Review of Attack on Titan
The first anime I ever watched way back in 2019 and is still my favorite to this day, forever in my heart. Never took anime seriously before AOT made me regret thinking that. Even though Season 1 is probably the least "best" out of the 4 AOT seasons. It does a great job on introducing us to the world of AOT. It's one of the most unique animes of all times, it brings ideas and elements that is out of the norm for most animes. It had a near flawless story with the first half being very good and the second half of the season beingout of this world. It does have some pacing inconsistencies and some minor flaws though. It had fantastic worldbuilding , I mean giants that eat humans, humanity is stuck between 3 giant walls because of near extinction, the use of European architecture, the use of factions, and soldiers that take those giants down using maneuver gears. And that's scratching the surface just for season 1. One of the best elements of this anime is it's unpredictability. Unexpected deaths, outcomes in a fight, shockers etc. Your mouth will be wide open and dragging across the floor for the next 24 hours. Also it has alot of themes such as the strong preying on the weak, the world being a cruel place, and the decision of abandoning your humanity. It's dark yet beautiful and somehow quiet funny without even trying.
Their were a wide variety of characters that were introduced in this anime. They do a great job sharing the screentime between the characters for development and details about them. The main characters were well written and all had backstories that were detailed and well though of. Backstories make a character 10x better and make us care about them because they feel more "real", we get to see how they were in the past and how they differ in the present. Mikasa's backstory was quiet sad. The supporting characters had their own special quirks and personalites and they are suprisingly quiet detailed since they are only side characters.
The visuals were pretty good. The character designs including the Titans, the use of mood effects of shadow, how the world looked such as the 3 main walls, the landscapes, the towns etc. Though the CGI didn't exactly mesh in with the rest of the semi smooth hand draw animation and it lacking a tiny bit of clarity. Also the directing and camera work were perfect. The music was amazing espcially the intro and outro. The vocals are absolute bonkers. The choir really helped with the atmosphere and the use of the instruments were brilliant. The songs used were decent, just lacked a bit of energy.
*Caution*. Well if your an anime newbie. Watch at your own risk! Cuz barely any other animes I have watched lived up to it's tremendous expectations!