Review of Attack on Titan

OKAY!!! SO, finally finished the series. Impressions: Great Entry Level Anime that appeals universally to pretty much anyone and everyone. Story began with the first two episodes giving me high expectations. For me, this was one of the strongest beginnings to an anime since Gurren Lagann. Eren was perfectly set up to be the archetypal Beowolf Character. A hero who trips and falls, but finally finds victory in the end. What they did that was clever was they separated the hero archetype into three different characters instead of shoving all of the traits into one. Eren = Force of Will Armin= Intelligence Mikasa = Skill/Talent Did the storylive up to expectations? No.
It actually did not live up to expectations and although i hate to use this excuse, it is precisely because it is marketed as Shounen Manga. This undermines a lot of the powerful imagery and symbolism that could've been there. In the end they're wading in a bunch of shoulda coulda but yah didn'ts.

Art is fantastic, and shows one of the best usages of CGI since Fate Zero. Lines are still a bit too sharp for me, but its still great regardless. Very detailed although i can see they re-used stock footage occasionally.

Sound is your "AAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH" Choir on top of heavy action scenes that we've become accustomed to... and you know what? STILL FUCKING AWESOME. Great timing here on choosing when to play what music.

Characters are weaker than i would've liked them to be. They might've been going for the "anyone is expendable" route, but if they were.... they wouldn't have FUCKING DONE WHAT THEY DID TO EREN I MEAN WHAT THE FLYING FU--- *cough* i'm okay >_< Lets just say Eren pulls a Jesus, with the most bullshit retarded excuse for a plot device ever. You'll enjoy the characters, but they won't stand out outside of their established character archetypes.

Enjoyment is incredible in this anime. At the end of the day, its a shonen show, and it does what shonen shows do best. Scream loudly, and make things explode..... in the span of 10 episodes. BUT CONDENSED INTO 1! What a novel idea ;)

Overall this show does exactly what it's supposed to, and doesn't really push any innovation besides production value to the table. I expected far more, but sadly this shant be the show to deliver. If you like action and a good enough plot to keep you invested, by all means, this show does wonders for you.