Review of Attack on Titan Season 3
Attack on Titan (or Shingeki no Kyojin if you prefer that) is one of my favorite anime. I have seen several, but it always delivers excessive excitement, thrills, and a complex world with so much endearment. Season 2 was my favorite anime of last year and one of the best second seasons I've ever seen. Coming from that, I was a bit worried for this arc, as I had heard of it being poor and whatnot. However, the idea of politics and human V.S. human really got me excited. And it did not fail to deliver. Seriously though, the execution in this season man, like, ohmy god. The new plotline, following governmental things, had me a bit "meh" at first, to where I was questioning if this was really Attack on Titan. However, the ending of episode 1 had me pumped, and I knew exactly from then on that this was gonna be a damn good season. The chase scene in episode 2, the backstory to Historia in episode 3, almost every episode had something to offer, whether it'd be a major secret reveal, a memorable fight, or something else.
One thing that really caught me by surprise was the development and the new characters, in particular with Historia. I was shocked at how much Historia has developed by the end of this season. After all of the development she had last season, I'm just completely shocked at how much more she got fleshed out. Other characters, such as Kenny and Rod Reiss, were nice additions to the cast. Levi got about 100000000x more screen time in this season than the last, and we even found out his backstory, which is quite nice. My only real complaint here would be the complete lack of Reiner, Bertholdt and Ymir, but I know they're going to play a major role in the next arc so not too dissapointed there.
The animation looks nothing short of spectacular, especially during the chase scene in episode 2. I'll admit there were some quality dips here and there, but that's expected with the situation that WIT is in. Despite some minor dips in quality, the animation is just simply breathtaking. Never has it looked THIS good. The OST is fantastic too, specifically the Kenny theme (don't know the actual name of the song but it's awesome). The opening is much different from previous openings, but is perfect for this season, and is simply holy. The voice of Hyde is stunning, and the opening is amazing. The ending theme is pretty good, especially in episode 12.
In the end, this was another awesome season of aot. It did take a bit of a different turn compared to previous seasons but was just as thrilling, and provided so much history. I'll admit, I didn't enjoy this season as much as season 2, and the shock factor wasn't quite there, but I know season 3.5 (the second half we have to wait HALF A YEAR FOR) will have plenty of that, just from what I've heard and saw during the ending of episode 12.
9.3/10
We need season 3.5 NOW