Review of Attack on Titan

I'm completely serious with my 5 10's. I hope you'll understand why, after reading this review. Normally I'm a really sensitive person when it comes to blood and gore. Which is why I wanted to stop watching Shingeki no Kyojin after the first episode, as it made me feel sick... but also very interested, strangely enough. Huge, ugly beasts known as Titans suddenly appearing outside the peaceful walls Maria, Rose and Shina, causing panic and devastation among the people living inside the walls. The story is very well thought out. While it isn't an unknown concept, it feels new and it doesn't feel worn out. The animationis flawless, and (don't hate me for this) so much better looking than the manga. They managed to make the scenery breathtakingly beautiful; the characters aren't lacking in the animation department, either.

Speaking of characters - what a colourful bunch of people. There are so many major and minor character but somehow you get to know a little about them all as each episode goes on. Some are really complex and it takes time to understand their mindset (don't get me started on what I've thought of Levi throughout these 25 episodes... all I can say is I love him _now_), but some are people you quickly learn to love and understand.

I laughed, cringed, wanted to scream and rip my hair off and cried about twenty times during this series. If wanting to make you feel thousands of things several times per episode was one of the things they aimed for - they succeeded, at least with me.

All in all - Hajime Isayama has done a great job in creating this series and it has quickly risen to the top of my all-time favourites. Here's hoping for a second season!