Review of Attack on Titan
Shingeki no Kyojin is an anime adaptation of the manga written by Hajime Isayama. The story follows Eren Yaeger, a boy that wants to join the fight against the Titans that hold him and the rest of the human race within the confides of three walls. Now, this review comes from an amateur anime fan who is gradually progressing to be an anime fanatic. And this is definitely the series that spurred me into doing so. TV bores me nowadays and I rarely find myself compelled to keep watching, and HOLY CRAP I have never been so excited to watch the next episode of somethingbefore. It certainly didn't help though that I watched this with a group of my friends and we were restricted to watch 3-4 episodes each week. So when the last episode finished and the plot took a major turn we all exclaimed our shock and went the rest of the week talking about what we hoped happened next.
Plot - 8.5/10 - Getting into the story, I don't know exactly if there is anything similar to this anime, be it in genre or a similar show all together, but wow this idea seems super original and creative. It also caters to many different aspects and the story line develops superbly. As I said earlier, I have never been so compelled to keep watching something. The anime staff did a wonderful job of capturing the twists and turns that the manga offers, and even the fillers fit into the plot and made sense. There were a couple parts that I personally felt were predictable or could've been done a different way so that's why I feel an 8.5 is a good score.
Art - 8.5/10 - Wow. Just wow. The characters aren't particularly well drawn, in my opinion, but everything else is gorgeous. Especially the scenes involving the 3D manuevering. It's truly beautiful, but maybe I rate it so highly because I don't have a big means of comparison.
Sound - 9/10 - When I think of sound I think music, so when the opening theme is Guren no Yumia (Opening 1), I can't help but be blown away. It paired with the opening scenes was honestly incredible. Then the music played during the episodes fit perfectly as well. The other side of sound regards the sound of objects and what not, which I must say, was also brilliant. The 3DMD, the Titans, uhhhh, eeverything was amazing.
Characters - 8/10 - Each character got their due, each character fit the plot, almost every character got first season development. What more to want? Need a show with gender equality? You got that too. The only negative was that I don't particualrly like some characters, so the lower score has to do with personal opinion.
Overall - 9/10 - I'm not an anime conossieur in any regard, but I bet for as many animes as I plan to watch, this one will always be one of the best ones out there. It picks you up, eats you, and holds you in its stomach until you are finished with it (Titan reference). If you haven't watched it, do it. Though I bet you already have, because everyone talks about it, and deseverdly so.