sound 7/10

Great music!! Iconic. Not much else to say about that!

Enjoyment 6/10

Like I said, I really enjoyed the concept of the story. The execution fell flat for me, but it's still a fairly entertaining show to watch. Ultimately, what killed it for me was the lack of good characters.

So if you're just curious or really want some good action/fight sequences, give this a little watch.

Overall 6/10

I probably am not going to bother watching the last season, but might do it if I have nothing else to watch.