Review of Attack on Titan

Story- 7 A very creative and well thought out world, I won’t spoil anything but the author clearly has a talent for foreshadowing, and this season features some brilliant moments for watchers further ahead to go back, re-watch, and be amazed. As a stand-alone work however, the story is still gripping, with some interesting intrigue, twists and turns and well set-up pay-offs. Art- 9 I can comment little on the art other than saying that the animation is very fluid, and the art set the bar for anime for years to come after this. Truly exceptional. Sound- 8 Again, setting the bar. Right from the beginning the score on thisshow excels at creating atmosphere, emphasising just the right moments and leaving the quiet moments to be that. Some truly standout selections from the soundtrack, but doubtlessly you’ve heard the season’s main opening— ‘Feuerroter Pfeil und Bogen‘, somewhere before.

Character- 6

While I applaud the show’s plot for maintaining a gritty reality, the best I can say about the characters is that they don’t disturb with this. This is not to say there are but memorable character moments, but in terms of genuinely interesting and deep characters, I can only name a handful. Many characters are introduced merely to be killed off minutes later, which serves the tone very well, but unfortunately this trades off for character development. Again, there are memorable characters, but I do consider this to be one of the first season’s major weaknesses.

Enjoyment- 8

The first time I watched this show I got through it in a day. All 25 episodes. By the end of it I was rearing or more. This show is an outstanding one and rightfully reigned as the starter anime for a generation. Action packed and emotionally heavy hitting, attack on Titan season one holds nothing back.

Overall- 8