Review of Attack on Titan

I'm writing this review years after season 1 aired and the final season is now airing, and I'm doing that because the first season, imo, is underrated. When season 1 of AoT aired, I was in middle school and didn't really watch anime, but it was so mainstream that I started getting ads for it on sites i played games on, seeing ads in bookstores, and even one point, my uncle, who disliked anime very much, even watched it because it was 'similar' to GoT. Because of this, I watched it, and because I was younger I really didn't appreciate it as much as I should've. I'vealways been a huge action fan, so the action part of the show really stood out to me, as it BLEW ME AWAY how something could look this good. That though, was pretty much the only thing I held in high regard. The plot seemed interesting but static as it didn't really look like it was going anywhere, the characters were cool but forgettable (except my boy Levi), and it just seemed like a generic show.

That was how I thought about it until 2020 in March when I got heavily into anime because quarantine hit. Because I h ad nothing to do, I decided to rewatch the series, and holy f*** I'm so happy I did.

When I rewatched season 1, I almost had the same reaction to it as I did when it first aired. BUT, after I watched season 2, because i was now more mature and grown up, I realized just how amazing season 1.

The foreshadowing, all the little clues, the build up, the groundwork, everything season 1 did was perfect. As a stand alone season, it's pretty average, but when you look at season 1 as a whole compared to the next seasons, it is a masterpiece of plan for a great epic show.

There really isn't much to say, considering all the seasons after season 1 are amazing, but I just wanted to write this to show some appreciation to the 'overhyped' first season that didn't get as much credit as it deserved.